China News Service, November 29th. According to a British Sky News report on the 29th, Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibesek said that the Australian government opposed UNESCO's previous proposal to list the Great Barrier Reef as a separate world. List of endangered heritage.
According to reports, on the 28th, UNESCO stated that frequent bleaching events are threatening the Great Barrier Reef, which has occurred 4 times in the past 7 years.
Bleaching occurs when corals expel colored algae that live in their tissues, turning white when water temperatures get too high.
Scientists from UNESCO conducted a 10-day expedition to the Great Barrier Reef in March this year, and released a report on the 28th of this month warning: "If significant, rapid and sustained climate action is not taken, the world's largest coral reef will be in danger. in danger."
Australia has lobbied for years to remove the Great Barrier Reef from the endangered list, fearing it would affect the country's economy.
It is reported that the Great Barrier Reef contributes 6.4 billion Australian dollars (about 30.936 billion yuan) to the country's economy every year. Before the new crown epidemic, about 2 million tourists visited each year and provided employment opportunities for 64,000 people.
"We will make it clear to UNESCO that there is no need to single out the Great Barrier Reef in this way," Pribesek told a news conference. region because they want to see more government investment, or more government action, and both of those things (the ANZ governments) have done."
Australia's new Labor government has passed legislation promising to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030.
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation said the recommendation to put the Great Barrier Reef on the endangered list was premature.
"The Great Barrier Reef is a miracle and she faces challenges, but she will never end, no matter what," said Anna Marsden, managing director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.