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It all adds up: port development on the Great Barrier Reef
The Conversation
01 November 2013
The Queensland and Australian government’s draft strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been released today.
The strategic assessment was prompted by the 2012 UNESCO-IUCN reactive monitoring mission. The mission highlighted the possibility of adding the Great Barrier Reef to the List of World Heritage in Danger because the number and extent of port developments present a serious risk. Read more
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