Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by climate change, including the world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, assessed as having a "critical” outlook for the first time.
"Natural World Heritage sites are amongst the world's most precious places, and we owe it to future ...
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Wed, 02 December 2020