News Talk: Government blocks Great Barrier Reef 'in danger' status
Panorama · SYN Media
July 29, 20217m 48s
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Show Notes
The Australian Government lobbied hard to member states of the World Heritage Committee to propose the ‘in danger’ listing of the Great Barrier Reef. They were successful in their bid and the scientific community say the irrefutable evidence of damage to the reef suggests the decision is only postponing the inevitable.
Reporter Emile Pavlich spoke to James Cook University's associate professor in environmental physics Scott Heron to find out more.
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