Australia to take ambassadors snorkelling to save Great Barrier Reef status

Brisbane, Australia (AFP) July 14, 2021

Australia will take a group of ambassadors snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef Thursday in a last-minute lobbying effort to keep the World Heritage site off UNESCO's endangered list. The United Nations cultural agency last month recommended that the world's largest reef system - and a jewel in Australia's tourism crown - be downgraded because of damage to the corals, chiefly from climate