Australia - Barrier Reef warning
January 27, 2013, Sunday
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AUSTRALIA has to take swift action to protect the Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, amid threats from industrial projects as a February deadline looms, environmental groups say.
Heralded as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the reef is home to 400 types of coral, 240 species of birds and 1,500 species of fish. It is worth A$6 billion (US$6.03m) annually to the local economy in tourism.
"Australia's most important environmental asset is under serious threat from existing and proposed industrialization along the Queensland coast," said Felicity Wishart, for the coalition composed of WWF Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
Heralded as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the reef is home to 400 types of coral, 240 species of birds and 1,500 species of fish. It is worth A$6 billion (US$6.03m) annually to the local economy in tourism.
"Australia's most important environmental asset is under serious threat from existing and proposed industrialization along the Queensland coast," said Felicity Wishart, for the coalition composed of WWF Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
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