Unesco warns Australia over Great Barrier Reef

DOHA: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unes–co) on Wednesday warned Australia that the Great Barrier Reef could be put on a list of endangered World Heritage Sites if more is not done to protect it.

Unesco’s annual World Heritage Committee gathering, which takes place this year in Doha, called on Australia to submit a report on its actions by February 1, 2015 or face the possibility of the reef being put on the “in danger” list.