The Great Barrier Reef has again avoided being placed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in Danger, five years after Australia successfully opposed an earlier recommendation it be placed on the list. The draft decision, now before this week’s World Heritage Committee meeting in Busan, South Korea, recognises Australia’s investment in reef management while also…
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UNESCO says Australia must do more to protect the Reef as ‘super El Niño’ looms
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UNESCO’s draft decision (page 79) on the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status makes clear Australia must do more to build the Reef’s resilience and protect it from climate change. The UN agency’s decision, released today, means Australia must improve its emissions reduction ambition, implement stronger laws to protect trees in Reef catchments and ensure…
‘Final Fight for the Bight: Legacy Trailer Released
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A new film project, ‘Final Fight for the Bight: Legacy’, has released a powerful spec trailer narrated by acclaimed Australian actor and surfer Simon Baker, shining a global spotlight on the Nullarbor and Great Australian Bight and calling for UNESCO World Heritage protection.The trailer marks the public relaunch of a major campaign led by Surfers…
1917 Film The Great Strike Added to UNESCO Register
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is proud to announce that its reconstruction of the censored 1917 film The Great Strike has been inscribed in the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. The Great Strike documents one of Australia’s largest industrial conflicts. It was screened only once before it was embargoed…