Great Barrier Reef on Way to ‘World Heritage in Danger’ List Unless Development Plans Stopped
The Great Barrier Reef may be listed as a World Heritage site “in danger” unless several proposed plans for new ports and other coastal development in the Australian state of Queensland are shelved. At its annual meeting in June 2012, the UNESCO World...
Australian MPA Plan Still Subject to Public Comment Period
There has been some confusion in the international media today regarding the Australian Government’s announcement of its plan for a national MPA network, covering a total of 3.1 million km2 of ocean. Around the world, media have suggested the plan is effectively a done deal and the network has been created. Granted, the Government’s own press release may have fostered that impression. One must read 20 paragraphs into the release to learn that the plan is still subject to a 60-day public comment period before it can become law.