UNESCO warned of the Great Barrier Reef

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned Australia is pushing the Great Barrier Reef into a list of endangered World Heritage sites.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at risk of being affected by the dredging of mud in Marine Park.

In the draft proposal sent to the World Heritage Committee on April 30, UNESCO called on the Australian Government to consider allowing the dredging of mud in Marine Park of the Great Barrier Reef.

According to UNESCO, the Australian federal government does not yet have a strategic approach to large coral reefs, allowing the expansion of Abbot Point has led to the dumping of three million tons of mud at Marine Park.

UNESCO suggested Canberra provide a new report demonstrating that the dumping of mud did not affect much on the large coral reef.

Richard Leck, a spokesman for the World Wildlife Fund, said this was the first time UNESCO had complained about the decision to dredge the seaport.