The threat for mass coral bleaching within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary remains moderate, based on climate predictions, current conditions, and field observations.
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Despite opposition in Australia, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is pushing ahead with plans to classify the Great Barrier Reef as an endangered natural site.
The draft decision is a proposal to place the site on the list of endangered world heritage, the committee s director Mechtild Roessler said during the 44th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the Chinese city of Fuzhou.
The proposal would be on the agenda on Friday, she said.
The director and the president of the 44th session, China s Vice Minister of Education Tian Xuejun, dismissed speculation that the move was related to political tensions between China and Australia.
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