A UNESCO-tasked report recently said warming seas and agricultural pollution had put the reef at risk. According to UN experts, Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites.
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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s natural wonders and is the largest coral reef on Earth.
Spanning 2,300km along the Queensland coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef’s 3,000 coral reef systems contain a huge diversity of marine plants and animals, such as sea turtles, reef fish, sharks, hard and soft corals and migrating whales.
It was placed on the World Heritage List in 1981 in recognition of its superb natural beauty and biological diversity.
It was recognised in 1975 by the creation of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act (GBRMPA) that was brought in later provides the framework for managing the reef as a large ecosystem.
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