Australia to Assess Development Pressure on Barrier Reef

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will carry out a comprehensive assessment of development pressure on the Great Barrier Reef to help preserve the world’s largest coral reef system, ministers said Saturday. The assessment will take into account how development along Australia’s northeast coast is affecting the reef, Environment Minister Tony Burke said in a joint statement with the Queensland state government

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Australia to Assess Development Pressure on Barrier Reef