Agence France-Presse: Australian government plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline, the country's pre-eminent grouping of natural scientists said Tuesday.
The draft plan, released for consultation last month, was supposed to allay concerns by the United Nations about the reef's health after UNESCO threatened to put it on the World Heritage "in danger" list.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt has said the proposal reflects an effort to balance the priorities......
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Plan won’t save Great Barrier Reef: Australian scientists
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 28th, 2014
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