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Scaith71 t1_iy7jpjs wrote

Well that's just fracking sad.... I'm Australian, and I don't oppose it. I don't know what a U.N. "in danger" listing will do to benefit the reef.... Will they pay for increased scientific research? Will they stop any dumbarse oil companies from trying to drill there?

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HairlessWookiee t1_iy7kmlf wrote

> I don't know a U.N. "in danger" listing will do to benefit the reef

Possibly impact tourism, which is exactly why the government opposes it. They don't want a hit to their tax revenue.

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sorefoot66 t1_iy7niyq wrote

It's worth remembering the Turnball LNP gave the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, a staff of 6 in 2018, $443 million it didn't ask for, instead of the Barrier Reef Marine Authority, who has been doing excellent work since 1975, with a staff of 175 at the time. Where that $443 million was spent is unclear. In July 2021 Sussan Ley, the LNP Federal Enviromental minister urgently flew and convinced 9 of the 21 Unesco members to remove the Great Barrier Reef from their endangered list. She basically bribed some of them. Of course we need to do better, but there's at least half a billion dollars put in peoples pockets that should have been spent on preserving the reef.

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fluffychonkycat t1_iy7o9go wrote

It could go the other way too I suppose. People might take it as a last chance to see

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