Great Barrier Reef 'should be on list of world heritage sites in danger'

The report said climate change was presenting a 'serious challenge' to the values that saw the reef inscribed as a global wonder in 1981.

A UN-backed mission to the Great Barrier Reef has concluded the world’s biggest coral reef system should be placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger.

The long-awaited report on the 10-day mission that took place in March said climate change was presenting a “serious challenge” to the values that saw the reef inscribed as a global wonder in 1981.