The report cited repeated coral bleaching in finding the reef faced 'major threats'. 9News
The two-scientist mission's recommendation for the reef to be listed as "in danger" is not the committee's final finding, but it will be considered by the committee before a decision expected next year.
The high priority measures include adding "clear government commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions consistent with the efforts required to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels" to the Reef 2050 plan.
"Climate change is an ongoing and increasingly serious challenge to the OUV of the property," they wrote.
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