“The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia ... The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space & is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms ... selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.”1 – endangered by global warming
Credit: NASA/Summer Reading Club
Book burning?
No.
Easier, & more effective, to suppress the parts you don’t like before the book is published.
This is the path taken by an Australian government department when a draft of a UNESCO report mentioned risks of climate change for the Great Barrier Reef1. Paradoxically, the governmental organization involved is called the, “Environment Department”.
All mention of Great Barrier Reef was deleted from the final report.
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-27/australia-removed-from-un-climate-change-report/7450898
Professor Will Steffen (Climate Councillor; Emeritus Professor, ANU)
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/reefgate
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/4l7dps/australia_scrubbed_from_un_climate_change_report/
Chapter of the UNESCO report the Australian Government didn’t want you to see
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/revealed-the-report-on-the-great-barrier-reef-that-australia-didnt-want-the-world-to-see
Climate Council
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/
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1 Wikepedia: “Great Barrier Reef”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef / Australia references stripped UNESCO UN United Nations climate change report tourism concerns references Australia removed UN report climate change Environment Department expressed concerns cause confusion negatively affect tourism report jointly published UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Union of Concerned Scientists United Nations Environmental Program UNEP chapter Great Barrier Reef sections on Kakadu Tasmanian forests statement Environment Department indicated did not support Australia's world heritage properties Environment Minister Greg Hunt not involved briefed issue Will Steffen, scientific reviewers UNESCO paper Emeritus Professor Australian National University head of the Climate Council scientific assessment Great Barrier Reef report very surprised Australia was not included one of the major case studies in the report most iconic world heritage sites in Australia globally iconic site one of the sites where climate change one of the most prominent threats normal UNESCO report information global scale issues information report document putting on the table risks of climate change most beautiful places around the planet reefs survival essential tourism viability Australian Department of Environment concerns title Destinations at Risk department World Heritage Committee include the Great Barrier Reef on the endangered list difference in terminology technical thing World Heritage endangered list absolutely no doubt Great Barrier Reef is at risk increasing temperature rise coral bleaching ocean acidification extremely well documented contact department explanation decision warned Australia wanted keep tourism viable longer term major risks threatening the reef other world heritage sites can't sweep that under the carpet short term protect the reef taking some actions there fall down trying to sweep under the carpet long-term most fundamental threat to the reef all levels of Government Prime Minister ministers recognise climate change most significant long term threat to the reef urging other countries reduce their emissions lagging behind /
