Laut einem Bericht der Regierung gibt es kaum Fortschritte beim Schutz des weltgrößten Korallenriffs.
21.09.15, 12:31
Das Great Barrier Reef im NordostenAustraliens bleibt ein stark bedrohtes Weltnaturerbe. Dies ergab ein von der australischen Regierung am Montag veröffentlichter Bericht. Besonders beunruhigend sei, dass es kaum Fortschritte beim Schutz des weltgrößten Korallenriffs gegeben habe, sagte Steven Miles, der Umweltminister des Bundesstaates Queensland, nach Angaben des australischen Guardian.
Die durch den Klimawandel ansteigenden Meerestemperaturen zerstören die Korallen. Vor allem die Küstengebiete des rund 2.300 Kilometer langen Riffs könnten sich von den Schäden nicht schnell genug erholen. Das Great Barrier Reef hat in den vergangenen 30 Jahren etwa die Hälfte seiner Korallendecke eingebüßt.
Coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can be seen suffering from bleaching in this April 25, 1998 file handout photo. The world's largest coral reef - under threat from Australia's surging coal and gas shipments, climate change and a destructive starfish - is declining faster than ever and coral cover could fall to just 5 percent in the next decade, a study shows. Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in the northeastern city of Townsville say Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in little more than a generation. And the pace of damage has picked up since 2006. REUTERS/Handout/Files (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Unesco fordert Fortschrtitte
Das Riff war in diesem Jahr nicht auf die Rote Liste des gefährdeten Weltnaturerbes gekommen. Allerdings forderte das Unesco-Welterbekomitee die australische
Regierung auf, bis Dezember 2016 Fortschritte beim Schutz nachzuweisen.
Das Great Barrier Reef gibt rund 14.000 Arten von Meerestieren Lebensraum. Es erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von mehr als 200.000 Quadratkilometer.
epa03417659 An undated handout image released by the Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS) on 02 October 2012, shows bleaching of coral at North Keppel Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is under attack from a species of starfish measuring more than 1 metre across that spends half its life eating coral, according to scientists. Australia's top tourist attraction has lost half its coral in the last 27 years and the crown of thorns starfish is responsible for around 42 per cent of that shrinkage, researchers at AIMS in the far-north Queensland city of Townsville said. EPA/AIMS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
epa03417662 An undated handout image released by the Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS) on 02 October 2012, shows bleaching of coral at Halfway Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is under attack from a species of starfish measuring more than 1 metre across that spends half its life eating coral, according to scientists. Australia's top tourist attraction has lost half its coral in the last 27 years and the crown of thorns starfish is responsible for around 42 per cent of that shrinkage, researchers at AIMS in the far-north Queensland city of Townsville said. EPA/AIMS/Ray Berkelmans AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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