Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the United Nations (UN) World Heritage Committee’s proposal. In a draft report on Monday, the committee said “there is no possible doubt” that the network of colorful corals off Australia’s northeast coast was “facing ascertained danger.”

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