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flag Four Australian World Heritage sites, including the Great Barrier Reef, are now critical due to climate change and poor management.

flag Four of Australia’s natural World Heritage sites—Great Barrier Reef, Ningaloo Reef, Shark Bay, and Purnululu National Park—have deteriorated since 2020 due to climate change, extreme heat, poor water quality, and inadequate management, with the Great Barrier Reef now rated “critical” after repeated mass bleaching. flag Bushfires and invasive species further threaten land sites. flag Only Macquarie Island has improved, recovering after invasive pest eradication. flag Globally, climate change now threatens 43% of natural World Heritage sites, up from 33% in 2020, making it the top threat, surpassing invasive species and rising disease levels.

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