由于气候变化和管理不善,包括大堡礁在内的澳大利亚世界遗产的四个遗址现在至关重要。 Four Australian World Heritage sites, including the Great Barrier Reef, are now critical due to climate change and poor management.

自2020年以来,由于气候变化、极端炎热、水质差和管理不善,澳大利亚四个自然世界遗产遗址 — — 大堡礁、宁加罗珊瑚礁、鲨鱼湾和普努卢国家公园 — — 自2020年以来恶化,大堡礁在多次大规模漂白之后被评为 " 临界 " 。 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. 战火和入侵物种进一步威胁着土地。 Bushfires and invasive species further threaten land sites. 只有Macquarie岛有所改善,在消灭入侵性虫害后恢复。 Only Macquarie Island has improved, recovering after invasive pest eradication. 从全球来看,气候变化现在威胁着43%的自然世界遗产遗址,高于2020年的33%,成为最大威胁,超过入侵物种,疾病水平上升。 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.