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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Great Barrier Reef' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
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| Great Barrier ReefUNESCO World Heritage SiteSatellite image of part of the Great Barrier Reef adjacent to the Queensland coastal areas of Airlie Beach and MackayLocationOff the east coast of the Queensland mainland, AustraliaCriteriaNatural: vii, viii, ix, xReference154Inscription1981 (5th session)Area34,870,000 haWebsitewww.gbrmpa.gov.auCoordinates18xc2xb017xe2x80xb2S 147xc2xb042xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf18.283xc2xb0S 147.700xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -18.283; 147.700Coordinates: 18xc2xb017xe2x80xb2S 147xc2xb042xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf18.283xc2xb0S 147.700xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -18.283; 147.700Centre of the Great Barrier ReefShow map of QueenslandGreat Barrier Reef (Australia)Show map of Australia | WIKI |
| [7] It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. | WIKI |
| [8] Australian World Heritage places included it in its list in 2007. | WIKI |
| The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been divided into 70 bioregions,[32] of which 30 are reef bioregions. | WIKI |
| Main article: Threatened species known to occur in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area | WIKI |
| None found in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area are endemic, nor are any endangered. | WIKI |
| Map of The Great Barrier Reef Region, World Heritage Area and Marine Park, 2014 | WIKI |
| The World Heritage Committee asked Environment Minister Greg Hunt to investigate alternative options to dump on land instead. | WIKI |
| The Queensland government and the Commonwealth have now accepted the alternative option and advice from The World Heritage Committee and will now commence dumping on land. | WIKI |
| No other World Heritage property contains such biodiversity. | UNESCO |
| In addition the GBR also includes over 900 islands within the jurisdiction of Queensland, about half of which are declared as 'national parks', and the internal waters of Queensland that occur within the World Heritage boundary (including a number of long-established port areas). | UNESCO |
| The World Heritage property is and has always been managed as a multiple-use area. | UNESCO |
| The management of such a large and iconic world heritage property is made more complex due to the overlapping State and Federal jurisdictions. | UNESCO |
| The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 was amended in 2007 and 2008, and now provides for xe2x80x9cthe long term protection and conservation ... of the Great Barrier Reef Regionxe2x80x9d with specific mention of meeting "... Australia's responsibilities under the World Heritage Convention". | UNESCO |
| The Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) provides an overarching mechanism for protecting the World Heritage values from inappropriate development, including actions taken inside or outside which could impact on its heritage values. | UNESCO |
| Similarly non-statutory tools like site management and Industry Codes of Practice contribute to the protection of World Heritage values. | UNESCO |