Overnight the Great Barrier Reef has been recommended by UNESCO for inclusion on its List of World Heritage in Danger.
Reports indicated the site is continuing to rapidly deteriorate, arguing that while welcome, government measures to address global warming are inadequate to protect the World Heritage site.
Greenpeace Head of Research and Investigations Dr Nikola Casule said the government has done very little to fight climate change and has consequently failed the reef.
The reef, sea country for over 70 First Nations traditional owner groups, has experienced 3 coral bleaching incidents since 2016 as a direct result of global warming.