UNESCO's Thumbs Down to Belize's Barrier Reef

Last month, we told you about the effort to have the status of the Belize Barrier Reef reviewed by the United Nations World Heritage Committee as it met in Lithuania. Well the committee met in Lithuania and it rejected arguments that climate change has affected five world heritage sites, including the Belize Barrier Reef. With that, the UNESCO body is not expected to call for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries.