Last week, Australia successfully lobbied enough countries to prevent UNESCO from labelling the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'.

But pushback from environmental campaigners and several other nations who were furious about the move, and desperately want to see the iconic landmark better protected, has kept the spotlight on our Government.

The Quicky speaks to two reef experts who have spent decades exploring and managing the natural wonder to find out just how urgently we need to reverse the impacts of climate change, and what else we can all do to save this unique ecosystem before it's gone forever.

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CREDITS 

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri

Guests:

Tony Fontes - Spokesperson for the Whitsundays Conservation Council who has been a professional dive instructor on the Great Barrier Reef for more than 30 years

Dr Jon Day - Adjunct Senior Research Fellow within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which undertakes world-leading integrated research for sustainable use and management of coral reefs

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