article_snippet: Foreign journalists have been invited on a week-long all expenses paid trip to the Great Barrier Reef as part of the federal government's campaign to stop it being put on the United Nations 'in danger' list.
article_snippet: The reporters, who all hail from countries on the world heritage committee, are being flown to Queensland to see the Great Barrier Reef and learn about the federal government's conservation efforts, Guardian Australia reports.
article_snippet: The trip next week, which has reportedly been organised by a Great Barrier Reef taskforce set up by the Department of Foreign Affairs, comes before a Unesco committee meeting in June where the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status will be considered.
article_snippet: Foreign journalists have been invited on a week-long all expenses paid trip to the Great Barrier Reef as part of the federal government's campaign to stop it being put on the United Nations 'in danger' list .
article_snippet: The reporters, who all hail from countries on the world heritage committee, are being flown to Queensland to see the Great Barrier Reef and learn about the federal government's conservation efforts . '
article_snippet: The journalists from Germany, France, the Philippines, India, Japan and Portugal will meet with scientists, the chair of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and staff from the Environment Department.
highlights_snippet: Trip next week comes before June meeting where reef's World Heritage status will be considered .