Greenpeace Australia Pacific Climate Impacts Campaigner Martin Zavan, speaking at a press conference in Brisbane outside a building where the UNESCO monitoring mission is taking place.

The UNESCO reactive monitoring mission is currently in Queensland to survey the health of the Reef and their observations will influence the decision around whether the Great Barrier Reef will be added to the list of World Heritage Sites “in danger” when the Committee meets in June.

Greenpeace is calling on Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison and Environment Minister Sussan Ley to take urgent action to reduce fossil fuel emissions from coal, oil and gas projects, before it's too late for the reef to recover.