Members of the UN's environment arm, UNESCO, arrive in Queensland this week to investigate concerns of damage to the Great Barrier Reef caused by mining export developments.
The mission was prompted by concerns dredging in Gladstone off central Queensland was damaging the reef's world heritage status.
UN members are visiting the reef for a week and will then make recommendations to the World Heritage Committee.
UNESCO will begin its meetings with government in Sydney tomorrow and will visit various Queensland cities, including Gladstone and Townsville
The Australian National Committee of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ACIUCN) has the job of advising UNESCO of the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
ABC News
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