The initial 1979 nationally financed proposal to build directly on th reef was opposed by local residents; the debate later attracted wider attracted wider sttention, and th International Union for Conservation of Nature and Nature Resources attempted to have the reef listed as a World Heritage Site. The airport project stalled, only to be recently restarted in the changed political climate and with the proposal of an alternate site on land.
(訳注:「on th reef」は「on the reef」の、「th International〜」は「the International〜」の、「sttention」は「attention」のタイプミスと思われます。また、セミコロンの後に重複すると思われる部分があるますので省いて訳しています。)
今回タイプミスが多くて、申し訳ありませんでした。ありがとうございました。