If our World Heritage sites are to remain undisturbed from mining and other extractive activities they urgently need to have better protection measures say conservationists from nine leading NGOs.
World Heritage sites are recognised as areas of outstanding universal value to humanity for their natural or cultural values, and often protect areas of outstanding natural beauty and habitats for endangered species.
Sadly, despite their legally-protected status, many of these sites face serious threats. Mining, infrastructure development, poaching, illegal logging, climate change and agricultural encroachment threaten to damage the habitats and species that make these places so special.
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