Don’t Wind Back World Heritage Protections

Don’t Wind Back World Heritage Protections

Six years ago, the Tasmanian government promised the World Heritage Committee that it would honour 20 Recommendations proposed by UNESCO for a stronger Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. 

This included creating or expanding national parks within the northern mountainous region of Tasmania’s World Heritage Area. This area—Great Western Tiers, Upper Mersey and Dove River—is what the palawa-pakana call kooparoona niara or Mountains of the Spirits. 

The government also promised to respect the wilderness zone of the World Heritage Area management plan and protect the area from logging and mining.

But today, the government is reneging on these ...

Six years ago, the Tasmanian government promised the World Heritage Committee that it would honour 20 Recommendations proposed by UNESCO for a stronger Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. 

This included creating or expanding national parks within the northern mountainous region of Tasmania’s World Heritage Area. This area—Great Western Tiers, Upper Mersey and Dove River—is what the palawa-pakana call kooparoona niara or Mountains of the Spirits. 

The government also promised to respect the wilderness zone of the World Heritage Area management plan and protect the area from logging and mining.

But today, the government is reneging on these promises and wants to wind back the protections, leaving the door open to logging and mining.

Failing to properly protect these areas could leave the natural and cultural heritage values open to mismanagement and exploitation—contrary to the provisions of the World Heritage Convention.

By adding your name, you’ll join thousands more people to highlight to UNESCO the government’s plan to unwind protections in Tasmania’s World Heritage Area.

 

 

Image: D Harding

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Add your name today!

Together in 2014, we stopped Tony Abbott from delisting parts of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area. The following year the World Heritage Committee made 20 Recommendations for a better protected World Heritage Area—but now the Tasmanian government is reneging on those promises. 

The Wilderness Society is writing a letter to UNESCO to let it know about the government’s broken promises.

Please add your name today!

 

Dear UNESCO,

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