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2018-06-28 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 国际 |
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正文(英文) | MANAMA, Bahrain (28 June 2018) – A watered down decision taken today by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee gathered in Bahrain could leave Pirin World Heritage site, one of the world’s most precious places, at risk of irreversible damage from ski infrastructure construction and the logging of centuries’ old forests. Katerina Rakovska, WWF-Bulgaria conservation expert, said: “Bulgaria's efforts to water down the draft decision are extremely disappointing. It is a sad testament of how far our government is willing to go to protect the interests of a few at the expense of Bulgarian Heritage. “The decision taken today is not close to being bold enough to ensure that Pirin remains the pristine site it has been for centuries for people and nature. It is disappointing to see that 18 years after NGOs issued the first warning about the threats to Pirin, the future of this remarkable World Heritage site is still uncertain.” Inscribed as a World Heritage site since 1983, Pirin is home to iconic species such as brown bears, grey wolves and the lesser spotted eagle. The natural coniferous forests shelter the 1,300 year-old endemic Bosnian Pine tree called Baykusheva mura – believed to be the oldest on the Balkan peninsula. In March 2017, the Bulgarian environmental minister decided that the draft management plan for Pirin National Park did not require a Strategic Environmental Assessment. The plan permits construction on an area that is 12.5-times larger than currently permitted area and could open the park to commercial logging across nearly 60 per cent of of its area. Development of the plan has been financed by the EU. WWF and partners had appealed the government’s decision in Bulgaria’s national administrative court in 2017 and recently won in the first instance, which was welcomed by the World Heritage Centre. Rakovska added: “People across Bulgaria and the world are raising their voices to protect Pirin and it is high time we see strong action from the Bulgarian government to ensure a sustainable future for this unique World Heritage site. We will continue our fight to protect Pirin at the EU level and also through the Bulgarian and European court systems.” To date, more than 125,000 people from all over the world have signed a WWF petition urging Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to send the draft plan back for a total revamp until all of the texts that threaten nature and the livelihoods of local communities are removed.
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来源平台 | World Wide Fund for Nature |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/125110 |
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