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Logging endangers UNESCO World Heritage Site in Solomon Islands

2013-06-23 01:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: A world heritage site in the Solomon Islands is "in danger" due to logging, warns the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The East Rennell area of the Solomon Islands was inscribed on the list of world heritage sites in 1998 for its forests and coral reefs. East Rennell is the world's largest coral atoll. According to UNESCO, logging in the area is threatening East Rennell's marine ecosystems. "The World Heritage Committee determined that logging is threatening...

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