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Bob Carr calls for Unesco to recognise ‘urgency of threat’ facing world heritage-listed Blue Mountains

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Former NSW premier Bob Carr has written to Unesco urging it to send a mission to the Blue Mountains to assess its world heritage status. Carr said the area had been badly affected by the 2019-20 bushfires and parts would be flooded if the Warragamba Dam wall was raised. The letter is dated 14 July, two days before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) world heritage committee began a two-week meeting.

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The Guardian

Bob Carr calls for Unesco to recognise ‘urgency of threat’ facing world heritage-listed Blue Mountains

Former NSW premier says the proposal to raise Warragamba Dam wall is undermining environmental protections of region

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sydney Morning Herald

Bob Carr appeals to UNESCO over Warragamba Dam

Bob Carr, a former NSW premier and Australian foreign minister, has appealed to UNESCO to send a team to survey the threats to the World Heritage status of the Blue Mountains.

3 years ago·Sydney, Australia

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