US EditionAustralia's Aboriginals Win Bid for UNESCO Listing of Ancient Site
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 10 – The bid seeks to protect 50,000-plus Murujuga rock art sites amid disputes over industrial pollution impact, with new scientific studies fueling debate, officials said.
- A UNESCO meeting in Paris this week is deciding on the World Heritage listing of Murujuga, a site on Western Australia's Burrup peninsula with ancient rock art.
- The decision follows concerns that industrial emissions from nearby mining threaten the petroglyphs, amid debates over expanding industry and Indigenous land rights.
- Murujuga hosts over a million petroglyphs up to 50,000 years old, while local custodians and corporations like Woodside and Perdaman are active in adjacent mining and gas operations.
- Peter Hicks, chair of Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, described the UNESCO decision as a deeply important milestone and expressed hope for immediate inscription to secure the highest level of heritage protection.
- If listed, Murujuga would gain stronger federal safeguards, but the Australian government is seeking amendments that could allow further industrial expansion, raising concerns about weakening protections.
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Australia's Aboriginals win bid for UNESCO listing of ancient site
A delegation of Australia's Aboriginal people that travelled to Paris to campaign for UN backing to protect a heritage site they say is threatened by harmful mining were "overjoyed" Friday as the ancient site was recognised on the coveted list.
Australia’s Aboriginal delegation urges UNESCO to protect ancient rock art
Murujuga, a remote location in Western Australia, is one of the thousands of sites under consideration. According to estimates, there are over one million petroglyphs – engravings that might date back 50,000 years
Australia’s Aboriginals ask UNESCO to protect ancient carvings site
A delegation of Australia's Aboriginal people has travelled to Paris to win UN backing for the protection of a heritage site back home they say is threatened by harmful mining. The World Heritage Committee at UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural organisation, has been deliberating since the start of the week on what sites to include
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