Australia's Bid at Rock Art Listing Stalls over Pollution

UNESCO Rejects Australian Bid for World Heritage Listing, Wants Stricter Safeguards Against Industrial Impact

The Australian government’s bid to have an area of rock art in Western Australia recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site has suffered a setback. According to a draft decision (pdf) to be presented at its 47th session in Paris in July, the World Heritage Committee is set to refer the nomination of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, which was made in February 2023, back to Australia. Murujuga is home to more than a million petroglyphs, or rock ca…

Australia's bid at rock art listing stalls over pollution

Australia's bid to secure World Heritage status for a site with Indigenous rock art estimated to be 50,000 years old has been dealt a blow after a UN advisory body warned it was at risk from nearby industrial pollution.

Watt claims ‘factual inaccuracies’ used to defer Burrup rock art World Heritage bid

The federal environment minister has accused a United Nations-linked international cultural heritage organisation of putting the Murujuga rock art gallery World Heritage listing bid at risk.

UNESCO Decision Looms Over Australia's Ancient Rock Art Amid Industrial Concerns | Science-Environment

UNESCO Decision Looms Over Australia's Ancient Rock Art Amid Industrial Concerns Australia's endeavor to secure World Heritage status for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape is under scrutiny. A UN advisory body has flagged industrial pollution threats to the 50,000-year-old Indigenous rock art.Risks primarily come from the Burrup Peninsula’s industrial activities. Despite the rock art's overall good condition, recommended measures include halting f…

Labor gives Woodside the all clear for massive Pilbara gas development

The Albanese government’s decision to approve the North West Shelf extension ends almost seven years of approvals which have become a lightning rod for climate activism.

Burrup rock art World Heritage bid deferred over emissions concerns

In a draft decision published on its website this week, UNESCO’s World Heritage committee recommended the application be sent back to the Australian government