Calls on Senator Colbeck to resign over disastrous World Heritage delisting attempt
Posted by Steven Chaffer · June 24, 2014 9:35 AM
Alec Marr, who was part of the Tasmanian environment groups delegation to the World Heritage Committee meeting, has called on Senator Richard Colbeck to resign for his role in the failed attempt to delist 74,000 ha from the Tasmanian World Heritage Area.
Alec Marr said on Radio National Breakfast this morning that Senator Colbeck has “done more damage to Australia’s standing in the World Heritage Convention than…anything else in the last 30 years” and should resign immediately.
Listen to the full interview here.
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Tasmania’s World Heritage forests saved in unanimous decision by World Heritage Committee
Posted by Steven Chaffer · June 24, 2014 9:11 AM
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The World Heritage Committee has unanimously rejected the Australian Government proposal to remove 74,000 ha of forests from the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
It took less than 8 minutes for the Committee to dismiss the proposal, in a forum where lively debate often continues for hours.
After the two UNESCO expert scientific bodies, ICOMOS and IUCN, dismissed the proposal as “sparse” and a backward step, three countries spoke against proposal. Portugal described the proposal as “feeble” and noted the opposition from the Australian Senate, environment groups and indigenous Tasmanians.
When the chair invited member states to speak in support of the Australian proposal, there was complete silence.
The proposal was unanimously rejected in a humiliating rebuke to the dishonest attempt by Prime Minister Abbott and Senators Abetz and Colbeck to mislead the World Heritage Committee.
You can watch video of the session here. The ‘debate’ on the Tasmanian World Heritage Area is in Plenary 15 and starts at 2:27:00
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Video highlights of Defend World Heritage public meeting
Posted by Steven Chaffer · May 27, 2014 2:52 PM
On Wednesday 21st May, Hobart Town Hall was packed to overflowing for our public meeting to defend World Heritage. If you weren’t able to be there, here’s a short video of some of the highlights.