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UN Seeks Flathead Mining Moratorium
A report from a World Heritage Committee mission recommends a mining moratorium in B.C.'s Flathead River Valley, following a petition by Sierra Club BC and other groups.
A report from a World Heritage Committee mission recommends a mining moratorium in B.C.'s Flathead River Valley, according to media reports. The mission came to B.C. following a petition to the United Nations body by Sierra Club BC and 10 other Canadian and American conservation groups. We asked the World Heritage Committee to declare Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park a World Heritage Site in Danger due to energy and mining threats in the adjacent Flathead.
The report also recommends development of a comprehensive transboundary conservation and wildlife management plan for the Flathead, tucked into B.C.'s southeast corner next to Waterton Glacier International Peace Park.
According to media reports, it also says that if a controverisal proposal for a Flathead coal strip mine proceeds, Waterton-Glacier should be designated a World Heritage Site in Danger.
Read the Calgary Herald story.
Read the Lethbridge Herald story.
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