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Solomon Times Online: Logging Threatens World Heritage Site
The East Rennell area in the Solomon Islands was inscribed today on the United Nations Scientific, Cultural, and Educational Organization’s (UNESCO) list of endangered sites due to logging that is affecting the island’s ecosystem. >> Read More
Tegano is one of the most beautiful places on earth and it happens to be a World Heritage site since the 1990s. But this beautiful pristine waters - home to many beautiful species of birds and plants, and fishes - is under serious threats from Asian logging companies who are operating in the surrounding areas. Renbel MP should table a parliamentary bill that will ban logging operations inside protected sites such as Tegano and criminalize land-owners who are willing to sell their beautiful environment for a few bucks to unscrupulous Asian loggers who don't give a damn about the environment. At this moment, landowners have the right to destroy their own lands including Tegano lake without any legal repercussions.
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