China must do more to protect its UNESCO natural heritage sites - Greenpeace

Beijing, 27 July, 2016 - A Greenpeace East Asia investigation into China’s remaining Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) [1] has shown that key areas of IFL in northwest Yunnan Province are being damaged by mining activities. Moreover, three of the 24 mining sites identified are located in the Three Parallel Rivers UNESCO world natural heritage site, in direct violation of UNESCO regulations and the Yunnan provincial government’s assurance to UNESCO. The Three Parallel Rivers region and its IFL are some of the most biologically diverse regions on earth, and should be strictly protected from human interference. Greenpeace calls on the Chinese government to include these regions in the upcoming ‘ecological redlines’ protection programme and to ensure the full and effective protection of China’s UNESCO world heritage sites.

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