There are but a few remaining natural places in the world that are fully safe from any form of destruction. Case in point: Burrup Peninsula’s aboriginal rock art. The area has been the center of many a political controversy, which has put off the petitioning of it to become a renowned World Heritage site for many years.
Greens MP Robin Chapple said, “it is unfortunate that he has waited this long to do so, given I first nominated the place in 2003 and was met with overwhelming opposition from both sides of politics. Mr Barnett was given an opportunity to nominate it again just 12 months ago; that he is doing so now just smacks of political opportunism.”
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Adding to this, former Greens leader Christine Milne, who was active in pushing for the site to be listed as a World Heritage site, said, “we want UNESCO protection because it is one of the world’s truly great cultural sites. However, we should be under no illusion that on its own it will fully protect the rock art. We are concerned that opening the northern Burrup to tourism will put further pressure on the site. There needs to be full consultation with the local Aboriginal community. It is essential that industrial development is scaled down. Yara’s ammonium nitrate plant should be moved to the Maitland industrial estate.”
Learn more about this issue from the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, where the rock art (as well as more treasures from the local Aboriginal community) is represented; or from the Perth-based Friends of Australian Rock Art.
Source: designfaves.com