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Everest must be put on United Nations danger list

06.01.2012

Mount Everest must be put on the United Nations endangered list because of the impacts of climate change, say campaigners urging the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The initiative is organised by Pro Public (Friends of the Earth Nepal) and the Climate Justice Programme, and supported by Friends of the Earth International and notable individuals including Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Chris Bonington, and Reinhold Messner. The Everest (Sagarmatha) National Park is on the World Heritage List since 1979 and the World Heritage Convention legally requires all countries to pass this Park intact to future generations. According to campaigners this will not happen unless urgent action is taken to stop the melting of the Himalayas and to prevent many glacial lakes from bursting, threatening the lives of thousands of people and destroying a unique and irreplaceable environment.

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