UNESCO labels Sundarbans of Bangladesh ‘World Heritage in Danger’
The World Heritage Centre of UNESCO has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a ‘World Heritage in Danger’ site.
The future of World Heritage sites is being discussed at the annual meeting of the United Nations‘s cultural and scientific agency in Azerbaijan.
A third of 166 UNESCO protected sites are considered to be under threat.
They include the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh.
It is facing several dangers, both natural and man-made.
Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports.
Published On 4 Jul 2019