UNESCO welcomes growing commitment by oil, gas and mining corporations to keep out of World Heritage sites (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO welcomes growing commitment by oil, gas and mining corporations to keep out of World Heritage sites UNESCO has welcomed confirmation from French-based oil and gas corporation Total that it will refrain from prospecting or exploiting oil and gas in natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, saying this was an encouraging sign for World Heritage conservation. In a...