International Union for the Conservation of Nature says NSW government’s plan would inundate Indigenous sites and could create an in-danger listing for Blue Mountains
The New South Wales government’s proposal to raise the wall of the Warragamba Dam could result in complete inundation of some cultural sites and is at odds with Australia’s obligations under the world heritage convention, scientific advisers have warned.
In a letter to the federal government, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – which provides advice to Unesco’s World Heritage Centre – said the project “appears to be inappropriate in relation to the requirements of the world heritage convention”.