Leaders to fight listing of Cape
Patricia Karvelas; 8/10/08
A delegation of indigenous leaders including former young Australian of the year Tania Major will travel to Barcelona to fight a push by the Wilderness Society to have the Cape York heritage listed. Cape York organisations yesterday told The Australian they were stunned and “yet again betrayed” by the Wilderness Society and some elements of the conservation movement after they stumbled across the resolution, being presented at a major international forum in Barcelona next week, that will have significant implications for the Aboriginal homelands of Cape York. The leaders will leave today to go to the International Union for Conservation and Nature in Barcelona to argue against the motion. The union sets the priorities for the international community in relation to conservation.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24463585-5006786,00.html
Tags: Aboriginal, Australia, Environment, Human Rights