BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15K years old, to expand mine

Re:BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15K ye... by magicsmoke on Thursday June 11, 2020 @01:35AM (#23485504)

Exactly, does getting designated a world heritage site mean getting UN funding to preserve it and make up the opportunity cost of not selling it? If not, it's just wealthier countries patting themselves on the back for being such good custodians of world heritage while pushing the actual unseen costs onto the economically impoverished.

If someone actually cares enough about the site, raise the money to buy it up and preserve it however you like.

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Re:BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15K ye... by adrianN on Thursday June 11, 2020 @03:36AM (#23486146)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site#Consequenc...

> A listed site gains international recognition and legal protection, and can obtain funds from among others the World Heritage Fund to facilitate its conservation under certain conditions.

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Re:BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15K ye... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday June 11, 2020 @05:17AM (#23486768)

That doesn’t address the question of lost opportunity cost.

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Re:BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15K ye... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday June 11, 2020 @01:52AM (#23485576)

> If someone actually cares enough about the site, raise the money to buy it up and preserve it however you like.

This is what has happened.

It’s going to be preserved as an open cut iron ore mine.

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