Greenland: Uranium vs. World Heritage

Greenland’s Home Rule government is facing a difficult decision these days. It must decide whether it wants to place southern Greenland on UNESCO’s World Heritage list or allow uranium mining.

MPs are pushing for Southern Greenland to be designated by UNESCO for its 1000 years of agriculture dating back to the time of Eric the Red. But mining for the wealth of minerals – including Uranium – in the area would preclude that designation.
Now the Home Rule government is proposing that only five small ‘islands’ be included as World Heritage site possibilities to avoid the mining conflict.

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