A United Nations report has recommended a moratorium on mining in the controversial Flathead Valley of southeastern B.C. and development of a comprehensive transboundary conservation and wildlife management plan for the area, a U.S. official revealed Thursday.
Stephen Morris, chief of international affairs for the National Park Service, said in an interview from Washington, D.C., that he has received a copy of a fact-finding mission report by two UN world heritage representatives who visited the area in September.
The authors are Kishore Rao of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Center in Paris and New Zealander Paul Dingwall of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Morris said the report, almost 50 pages long, suggests that any mining in B.C.’s Flathead could have a negative impact on neighbouring Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
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