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UNESCO Declares Two Rainforests as Endangered Sites

Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
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The United Nations’ cultural body has placed rainforests in Indonesia and Honduras on its list of endangered sites because of illegal activities. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced Wednesday that it was placing Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest on its Danger List due to years of agricultural encroachment, road construction, illegal logging and poaching. UNESCO […]

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