Canada’s largest national park, UNESCO site threatened: environmental assessment
Federal documents echo earlier concerns that Canada’s largest national park faces long-term threats that could place it on a list of endangered world heritage sites.
An environmental assessment provided to UNESCO says oilsands activity, climate change and hydro development are fundamentally changing the environment of Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta.
The report’s executive summary suggests things are getting worse in the Peace-Athabasca Delta.
“Desired outcomes for the world heritage values are not being met,” it says.