Ancient rock art picks up World Heritage listing
A former local rock art collection was considered as a site on the World Heritage List after a renewed proposal by the Federal Government.
Environment Minister Murray Watt greeted the appointment by UNESCO while visiting the center of the organization in Paris as a part of a print to list the Murujuga rock art view in Western Australia.
“Reaching the status of World Heritage Status provides stronger guards within the Australian legislation and will allow the world to celebrate this unique cultural landscape.
Murujuga includes the world’s largest, most intense and most diverse rock art engravings collection, known as Petroglif, and some are estimated to be greater than 50,000 years.
They describe animals, plants and human figures and can be seen due to the color and contrast between the brighted shell lying under the latter and the brighted shell lying under the host rocks.
The site was previously given to the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization in 2023, but the application of Australia was sent back in May.
UNESCO, state and federal governments deal with WoodSide’s concerns that nearby acid emissions, including those from Buot Gas Hub, humiliate art.
The peninsula in the northwest WA near Karratha is home to two gas plants, fertilizer plants and iron ore and salt export facilities.
Senator Watt recently gave temporary approval to continue to operate until 2070 for a Woodsyide project on the peninsula.
Senator Watt said in the French capital overnight, “The Ngarda-Ngarli people protected and directed these important land and sea views-and today I am proud to announce that Murujuga would receive another protection through the World Heritage System”.
“Murujuga nomination had the free, previously informed consent of the five groups of language groups that came together to look at Murujuga today.
“It was represented by the company Murujuga Aborigin, which I was happy to stand in Paris to supervise this historical moment for our country.”
Raelene Cooper, a traditional responsibility officer of the Mardathoonera woman at the UNESCO meeting, warned that Murujuga welcomes the global recognition of Murujuga, but that the industry can still harm the rock art site.
“Fertilizer plants are still being built around our sacred areas and pollutant gas plants will spread toxic acid in our rock art for 50 years,” he said.
“Global review will now be applied to those in Murujuga.
“We will continue to fight for protection for this very special place, and the world is now aware of what we are against.”
Australia, Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the World Heritage List, which includes the big barrier reef, has 21 property.
UNESCO has added several more spaces to its list overnight, including the Xixia Imperial Tombs in China and the Faya Palaeolandscape in the United Arab Emirates.
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