An earlier draft referenced Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which is threatened by climate change. In the past, looting and mismanagement have permanently altered or destroyed World Heritage Sites. At the poles, glaciers melt, which in turn raises the ocean and threatens Heritage Sites like Easter Island with erosion. Climate change, as the report notes, is a so-called threat multiplier – it worsens existing dangers not directly related to climate. But if the planet continues to warm at current rates, climate change may find itself listed alongside Taliban dynamite as a reason for such destruction.

Source: National Post May 27, 2016 10:29 UTC