UNESCO urges halt to plan for Bangladesh coal plant in delta
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 05:31
in Earth & Climate
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The U.N. agency devoted to preserving world heritage has joined environmental groups urging Bangladesh to halt plans for a massive coal-fired power plant near ecologically sensitive mangrove forests on the coast. UNESCO says it poses a "serious threat" to a region that protects the nation from flooding and holds one of the world's last populations of wild tigers....