30 July 2010
Galapagos removed from list
A UN panel has voted to remove the Galapagos Islands from its list of precious sites endangered by environmental threats or overuse.
Unesco's World Heritage Committee backed a Brazilian recommendation to withdraw the islands from the list, saying the Ecuadorian government had made significant progress addressing threats to its island.
But the move was criticised by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which said there was "still work to be done".
Read more on this story here:
BBC - Galapagos Islands taken off Unesco danger list
Independent - Fears for unique wildlife of Galapagos as UN drops islands' protected status
Guardian - UN withdraws Galapagos from world heritage danger list
