UNESCO expresses concern over bushfire in Australia's Gondwana-era rainforests

UNESCO world herit centre has expressed concern over a bushfire in Australia. blaze damd Gondwana-era rainforests of New South Wales and sourn Queensland. UNESCO has asked Australian government wher it is affecting ir world herit values. In a statement on its website, UNESCO stated, "Centre has been receiving many expressions of concern from media and civil society over possible impact of bushfires on World Herit property, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia".

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" World Herit Centre is currently verifying information with Australian authorities, in particular regarding potential impact of fires on Outstanding Universal Value of property.  Centre has been closely following-up on this matter and stands rey to provide any technical assistance at request of Australian authorities," statement re. Scientists say bushfire in Australia's Gondwana rainforests have been unprecedented because this is first time blaze has destroyed historically wet areas. 

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Gondwana rainforests

According to UNESCO's website, " Gondwana Rainforests of Australia is a serial property comprising major remaining areas of rainforest in souast Queensland and rast New South Wales. It represents outstanding examples of major sts of Earth’s evolutionary history, ongoing geological and biological processes, and exceptional biological diversity." Gondwana rainforests are most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in world. rainforests are so-named because fossil record indicates that when Gondwana existed it was covered by rainforests with  same kind of species that are living today. Gondwana was a supercontinent that existed 550 million years ago before Jurassic happened 180 million years ago. 

As of vember 18, 2019, 4,100,000 acres have been burnt, more than past three fire seasons in total. 476 homes in New South Wales have been destroyed since start of bushfire season this year. In Queensland, three houses were lost to cobraball fire, which also burned through 27,000 acres of land. 

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