Machu Picchu in Peru is threatened by logging. Photo: Reuters
Industrial activities such as mining and logging threaten almost half of the world's natural World Heritage Sites, from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru.
A total of 114 World Heritage Sites out of 229 worldwide that are prized for nature or a mixture of nature and culture are under threat, according to a study by conservation group WWF and Dalberg Global Development Advisors.
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