
The Trump administration’s push(推动,推进) to expand oil and gas extraction across the US is set to(即将,一定会) bring drilling near cherished(珍爱的,珍视的) natural and cultural sites, raising alarm(引起警惕,敲响警钟) among conservationists(环保主义者,自然保护者) and prompting questions from the UN’s heritage body.
特朗普政府推动在美国各地扩大石油和天然气开采,这将使钻探活动逼近珍贵的自然和文化遗址,引起环保人士的警惕,并引发联合国遗产机构的质疑。
Unesco said it had received information on the administration’s plan to scrap(废除,取消) a drilling-free buffer zone(缓冲区,隔离带) around the Chaco Culture national historical park(查科文化国家历史公园,世界遗产) in New Mexico, a world heritage site and one of the most important cultural areas in the US. A Unesco spokesperson said it had procedures(程序,步骤) regarding “potential threats” to a world heritage property and was awaiting a response from the federal government as to(关于,至于) its impact.
联合国教科文组织表示,已收到有关政府计划取消新墨西哥州查科文化国家历史公园周围无钻探缓冲区的信息。该公园是世界遗产地,也是美国最重要的文化区域之一。联合国教科文组织发言人表示,该组织有关于世界遗产地“潜在威胁”的程序,并正在等待联邦政府就其影响作出回应。
“The world heritage committee has consistently considered extractive(开采的,提取的) activities to be incompatible with(与……不相容) world heritage status,” a Unesco spokesperson said.
“世界遗产委员会一直认为开采活动与世界遗产地位不相容,”联合国教科文组织一位发言人说。