{"id":53226,"date":"2022-08-19T14:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/?p=53226"},"modified":"2022-09-13T10:02:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:02:23","slug":"belgian-unesco-recognised-primeval-sonian-forest-defies-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/belgian-unesco-recognised-primeval-sonian-forest-defies-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian UNESCO-recognised primeval forest defies climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Sonian Forest in Belgium, which this year celebrates the fifth anniversary of its UNESCO-recognised nature reserves, is affected by climate change but nevertheless shows a great capacity for adaptation.<\/p>\n
In 2017, five parts of the Sonian Forest received recognition as a UNESCO Word Heritage Site of \u201cAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe\u201d. It is the only <\/strong>UNESCO Natural World Heritage<\/strong><\/a> site in Belgium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n