Coping with the growing water demand of cities is one of the most pressing challenges of this century - half of the world鈥檚 population now lives in cities and the figure is rising.
The lives of Bangladesh's fishermen and its coastal cetaceans are intertwined. Regarded as their brethren at sea, fishermen often lament the death of these top predators through entanglement in gillnets. Finding mutually beneficial solutions, Brian Smith and colleague Rubaiyat Mowgli Mansur,鈥
A team of scientists working in partnership with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has revealed that intergovernmental commitments to expand global protected areas could still leave many species in danger of disappearing from our planet.
Like the semi-mystical , the Critically Endangered Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is rarely seen. That does not鈥
By Peter Shadie, Research Manager, Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute and Senior Advisor to 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 on World Heritage.
Doha, Qatar, 22 June 2014 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 Botswana鈥檚 Okavango Delta, one of the most iconic natural areas on the planet, has been listed as 1,000th World Heritage site today. The decision follows the recommendation of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, UNESCO鈥檚 advisory body on nature.
Following 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 advice, the World Heritage Committee has sent a strong message to oil and gas and other extractive industries not to operate in World Heritage sites. The message came during discussions about World Heritage sites in Danger, including Africa鈥檚 iconic Virunga National Park, at the鈥
Doha, Qatar, 18 June 2014 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 Tanzania鈥檚 Selous Game Reserve has been listed as World Heritage in Danger due to unprecedented levels of illegal wildlife trade, as announced today at the 38th annual World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha, Qatar.
A world away from the bustling city streets, towering skyscrapers and smoke-smothered skies of the western world, David Swatland looks out over a Hawaiian archipelago and affords a wry smile at the paradise which meets his gaze.
A new assessment by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 reveals for the first time the good conservation performance of natural World Heritage sites. The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Heritage Outlook provides unique insight into how the world鈥檚 natural sites can be preserved over time.