Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in the eastern Himalaya foothills of India has been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播.
An international panel of experts warns in a report released today that marine species are at risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee聽opens its annual meeting in Paris today. The Committee will announce the new remarkable natural and cultural areas that have made it to the list of World Heritage Sites. A total of 42 sites are considered for inscription this year.
The Dja Reserve in Cameroon is home to some of the largest and best protected rainforest tracts in Africa, with 90% of its area intact. It was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1987, largely for the diversity of species found there but now faces several challenges, not least from mining.
New remarkable natural and cultural sites to be added to UNESCO鈥檚 World Heritage List will be announced at the meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, June 19-29. A total of 42 sites will be considered for inscription this year.
Gland, Switzerland, 9th June, 2011 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 Africa is being given a unique opportunity to conserve its tremendous diversity of freshwater species 鈥 a critical resource for many of Africa鈥檚 poorest people. African countries can now decide to use their water resources sustainably, and avoid paying鈥
Today, World Oceans Day, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is celebrating a major breakthrough in global efforts to conserve the high seas.
One of the world鈥檚 largest species of bird is on the brink of extinction according to the 2011 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩or birds, just released by BirdLife International, an 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List partner.聽
An international conservation project has brought together botanists and scientists from the Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria and Tunisia - in an unprecedented bid to secure the future of the region鈥檚鈥
In the Mosquitia region in north-east Honduras is a place whose natural and cultural wealth can rarely be seen elsewhere in the world. But the future of this exceptional richness, in a country torn by conflict, poverty and adverse socio-economic conditions, strongly depends on the readiness of鈥