Thousands of sacred natural sites are in jeopardy around the world despite the fact that many lie within formal Protected Areas.
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 The most comprehensive assessment of the world鈥檚 mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩, revealed at the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress鈥
Twenty-seven new sites have recently been added to the internationally recognised World Heritage List, including three sites in the Pacific: Chief Roi Mata's Domain (Vanuatu), the Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea) and the Lagoons of New Caledonia (France).
Eight new natural sites have been added to the World Heritage List, following 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 recommendations.The new sites include the Socotra Archipelago in Yemen, Canada鈥檚 Joggins Fossil Cliffs, the French Lagoons of New Caledonia, Saryarka in Northern Kazakhstan, Mount Sanqingshan National Park in鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 commends Russian Prime Minister and Russia鈥檚 Olympic Organizing Committee for its decision to move parts of competition venues
聽More than a quarter of natural World Heritage sites are under pressure by existing or future mineral extraction. For this reason, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is calling on the private sector, state-run companies and governments themselves to adopt and enforce the 鈥渘o go鈥 principle, meaning that no mining and/or鈥
The Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes needs better protection from environmental threats including tourism and fast expansion of a nearby town, said David Sheppard, of聽香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in an interview聽with Reuters on 24 June
World Heritage sites will be under the spotlight next month as the World Heritage Committee prepares to meet in Quebec City, Canada, from July 2-10. They will discuss sites that should be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as existing World Heritage sites that are threatened. 聽