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The first is now open, accepting Threatened Species and Rapid Action Grants. Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011. 

Poverty and environmental degradation go hand-in-hand throughout the world; each can cause the other. With the global population likely to reach nine billion by 2050 there is an urgent need to address both in tandem when devising new economic development models.

The Lakes System in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, the Ningaloo Coast in Australia and the Ogasawara Islands in Japan have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, following the recommendations of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��.

The Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan has been declared a World Heritage Site, becoming the 211th natural site to join UNESCO’s prestigious list.

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia, is now on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Member, Fauna and Flora International, will be among the groups working with local authorities to address the issues raised and bring this site back to its full potential.

“Religious leaders can play a vital role in environmental conservation”. This was stated by Zabardast Khan Bangash,  Manager ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Balochistan Programme in a presentation on climate change organized for selected religious leaders of Quetta city and surrounding areas. The presentation was…

The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve in Honduras and the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in Indonesia have been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��.

There are three natural World Heritage Sites in Japan. But as in many other areas of the world, these sites are facing a range of challenges, the most important of which is tourism, according to Yoshida Masahito, Chair of the Japan National Committee for ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��. 

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 ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��.

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.