Paris, France, 29 June, 2011.聽Four outstanding natural sites in Kenya, Jordan, Australia and Japan were given World Heritage status following the advice of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播聽to the World Heritage Committee, which closes today in Paris. An extension to an existing World Heritage Site in Ukraine and Slovakia鈥
Paris, France, 23 June, 2011 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 Extractive industries and governments that licence their activities should commit to stopping all mining and oil/gas exploration and exploitation activities that could damage World Heritage Sites, says the International Union for Conservation of Nature (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥
The first is now open, accepting Threatened Species and Rapid Action Grants. Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011.聽
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 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播.
The Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan has been declared a World Heritage Site, becoming the 211th natural site to join UNESCO鈥檚 prestigious list.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and partners聽have completed the development of a national gender strategy for Egypt. The 鈥淣ational Strategy for Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change in Egypt鈥 was completed in Spring, with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in its role as a leading member of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance.
The World Heritage Committee may make decisions that enter international law. But what impact do these decisions have on the ground? It's important for World Heritage to enter national law as well, and that's just what the Hungarians have been doing.
Lake Turkana is a natural World Heritage Site in northern Kenya, inscribed for its remarkable biodiversity and geological features. Threats to the livelihoods of the local community and the local environment are now known here at the World Heritage Committee in Paris thanks to a young woman from鈥