Six new natural sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List at the 34th World Heritage Committee meeting which closed in Brasilia last night. The Committee also updated its List of World Heritage in Danger.
Growing populations in towns and cities worldwide mean that more pressure is placed on our natural water supplies. Protecting water resources upstream must become a priority to ensure that people living in towns and cities downstream have access to clean water for their basic needs.
"In this paper, we examine several case studies where participatory system dynamics modeling was applied to environmental management challenges, and explore how it contributed to promoting a landscape approach.
"Community forestry is high on the forest policy agenda in Liberia. However, relatively little is known about the diverse variety of customary forest management institutions and arrangements. Similarly, while the importance of forests and forest products in rural livelihoods is generally鈥
A joint ICCROM聽- ICOMOS - 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 - World Heritage Centre Publication
Pakistan has been affected by the worst floods in living memory 鈥 according to government figures almost 14 million people have been affected. When a disaster of such magnitude occurs, saving human lives, alleviating suffering and reducing economic loss take priority. During this phase of鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Director General, Julia Marton-Lefevre, has accepted the role of ambassador for a major art installation called 鈥淕host Forest鈥, by British artist Angela Palmer.
Following 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 recommendations, the landscapes of France鈥檚 La Reunion Island, Russia鈥檚 Siberian Putorana Plateau and the Phoenix Islands Protected Areas of Kiribati have been added to the List of Natural World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The Committee also decided to add Danxia (China) to the鈥
Ghana鈥檚 forests, and the communities that live close to them, may be about to get a lucky break as the world scrambles to find reliable methods to fight the growing threat of climate change.
The Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and Papah膩naumoku膩kea in Hawai鈥檌 were added to the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO鈥檚 World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Brasilia. The Committee continues its consideration of natural sites for inscription.