13 new agricultural heritage landscapes designated by FAO
The new sites are in China, Japan, Egypt, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Sri Lanka
Why Mount Kenya is burning and what can be done to stop the fires
The Kenyan biosphere reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park
Offers full help and assistance to Nairobi so that such an incident does not recur
Earth's wildernesses are disappearing, and not enough of them are World Heritage-listed
Wilderness areas are vitally important, yet are largely overlooked by the United Nations' list of Natural World Heritage
Gabon to get $150 million to preserve its forests
Norway signs a 10-year deal to help the African nation become the first in the continent to get paid to cut greenhouse emissions from deforestation
Rocky outcrops: An ecosystem being erased before it's completely discovered
The outcrops, which play a key role in water catchments, are fading out even before they have been discovered
More than half the world's most important natural sites are under threat: it's time to protect them
Many of the United Nations’ World Heritage sites are being rapidly destroyed in the pursuit of short-term economic goals
How Valley of Flowers got World Heritage Site tag
The tag will bring higher visibility and increased tourism to the area
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Eleven sites and extensions get UNESCO Global Geopark Label
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on April 18, 2019 — the World Heritage Day — conferred the …
Maharashtra’s Glory of Allapalli gets biodiversity heritage site status
As many as 130 floral species comprising trees, shrubs, vines herbs and grasses have been identified in the forest
Lost valley of flowers
Floods have washed away two villages that cared for the upkeep of the precincts around the World Heritage Site. Will its residents get a chance …
31 iconic sites at risk from climate change, warns UNESCO report
The report gives a miss to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Sundarbans in India
Nepal dithers over closing road through forest in Pashupatinath temple area
In spite of UNESCO warning that temple would be delisted from world heritage sites list, nation's archaeology department says road is lifeline …
Heritage valley in danger
The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand, a World Heritage Site, may have been damaged in the recent floods in the state. A look at what makes this …
Beauty and bounty
Great Barrier Reef decides Queensland election
Voters favour Labor party that pledged to revive the condition of the fragile ecosystem
Sundarbans oil spill: who will clean the mess?
Though UN team members who visited the World Heritage Site reported limited immediate impact, experts say extent of damage will emerge five years on