15 new UNESCO Geoparks in three continents reflect the glory of nature

From coastal cliffs in Canada to ‘rainbow’ mountains in China to one of Europe’s true deserts, the new locations reflect the grandeur, …

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

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

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

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