With Australia's still trying to 'de-list' 74,000 hectares of forest from the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area, Kevin Kierman reminds us that it's not just about the trees. No less important are the area's unique geology, and ancient Aboriginal cultural sites.
… Tasmania's World Heritage debate must look beyond the trees … of forest from the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area, Kevin Kierman reminds us that … debate around Tasmania's controversial World Heritage extension, under review at …
UNESCO has refused to 'de-list' 74,000 hectares of the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area as requested by the Tasmanian and Australian governments, following a 'feeble' presentation.
… Tasmania's forests will remain World Heritage Tom Fairman Rod Keenan | 27th June … hectares of the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area as requested by the Tasmanian … hectares of Tasmania's controversial World Heritage extension will not be delisted as …
More sites may be added to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in Danger this week, but how effective is this register of global hot spots, and what are the areas that truly deserve international protection?
… Saving our heritage... from ourselves Eifion Rees | 25th … News Climate Change UNESCO Seville World Heritage Danger Abu Simbel Egypt High Aswan … may be added to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in Danger this week, but how …
The government's plans to tunnel the A303 under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site has one grievous flaw, writes Kate Fielden. The tunnel is too short, so huge portals and graded junctions at both ends would lie entirely within the WHS causing huge damage to landscape and wipe out archaeological remains.
… Stonehenge World Heritage Site at risk from A303 tunnel plans … to tunnel the A303 under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site has one grievous flaw, writes … the central part of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS) but south of the henge …
Can the planet’s cultural and natural heritage be protected during a war? Ruth Styles talks Syria, conservation and natural wonders with Kishore Rao, head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
… | 15th March 2012 Ethical Living UNESCO World Heritage Sites Travel Conservation Natural … rao.jpg Can the planet’s cultural and natural heritage be protected during a war? Ruth … with Kishore Rao, head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre From the magnificent Pyramids …
74,000 hectares of Tasmania's native forest wilderness will be opened up to industrial logging, writes Jess Abrahams - if Australia's government succeeds in removing its World Heritage status at a UNESCO meeting now under way in Doha.
… government succeeds in removing its World Heritage status at a UNESCO meeting now under … spend years, sometimes decades, seeking World Heritage listing for their special places. But … It's in the process of asking UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to 'delist' 74,000 hectares …
Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other industries. Under threat are not just nature, wildlife, land and water but the 11 million people who depend on the 114 sites' environmental quality for their livelihoods.
… expansion threatens half of natural World Heritage Sites The Ecologist | 6th April 2016 … belize barrier reef-cut.jpg Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity … Nearly half of all natural and mixed World Heritage sites are threatened by harmful …
Global climate breakdown conference in Blackpool puts coastal heritage in the watery path of climate change.
… Coastal heritage and climate change John Darlington | 12th September 2019 News Coastal Heritage Blackpool Architecture Seasides … conference in Blackpool puts coastal heritage in the watery path of climate change. …
Championing conservation and shining a spotlight on some of the planet’s most iconic places, UNESCO's latest tome, The World’s Heritage, is an inspiring read, says Ruth Styles
… The World’s Heritage Ruth Styles | 15th March 2012 Reviews The World's Heritage Books Natural World Reviews UNESCO … places, UNESCO's latest tome, The World’s Heritage, is an inspiring read, says Ruth …
Botswana's Okavango Delta, one of the most iconic natural areas on the planet, has been listed as 1,000th World Heritage site today. The decision follows the advice of IUCN, UNESCO's advisory body on nature.
… Okovango Delta is 1,000th World Heritage Site The Ecologist | 23rd June 2014 … the planet, has been listed as 1,000th World Heritage site today. The decision follows the … Qatar - the host country of this year's World Heritage Committee meeting. " The Okavango …
Plans for a major road widening and tunnel near Stonehenge have been approved by Grant Shapps despite determined opposition.
… Kate Fielden | 23rd June 2021 | News World Heritage Sites Conservation Road Building … this iconic symbol of our shared global heritage and value the knowledge that might … that the UK Government’s contempt for this heritage has been exposed, along with its …
The UK has just opened a bidding round for fracking licences. But the rules contain only weak protections against fracking in National Parks and AONBs - and none at all for even the most important wildlife sites and drinking water aquifers.
… go-ahead on UK's National Parks, World Heritage Sites, nature reserves Oliver Tickell … and scenic beauty where the environmental and heritage qualities need to be carefully … Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Sites. Proposals for such development …
As whale watching grows in popularity, so too do concerns about marine habitats and the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises. DYLAN WALKER of the World Cetacean Alliance explains why we must all take responsibility for ethical interactions with these intriguing animals
… New Whale Heritage Sites (WHS) signal a new era in … resources. To address these concerns, Whale Heritage Sites (WHS) are now being earmarked … education, and cultural events. Whale Heritage Sites also provide the travel …
It's time to imagine a more resilient future for the Lake District and all its communities, a future in which wild nature and thriving biodiversity is central.
… Lake District Landscape Preservation World Heritage Utopia Biodiversity Editor’s Picks … – all of whom are mentioned in the World Heritage (WH) inscription document of 2017. … zone. Identity According to the Lake World Heritage website, the WH designation is based …
Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site stops £1.7 billion scheme to overhaul eight miles of the A303.
… stonehenge2-cut.jpg Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site stops £1.7 billion scheme to … Threat From our files: Stonehenge World Heritage Site at risk from A303 tunnel plans Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) challenged his decision …
A UNESCO mission to Virunga, home to 200 Mountain gorillas, has demanded an end to oil exploitation in the National Park, which it describes as 'extremely threatened'. London-based Soco International began seismic testing in the Park last month.
… The United Nations agency that oversees World Heritage Sites has issued an urgent appeal for … will not explore for oil inside natural World Heritage sites and reiterate its appeal to the … before the issue goes before the World Heritage Committee." On UNESCO's 'World …
Climate crisis impacts such as sea-level rise, coastal erosion and flooding pose a serious threat to archaeology and heritage, according to new research.
… pose a serious threat to archaeology and heritage, according to new research. Some of … which has completely destroyed the cultural heritage and historic character of the town. … isolation, but also to the loss of the town’s heritage and the historic character of the …
The Democratic Republic of Congo is to consult UNESCO, writes Melanie Gouby, over its wish to 'explore judiciously' for oil in Africa's first and most biodiverse National Park and World Heritage Site.
… and most biodiverse National Park and World Heritage Site. The Democratic Republic of … in the Virunga national park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and will engage in negotiations … park, has been on the list of 'World Heritage in danger' since 1994, as two decades …
Oil company Soco International is suspending all operations in Virunga World Heritage Site - Africa's oldest national park. It has also committed to keep out of all other UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
… is suspending all operations in Virunga World Heritage Site - Africa's oldest national park. … to keep out of all other UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Virunga World Heritage Site is safe from oil drilling - for …
Environment minister Tony Burke says the government has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage status
… has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage status The federal government insists … to block new port developments near the World Heritage ecosystem. The world heritage committee begins an 11-day conference …
An ancient system of irrigated terraces in Palestine's West Bank have been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site against strong opposition from Israel - which wants to build its 'separation wall' across Battir, cutting Palestinian farmers from their land.
… Palestine's Battir terraces accorded World Heritage protection Abby Zimet | 25th June … have been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site against strong opposition from … UNESCO has granted endangered World Heritage status to the renowned ancient …
Logging in Europe’s last remaining primeval woodlands, the Białowieża Forest in Poland, will endanger its World Heritage Status.
… Forest in Poland, will endanger its World Heritage Status. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee adopted a decision that … forest will be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Significant damage …
The largest island rodent eradication operation ever undertaken in the world has been declared a success. The £10 million project organised by the South Georgia Heritage Trust and the Friends of South Georgia Island has taken a decade to complete, writes CATHERINE HARTE
… 2018 News South Georgia Rodents South Georgia Heritage Trust Invasive Species … project organised by the South Georgia Heritage Trust and the Friends of South … Richardson, chairman of the South Georgia Heritage Trust Habitat Restoration Project …
To feed the world we must abandon not just GMOs but all diversity-destroying selective crop breeding, organic farmer John Letts told Oliver Tickell. Only by using biodiverse local seed mixtures that evolve in the field can food production adapt to climate change without ever-increasing chemical inputs, and meet human needs for wholesome nourishment.
… Letts and his evolutionary 'made for organic' heritage seeds Oliver Tickell | 10th November … farm where he is now growing 50 acres of 'heritage grains', a term he invented some 15 … screaming away about all the advantages of heritage grains. They are high in minerals …