 Reuters The Greenpeace report comes ahead of a visit this month by a delegation fromUNESCO, which designated the reef a world heritage site in 1981. UNESCOhas expressed concern about the impact of the booming liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry's impact and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Port spoil runoff 'threat' to Great Barrier Reef The Australian Greens environment spokeswoman Larissa Waters said Australians deserved to know whether the government had even informed World Heritage authorities of its pay-for-dumping plans. A UNESCO delegation will visit Australia next week to review management ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The World's Heritage co-publishedy by UNESCO and Collins UNESCO.org (press release) UNESCO and Collins are delighted to announce the publication of The World's Heritage (2 nd Edition) – the definitive, best-selling guide to all 936 UNESCO World Heritage sites. This is the first book to describe all the sites on the List fully, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Luxury Travel Group Ltd Launches New UNESCO World Heritage Tour in Indochina Your-Story.org (press release) Hanoi, Vietnam, March 01, 2012 — Vietnam's first high end tour operator, Luxury Travel Vietnam, has just created a new tour with a focus on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Indochina. This is a fantastic journey through three Southeast Asian nations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bid to enlist Kalash on World Heritage List Pakistan Observer ... and a comprehensive deliberation held on Wednesday at Lok Virsa, the concerned officials eventually nodded their heads and agreed that Ministry of National Heritage & Integration would propose UNESCO to enroll Kalash on theWorld Heritage List. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Reef will become coal ship highway - report The Australian Mr Hepburn says the Government is set to approve the world's largest coal port at Abbot Point before UNESCO can finish its investigation. "We are calling on federal and state authorities to suspend approvals for major new infrastructure during the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Paris mayor slams 'hodgepodge' Russian Orthodox church to be built near Eiffel ... The National Mr Delanoe's statement on Monday said the project's "hodgepodge architecture displays an ostentatiousness unsuited to a Unesco world heritage site, or one within view of the Eiffel Tower". A Russian presidential spokesman in Moscow said the Paris mayor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Book Lovers, Check Out These College Scholarships U.S. News & World Report (blog) March 1 is the UNESCO-declared World Book Day, and March 2 is the 14th annual Read Across America Day. It's also a great time to look at the importance of reading to your future. It's crucial not only to finding college scholarships, but to preparing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Australia: Greens Challenge Government Over Great Barrier Reef Plan Dredging Today “At a time when Australia has been embarrassed on the world stage byUNESCO expressing extreme concerns about the Government's plans to turn the Reef into a coal and gas super-highway, there are plans to dump more than 24 million cubic metres of dredge ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Uniworld continues to pioneer the way in Portugal and Spain's UNESCO Douro ... eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition As one of the first river cruise companies to pioneer Portugal and Spain'sUNESCO World Heritage Douro River Valley, Uniworld is delighted to continue to pave the way in this region working closely with its partner, Douro Azul, to offer international ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ruler of Sharjah attends World Arabic Language Day Ceremony WAM - Emirates News Agency ... of Sharjah attended here today morning at the Cultural Palace, World Arabic Language Day Ceremony, organised by the Arabic Language Protection Society. The event coincides with the UNESCO's celebration of Mother Languages on March 01, every year. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Paris Mayor Slams Plan for Orthodox Church The Moscow Times DelanoС's statement Monday said the project's "hodgepodge architecture displays an ostentatiousness unsuited to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or one within view of the Eiffel Tower." But a Russian presidential spokesperson said the Paris mayor could ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 1/3 VietNamNet Bridge Son said the cooperation between Vietnam and UNESCO has achieved significant results and lot of Vietnamese cultural, natural and intangible heritage and biosphere reserves have been recorgnised as world heritage sites. He affirmed that Vietnam is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Boom in coal ships threatens reef Donnybrookmail The report to be released today comes ahead of a visit next week by the United Nations' science and environment arm, UNESCO, to assess the danger posed to the world heritage-listed reef by unprecedented resources development. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Debate: Should the Liverpool Waters scheme be approved? Liverpool Daily Post It seems odd to me that a city which (rightly) claims to be a city of culture can so casually disregard Unesco – the world organisation for education, science and culture – all the things that we in Liverpool are supposed to be interested in. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Climate change affects world famous mangrove forests in eastern India: study People's Daily Online The Sunderbans is the largest single block of tidal mangrove forests in the world, covering 10000 sq km, of which 4000 sq km are in West Bengal and the rest in Bangladesh. It was declared a Unesco world heritage site in 1997. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AmaWaterways Announces New Ships & Itineraries for 2013 Luxury Travel Magazine This newly built, 108-passenger vessel will cruise Europe's enticing Douro River Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring vineyards and charming native farms. The AmaVida features balconies in the majority of its spacious staterooms and suites, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Joe Riley: Liverpool Waters scheme must be given the go ahead Liverpool Echo But hang on: before protest groups once more raise their shrill voices – erroneously believing that Liverpool Waters spells the end of civilisation as we know it, and would nullify the World Heritage Site title bestowed by Unesco, let it be said that ... See all stories on this topic » |
| BBC News - Should Neapolitan pizza be Unesco-protected? Pizza-makers in Naples believe their product should be added to the Unesco's' intangible' cultural heritage list. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17154139 |
| WikiLeaks takes aim at an unlikely new victim: Unesco - World ... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/ipad/free-trial-for-the- ... to gang up on an unlikely new target: Unesco, the UN agency tasked with promoting ... www.independent.co.uk/.../wikileaks-takes-aim-at-an-unlikely... |
| Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while ... JOHANNESBURG — Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named ... In the News ... A chorus of outrage from around the world so far has delayed a decision on the prize that activists say should be quashed definitively. www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAf7QdbR_story.html |
| Japanese cuisine to be nominated for UNESCO world heritage list ... TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cultural Affairs Council decided Friday to recommend regional and traditional Japanese food culture be listed as a UNESCOintangible ... mdn.mainichi.jp/.../news/20120218p2g00m0dm006000c.html |
| UNESCO International Mother Language Day: 21 February – World ... UNESCO International Mother Language Day: 21 February - Music and language; music as language? International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by ... www.worldmusic.net/.../unesco-international-mother-language... |
| Debate on the future of news journalism at UNESCO | United ... The “Media World After WikiLeaks and News of the World” conference atUNESCO on 16 – 17 February explored how new media institutions are responding to ... www.unesco.org/.../debate_on_the_future_of_news_journalis... |
| New Bulgarian Treasures Race for UNESCO World Heritage List ... The council will work in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage ...Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web ... www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=136984 |
| Intangible Cultrual Heritage Center under UNESCO opens in Sofia ... The center under the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is one of six around the world and the only one in Europe. english.cntv.cn/20120221/114811.shtml |
| Humayuns Tomb UNESCO world heritage site in New Delhi - Travel ... Get the latest Social Update, News Information, Image and Videos on Humayuns Tomb UNESCO world heritage site in New Delhi Join the social events ... www.india-goldentriangletours.com/travel-events-Humayuns-... |
| UNESCO Must Choose – “Palestine” or the World? | American ... READ: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE DAILY for more daily news & opinions.UNESCO Must Choose – “Palestine” or the World? By: David Singer. The Obama ... www.thelandofthefree.net/.../unesco-must-choose-palestine-or-... |
| UNESCO, USGS to publish new world heritage site atlas based on ... PARIS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- UNESCO and US Geological Survey (USGS) will jointly launch an atlas of endangered world heritage sites in New York city on Feb. news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2012.../c_131428252.htm |
| Alexandra Palace UNESCO world heritage site bid moves step ... A bid by a conservationist to turn Alexandra Palace into a world heritage site as the birthplace of television has moved a step closer after the venue's board ... www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/.../9538564.Ally_Pally_worl... |
| Activists protest UNESCO prize from African dictator ... - News - CTV Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa's longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be tainted by some of the millions ... news.sympatico.ctv.ca/world/activists_protest.../0a8d9474 |
| 2012-02-18 #WikiLeaks News Update: #OccupyUNESCO, #WLAD ... UNESCO held a 2-day conference entitled, “The Media World after WikiLeaks and News of the World.” It sparked controversy after WikiLeaks issued a press... wlcentral.org/node/2463 |
| Community Radio Around the World: [creative-radio] UNESCO ... Forwarded message ---------- From: Kanchan K. Malik <drkanchan07@gmail.com > Date: 26 February 2012 00:08. Subject: [cr-india]UNESCO Women Make ... communityradioaroundtheworld.blogspot.com/.../creative-radi...        |
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