<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
  <rss version="2.0">
    <channel>
       <title>World Heritage Centre News</title>
       <link>http://whc.unesco.org/</link>
       <description>All the World Heritage News</description>
	   <ttl>240</ttl>
       <language>en</language>
       <copyright>Copyright 2013 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre</copyright>
       <docs>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/rss/</docs>
       <lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:54 EST</lastBuildDate>
       <image>
            <title>UNESCO, World Heritage Centre News</title>
            <url>http://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg</url>
            <link>http://whc.unesco.org/</link>
       </image>


   <item>
         <title>Rosewood Poaching Turns Violent; Rapid Response Facility Provides Emergency Support</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the 3rd of May, the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) received a request for emergency support in confronting a surge of rosewood poaching in Dong Phayayen Kao Yai Forest Complex World Heritage site.&amp;nbsp; The petitioners/advocates explained that poaching was becoming more organized and had for the first time turned deadly.&amp;nbsp; On March 14th, 33 year-old Thaweesak Chomyong, a park ranger, was shot by a band of poachers he and his colleagues had encountered while on patrol.
The Dong  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1010</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
   </item>

   <item>
         <title>Two New Episodes of Patrimonito&apos;s World Heritage Adventures Available Online</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Heritage Education Programme is pleased to announce the release &amp;nbsp;of &quot;Patrimonito&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage Adventures&quot; cartoon series.&amp;nbsp;The mentioned episodes are dedicated to celebrate the&amp;nbsp;40th anniversary&amp;nbsp;of the World Heritage Convention.




  



Episode 10thLebanon (Sustainable Development for the Site of Ouaid Qadisha and the Forest of the Cedars of gods)
&quot;Patrimonito in Lebanon: Sustainable Development for the Site of Ouadi Qadisha and the Forest of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1009</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
   </item>

   <item>
         <title>UNESCO and International Astronomical Union sign new agreement </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 30 April 2013, UNESCO and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding at the Organization&amp;rsquo;s Headquarters. The agreement has been concluded in the framework of the thematic initiative &amp;ldquo;Astronomy and World Heritage&amp;rdquo;, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The purpose of the initiative is to reinforce the links between science and culture by highlighting the importance of heritage linked to astronomy.
The participants in the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1005</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
   </item>

   <item>
         <title>The Director-General of UNESCO Expresses Deep Concern at the Rising Violence in the Central African Republic, at the Heart of the Sangha Trinational Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed deep concern over the rise of armed violence, poaching and destruction in the Dzanga-Sanga National Park, in Central African Republic. The site is part of Sangha Trinational, inscribed on UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage List in 2012 and located in the north-western Congo Basin, at the meeting point between Cameroon, Congo and the Central African Republic.
Repeated attacks were perpetrated by men in uniform in April 2013 around the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1006</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
   </item>

   <item>
         <title>Collaboration between Two Volcanic World Heritage Sites on Managing Risks to Visitors</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Demonstrating an excellent example of cooperation between managers and staff of two of the globe&amp;rsquo;s most iconic World Heritage volcano sites, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the USA and New Zealand&amp;rsquo;s Tongariro National Park worked together to assess risk to visitors in what can be inherently dangerous places.
At the request of the Conservator, Tongariro Whanganui Taranaki Conservancy, Department of Conservation in New Zealand, the superintendent and staff at Hawaii Volcanoes  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1007</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
   </item>

</channel>
</rss>
