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         <title>World Migratory Bird Day 2011 observed 14-15 May in over 50 countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2011, celebrated around the world on 14-15 May, is &apos; Land use changes from a bird&apos;s-eye view &apos; and it highlights the negative effects human activities are having on migratory birds, their habitats and the planet&apos;s natural environment. World Migratory Bird Day is being organized by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) - two intergovernmental wildlife treaties administered by the UN  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/747</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO World Heritage Centre expresses its solidarity with Japanese people following tragic events</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its condolences for the loss of lives due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami which occurred near Japan on 11 March.
Immediately following the events, Francesco Bandarin, interim Director of the World Heritage Centre and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, contacted Mr Isao Kiso, Ambassador of Japan to UNESCO, expressing his sympathy for the losses incurred by the disaster and to propose to mobilize emergency  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/724</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Jaeger-LeCoultre and the International Herald Tribune continue to support the World Heritage Marine Programme</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Tides of Time programme, initiated in 2008 through a partnership with Jaeger-LeCoultre and the International Herald Tribune, has entered its second year.
The year began with coverage of sites such as Sian Kaan in Mexico and the Everglades in the USA. Other sites including the Atoll of Aldabra (Seychelles), Sundarbans (Bangladesh/India), Shiretoko (Japan), and the Peninsula Valdez (Argentina) should be the focus of this year&apos;s campaign.
The partnership, implemented over a period of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/526</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Norwegian Fjords and Japan&apos;s Shiretoko peninsula are among the seven natural sites added to UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Durban (South Africa), The World Heritage Committee chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa&amp;rsquo;s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed seven natural sites on UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage List. The Committee also made decisions concerning two natural sites already on the List. The one is extended in size while the inscription of the other under cultural criteria makes it both a natural and cultural site.With today&amp;rsquo;s inscriptions, UNESCO World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/134</link>
         <author>r.amelan@unesco.org (Roni Amelan, UNESCO Press Relations)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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