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         <title>Director-General deeply concerned by wildfires in Southern Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO is monitoring closely the impact of wildfires in Southern Europe and the southernmost portion of the European Union. The Organization has been in constant contact with the local authorities in affected areas. These devastating fires have not only touched World Heritage sites and Biosphere Reserves, but have also irreversibly changed the lives of many. People have been forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods.
&amp;ldquo;These catastrophic fires highlight the fragility of protected  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/921</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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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>Disaster for Do&#xf1;ana - a Spanish World Heritage Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[At 3.30 AM on Saturday 25th April 1998 the south coast of Spain was host to what has been dubbed the worst environmental disaster in Europe. A supporting wall of the reservoir containing the toxic wastes of the Aznalcollar mine burst, releasing 5 million cubic metres of toxic mud and acidic water onto the surrounding landscape. The toxic waste entered the Agrio River, a tributary of the Guadiamar River, which feeds the swamps of the Guadalquivir situated within Do&amp;ntilde;ana National Park  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/144</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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