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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Director-General urges systematic measures to end poaching and killing of endangered animals in Democratic Republic of Congo World Heritage Sites

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has written to Joseph Kabila, President of …

Friday, April 20, 2007

CAWHFI Steering Committee validates the annual action plan: Sustainable management of ecological landscapes and reinforced collaboration between stakeholders

The annual steering committee of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI) took …

Thursday, April 19, 2007

UNESCO sends mission to assess the state of conservation of Machu Picchu World Heritage Site

UNESCO will send a mission to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru, in view of concerns by …

Monday, April 16, 2007

UNESCO Mission confirms threat to Galápagos Islands

A UNESCO mission has confirmed serious threats to the Galápagos National Park and Marine Reserve …

Thursday, April 12, 2007

UNESCO-IUCN Mission to Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Centre/World Conservation Union (IUCN) mission is currently in Ecuador …

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Rapid Response Facility for World Heritage Biodiversity Sites Exceeds Target

In its recently released first annual report, the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) Secretariat …

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Climate change threatens UNESCO World Heritage sites

The threats posed by climate change to natural and cultural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List …

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

'World Heritage: Challenges for the Millennium' Published in French and English

Now available online. To download the pdf version, please click here. This 200-page publication …