Thursday, October 28, 2010
Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum held for natural World Heritage sites
The Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum for Natural World Heritage Sites took place from 16-29 October in Mt Fuji and Nagoya, Japan, in parallel to ...

Friday, October 22, 2010
World Heritage at the COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan
From 18 to 29 October, the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The COP ...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Fire ravages heart of La Réunion National Park
A fire that broke out on 11 October 2010 in the Maïdo forest at La Reunion National Park on Réunion Island was the worst the area has seen ...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Information note on proposed highway in Serengeti National Park
The state of conservation of Serengeti National Park was examined at the 34th Session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia, in July ...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Youth from around the world concerned with biodiversity protection unites in Japan
In an effort to involve the young generation in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young adults ...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Director-General calls for cooperation regarding the preservation of the Old City of Jerusalem
On 14 October 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova convened Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian experts for a 'brainstorming meeting' to ...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
A 7000 € grant for a project awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
You wish to undertake a project related to  Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts ?Are you a national from a Mediterranean country ?Born ...

Friday, October 8, 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on the toxic spill in Hungary
The news of a massive toxic spill that occurred 4 October 2010 at an aluminum plant in Hungary has caused great concern in the international ...

Thursday, October 7, 2010
World Sky Race event is launched in Times Square, New York City
Promotion of the World Sky Race, an unprecedented race among skyships, blimps and zeppelins to begin in September 2011, was launched on two giant ...

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Inauguration of the transboundary Wadden Sea World Heritage site
The German Minister of the Environment Hans-Heinrich Sander (Lower Saxony) and the Minister of Fishery Dr Juliane Rumpf (Schleswig-Holstein) received ...

Monday, October 4, 2010
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv to be held in parallel to COP 10 for Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan
In an effort to involve young people in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young conservationists ...