Unesco
Marseille, Alexandria and Istanbul prepare for Mediterranean tsunami
Risk of significant tsunami within next 30 years is nearly 100%, Unesco says, as it urges coastal cities to become ‘tsunami-ready’
Karen McVeigh
23, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
US tourist throws scooter down Rome’s Spanish Steps, causing €25,000 damage
Incident at world heritage site comes fortnight after another tourist drove a Maserati down the steps
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
08, Jun, 2022 @12:30 PM
Rome’s cultural elite write to Unesco over ‘mortifying’ scenes of rubbish
Artists, professors and environmentalists appeal to world body to remind council of duty to clean up mess
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
07, Jun, 2022 @12:39 PM
Tanzania’s Maasai appeal to west to stop eviction for conservation plans
Thousands of Indigenous people sign letter to UK, US and EU protesting at appropriation of land for tourist safaris and hunting
Katie McQue
22, Apr, 2022 @6:30 AM
Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change
Water shortages leading to rising salt concentrations and sandstorms are eroding world’s ancient sites
Hannah Lynch
15, Apr, 2022 @11:44 AM
‘The knowledge of our elders’: India’s living root bridges submitted to Unesco
Meghalaya state hopes for world heritage status for unique bridges, which can take decades to create
Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
01, Apr, 2022 @10:26 AM
Great Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event
Aerial surveys show almost no reefs across a 1,200km stretch escaping the heat, prompting scientists to call for urgent action on climate crisis
Graham Readfearn
25, Mar, 2022 @4:14 AM
UN mission must see coral bleaching to get ‘whole picture’ of Great Barrier Reef, experts say
Government’s reef envoy says visiting scientists ‘have to see the good and the bad’ as widespread bleaching confirmed
Graham Readfearn
23, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM
Unesco to visit Great Barrier Reef as coral bleaching risk rises
Environment groups say visiting scientists must be given true picture of the reef, ahead of world heritage committee meeting in June
Graham Readfearn
10, Mar, 2022 @3:54 AM
Japan and South Korea in row over mines that used forced labour
Seoul furious at Japanese bid for Unesco listing for Sado gold mine complex, which used slave labour in the 1940s
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
19, Feb, 2022 @2:30 PM
Greta Thunberg condemns UK firm’s plans for iron mine on Sami land
Beowulf Mining ‘hopeful’ for decision on mine in Sápmi despite opposition from activist, UN and Swedish church
Daniel Boffey in Jokkmokk, Sweden
11, Feb, 2022 @10:32 AM
Unesco warns of crisis in creative sector with 10m jobs lost due to pandemic
Artists finding it harder than ever to make a living despite being part of one of the fastest growing industries
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
08, Feb, 2022 @4:00 AM
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