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Councillors also argued there should be more trees on George Street as part of the redesign but officials say this is made difficult by the World Heritage Site status that covers the area.

A third of all glaciers in UN World Heritage sites will be lost within three decades, a new climate change report has warned.

"Glaciers in a third of the 50 World Heritage sites are condemned to disappear," report warns.

The federal government will provide $500,000 over the next four years to increase engagement with the traditional owners of a potential World Heritage site.

Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania are set to disappear by 2050 due to global warming, whatever the temperature rise scenario, according to a UNESCO report.

Over the last few years, many parts of the world have been devastated by extreme droughts, floods, wild fires and heatwaves linked to climate change. But climate change is not only influencing our weather: it also poses an existential threat to the outstanding universal value (OUV) of many of the…

A post mortem examination found the couple had died from carbon monoxide poisoning and had been dead for at least 48 hours, reported local media in resort town Humahuaca

The traditional name is already recognised by National Parks and in the World Heritage title, but the next step will make it official.

The Kaban Green Power Hub is being hailed as a key part of Queensland's renewable energy target, but some fear projects like it will put World Heritage-listed rainforests in jeopardy.

Uranium, pollen and charcoal trapped in speleothem have helped scientists uncover the true age of these South Australian caves.

Wars, pandemics, artificial intelligence, a swiftly unfolding climate crisis… The world is changing rapidly, and human communities must adapt to many challenges. In this situation, world heritage presents something of a twofold paradox: when the world needs global solidarity and collaboration, world heritage sites serve as cultural totems of the…