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Ukraine's Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list

The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic center of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to the list of World Heritage sites in danger

The Independent UK

Japan refiles request to list divisive gold mine on UNESCO

Japan has formally resubmitted documents seeking to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a controversial former gold mine that has added to diplomatic frictions with South Korea over Japanese wartime actions

The Independent UK

The pandemic has shown Southern Africa can do staycations: could this momentum hold in the long run?

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the tourism industry worldwide. International arrivals dropped by 74% globally in 2020 and tourist accommodations, businesses, borders and heritage sites had to close, resulting in a loss of income for those working in the tourism sectors. In Africa, the impact was…

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Koalas could be extinct within 30 years. Could the Blue Mountains hold the key to their survival?

Conservationist Dr Kellie Leigh says that unexpected discoveries within the World Heritage area offer clues for saving koalas from extinction.

ABC News

Genoa, an example on how to rethink cultural heritage and urban sustainability

Urban planning has a long history, stretching back to Ancient Greece and even Mesopotamia. Many centuries later, Europe finally caught up with the idea when Genoa developed the Strade Nuove and the Palazzi dei Rolli – the “new streets” and “Rolli palaces” – in the late 1500s.

The Conversation

On thin ice: Argentina's melting glaciers, a symbol of climate change

Over the next 30 years, a third of the world's glaciers classified as World Heritage sites will have disappeared, according to a UNESCO report published last month. But what will that look like on the ground? Argentina is home to some 16,000 glaciers that have been closely watched for years.…

France 24

Repairing gullies: the quickest way to improve Great Barrier Reef water quality

Back-to-back bleaching events have highlighted the critical threat that climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef. But few people are aware of the network of gullies pumping out about half the sediment that is polluting reef water quality and threatening its World Heritage status.

The Conversation

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Using art and song to help bring the world's largest mangrove swamp back from the brink

Located in the low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans straddle the border between India and Bangladesh and cover more than 1 million hectares, making them the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. A Ramsar site and a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1987, they are home…

The Conversation

Mount Ballow mountain frog faces extinction despite living in World Heritage rainforest

Like the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say the mountain frog's ecosystem is in a precarious position which could lead to a World Heritage "In Danger" classification.

ABC News

UN team says Great Barrier Reef should be on heritage 'danger' list

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites.

Radio France Internationale

We all know the Great Barrier Reef is in danger – the UN has just confirmed it. Again

You might be forgiven for thinking it’s Groundhog Day reading headlines about the Great Barrier Reef potentially being listed on the World Heritage “in danger” list. After all, there have been similar calls in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017.

The Conversation

Great Barrier Reef flagged as ‘in danger’ world heritage site. What does this mean?

Scientists have made recommendation for the reef. So what did their report say, how might the government respond and what happens next?

The Guardian - AU

‘Everything has changed’: Government rejects in-danger listing for Great Barrier Reef

The government will fight an in-danger listing for the Great Barrier Reef, saying it is working on climate change and other key threats.

The New Daily

Australia argues against 'endangered' Barrier Reef status

Australia’s environment minister says her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites

The Independent UK

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UNESCO Has Again Recommended ‘In Danger’ Status For The Great Barrier Reef So Will Labor Listen?

The United Nations has again recommended the Great Barrier Reef be added to the World Heritage "in danger" list after an official visit.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Great Barrier Reef Should Be on Heritage ‘Danger’ List

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, sounding the alarm that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action the world’s largest coral reef is in peril. The warning came in a report published Monday following a 10-day…

The Independent UK

UN: Great Barrier Reef should be on heritage 'danger' list

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, sounding the alarm that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action the world’s largest coral reef is in peril

ABC News

United Nations recommends Great Barrier Reef be added to World Heritage 'in danger' list

A UN delegation again recommends Australia's Great Barrier Reef be added to the World Heritage 'in danger' list, urging immediate and urgent action to protect it.

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Morning sightseers fueling Kyoto tourism

KYOTO -- Tourists keen to visit Kyoto attractions but equally keen to avoid big crowds are increasingly getting up with the lark to put in a spot of morning sightseeing. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and border controls, Kyoto's temples, shrines and hotels are looking to cash in on…

The Guardian - AU

WaterNSW claims Warragamba dam wall project stacks up despite not knowing cost of offsets

Agency dismisses criticisms of the project, insisting it will deliver an overall economic benefit

WEKU

Glaciers from Yellowstone to Kilimanjaro are predicted to disappear by 2050

A new report says glaciers in a third of UNESCO World Heritage sites will disappear. Two-thirds of glaciers in the heritage sites can be saved — but only if carbon emissions are cut quickly, it says.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh George Street pedestrianisation plans approved despite funding concern

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.

Evening Standard

Third of glaciers in world heritage sites will be lost by 2050, says UN climate change report

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

Axios

UN: Global warming to melt away major glaciers by 2050 — including Yosemite's

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

ABC News

Traditional owners welcome greater engagement over World Heritage status for Flinders Ranges

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.

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