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People come to Tasmania's remote south-west for different reasons, but as the state government continues to encourage tourism development in national parks, is the right balance being struck between development and conservation?

In 1999, as a journalist working for this newspaper, I flew into Ukraine for a short trip to report on the situation there. In the throes of a financial crisis, soaring inflation had rendered their currency worthless, eight years after they had voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.…

Two of Thailand's World Heritage sites are at risk of getting downgraded as they face threats from development projects being pursued by the government, environmentalists warn.

Scientific advisers to UNESCO have delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW government's plans to raise Warragamba dam, prompting fears that the Blue Mountains could lose its World Heritage status if the project proceeds.

Japan will seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a centuries-old network of mines on Tuesday, the government said, risking renewed diplomatic tensions with South Korea over forced wartime labor. The controversial gold and silver mine complex on central Japan's Sado Island dates back 400 years and was once one of…

It is only natural for the government to nominate valuable cultural properties for World Heritage listing, so why has it caused unnecessary controversy in the country?

The Australian government on Friday pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars ($704 million) over nine years on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef after stalling a UNESCO decision on downgrading the natural wonder’s World Heritage status. Critics argue the investment is a bid to improve the…

The Australian government has pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars ($704 million) over nine years on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef after stalling a UNESCO decision on downgrading the natural wonder’s World Heritage status

Edinburgh World Heritage told the council the bin scheme would be a "threat to the visual integrity of the New Town", while there was also criticism of the public consultations around the plan.