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UNESCO, IUCN and WWF welcome new no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil
2015-11-13 12:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: UNESCOs World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, and WWF have all welcomed a new commitment by British company Tullow Oil plc to stay out of World Heritage sites. The firm had received a licence to explore for oil in an area overlapping Kenyas World Heritage-listed Lake Turkana National Parks. The World Heritage Committee appealed to Tullow in 2012 and 2013 to subscribe to no-go in World Heritage sites,...
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UNESCO says Great Barrier Reef not in danger
2015-05-30 11:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: UNESCO has stopped short of listing the Great Barrier Reef as endangered but expressed concerns over its health, as environmental groups say the Australian government must up efforts to protect the unique ecosystem. "This decision has been described by some as a reprieve for the reef. It is not a reprieve - it is a big, red flag from UNESCO," said Shani Tager, Greenpeace Australia Reef campaigner said in a statement. UNESCO said it welcomed the Australian government's efforts to protect the...
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Great Barrier Reef not in danger but more protection needed, says UNESCO
2015-05-30 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The UNs World Heritage Committee has said the Australian reef should not be listed as in danger, but added that the country must submit a report with a long-term conservation plan by December next year to address environmental threats. UNESCO issued a draft report saying that coastal development, pollution and climate change represent major threats to the Great Barrier Reef, whose status has worsened since 2009 and is expected to further deteriorate in the future. For this reason, it said...
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UNESCO faces Japan's legacy of forced labor in heritage bid
2015-05-25 14:54:36| Steel - Topix.net
The coal mine on Hashima, better known as Battleship Island, in Nagasaki Prefecture is one of the sites most coveted by ruins fanatics, who revel in exploring abandoned buildings and facilities from bygone days, including hotels, hospitals, schools and factories. The giant cantilever crane at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagasaki shipyard is still in working condition 106 years after it was completed.
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Australia lobbies Unesco stop it from listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'
2015-05-14 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Australian government is undertaking frantic diplomatic efforts to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being listed as in danger by the UN, amid rising international concern over the opening up of a vast region in the state of Queensland for gigantic new coal mines. A draft decision on the reefs status is expected to be delivered by the end of this month ahead of a meeting of Unescos world heritage committee in Bonn, Germany in June. Unesco has already expressed its concern over erosion of the...