The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has written to Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and to Jean-Marie Guehenno, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, asking for measures to stop the poaching and killing of endangered animals in the five World Heritage sites of the DRC.
The Director-General's ...
The annual steering committee of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI) took place in Libreville on March 21-22, 2007 under the aegis of the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMIFAC). This initiative aims to improve sustainable management of three forest landscapes of the Congo Basin: the Gamba-Conkouati complex, the Tri-National Sangha complex (TNS) and the ...
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UNESCO sends mission to assess the state of conservation of Machu Picchu World Heritage Site
Thursday, 19 April 2007
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UNESCO Mission confirms threat to Galápagos Islands
Monday, 16 April 2007
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UNESCO-IUCN Mission to Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site
Thursday, 12 April 2007
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Rapid Response Facility for World Heritage Biodiversity Sites Exceeds Target
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
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'World Heritage: Challenges for the Millennium' Published in French and English
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
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