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Eighteen baby gorillas will get new names from best performing primary students, park rangers and renowned conservationists at the fifth annual Kwita Izina ceremony that will take place on June 20 at the foot of Virunga Mountain.
While Britain's heritage officials decide whether to nominate more sights for World Heritage status, Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good, protecting our cities against greedy developers, or if it is stopping the flow of modern life?
Ha Long Bay has been recognized with many titles. But what do those titles mean if the Bay itself is not preserved?
Experts say deforestation threatens the spectacular annual migration of millions of monarch butterflies from Canada and the US to forests north-west of Mexico City.
Travelocity has launched an eco-friendly directory to help travellers determine green from ‘green-washed.’ In a recent Travelocity survey, 59 per cent of respondents stated a ‘green’ rating would have at least some influence in their hotel selection in 2009...
A Mai Mai militia attacked a ranger station in the Virunga National Park on Thursday night and killed ranger Safari Kakule, according to a news release from the park. Another ranger was wounded in the attack, and one of the rebels was captured, the statement said.
On 2 January 2009, Ugandan rebels known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Garamba National Park, one of five World Heritage sites in the Democratic Republic of the Cong
Twenty people were killed in a raid by Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels on a park ranger station in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said on Monday.
United Nations aid agencies and MONUC, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday will visit one of the villages that were brutally attacked by the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army last week...
THE number of foreign visitors to Penang has increased since July following the listing of George Town as a World Heritage Site.
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have overtaken the headquarters of a park that is home to most of the world's last mountain gorillas...
Buckled in? Check. Life jacket secure? Check. Noise-reduction headphones on? Check. No seeds in any of your belongings? Check. You sure? Yes. And up lifts the Icelandic Coast Guard’s Super Puma helicopter ferrying me to Iceland’s jealously guarded natural gem, Surtsey Island...
As the Wechiau community living along the banks of the Black Volta river in Ghana discovered, looking after the hippopotamus can build schools and bring electricity. Back in 1998, the 17 farmer and hunting communities of the Wechiau had no schools, drinking water or electricity...
The Equator Initiative, a United Nations-led partnership that supports grassroots efforts in biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation, has selected 25 winners of the Equator Prize 2008...
Making donations to charity is becoming an integral part of business travel. Airlines are bringing in vast sums through onboard donation schemes that gather unwanted foreign currency from travelers. And frequent fliers are even handing over their precious air miles to charities.
A representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) visited the citadel of Caral to evaluate the inclusion of the archeological site in the World Heritage list, Governor Nelson Chui Mejía, reported today
Speaking today at the World Savers Congress, professional poverty fighter Jeffrey Sachs challenged the travel industry to help make billion people who travel each year global ambassadors.
Heavily armed militias shatter the stillness in this central African park. Desperate refugees crowd park boundaries. Charcoal producers strip forests. Then, last summer, someone killed seven of these magnificent creatures in cold blood.
Friends of World Heritage We're excited to announce a new partnership with Let's Travel! Radio, a talk show that will explore world heritage, travel and culture. You can listen to their podcasts on Thursday afternoons and Saturday nights. Check out the link on our site for more information!