UNESCO
China is expanding its UN presence, in belt and road push
UN farming chief is the latest top job to be filled from Beijing, as China promotes ‘ecological civilisation’ and promises to green its foreign investment drive
UN asked Australia to cover up Great Barrier Reef lobbying
Email exchanges between Australian government and Paris-based UNESCO indicate officials colluded in keeping lobbying over key climate report secret
Rising sea levels threaten world’s ‘cultural heritage’
One fifth of the world’s UNESCO world heritage sites will be below sea level if world warms by 3C, finds new research
Congo’s rainforests and mountain gorillas face oil exploration threat
Virunga National Park, a UNESCO site that is home to critically endangered mountain gorillas faces exploitation by British oil company Soco International
Africa’s tiny ‘sand dams’ can save millions from drought
Simple, cheap and quick to construct – small walls trapping seasonal rainwater can save Africa’s dryland regions from desertification
UN Water Report: Climate change to exacerbate water stress
New report highlights acute water shortages developing world could face as climate changes over next three decades.
Anti-fossil fuel protests greet UNESCO visit to Great Barrier Reef
LNG and coal developments heighten risk to protected marine park, according to environmental groups.
Video: Satellites, World Heritage Sites and Climate Change
RTCC has put together a video slideshow of all the satellite images shown as part of the UNESCO outdoor exhibition ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change.’
Satellite Image: Loss of Corals, Mangroves and Turtles in the Komodo National Park
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image is of the Komodo National Park in Indonesdia.
Satellite Image: Intensification of ENSO Effects in the Galapagos Islands
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the ENSO effects in the Galapagos Islands.
Satellite Image: Threatened Earth Structures in the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the threatened earth structures in the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone in Peru.
Satellite Photo: Destruction of the Mangrove Forest of the Sundarbans
Produced as part of UNESCO’s ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this satellite image shows the destruction of Mangroves in the Bay of Bengal.
Satellite Photo: Shrinking Glaciers on Mount Everest
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the melting glaciers on Mount Everest.
Oceans could be 150% more acidic by 2100
Head of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission tells RTCC that acidification of the oceans must be recognised as a ‘critical issue and acted upon’ at Rio+20
Coastal erosion major threat to West Africa
In the second blog from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO Isabelle Niang writes about the threat to West Africa from rapid coastal erosion.
UNESCO: Vital fate of oceans on Rio+20 agenda
Wendy Watson-Wright, head of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has called for acidification to be considered at this years RIO+20 Earth Summit conference.