T he United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named 26 new sites to the World Heritage ...

UNESCO World Heritage recognition has been given to seven new areas as World Heritage, following IUCN advice. Africa shone ...

Tommy Garnett's conservation efforts saved Tiwai island, securing its UNESCO World Heritage status, preserving biodiversity and wildlife.

Mount Mulanje in Malawi, Diy-Gid-Biy cultural landscape in Cameroon and Bijagos Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau take their place ...

Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island -- a lush forest home to one of the ...

After 15 years on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger, Madagascar's Atsinanana Rainforests have officially been deemed safe. This decision marks a significant milestone for Madagascar, seen ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world ...

The World Heritage Committee, at its 47th session currently taking place in Paris, France, has decided to remove the ...

From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance.

African and Pacific negotiators have sent a letter to COP30 host Brazil expressing concerns over "astronomical" accommodation ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon ...

The Rainforest Alliance, a pro environmental organization, is pushing for more attention on regenerative agriculture and large scale land restoration.The organization is committed to the creation of a ...