Environment

Flooding in South Dakota, U. S.

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This aerial view of the Missouri River shows the white line of sandbags enclosing North Sioux City, SD and flooded Nebraska farmland in...

In Brief: WFP refocusing its work in Afghanistan

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The country is bracing for a significant food shortage

More World Heritage Sites, more challenges for conservation

Four outstanding natural sites in Kenya, Jordan, Australia and Japan were given World Heritage status following the advice of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) to the World Heritage Committee, which closes today in Paris. An...

UN ends this year’s additions to World Heritage List with inclusion of four sites

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The Causses and the Cévennes