Environment

Tianshan mountains in China become World Heritage Site

Following IUCN’s recommendation, the Xinjiang Tianshan mountain range in China was declared a natural World Heritage Site at the World Heritage Committee meeting currently taking place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Tianshan mountains in China become World Heritage Site

World Heritage status for Namibia’s Sea of Sand

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Namibia, Namib Sand Sea

Palm oil companies must come clean on Indonesian fire hotspots - Greenpeace

Greenpeace International analysis of NASA hotspot data in Sumatra over the past 10 days (11-21 June) has revealed hundreds of fire hotspots in palm oil concessions that are owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies.

No excuse for climate inaction; 2 degree goal can and must be achieved – Greenpeace

The IEA report, Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, calls on governments to enact four energy policies that would keep climate goals alive with no net costs.

UN official calls for urgent action to improve air quality in Asia-Pacific region

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Bangkok, Thailand.

UN relief officials sound alarm over deepening food insecurity in Palestine

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On recent trip to the Middle East, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin (centre) spent time with a Bedouin community in Palestine.

Volcano, trading cities and whaling town given UN World Heritage status

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Temple of Preah Vihear.

Survey: 8 of 10 Filipinos Personally Experience Impacts of Climate Change

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The country’s poor derive income from agriculture, fishery and natural resources that are vulnerable to climate change.

Row Over Water-Sharing as Nile Countries Meet

A rift continued between Egypt and Ethiopia over a plan by Addis Ababa to build a huge dam on one of the tributaries of the River Nile, while an announcement by South Sudan that it has chosen more than a dozen potential dam sites along the river evoked little concern from Nile Basin Initiative countries meeting in Juba.

UN disaster management team closely monitoring India floods

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