Environment

New Report Shows World Heritage Icons at Risk from Climate Change

BandarinPrehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

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World Bank Approves $22 Million Grant to Help Forest Communities in Indonesia

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$22 million grant to strengthen the management of Indonesia’s tropical forests – the third largest in the world – in order to help reduce poverty amongst forest-dependent communities and...

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Greenpeace calls out Obama’s double standards for a nuclear-free world at Hiroshima visit

Greenpeace welcomes President Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima just after the G7 meeting - the first ever visit by a sitting U.S. president - but condemns his double-standards as his administration works to expand the U.S.’ own nuclear capabilities...

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IAEA Completes Nuclear Security Review Mission in Albania

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a mission to review national nuclear security practices on May 27 in Albania.

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