UNESCO
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 August 2012: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued a call for proposals regarding the acquisition, installation and maintenance/leveling visits of tide gauge equipment over a one-year period in the Caribbean. The call is issued as part of the IOC-UNESCO’s mandate to coordinate implementation of the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions (...
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), together with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), the Pacific Islands Museum Association (PIMA), and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), convened the Youth Speak! workshop, to raise awareness among regional youth of heritage preservation, environmental concerns and sustainable development.
According to UNESCO...
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a report assessing potential World Heritage marine sites in the Western Indian Ocean from an ecosystem perspective. The report was developed in anticipation of increased global interest in designating new marine World Heritage sites, and with the aim of piloting a more scientific and robust approach to identifying marine sites of potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV).
The report is the result of the...
16 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 July 2012: At its 24th session, the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added 20 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR), including in São Tomé and Principe and Haiti for the first time. Biosphere Reserves are sites established by countries and recognized under the MAB Programme to promote sustainable development based on community efforts and sound science. ...
06 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 July 2012: During its 36th session, the World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed five natural World Heritage Sites: Lakes of Ounianga (Chad); Sangha Trinational (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo); Chengjiang Fossil Site (China); Western Ghats (India); and Lena Pillars Nature Park (Russian Federation). In addition, Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau) was inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site.
The site Lakes of...
