UNESCO

Cold Desert Biosphere reserve in HP joins UNESCO’s global network

Paris: In a significant boost to India’s conservation and sustainable development efforts, the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve of Himachal Pradesh…

7 months ago

Negotiations for a global plastics treaty kicks off in Paris

New Delhi: The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee( INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic…

3 years ago

Australian Great Barrier Reef faces threats of extinction; UN proposes to put in “danger list”

New Delhi: United Nations experts say Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is…

3 years ago

World iconic glaciers set to disappear by 2050 due to rising temperature: UNESCO

New Delhi: Some of the world’s most iconic glaciers are set to disappear by 2050 due to increasing temperature, according…

3 years ago

India elected as member of  Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 convention

New Delhi: India has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding…

4 years ago

Natural and cultural heritage sites threatened by climate change: UNESCO

New Delhi: The UN agency UNESCO has warned that the one in three natural sites and one in six cultural…

4 years ago