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BRICS Academies of Sciences Sign Beijing Declaration on Big ...
On June 16, the BRICS Academies of Sciences Beijing Declaration on Big Data for Sustainable Development was signed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Science of South Africa, the Brazilian Academy o...
06/282022 -
HIST Holds Open Online Courses to Celebrate China's Cultural...
On the occasion of this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO held open online courses to cel...
06/202022 -
Exploring Nature-Based Sustainable Livelihoods Through Commu...
With support from the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, community meetings were held in each of the four villages in the East Rennell World Heritage site on 28 April and 1 May 2022, to explore potential nature-bas...
06/022022 -
Huadong Guo receives ISC Science for Sustainability Award
On 13th October at the 2nd International Science Council (ISC) General Assembly, Prof. Huadong Guo, the Honarary President of the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE)
05/242022 -
China's Self-developed Floating Airship Breaks Record
China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer.
05/162022 -
Call for geospatial data on World Heritage properties
UNESCO creates an online Geographic Information System to better protect World Heritage properties
05/102022 -
Biosphere reserve managers and experts to lead actions towar...
Fragile mountain ecosystems and the wealth of services they provide are highly threatened by climate change. Mountain regions regulate climate, air quality and water flows, and contribute to protecting local commun...
05/102022 -
45th session of the World Heritage Committee
Following a consultation of the members of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, it was decided that the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, initially scheduled from 19 - 30 June 2022, is postponed.
04/292022 -
Sustainable Development: BRICS scientists hold forum on UN 2...
The Academy of Sciences of BRICS countries – China, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and India – has held an online forum from April 26 to 27 to share big data about sustainable development. Zheng Yibing has the deta...
04/292022 -
Launch: Mentorship Programme for African World Heritage Prof...
In response to the call to empower African experts working for World Heritage, UNESCO in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN launched the Mentorship Programme for Africa...
04/122022 -
NASA, ULA Launch NOAA’s Newest Earth Observing Satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T), lifts off from Space Launch Complex ...
04/022022 -
NASA Announces 13th Round of Candidates for CubeSat Space Mi...
NASA has selected eight small research satellites from seven states to fly as either auxiliary payloads or deployments from the International Space Station (ISS). These missions are currently planned to launch in t...
04/022022 -
Call for application to become a member of the International...
The International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) has long been recognized globally amongst geoscientists as one of the most successful models for promoting international scientific cooperation in geosciences. This joi...
04/022022 -
Call for applications: evaluators for UNESCO Global Geoparks...
In order to carry out field missions in candidates to UNESCO Global Geoparks as well as re-validation missions, UNESCO and the Global Geoparks Network are launching a call for evaluators.
04/022022 -
Endangered heritage in Ukraine: UNESCO reinforces protective...
We must safeguard the cultural heritage in Ukraine, as a testimony of the past but also as a catalyst for peace and cohesion for the future, which the international community has a duty to protect and preserve.
04/022022 -
UNESCO calls for proposals for the 2022 Silk Roads Youth Res...
UNESCO calls on young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2022 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant. The grant aims to mobilize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads shared heritage. Twelv...
03/302022 -
Biodiversity conventions call for shared objectives to halt ...
The Secretariats of the world’s eight major biodiversity-related Conventions, including the World Heritage Convention, call for an inclusive post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt nature loss and deliver...
03/232022 -
Ukraine: UNESCO statement following the adoption of the UN G...
Following the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Resolution on Aggression against Ukraine, and in light of the devastating escalation of violence, UNESCO is deeply concerned by developments in ...
03/222022
