The 2016 Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award has been given to Irina Bokova by the WWF for her significant contributions to conservation. Throughout her distinguished career of...
A new report has shown that World Heritage sites are under significant risk from climate change. “World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate” states melting...
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, and WWF have all welcomed a...
The government has announced a new consultation on banning surface drilling from fracking in some conservation areas, including Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Greenpeace dismissed the...
Today, at 2.30pm a cross party committee of MPs, the Delegated Legislation Committee, will debate the level of protection given to special areas of the English countryside from...
Almost a third of all natural World Heritage Sites has the threat of oil, gas and mining exploration hanging over it, according to a new report....
The RSPB has warned that over 300 of the UK’s most important wildlife sites are at risk from fracking after completing a full analysis of the...
The government has opened the bidding process that will allow companies to apply for shale gas exploration. World Heritage sites and national parks are also open...
The UN’s world heritage body has said it has concerns over the decision by the Australian government to allow the dredging and dumping of millions of...
Rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather are affecting two of Japan’s most popular icons, cherry trees and ancient beech forests, campaigners have claimed. The WWF...