Tag: UNESCO
Unesco: Climate change is the main threat to World Heritage sites
UNESCO Climate change is the main threat to World Heritage sites Fires have destroyed parts of ancient Olympia. photo © epa ANA PANAGIOTOU/epa ANA/dpa Experts have dealt with the effects…
50 Years Unesco: World Heritage in Danger – Culture
Of Till Briegleb The fact that UNESCO is celebrating its 50th birthday with a conference at the site of the famous Greek oracle at Delphi could hardly be more symbolic.…
Why does the city not wish to present the work of its star architect Tony Garnier to Unesco?
In 50 or 70 years, what will remain of the work of architect Tony Garnier in Lyon? “The existing protections on certain buildings as historical monuments were not enough to…
Poll: Carnival and Mardi Gras as Unesco cultural heritage?
opinion poll Carnival and Mardi Gras as Unesco cultural heritage? Carnivalists celebrate in front of the cathedral in Cologne. Should carnival become a Unesco cultural heritage? photo © Roberto Pfeil/dpa…
Unesco: These world heritage glaciers will be gone by 2050
Glaciers in Italy, the USA and East Africa, among others, will “very likely” no longer exist by 2050. This is the result a study by the UN cultural organization Unesco.…
Climate change: Unesco expects loss of large glaciers by 2050 (video)
Watch the video: Unesco expects large glacier masses to melt by 2050. Evolene, Switzerland: Climate change is melting glaciers. According to Unesco, a third of them will be gone by…
UNESCO report: Every third world heritage glacier is in danger
Status: 11/03/2022 5:49 p.m From the Dolomites to Kilimanjaro, many glaciers are at risk. According to a UNESCO report, a third of World Heritage glaciers will melt by 2050. This…
Nice relies on Carnival, Unesco and gastronomy to attract tourists in winter
With “record” figures, “even exceeding those of 2019” for this summer season, tourism is reaching new heights in Nice. But the strategy of professionals must change, according to the Regional…
UNESCO conference in Mexico: protest action against Moscow’s Ukraine war
Ukraine war UNESCO conference in Mexico: Dozens of delegates leave the hall in protest against Russia The screenshot from the video transmission of the UNESCO meeting in Mexico shows delegates…
Unesco: Pretzel should become cultural heritage
UNESCO Pretzel should become cultural heritage Cem Özdemir (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) peeks out from behind a pretzel. photo © Marijan Murat/dpa Who makes the best pretzel in the country? The…