australia's great barrier reef as long been under threat from manmade pollution but now the world heritage site is once again being destroyed i want to its natural predators tens of thousands of crown of thorns starfish ecarte eating their way through coral at the southern end of the reef this is the fourth major starfish outbreak since the one nine hundred sixty s. authorities are organizing culling missions to protect the fragile environment.

i'm sure you are all roughly familiar with the world heritage list. cultural sites, as opposed to natural sites, comprise more than 70% of the more than 1000 sites on the world heritage list . sites are those 1000 in the u.s. the vast majority of those our national heritage sites. stephen morris will talk more about engagement in the program. clearly there is tremendous , opportunity for sites of outstanding universal value to be listed, to be recognized in the world heritage list. case in point today. that is part of the reason we are here. it is ironic, because it is the same impulses in the mid-1960's that led to the creation of us/icomos, that led to the creation of icomos, that led to the national historic preservation act. the same impulses and the same individuals in many cases that can be traced to the origination of the bedrock programs in the states as well as globally. us/icomos, a membership-based nonprofit based in washington. we work to share the best preservation heritage preservation practices with a global audience, similarly, to bring back the best

deadly attack two years ago in the historic hearts of istanbul right at the center of turkey's world heritage site very close to the famous blue mosque the fact that a terrorist was able to strike here shocked many and changed this city. the most visible change police and almost vehicles are no every where the number of security forces around major touristic sites has increased drastically. security analyst asked natanz says the suit on ahmed attack was like a wake up call for turkish authorities. at the farm different after the priorities were not set properly. this was the trend that was more along your journey and turkish security forces were not. prioritising it has been a wake up call definitely but security forces are now. a better prioritizing be collecting better intelligence so you're very much more rigorous on the sticks through mists tourism numbers have declined dramatically after the attack the year twenty sixteen has been a catastrophe for istanbul's economy but now tourists are returning. from living we came to istanbul i was a little worried but there are police around so i feel sa

a unesco world heritage site.om. >> dion: here there's a classic little sinkhole. there's loads of these. this is what this area is. i mean, the cradle, this is called the cradle, it's in our world heritage site 'cause 60% of all the evidence for human evolution comes out of this valley. it's from caves like this that keep the record. the geology just cones t preserve fossils. they're very, very rare things, hominid fossils, but they've found more here in the last ten years than they're sort of found anywhere. so you're home. this is where you started. >> anthony: this is my ancestral homeland? >> dion: this is your ancestral homeland. >> anthony: oh, that sound makes me happy. what does that sound remind you of, guys? what does that evoke for you, that sound? primeval? you know, happy childhoods at the beach. meat sizzling over the fire, you know, parental love, your enemy's genitals frying in hot oil? nothing? no? downright precambrian. fire and fresh-killed eland. i get to work on the heart, something i strongl

what a well aimed at us and we're very proud of this building it was declared a unesco world heritage site in one thousand nine hundred six on december the seventh birthday if not more than i thought they would i mean i suspect this is the most impressive room with its elegant columnist allison and three looking thing they say they're. silk another products were traded here from the fifteenth century all months for naught it will be important. stuff. this is the. one other that i think i also like taking because it is around the old central valencia bed and i think we'll swap this distro. it with its narrow streets is called elk out of manhattan and used to be pretty rundown about then some twenty years ago restoration began and now a lot of young people live here. the people they cast as he was the old buildings have interesting features like cast on balconies the top decorated with tiles you know now those corn that typical for the region i mean we put up you know that you know i thought. they help us out of us time now to leave the past behind us and head for valencia's most modern land

heritage list. cultural sites, as opposed to national sites, comprise more than 70% of the more than 1000 sites on the world heritage list . 23 of those are in the u.s. the vast majority of our national heritage sitess. stephen morris will talk more about the engagement in me program. there is tremendous opportunity for sites of outstanding listed, toalue to be be recognized in the world heritage list. case in point today. it is ironic, because it is the same impulses in the mid-1960's that led to the creation of us/icomos, that led to the creation of icomos, that led to act.national preservation the same individuals in many cases that can be traced to the of the bedrock programs in the states as well as globally. membership-based nonprofit in washington. we would like to share the best preservation heritage preservation practices with a here to u.s.ce conservation practitioners. the civil rights sites u.s. heritage nomination and the birmingham civil rights national monument are really extraordinarily exciting developments, strongly supported by us/icomos. we all know, this is why you are here, and incredi

why no end to this and we're very proud of this building it was declared a unesco world heritage site in one nine hundred ninety six on december the seventh my birthday if that wasn't i think what i mean i suspect that this is the most impressive room he's on with it's elegant columnist in a theater they say that they say your thirty silk another products were traded here from the fifteenth century all months for naught it will be imported. if. you stop . because i think. that you. one other thing i also like taking it is it is around the old central and south bend and i think this district with its narrow streets is called elk out of manhattan and used to be pretty rundown with about and then some twenty years ago restoration began and now a lot of young people live here. and the people there. the worse the old buildings have interesting features like car stand balconies that are decorated with tiles you know now those corners that once topical for the region but i mean we put up you know that either. they help us out of us time now to leave the past behind us and head for valencia's

and the maltese capital of the letter which was listed as a unesco world heritage. site in one hundred eighty locals like in the town's unique medieval center to an open air museum. vienna will celebrate painter gustav clim to this year with numerous exhibitions clipped who died one hundred years ago and painted portraits of the rich and famous is considered a genius he was one of the founders of the vienna secession movement and his painting the case is world famous. and in the summer it will be time for the football world cup in russia reigning world champions germany will be looking to defend its title that is the first time that iceland will compete in the world cup their fans made a name for themselves during the euro twenty sixteen in france a jovial spirit in unique football chants will certainly liven up the event. there are further anniversary is coming up in twenty eighteen german painter georg basil it's turns eighty in january. some fifty years ago many thought he was mad when he began producing upsidedown paintings. today he's among the world's most sought a

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the european union smallest capital founded by the knights of st john it's a you know school world heritage site. they are warden is showcasing the entire province of freesia the e.u. has awarded the title of comparable of culture to at least two cities every year since two thousand and four the aim is to highlight europe's cultural diversity. this time it felt like flying on my own that's what french singer and actress shall not get. out of her latest album entitled rest first lp since two thousand and eleven the stage whisper all this time the daughter of. king teamed up with electro d.j. and daft punk all the melancholic album touches upon myriad styles from stripped down electronic to synth pop and he's always deeply personal so let's have a little. taste stay with me is the desperate plea in charlotte guns boys title song in her latest album. it was written for her sister kate barry guided twenty thirteen. to julie de la palma and she was always there for me she defended and protected me this she was a typical big sister. but i only realized that after her death was on the album can now. se

sixteenth century by knights of the order of st john the entire city has been listed as a unesco world heritage site since ninety ninety. one of the main sites is the granting of pastors commons completed in fifteen seventy five one gram master john perry so order a level lead to gave the city its name. sent jong's koch a few droll is the conventional church of the order of st john the floor is made up of three hundred seventy five marble slabs over the tunes of the orders leading knights to the left it doesn't just have historical attractions the city gate is based on plans by stark italian architect renzo piano as is the new parliament building. the cultural capital of europe it's outstanding it's fantastic for us as maltese we are all very proud you know this is the best years of malta for us these last few years walter has grown so much and. this is the place to be this is the place to be in two thousand and eighteen this year there's a special squawk larger on unesco monuments like st john's cocoa beach will more than four hundred events will be taking place in valetta under mulch of this year

it is yet another blow to the world heritage site which is reeling from 2 consecutive years of major coral bleaching. racing beforee they cause further damage. reporter: it is a feast to the senses that attracts millions of tourists from around the world, and a smorgasbord for the crown of thorns starfish. the spiky predators have been munching their way through australia's southern great barrier reef. where they appear now is a mystery. >> we are talking about a system that is 100 kilometers to 250 kilometers off the coast of queensland. there are some studies done that may suggest that it can result from nutrient-rich upwelling from deep waters, but that has not been confirmed. reporter: with each starfish consuming more than a diameter every night, officials are working to control the a break. it is another blow for the reef, which is recovering from devastating coral bleaching in 2016 and 2017. scientists say it could get worse. arets caused by warming causing more instability than in the past. >> what we see in the tanks is essentially death and destruction a month -- amidst all

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it has become a world heritage site visited by hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world the modest home in quincy messages is maintained within matt national parks service it's hard to get to and receives only a small fraction of the numbers ago to monticello. many of you probably had been there. adams has no monument in the capital and those who would like to erect one had struggled unsuccessfully for nearly two decades in 1776 no american could have predicted that the reputations were so diverge. more celebrated than jefferson. nobody had contributed more. they shared the passion for american rights and american independence. they bonded immediately and became good friends. then the french revolution broke out. they strained their relationship. in 1796 vice president adams succeeded washington as president they assumed like he like washington would be elected to a second term. after a very bitter campaign in 1800. they feuded for the presidency. adams was humiliated. and the break between the two former friends so angry and so bitter if used -- refused to attend. 4:00

his mountaintop home, monticello is a world heritage site and by contrast maintained by the national park service receives only a small fraction of the numbers that go to monticello. he has a huge memorial dedicated to him located just off the mall but those who would like to erect one have struggled unsuccessfully and in 1776 no american could have predicted they would so diverge but by far it was more well-known and celebrated in jefferson. no one contributed more to the movement for independence than adams he had jefferson admired adamson shared his passion for american rights and independence. and then to become good friends. their friendship was enriched and deepened than the french revolution broke out in the partisan politics of the 1790s strained their relationship. in 1796 vice president adams seated with jefferson elected as vice president. adams assumed he would be elected to a second term. but after the campaign jefferson defeated him for the presidency and adams was humiliated. and the break seemed irreparable he's was so angry and bitter he refused to attend the inaugur

it was described as a very bad idea and inappropriate for a national park and world heritage site.e area of the training. over the potential threat of planes to use the area of the trainingm isa to use the area of the trainingm is a very bad idea. and inappropriate commercial intrusion into the national park was fundamental policies include the conservation of the landscape and recreational use which are in harmony with that landscape. as he nominated the national park for heritage status, would it be about a cultural and natural beauty of landscape, it would be inappropriate for that tourist industry to see it merely as a way to create this?” for that tourist industry to see it merely as a way to create this? i am not in any position to comment on what is alive application and one which would be considered by the national parks authorities on the seventh of march. while the preservation of the natural beauty of this country should have high priority, the government's first obligation is to provide for the defence of this country and the proposed scheme would help our air force. it

the most ancient mosques on the planet it's located in aleppo the old city which is a unesco world heritage site as much as sixty percent of it was severely damaged some thirty percent completely destroyed by the war. israel and poland have agreed to hold talks over a controversial new law being proposed that would make it illegal to suggest that polish people pour any responsibility for nazi crimes during the holocaust. last night i express my strong opposition to the law passed in the polish parliament last friday and i'm sure that all ministers would agree regarding the holocaust that befell our people on polish soil the law is due to go through two more stages before it's finally adopted expressed our clear position that it must be changed we will not accept any attempt whatsoever to rewrite history. israel's foreign ministry has already some of the polish envoy to express the country's anger at the bill the proposed law would forbid linking the polish nation to nazi crimes moreover anyone using phrases such as polish death camps could face up to three years in prison more than three million

heritage list. cultural sites, as opposed to national sites, comprise more than 70% of the more than 1000 sites on the world heritage list . 23 of those are in the u.s. the vast majority of our national heritage sitess. stephen morris will talk more about the engagement in me program. there is tremendous opportunity for sites of outstanding listed, toalue to be be recognized in the world heritage list. case in point today. it is ironic, because it is the same impulses in the mid-1960's that led to the creation of us/icomos, that led to the creation of icomos, that led to act.national preservation the same individuals in many cases that can be traced to the of the bedrock programs in the states as well as globally. membership-based nonprofit in washington. we would like to share the best preservation heritage preservation practices with a here to u.s.ce conservation practitioners. the civil rights sites u.s. heritage nomination and the birmingham civil rights national monument are really extraordinarily exciting developments, strongly supported by us/icomos. we all know, this is why you are here, and incredi

holes or the most ancient mosques on the planet is located in aleppo old city which is a unesco world heritage site as much as sixty percent of it was severely damaged some thirty percent completely destroyed by the war. israel and poland have agreed to hold talks over a controversial new law being proposed that would make it illegal to suggest that polish people bore anyone sponsibility for nazi crimes during the holocaust she would look for last night to express my strong opposition to the law passed in the polish parliament last friday and i'm sure that all ministers would agree regarding the holocaust that befell our people on polish soil the law is due to go through two more stages before it's finally adopted i expressed our clear position that it must be changed we will not accept any attempt whatsoever to rewrite history israel's foreign ministry has already some polish envoy to express the country's anger at the bill the proposed law would forbid linking the polish nation to nazi crimes moreover anyone using phrases such as polish death camps could face up to three years in jail or three mi

they're spread over more than four hundred fifty square kilometers north of the nascar lines a world heritage site and on this territory the tracks that the car run left behind critics like engineer alexander who's been studying the origin of geo cliffs for years here say they're horrified. places like this one with archaeological remains dispersed around everywhere need more care so it's incredible that the desert is being used for such a competition when it's on her son. it is this or dispatched with geo cliffs archaeological remains and whale shark another prehistoric fossils millions of years old experts say in previous years that the car vehicles destroyed parts of produce heritage government officials say this time many areas were made off limits . in the area where we've had the park as national reserve we can say we've had zero percent impact there everyone strictly followed the protocols and we've been strictly monitoring the area. because government paid six million dollars to hold the car racing officials say they coordinated with race organizers to keep the fia outside protected areas

this is the task will be yet panama city's old town for example a unesco world heritage site the architectural splendor of panama is colonial past still shines bright here the buildings were commissioned by newcomers from spain and later from france and north america the days with trans road through the quarter are long gone. in the heart of the city on placer maior dressed punish lee in resplendent white is the impressive iraq at the drop metropolitano. the old town is panama city's number one tourist attraction. in recent years the state of private citizens have been investing in the renovation of its many dilapidated buildings. gentrification is pushing up rents in casco and changing its character a problem faced by many old towns around the world. but for tourists the colorful buildings are a picture perfect backdrop act. time and again the streets and squares of board attractive views of panama cities modern skyline. there's a lot of bold architecture beyond the waterfront road and the need of. latin america's high skyscrapers can be found here international trading houses banks and hotel

one of the most ancient mosques on the planet is located in aleppo's old city which is enough world heritage site as much of sick a sixty percent of it was severely damaged and some thirty percent was completely destroyed by the war. israel and poland have agreed to hold talks over a controversial new law being proposed that would make it illegal to suggest polish people bought any responsibility for nazi crimes during the holocaust she would look last night to express my strong opposition to the law passed in the polish parliament last friday and i'm sure that all ministers would agree regarding the holocaust that befell our people on polish soil the law is due to go through two more stages before it's finally adopted i expressed our clear position that it must be changed we will not accept any attempt whatsoever to rewrite history israel's foreign minister is already summoned a polish envoy to express the country's anger at the bill the proposed law would forbid linking the polish nation to nazi crimes or over anyone using phrases such as polish death camps could face up to three years in priso

where the great barrier reef has long been under threat from manmade pollution but now the world heritage site is being destroyed by one of its natural predators tens of thousands of crown of thorns starfish a carny eating their way through coral at the southern end of the reef this is the fourth major starfish outbreaks since the one nine hundred sixty s. and authorities have started culling missions to protect the fragile environment. nasa says the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks what many scientists claim is the most successful environmental agreement in history research shows chlorine levels in the stratosphere rapidly declined after manmade chemicals known as c.f.c.'s were banned over thirty years ago and a hoax has more. finally a rare good news concerning the environment nasa scientists say ozone depletion is going down. is the protective gas in the atmosphere that shoots from harmful ultraviolet rays from live some this is the source of the good news and that's the satellite that monitors the hole in the ozone layer which was first detected at the end of the one nine