Tag: UNESCOlisted
In Laos, a dam threatens the tourist future of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO-listed city
The Mekong River in Luang Prabang, January 29, 2024 in Laos (AFP/TANG CHHIN Sothy) Near Luang Prabang, the construction of a dam on the Mekong River is blocking the future…
Algeria: more than 10,000 hectares of a UNESCO-listed park destroyed by fires
This park in the northeast of the country, considered one of the main reservoirs of biodiversity in the Mediterranean basin, has a total area of nearly 80,000 hectares. It has…
Algeria: fires ravage more than 10,000 hectares of a UNESCO-listed park
The forest fires that have ravaged northern Algeria in recent days are almost all extinguished, firefighters said on Saturday, while more than 10,000 hectares of El Kala national park went…