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UNESCO Committee has announced its 21 new sites for world cultural heritage, reported bTV.
Among them are a sacred Japanese island, temples in Israel and Cambodia, an ancient city in Iran, as well as Bulgarian beech forests.
An interesting detail about the newest island in Japan is its ban for women. The small piece of Okinoshima land in Southwestern Japan allows the presence of men only for religious reasons. Also, visitors are absolutely forbidden to carry anything back to the land - even leaves or pebbles.
Bulgaria have also a success in the race. UNESCO has approved the extension of the World Heritage site of "The Old and Primary Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". The serial sites includes 77 components located in the territory of 12 European countries, including our country. The world heritage list includes 63 masses of old and primary beech forests.
The 21-member committee's decision, was adopted by 12 votes in favour, 6 abstained and 3 against, following an urgent request from the Palestinian Authority, sparked a sharp reaction in Israel.
Another surprise at this year's session was the decision that the Great Barrier Reef.
UNESCO voted to leave the Great Barrier Reef off its “in danger” list on July 5 despite experiencing widespread destruction.
The decision, which was taken at UNESCO committee meeting allows Australia’s conservative government to dodge political embarrassment and potential damage to the country’s lucrative tourism industry
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Greek authorities have taken proactive measures as they announce the commencement of the forest fire season, as reported by the Greek publication Kathimerini
Nearly 300 decares of municipal deciduous forest burned in the fire near the village of Belevren, near the Bulgarian-Turkish border
In 2022, the total amount of wood identified by employees of the "Executive Forestry Agency" (EFA) and its structures, subject to illegal felling or disposal transactions with wood of unknown origin, amounted to more than 18.1 thousand solid cubic meters
Extinguishing the fire in the forest massif between the villages of Levski and Elshtitsa near Panagyurishte continued until late last night
Two forest rangers died and a third suffered bad burns on Wednesday while fighting a large fire near the southern village of Petrovo, the Interior Ministry said.
Nearly 170 forest fires in the country have been extinguished in a day, most of them without material damage.
Overnight, rainfall across the country will temporarily cease, with some areas experiencing breaks in the clouds
Overnight, the precipitation zone will gradually shift eastward, with significant amounts expected in parts of Central and Eastern Bulgaria, accompanied by thunderstorms
Romanian media outlets have reported that storm "Renata" has made landfall in Romania, bringing with it strong winds and heavy precipitation. Following two weeks of record high temperatures, the mercury has plummeted by 15-20 degrees Celsius, as reported
The concluded winter presented unusually elevated temperatures and a 'milder' heating season for thousands of Bulgarians
For the past four years, residents of the picturesque village of Brestovitsa in Plovdiv have been grappling with a troubling issue: muddy water contaminated with manganese flowing from their taps
Overnight, expect considerable cloud cover, particularly in western regions, accompanied by showers. In Northwestern Bulgaria, expect a west-northwest wind bringing colder air
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