Machu Picchu was rediscovered in 1911, after having been swallowed by the jungle. Continue reading →

Pimachiowin Aki boreal forest is officially a World Heritage Site. Continue reading →

A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture. Continue reading →

An environmental assessment provided to UNESCO says oilsands activity, climate change and hydro development are fundamentally changing the environment of Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta. Continue reading →

One of the world’s largest groups of conservation scientists says Canada’s biggest national park is one of the most threatened World Heritage Sites in North America.  Continue reading →

Bill Flower, who also runs a charter boat company, says he has been charged with assault after allegedly smeared sewage on Lunenburg Mayor Rachel Bailey Continue reading →

First Nations and environmental groups want the federal government to revisit its approval of British Columbia’s Site C dam which they say would threaten a national park that is a World Heritage Site. Continue reading →

A United Nations monitoring mission to a world heritage site in northern Alberta appears likely to focus more attention on the contested Site C hydroelectric project next door in British Columbia. Continue reading →

A video posted online Saturday purportedly shows Islamic State fighters killing some 25 Syrian government soldiers in the historic town of Palmyra in central Syria. Continue reading →

Islamic State extremists have seized control of the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, putting 2,000-year-old towering Roman-era colonnades at risk. Continue reading →