Carol is a journalist with a green heart who believes that presenting information in a positive and accessible manner is essential to activating more people to join the search for equitable and sustainable solutions to global problems. A native of Montreal, Canada, she joined the UNU communications team in 2008 while living in Tokyo and, after relocating to Vancouver, continued to telecommute to Our World as writer/editor through 2015.
World’s Natural Heritage in Pictures
Knuckles Mountain Range, Sri Lanka. Photo by Miyuru Ratnayake.
Every year, the World Heritage Committee inscribes new World Natural Heritage sites. This year 21 were selected — 15 of which are cultural, 5 natural and one “mixed” (i.e., both natural and cultural).
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Papahanaumokuakea © J Tamelander IUCN. -
China Danxia Longhushan. © Woo Kyung Sik. Used with permission of IUCN. -
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, cultural and natural heritage - Knuckles Mountains. © UNESCO/Namal Kamalgoda. -
Putorana Plateau, Russia © Viliam Pichler. Used with permission of IUCN. -
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, Horton Plains. © UNESCO/Namal Kamalgoda. -
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, Horton Plains. © UNESCO/Namal Kamalgoda. -
The Putorana Plateau, Kureika Valley. © UNESCO/Romanov A. -
Papahanaumokuakea © J Tamelander IUCN. -
Papahanaumokuakea © J Tamelander / IUCN. -
Anchovies, Papahanaumokuakea. © UNESCO. -
Kiribati Phoenix Islands. © Ameer Addulla. -
Kiribati Phoenix Islands. © Ameer Addulla. Used with permission of IUCN. -
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, Knuckles Mountain. © UNESCO/Namal Kamalgoda. -
The Putorana plateau. Dupkun Lake. © UNESCO/Kantor V. -
Cirque de Salazie, Reunion Island. Photo by Simon Bonaventure. -
Knuckles Mountain Range, Sri Lanka. Photo by Miyuru Ratnayake.
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