Young Javanese speakers in Indonesia are nervous about speaking High Javanese, for fear of making mistakes. But they are still eager to learn.
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More than just a musical accolade, UNESCO has recognised the social and political importance of Jamaican music.
The indigenous Rapa Nui say the statue is one of their most spiritually important.
The French president’s Paris Call is for international collaboration to make the Internet safer. What are the advances and limitations of this text?
Gender biases are revealed in enrolment inequalities and policies that favour male students.
An influx of tourists is irrevocably changing UNESCO-listed towns in Asia. Controls on visitor numbers are urgently needed.
Lake Turkana’s status as a World Heritage Site hasn’t protected it from environmental threats.
Getting more children into secondary school in Kenya requires striking a balance between top-down policy and bottom-up implementation.
Female teachers can act as role models who enhance girls’ motivation and learning outcomes.
Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account Africa’s huge infrastructure deficit.
The US still owes UNESCO millions in arrears.
Literary and artistic engagements have helped to shape the region into the iconic landscape it is today.
Amid fears for the world’s coral reefs, the UN World Heritage Committee has issued its most wide-ranging statement so far on protecting heritage sites from climate. But the problem doesn’t end there.
The Great Barrier Reef has avoided being listed as “in danger” by UNESCO. But celebrating this is dangerously short-sighted.
Wilderness areas are vitally important, yet are largely overlooked by the United Nations’ list of natural World Heritage. This week’s meeting in Poland is a chance to redress that balance.
The island of Lampedusa in Italy has become the symbol of how a community can welcome migrants — for better or for worse.
Archaeologists this week found that more than half of of HMAS Perth, a WWII wreck in Indonesia, has disappeared. It’s now a race to protect the millions of other wrecks and sunken cities lying under the oceans.
Melbourne may be the self-proclaimed music capital of Australia, but industry data suggests Sydney may have the upper hand. Meanwhile the UN recognises Adelaide as the country’s only city of music.
On World Press Freedom Day, we must deal with the threat data collection and surveillance poses to journalism.
The Great Barrier Reef is in crisis, as a second wave of coral bleaching hits. But the system of bodies and laws that protect it are getting more complicated – and less productive.
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, University of Kinshasa
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Honorary Fellow in Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Exeter
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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ARC Laureate Professor, The University of Melbourne and James Cook University, The University of Melbourne
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Associate researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland