Empowering biodiversity: UNESCO Earth Network advocates for conservation and community in Africa
Empowering communities in biodiversity conservation through ecotourism, cultural heritage, and habitat restoration. A global effort rooted in local knowledge Opening the session, Mr Guilio del Federico, First Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO, and Mr Marco Valleri, Direction General of Biodiversity and Sea of the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of […]
Earth Network expert mission to Asante Traditional Buildings in Ghana
Safeguarding the living heritage to reinforce sites conservation and biodiversity From 10 to 28 January 2024, Earth Network volunteer experts Deirdre Prins-Solani, Olga Laiza Kupika and Elizabeth Matilda Abena Mantebeah visited the Asante Traditional Buildings in Ghana. Found in villages near Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, and they […]
Routes of Enslaved Peoples: First 22 places join the new UNESCO’s Network of Places of History and Memory
Paris, 14 October – As part of the new impetus that the Director-General of UNESCO has decided to give to the essential work of memory and education on the transatlantic slave trade and its victims, 22 places have joined the UNESCO’s Network of Places of History and Memory linked to Enslavement and the Slave Trade. […]
Exploring genetic research for innovative solutions to health challenges in Ghana and beyond
Meet Maame Acquah, a 33-year-old PhD fellow from Ghana who specialises in molecular cell biology, epidemiology, and virology. Her research aims to uncover the genetic and immunological factors that determine the severity of viral infections. Since September 2024, she has been working at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory Grenoble (EMBL) as part of the EMBL-UNESCO Residency […]
