10th anniversary story highlights as of 24 Oct FINAL
A historical perspective
The Rise of Animals, Part I (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU, MLY), Part II (2008, EN, ES,
FR, RU), a two-part tale of how life evolved on Earth over the past 3.8 billion
years
(Part I) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
(Part II) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview relating new methods of
dating human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Saviours from Space for Siberia’s Frozen Tombs (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
using remote sensing to identify buried tombs from a culture dating back 2500
years, in a race against time before melting permafrost destroys them
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Secrets of the Night Sky (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), tracing the history of
astronomy through the ages
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
The Miracle of Light (2005, EN, FR), tracing the history of optics through the
eyes of Ibn Hathim, who founded the discipline 1000 years ago in what is today
Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141236e.pdf
Ulugh Beg: the Scholar on the Throne (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the sole
astronomer in history to rule a mighty state, during the 15 th century, the capital
of which, Samarkand, lies in modern-day Uzbekistan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Of Shipwrecks, Lost Worlds and Grave Robbers (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on a UNESCO convention which safeguards the remains of sunken cities,
shipwrecks and other underwater treasures worldwide
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Darwin Lives! (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the journey which shaped Charles
Darwin’s revolutionary Theory of Evolution in the 19 th century
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
Forty Years of Field Laboratories in Sustainability (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU),
tracing the 40-year history of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme,
which seeks to reconcile humanity with nature
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
From the Dark Ages to the Green Ages (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), tracing the
rise of green chemistry over the past 20 years or so.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840E.pdf
UNESCO’s World Network of
Biosphere Reserves
Putting a Price on Conservation (2012, EN, ES, FR), on how the Serra do
Espinhaço Biosphere Reserve in Brazil is rewarding municipalities which protect
biodiversity and ecosystems in the world’s most intensely mined biosphere
reserve
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Forty Years of Field Laboratories in Sustainability (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU),
tracing the history of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, which seeks
to reconcile humanity with nature
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Striving for a Better Tomorrow in Mujib (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the new Mujib
Biosphere Reserve in Jordan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Bushbruckridge Healer’s Path to Justice (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
how traditional healers in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve in South
Africa will beneft from a revolution in environmental law due to be adopted by
the United Nations
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Taking a Step Back (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how Malindi Watamu
Biosphere Reserve in Kenya and Braunton Burrows–North Devon’s Biosphere
Reserve in the UK have both concluded that retreat is the best policy in the face
of the sea-level rise they are experiencing
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Mayangna Knowledge Deep in the Heart of Mesoamerica (2008, AR, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on this indigenous people’s struggle to protect one of the last
extensive areas of Central American tropical rainforest, in the Boswas and Rio
Platano Biosphere Reserves in Nicaragua and Honduras respectively
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
Rhön’s Gastronomical Ambassadors (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the Rhön
Biosphere Reserve in Germany, which has turned the art of local gastronomy into
a socio-economic success
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
Saving the Remaining Wildlife in Darfur (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a survey
of the rapidly vanishing wildlife in Radom Biosphere Reserve, the victim of the
proliferation of automatic weapons and refugees as a result of the armed confict
in Sudan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Using the Sun to Quench their Thirst (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project in
Omayed Biosphere Reserve in Egypt to desalinate groundwater at the
population’s request
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Taking the Temperature of Mountains (2006, EN, ES, FR), on a project to
monitor climate change and other forms of global change in selected biosphere
reserves in mountainous regions
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
The Pastoralists of Wadi Allaqi (2003, EN, FR), on the techniques pastoralists
have developed in Wadi Allaqi Biosphere Reserve to survive in a region where it
only rains every few years; introduces the research done by the UNESCOCousteau Ecotechnie Chair within the biosphere reserve
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130716e.pdf
Protecting Himalayan Biodiversity (2002, EN, FR), on a study planned for
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India on the virtues of large-scale cultivation of
medicinal and aromatic plants
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
See also Biodiversity and land management
Freshwater management
Planning for an Uncertain Future (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the difculties in
reconciling supply and demand for an increasingly precious resource: freshwater
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Risks Associated with Large-scale Foreign Land Acquisitions (2012,
EN, ES, FR), interview on the implications for developing countries of this growing
trend towards what one person has termed agrarian neocolonialism
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
Chemical Contaminants: those Invisible Additives in our Drink (2011, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on why we should be worried about the extent of chemical
contamination of surface and ground water
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Coping with Extremes in Pakistan (2011, EN, ES, FR RU), on whether the
extreme fooding in Pakistan in 2010 was a result of climate change, natural
variation, poor water management or a combination of all three
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Rising to the Challenge of Rising Waters (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project
to help Jakarta cope with recurrent fooding owing to its location in a foodplain
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Learning to Live with Drought in Europe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
moves in Europe to adopt a drought policy and improve river monitoring in light
of more frequent periods of drought on the continent
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Tending to the Ailing Mother River of China (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
the deteriorating condition of the Yellow River, on which 120 million Chinese
depend
A City Making the Switch to Healthy Sanitation (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on a project to improve sanitation in the capital of Ghana, Accra
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923E.pdf
The Rise and Fall of Bam’s Qanats (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on UNESCO’s
contribution to restoring the subterranean canals damaged in the Bam
earhquake in December 2003
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
A Blue Goldmine in Need of Protection (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a UNESCO
survey of Africa’s transboundary aquifers, which uncovered a few new ones
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
The Reasons for Central Asia’s Water Woes (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU),
interview on the shared responsibility of melting glaciers and poor water policies
for the region’s problems
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Arsenic Filter Stalks Silent Killer in Bangladesh (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the
invention of a flter to protect the Bangladeshi population from groundwater
contaminated by naturally high levels of arsenic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
Ethiopia: a Pot of Blue Gold at the End of the Rainbow? (2006, EN, ES, FR),
on the challenges facing Ethiopia’s water sector, in a country often afected by
severe drought
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145347e.pdf
Using the Sun to Quench their Thirst (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project in
Omayed Biosphere Reserve in Egypt to desalinate groundwater at the
population’s request
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Buried Treasure in the Americas (2005, EN, FR), on cooperation between
Haiti and the Dominican Republic in sharing aquifers, within a wider project to
map transboundary aquifers in the Americas
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
Doubling the World’s Water Professionals (2004, EN, FR), on the work of the
new UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft (Netherlands)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
The Water Crisis: How Has it Come to This? (2003, EN, FR), on why the
global crisis will reach unprecedented levels if nothing is done to rectify the
inertia at the leadership level, according to the frst World Water Development
Report
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
Afghanistan on the (Rocky) Road to Recovery (2003, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s
work to encourage cooperation among Afghanistan and its downstream
neighbours which share the Kabul, Helmand and Amu Darya Rivers – Iran,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – , at a time when Afghanistan
was planning the construction of additional dams
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130699e.pdf
Journey to the Highest Lake in the World (2003, EN, FR), case study of Lake
Titicaca, which straddles the border of Bolivia and Peru, and its indigenous
populations, taken from the frst World Water Development Report
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130716e.pdf
The International Year of Freshwater (2003, EN, FR), summarizing the work
of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme and its plans for the Year
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130716e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Oceans
Ocean Blues (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a strategy
blending conservation with greening marine industries to protect our oceans
threatened biodiversity
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Mapping the Oceans to Save the Seas (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
difculties in mapping biodiversity in the vast ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Fisheries in a Cod Climate (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why Norwegians of the
north are confdent that their local fshing economy will be able to withstand
warmer waters better than the Norwegian economy as a whole
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
A Pinch of Salt (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the rationale behind the adoption
of a new standard for measuring the salt content in seawater
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
A Last Call to Arms (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the socio-economic
importance for coastal states of supplying proof of the outer limits of their legal
continental shelf before the May 2009 deadline
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Why Scientists are Taking a Stand against Ocean Fertilization with Urea
(2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview explaining why 57 scientists from 18
countries oppose this geoengineering technique
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
A Bad Year for Caribbean Corals (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how exceptionally
warm waters bleached much of the coral in the Caribbean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Watching the Oceans for Signs of Climate Change (2006, EN, ES, FR) on the
role the oceans play in regulating the Earth’s climate
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
The Last Frontier (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the legal vacuum surrounding
exploitation of biodiversity in the deep sea
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145347e.pdf
The Silent World Revisited (2005, EN, FR), on the return to a village built on
the foor of the Red Sea 40 years earlier by French naturalist Jean-Yves Cousteau,
to learn more about the sea and how the human body reacted to a prolonged
stay under water.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
The Knowledge that Saved the Sea Gypsies (2005, EN, FR), on how the
Moken people survived the devastating tsunami of December 2004 in the Indian
Ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
Killer Wave (2005, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s response to the tsunami and
earthquake which devastated the Indian Ocean in December 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
A Carbon Sink that Can no Longer Cope? (2004, EN, FR), on monitoring the
acidifcation of the oceans in a high CO2 world
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
The Floating University (2004, EN, FR), on a ten-week research cruise for
students in marine and Earth sciences from 25 countries who studied gas
hydrates, mud volcanoes and other phenomena
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001331/133182e.pdf
Poverty and Reefs (2003, EN, FR), presents the fndings of a study by
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the UK Department for
International Cooperation and a UK-based research group
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
Watching Research on Ocean Storage of Carbon (2003, EN, FR), interview
on why UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission had set up a
watching brief on ocean sequestration of carbon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Where have all the Beaches Gone? (2002, EN, FR), on the threat tourism and
other forms of coastal development pose to West African beaches
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Earth Sciences for society
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Taking the Pulse of Geosciences in Africa (2012, EN, ES, FR), presents the
fndings of a survey of publication trends in this feld that will serve as the basis
for UNESCO’s new initiative in favour geoscience education in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002150/215081E.pdf
What Future for Geoeducation in Africa? (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why
Africa needs to invest in geosciences for its own development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
China’s Palaeotreasure Trove (2012, EN, ES, FR), on China’s network of more
than 300 geoparks
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
The Thrill of Drilling (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on exploiting the secrets that
lie far beneath our feet in terra incognita
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Why Modern Agriculture must Change (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
fndings of a major international assessment involving UNESCO
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Can a Blue Dye Help Save the Aral Sea? (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
scheme to plant indigo to regenerate soils in the Aral Sea basin and stimulate the
economy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Darwin Lives! (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the journey which shaped Charles
Darwin’s revolutionary Theory of Evolution in the 19 th century, at a time when
geology was a new science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
A Last Call to Arms (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the socio-economic
importance for coastal states of supplying timely geoscientifc proof of the outer
limits of their legal continental shelf
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Megacities of Tomorrow (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), forecasting how the
geosciences will shape the world’s most populous cities in the decades to come
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
A Geotropical Paradise (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR), on the Langkawi Geopark, a
member of UNESCO’s Global Geopark Network
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
The Day Mount Manaro Stirred (2007, EN, ES, FR, MLY, RU), on blending
volcanology with traditional knowledge to prepare for volcanic eruptions like that
of Manaro in 2005
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
The Rise of Animals, part I (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU, MLY), part II (2008, EN, ES,
FR, RU), a two-part tale of how life evolved on Earth over the past 3.8 billion
years
(Part I) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
(Part II) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
The Floating University (2004, EN, FR), on a ten-week research cruise for
students in marine and Earth sciences from 25 countries to study gas hydrates,
mud volcanoes and other phenomena
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001331/133182e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Biodiversity and land management
Ocean Blues (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a strategy
blending conservation with greening marine industries to protect our oceans
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Planning for an Uncertain Future (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the difculties in
reconciling supply and demand for an increasingly precious resource: freshwater
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Risks Associated with Large-scale Foreign Land Acquisitions (2012,
EN, ES, FR), interview on the implications for developing countries of this growing
trend towards what some have termed agrarian neocolonialism
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
Sandwatchers fnd a Market for a Weed (2012, EN, ES, FR), on a Kenyan
youth group’s ingenious scheme for turning the invasive weed, water hyacinth,
into ecoproducts
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
What Future for Biodiversity? (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the threat that climate
change poses to biodiversity in North America in particular
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002150/215081E.pdf
Wildlife in a Warming World (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the threat that
climate change poses to biodiversity
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Can a Blue Dye Help Save the Aral Sea? (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
scheme to plant indigo to regenerate soils in the Aral Sea basin and stimulate the
economy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Nature is a Library from which Industry can Learn (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on why the aircraft industry is investing heavily in biomimickry
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Eight predictions for Conservation in the 21st Century (2010, AR, EN, ES,
FR, RU), on some crystal-ball gazing into future trends in conservation:
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Tracking Plant Diversity in a Changing World (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
network of observatories of biodiversity in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Mapping the Oceans to Save the Seas (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
difculties in mapping biodiversity in the vast ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Saving the Guggul Plant (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an interview on one man’s
struggle to save a medicinal plant from extinction in India
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Biodiversity in a Kit (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on what we mean by ecosystem
services http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542e.pdf
A Bleak Outlook for Biodiversity? (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), presents the latest
fndings on the status of biodiversity today
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Indonesia has Imposed a Moratorium on Logging (2010, EN, ES, RU, FR),
interview on Indonesia’s latest eforts to protect its forests
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
All you Ever Wanted to Know about Biodiversity… (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on an exhibition for all those who are afraid to ask
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Fisheries in a Cod Climate (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why Norwegians of
the north are confdent that their local fshing economy will be able to withstand
warmer waters better than the Norwegian economy as a whole
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
The Adventures of Patrimonito (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an adventure of the
hero invented by the World Heritage Centre to alert children to environmental
issues afecting natural and cultural World Heritage; this time, our hero comes to
the aid of the animals living on an island invaded by pigs
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
Why the Financial Crisis is also an Opportunity (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on why now is the time to green the global economy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Darwin Lives! (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the journey which shaped Charles
Darwin’s revolutionary Theory of Evolution
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Many of the World’s Most Endangered Species are Migratory (2007, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on the threats hanging over migratory species
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
Why Modern Agriculture must Change (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
fndings of a major international assessment involving UNESCO
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Mayangna Knowledge Deep in the Heart of Mesoamerica (2008, AR, EN,
ES, FR, RU), the Mayangna and Miskito peoples’ struggle to protect one of the
last extensive areas of Central American tropical rainforest, in Boswas Biosphere
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
A Bad Year for Caribbean Corals (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how exceptionally
warm waters bleached much of the coral in the Caribbean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Saving the Remaining Wildlife in Darfur (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU) , on a
survey of the rapidly vanishing wildlife in Radom Biosphere Reserve, the victim of
the proliferation of automatic weapons and refugees as a result of the armed
confict in Sudan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Why a Warmer World will be a Sicker World (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU),
interview on how a warmer climate will allow vector-transmitted diseases to
extend their geographical range
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
The Heat is On for Australia’s Forests (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the impact
on Australian biodiversity of projected climate change
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
The Last Frontier (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the legal vacuum surrounding
exploitation of biodiversity in the deep sea
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145347e.pdf
The Red Tide (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the risks to human health and
aquaculture of outbreaks of harmful algal blooms in the ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
The Future of Drylands Revisited (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), presents new
research at a time when one-third of land on our planet is threatened by
desertifcation
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147357e.pdf
How Nature Supports People in Southern Africa (2005, EN, FR), an
assessment of the state of this region’s ecosystems within a global study
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
The Silent World Revisited (2005, EN, FR), on the return to a village built on
the foor of the Red Sea 40 years earlier by French naturalist Jean-Yves Cousteau,
in order to learn more about the sea and how the human body reacted to a
prolonged stay under water.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Our Closest Relatives on the Brink of Extinction (2005, EN, FR), on UNESCO
and UNEP’s attempts to protect the remaining Great Apes
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Saving a Survival Kit for the Poor (2004, EN, FR), on a young woman
scientist’s struggle to preserve mangroves in her native Tanzania
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001356/135638e.pdf
Small Islands Step into the Limelight (2004, EN, FR), on the socio-economic
and environmental challenges facing small islands in the run up to the adoption
of the Mauritius Strategy in 2005
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
Poverty and Reefs (2003, EN, FR), presents the fndings of a study by
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the UK Department for
International Cooperation and a UK-based research group
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
‘Africanizing’ Tropical Forest Management (2003, EN, FR), on the new
regional postgraduate school (ERAIFT) set up by UNESCO and the Government of
the Democratic Republic of Congo at the University of Kinshasa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
UNESCO The International Year of Mountains (2002, EN, FR), on the launch
of the GLOCHAMORE project to monitor global change in selected mountain
biosphere reserves
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Where Have all the Beaches Gone? (2002, EN, FR), on the threat tourism and
other forms of coastal development pose to West African beaches
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Protecting Himalayan Biodiversity (2002, EN, FR), on a study planned for
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India on the virtues of large-scale cultivation of
medicinal and aromatic plants
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
See also
UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves and
Earth sciences for society
Chemistry
Where Would We Be without Chemistry? (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
omnipresence of chemistry in our daily lives (comes with a pull-out Periodic
Table)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542E.pdf
From the Dark Ages to the Green Ages (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU) tracing the
rise of green chemistry over the past 20 years or so
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840E.pdf
Environmental Crime Scene (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on the emerging
feld of environmental forensics
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542e.pdf
Chemical Contaminants: those Invisible Additives in our Drink (2011, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on why we should be worried about the extent of chemical
contamination of surface and ground water
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
What Future for Nuclear Power? (2011, EN, ES, ES, RU), interview on the
prospects for nuclear power in light of diminishing uranium stocks
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840e.pdf
As Chemists, We are Designers (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on using
laser to cure cancer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Hot Ice 2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the reasons why common chemicals like water
and methane can behave diferently on the icy planets of Uranus and Neptune
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Small is Beautiful (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how UNESCO’s global
microscience experiments project is fostering experimentation in African schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840e.pdf
Why Scientists are Taking a Stand against Ocean Fertilization with Urea
(2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why 57 scientists from 18 countries oppose this
geoengineering technique
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
Far from the Nanohype (2007, EN, ES, FR), on maximizing the benefts and
minimizing the risks of nanoscience and nanotechnology
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Mini-laboratories for the Middle-East (2007, EN, ES, RU), on how UNESCO’s
global microscience experiments project is fostering experimentation in schools
in the Middle East
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
Arsenic Filter Stalks Silent Killer in Bangladesh (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the
invention of a flter to protect the Bangladeshi population from groundwater
contaminated by naturally high levels of arsenic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
A Carbon Sink that Can no Longer Cope? (2004, EN, FR), on monitoring the
acidifcation of the oceans in a high CO2 world
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
Practical Laboratory Work: to Be or not to Be? (2003, EN, FR), on the
introduction of UNESCO’s microscience experiments project into Cameroon and
the wider sub-region
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Watching Research on Ocean Storage of Carbon (2003, EN, FR), on why
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has set up a watching
brief on ocean sequestration of carbon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Astronomy
Hot Ice 2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), why common chemicals like water and methane
can behave diferently on the icy planets of Uranus and Neptune
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Back to the Moon (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the little-known reasons for
the new race to the Moon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
The New Faces of the Universe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the latest
discoveries in astronomy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Mission to Mars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on an imaginary journey to Mars in
the year 2030
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Preparing for a Cosmic Disaster (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why we should
prepare for the eventuality of an asteroid colliding with our planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
The Life and Death of Stars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview of interview
on the stars in the Universe in general and our Sun in particular
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Ulugh Beg: the Scholar on the Throne (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the sole
astronomer in history to rule a mighty state, during the 15 th century, the capital
of which, Samarkand, lies in modern-day Uzbekistan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Captivate them Young (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how teaching astronomy
at school fres a child’s imagination
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Secrets of the Night Sky, 2007 (EN, ES, FR, RU), tracing the history of
astronomy through the ages
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
When is a Planet not a Planet? (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the reasons why
Pluto has been downgraded from planet to dwarf planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
Physics and mathematics
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on new methods of dating
human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Helping Africa’s ‘Best and Brightest’ Lift Science at Home (2007, EN, FR,
ES), on a three-year fellowship programme for outstanding African postgraduate
students in physics and mathematics, funded by UNESCO and implemented by
UNESCO’s Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
Watching the Oceans for Signs of Climate Change (2006, EN, ES, FR, on the
role the oceans play in regulating the Earth’s climate
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
The Miracle of Light (2005, EN, FR), tracing the history of optics through the
eyes of Ibn Hathim, who founded the discipline 1000 years ago in what is today
Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141236e.pdf
Physics without Tears (2005, EN, FR), proposing an interactive, hands-on
approach to teaching a subject that pupils often fnd difcult
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Science is Child’s Play (2005, EN, FR), on using games and play to teach
children science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
The Solar School (2004, EN, FR) follows UNESCO’s summer school in
photovoltaics
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
For an International Basic Sciences Programme (2002, EN, FR), interview on
UNESCO’s planned new programme
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
See also Astronomy
Natural disasters
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
Coping with Extremes in Pakistan (2011, EN, ES, FR RU), on whether the
extreme fooding in Pakistan in 2010 was a result of climate change, natural
climatic variation or poor water management and UNESCO’s response
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Rising to the Challenge of Rising Waters (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project
to help Jakarta cope with recurrent fooding owing to its location in a foodplain
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Saved by their Ancestors (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how local knowledge
saved thousands of lives during the tragic Japanese tsunami which struck in
March 2011
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840E.pdf
Preparing for a Cosmic Disaster (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how to
prepare for the eventuality of an asteroid colliding with our planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Learning to Live with Drought in Europe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
moves in Europe to adopt a drought policy and improve river monitoring in light
of more frequent periods of drought on the continent
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
The Day Mount Manaro Stirred (2007, EN, ES, FR, MLY, RU), on blending
volcanology with traditional knowledge to prepare for volcanic eruptions like that
of Manaro in 2005
Making Schools Safer in a Disaster (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on a
UNESCO campaign to introduce risk reduction into school curricula and foster the
application of building norms for schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147357e.pdf
The Rise and Fall of Bam’s Qanats (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on UNESCO’s
contribution to restoring the subterranean canals damaged in the Bam
earhquake in December 2003
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
Why Recovery is Taking so Long (2005, EN, FR), interview on progress in the
devastated Indonesian province of Aceh nine months after the earthquake and
tsunami struck
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141236e.pdf
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
The Knowledge that Saved the Sea Gypsies (2005, EN, FR), on how the
Moken survived the devastating tsunami of December 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
Killer Wave (2005, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s response to the tsunami and
earthquake which devastated the Indian Ocean in December 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
After the Earthquake (2004, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s response to the tragic
earthquake which fattened the historic city of Bam in Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Pedagogy and popularization
Taking the Pulse of Geosciences in Africa (2012, EN, ES, FR), presents the
fndings of a survey of publication trends that served as the basis for designing
UNESCO’s new initiative in favour of geoscience education in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002150/215081E.pdf
What Future for Geoeducation in Africa? (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why
Africa needs to invest in geosciences for its own development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Small is Beautiful (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how UNESCO’s global
microscience project is spreading experimentation in African schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840e.pdf
Biodiversity in a kit (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a new pedagogical kit on
biodiversity and ecosystem services
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542e.pdf
All you ever wanted to know about biodiversity… (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an
exhibition for all those who are afraid to ask
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
The Adventures of Patrimonito (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an adventure of the
hero invented by the World Heritage Centre to alert children to environmental
issues afecting natural and cultural World Heritage; this time, our hero comes to
the aid of the animals living on an island invaded by pigs
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
Mission to Mars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on an imaginary journey to Mars in
the year 2030, an article targeting the young
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Captivate them Young (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how teaching astronomy
at school fres a child’s imagination
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Sandwatchers fnd a Market for a Weed (2012, EN, ES, FR), on a Kenyan
youth group’s ingenious scheme to turn water hyacinth, an invasive weed, into a
series of ecoproducts
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Sandwatchers (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on UNESCO’s environmental
education project for schools
Watchdogs of the Public Interest (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the key role
science journalists play in defending the public interest by informing the public
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
Mini-laboratories for the Middle-East (2007, EN, ES, RU), on how UNESCO’s
global microscience project is spreading experimentation in schools in the Middle
East
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
Making Schools Safer in a Disaster (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on a
UNESCO campaign to introduce risk reduction into school curricula and foster the
application of building norms for schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147357e.pdf
Science is Child’s Play (2005, EN, FR), on using games and play to teach
children science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
Physics without Tears (2005, EN, FR), proposing an interactive, hands-on
approach to teaching a subject that pupils often fnd difcult
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Who needs Maths at a Time like this? (2004, EN, FR), on a touring maths
exhibition that demonstrates just how much mathematics permeates our daily
lives
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
Practical Laboratory Work: to Be or not to Be? (2003, EN, FR), on the
introduction of UNESCO’s microscience experiments project into Cameroon and
the wider subregion
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Climate change
Ocean Blues (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a strategy
blending conservation with greening marine industries to protect our oceans
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Weathering Uncertainty in the Arctic (2012, EN, ES, FR), on how indigenous
peoples and scientists are working together to monitor climate change in the
Arctic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
What Future for Biodiversity? (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the threat that climate
change in particular poses to biodiversity, with an emphasis on North America
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Wildlife in a Warming World (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the threat that climate
change poses to biodiversity
Fisheries in a Cod Climate (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why Norwegians of
the north are confdent that their local fshing economy will be able to withstand
warmer waters better than the Norwegian economy as a whole
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Eight predictions for Conservation in the 21st Century (2010, AR, EN, ES,
FR, RU), ofers some crystal-ball gazing into future trends in conservation
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Tracking Plant Diversity in a Changing World (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
network of observatories of diversity in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Taking a Step Back (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why retreat is the best policy
in the face of sea-level rise
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
A Bad Year for Caribbean Corals (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how
exceptionally warm waters bleached much of the coral in the Caribbean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
A Warmer World will be a Sicker World (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on
how a warmer climate will allow vector-transmitted diseases to extend their
geographical range
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
Retrospective on Climate Change (2007, EN, FR), bumper issue ofering a
collection of UNESCO’s work in the feld of climate change monitoring, mitigation
and adaptation between 2002 and 2007
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001517/151707e.pdf
Watching Research on Ocean Storage of Carbon (2003, EN, FR), on why
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has set up a watching
brief on ocean sequestration of carbon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Research for health
All for One and One for All: Genetic Solidarity in the Making (Spanish
coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on UNESCO’s support for the Human
Variome Project, the successor to the Human Genome Project
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Science is a Universal Language (2012, EN, ES), interview of a woman
researcher and inventor who is blending enterpreneurship with philanthropy to
harness biotechnology to social progress
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
The Benefts of Biotech for South Asia (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
potential of biotechnology for health, agriculture and energy generation in the
region
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
As Chemists, We are Designers (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on using
laser to cure cancer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Where would we be without Chemistry? (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
omnipresence of chemistry in our daily lives, including the role it plays in the
pharmaceutical industry (comes with a pull-out Periodic Table)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542E.pdf
Ageing Youthfully (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the latest medical advances
for staying healthy longer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Teeth will Help to Shape the Future of Stem Cell Research (2008, AR, EN,
ES, FR, RU), interview on how research may one day lead to repairing tooth
decay and engineering healthy tissue
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
The Red Tide (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the risks to human health and
aquaculture of outbreaks of harmful algal blooms in the ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Controlling Malaria, the Vampire of the Technological Age (2005, EN, FR),
on a biological weapon developed by a scientist to eradicate malaria from
southern Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
Arsenic Filter Stalks Silent Killer in Bangladesh (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the
invention of a flter to protect the Bangladeshi population from groundwater
contaminated by naturally high levels of arsenic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
Protecting Infants from AIDS (2004, EN, FR), interview on the work of the
World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention supported by UNESCO and
headed by one of the co-discoverers of the HIV/AIDS virus
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
For an International Basic Sciences Programme (2002, EN, FR), interview on
UNESCO’s planned new programme
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Archaeology
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
Of Shipwrecks, Lost Worlds and Grave Robbers (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on a new UNESCO convention to safeguard the remains of sunken cities,
shipwrecks and other underwater treasures worldwide
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on new methods of dating
human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Saviours from Space for Siberia’s Frozen Tombs (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
using remote sensing to identify buried tombs from a culture dating back 2500
years, in a race against time before melting permafrost destroys them
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
A Tale of Five Cities (2004, EN, FR), on the work of a team of archaeologists,
hydrologists and urban planners to save fve jewels around the Mediterranean
Basin
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001356/135638e.pdf
Engineering and technology
Bridging the Digital Divide (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a
CERN-UNESCO Digital Library School which is training librarians and IT specialists,
in order to foster the development of digital libraries in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Science is a Universal Language (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN,
ES), interview of a woman researcher and inventor who is blending
enterpreneurship with philanthropy to harness biotechnology to social progress
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
The High Level of Research Promotes Israeli Science-based Industries
(2012, EN, FR, ES), on the strong role played by the business sector in
contemporary Israeli science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
As Chemists, We are Designers (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on using
laser to cure cancer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Where would we be without Chemistry? (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
omnipresence of chemistry in our daily lives and its role in industry (comes with a
pull-out Periodic Table)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542E.pdf
Nature is a Library from which Industry can Learn (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on why the aircraft industry is investing heavily in biomimickry
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
The Rise of Innovation in India (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the impact of
policies in India to foster innovation, taken from the UNESCO Science Report
2010
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
Preparing for a Cosmic Disaster (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why we should
prepare for the eventuality of an asteroid colliding with our planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
The New Faces of the Universe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the latest
discoveries in astronomy and what they owe to technology
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Mission to Mars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on an imaginary journey to Mars in
the year 2030, an article targeting the young
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on new methods of dating
human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
The Art of Engineering a Better World (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), presents
the winning innovations of engineering students from North and South who were
asked to design a project together combining poverty alleviation and sustainable
development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Far from the Nanohype (2007, EN, ES, FR), on maximizing the benefts and
minimizing the risks of nanoscience and nanotechnology
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Saviours from Space for Siberia’s Frozen Tombs (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
using remote sensing to identify buried tombs from a culture dating back 2500
years, in a race against time before melt
The Rise of Animals, Part I (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU, MLY), Part II (2008, EN, ES,
FR, RU), a two-part tale of how life evolved on Earth over the past 3.8 billion
years
(Part I) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
(Part II) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview relating new methods of
dating human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Saviours from Space for Siberia’s Frozen Tombs (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
using remote sensing to identify buried tombs from a culture dating back 2500
years, in a race against time before melting permafrost destroys them
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Secrets of the Night Sky (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), tracing the history of
astronomy through the ages
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
The Miracle of Light (2005, EN, FR), tracing the history of optics through the
eyes of Ibn Hathim, who founded the discipline 1000 years ago in what is today
Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141236e.pdf
Ulugh Beg: the Scholar on the Throne (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the sole
astronomer in history to rule a mighty state, during the 15 th century, the capital
of which, Samarkand, lies in modern-day Uzbekistan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Of Shipwrecks, Lost Worlds and Grave Robbers (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on a UNESCO convention which safeguards the remains of sunken cities,
shipwrecks and other underwater treasures worldwide
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Darwin Lives! (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the journey which shaped Charles
Darwin’s revolutionary Theory of Evolution in the 19 th century
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
Forty Years of Field Laboratories in Sustainability (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU),
tracing the 40-year history of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme,
which seeks to reconcile humanity with nature
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
From the Dark Ages to the Green Ages (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), tracing the
rise of green chemistry over the past 20 years or so.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840E.pdf
UNESCO’s World Network of
Biosphere Reserves
Putting a Price on Conservation (2012, EN, ES, FR), on how the Serra do
Espinhaço Biosphere Reserve in Brazil is rewarding municipalities which protect
biodiversity and ecosystems in the world’s most intensely mined biosphere
reserve
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Forty Years of Field Laboratories in Sustainability (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU),
tracing the history of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, which seeks
to reconcile humanity with nature
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Striving for a Better Tomorrow in Mujib (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the new Mujib
Biosphere Reserve in Jordan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Bushbruckridge Healer’s Path to Justice (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
how traditional healers in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve in South
Africa will beneft from a revolution in environmental law due to be adopted by
the United Nations
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Taking a Step Back (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how Malindi Watamu
Biosphere Reserve in Kenya and Braunton Burrows–North Devon’s Biosphere
Reserve in the UK have both concluded that retreat is the best policy in the face
of the sea-level rise they are experiencing
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Mayangna Knowledge Deep in the Heart of Mesoamerica (2008, AR, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on this indigenous people’s struggle to protect one of the last
extensive areas of Central American tropical rainforest, in the Boswas and Rio
Platano Biosphere Reserves in Nicaragua and Honduras respectively
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
Rhön’s Gastronomical Ambassadors (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the Rhön
Biosphere Reserve in Germany, which has turned the art of local gastronomy into
a socio-economic success
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
Saving the Remaining Wildlife in Darfur (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a survey
of the rapidly vanishing wildlife in Radom Biosphere Reserve, the victim of the
proliferation of automatic weapons and refugees as a result of the armed confict
in Sudan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Using the Sun to Quench their Thirst (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project in
Omayed Biosphere Reserve in Egypt to desalinate groundwater at the
population’s request
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Taking the Temperature of Mountains (2006, EN, ES, FR), on a project to
monitor climate change and other forms of global change in selected biosphere
reserves in mountainous regions
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
The Pastoralists of Wadi Allaqi (2003, EN, FR), on the techniques pastoralists
have developed in Wadi Allaqi Biosphere Reserve to survive in a region where it
only rains every few years; introduces the research done by the UNESCOCousteau Ecotechnie Chair within the biosphere reserve
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130716e.pdf
Protecting Himalayan Biodiversity (2002, EN, FR), on a study planned for
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India on the virtues of large-scale cultivation of
medicinal and aromatic plants
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
See also Biodiversity and land management
Freshwater management
Planning for an Uncertain Future (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the difculties in
reconciling supply and demand for an increasingly precious resource: freshwater
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Risks Associated with Large-scale Foreign Land Acquisitions (2012,
EN, ES, FR), interview on the implications for developing countries of this growing
trend towards what one person has termed agrarian neocolonialism
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
Chemical Contaminants: those Invisible Additives in our Drink (2011, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on why we should be worried about the extent of chemical
contamination of surface and ground water
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Coping with Extremes in Pakistan (2011, EN, ES, FR RU), on whether the
extreme fooding in Pakistan in 2010 was a result of climate change, natural
variation, poor water management or a combination of all three
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Rising to the Challenge of Rising Waters (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project
to help Jakarta cope with recurrent fooding owing to its location in a foodplain
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Learning to Live with Drought in Europe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
moves in Europe to adopt a drought policy and improve river monitoring in light
of more frequent periods of drought on the continent
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Tending to the Ailing Mother River of China (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
the deteriorating condition of the Yellow River, on which 120 million Chinese
depend
A City Making the Switch to Healthy Sanitation (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on a project to improve sanitation in the capital of Ghana, Accra
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923E.pdf
The Rise and Fall of Bam’s Qanats (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on UNESCO’s
contribution to restoring the subterranean canals damaged in the Bam
earhquake in December 2003
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
A Blue Goldmine in Need of Protection (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a UNESCO
survey of Africa’s transboundary aquifers, which uncovered a few new ones
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
The Reasons for Central Asia’s Water Woes (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU),
interview on the shared responsibility of melting glaciers and poor water policies
for the region’s problems
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Arsenic Filter Stalks Silent Killer in Bangladesh (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the
invention of a flter to protect the Bangladeshi population from groundwater
contaminated by naturally high levels of arsenic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
Ethiopia: a Pot of Blue Gold at the End of the Rainbow? (2006, EN, ES, FR),
on the challenges facing Ethiopia’s water sector, in a country often afected by
severe drought
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145347e.pdf
Using the Sun to Quench their Thirst (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project in
Omayed Biosphere Reserve in Egypt to desalinate groundwater at the
population’s request
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Buried Treasure in the Americas (2005, EN, FR), on cooperation between
Haiti and the Dominican Republic in sharing aquifers, within a wider project to
map transboundary aquifers in the Americas
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
Doubling the World’s Water Professionals (2004, EN, FR), on the work of the
new UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft (Netherlands)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
The Water Crisis: How Has it Come to This? (2003, EN, FR), on why the
global crisis will reach unprecedented levels if nothing is done to rectify the
inertia at the leadership level, according to the frst World Water Development
Report
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
Afghanistan on the (Rocky) Road to Recovery (2003, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s
work to encourage cooperation among Afghanistan and its downstream
neighbours which share the Kabul, Helmand and Amu Darya Rivers – Iran,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – , at a time when Afghanistan
was planning the construction of additional dams
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130699e.pdf
Journey to the Highest Lake in the World (2003, EN, FR), case study of Lake
Titicaca, which straddles the border of Bolivia and Peru, and its indigenous
populations, taken from the frst World Water Development Report
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130716e.pdf
The International Year of Freshwater (2003, EN, FR), summarizing the work
of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme and its plans for the Year
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130716e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Oceans
Ocean Blues (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a strategy
blending conservation with greening marine industries to protect our oceans
threatened biodiversity
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Mapping the Oceans to Save the Seas (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
difculties in mapping biodiversity in the vast ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Fisheries in a Cod Climate (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why Norwegians of the
north are confdent that their local fshing economy will be able to withstand
warmer waters better than the Norwegian economy as a whole
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
A Pinch of Salt (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the rationale behind the adoption
of a new standard for measuring the salt content in seawater
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
A Last Call to Arms (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the socio-economic
importance for coastal states of supplying proof of the outer limits of their legal
continental shelf before the May 2009 deadline
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Why Scientists are Taking a Stand against Ocean Fertilization with Urea
(2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview explaining why 57 scientists from 18
countries oppose this geoengineering technique
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
A Bad Year for Caribbean Corals (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how exceptionally
warm waters bleached much of the coral in the Caribbean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Watching the Oceans for Signs of Climate Change (2006, EN, ES, FR) on the
role the oceans play in regulating the Earth’s climate
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
The Last Frontier (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the legal vacuum surrounding
exploitation of biodiversity in the deep sea
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145347e.pdf
The Silent World Revisited (2005, EN, FR), on the return to a village built on
the foor of the Red Sea 40 years earlier by French naturalist Jean-Yves Cousteau,
to learn more about the sea and how the human body reacted to a prolonged
stay under water.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
The Knowledge that Saved the Sea Gypsies (2005, EN, FR), on how the
Moken people survived the devastating tsunami of December 2004 in the Indian
Ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
Killer Wave (2005, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s response to the tsunami and
earthquake which devastated the Indian Ocean in December 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
A Carbon Sink that Can no Longer Cope? (2004, EN, FR), on monitoring the
acidifcation of the oceans in a high CO2 world
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
The Floating University (2004, EN, FR), on a ten-week research cruise for
students in marine and Earth sciences from 25 countries who studied gas
hydrates, mud volcanoes and other phenomena
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001331/133182e.pdf
Poverty and Reefs (2003, EN, FR), presents the fndings of a study by
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the UK Department for
International Cooperation and a UK-based research group
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
Watching Research on Ocean Storage of Carbon (2003, EN, FR), interview
on why UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission had set up a
watching brief on ocean sequestration of carbon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Where have all the Beaches Gone? (2002, EN, FR), on the threat tourism and
other forms of coastal development pose to West African beaches
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Earth Sciences for society
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Taking the Pulse of Geosciences in Africa (2012, EN, ES, FR), presents the
fndings of a survey of publication trends in this feld that will serve as the basis
for UNESCO’s new initiative in favour geoscience education in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002150/215081E.pdf
What Future for Geoeducation in Africa? (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why
Africa needs to invest in geosciences for its own development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
China’s Palaeotreasure Trove (2012, EN, ES, FR), on China’s network of more
than 300 geoparks
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
The Thrill of Drilling (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on exploiting the secrets that
lie far beneath our feet in terra incognita
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Why Modern Agriculture must Change (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
fndings of a major international assessment involving UNESCO
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Can a Blue Dye Help Save the Aral Sea? (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
scheme to plant indigo to regenerate soils in the Aral Sea basin and stimulate the
economy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Darwin Lives! (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the journey which shaped Charles
Darwin’s revolutionary Theory of Evolution in the 19 th century, at a time when
geology was a new science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
A Last Call to Arms (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the socio-economic
importance for coastal states of supplying timely geoscientifc proof of the outer
limits of their legal continental shelf
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Megacities of Tomorrow (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), forecasting how the
geosciences will shape the world’s most populous cities in the decades to come
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
A Geotropical Paradise (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR), on the Langkawi Geopark, a
member of UNESCO’s Global Geopark Network
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
The Day Mount Manaro Stirred (2007, EN, ES, FR, MLY, RU), on blending
volcanology with traditional knowledge to prepare for volcanic eruptions like that
of Manaro in 2005
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
The Rise of Animals, part I (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU, MLY), part II (2008, EN, ES,
FR, RU), a two-part tale of how life evolved on Earth over the past 3.8 billion
years
(Part I) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
(Part II) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
The Floating University (2004, EN, FR), on a ten-week research cruise for
students in marine and Earth sciences from 25 countries to study gas hydrates,
mud volcanoes and other phenomena
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001331/133182e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Biodiversity and land management
Ocean Blues (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a strategy
blending conservation with greening marine industries to protect our oceans
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Planning for an Uncertain Future (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the difculties in
reconciling supply and demand for an increasingly precious resource: freshwater
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Risks Associated with Large-scale Foreign Land Acquisitions (2012,
EN, ES, FR), interview on the implications for developing countries of this growing
trend towards what some have termed agrarian neocolonialism
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
Sandwatchers fnd a Market for a Weed (2012, EN, ES, FR), on a Kenyan
youth group’s ingenious scheme for turning the invasive weed, water hyacinth,
into ecoproducts
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
What Future for Biodiversity? (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the threat that climate
change poses to biodiversity in North America in particular
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002150/215081E.pdf
Wildlife in a Warming World (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the threat that
climate change poses to biodiversity
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Can a Blue Dye Help Save the Aral Sea? (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
scheme to plant indigo to regenerate soils in the Aral Sea basin and stimulate the
economy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
Nature is a Library from which Industry can Learn (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on why the aircraft industry is investing heavily in biomimickry
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Eight predictions for Conservation in the 21st Century (2010, AR, EN, ES,
FR, RU), on some crystal-ball gazing into future trends in conservation:
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Tracking Plant Diversity in a Changing World (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
network of observatories of biodiversity in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Mapping the Oceans to Save the Seas (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
difculties in mapping biodiversity in the vast ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Saving the Guggul Plant (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an interview on one man’s
struggle to save a medicinal plant from extinction in India
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Biodiversity in a Kit (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on what we mean by ecosystem
services http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542e.pdf
A Bleak Outlook for Biodiversity? (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), presents the latest
fndings on the status of biodiversity today
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Indonesia has Imposed a Moratorium on Logging (2010, EN, ES, RU, FR),
interview on Indonesia’s latest eforts to protect its forests
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
All you Ever Wanted to Know about Biodiversity… (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on an exhibition for all those who are afraid to ask
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Fisheries in a Cod Climate (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why Norwegians of
the north are confdent that their local fshing economy will be able to withstand
warmer waters better than the Norwegian economy as a whole
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
The Adventures of Patrimonito (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an adventure of the
hero invented by the World Heritage Centre to alert children to environmental
issues afecting natural and cultural World Heritage; this time, our hero comes to
the aid of the animals living on an island invaded by pigs
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
Why the Financial Crisis is also an Opportunity (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on why now is the time to green the global economy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Darwin Lives! (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the journey which shaped Charles
Darwin’s revolutionary Theory of Evolution
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Many of the World’s Most Endangered Species are Migratory (2007, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on the threats hanging over migratory species
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
Why Modern Agriculture must Change (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
fndings of a major international assessment involving UNESCO
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
Mayangna Knowledge Deep in the Heart of Mesoamerica (2008, AR, EN,
ES, FR, RU), the Mayangna and Miskito peoples’ struggle to protect one of the
last extensive areas of Central American tropical rainforest, in Boswas Biosphere
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
A Bad Year for Caribbean Corals (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how exceptionally
warm waters bleached much of the coral in the Caribbean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Saving the Remaining Wildlife in Darfur (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU) , on a
survey of the rapidly vanishing wildlife in Radom Biosphere Reserve, the victim of
the proliferation of automatic weapons and refugees as a result of the armed
confict in Sudan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Why a Warmer World will be a Sicker World (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU),
interview on how a warmer climate will allow vector-transmitted diseases to
extend their geographical range
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
The Heat is On for Australia’s Forests (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the impact
on Australian biodiversity of projected climate change
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
The Last Frontier (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the legal vacuum surrounding
exploitation of biodiversity in the deep sea
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145347e.pdf
The Red Tide (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the risks to human health and
aquaculture of outbreaks of harmful algal blooms in the ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
The Future of Drylands Revisited (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), presents new
research at a time when one-third of land on our planet is threatened by
desertifcation
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147357e.pdf
How Nature Supports People in Southern Africa (2005, EN, FR), an
assessment of the state of this region’s ecosystems within a global study
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
The Silent World Revisited (2005, EN, FR), on the return to a village built on
the foor of the Red Sea 40 years earlier by French naturalist Jean-Yves Cousteau,
in order to learn more about the sea and how the human body reacted to a
prolonged stay under water.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Our Closest Relatives on the Brink of Extinction (2005, EN, FR), on UNESCO
and UNEP’s attempts to protect the remaining Great Apes
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Saving a Survival Kit for the Poor (2004, EN, FR), on a young woman
scientist’s struggle to preserve mangroves in her native Tanzania
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001356/135638e.pdf
Small Islands Step into the Limelight (2004, EN, FR), on the socio-economic
and environmental challenges facing small islands in the run up to the adoption
of the Mauritius Strategy in 2005
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
Poverty and Reefs (2003, EN, FR), presents the fndings of a study by
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the UK Department for
International Cooperation and a UK-based research group
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
‘Africanizing’ Tropical Forest Management (2003, EN, FR), on the new
regional postgraduate school (ERAIFT) set up by UNESCO and the Government of
the Democratic Republic of Congo at the University of Kinshasa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001323/132326e.pdf
UNESCO The International Year of Mountains (2002, EN, FR), on the launch
of the GLOCHAMORE project to monitor global change in selected mountain
biosphere reserves
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Where Have all the Beaches Gone? (2002, EN, FR), on the threat tourism and
other forms of coastal development pose to West African beaches
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Protecting Himalayan Biodiversity (2002, EN, FR), on a study planned for
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India on the virtues of large-scale cultivation of
medicinal and aromatic plants
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
See also
UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves and
Earth sciences for society
Chemistry
Where Would We Be without Chemistry? (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
omnipresence of chemistry in our daily lives (comes with a pull-out Periodic
Table)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542E.pdf
From the Dark Ages to the Green Ages (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU) tracing the
rise of green chemistry over the past 20 years or so
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840E.pdf
Environmental Crime Scene (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on the emerging
feld of environmental forensics
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542e.pdf
Chemical Contaminants: those Invisible Additives in our Drink (2011, EN,
ES, FR, RU), on why we should be worried about the extent of chemical
contamination of surface and ground water
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
What Future for Nuclear Power? (2011, EN, ES, ES, RU), interview on the
prospects for nuclear power in light of diminishing uranium stocks
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840e.pdf
As Chemists, We are Designers (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on using
laser to cure cancer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Hot Ice 2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the reasons why common chemicals like water
and methane can behave diferently on the icy planets of Uranus and Neptune
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Small is Beautiful (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how UNESCO’s global
microscience experiments project is fostering experimentation in African schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840e.pdf
Why Scientists are Taking a Stand against Ocean Fertilization with Urea
(2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why 57 scientists from 18 countries oppose this
geoengineering technique
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001630/163080e.pdf
Far from the Nanohype (2007, EN, ES, FR), on maximizing the benefts and
minimizing the risks of nanoscience and nanotechnology
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Mini-laboratories for the Middle-East (2007, EN, ES, RU), on how UNESCO’s
global microscience experiments project is fostering experimentation in schools
in the Middle East
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
Arsenic Filter Stalks Silent Killer in Bangladesh (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the
invention of a flter to protect the Bangladeshi population from groundwater
contaminated by naturally high levels of arsenic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
A Carbon Sink that Can no Longer Cope? (2004, EN, FR), on monitoring the
acidifcation of the oceans in a high CO2 world
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
Practical Laboratory Work: to Be or not to Be? (2003, EN, FR), on the
introduction of UNESCO’s microscience experiments project into Cameroon and
the wider sub-region
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Watching Research on Ocean Storage of Carbon (2003, EN, FR), on why
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has set up a watching
brief on ocean sequestration of carbon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Astronomy
Hot Ice 2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), why common chemicals like water and methane
can behave diferently on the icy planets of Uranus and Neptune
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Back to the Moon (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the little-known reasons for
the new race to the Moon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519e.pdf
The New Faces of the Universe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the latest
discoveries in astronomy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Mission to Mars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on an imaginary journey to Mars in
the year 2030
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Preparing for a Cosmic Disaster (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why we should
prepare for the eventuality of an asteroid colliding with our planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
The Life and Death of Stars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview of interview
on the stars in the Universe in general and our Sun in particular
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Ulugh Beg: the Scholar on the Throne (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the sole
astronomer in history to rule a mighty state, during the 15 th century, the capital
of which, Samarkand, lies in modern-day Uzbekistan
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Captivate them Young (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how teaching astronomy
at school fres a child’s imagination
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Secrets of the Night Sky, 2007 (EN, ES, FR, RU), tracing the history of
astronomy through the ages
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
When is a Planet not a Planet? (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the reasons why
Pluto has been downgraded from planet to dwarf planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
Physics and mathematics
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on new methods of dating
human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Helping Africa’s ‘Best and Brightest’ Lift Science at Home (2007, EN, FR,
ES), on a three-year fellowship programme for outstanding African postgraduate
students in physics and mathematics, funded by UNESCO and implemented by
UNESCO’s Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149267e.pdf
Watching the Oceans for Signs of Climate Change (2006, EN, ES, FR, on the
role the oceans play in regulating the Earth’s climate
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
The Miracle of Light (2005, EN, FR), tracing the history of optics through the
eyes of Ibn Hathim, who founded the discipline 1000 years ago in what is today
Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141236e.pdf
Physics without Tears (2005, EN, FR), proposing an interactive, hands-on
approach to teaching a subject that pupils often fnd difcult
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Science is Child’s Play (2005, EN, FR), on using games and play to teach
children science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
The Solar School (2004, EN, FR) follows UNESCO’s summer school in
photovoltaics
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
For an International Basic Sciences Programme (2002, EN, FR), interview on
UNESCO’s planned new programme
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
See also Astronomy
Natural disasters
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
Coping with Extremes in Pakistan (2011, EN, ES, FR RU), on whether the
extreme fooding in Pakistan in 2010 was a result of climate change, natural
climatic variation or poor water management and UNESCO’s response
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Rising to the Challenge of Rising Waters (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a project
to help Jakarta cope with recurrent fooding owing to its location in a foodplain
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
Saved by their Ancestors (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how local knowledge
saved thousands of lives during the tragic Japanese tsunami which struck in
March 2011
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840E.pdf
Preparing for a Cosmic Disaster (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how to
prepare for the eventuality of an asteroid colliding with our planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Learning to Live with Drought in Europe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
moves in Europe to adopt a drought policy and improve river monitoring in light
of more frequent periods of drought on the continent
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
The Day Mount Manaro Stirred (2007, EN, ES, FR, MLY, RU), on blending
volcanology with traditional knowledge to prepare for volcanic eruptions like that
of Manaro in 2005
Making Schools Safer in a Disaster (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on a
UNESCO campaign to introduce risk reduction into school curricula and foster the
application of building norms for schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147357e.pdf
The Rise and Fall of Bam’s Qanats (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on UNESCO’s
contribution to restoring the subterranean canals damaged in the Bam
earhquake in December 2003
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001561/156125e.pdf
Why Recovery is Taking so Long (2005, EN, FR), interview on progress in the
devastated Indonesian province of Aceh nine months after the earthquake and
tsunami struck
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141236e.pdf
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
The Knowledge that Saved the Sea Gypsies (2005, EN, FR), on how the
Moken survived the devastating tsunami of December 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
Killer Wave (2005, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s response to the tsunami and
earthquake which devastated the Indian Ocean in December 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
After the Earthquake (2004, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s response to the tragic
earthquake which fattened the historic city of Bam in Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
UNESCO and Johannesburg (2002, EN, FR), on UNESCO’s strategy for following
up the World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Pedagogy and popularization
Taking the Pulse of Geosciences in Africa (2012, EN, ES, FR), presents the
fndings of a survey of publication trends that served as the basis for designing
UNESCO’s new initiative in favour of geoscience education in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002150/215081E.pdf
What Future for Geoeducation in Africa? (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why
Africa needs to invest in geosciences for its own development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Small is Beautiful (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how UNESCO’s global
microscience project is spreading experimentation in African schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001938/193840e.pdf
Biodiversity in a kit (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a new pedagogical kit on
biodiversity and ecosystem services
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542e.pdf
All you ever wanted to know about biodiversity… (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an
exhibition for all those who are afraid to ask
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
The Adventures of Patrimonito (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), an adventure of the
hero invented by the World Heritage Centre to alert children to environmental
issues afecting natural and cultural World Heritage; this time, our hero comes to
the aid of the animals living on an island invaded by pigs
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
Mission to Mars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on an imaginary journey to Mars in
the year 2030, an article targeting the young
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Captivate them Young (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how teaching astronomy
at school fres a child’s imagination
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
Sandwatchers fnd a Market for a Weed (2012, EN, ES, FR), on a Kenyan
youth group’s ingenious scheme to turn water hyacinth, an invasive weed, into a
series of ecoproducts
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215616E.pdf
The Sandwatchers (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on UNESCO’s environmental
education project for schools
Watchdogs of the Public Interest (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the key role
science journalists play in defending the public interest by informing the public
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
Mini-laboratories for the Middle-East (2007, EN, ES, RU), on how UNESCO’s
global microscience project is spreading experimentation in schools in the Middle
East
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001537/153797e.pdf
Making Schools Safer in a Disaster (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on a
UNESCO campaign to introduce risk reduction into school curricula and foster the
application of building norms for schools
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147357e.pdf
Science is Child’s Play (2005, EN, FR), on using games and play to teach
children science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139966e.pdf
Physics without Tears (2005, EN, FR), proposing an interactive, hands-on
approach to teaching a subject that pupils often fnd difcult
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001380/138090e.pdf
Who needs Maths at a Time like this? (2004, EN, FR), on a touring maths
exhibition that demonstrates just how much mathematics permeates our daily
lives
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001372/137292e.pdf
Practical Laboratory Work: to Be or not to Be? (2003, EN, FR), on the
introduction of UNESCO’s microscience experiments project into Cameroon and
the wider subregion
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Climate change
Ocean Blues (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a strategy
blending conservation with greening marine industries to protect our oceans
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Weathering Uncertainty in the Arctic (2012, EN, ES, FR), on how indigenous
peoples and scientists are working together to monitor climate change in the
Arctic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
What Future for Biodiversity? (2012, EN, ES, FR), on the threat that climate
change in particular poses to biodiversity, with an emphasis on North America
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
Wildlife in a Warming World (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the threat that climate
change poses to biodiversity
Fisheries in a Cod Climate (2010, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why Norwegians of
the north are confdent that their local fshing economy will be able to withstand
warmer waters better than the Norwegian economy as a whole
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Eight predictions for Conservation in the 21st Century (2010, AR, EN, ES,
FR, RU), ofers some crystal-ball gazing into future trends in conservation
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
Tracking Plant Diversity in a Changing World (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on a
network of observatories of diversity in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001884/188440e.pdf
Taking a Step Back (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why retreat is the best policy
in the face of sea-level rise
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001844/184441e.pdf
A Bad Year for Caribbean Corals (2008, EN, ES, FR, RU), on how
exceptionally warm waters bleached much of the coral in the Caribbean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
A Warmer World will be a Sicker World (2007, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on
how a warmer climate will allow vector-transmitted diseases to extend their
geographical range
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001516/151633e.pdf
Retrospective on Climate Change (2007, EN, FR), bumper issue ofering a
collection of UNESCO’s work in the feld of climate change monitoring, mitigation
and adaptation between 2002 and 2007
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001517/151707e.pdf
Watching Research on Ocean Storage of Carbon (2003, EN, FR), on why
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has set up a watching
brief on ocean sequestration of carbon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001306/130643e.pdf
Research for health
All for One and One for All: Genetic Solidarity in the Making (Spanish
coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on UNESCO’s support for the Human
Variome Project, the successor to the Human Genome Project
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Science is a Universal Language (2012, EN, ES), interview of a woman
researcher and inventor who is blending enterpreneurship with philanthropy to
harness biotechnology to social progress
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
The Benefts of Biotech for South Asia (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
potential of biotechnology for health, agriculture and energy generation in the
region
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001920/192090E.pdf
As Chemists, We are Designers (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on using
laser to cure cancer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Where would we be without Chemistry? (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
omnipresence of chemistry in our daily lives, including the role it plays in the
pharmaceutical industry (comes with a pull-out Periodic Table)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542E.pdf
Ageing Youthfully (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the latest medical advances
for staying healthy longer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Teeth will Help to Shape the Future of Stem Cell Research (2008, AR, EN,
ES, FR, RU), interview on how research may one day lead to repairing tooth
decay and engineering healthy tissue
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001609/160923e.pdf
The Red Tide (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the risks to human health and
aquaculture of outbreaks of harmful algal blooms in the ocean
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
Controlling Malaria, the Vampire of the Technological Age (2005, EN, FR),
on a biological weapon developed by a scientist to eradicate malaria from
southern Iran
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139181e.pdf
Arsenic Filter Stalks Silent Killer in Bangladesh (2006, EN, ES, FR), on the
invention of a flter to protect the Bangladeshi population from groundwater
contaminated by naturally high levels of arsenic
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001432/143225e.pdf
Protecting Infants from AIDS (2004, EN, FR), interview on the work of the
World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention supported by UNESCO and
headed by one of the co-discoverers of the HIV/AIDS virus
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001564/156457e.pdf
For an International Basic Sciences Programme (2002, EN, FR), interview on
UNESCO’s planned new programme
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001307/130715e.pdf
Archaeology
Tales Set in Stone (2012, EN, ES, FR), retracing the impact of climate change
and natural disasters over the past 30 000 years on human civilizations living
around the Black and Mediterranean Sea basins
Of Shipwrecks, Lost Worlds and Grave Robbers (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on a new UNESCO convention to safeguard the remains of sunken cities,
shipwrecks and other underwater treasures worldwide
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001813/181351e.pdf
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on new methods of dating
human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Saviours from Space for Siberia’s Frozen Tombs (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
using remote sensing to identify buried tombs from a culture dating back 2500
years, in a race against time before melting permafrost destroys them
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001463/146393e.pdf
A Tale of Five Cities (2004, EN, FR), on the work of a team of archaeologists,
hydrologists and urban planners to save fve jewels around the Mediterranean
Basin
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001356/135638e.pdf
Engineering and technology
Bridging the Digital Divide (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN, ES), on a
CERN-UNESCO Digital Library School which is training librarians and IT specialists,
in order to foster the development of digital libraries in Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
Science is a Universal Language (Spanish coming in November, 2012, EN,
ES), interview of a woman researcher and inventor who is blending
enterpreneurship with philanthropy to harness biotechnology to social progress
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218053e.pdf
The High Level of Research Promotes Israeli Science-based Industries
(2012, EN, FR, ES), on the strong role played by the business sector in
contemporary Israeli science
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217154E.pdf
As Chemists, We are Designers (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on using
laser to cure cancer
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002122/212222e.pdf
Where would we be without Chemistry? (2011, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the
omnipresence of chemistry in our daily lives and its role in industry (comes with a
pull-out Periodic Table)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190542E.pdf
Nature is a Library from which Industry can Learn (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU),
on why the aircraft industry is investing heavily in biomimickry
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187515e.pdf
The Rise of Innovation in India (2010, EN, ES, FR, RU), on the impact of
policies in India to foster innovation, taken from the UNESCO Science Report
2010
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189685e.pdf
Preparing for a Cosmic Disaster (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), on why we should
prepare for the eventuality of an asteroid colliding with our planet
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
The New Faces of the Universe (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on the latest
discoveries in astronomy and what they owe to technology
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179113e.pdf
Mission to Mars (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU) on an imaginary journey to Mars in
the year 2030, an article targeting the young
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
Out of Africa (2009, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), interview on new methods of dating
human migration out of Africa
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183157e.pdf
The Art of Engineering a Better World (2008, AR, EN, ES, FR, RU), presents
the winning innovations of engineering students from North and South who were
asked to design a project together combining poverty alleviation and sustainable
development
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158708e.pdf
Far from the Nanohype (2007, EN, ES, FR), on maximizing the benefts and
minimizing the risks of nanoscience and nanotechnology
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001503/150334e.pdf
Saviours from Space for Siberia’s Frozen Tombs (2006, EN, ES, FR, RU), on
using remote sensing to identify buried tombs from a culture dating back 2500
years, in a race against time before melt