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Carbon-Free Island Jeju by 2030

Photo Gallery 2002, World Natural Heritage Site in 2007 and a Global Geopark in 2010. Jeju has now become a ‘treasure island of environmental assets’ that the world has to preserve. The sunny and windy climate

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ERGAL project

Zero fossil fuels on the Galapagos Islands Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called a unique ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’. The Galapagos Islands, officially called Archipiélago de Colón,

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Low Isles – A Model of Sustainability

An island powered by the Sun Low Isles is a coral cay located 15 Photo Gallery. The Low Isles is surrounded by Marine National Park Zone (Renewable Interactive Map). Low

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El Hierro Reserva da Biosfera

The first 100% Renewable Energy Island The island of El Hierro, nicknamed the “Meridian Island”, has a population of 11,030 inhabitants and an area of 269 km2. It was declared a biosphere reserve in 2000. It is the smallest island of the Canary archipelago and a sustainability

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Grosses Walsertal

Para 100% power from renewable energy sources and Energy Region Six villages within a single alpine valley form the Grosses Walsertal Biosphere Reserve, situated in the western part of Austria. The valley is a prime example of a living cultural landscape, where, since its occupation by the

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Aldabra Atoll

Photo Gallery. The atoll comprises four large coral islands which enclose a shallow lagoon; the group of islands itself is surrounded by a coral reef.

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NABU’s Climate and Forest Project

Forest preservation through wood-saving stoves Kafa is the birthplace of wild coffee, Coffea arabica, where it has been consumed for more than 1,000 anos. There are now close to 5,000 wild varieties of coffee in this biodiversity hotspot. A unique coffee culture is deeply ingrained in the

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Virunga National Park

Green energies to preserve a World Heritage site Virunga National Park is located at the heart of the conflict, e atravessa a fronteira betweens RDC, Ruanda e Uganda. Lar de alguns dos últimos gorilas da montanha remanescentes do mundo,é o primeiro parque nacional da África, a World Heritage

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The Ifugao-Ambangal Mini-hydro Project

Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership Project In 1995, Photo Gallery. UNESCO’s actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation 2,000 anos, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation

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The Hanseatic Town of Visby

Bio-fuelled district heating A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants’ dwellings from the same period

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Contacts

Dr Osman Benchikh *. Especialista Programa Responsável Energética e Energias Renováveis. Coordenador do projeto RENFORUS.
E-mail: o.benchikh(em)unesco.org
Cipriano Marín **. Assistant for RENFORUS project implementation.
E-mail: c.marin(em)unescocan.org
Addresses: * UNESCO. 1, Rue Miollis. 75015 Paris – France
** Avda. Islas Canarias, 35 - 38007, S/C de Tenerife - Espanha