UNESCO'S Memory of the World Programme

The UNESCO Bioethics Programme: A Review

UNESCO's Bioethics Programme was established in 1993. In twenty years it has adopted three international declarations, on the human genome (1997), human genetic data (2003) and bioethics (2005); produced reports on a wide range of bioethics issues; and developed capacity building and public education programmes in bioethics. Yet UNESCO has sometimes struggled to assert its authority in the wide...

Analysis of ASAR/Envisat Polarimetric Backscattering Characteristics of Doñana National Park Wetlands

Doñana National Park marshes, in South West Spain, extents over 27,000 ha of the Gualdalquivir River estuary, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. The site undergoes a yearly cycle of inundation in autumn and drying out during the spring season. While flooded, Doñana wetlands create a crucial passage, breeding and wintering site for more than half million waterfowl each year, including about 150 bird s...

Empowering persons with disabilities through ICTs: UNESCO's pavilion at ITU Telecom World 2009, 5-9 October 2009, Geneva, Switzerland; 2009

O14: Autobiographical Memory, Trauma, and the Development of Memory Interventions

Autobiographical memory, that is, our memory for personal life experiences, is integral to our sense of self. However, the experience of trauma can create distortions in how our memories are bought to mind. In particular, trauma can produce an overgeneral memory style, which relates to the development of both PTSD and depression. However, theory states that immediately following a traumatic eve...

Cloned cow controversy

industry, posing an increasing threat to the unique and fearless wildlife studied by Darwin. While the island officially only had 17,000 inhabitants in 2000, many more arrived unrecorded, and some saw the national park as a nuisance and resorted to arson to clear land for their own use. The Galápagos Islands became Unesco's very first World Heritage Site in 1978, attracting yet more visitors. I...