sustainable heritage

The facade of the Djenné mosque needs repairing every year. The climate change has definitely worsened the process of loss. Photo credit: Ralf Steinberger

Articles, Climate Change, Vanishing Point October 1, 2020

These African World Heritage Sites are under threat from climate change

Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity…

The Lost Bayou: Grand Bayou

Grand Bayou, LA. At one time, it was a lively community of close-knit families, until they were forced to leave. ©2020. Garde Voir Ci magazine. Nicholls State University Department of Mass Communication.

World Rainforest Day

Rainforests cover only 2 percent of the planet’s surface area but are responsible for more than 25% of all Western medicine and house more than 50% of the world’s plant and animal species.