She commended the Minister for his efforts to preserve the city of St Petersburg through the establishment of an open-ended group of experts to address the delineation of the boundary of the historic centre of the city, as well as to enhance the legal protection of the property with a view to respecting its outstanding universal value.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Another group of scientists convened by the International Joint Commission, a U.S.-Canadian agency that deals with boundary waters, is developing recommendations for solving Lake Erie's toxic algae problem.

WSJ: Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms