Surabi and other Afghan officials have joined forces with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the U.S. Agency for International Development and other foreign donors to make the park a reality: not just as a tourist haven, but as a place where the country's fledgling conservation laws can take root.

NPR: Amid War, Afghanistan Builds Its First National Park

Golden Gai has remained the same ever since, with 80 tenants in the area forming a society to protect the area from development.

BBC: A golden slice of old Tokyo

It was industrial development that provided society with the resources needed to tackle environmental problems.

FORBES: Settling the Sustainability Frontier

The Director-General expressed deep thanks to Their Majesties for their long-standing engagement to promote the healthy and sustainable development of all members of Thai society, underling the work of UNESCO with the Government of Thailand to take forward these goals.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Media and information literacy (MIL) empowers citizens with skills to become the centre of the knowledge society and the democratic, development and good governance processes.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Liaise and collaborate with UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral development partners at regional and international levels, civil society organizations, the private sector and other stakeholders in order to promote coherence in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Education within the framework of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the Hyogo Framework for Action.

UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (20/6/2011) (ED 005 - (P5))