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Albania: Mass Protests in Tirana Against Kushner Resort in Vjosa-Narta Reserve

Thousands of people once again protested in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday June 3, against a controversial luxury resort development in the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on the country's southern coast, led by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's firm Affinity Partners.

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Albania: Police Use Water Cannon to Disperse Protesters in Tirana

Police used water cannon to disperse crowds in Tirana on Wednesday, June 3 as thousands of people protested against a controversial luxury resort development in the protected Vjosa-Narta landscape on the country's southern coast, led by Affinity Partners, the firm of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows the coastal landscape of Serra da Bocaina National Park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows the coastal landscape of Serra da Bocaina National Park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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Any attempt to make unwarranted allegations against HKSAR government is unacceptable: John Lee

STORY: Any attempt to make unwarranted allegations against HKSAR government is unacceptable: John Lee SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of John Lee walking to the podium 2. various of the landscape of Hong Kong 3. various of John Lee delivering a speech 4. various of the exterior of central government offices STORYLINE: John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Tuesday urged the British government to ensure that the rights and interests of the staff of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in London are protected and the legitimate operation of the ETO unaffected. "Any attempt to make unwarranted allegations against the SAR government is unacceptable," he reiterated before the press, in response to an announcement made on Monday by British police on charging three people, including ETO staff member in London, for allegedly aiding Hong Kong's intelligen

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Restoration of Kharkiv ecopark

LISNE, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - Lion cubs that were protected by the employees live at Feldman Ecopark as restoration works are underway after the shelling by Russian troops, Lisne village, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. The regional landscape park, which offered both animal care and therapy for children with special needs, was largely destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Six people - both workers and a volunteer - and several animals were killed in the shelling. Moreover, Russians stole vegetables intended for animals. Approximately, 6,000 animals were evacuated from the park.

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More wild animals living in China's Helan Mountains thanks to ecological restoration

STORY: More wild animals living in China's Helan Mountains thanks to ecological restoration DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the landscape of Helan Mountains 2. various of animals 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG JIFEI, Staff of Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Thanks to ecological restoration efforts, animals of 53 national protected species are living in the Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Among them, 12 are under first-class national protection, including bustard, black stork, and 41 are under second-class national protection, including blue sheep, red deer and blue eared pheasant. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG JIFEI, Staff of Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve "Blue sheep is the dominant species in Helan Mountains. The number of blue sheep in the nature reserve has risen from 7,000 in 2002 to more than 40,000 now. Its population has grown rather quic

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains of a whale at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains of whales inside a museum at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt on March 11, 2022. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FAYOUM-WHALE VALLEY

(220312) -- CAIRO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the fossil remains at the Wadi Al-Hitan in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, locating in the desert of Fayoum, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Litovelske Pomoravi Protected Landscape Area

The start of autumn in Litovelske Pomoravi Protected Landscape Area, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, October 22, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

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