"Drought Spreads Pain From Florida to Arizona" is the headline in today's the New York Times. The story is frightening. "Climatologists say the great drought of 2011 is starting to look a lot like the one that hit the nation in the early to mid-1950s. That, too, dried a broad…
7 July message to the world from the Founder of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber
Zürich/Switzerland, 07.07.2011:
Dear Friends of New7Wonders,
As I sit here today at our New7Wonders headquarters by the lake in Zürich , we are celebrating two anniversaries dating back to 07.07.2007: The anniversary of the announcement of the start of our current New7Wonders of Nature campaign and, of course, the anniversary of…
Text mad Irish can now SMS their love for the Cliffs of Moher in N7W final phase
Ireland joins the list of countries that offer nation-wide SMS/text voting in the Official New7Wonders of Nature. Voting for the Irish Finalist, the Cliffs of Moher, is as simple as sending MOHER by SMS to 53131. Each text costs €0.30 per vote and standard network charges may apply.
"In the Republic…
Latifa tagged: Hawksbill turtle will raise awareness of Bu Tinah Island’s biodiversity
In a joint action, The Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi and the Emirates Wildlife Society are sponsoring a female Hawksbill turtle, 'Latifa' , in support of the Marine Turtle Conservation Programme. The move is also designed to help raise awareness of Abu Dhabi's fragile biodiversity, including that of Bu…
Top of the Philippines class: Puerto Princesa New7Wonders of Nature Finalist
The Philippines Department of Education is now supporting the campaign to have the Puerto Princesa Underground River elected one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Last week, Education Secretary Armin Luistro issued a memorandum that calls on the entire department to work towards "awareness, appreciation, preservation and promotion" of…
Poland to push Masurian Lake District campaign to 500 million Europeans
Poland has taken over the rotating presidency of the European Union for the first time since it joined the bloc in 2004. Its priorities for the six-month term include building relations with the EU's eastern and southern neighbours, and encouraging economic growth. Promoting the Masurian Lake District in the New7Wonders…
777 people form giant 7 for Fundy
A crowd of 777 people gathered on the Saint John waterfront in New Brunswick yesterday to form a giant human 7 to encourage Canadians to vote for the Bay of Fundy in the New7Wonders of Nature competition.
"The New7Wonders of Nature competition celebrates the most incredible, awe-inspiring natural wonders on this…
Bay of Fundy plans to makes worldwide news on Canada Day
Today in the provincial capital of Halifax, the Nova Scotia Minister of Tourism, Percy Paris, and the Founder and President of New7Wonders Foundation, Bernard Weber, announced a series of initiatives for Canada Day centered on the Bay of Fundy, one of the 28 Finalists in the New7Wonders of…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu votes for the Dead Sea
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday voted for the Dead Sea in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. "Whoever has been by it or in it knows how unique it is," he said. "It is one of the seven wonders of the world and we have one message:…
First TV images of sensational Sirenia fossil find in the Philippines shown on CCTV
China Central Television , the national TV station of the People's Republic of China, has presented exclusive images of the fossil remains of a sea cow species that lived 20 million years ago in the Philippines. The discovery of the Sirenia fossils in limestone rock above the waters of the…