Environment

Floodingarchive

Italian environment minister expected to reject Venice flood barriers

The report of the national commission on the project is due 21 October

Unescoarchive

Petra is suffering from mass tourism

UNESCO conducted and produced a report on tourist threat to raise the alarm

Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel frescoes to be restored

The solution will involve low-tech improvements to the surroundings

Venice archive

Are the Italians fit to look after Venice?

A French magazine suggests that the Adriatic city should be put in the charge of the EC, echoing a proposal by the European Commissioner for the Environment