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Monday, December 20, 2010
Strengthening the Crown Jewels of the Ocean
Faced with the growing threat of industrialization of the oceans and the persistent rush for marine resources, managers from the 43 marine sites on ... -
Monday, December 20, 2010
'Tides of Time Archive' now available online
In 2008, Jaeger-LeCoultre signed a long-term 'Tides of Time' partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International New York Times, ... -
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Satellite analysis of global mangrove forests released
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the US Geological Survey have released a first ever satellite analysis of global ... -
Thursday, December 9, 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N° 17 de la Convention France UNESCO
[in French only] Vie de la CFU * Signature d'un accord entre l'UNESCO et l'AFD, 9 novembre 2010, Paris. * Réunion de bilan technique, 3 ... -
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
UNESCO sends expert mission to investigate state of Pompei’s conservation
Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the International Council of Monuments and Sites will arrive in Pompei on 2 December to examine the ... -
Monday, November 29, 2010
Four World Heritage sites in Cyprus and Italy granted “enhanced protection” in the event of armed conflict
Three World Heritage sites in Cyprus and a fourth in Italy have been given "enhanced protection" status by the Committee for the Protection of ... -
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Plans underway for the creation of an International World Heritage Rock Art Archive
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, organized the international meeting, ... -
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monnaie de Paris produces diamond-studded Taj Mahal coin
In partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, La Monnaie de Paris is offering a 100,000€ coin set with diamonds in the image of the Taj ... -
Friday, November 19, 2010
Rapid Response Grants awarded to protect elephants, help with oil spill clean-up
The Rapid Response Facility is an emergency small grant programme that provides rapid assistance to counter major threats to wildlife conservation, ... -
Friday, November 19, 2010
Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao
The University of the Netherlands Antilles is organizing a course on Caribbean Heritage in Curaçao from 21 to 25 March 2011 for Module 1 and ... -
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
In memoriam: Andrzej Stanislaw Tomaszewski 1934 - 2010
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sincere condolences on the death of Andrzej Tomaszewski, renowned professor of built ... -
Monday, November 8, 2010
Managing Historic Cities, World Heritage Series n°27
With over 250 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, cities are one of the most abundant and diverse categories of heritage. This quantity ... -
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
UNESCO and the Regional Government of Flanders sign a Trust Fund Agreement for the support of UNESCO’s activities in the field of heritage.
On 2 November 2010, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and Kris Peeters, Minister - President of the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of ... -
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum held for natural World Heritage sites
The Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum for Natural World Heritage Sites took place from 16-29 October in Mt Fuji and Nagoya, Japan, in parallel to ... -
Friday, October 22, 2010
World Heritage at the COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan
From 18 to 29 October, the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The COP ... -
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Fire ravages heart of La Réunion National Park
A fire that broke out on 11 October 2010 in the Maïdo forest at La Reunion National Park on Réunion Island was the worst the area has seen ... -
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Information note on proposed highway in Serengeti National Park
The state of conservation of Serengeti National Park was examined at the 34th Session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia, in July ... -
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Youth from around the world concerned with biodiversity protection unites in Japan
In an effort to involve the young generation in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young adults ... -
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Director-General calls for cooperation regarding the preservation of the Old City of Jerusalem
On 14 October 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova convened Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian experts for a 'brainstorming meeting' to ... -
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
A 7000 € grant for a project awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts ?Are you a national from a Mediterranean country ?Born ... -
Friday, October 8, 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on the toxic spill in Hungary
The news of a massive toxic spill that occurred 4 October 2010 at an aluminum plant in Hungary has caused great concern in the international ... -
Thursday, October 7, 2010
World Sky Race event is launched in Times Square, New York City
Promotion of the World Sky Race, an unprecedented race among skyships, blimps and zeppelins to begin in September 2011, was launched on two giant ... -
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Inauguration of the transboundary Wadden Sea World Heritage site
The German Minister of the Environment Hans-Heinrich Sander (Lower Saxony) and the Minister of Fishery Dr Juliane Rumpf (Schleswig-Holstein) received ... -
Monday, October 4, 2010
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv to be held in parallel to COP 10 for Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan
In an effort to involve young people in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young conservationists ... -
Thursday, September 30, 2010
“Heritage and Development: diversity as an alternative”, publication of the proceedings
The proceedings of the special session "Heritage and Development: diversity as an alternative" held on 18 December 2009 in the framework of the ... -
Thursday, September 30, 2010
UNESCO launches safeguarding project at New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World Heritage site
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, will organize the first Scientific Committee meeting on the ... -
Friday, September 24, 2010
World Heritage Sites Around the World: Photo Exhibition by Tom Till
One of America's most renowned photographers, Tom Till's work has appeared in magazines such as Time, Life, National Geographic and The New Yorker, as ... -
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Charter of commitment for the management of World Heritage sites in France signed by the Minister of Culture
On 20 September Mr Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication, Ms Chantal Jouanno, Secretary of State for Ecology and Mr ... -
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
UNESCO and the Smithsonian sign a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural and natural heritage
On 17 September, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Culture Mr Francesco Bandarin signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Ms ... -
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Serious flooding at the Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (Mexico) World Heritage property
According to reports from the Secretary of the Civil Defense of Mexico, the heavy rains and the downpour of the past few weeks have generated severe ... -
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Rapid Response Facility contributes to project near La Amistad Biosphere Reserve (Panama)
The Panamanian non-governmental organization FUNDICCEP (Fundación de Desarrollo Integral, Comunitario y Conservación de los Ecosistemas ... -
Friday, September 10, 2010
[in French only] Les Villes françaises, une référence mondiale en matière de développement patrimonial
[in French only] Besançon, Chinon, Lorient, Rennes et Strasbourg accueilleront, du 28 septembre au 5 octobre 2010, des représentants de ... -
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Finland applies Management Effectiveness Assessments to its Cultural World Heritage sites
Finland has taken the lead in applying the Enhancing our Heritage (EoH) management effectiveness assessment toolkit to cultural World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Preparatory Meeting for Latin American Periodic Reporting draws to a close
The first preparatory meeting for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for ... -
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N°16 de la Convention France UNESCO
[in French only] * Réunion du Comité Mixte de Coordination de la CFU, 11 mai 2010. * Départ d'Isabelle Longuet du secretariat de ... -
Monday, August 30, 2010
Second Phase of ‘Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme’ begins
The second phase of the Business Skills for World Heritage programme, designed to develop the business management skills of UNESCO World Heritage site ... -
Monday, August 23, 2010
New website on Ireland’s World Heritage sites launched
A new website about Ireland's World Heritage properties and Ireland's Tentative List sites has just been launched. This website contains information ... -
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on floods affection Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
In addition to their dramatic consequences for the affected people, to which the World Heritage Centre expresses its sincere sympathy, the massive ... -
Monday, August 9, 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on floods affecting Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski (Germany/Poland)
For the second time during 2010, news of massive floods across Central Europe is causing great concern to the World Heritage community, for their ... -
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain nominated new Chairperson of World Heritage Committee
The Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikha Mai bint Mohammad Al Khalifa, has been named new Chairperson of the World Heritage ... -
Monday, August 2, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Russian site on World Heritage List and approves extension to Swiss site
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia today inscribed a natural site in the Russian Federation on the World Heritage List and has ... -
Monday, August 2, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes a total of 21 new sites on UNESCO World Heritage List
The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July today finished its consideration of nominations for the World ... -
Sunday, August 1, 2010
World Heritage Committee also approves three extensions to World Heritage properties in Austria, Romania and Spain
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has today approved extensions to three cultural sites in Austria, Romania and Spain. The approved ... -
Sunday, August 1, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes three new cultural sites, three natural sites and one extension on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has today has inscribed three new cultural sites, including two in Mexico and one in Brazil. It also ... -
Saturday, July 31, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) as Cultural World Heritage Site
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia today inscribed the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) as a cultural property on the World ... -
Saturday, July 31, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes seven cultural sites on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has inscribed sites in Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, Islamic Republic of Iran and, for the first ... -
Saturday, July 31, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes five new cultural sites on World Heritage List and approves two extensions to existing properties
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi (Viet Nam) becomes 900th site on UNESCO World Heritage List The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has ... -
Friday, July 30, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Everglades National Park on List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee, holding its 34th session chaired by João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Minister of Culture of Brazil, inscribed the ... -
Friday, July 30, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Rainforests of Atsinanana (Madagascar) on List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee holding its 34th session chaired by João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Minister of Culture of Brazil, has inscribed ... -
Friday, July 30, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes two new sites on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee holding its 34th session in Brasilia under the chairmanship of João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, today inscribed ... -
Thursday, July 29, 2010
List of World Heritage in Danger: World Heritage Committee inscribes the Tombs of Buganda Kings (Uganda) and removes Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
The World Heritage Committee holding its 34th session chaired by João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Minister of Culture of Brazil, has inscribed ... -
Thursday, July 29, 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (Georgia) on List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee, holding its 34th session chaired by João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Minister of Culture of Brazil, has inscribed ... -
Monday, July 26, 2010
Thirty-nine properties to be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Thirty-nine nominations from 33 countries will be considered for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the meeting of the World Heritage ... -
Monday, July 26, 2010
UNESCO and Brazil establish heritage management Training Centre for Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Minister of Culture of Brazil, João Luiz da Silva Ferreira today signed an agreement establishing ... -
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
World Heritage Mission to Haiti
Within the framework of the Emergency International Request submitted by Haiti after the devastating 12 January 2010 earthquake, the World Heritage ... -
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
New project for the preservation of the World Heritage Property in Nepal: Lumbini, Lord Bhudda’s Birthplace starts with funds from UNESCO/Japanese Fund-in-Trust
A new project for the conservation and management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, one of the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Nepal has ... -
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage Resource Manual
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN are launching the first title within ... -
Friday, July 9, 2010
The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention are now available in Portuguese
The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention are now available in Portuguese. The Operational Guidelines define ... -
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
UNDP launches the second edition of “Picture this”
The United Nations Development Programme has launched the new edition of "Picture this", an international photo contest. Through the photo ... -
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Equatorial Guinea ratifies World Heritage Convention
On 10 March 2010, the Government of Equatorial Guinea officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its ... -
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Joint Workshop establishes successful basis to scale-up marine World Heritage
From 30 June to 4 July 2010, the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany, hosted an expert workshop that set the basis ... -
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
World Heritage Committee to meet in Brasilia to inscribe new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets for its 34th ... -
Monday, July 5, 2010
Wildlife authority of Côte d’Ivoire awarded Rapid Response Facility grant to combat poaching after period of civil unrest
Comoé National Park in Côte d'Ivoire lies in a region particularly affected by the Ivorian civil war, which lasted for five years until ... -
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Greenpeace and WWF present 125,000 signatures to UNESCO to save world’s oldest, deepest and largest lake
UNESCO today received a petition of signed by 125,000 people around the world protesting against the re-opening of a paper and pulp mill on the shores ... -
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
World Heritage in the Congo Basin
The World Heritage Centre has recently published a new booklet entitled "World Heritage in the Congo Basin". This publication is intended for both ... -
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
New web-tool shows critical migratory waterbird sites need urgent protection
A new website launched by Wetlands International, BirdLife International and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) reveals major ... -
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
2nd Ibero-American Youth Forum held Aranjuez, Spain
Aranjuez, the only Spanish site declared a Cultural Landscape in UNESCO´s World Heritage List, is hosting the 2nd World Heritage Ibero-American ... -
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Third sub-regional meeting for 2nd Cycle of World Heritage Periodic Reporting opens in Yaoundé
World Heritage site managers of 22 States Parties have been meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon, since 21 June, 2010, to advance in the preparation of ... -
Monday, June 21, 2010
UNESCO World Heritage Centre launches international competition to create new episode of Patrimonito cartoon
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has launched an international storyboard competition for the creation of the next episode of the animated series ... -
Monday, June 21, 2010
Call for project proposals financed by the African World Heritage Fund
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) strives towards the effective conservation and protection of Africa's natural and cultural heritage. AWHF is ... -
Friday, June 18, 2010
Message from Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre, on current conservation issues at Lake Baikal
Since the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (Seville, 2009), the World Heritage Centre and IUCN have received a large number of letters ... -
Thursday, June 3, 2010
UNESCO welcomes backing by President of Russian Federation for the preservation of St Petersburg
The World Heritage Centre of UNESCO has welcomed the support given by the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, to the World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Damage to the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua as a result of tropical storm Agatha
Severe torrential rain has resulted in flooding and mudslides across much of Guatemala, causing some communities to be entirely cut off and requiring ... -
Friday, May 21, 2010
Message from Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, on floods affecting European World Heritage sites
The news of massive flooding across Eastern Europe, and the threat that this poses to World Heritage sites in Poland has caused great concern to the ... -
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Call for Papers – Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
The new Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JCHMSD), is currently considering papers for inclusion in its first ... -
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Jaeger-LeCoultre affirms commitment to marine conservation at Global Conference on Oceans
During the Fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France from 3-7 May, Mr. Yves Meylan, ... -
Monday, May 3, 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N° 15 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] Actualités sur l'avancement des projets cfu : * Le projet « Niger - Loire : gouvernance et ... -
Monday, April 26, 2010
Damage to Great Barrier Reef assessed; stricter shipping surveillance proposed
An inspection team has found the damage resulting from the 3 April grounding of a bulk carrier on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), a World ... -
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction proceeds support Sundarbans National Park
After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre organized a second auction on March 18, 2010. This ... -
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
2nd cycle Master’s degree Course in science for the conservation-restoration of cultural heritage (SCoRe)
The conservation and preservation of cultural heritage is an interdisciplinary field requiring close cooperation between conservator-restorers, ... -
Friday, April 16, 2010
Call for applications for the 3rd edition of the Master programme on "World Heritage at Work"
The call for applications for the 3rd edition of the Master programme on "World Heritage at Work", offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic ... -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
UNESCO recommends reconstruction of Ugandan World Heritage Site
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed her relief at the news that the reconstruction of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Uganda) ... -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
WHC Director Francesco Bandarin appointed new UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture
Francesco Bandarin (Italy), Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre since 2000, was appointed today UNESCO’s new Assistant ... -
Monday, April 12, 2010
Signature of Agreement establishing the UNESCO category 2 institute for Regional World Heritage in Zacatecas, Mexico
On 12 April 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, Amália García Medina, signed ... -
Monday, April 12, 2010
Rapid Response Facility grant for conservation group to benefit Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) has awarded Belizean conservation group Wildtracks with a grant to assess proposed dredging and mangrove clearance ... -
Monday, March 22, 2010
World Heritage Centre expressed concern to the Minister of Cultures of Bolivia on Tiwanaku
With the objective of addressing issues related to the preservation of Bolivian World Heritage properties, the Head of the Latin America and Caribbean ... -
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Director-General calls for calm and offers support following fire and subsequent protests at Ugandan World Heritage site
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, today expressed her sorrow over the tragic fire that ravaged the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, a World ... -
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Jaeger-LeCoultre launches its second online auction for the preservation of World Heritage sites
After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, Jaeger-LeCoultre's second online auction on March 18, 2010 will benefit the preservation ... -
Friday, March 5, 2010
Damage to Chilean heritage sites evaluated after earthquake
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre expresses its condolences for the victims of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Chile on 27 February. ... -
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
2009-2010 World Heritage map now available
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with support from the United ... -
Friday, February 26, 2010
Pilgrims killed in stampede at Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu
During the evening of 25 February 2010, in Timbuktu (Mali), a stampede occurred amidst a crowd gathered outside Djingareyber Mosque. Among the ... -
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Successful first year entices organizers to double training capacity for business planning at World Heritage sites
At a year-end strategy discussion, Shell, Earthwatch and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre evaluated the results of the first year of work under ... -
Monday, February 22, 2010
Director-General of UNESCO deplores loss of life and offers support after collapse of Meknes minaret
Following the collapse of a minaret in the World Heritage city of Meknes, Director-General Irina Bokova expressed profound sympathy Sunday and said ... -
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
'World Heritage Papers Series No. 26: Cultural Landscapes' now available online
World Heritage Papers Series No. 26: Cultural Landscapes, A Handbook for Conservation and Management may be downloaded from the UNESCO World Heritage ... -
Friday, February 12, 2010
Damage evaluated at Machu Picchu after torrential rains
In response to the recent impacts of torrential rains at the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, a technical visit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre ... -
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Establishment of Category 2 Centres on World Heritage officially launched
Two official signatures took place recently at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France to establish new Category 2 Centres dedicated to World Heritage ... -
Monday, February 1, 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N°14 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] novembre 2009 - janvier 2010 Actualités sur l'avancement des projets CFU : * Atelier Fleuves et patrimoines. Paris, ... -
Monday, February 1, 2010
Alpine Convention and World Heritage Convention Secretariats Meet
On 18 January 2010 a meeting took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France between the Secretariats of the Convention on the ... -
Monday, February 1, 2010
February 2nd is World Wetlands Day
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Secretariat to the World Heritage Convention, wishes to extend its best wishes to the Secretariat for the Ramsar ... -
Friday, January 29, 2010
Belize Conservation NGO Receives Rapid Response Facility Grant in Support of the Belize Barrier Reef System
The latest World Heritage site to benefit from the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) is the Belize Barrier Reef System (BBRS). Recognized in large ... -
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Torrential rains cause death and damage at Peruvian World Heritage sites
Torrential rains which have occurred in Peru over the last five days have caused the death of a tourist and a tour guide, and have impacted two World ... -
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Heritage in Haiti
While saving lives and providing humanitarian relief remain the absolute priority of the international community in helping Haiti deal with the ...