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Friday, December 11, 2015
Malagasy government stepping up the conservation of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana
On 7 December 2015, during the COP 21, the Malagasy Minister of the Environment, Ecology, the Sea and the Forests, Ralava Beboarimisa, met with Edmond ... -
Thursday, December 10, 2015
COP 21: World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rossler discusses impact of climate change on World Heritage sites
In the framework of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), Mechtild Rössler, ... -
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Congonhas Museum will be inaugurated at World Heritage site
On 15 December, UNESCO in Brazil, the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) and the Municipal Government of Congonhas will inaugurate ... -
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Qatar Development Fund boosts UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund
The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed today their first Memorandum ... -
Monday, December 7, 2015
COP21: President of Kiribati reaffirms commitment to World Heritage conservation
At COP21 on 5 December 2015, the President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, met with Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The ... -
Monday, December 7, 2015
Improved Safeguarding for Cultural Heritage Threatened by Armed Conflict and Natural Disasters Aim of Regional Conference
Armed conflict and natural disasters pose a dire threat to cultural heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. News stories are becoming all too ... -
Thursday, December 3, 2015
International Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage
UNESCO organized an International Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage from 26 to 27 ... -
Thursday, December 3, 2015
2015-2016 World Heritage Map Published
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of ... -
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Government of Belize bans offshore oil exploration at Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage site
At its cabinet meeting yesterday, the Belize government approved a policy that will legally ban offshore exploration in all seven areas that make up ... -
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Striving toward Sustainable Tourism at the World Heritage sites in Southeast Asia
In the framework of the project entitled “The Power of Culture: Supporting Community-Based Management and Sustainable Tourism at World Heritage Sites ...