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Tubbataha Reefs protected from international shipping impacts
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
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State of Conservation of “Białowieża Forest”
Thursday, 20 July 2017
Krakow, Poland, 12 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow since 2 July, closed its annual session today. During the session, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It also extended or modified the boundaries of five sites already on the List.
The new inscriptions bring to 1,073 the total number of sites on the World Heritage List. Angola and ...
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Partners for World Heritage meet in Krakow during 41st Committee Session
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
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Gelati Monastery, Georgia, removed from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger
Monday, 10 July 2017
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Three new sites and two extensions added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Sunday, 9 July 2017
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Eight new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Sunday, 9 July 2017
On 7 July, the new donor platform Marketplace for World Heritage went live on the World Heritage Centre website. The webpage was launched at an event held during the 41st World Heritage Committee, which is currently taking place in Krakow, Poland.
Participants attending the World Heritage Committee were invited to explore this innovative new platform, which showcases global priority projects ...
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Sites in Cambodia, China and India added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Saturday, 8 July 2017
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Three sites in Angola, Eritrea and South Africa added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Krakow, Poland, 7 July—The World Heritage Committee, in this afternoon’s session, inscribed natural sites in Argentina and China on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as well as a transboundary site in Mongolia and the Russian Federation. It also approved the extension of the World Heritage site of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, which now ...
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Krakow has inscribed Hebron / Al Khalil Old town (Palestine) and W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (Benin, Burkina Faso) on the World Heritage List during its morning session. The Committee simultaneously added the site of Hebron / Al Khalil to the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The new sites in order of inscription are:
Hebron / Al Khalil Old ...
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Historic Centre of Vienna inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger
Thursday, 6 July 2017
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Ethiopian World Heritage site, Simien National Park no longer in danger
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
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The World Heritage site of Comoé National Park in Côte d’Ivoire no longer in danger
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
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Annual Meeting of World Heritage Committee opens in Krakow
Monday, 3 July 2017
The Central Asian Silk Roads sub-regional meeting “Reinforcement of Sub-Regional Management Coordination and Knowledge: Sustainable Tourism and Development Initiatives”, was held in Almaty on 24 May 2017 and fifty participants attended.
The participants came from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and included experts, representatives and officers in the field of heritage ...
“The application of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in Cuenca, Ecuador - A New Approach to Cultural and Natural heritage” collects the research project “Reassessment of the cultural and natural heritage of the city of Cuenca departing from sustainable development strategies supported by the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape” (PUH_C project). This project ...
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World Heritage Young Professional Forum 2017 launched in Poland
Monday, 26 June 2017
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