Director-General of UNESCO appeals for protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
Friday, 30 March 2012
Archaeological discoveries
Friday, 30 March 2012
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi)
Friday, 30 March 2012
UNESCO committed to stronger links between World Heritage and Tourism
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
From World Heritage to Literacy, Philadelphia Embraces UNESCO
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
With a stunning visit to the Everglades the day before serving as a strong reminder, Director-General Irina Bokova turned her attention to a private-public sector roundtable on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Miami on Monday. Joining a panel of local leaders in the tourism industry and conservation, the Director-General highlighted the importance of better integrating cultural ...
World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
GIS boundaries of natural and mixed World Heritage sites available
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction benefits Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Rapid Response Facility helping combat Mt. Kenya fires
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
The World Heritage Centre took part in a Conference organized by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR) and the Municipality of Venice on "Building Cities Resilience to Disasters in Europe: Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change" (Venice, 19-20 March 2012).
Part of the international campaign called "Making my City Resilient - My City is Getting ...
UNESCO World Heritage Youth Storyboard Korean Competition (2012)
Friday, 16 March 2012
In Memoriam: Professor Herb Stovel, conservationist
Thursday, 15 March 2012
The National Park Service of the United States of America is celebrating the World Heritage Convention with events throughout the year. For more information, there is an interactive website:
http://www.nps.gov/oia/topics/worldheritage/World_Heritage_Anniversary.htm
The World Heritage Centre has just been informed that a Ministerial Order, signed on 1 September 2011, delivers to SOCO (South Africa Congo Oil) a Certificate of Environmental Acceptability in order to exercise an oil exploration campaign by the acquisition of aeromagnetic and aerogravimetric data in block V of the Albertine Rift (Virunga National Park), Democratic Republic of Congo ...
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage
Monday, 12 March 2012
Aztec Ruins hosts World Heritage celebration
Thursday, 8 March 2012
On 6 March 2012, Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee granted outline planning permission for the Peel Holdings £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme. The permission is subject to the signing of a legal agreement and has to be referred to the Government which will decide whether a public inquiry will be held.
Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and from the International ...