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Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity (Brazil)
 
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Norway increases support of natural heritage in Africa
1 December 2020 Norway increases support of natural heritage in Africa
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Climate change now top threat to natural World Heritage – IUCN report
2 December 2020
Climate change now top threat to natural World Heritage – IUCN report
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The Africa region initiates a series of sub-regional online consultation workshops ...
3 December 2020
The Africa region initiates a series of sub-regional online consultation workshops ...
44th session of the World Heritage Committee

In light of the developments in the world related to pandemic COVID-19, it was decided that the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, initially scheduled for 29 June - 9 July 2020 would be postponed to a later date.

At its 14th extraordinary session, held online on 2 November 2020, the World Heritage Committee has decided to hold an extended 44th session in June/July 2021 in Fuzhou, China. The exact dates will be determined at a later stage by the Chairperson of the Committee in consultation with the Secretariat.

Please note that the dates of the dispatches of statutory documents for the 44th session will be established, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure, once the exact dates of the 44th session of the Committee are fixed.

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Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Created in 2003 within the framework ...
Category 2 Centres Category 2 Centres In recent years, the framework for training and research in the field of World Heritage has changed ...
Climate Change and World Heritage Climate Change and World Heritage World Heritage properties are affected by the impacts of climate change at present and in the future. ...
Cultural Landscapes Cultural Landscapes Cultural Landscapes © UNESCO / Quebrada de Humahuaca (Argentina) There exist a great ...
Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS) Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social ... Human Evolution related properties represent a process of evolutionary accretion that took place over a ...
Initiative on Heritage of Astronomy, Science and Technology Initiative on Heritage of Astronomy, Science and ... One type of scientific heritage under-represented on the World Heritage List concerns sites connected ...
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest There exist a great variety of religious and sacred sites that are representative of the different ...
Modern Heritage Programme Modern Heritage Programme At the start of 2001 the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and ...
Natural World Heritage Natural World Heritage The World Heritage Convention is one of the most successful international instruments to recognize the ...
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and the ...
Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the new Recommendation on the Historic Urban ...
Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage ... Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties World Heritage properties and heritage sites in ...
Small Island Developing States Programme Small Island Developing States Programme Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and ...
World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples Many cultural and natural World Heritage sites are home to indigenous peoples. As the UNESCO policy on ...
World Heritage and Sustainable Development World Heritage and Sustainable Development Heritage was long absent from the mainstream sustainable development debate despite its crucial ...
World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme The UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme represents a new approach based on dialogue ...
World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage ...
World Heritage Cities Programme World Heritage Cities Programme The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by ...
World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme ... Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a ...
World Heritage Education Programme World Heritage Education Programme The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, initiated as a UNESCO special project in 1994, gives ...
World Heritage Marine Programme World Heritage Marine Programme World HeritageMarine Programme 50 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding ...
World Heritage Volunteers Initiative World Heritage Volunteers Initiative Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the World Heritage Volunteers ...