| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Landscapes | Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Matobo Hills St Kilda Tongariro National Park Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Cultural Landscape of Sintra Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Lushan National Park Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Costiera Amalfitana Viñales Valley Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) Kuk Early Agricultural Site Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes Sukur Cultural Landscape Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Wachau Cultural Landscape Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Curonian Spit Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Val d'Orcia Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Alto Douro Wine Region Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape Upper Middle Rhine Valley Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Quebrada de Humahuaca Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Þingvellir National Park The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy Bam and its Cultural Landscape Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Le Morne Cultural Landscape Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape Mount Wutai Chief Roi Mata’s Domain Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity Papahānaumokuākea Konso Cultural Landscape West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca Saloum Delta Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana The Persian Garden Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Landscape of Grand Pré Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Cultural Landscape of Maymand The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy Trang An Landscape Complex Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region Singapore Botanic Gardens Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Pampulha Modern Ensemble Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada) Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi |
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, ... | Cultural landscapes | 2019-07-15 | |
| Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin | Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Dja Faunal Reserve Okapi Wildlife Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon |
UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and the management of natural World Heritage ... | Forests Conservation of Natural Sites Natural |
2018-02-22 |
| Small Island Developing States Programme | Aldabra Atoll Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Aapravasi Ghat Le Morne Cultural Landscape Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Old Havana and its Fortification System Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Colonial City of Santo Domingo Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Morne Trois Pitons National Park Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Viñales Valley San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba East Rennell Kuk Early Agricultural Site Desembarco del Granma National Park Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Central Suriname Nature Reserve Pitons Management Area Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Historic Centre of Camagüey Chief Roi Mata’s Domain Phoenix Islands Protected Area Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site Blue and John Crow Mountains Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Rock Islands Southern Lagoon Levuka Historical Port Town Singapore Botanic Gardens Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia |
Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Belize Cabo Verde Comoros Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Fiji Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Kiribati Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Micronesia (Federated States of) Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Solomon Islands Suriname Vanuatu Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Bahamas Cook Islands Guinea-Bissau Sao Tome and Principe Singapore Timor-Leste |
Small Island Developing States Programme SIDS © Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and ... | Small Island Developing States | 2019-07-18 |
| World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) | City of Quito Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Ancient City of Damascus Mesa Verde National Park Asante Traditional Buildings Medina of Tunis Archaeological Site of Carthage Antigua Guatemala Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Tchogha Zanbil Persepolis Meidan Emam, Esfahan Old Towns of Djenné Timbuktu Kathmandu Valley Historic Town of Ouro Preto Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro Medina of Fez M'Zab Valley Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Old Walled City of Shibam Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Old Havana and its Fortification System Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Churches and Convents of Goa City of Cuzco Samarra Archaeological City Hatra Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of Cordoba Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Royal Palaces of Abomey Medina of Marrakesh Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Chaco Culture Historic Centre of Évora Old Town of Ghadamès Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Old Town of Cáceres Old City of Sana'a Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Puebla City of Potosí Frontiers of the Roman Empire Bahla Fort The Great Wall Mogao Caves Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Taos Pueblo Medina of Sousse Historic Centre of Lima Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Itchan Kala Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Kasbah of Algiers Historic City of Sucre Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historic Centre of Morelia Island of Mozambique Historic Centre of Bukhara Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures Historic Town of Zabid Ruins of León Viejo City of Safranbolu Coro and its Port Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Himeji-jo Angkor Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Jongmyo Shrine Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Canal du Midi Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic City of Meknes Old Town of Lijiang Ancient City of Ping Yao Classical Gardens of Suzhou Changdeokgung Palace Complex Historic Centre of São Luís Archaeological Site of Volubilis Viñales Valley Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Site of Lyon Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Shrines and Temples of Nikko Sukur Cultural Landscape Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Gyeongju Historic Areas Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Historic Centre of Guimarães Takht-e Soleyman Complex of Koguryo Tombs Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Fujian Tulou Yin Xu Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Tomb of Askia Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Proto-urban Site of Sarazm Soltaniyeh Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Kunya-Urgench Bam and its Cultural Landscape Ruins of Loropéni León Cathedral Parthian Fortresses of Nisa Sacred City of Caral-Supe Historic Centre of Camagüey Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Mount Wutai Fortifications of Vauban Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex The Persian Garden |
Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | |
| World Heritage Forest Programme | Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russian Federation), World Heritage ... | Forests Conservation of Natural Sites Climate Change |
2018-02-22 | ||
| World Heritage Marine Programme | Aldabra Atoll iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
World HeritageMarine Programme 4 focus areas Safeguarding Our core task: ensuring the long-term conservation of World Heritage ... | Marine & coastal | 2019-08-19 | |
| 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for ... | Historic Centre of Urbino | The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary ... | Cultural landscapes Cities Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites Partnerships |
2018-02-22 | |
| Analytical summary of the state of conservation of World Heritage properties (2008) | At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee discussed at length the issues related to the state of conservation of ... | Convention | 2017-01-26 | ||
| Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the ... | Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve |
Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo Italy Spain |
A program aimed at preserving the integrity of World Heritage natural Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The forests of the ... | Forests Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 |
| Building the capacity of local communities and stakeholders for a dialogue towards sustainable ... | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | United Republic of Tanzania | Objectives Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing ... | 2018-02-22 | |
| Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme | Simien National Park Lake Malawi National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Sundarbans National Park Ujung Kulon National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Ha Long Bay W-Arly-Pendjari Complex The Sundarbans Lake Turkana National Parks Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Kinabalu Park Gunung Mulu National Park Rainforests of the Atsinanana |
Bangladesh China Ethiopia India Indonesia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Niger Philippines Viet Nam |
The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, ... | Site Management Conservation of Natural Sites Natural |
2016-01-19 |
| Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI) | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Gabon |
Central Africa World Heritage Forest InitiativeCAWHFI Tri-national de la Sangha © Ralf Fisher Vision “A transborder network of ... | Forests Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-04-23 |
| Durban Meeting (South Africa) on transboundary properties in Africa | Rainforests of the Atsinanana Sangha Trinational |
In Africa, natural heritage is often protected and sustained because it belongs to a shared system of belief and culture. Furthermore, many ... | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Emergency assistance to the Okapi Wildlife Reserve of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Okapi Wildlife Reserve has been on the World Heritage List since 1996. It occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the northeast of ... | Forests Emergency action Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 |
| Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites | Serengeti National Park Aldabra Atoll Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Sangay National Park Chitwan National Park Kaziranga National Park Keoladeo National Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Canaima National Park iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
Ecuador Honduras India Nepal Seychelles South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the ... | Site Management Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 |
| Evaluation Mission of the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Niger | Objectives The Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger in ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
| Global Strategy: Support to agro-pastoral cultural landscapes | The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape | Pastoralism is defined as a system of livestock farming which depends, for the most part, on the generally non-intensive use of ... | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Handbook on Cultural Heritage and Local Development for African Local Governments | The handbook "Cultural heritage and local development: A Guide for African local governments", co-edited by the France-UNESCO Cooperation ... | Education & Training Conservation of Cultural Sites Other materials |
2018-02-22 | ||
| Meetings in Paris (France) for the Directors of cultural heritage of Francophone Sub-Saharan ... | Within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, the French Ministry of Culture and the Director General of heritage for several ... | Site Management Cross-Cutting Partnerships |
2018-02-22 | ||
| Mitigating threats to Rock Art Heritage in Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Mitigating threats to Rock Art Heritage in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has benefited from several initiatives in the field of Rock ... | 2019-06-12 | ||
| Open-Ended Working Group for the revision of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of ... | At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully ... | Convention | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Periodic Reporting 1st Cycle: Africa | Conclusions and recommendations of the synthesis Report on the state of conservation of the World Heritage in Africa, submitted in accordance ... | Periodic Reporting | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Periodic Reporting 2nd Cycle: Africa (2011) | This report presents the results of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Africa region. The exercise involved the 44 States Parties ... | Periodic Reporting | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Preparatory assistance and establishment of a management plan for the Historic Centre of ... | Historic Centre of Agadez | Niger | Founded in the ninth century, the Agadez, Niger, occupies a prominent position on the crossroads of the principal commercial routes of the ... | Cities Emergency action Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites Partnerships |
2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management ... | Island of Saint-Louis | Senegal | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's ... | Marine & coastal Modern Heritage Sustainable Tourism Cities Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Routes Disaster Risk Reduction Urban Context Periodic Reporting |
2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance for an extension to the site of Tiya, Ethiopia | Tiya | Ethiopia | Ethiopia has numerous megalithic sites. The most important of them is Tiya, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. It has ... | Archaeology | 2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar | Rainforests of the Atsinanana | Madagascar | The Rainforests of the Atsinanana are predominantly old-growth forests, and, as such, are critically important for the maintenance of ecological ... | Forests | 2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Royal Domain of Mbé cultural landscape, Congo | Congo | Located 200km from Brazzaville, Congo, the Royal Domain of the Mbé was inscribed on the Tentative Lists in 2008. The property, which is also of ... | Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites |
2018-02-22 | |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga | Royal Hill of Ambohimanga | Madagascar | The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga in Madagascar consists of a royal city and burial site, and an ensemble of sacred places. It is associated with ... | Cultural landscapes Partnerships |
2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance for the identification of heritage in Ehotilé Islands National Park, ... | Côte d'Ivoire | The Ehotilé Islands National Park is a group of six islands situated along the eastern shoreline of the Côte d’Ivoire that shelters a complex and ... | Site Management Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo | The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba people whose remarkable mud ... | Cultural landscapes Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Stone Circles of Senegambia | Stone Circles of Senegambia | Gambia (the) Senegal |
Africa is underrepresented on the World Heritage List, particularly concerning archaeological sites. This is why it is important to assist ... | Archaeology Site Management Restoration Conservation of Cultural Sites |
2018-02-22 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of The forest and the residential encampments of the ... | Central African Republic | The Aka Pygmies are considered the very first inhabitants of the Central African Republic. They live in the Mongoumba Forest, of Lobaye. A ... | Forests Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the nomination of the architectural work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, ... | Le Corbusier is one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, and his work both built and written have had a huge impact on the world, and ... | Earthen Architecture Conservation of Cultural Sites Partnerships |
2018-02-22 | ||
| Preparatory assistance for the Slave Route, Benin | Benin | Wishing to submit the Slave Route (running from Djougou in the north of Benin to Ouidah, and passing through the Royal Palaces of Abomey) for ... | Site Management Cultural Routes |
2018-02-22 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the updating of the national inventory of cultural heritage of ... | Cameroon | In order to identify and protect its heritage, Cameroon launched a national inventory of cultural heritage in 2001. The French Embassy in ... | Cultural | 2018-02-22 | |
| Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar | Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Rainforests of the Atsinanana |
Madagascar | « Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar » est un programme du Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO qui a ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2014-10-17 |
| Rapid Response Facility | Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Niokolo-Koba National Park Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Taï National Park Selous Game Reserve Comoé National Park Salonga National Park Galápagos Islands Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manú National Park Gough and Inaccessible Islands Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Pantanal Conservation Area Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains |
Belize Brazil Cameroon Chad China Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Egypt Guatemala India Indonesia Panama Peru Romania Senegal United Republic of Tanzania Viet Nam |
Rapid Response Facility © Oreades Natural World Heritage sites represent the world's pre-eminent areas of biodiversity, and ... | Emergency action Conservation of Natural Sites |
2017-08-08 |
| Reflection on the election system of the members of the World Heritage Committee (2007-2009) | At its 13th session (UNESCO, 2001), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution 13 GA 9 for an ... | Convention | 2015-11-28 | ||
| Rivers and Heritage: Niger-Loire, Governance and Culture project. Development of heritage and ... | Old Towns of Djenné Timbuktu Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) |
Mali | The ‘Niger-Loire: Governance and Culture’ project, coordinated by the World Heritage Centre within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation ... | Cultural landscapes Partnerships |
2018-02-22 |
| Seminar at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France) on Tourism and World Heritage Sites | From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt | An international expert meeting focusing on “Tourism and World Heritage Sites” was held from 6 to 8 March 2008 at the Royal Saltworks of ... | Sustainable Tourism Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites Partnerships |
2018-02-22 | |
| Seminar in Cinque Terre (Italy) on cultural landscapes | Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) | In 1992, the World Heritage Committee changed the Operational Guidelines for the inscription of cultural landscapes on the World Heritage List. ... | Cultural landscapes Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites |
2018-02-22 | |
| Seminar in Niamey (Niger) on Global Strategy in West Africa | Following the 4th Global Strategy Meeting for West Africa, 16 to 19 September 1998, Porto Novo, Benin, nine African States Parties to the 1972 ... | Cultural landscapes Partnerships |
2018-02-22 | ||
| Seminar on raising awareness on Global Strategy in the South West islands of the Indian Ocean ... | France Madagascar |
In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List. Crucial to ... | Education & Training Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 | |
| Strategy for the preservation of rock art sites in Angola | Angola | Rock art is one of the most interesting types of remains for the study of ancient civilisations. It is a fragile and vulnerable form of heritage ... | Archaeology Rock art |
2018-02-22 | |
| Sub-regional seminar in Mauritius on awareness raising and presentation of Tentative Lists for ... | Aapravasi Ghat Le Morne Cultural Landscape |
In October 2001, initiated by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, with the support of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, a workshop focused on ... | Cultural landscapes | 2018-02-22 | |
| Support for African local governments in the field of heritage (EU-AIMF project) | In 2009, a programme called “Heritage and Development” was initiated under the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement to respond to the requests ... | Education & Training Cities Site Management Cultural Other materials Partnerships Urban Context |
2018-02-22 | ||
| Support for conservation and management of the Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | Grand-Bassam is the first capital of the former French colony of Côte d’Ivoire, from 1893 to 1900. The historic city, or “France quarter” as it ... | Cities Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites Urban Context |
2018-02-22 |
| Support for the establishment of the national inventory of cultural heritage of Senegal | Senegal | The President of the Republic of Senegal (by Decree 2001-1065 of 20 December 2001) requested the Ministry of Culture (in particular, the ... | Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites |
2018-02-22 | |
| Support for the identification, safeguarding and protection of heritage in Comoros | Comoros | The Comoros islands possess a rich cultural and material heritage as well as a rich intangible heritage. The country ratified the World Heritage ... | Site Management Conservation of Cultural Sites Partnerships |
2018-02-22 | |
| Support for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa | Once every six years States Parties undertake Periodic Reporting (on a regional basis), regarding the application of the 1972 World Heritage ... | Periodic Reporting | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Support to the School of African Heritage (EPA), Porto Novo, Benin | Over a span of ten years, the PRÉMA (Preventive conservation in museums of Africa) programme has trained more than 400 African professionals in ... | Education & Training | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Sustainable Tourism Capacity Building | Ngorongoro Conservation Area Lake Malawi National Park Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
Lesotho Malawi South Africa United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe |
Sustainable Tourism Capacity Building in 4 Africa Nature Sites Initiation workshop in Maloti-Drakensberg WH site © AWHF In the ... | Sustainable Tourism | 2018-02-22 |
| Technical and preparatory assistance for the inscription of iSimangaliso Wetland Park and ... | iSimangaliso Wetland Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
Lesotho South Africa |
The rationale of this project was to provide technical assistance through an advisory mission for the development of management mechanisms and ... | Site Management Rock art Conservation of Natural Sites |
2018-02-22 |
| Technical assistance to update the national inventory of cultural heritage of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Realizing the richness of Ethiopian cultural heritage, the organization in charge of cultural heritage within the Ministry of Culture, the ARCCH ... | Cultural | 2018-02-22 | |
| The Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Gough and Inaccessible Islands Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Þingvellir National Park Surtsey |
Cabo Verde | The mid ocean ridge systems are the largest geological features on the planet. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is a mostly underwater mountain range ... | Additional Natural Categories | 2016-01-18 |
| Urban heritage and local development in Africa: participation in the Africities Summits | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement developed several activities centred on heritage and sustainable local development in Africa in ... | Partnerships | 2018-02-22 | ||
| Capacity building “Cultural heritage and local development”, 18-21 November 2008, Porto Novo, ... | Benin Burkina Faso Togo |
Held on 18-21 November 2008 in Porto Novo, Benin, the first training session of the programme “Cultural heritage and local development” gathered ... | Cities Site Management Cultural Cross-Cutting |
2018-02-22 | |
| Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban ... | During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the ... | Cities | 2014-10-17 | ||
| Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa | Stone Town of Zanzibar Island of Mozambique Lamu Old Town |
Kenya Mozambique United Republic of Tanzania |
In the fall of 2009 the Flemish Government decided to support the World Heritage Cities Programme and in particular the implementation of the new ... | Cities | 2017-09-27 |
| The KIT: World Heritage in Young Hands | Developed in 1998, the World Heritage in Young Hands Educational Resource Kit for secondary school teachers is one of the main tools of ... | Education & Training Publications Brochures & Info kits |
2018-06-27 | ||
| World Heritage Youth Forum | World Heritage Youth Forum © UNESCO World Heritage Youth Forum is among the main activities of the World Heritage Education ... | Education & Training | 2019-07-19 | ||
| Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2007 | Virunga National Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Rwenzori Mountains National Park |
Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Uganda |
Following the launching in December 2006 of the Patrimonito Storyboard Competition organized by the World Heritage Centre in coordination with ... | Education & Training | 2017-06-19 |
| World Heritage in Young Hands Visual Arts Workshop (2005) | South Africa | Durban, South Africa, 12-14 July 2005 Objectives In parallel with the 29th World Heritage Committee meeting in Durban a visual arts workshop ... | 2015-11-22 | ||
| World Heritage Youth Forum (1996) First African Edition | Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | Student's appeal "We, the youth of Africa, have met at the UNESCO World Heritage Forum for Africa in Zimbabwe (18-24 September 1996). During ... | Education & Training | 2018-02-22 |
| World Heritage Youth Forum (1999) and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade | Senegal | Dakar-Gorée, Sénégal 23-27 August 1999 Objectives The World Heritage Youth Forum and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade By mobilizing the youth ... | Education & Training | 2015-12-12 | |
| Ethiopia-International Campaign to Safeguard the Principal Monuments and Sites of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | The area of Africa that is present-day Ethiopia has a long history rich in tradition; its sites and monuments bear witness to the civilizations ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites | 2014-10-17 | |
| Mozambique : Rehabilitation Project of the San Sebastian Fortress, Island of Mozambique | Island of Mozambique | Mozambique | UNESCO and the Government of Mozambique signed an agreement in 2003 for the rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress, the most emblematic ... | Restoration | 2015-11-27 |
| The restoration of King Gbehanzin Palace – Royal Palaces of Abomey | Royal Palaces of Abomey | Benin | Edited by Junzo Kawada, Published by CRATerre-ENSAG and UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This publication describes the first restoration project ... | Restoration Other materials |
2015-11-21 |
| Adadi Maryam | Ethiopia | This rock-hewn church is a 600-year-old sanctuary in the building tradition of the northern part of Ethiopia, and marks the advent of ... | Restoration | 2014-10-17 | |
| Gondar - Palaces and castles | Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region | Ethiopia | During unsettled periods between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, Ethiopian rulers moved their royal camps frequently. King Fasil ... | Restoration | 2015-10-30 |
| Harar - The walled town | Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town | Ethiopia | The town of Harar dates from before the thirteenth century. Its strategic location between the coastal lowlands and central highlands led to its ... | Restoration Conservation of Cultural Sites |
2015-10-30 |
| Lake Tana - Churches and Monasteries | Ethiopia | The Lake Tana area was important in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in view of its role in maintaining the Christian faith ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites | 2015-10-30 | |
| Lalibela - Rock-hewn churches | Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | Ethiopia | Following the decline of the Aksumite Empire, power shifted in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to Roha in Lasta District. This was renamed ... | Restoration | 2015-10-30 |
| Tiya - Prehistoric site | Tiya | Ethiopia | The largest and most representative collection of stelae are to be found near the village of Tiya. Originally forty-six stelae were erected in ... | Archaeology | 2015-10-30 |
| Rehabilitation of the Saint Sebastian Fortress, Island of Mozambique | Island of Mozambique | This colourful brochure published by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre illustrates the background, aims, results and challenges of the ... | Other materials | 2016-04-12 | |
| Business Planning for World Heritage Site Managers - a Toolkit | Aldabra Atoll Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Ujung Kulon National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Kinabalu Park |
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Seychelles Uganda |
This project focused on strengthening the business planning capacity of non-profit organisations (government agencies, NGOs) charged with the ... | Site Management Conservation of Natural Sites Other materials |
2018-02-22 |
| Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage | Timbuktu | Originally published in 2007 in English, this publication has now been reprinted for the third time in English and translated into ... | Climate Change Other materials |
2018-02-22 | |
| CAWHFI component co-financed by the United Nation Foundation | Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Gabon |
CAWHFI’s first component focused its action on the improvement of the management of the Sangha Trinational, Gamba-Mayumba-Conkouati and ... | 2015-12-08 | ||
| CAWHFI component financed by the French Global Environmental Fund (FFEM) | Dja Faunal Reserve Sangha Trinational |
Early in the implementation of Central African World Heritage Initiative’s first phase, the project partners felt the need to better integrate ... | 2015-11-20 | ||
| CAWHFI Component Project Financed by the European Commission | Congo | This third component, financed by the European Commission, allowed the activities of CAWHFI to continue, while strengthening initiatives in favor ... | 2018-02-22 | ||
| World Heritage in the Congo Basin | Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Dja Faunal Reserve Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda |
This publication is intended for both biodiversity specialists and the general public. It provides detailed information on two important ... | Publications Other materials |
2018-02-22 | |
| Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in ... | Stone Town of Zanzibar Island of Mozambique Lamu Old Town |
Kenya Mozambique United Republic of Tanzania |
On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted theRecommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, six years after the General Assembly ... | Publications Other materials |
2015-12-08 |
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