UNESCO officials visited South Korea last week to review preparations for an upcoming meeting of the World Heritage Committee ...

Global and local contributions" reveals 2,260 living sites where people and nature coexist, from Dja to Greenland, shaped by ...

With two months left until the annual World Heritage Committee meeting in July, an inspection team from Unesco has completed ...

Global assessment of protected landscapes draws on Adam Wilson’s research on species’ exposure to extreme temperatures.

Mount Washington could one day have a World Heritage Site designation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

These Unesco World Heritage Sites are once-in-a-lifetime spots that should be added to your bucket list immediately.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is selected for places that possess outstanding universal value for humanity in terms or cultural, historical, scientific or natural significance. They are also designated ...

UNESCO has announced several new World Heritage Site designations, spanning from Denmark’s white chalk cliffs at Møns Klint to West Africa’s Gola-Tiwai forests. The additions also include Brazil’s ...

Since the Middle East war started on 28 February, several sites of major cultural significance have come under attack in Israel, Iran and Lebanon. Ensuring their protection is the task of the UN ...