This serial property comprises six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 BCE. These sites represent the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture. The palatial ...

UNESCO has launched the Guidance on Wind and Solar Energy Projects in a World Heritage Context, which is the updated and ...

In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural ...

Within the framework of the UNESCO/Netherlands Fund-in-Trust project “Strengthening capacities for the documentation and ...

Site managers and park rangers from Costa Rica and Panama responsible for the transboundary World Heritage site of Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/La Amistad National Park gathered from 8 to 11 ...

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What ...

With over 1,200 sites and a mandate to safeguard both natural and cultural heritage, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention is ...

L'UNESCO, le Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, l'UICN et le WWF appellent à une action plus forte des ...

Au cœur de l'Éthiopie, dans une région montagneuse, les onze églises monolithes médiévales de cette « nouvelle Jérusalem » du XIII e siècle ont été creusées et taillées à même le roc près d'un village ...

This large format full-color map features the World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation programmes, as well as superb photos of ...

The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic position at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea, and has its roots in the 8th century ...