• 47 COM Side Event - Extractive Activities in UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Commitments, Risks and Investment Implications
    July 11, 2025 from World Heritage Centre Events
    A new report by UNESCO, the Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, IUCN, and WWF offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the presence and proximity of areas licensed for oil, gas, and mineral exploration and production in...
  • UNESCO promotes community resilience in Trinidad, Cuba, through sustainable tourism and the safeguarding of living heritage
    June 30, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    First capacity-building workshop held as part of the Communities for Heritage project in Cuba. As part of the regional project "Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for resilient communities through sustainable...
  • Unprecedented fires fueled by climate change threaten iconic World Heritage forests
    June 24, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    In an update to the joint UNESCO-WRI-IUCN report "World Heritage forests: carbon sinks under pressure”, new data reveals that fires have accounted for approximately 75% of tree cover loss in World Heritage sites. Steadily increasing...
  • Alejandro Radawski Awarded the 2025 World Heritage Scholarship
    June 17, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    The Cultural and Competence Committee at Region Gävleborg, Sweden, has decided to award the 2025 World Heritage Scholarship to Polish playwright and poet Alejandro Radawski. His poetic project connects the World Heritage Site...
  • Join the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
    June 16, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre joins the international community in celebrating this milestone in global...
  • From Ratification to Action: UNESCO Empowers Nauru's Heritage Ambitions in the First National Consultation on the World Heritage Convention
    June 16, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    In a landmark move to safeguard its cultural and natural heritage, Nauru held its first national consultation meeting on the World Heritage Convention with the support of UNESCO. A dynamic interactive session on 23 May...
  • UNESCO and VELUX FOUNDATION Launch Global Initiative to Boost Climate Resilience in Marine Protected Areas
    June 13, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    Nice, France – Thursday, 13 June 2025 – As global leaders gather in Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNESCO is proud to unveil a bold new initiative to strengthen the resilience of marine protected areas...
  • UNESCO and Plastic Odyssey Join Forces to Tackle Plastic Pollution in Marine World Heritage Sites
    June 13, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    UNESCO and Plastic Odyssey have announced a new strategic partnership to address the escalating crisis of plastic pollution threatening marine World Heritage sites. The collaboration was unveiled during the third United Nations Ocean...
  • Kyiv: UNESCO is deeply concerned about threats to World Heritage in Ukraine's capital
    June 11, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    UNESCO expresses its grave concern over the increasing threats affecting the World Heritage site ‘Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra', following the attack on 10 June 2025 by the Russian...
  • Join the World Heritage Volunteers 2025 Campaign: Working on the Future!
    June 5, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2025 Campaign, under the theme of  ‘World Heritage Volunteers 2025 - Working on the Future'. 89 action camp...
  • A major step forward for the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the future of World Heritage
    June 2, 2025 from World Heritage Centre News
    From 26 to 28 May 2025, a landmark workshop was held at UNESCO Headquarters to reshape the engagement of Indigenous Peoples within the framework of the World Heritage Convention. Co-designed and co-led by the International Indigenous...
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