The old colonial town of Querétaro is unusual in having retained the geometric street plan of the Spanish conquerors side by side with the twisting alleys of the Indian quarters. The Otomi, the ...

64% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since the beginning of the last century. In most regions across the world, wetlands continue to decline compromising the benefits that wetlands provide to ...

Le 25 juin 2026, l’UNESCO a officiellement remis un ensemble complet d’outils stratégiques destinés à soutenir la protection ...

Civil Society and World Heritage © UNESCO About the Convention Learn about World Heritage Engage Key Resources Shape the ...

The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. The site covers the Dutch Wadden Sea Conservation Area, the German Wadden Sea National Parks of Lower ...

The latest edition of the World Heritage Map is now available to order! This new design, poster-sized wall map features all 1,248 World Heritage properties, illustrated with stunning photographs from ...

La toute dernière édition de la carte du patrimoine mondial peut désormais être commandée ! Cette nouvelle version, au format poster, présente les 1 248 biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondi ...

L’enregistrement à la 48e session ne sera possible que sur cette page officielle. Aucun autre canal, lien ou formulaire d’inscription ne doit être utilisé. Veuillez noter que l'UNESCO ne facture aucun ...

World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future ...

This section provides information about the 1972 World Heritage Convention and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. It includes answers to frequently asked questions.

The Giant's Causeway lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking ...

Continue early detection and intervention to halt illegal land clearing, Strengthen clauses under existing laws to ensure that all remnant and high value growth areas are protected, including category ...