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 ...

The Republic of Korea, through the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), has confirmed a continued voluntary contribution of KRW 5 ...

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 ...

Recognizing the urgent challenges posed by climate change and the need to advance sustainable development in Small Island ...

Registration for the 48th session will only be possible on this official webpage. No other channel, link or registration form should be used. Note that UNESCO does not charge any fee during the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Shape the future of World Heritage. Your voice and your actions can make the difference. World Heritage properties are of significance to all humankind. Their preservation depends on the shared ...

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 Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...