As tensions simmered last month, Thai nationalist, Sondhi Limthongkul, urged Thailand to seize Angkor Wat and use it as ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has urged the Macau SAR to conduct a comprehensive environmental impact assessment of the ...

As we have for the past 22 years, Dr. Shimon Samuels, Emeritus Director for International Relations of the Simon Wiesenthal ...

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Thursday approved the state of conservation report of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens during its 47th session being held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The ...

The World Heritage Committee has removed three African heritage sites -- in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya -- from UNESCO's list ...

Beyond preserving sites, UNESCO also aims to build a wide network of local heritage experts to develop African nominations.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has adopted an amendment that provides that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in ...

The Burrup is home to some of Australia’s biggest industrial projects, including Woodside Energy’s North West Shelf LNG plant ...

The site was added to the danger list in 2010 due to rampant illegal logging, deforestation, and the smuggling of valuable ...

The actions cover the critically endangered vaquita’s Gulf of California habitat in Mexico, the iconic and wildlife-rich Galápagos Islands, the world’s largest tropical wetland in South America, and a ...

Since 2018, the number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in sub-Saharan Africa has increased, and new nominations from African ...

The Rainforests of the Atsinanana, a lush expanse on Madagascar’s eastern escarpment, are vital for preserving the island’s ...