We wish to thank these people for their tireless dedication to this major initiative. Natural World Heritage sites, like all protected areas, face many challenges to their integrity which, unless ...

This section describes the List of World Heritage in Danger and gives examples of sites that are inscribed on the List. Armed conflict and war, earthquakes and other natural disasters, pollution, ...

More than 40,000 hexagonal columns shape the mystical landscape at Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 ... a 335,000-acre natural wonder on the ...

A new study published in Ecology and Society challenges the long-standing division between natural and cultural heritage ...

The Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Sites is "reflected in its natural beauty or outstanding biodiversity, ecosystem and geological values." Irreversible damage could come once ...

Six sites have been added to India’s Tentative List by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre in 2025. But what exactly is a UNESCO ...

Locations deemed World Heritage sites are of "outstanding universal ... concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted in 1972. The treaty sets the guidelines for ...

This is the 24th Brazilian site to be registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List. I would like to congratulate Brazil's commitment to protecting its cultural and natural heritage.” ...

The water holds, like a natural reservoir ... It is part of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various parts of the country through the perspective of ...

From natural landscapes to historic architecture representing centuries of cultural development, Japan's World Heritage sites offer a wide range of glimpses into history and the beauty of nature.