On 29 and 30 April 2026, UNESCO convened the Follow-up Virtual Meeting on Strengthening World Heritage Higher Education in ...

From 16 to 17 April 2026, UNESCO undertook a contact and scoping mission to the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Locations deemed World Heritage sites are of "outstanding universal value to humanity" and should be "protected for future ...

To combat overtourism, Iriomotejima island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture, has ...

UNESCO World Heritage sites are more than just well-known landmarks—they are considered places of special value for all of ...

On Tuesday, September 19, a series of meadows containing Native earthworks in Ohio was granted the same status held by world-famous locales such as Easter Island, the Great Wall of China, and the ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has wrapped up its deliberations related to sites that are in danger and began adding new sites on Saturday to its prestigious World Heritage List. Sites in Ukraine — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A general view the park around Linderhof Palace. Unesco has declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a ...

Ohio gained its first World Heritage site, becoming the 25th in the United States and one of about 1,000 sites around the world. The African nation of Rwanda had its first two inscriptions on the ...

UNESCO recently announced new additions to its list of World Heritage Sites. From a white sand cliff in Denmark to a coastal region in West Africa, the list includes stunning and important ...

Finally tonight, we leave you with scenes from some of the world's newest protected sites courtesy of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee. This vast landscape in the north of Scotland is helping fight ...