Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Conservation of the 12 forts associated with Shivaji Maharaj, which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites, will involve a comprehensive 10-year plan focusing on ...

Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island -- a lush forest home to one of the world's highest concentrations of primates -- landed a spot on the UN cultural ...

Republic of Korea to Host . the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee in 2026 - ROK, officially designated as the host of the 48th session. of the World Heritage Committee ...

The Xixia Imperial Tombs were inscribed on the World Heritage List on July 11 during the 47th session of the UNESCO ...

Known for its mud-brick architecture, the town of Djenné is struggling to attract tourists and maintain buildings that have been damaged by floods ...

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers caused 'irreversible' damage to Sycamore Gap in Northumberland National Park when they ...

The Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac complex has officially been inscribed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site. Among its 12 constituent sites, Bac Ninh contributes two: Vinh Nghiem ...

Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers destroyed the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland National Park, which was made famous in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ...

The Mexico City government on Wednesday announced a preliminary plan to deal with gentrification, a week after a fierce ...

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

Video still from UNESCO via AP showing the river running through the Gola-Tiwai complex Sierra Leone, undated.