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The English Lake District (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
 
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Severe erosion threatens the shrines of Barotse Cultural Landscape
9 November 2018

Severe erosion threatens the shrines of Barotse Cultural Landscape

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Qhapaq Ñan countries continue collaboration with more workshops
Qhapaq Ñan countries continue collaboration with more workshops 2 November 2018
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Public-private consortium pioneers global leadership in climate adaptation across ...
Public-private consortium pioneers global leadership in climate adaptation across ... 29 October 2018

 
 
22nd session
of the General Assembly of States Parties
UNESCO, Paris
42nd session
of the World Heritage Committee
Manama, Bahrain, 24 June to 4 July 2018
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Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative
Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative

Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Created in 2003 within the framework ...

Category 2 Centres
Category 2 Centres

Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO related to World Heritage © UNESCO In ...

Climate Change and World Heritage
Climate Change and World Heritage

Climate Change Climate Change and World Heritage © NOAA / Andy Collins / Papahānaumokuākea ...

Cultural Landscapes
Cultural Landscapes

There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. ...

Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS)
Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social ...

Human Evolution related properties represent a process of evolutionary accretion that took place over a ...

Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest

Heritage of Religious Interest UNESCO Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest © OUR ...

Modern Heritage Programme
Modern Heritage Programme

At the start of 2001 the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and ...

Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin

UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and ...

Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape

On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the new Recommendation on the Historic Urban ...

Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties
Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage ...

Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties World Heritage properties and heritage sites in ...

Sharing best practices in World Heritage management
Sharing best practices in World Heritage management

The World Heritage Capacity Building Strategy, adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 2011,  responds ...

Small Island Developing States Programme
Small Island Developing States Programme

Small Island Developing States Programme SIDS © Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ...

UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize For The Safeguarding And Management of Cultural Landscapes
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize ...

UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural ...

World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples
World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples

World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples © OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection / Chris ...

World Heritage and Sustainable Development
World Heritage and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development World Heritage and Sustainable Development © Hani Terraces ...

World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme
World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme

Sustainable Tourism UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme © The photo ...

World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy
World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy

In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage ...

World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)
World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme ...

Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a ...

World Heritage Education Programme
World Heritage Education Programme

The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, initiated as a UNESCO special project in 1994, gives ...

World Heritage Forest Programme
World Heritage Forest Programme

Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, ...

World Heritage Marine Programme
World Heritage Marine Programme

World HeritageMarine Programme 4 focus areas Safeguarding Our core task: ensuring the ...

World Heritage Volunteers Initiative
World Heritage Volunteers Initiative

Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the World Heritage Volunteers ...