World Heritage Centre News http://whc.unesco.org/ All the World Heritage News 240 en Copyright 2013 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/rss/ Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:00 EST UNESCO, World Heritage Centre News http://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg http://whc.unesco.org/ Best Wishes 2013 from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/970 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting for Management Plan of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/966 wh-info@unesco.org (Menegazzi) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST Successful Completion of Climate Change Adaptation Project in the Peruvian Andes http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/969 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST Nairobi Convention calls for cooperation on marine World Heritage in Indian Ocean http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/967 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST US celebrates the 40th anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention in Washington, and pays tribute to the Honourable Russell Train http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/996 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST International experts meeting on earthen architecture: its preservation and potential for the future http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/972 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of Oscar Niemeyer, a great humanist and an engaged architect http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/963 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST Panasonic World Heritage 2013 Calendar released in paper, online and tablet PC app formats http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/964 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST New World Heritage state of conservation information system accessible to public http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/962 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST 2012-2013 World Heritage Map Available http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/958 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Representatives from 30 Latin American Countries to prepare World Heritage Action Plan http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/961 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST The Colmar Forum: enhanced collaboration between Council of Europe, EU, UNESCO, UNWTO and OECD http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/986 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Expert Working Group releases final Recommendation for Safeguarding Herat and Jam http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/959 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Convention turns 40 http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/956 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST "Passport" booklet highlighting United States' World Heritage sites published http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/957 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary celebration concludes and launches Kyoto Vision http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/953 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Final Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/954 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Preparations are being completed in Chile for the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for LAC http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/955 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Gala performance by the Cuban National Ballet on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/951 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Reflection and future perspectives mark World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary closing event in Kyoto, Japan http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/952 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Closing celebration of World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/950 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST The Africa region celebrates 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/949 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST Vigan, Philippines recognized for best practice in World Heritage site management http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/948 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv at Sundarbans National Park http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/946 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST Director-General condemns renewed destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/947 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO Director-General deplores the increasing threats and possible damage to the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Syria http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/945 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO launches Africa Nature programme http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/944 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST Rock Islands Southern Lagoon and Tubbataha World Heritage sites win Future Policy Award for marine resource management http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/941 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO Director-General deplores destruction of ancient Aleppo markets, a World Heritage site http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/940 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST The International Protection of Landscapes conference results in Declaration on Landscape http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/943 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST Singapore becomes 190th State Party to the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/934 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST The Director-General pays tribute to leading US conservationist and one of the founding fathers of the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/939 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST 10.5 billion tonnes of carbon stored in World Heritage forest sites http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/937 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST IUCN World Conservation Congress celebrates the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and calls for maintaining the highest standards for World Heritage http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/938 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO and National Geographic partner with Intercontinental Hotels for Responsible Business Week 2012 http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/935 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST The Director-General visits the Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/936 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST The Jurassic Coast celebrates the Earth in 2012 http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/997 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST IUCN World Conservation Congress begins in Jeju, Republic of Korea http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/933 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST Job opening: Cultural Heritage Specialist for Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in Manama, Bahrain http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/932 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST 2013 UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary published http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/931 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST The Director-General congratulates the Italian authorities for progress achieved in the conservation of the iconic World Heritage site of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei and Herculaneum http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/930 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST Argentina names World Heritage site to the Ramsar List http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/929 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Patrimonito Chinese Storyboard Competition 2012 Results http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/927 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Director-General deeply concerned by wildfires in Southern Europe http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/921 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Launch of ICOMOS-ICORP website http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/922 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Panasonic organizes UNESCO World Heritage Eco Learning event for Hanoi secondary school students http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/925 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Aleppo must be saved: Call by the Chairman of the World Heritage Committee http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/926 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST Director-General Visits the Buddhist Monuments of Bagan http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/924 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST "World Heritage and indigenous peoples” - on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August 2012 http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/920 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO and the Smithsonian Institution team up to celebrate the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/919 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST The Director-General of UNESCO appeals for the Protection of the World Heritage City of Aleppo http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/915 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Creation of a Special Fund for the Safeguarding of Mali's World Heritage sites http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/913 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST RRF grant awarded to rebuilt the Okapi Wildlife Reserve http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/912 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Tokyo Expert Meeting (Feb 2012) published http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/897 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Centre signs Memorandum of Understanding with the French Marine Protected Area Agency http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/910 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST End of 36th session of the World Heritage Committee marked by concern for World Heritage sites in Mali http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/911 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Emergency appeal for Okapi Wildlife Reserve (DRC) following murderous raid by poachers http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/908 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST 21st International Radiocarbon Conference held at UNESCO Headquarters http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/916 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Beech Forests of Europe – Further Sites for the WH list ? http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/906 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Committee calls for end to destruction of Mali's heritage and adopts decision for its support http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/907 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Twenty-six new sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List this year http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/903 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Four natural and four cultural properties added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Sunday http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/902 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Bahraini pearling site and the Mosque of Isfahan inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/899 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO's World Heritage List http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/900 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO Director-General of UNESCO calls for a halt to destruction of cultural heritage site in Timbuktu http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/901 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Mexican tourism project cancelled to protect Gulf of California World Heritage site http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/904 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and Morocco http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/896 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Xanadu (China), Bassari Country (Senegal) and Grand Bassam (Côte d'Ivoire) added to UNESCO's World Heritage List http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/898 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO Director-General preoccupied by fighting in World Heritage sites in eastern DRC http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/905 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Heritage sites in northern Mali placed on List of World Heritage in Danger http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/893 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Better conservation in Pakistan and the Philippines allow Committee to remove two sites from World Heritage List in Danger http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/891 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Panamanian fortifications inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/892 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Committee places Liverpool on List of World Heritage in Danger http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/890 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Day 1 in St Petersburg: 2012 World Heritage Committee http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/889 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST 36th session of World Heritage Committee opens with focus on sustainable development http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/887 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST 36th Session of World Heritage Committee Youth Forum: Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan) 1 - 9 July, 2012 http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/888 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO and NOUH sign agreement for preservation of Historic Cairo http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/914 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Successful World Heritage Candidates for the 2012 Business Planning Programme http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/886 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST 10 Years of Dutch Support to World Heritage "From Astronomy to Zanzibar” published http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/883 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Preliminary findings of UNESCO mission sent to assess earthquake damage to sites in northern Italy http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/885 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST Consultative Meeting on World Heritage and Sustainable Development discusses principles and policy http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/918 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage celebrates World Oceans Day with new iPhone app http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/882 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST In Memoriam: Professor Philip Tobias http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/895 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO mission assesses earthquake damage to sites in northern Italy http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/881 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Committee to consider inscription of 36 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List at forthcoming session (St Petersburg 22 June – 6 July) http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/880 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Inventory of Earthen Architecture available online http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/879 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Government of Mali and UNESCO move to protect Timbuktu and other heritage sites in the north of Mali http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/877 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Launching Of The Rivers And Heritage Website http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/874 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Director-General concerned about attacks on World Heritage site of Ghadamès (Libya) http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/875 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO monitors damage to heritage in northern Italy following powerful earthquake http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/876 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Living with World Heritage Conference examines sustainability and local involvement http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/917 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EST New Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/873 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Irina Bokova concerned about growing threats to cultural heritage in Mali http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/872 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site receives funding to restore portions of Hadrian's Wall http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/868 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST Recommendations for transnational heritage corridors of Silk Roads site nomination http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/870 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST Sydney Opera House, other sites participate in Earth Hour 2012 http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/864 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO Director-General expresses concern about the situation in Mali http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/865 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST Archaeological discoveries http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/863 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Director-General of UNESCO appeals for protection of Syria's cultural heritage http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/862 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi) http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/866 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO committed to stronger links between World Heritage and Tourism http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/858 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST From World Heritage to Literacy, Philadelphia Embraces UNESCO http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/859 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Top Agenda in Miami Leg of Director-General's Mission to the U.S. http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/860 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/861 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST GIS boundaries of natural and mixed World Heritage sites available http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/853 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Jaeger-LeCoultre auction benefits Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/856 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Rapid Response Facility helping combat Mt. Kenya fires http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/857 rrf@fauna-flora.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Venice Declaration adopted at international Conference on "Building Cities Resilience to Disasters in Europe: Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change" http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/869 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO World Heritage Youth Storyboard Korean Competition (2012) http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/840 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST In Memoriam: Professor Herb Stovel, conservationist http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/850 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST American National Park Service (NPS) celebrates 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/851 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Centre expresses concern regarding aeromagnetic and aerogravimetric explorations at Virunga National Park (DRC) http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/849 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/867 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Aztec Ruins hosts World Heritage celebration http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/847 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST City council grants planning permission for development scheme at World Heritage site "Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City” http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/848 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Construction of a women's dyeing factory in Bamako http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/846 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Patrimonito Korean National Storyboard Competition 2012 - Winners http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/928 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Exploration of hydrocarbons has been suspended on the Coffee Cultural Landscape, Colombia. http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/844 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:00:00 EST Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage property (Australia) http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/843 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Nominations open for the 2012 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/842 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST 3-month trip to India's 28 World Heritage sites http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/855 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST The World's Heritage co-published by UNESCO and Collins http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/841 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST Patrimonito and Docomodake bring World Heritage sites to young people http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/839 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/838 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/837 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Panasonic Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/836 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The Rapid Response Facility Contributes to avoiding the ecological isolation of Romania's Retezat Massif http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/835 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST UNESCO and Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock launch 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/834 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST World Heritage Convention turns forty http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/832 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Statement of the United Nations Foundation in Support of the World Heritage Convention's 40th Anniversary http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/833 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST ICOMOS advisory mission to the World Heritage site of Seville http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/831 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Rapid Response Facility awards grant to Côte d'Ivoire component of Mount Nimba http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/830 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Panasonic 2012 World Heritage calendar released in online version http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/829 wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST