13 new sites have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List which lost one site while three were placed on the Danger List June 28, 2009

The World Heritage Committee holding its 33rd session chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO, has inscribed two new natural sites and 11 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Since it also withdrew one site - from the List, Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany), the List now numbers a total …

Georgia’s Historical Monuments of Mtskheta inscribed on Danger List Jun 28, 2009

Cities of Caral-Supe (Peru) and Levoča (Slovakia) added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List Jun 28, 2009

British Aqueduct and Canal inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, French Saltworks extended Jun 27, 2009

Stoclet House (Belgium) inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Jun 27, 2009

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33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 22-30 June in Seville, Spain June 22, 2009 - June 30, 2009

The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain from 22-30 June. During the session, the Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List. The Committee is chaired …

Application deadline for the 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage 2010 (CBH10) May 29, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009

Applications currently accepted for new MA in World Heritage Resource Management Jun 5, 2009 - Aug 31, 2009

2009 International Youth Camp on Astronomy and World Heritage Jul 17, 2009 - Jul 26, 2009

International conference: Astronomy and World Heritage: Across Time and Continents Aug 19, 2009 - Aug 24, 2009

Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage Aug 30, 2009 - Sep 12, 2009

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World Heritage Papers 25 - World Heritage and Buffer Zones
Buffer zones are an important tool for conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. All along the history of implementation of the World Heritage Convention, the protection of …"

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