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         <title>Vigan, Philippines recognized for best practice in World Heritage site management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Historic Town of Vigan (Philippines), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, has been recognized as a model of best practices in World Heritage site management, at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. The distinction will be officially announced and a certificate presented to the Mayor of Vigan, Ms Eva Marie S. Medina, during the closing event of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Kyoto, Japan, on 8  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/948</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Book on World Heritage Sites in the Philippines</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Living Landscapes and Cultural Landmarks: World Heritage Sites in the Philippines by Augusto F. Villalon, Photographs by Neal M. Oshima, Publisher: ArtPostAsia Pte. Ltd, Manila, the PhilippinesThis attractive book is the first publication to present all five World Heritage properties located in the Philippines in a single volume. Widely acknowledged by the international scientific community as a &amp;quot;biodiversity hotspot&amp;quot;, the Philippines hosts an astoundingly rich and varied network  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/375</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Committee Inscribes 48 New Sites on Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Marrakesh - UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Committee, meeting since November 29 in Marrakesh (Morocco), has inscribed 48 new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage List. The List now has 630 sites of &amp;quot;exceptional universal value&amp;quot; in 118 countries. Sites in South Africa, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Turkmenistan are on the List for the first time. Notable among the new sites are the Vald&amp;eacute;s Peninsula in Patagonia (Argentina), Robben Island (South Africa), Lorentz  ...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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