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Friday, June 6, 2008
News from the Our Place-World Heritage Centre Partnership
Online images of World Heritage sites, an outdoor exhibit and a new book project are among the most recent developments of the partnership between the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Our Place, the World's Heritage Ltd, launched in July ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
Loss and Damage Assessment after China Earthquake
Officials continue to assess the damage following the devastating May 12 earthquake in China, where approximately 69,000 people were killed and 19,000 are still missing. The 8.0 magnitude quake affected Sichuan Province in southwest China. The ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
Discovering and Preserving World Heritage sites with Indiana Jones
In coordination with the release of the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Friends of World Heritage (the UN Foundation, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Expedia, Inc.) have joined forces with Indiana Jones for an ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
Policy Document on the Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage sites Published
The "Policy document on the impacts of climate change on World Heritage properties", adopted by the 16th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, has been published in English and French.The document was ...