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         <title>Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi</title>
         <description><![CDATA[It is rare for a Director-General to present a certificate of World Heritage in person, but the temples, gardens and archaeological site of Hiraizumi, inscribed on the List in 2011, marked an exception.

Located in north-east Japan, the 12th-century site, representing the Buddhist Pure Land gained its world heritage status three months after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the surrounding region.
&amp;ldquo;I am here to show solidarity with the people of Japan, especially here, where  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/837</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Panasonic Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Panasonic Corporation held yesterday, 8 February, the award ceremony of &quot;Eco Picture Diary Global Contest&quot; which the company has been promoting with the aim to raise awareness of environmental issues and eco actions for the young generation, with the final nomination of national finalists attending the ceremony at UNESCO headquarters.
The &quot;Eco-Picture Diary Contest&quot; is a program developed globally as part of &quot;Panasonic kids school&quot; - Panasonic&apos;s next  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/836</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Rapid Response Facility Contributes to avoiding the ecological isolation of Romania&apos;s Retezat Massif </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Retezat Massif has received a Rapid Response Facility (RRF) grant to undertake urgent snow-tracking surveys in response to a road-building threat through the Carpathian Mountains. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This protected area is on Romania&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage tentative list, and is known for its plant diversity, endemism and rich fauna, including the Eurasian eagle-owl, the gray wolf and the brown bear.&amp;nbsp; 
&amp;nbsp;The site contains Romania&amp;rsquo;s oldest protected area,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/835</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO and Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock launch 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, launched the 40th anniversary celebration of the World Heritage Convention in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on 30 January. It was the first of a series of events States Parties to the 1972 Convention are organizing around the world over the coming year, and ending with a final event in November 2012 in Kyoto, Japan.
The launch featured a concert by jazz legend and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock, with performances by Corinne Bailey  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/834</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Statement of the United Nations Foundation in Support of the World Heritage Convention&apos;s 40th Anniversary</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On November 16, 1972, the international community took a historic step towards safeguarding core, irreplaceable elements of our global heritage when the General Conference of UNESCO adopted the World Heritage Convention. Since then, more than 188 countries have ratified the Convention, and more than 936 separate sites around the world have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As the festivities marking the 40th anniversary of that historic treaty, including today&apos;s ceremony  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/833</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Convention turns forty</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This year marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, one of UNESCO&apos;s most successful programmes and one of the most powerful tools for heritage preservation. Almost universally adopted, with 188 signatory countries, the Convention is unique in that it combines the protection of cultural and natural heritage in one instrument. Since its adoption by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972, the World Heritage List has grown to include 936 sites inscribed for their  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/832</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>ICOMOS advisory mission to the World Heritage site of Seville</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 7 to 9 November 2011, experts from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook an advisory mission to examine development projects affecting the World Heritage site &quot;Cathedral, Alc&amp;aacute;zar and Archivo de Indias in Sevilla&quot;, inscribed on UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage List in 1987.
At its three last sessions, the World Heritage Committee discussed the state of conservation of the site and has requested the State Party &quot;to halt the construction  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/831</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Rapid Response Facility awards grant to C&#xf4;te d&apos;Ivoire component of Mount Nimba</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The C&amp;ocirc;te d&amp;rsquo;Ivoire component of the transboundary Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, inscribed onto the list of World Heritage in Danger, has been awarded a Rapid Response Facility (RRF) small grant to help re-establish the presence of the protected area authority.&amp;nbsp; Recent civil strife in this country had led to the abandonment of site management offices in the area.&amp;nbsp; The grant will help repair and re-equip vital park protection infrastructure.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/830</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Panasonic 2012 World Heritage calendar released in online version</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic have released an online version of the 2012 World Heritage Calendar in five languages. It is available as a website, or as a downloadable stand-alone application or wallpaper.
As the year 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the World Heritage Convention, the calendar is expected to raise even more interest than the very popular 2011 version.&amp;nbsp;
The online version is especially targeted to educating young people, and more  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/829</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Marine Programme - Newsletter January 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Read our newsletter to learn about our major accomplishments, including new services that will help improve marine protection efforts around the globe. Additionally, this year we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Mission of the World Heritage Marine Programme
Launched in 2005, the mission of the World Heritage Marine Programme is to establish effective conservation of existing and potential marine areas of Outstanding Universal Value to make sure they  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/827</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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