Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal was inscribed onto the List of World Heritage sites In Danger in 2007 due in large part to intensive poaching pressures. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had been supporting anti-poaching patrols for several months in the park, but financing is expected to run out at the end of May. The government of ...
Some fifty potential Silk Roads Heritage Corridors have been identified, with twenty corridors being considered as a medium priority, while three corridors within the five Central Asian countries and China are recommended as a top priority for the first phase of the serial and trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads at the 2nd meeting of the Coordinating Committee of ...

UNESCO World Heritage sites iPhone and iPad Application from HarperCollins
Monday, 16 May 2011

World Migratory Bird Day 2011 observed 14-15 May in over 50 countries
Friday, 13 May 2011

Dr Kenton R. Miller, nature conservation leader and former IUCN Director General, dies
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
The UNESCO - FFI - UNF Rapid Response Facility awarded an emergency grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania this week in response to its request for assistance in dealing with a sudden rise in the killing of elephants linked to an increase in Human / Elephant Conflicts on the border of Udzungwa Mountains National Park. The park is part of the Eastern Arc Mountains ...
Remarkable natural and cultural properties from 40 countries will be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Paris (19 – 29 June).
Six of these countries stand to have properties inscribed on the World Heritage List for the first time during the forthcoming session: Barbados, Jamaica, Micronesia, Palau, ...

Jaeger-LeCoultre auction proceeds support Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Wednesday, 4 May 2011

World Heritage Memory Net Launched
Friday, 29 April 2011
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released the results of its rhinoceros census in Nepal, reporting a reported 23% increase in rhino numbers in this World Heritage site since the last census taken in 2008. Numbers increased from 408 to 503. WWF reports that these numbers reflect the success of conservation efforts for this species and are a result of improved rhino ...
Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan
Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Conclusions of the Second HERITY International Conference
Wednesday, 20 April 2011

UNESCO for Haiti. 19 April 2011
Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Call for applications for the IV° edition of the Master in "World Heritage at Work"
Thursday, 7 April 2011

Rapid Response Facility Supports Post Tsunami Recovery in Galápagos
Tuesday, 5 April 2011

2010 - 2011 World Heritage map now available
Monday, 4 April 2011
Statement from the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
Thursday, 31 March 2011

Kishore Rao appointed Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on both Libya and the coalition of States implementing a no-fly zone over the country to respect the Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols, as appropriate, and keep military operations away from cultural sites.
Of the ten states that make up ...
In view of the forthcoming 11th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in Sintra (Portugal), 22 to 25 November 2011, the OWHC has launched a Call for Posters on the congress theme World Heritage Cities and Climate Change.
This Call addresses all those who are engaged in the conservation and management of a World Heritage City - public servants and administrators, ...