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World Heritage Review n°66 Small Island Developing States
February 2013
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. The UNESCO World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States coordinates and develops activities in these areas, ...
World Heritage Review n°65 Sustainable Development
October 2012
The issues of World Heritage published during 2012 have largely been devoted to commemorating the adoption of the World Heritage Convention forty years ago, in 1972. This has not been a self-congratulatory exercise but rather an analytical survey, which ...
World Heritage Review n°64
June 2012
We are happy to publish this special issue dedicated to the World Heritage sites of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, which the Committee will be celebrating at its meeting in Saint Petersburg ...
World Heritage Review n°63 World Heritage and outstanding natural beauty
May 2012
Table of contents
Scenic natural beauty
How can it be judged?
The sites inscribed under criterion vii, known commonly as having the “wow” effect, are more ...
World Heritage Review n°62 World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples
February 2012
This edition of World Heritage is devoted to the enduring relationship between a number of World Heritage sites and the indigenous peoples that inhabit them.
For historical, ...
World Heritage n°61 World Heritage Forests
October 2011
Forests, like mountains and oceans, play a critical role in the balance of world climate (as well as in vital carbon capture and retention) and thus in the survival of our species, hence the United Nations’ decision to designate 2011 as the ...
World Heritage n°60 World Heritage in the Gulf Region
June 2011
This special issue is devoted entirely to World Heritage sites belonging to members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It thus offers a unique opportunity to discover the rich cultural and natural heritage of a region that ...
World Heritage n°59 Living with Water
March 2011
Water: its role in human evolution. World Heritage sites offer a wide spectrum of water elements, from glorious water gardens to spectacular aqueducts, grand transport canals to ingenious water mills.
This display of human creativity and ingenuity ...
World Heritage Review n°58 Part threat, part hope The challenge of tourism
November 2010
What are the benefits of World Heritage List inscription? When it brings higher visibility and increased tourism to a site, how can the site still be protected?
Issue 58 of ...
World Heritage Review n°57 World Heritage in Brazil
July 2010
Initially protected by the broadest expanses of virtually impenetrable tropical rainforest on Earth, Brazil still takes prides in a stunning variety of species found nowhere else. With giant snakes such as the anaconda, minuscule hummingbirds, iridescent ...
World Heritage Review n°56 Biodiversity
June 2010
There was a time when the world appeared boundless and inexhaustible. We are just beginning to realize that it is both limited and surprisingly vulnerable. It follows that if we are to survive at all as a species, we shall have to learn to see the world ...
World Heritage Review n°55 World Heritage Cities
March 2010
Table of Contents
In Focus
Revising the approach to urban conservation The capacity of historic cities to accommodate and benefit from the radical and rapid changes that accompany urban growth while maintaining heritage values is becoming a critical ...
World Heritage Review n°54 Astronomy and World Heritage
October 2009
Table of Contents
Astronomy and World Heritage Astronomical heritage, or cultural heritage relating to the sky, recognizes the relationships between humanity and the cosmos.
From the Maya to the Inca and beyond These ancient cultures confronted their ...
World Heritage Review n°53 World Heritage in Spain
June 2009
Spain, with its long, complex history and the global character of its territorial and cultural extension, remains marked by a striking diversity of historical influences and regional differences, and it justifiably prides itself on the forty Spanish sites ...
World Heritage n°52 Earth heritage : A common past… and future
May 2009
This issue of World Heritage is devoted to a number of truly extraordinary World Heritage sites that allow a better understanding of the history of the Earth and the formation ...
World Heritage n°51
December 2008
The greater part of this issue is devoted to the reinstallation of the great stele of Aksum in Ethiopia, an exploit that ranks alongside such major UNESCO achievements as the safeguarding and restoration of the temples of Abu Simbel and Borobudur.
The ...
World Heritage n°50 Special Issue: Canadian World Heritage
June 2008
The 14 World Heritage sites of Canada presented in this issue offer a fascinating pattern. Indeed, they reflect key aspects of the evolution of the very concept of World Heritage over the past 32 years.
The sites predictably include historic cities like ...
World Heritage n°49 World Heritage and Biodiversity
April 2008
A number of World Heritage routes have played a significant part in the history of the five continents – and the way we focus on them in this issue illustrates how far our thinking has evolved in the thirty-five years since the World Heritage ...
World Heritage n°48 Earthen Architecture
January 2008
At some time during the past one hundred years or so, the great, multimillennial tradition of earthen architecture, which even today is a dominant technique in every world civilization, fell victim to the Modern Ideal.
Being ‘modern’, some ...
World Heritage n°47
October 2007
In Focus
New World Heritage sites 2007 Twenty-two sites were added to the World Heritage List during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Christchurch, New Zealand, bringing the total of inscribed sites to 851 (p.4)
...
World Heritage n°46 Special issue: World Heritage in New Zealand
June 2007
Special issue on World Heritage sites in New Zealand, at the occasion of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held from 23 June to 2 July in Christchurch, New ...
World Heritage n°45
March 2007
In Focus
Exploring the Spice Route
The Spice Route linked the Mediterranean
basin to the Far East for over 2,500 years. (p.6)
Trade Routes of the Desert
A journey across the desert trails of
the empires of antiquity. (p.22)
The ...
World Heritage Review n°44
November 2006
This quarterly magazine in English, French and Spanish features in-depth articles on World Heritage sites around the world and superb photographs, as well as the latest news in preservation.
In this issue, you’ll find:
In Focus
New World ...
World Heritage Review n°43 Special issue: World Heritage in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
July 2006
Special issue on World Heritage sites in the Baltic region, at the occasion of the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee held from July 8-16 in Vilnius, ...
World Heritage Review n°42
June 2006
Discover the new look of World Heritage, our quarterly magazine in English, French and Spanish featuring in-depth articles on World Heritage sites around the world and superb photographs, as well as the latest news in preservation.
In Focus: World ...
World Heritage Review n°41
October 2005
New World Heritage Sites
CITY OF BATH, A Masterpiece of Town Planning
THE KII MOUNTAINS, Harmony between Spirit and Nature
LEPTIS MAGNA, Imperial City in Africa
PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK, A Geological Wonder
World Heritage Review n°40
July 2005
Special Issue - South Africa
Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park,
Protecting 'the Roof of Africa'
World Heritage on the African Continent. A brief overview
Mapungubwe National ...
World Heritage Review n°39
March 2005
The Silk Road: the longest trade route in human history
Central Sikhote-Alin: a natural site in the Russian Federation and a refuge for many endangered species
The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga: an important centre of worship and pilgrimage in ...
World Heritage Review n°38
December 2004
Dubrovnick Restored
Spectacular Yosemite
Valparaiso, a Window on the Pacific
The Frankincense Trail
World Heritage Review n°37
September 2004
Saving natural sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Heritage Focus: partnerships for conservation
The outstanding architecture of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Kazakhstan
The Guanacaste Conservation Area in Costa ...
World Heritage Review n°36
June 2004
Special issue China
Imperial Sites and Gardens
Natural Wonders
Mastery of Water
Footprints of Faith
Discovering Ancient Cities
World Heritage Review n°35
April 2004
Quebrada de Humahuaca. A Link through the Andes
Vineyards. How Wine-growing Shaped the Landscape
Djenné. Sumptuous Earthen Architecture
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
Persepolis. Capital of an Empire
World Heritage Review n°34
January 2004
Protecting The Amazon
Úbeda and Baeza, Renaissance Towns
Ancient Ksour of Mauritania
Kew Gardens, Treasure House of Botany
My Son, Destruction and Rebirth
World Heritage Review n°33
October 2003
Life of the Buddha in World Heritage
New Sites on the World Heritage List
Belize Coral Reef
Cinque Terre
Mesa Verde National Park
World Heritage Review n°32
August 2003
Goias: a Jewel on Brazil's Rio Vermelho
Mount Kenya National Park
Kasbah of Algiers: a Demanding Restoration
Rhodes: the City of Knights
World Heritage Review n°31
June 2003
Borobudur, The Glory of Buddhist Art
Baku, City on the Silk Road
Robben Island, a Monument to Courage
Redwood park, Mother Nature's Cathedral
World Heritage Review n°30
April 2003
Three Centuries of Saint Petersburg
The Smoke that Thunders Victoria Falls
Wooden Buildings of Ancient Nara
Living with a Volcano Antigua Guatemala
Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
World Heritage Review n°29
March 2003
Minaret of Jam
Cuzco Centre of the Andean World
Lamu Coral garden of the Swahili
East Rennell a Pacific gem
Paramaribo
World Heritage Review n°28
January 2003
Industrial Heritage in the United Kingdom
Kairouan a Muslim Holy City
Rainforest Sites on the Australian Continental Plateau
Kazan and its Tatar Kremlin
Monte Alban Mexico's first city
World Heritage Review n°27
December 2002
The Slave Route
New World Heritage Sites
Quseir Amra and its fresco paintings
Gunung Mulu National Park
Jesuit Missions of Córdoba
Old City of Acre
World Heritage Review n°26
July 2002
The Renewal of Venice
The Loire Valley a river with a human touch
Quebec a New World Fortress
The Seychelles a Tale of Two Edens
Modern Cairo and its Islamic Heritage
World Heritage Review n°25
May 2002
Modern Architecture
Zanzibar Stone Town
Ichkeul a wetland in search of water
Trinidad de Cuba
The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
World Heritage Review n°23
January 2002
Sacred Mountains of the World Heritage
Saint-Louis in Senegal a historical capital
Tiwanaku on the shores of Lake Titicaca
Morne Trois Pitons Ecotourism in the Caribbean
Old Town Lunenburg colourful and traditional
And also...
...
World Heritage Review n°24
March 2002
New World Heritage Sites
Ancient Merv Queen of cities
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
Arequipa a white city of volcanic stone
World Heritage Review n°22
November 2001
Doñana, the Great Lady of European Nature
The Alps and the Himalayas by Railway
Bardejov, A Medieval Town to Discover
Dazu, of the Ten Thousand Buddhas
And also...
World Heritage in Danger
What is ICCROM?
News
World Heritage Review n°21
September 2001
Baroque Architecture in Latin America
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Saint-Emilion
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
And also...
World Heritage in Danger
What is ICCROM?
News
World Heritage Review n°20
May 2001
The Destruction of Bamyan
The Netherlands Keeping Water at Bay
Tres Serols Mont Perdu
The Qadisha Valley Heritage Reclaimed
The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
And also...
Interview
World Heritage in Danger
News
IUCN
...
World Heritage Review n°19
March 2001
World Heritage Rock Art Sites
Maidan Imam, Isfahan
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Ha Long Bay
Kilwa Kisiwani
And also...
Working together for Heritage (ICOMOS)
World Heritage in Danger
News
World Heritage Review n°18
January 2001
Budapest
New World Heritage Sites
Rapa Nui
Vilnius
St Kilda
And also...
News
World Heritage in Danger
World Heritage Review n°17
November 2000
The Great Barrier Reef
Potosi
Asante Traditional Buildings
Hué
I Sassi di Matera
And also...
Flemish Béguinages
News
World Heritage Review n°16
September 2000
Luang Prabang
Roman Art in Africa
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Skogskyrkogarden
Painted Churches of Moldavia
And also...
News
Uxmal, historical and cultural legacy of the Mayas
World Heritage Review n°15
August 2000
Paris, the Banks of the Seine
Ch'Angdokkung Palace
The Valdés Peninsula
The Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar
And also...
Interview with the UNESCO Director-General
News
Historic Town of Tallinn
World Heritage Review n°14
June 2000
Baalbek
Prague
Valley of the Boyne
Colonia del Sacramento
Ujung-Kulon / Krakatau
And also...
New World Heritages Sites
News
World Heritage Review n°13
April 2000
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Timbuktu
Biosphere Reserves
Monastery of Guadalupe
Sub-Antarctic Islands
And also...
Virtual Reality
News
World Heritage Review n°12
February 2000
Romanesque Art in the World Heritage
The Solovetsky Islands
Old City of Galle
Tikal, the Centre of the Mayan World
Saint Gall Convent
And also...
Dja Faunal Reserve
News
World Heritage Review n°11
December 1999
Machu Picchu
Strasbourg
Itchan Kala
Garajonay National Park
Tongariro National Park
And also...
Royal Palace of Abomey
News
World Heritage Review n°10
October 1999
Istanbul
Malbork Castle
Dougga-Thugga
Serra da Capivara
Temple of the Sun in Konârak
And also...
New World Heritage Sites
Senegal's World Heritage
News
World Heritage Review n°8
November 1998
Mont Saint-Michel
The History of Life
La Amistad
The Haeinsa Temple
Desert Cities
And also...
Sintra
Guatemala's World Heritage
News
World Heritage Review n°7
January 1998
Pompeii and Herculaneum
The Moghal Gardens
Lake Baikal
Las Médulas
Querétaro
And also...
Site of Greenwich
Interview with Prof. Francesco Francioni
Panama's World Heritage
News
World Heritage Review n°6
December 1997
Salzburg
The Iguazu / Iguaçu Falls
Islands: Living Laboratories
Island of Mozambique
The Lapponian Area
And also...
An Interview with Antonio Bassolino
New World Heritage Sites
Photo prize winners
News
World Heritage Review n°5
September 1997
A trek to Sagarmatha
Old City of Havana
Coral Reefs
The Canal du Midi
Yellowstone National Park
And also...
An Interview with Christophe Charpentier
Secrets of the Sea
World Heritage and Tourism
News
Have ...
World Heritage Review n°4
July 1997
Holy Sites in India
Galapagos Islands
Tropical Rain Forests
Mount Athos
Lalibela
And also...
Interview with Galo Leoro Franco
New World Heritage Sites
The World Heritage Convention in Action
News
World Heritage Review n°3
June 1997
Brasilia
Mana-Pools
Bergen and the Hanseatic Towns
The Volcanoes on the World Heritage List
Sana'a
And also...
Interview with leoh Ming Pei and Jean Lebrat
News
Cities for small planet
World Heritage Review n°2
December 1996
Manu National Park
The Medina of Marrakech
High Mountain Areas
Industry and the World Heritage
Borobudur
And also...
Interview with Ismail Serageldin
Cultural Landscapes
News