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| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
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| World Heritage Cities Programme | Aksum Asmara: A Modernist African City Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Historic Centre of Agadez Historic Town of Grand-Bassam Island of Gorée Island of Mozambique Island of Saint-Louis Lamu Old Town Old Towns of Djenné Stone Town of Zanzibar Timbuktu Tiya |
The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by the World Heritage Committee. The programme concerns the development of a theoretical framework for urban ... | Cities | 2024-01-09 | |
| World Heritage Marine Programme | Aldabra Atoll iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
50 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding Universal Value: Beacons of Hope In a Changing Ocean | Conservation of Natural Sites Marine & coastal Natural |
2024-03-04 | |
| Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI) | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Ivindo National Park Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo · Gabon | Covering an area estimated at 1.62 million km2, the forests of Central Africa are home to vital biodiversity for the planet and play a central role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration. | Conservation of Natural Sites Forests |
2022-08-25 |
| Cultural Landscapes | Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape Alto Douro Wine Region Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Bam and its Cultural Landscape Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars Chief Roi Mata’s Domain Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Colonies of Benevolence Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape Costiera Amalfitana Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Cultural Landscape of Maymand Cultural Landscape of Sintra Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana Curonian Spit Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape Dutch Water Defence Lines Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Konso Cultural Landscape Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap Kuk Early Agricultural Site Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem Landscape of Grand Pré Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene Le Morne Cultural Landscape Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Lushan National Park Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Matobo Hills Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany Mount Wutai Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Pampulha Modern Ensemble Papahānaumokuākea Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Pimachiowin Aki Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Quebrada de Humahuaca Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Roșia Montană Mining Landscape Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Saloum Delta Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga Singapore Botanic Gardens Sítio Roberto Burle Marx St Kilda Sukur Cultural Landscape Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Taputapuātea The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy The English Lake District The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand The Persian Garden The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape Tongariro National Park Trang An Landscape Complex Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Upper Middle Rhine Valley Val d'Orcia Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago Viñales Valley Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Wachau Cultural Landscape West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Þingvellir National Park ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape |
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, they express a long and intimate relationship between peoples and ... | Cultural landscapes | 2022-09-27 | |
| Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery | Post-conflict and post-disaster reconstruction became an increasingly important issue after the destruction of cultural heritage sites in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nepal, Syria, and Yemen. ... | 2022-08-25 | |||
| World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | Aapravasi Ghat Aldabra Atoll Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site Blue and John Crow Mountains Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Central Suriname Nature Reserve Chief Roi Mata’s Domain Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande Colonial City of Santo Domingo Desembarco del Granma National Park East Rennell Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Historic Centre of Camagüey Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery Kuk Early Agricultural Site Le Morne Cultural Landscape Levuka Historical Port Town Morne Trois Pitons National Park Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Old Havana and its Fortification System Phoenix Islands Protected Area Pitons Management Area Rock Islands Southern Lagoon San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Singapore Botanic Gardens Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Viñales Valley |
Antigua and Barbuda · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Cabo Verde · Comoros · Cook Islands · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Fiji · Grenada · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Jamaica · Kiribati · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Mauritius · Micronesia (Federated States of) · Niue · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · Sao Tome and Principe · Seychelles · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Suriname · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tuvalu · Vanuatu | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are some of the most beautiful places on Earth, with atolls of white sand beaches, mountain ... | Small Island Developing States | 2024-04-15 |
| Promoting the application of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) to safeguard heritage in the urban context in ... | Royal Palaces of Abomey Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi |
Benin · Uganda | At the 43rd session in Baku (2019), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Parties “to continue reflecting on the mechanisms and tools needed to assess and guide interventions in and around urban ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Rapid Response Facility (RRF) | Area de Conservación Guanacaste Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Chitwan National Park Comoé National Park Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Galápagos Islands Garamba National Park Gough and Inaccessible Islands Kahuzi-Biega National Park Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manú National Park Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Pantanal Conservation Area Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Salonga National Park Sangha Trinational Selous Game Reserve Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains Taï National Park Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Tikal National Park Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Virunga National Park W-Arly-Pendjari Complex |
Argentina · Belize · Benin · Brazil · Cambodia · Cameroon · Chad · China · Colombia · Congo · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ecuador · Egypt · Ethiopia · Guatemala · India · Indonesia · Kenya · Nepal · Panama · Peru · Romania · Rwanda · Senegal · Thailand · Uganda · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · United Republic of Tanzania · Viet Nam | Rapid Response Facility (RRF) © Oreades The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) is a fund that provides grants to protected areas in the event of a sudden crisis. We mainly finance initiatives aimed at ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2022-06-27 |
| Strengthening conservation and management measures in the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex in times of insecurity | W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Benin · Burkina Faso · Niger | Over the past few years, the security situation at the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex has become a major concern as several armed groups have been operating in the region, causing the evacuation of management staff in some ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Natural |
2024-04-23 |
| Urban Heritage Atlas: Understanding attributes of historic cities and settlements| Stone Town of Zanzibar (United ... | Stone Town of Zanzibar | United Republic of Tanzania | Although the overall urban fabric and townscape give Stone Town its unique character, many individual buildings of historical and architectural significance represent local architecture and building traditions. ... | 2024-02-27 | |
| UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas: Cultural mapping of historic cities and settlements| Ancient ksour of Ouadane, ... | Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata | Mauritania | Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that ... | 2024-03-21 | |
| Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Salonga National Park Sangha Trinational Virunga National Park |
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Gabon | UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and the management of natural World Heritage sites, those already inscribed as well as those which have the potential ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Forests Natural |
2022-06-27 |
| CAWHFI component funded by the European Commission (2016-2020) | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Ivindo National Park Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo · Gabon | CAWHFI component financed by the European Commission (2016-2020) Between 2016 and 2020, funding from the European Commission enabled CAWHFI to strengthen the monitoring of the TRIDOM and TNS landscapes, an area of ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2022-06-27 |
| Conflict mitigation in Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Democratic Republic of the Congo | With 13,720 km², the Okapi Wildlife Reserve has rich biodiversity and a forest ecosystem with cultural and economic importance for the traditional nomadic pygmy hunters Mbuti and Efe who it is believed, have been ... | 2024-04-23 | |
| Securing Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park | Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park | Central African Republic | play_arrow The Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (PNMGSF) is the largest park in the Central African savannas. Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988, the park is a unique refuge of biodiversity, ... | 2024-04-24 | |
| 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for World Heritage ... | Historic Centre of Urbino | The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary celebrations included the organization of the international conference “World ... | Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites Cultural landscapes Partnerships Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Analytical summary of the state of conservation of World Heritage properties (2008) | At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee discussed at length the issues related to the state of conservation of World Heritage properties. With Decision 32 COM 7B.129 (see Annex 1), it ... | Convention | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Balancing development and conservation in Grand-Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire) | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | The inscription of the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam on the World Heritage List has provided new opportunities to promote sustainable development in the city. From the creation of a local World Heritage management ... | Climate Change Environment & Resilience Prosperity & Livelihood |
2023-05-18 |
| Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the ... | Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Salonga National Park Virunga National Park |
Belgium · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Italy · Spain | Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parc national des Virunga © Kim S. Gjerstad A program aimed at preserving ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Forests |
2022-06-27 |
| Bridging a spatial and social divide through inclusive planning in Zanzibar Town (United Republic of Tanzania) | Stone Town of Zanzibar | United Republic of Tanzania | The multi-level, heritage-based development and spatial plan aims to link the World Heritage site and buffer zone with the wider city context by using town planning as a tool to bridge spatial and social divides. | Environment & Resilience Knowledge & Skills |
2023-02-16 |
| Building the capacity of local communities and stakeholders for a dialogue towards sustainable livelihoods in tune ... | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | United Republic of Tanzania | Objectives Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) was inscribed ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme | Gunung Mulu National Park Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Kinabalu Park Lake Malawi National Park Lake Turkana National Parks Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Rainforests of the Atsinanana Simien National Park Sundarbans National Park The Sundarbans Ujung Kulon National Park W-Arly-Pendjari Complex |
Bangladesh · China · Ethiopia · India · Indonesia · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Niger · Philippines · Viet Nam | The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, global energy company Shell and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Natural Site Management |
2022-06-27 |
| Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region supported by Government ... | Burundi · Djibouti · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Guinea-Bissau · Japan · Liberia · Rwanda · Sao Tome and Principe · Sierra Leone · South Sudan | Thanks to the support of the Government of Japan, the four-year “Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region”, in line with UNESCO Global Priority Africa, aims at ... | Convention Site Management Sustainable Development |
2022-06-27 | |
| Community conservation: Timbuktu | Timbuktu | Mali | As of May 2012, the Government of Mali sought help from the international community through UNESCO. Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia were placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger and UNESCO initiated a series of ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture |
2022-12-09 |
| Cultural entrepreneurship in Cidade Velha, Ribeira Grande (Cabo Verde) | Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande | Cabo Verde | A wide-ranging programme aims to build capacity amongst local residents to understand the potentials offered by cultural heritage, by supporting and enhancing local cultural entrepreneurship. The initiative includes ... | Gender Equality Prosperity & Livelihood |
2023-02-16 |
| Culture|2030 Indicators Burkina Faso and the city of Ouagadougou Project Page | Burkina Faso | UNESCO Burkina Faso and the City of Ouagadougou Project Page © Shutterstock Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Burkina Faso and the city of Ouagadougou is with ... | Cities Sustainable Development |
2023-11-23 | |
| Culture|2030 Indicators City of Ouagadougou Urban Report | Burkina Faso | City of Ouagadougou Urban Report City results Ouagadougou Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ... | Cities Sustainable Development |
2022-09-29 | |
| Culture|2030 Indicators Kenya and the city of Nakuru Project Page | Kenya | UNESCO Kenya and the City of Nakuru Project Page © IUCN Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Kenya and the city of Nakuru is with the support and partnership of ... | Cities Sustainable Development |
2024-05-14 | |
| Culture|2030 Indicators Morocco and the city of Essaouira Project Page | Morocco | UNESCO Morocco and the City of Essaouira Project Page Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Morocco and the city of Essaouira is with the support and ... | Cities Sustainable Development |
2022-09-30 | |
| Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | National Report of Burkina Faso Country results Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The ... | Cities Sustainable Development |
2022-10-07 | |
| Developing Sustainable Fisheries in Lake Malawi National Park (Malawi) | Lake Malawi National Park | Malawi | Lake Malawi National Park was established in 1980 as a National Park and inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1984 for its natural beauty (criterion vii) and outstanding biodiversity values, notably due to its ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Developing training courses in heritage related construction skills for job creation and reduction of emigration in ... | Historic Centre of Agadez | Niger | Over the last decade, several countries from the Sahel region have experienced insecurity and conflicts generated by rebel groups. This has affected the lives of the communities, worsening the region’s economic ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Durban Meeting (South Africa) on transboundary properties in Africa | Rainforests of the Atsinanana Sangha Trinational |
In Africa, natural heritage is often protected and sustained because it belongs to a shared system of belief and culture. Furthermore, many cultural and natural properties are transnational, and are either they are ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Ecological Monitoring in Garamba National Park | Garamba National Park | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Over the last decades, Garamba National Park has been a major target of militant ivory and bushmeat poachers, which threatens the site drastically. Therefore, an effective law enforcement strategy and ecological ... | 2023-09-13 | |
| Ecological restoration of the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Niger | In 1992, one year after its inscription, the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves were placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the deterioration of the state of conservation of the property, caused by ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Educating visitors on how to enjoy Namibia’s World Heritage Wonders Responsibly | Namibia | Educating visitors to enjoy Namibia’s World Heritage responsibly © Putting tourism on a more sustainable path has been a core priority of the Government of Namibia as visitors return to the ... | Sustainable Tourism | 2023-03-31 | |
| Emergency assistance to the Okapi Wildlife Reserve of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Okapi Wildlife Reserve has been on the World Heritage List since 1996. It occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders of Sudan and ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Emergency action Forests |
2022-06-27 |
| Engaging local communities in the conservation of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage site | Maloti-Drakensberg Park | Lesotho · South Africa | Local communities and indigenous peoples are, and have been for centuries, the custodians of many World Heritage sites. Launched in the year 2000, the Community Management for Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2022-06-27 |
| Engaging local communities in the conservation of the Okavango Delta World Heritage site | Okavango Delta | Botswana | Local communities and indigenous peoples are, and have been for centuries, the custodians of many World Heritage sites. Launched in the year 2000, the Community Management for Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Enhancing monitoring and surveillance efforts to maintain ecological connectivity in the Dja Faunal Reserve | Dja Faunal Reserve | Cameroon | The current state and trend of World Heritage values of the Dja Faunal Reserve are threatened by pressures from development projects (dams, plantations, logging) in the periphery of the Reserve. There is concern ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites | Aldabra Atoll Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Canaima National Park Chitwan National Park iSimangaliso Wetland Park Kaziranga National Park Keoladeo National Park Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Sangay National Park Serengeti National Park |
Ecuador · Honduras · India · Nepal · Seychelles · South Africa · Uganda · United Republic of Tanzania · Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the United Nations Foundation. The project commenced in 2001 and operated ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Site Management |
2022-06-27 |
| Enhancing the implementation capacity of the 1972 Convention at Natural World Heritage sites | Simien National Park | Ethiopia | Ethiopia is among the African countries, which have nine sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. Eight cultural sites and only one natural property, the Simien National Park inscribed in 1978. The Ethiopian ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Natural |
2022-06-27 |
| Evaluation Mission of the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Niger | Objectives The Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992, in particular because of the impact of armed conflict. This ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2023-10-03 |
| Finalisation of the Zakouma National Park nomination file on the World Heritage List | Chad | Zakouma National Park is located in southeastern Chad. Inscribed in the Tentalive List in 2005, it covers an area of nearly three hundred and five thousand (305,000) hectares. Created in 1963, Zakouma National Park ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Global Strategy: Support to agro-pastoral cultural landscapes | The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape | Pastoralism is defined as a system of livestock farming which depends, for the most part, on the generally non-intensive use of naturally-occurring plant materials for grazing, either on a farm or as part of a ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Guidebook for urban and architectural regulation of Cidade Velha (Cabo Verde) | Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande | Cabo Verde | The Guidebook aims to make the urban legislation of the city of Cidade Velha more accessible and understandable to the public. This document constitutes an exemplary tool for awareness raising of local communities ... | Environment & Resilience | 2022-06-27 |
| Handbook on Cultural Heritage and Local Development for African Local Governments | The handbook "Cultural heritage and local development: A Guide for African local governments", co-edited by the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement and CRATerre-ENSAG in 2006, was designed as a tool for decision ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Education & Training Other materials |
2022-06-27 | ||
| Improvement of the conservation of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba - Phase 2 | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Benin · Togo | Following the collapse of several Sikien during the rain season in 2018, an on-site emergency mission was carried out by UNESCO from 19-24 October 2018 to assess the extent of the damages caused. The mission ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Improvement of the conservation of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo | Following the collapse of several Takienta during the rainy season in 2018, an on-site emergency mission was carried out by UNESCO from 19-24 October 2018 to assess the extent of the damages caused. The mission ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Integration of Conservation, Tourism and Local Livelihood Strategies at World Heritage sites after COVID-19 pandemic | Cabo Verde · Honduras · Tunisia · Viet Nam | Funded by the Government of Japan through the UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust, implementation from 2022 to 2024. Four World Heritage sites from Asia, Africa, the Arab region and Latin America and the Caribbean work ... | 2024-04-17 | ||
| Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Gabon | Gabon | Gabon currently has two properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, the Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape Lopé - Okanda and the Ivindo National Park, inscribed in 2021 at the 44th enlarged session of the ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Lake Malawi fish conservation project | Lake Malawi National Park | Malawi | Located at the southern end of the great expanse of Lake Malawi, with its deep, clear waters and mountain backdrop, the national park is home to many hundreds of fish species, nearly all endemic. Its importance for ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Meetings in Paris (France) for the Directors of cultural heritage of Francophone Sub-Saharan countries | Within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, the French Ministry of Culture and the Director General of heritage for several African countries organized a week of meetings for directors of the ... | Cross-Cutting Partnerships Site Management |
2022-06-27 | ||
| Meroe, Republic of the Sudan – Preparatory Assistance for the nomination of ‘The Island of Meroe’ | Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe | Sudan | The sites of Meroe, Naqa and Musawwarat es-Sufra, located in the Nile province of Sudan were the heartland of the Kush Kingdom from the 8th Century B.C to the 4th Century AD. Otherwise known as ‘The Island of Meroe’ ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Mitigating threats to Rock Art Heritage in Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe has benefited from several initiatives in the field of Rock Art conservation. These initiatives mainly consisted of participation in training programmes with sub-regional scope that took place about a ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Open-Ended Working Group for the revision of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of States Parties to ... | At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully apply Article 8, paragraph 2, of the World Heritage Convention which ... | Convention | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Periodic Reporting 1st Cycle: Africa | Conclusions and recommendations of the synthesis Report on the state of conservation of the World Heritage in Africa, submitted in accordance with the strategic approach approved by the World Heritage Committee at ... | Periodic Reporting | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Periodic Reporting 2nd Cycle: Africa (2011) | This report presents the results of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Africa region. The exercise involved the 44 States Parties which had ratified the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the ... | Periodic Reporting | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Preparatory assistance and establishment of a management plan for the Historic Centre of Agadez, Niger | Historic Centre of Agadez | Niger | Founded in the ninth century, the Agadez, Niger, occupies a prominent position on the crossroads of the principal commercial routes of the Sahara, which allowed it to play an important role in the region until the ... | Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Emergency action Partnerships Site Management |
2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management of the Île de ... | Island of Saint-Louis | Senegal | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has provided technical and financial support to national ... | Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Routes Disaster Risk Reduction Marine & coastal Modern Heritage Periodic Reporting Site Management Sustainable Tourism Urban Context |
2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for an extension to the site of Tiya, Ethiopia | Tiya | Ethiopia | Ethiopia has numerous megalithic sites. The most important of them is Tiya, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. It has thirty-six monuments, including thirty-two stelae inscribed with sometimes ... | Archaeology | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar | Rainforests of the Atsinanana | Madagascar | The Rainforests of the Atsinanana are predominantly old-growth forests, and, as such, are critically important for the maintenance of ecological processes and the survival of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity. The ... | Forests | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Royal Domain of Mbé cultural landscape, Congo | Congo | Located 200km from Brazzaville, Congo, the Royal Domain of the Mbé was inscribed on the Tentative Lists in 2008. The property, which is also of significant historical value, is made up of a group of areas linked to ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga | Royal Hill of Ambohimanga | Madagascar | The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga in Madagascar consists of a royal city and burial site, and an ensemble of sacred places. It is associated with strong feelings of national identity, and has maintained its spiritual ... | Cultural landscapes Partnerships |
2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the identification of heritage in Ehotilé Islands National Park, Côte d’Ivoire | Côte d'Ivoire | The Ehotilé Islands National Park is a group of six islands situated along the eastern shoreline of the Côte d’Ivoire that shelters a complex and diverse flora and fauna. It was listed as a Ramsar Site (see the ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo | The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba people whose remarkable mud tower-houses have become a symbol of Togo. In this landscape, nature is ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites Cultural landscapes Site Management |
2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Stone Circles of Senegambia | Stone Circles of Senegambia | Gambia · Senegal | Africa is underrepresented on the World Heritage List, particularly concerning archaeological sites. This is why it is important to assist countries in the preparation of nominations. In a territory approximately ... | Archaeology Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration Site Management |
2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of The forest and the residential encampments of the Aka Pygmies of the ... | Central African Republic | The Aka Pygmies are considered the very first inhabitants of the Central African Republic. They live in the Mongoumba Forest, of Lobaye. A preparatory assistance mission, under the framework of the France-UNESCO ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Forests |
2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the nomination of the architectural work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, Belgium, France, ... | Le Corbusier is one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, and his work both built and written have had a huge impact on the world, and demonstrate major technical and conceptual changes of the Modern ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture Partnerships |
2022-06-27 | ||
| Preparatory assistance for the Slave Route, Benin | Benin | Wishing to submit the Slave Route (running from Djougou in the north of Benin to Ouidah, and passing through the Royal Palaces of Abomey) for inscription on the World Heritage List, the Benin authorities submitted a ... | Cultural Routes Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the updating of the national inventory of cultural heritage of Cameroon | Cameroon | In order to identify and protect its heritage, Cameroon launched a national inventory of cultural heritage in 2001. The French Embassy in Cameroon passed on the request for technical assistance to the French ... | Cultural | 2022-06-27 | |
| Preservation Of The Historic Town Of Grand-Bassam | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | Following the October 2019 floods that had invaded the main arteries of the Historic Town (residential, administrative and commercial areas) as well as the N'zima village which suffered the heaviest toll, an ... | 2022-10-26 | |
| Project to support African States Parties to develop a strategy and finalisation of the DSOCR of natural ... | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve |
Central African Republic · Côte d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Guinea · Niger | The World Heritage properties of Africa face a variety of threats from armed conflict to development pressures, rapid urbanisation, growth and climate change. Several of these properties are located in conflict and ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Project to support the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Côte d'Ivoire/Guinea) for the empowerment of local ... | Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve | Côte d'Ivoire · Guinea | Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (RNIMN) (Côte d'Ivoire/Guinea) was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981. Thereafter, the property has been inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger for 29 years due ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Lamu Old Town (Kenya) | Lamu Old Town | Kenya | Lamu Old Town faces multiple threats from climate change, energy needs and rapid social and economic transformation. The Lamu Old town management plan and the Lamu Municipality Waste Management Policy focused on ... | Climate Change Environment & Resilience Prosperity & Livelihood |
2024-04-17 |
| Promoting local development through heritage conservation and enhancement and tourism in the Island of Saint-Louis ... | Island of Saint-Louis | Senegal | After the World Heritage Committee warned in 2016 that the poor state of conservation of the property could lead to its inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger, a number of local, national and ... | Environment & Resilience Prosperity & Livelihood |
2023-02-16 |
| Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar | Andrefana Dry Forests Rainforests of the Atsinanana Royal Hill of Ambohimanga |
Madagascar | « Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar » est un programme du Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO qui a pour finalité la mise en œuvre de la Convention du patrimoine mondial comme outil de conservation ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2022-06-27 |
| Protection measures against the impacts of agricultural and agro industrial projects in Djoudj National Bird ... | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | Senegal | Lately, the Djoudj National Park is subject to discharges of agricultural effluents and proliferation of invasive plants that threaten its natural balance. This situation is notably due to the installation of rice ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2022-06-27 |
| Reconstruction of the destroyed mausoleums of Timbuktu (Mali) | Timbuktu | Mali | After armed conflict resulted in the destruction of several historical mausoleums, these were reconstructed using traditional knowledge systems as part of an international cooperation campaign. The reconstruction of ... | Peace & Security | 2023-07-12 |
| Reflection on the election system of the members of the World Heritage Committee (2007-2009) | At its 13th session (UNESCO, 2001), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution 13 GA 9 for an equitable representation within the World Heritage Committee. This ... | Convention | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Restoring Life to the Community in Lamu Old Town, Kenya | Kenya | The Lamu Old Town, a World Heritage Site on the coast of East Africa about 350 km north of Mombasa, has seen its public spaces refreshed, access improved, and pride in the city's status as the oldest and best ... | Sustainable Tourism | 2023-03-31 | |
| Rivers and Heritage: Niger-Loire, Governance and Culture project. Development of heritage and support for ... | Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Old Towns of Djenné Timbuktu |
Mali | The ‘Niger-Loire: Governance and Culture’ project, coordinated by the World Heritage Centre within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, and financed by the European Commission, was launched in ... | Cultural landscapes Partnerships |
2022-06-27 |
| Salonga National Park boundary demarcation project | Salonga National Park | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Created in 1970, the park is the second largest forest park in the world in terms of size. It boasts an extraordinary biological richness, with diverse vegetation that constitutes important habitats for species. ... | 2024-04-23 | |
| Seminar at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France) on Tourism and World Heritage Sites | From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt | An international expert meeting focusing on “Tourism and World Heritage Sites” was held from 6 to 8 March 2008 at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, France. (The Saltwork is part of a property inscribed on the ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites Partnerships Sustainable Tourism |
2022-06-27 | |
| Seminar in Cinque Terre (Italy) on cultural landscapes | Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) | In 1992, the World Heritage Committee changed the Operational Guidelines for the inscription of cultural landscapes on the World Heritage List. It was defined as the “combined works of nature and man” as set out in ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural landscapes Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Seminar in Niamey (Niger) on Global Strategy in West Africa | Following the 4th Global Strategy Meeting for West Africa, 16 to 19 September 1998, Porto Novo, Benin, nine African States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention were invited to a meeting organised by the ... | Cultural landscapes Partnerships |
2022-06-27 | ||
| Seminar on raising awareness on Global Strategy in the South West islands of the Indian Ocean and Madagascar | France · Madagascar | In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List. Crucial to the Global Strategy are efforts to encourage the nomination of ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Conservation of Natural Sites Education & Training |
2022-06-27 | |
| Strategy for the preservation of rock art sites in Angola | Angola | Rock art is one of the most interesting types of remains for the study of ancient civilisations. It is a fragile and vulnerable form of heritage which can become the subject of degradation as a result of mass ... | Archaeology Rock art |
2022-06-27 | |
| Strengthening different parts of the nomination dossier of the Diy Gid Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara ... | Cameroon | The Diy Gid Biy Cultural Landscape (DGB) is a set of sixteen (16) dry stone sites distributed in seven (7) villages in the Far North Region of Cameroon. The DGB sites are complexes of terraces and platforms spread ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Sub-regional seminar in Mauritius on awareness raising and presentation of Tentative Lists for the Indian Ocean ... | Aapravasi Ghat Le Morne Cultural Landscape |
In October 2001, initiated by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, with the support of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, a workshop focused on Global Strategy raising awareness of the heritage of the Islands of ... | Cultural landscapes | 2022-06-27 | |
| Support for African local governments in the field of heritage (EU-AIMF project) | In 2009, a programme called “Heritage and Development” was initiated under the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement to respond to the requests expressed during the special sessions of the Africities Summits on ... | Cities Cultural Education & Training Other materials Partnerships Site Management Urban Context |
2022-06-27 | ||
| Support for conservation and management of the Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | Grand-Bassam is the first capital of the former French colony of Côte d’Ivoire, from 1893 to 1900. The historic city, or “France quarter” as it was called, was built on a stretch of land between the Ouladine Lake to ... | Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Site Management Urban Context |
2022-06-27 |
| Support for the establishment of the national inventory of cultural heritage of Senegal | Senegal | The President of the Republic of Senegal (by Decree 2001-1065 of 20 December 2001) requested the Ministry of Culture (in particular, the Department of Cultural Heritage) conduct an inventory of historical sites and ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Support for the identification, safeguarding and protection of heritage in Comoros | Comoros | The Comoros islands possess a rich cultural and material heritage as well as a rich intangible heritage. The country ratified the World Heritage Convention in 2000 and identified 4 sites for inscription on the ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Partnerships Site Management |
2022-06-27 | |
| Support for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa | Once every six years States Parties undertake Periodic Reporting (on a regional basis), regarding the application of the 1972 World Heritage Convention at the national and World Heritage properties level. This is a ... | Periodic Reporting | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Support the development and implementation of corrective measures and desired state of conservation for the removal ... | Lake Turkana National Parks | Kenya | The property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2018 due to the potentially irreversible loss of the property’s OUV caused by the impacts of various development projects (Kuraz irrigation ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Support to the architectural design of new bridges after destruction of essential infrastructure by heavy rains at ... | Rwenzori Mountains National Park | Uganda | In early May 2020, torrential rain occurred in and around Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda), a property inscribed on the World Heritage List. The excessive rain caused heavy flooding and destroyed wildlife ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Support to the School of African Heritage (EPA), Porto Novo, Benin | Over a span of ten years, the PRÉMA (Preventive conservation in museums of Africa) programme has trained more than 400 African professionals in preventative conservation and exhibition methods. As such, the School ... | Education & Training | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Support to the States Parties of Benin and Togo for the preparation of the nomination dossier of Koutammakou, the ... | Benin · Togo | Koutammakou is a vast transboundary cultural landscape stretching from north-eastern Togo to north-western Benin. It is the land of the Batammariba, a people remarkable in particular for its highly elaborate organic ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Supporting biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods in Lake Malawi National Park | Lake Malawi National Park | Malawi | Lake Malawi National Park was established in 1980 and inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1984 for its natural beauty (criterion vii) and outstanding biodiversity values, notably due to its value to science as a ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Supporting cultural and environmental education programmes in Lopé National Park | Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda | Gabon | The Lopé National Park in Gabon was inscribed on the World Heritage List under the name of “Ecosystem and relict cultural landscape of Lopé-Okanda” in 2007. It is qualified as mixed (nature / culture) because of ... | 2022-06-27 | |
| Technical assistance for the management of iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Maloti-Drakensberg Park ... | iSimangaliso Wetland Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
Lesotho · South Africa | The rationale of this project was to provide technical assistance through an advisory mission for the development of management mechanisms and tourism management for two recently inscribed sites, one natural and one ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Rock art Site Management |
2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance to update the national inventory of cultural heritage of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Realizing the richness of Ethiopian cultural heritage, the organization in charge of cultural heritage within the Ministry of Culture, the ARCCH (Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage), ... | Cultural | 2022-06-27 | |
| The Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Gough and Inaccessible Islands Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Surtsey Þingvellir National Park |
Cabo Verde | The mid ocean ridge systems are the largest geological features on the planet. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is a mostly underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean that runs from 87°N -about 333km south of the ... | Additional Natural Categories | 2023-01-25 |
| The Waterfalls of Lobé, Cameroun | Cameroon | The Republic of Cameroun ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982. Since this date only the Dja faunal reserve has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. In April 2006 the Cameroonian authorities sent a ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Toward removing Niokolo-Koba National Park from the List of World Heritage in Danger | Niokolo-Koba National Park | Senegal | Created in 1954, the park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981 under criterion (x) for its rich fauna, its unique ecosystems, and its remarkable diversity of wildlife. However, in 2007, various ... | 2024-04-17 | |
| Transmitting and documenting the vernacular architecture of the Asante Traditional Buildings (Ghana) | Asante Traditional Buildings | Ghana | Published in 2021, a new edition of the 1999 reference publication “Asante Traditional Buildings” updates and expands this important record of their outstanding architecture, making it once again available for the ... | Knowledge & Skills | 2023-02-16 |
| UNESCO Mentorship Programme for African Heritage professionals | The UNESCO Mentorship Programme was developed in 2020, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the three Advisory Bodies (ICOMOS, ICCROM and IUCN) to create opportunities for African ... | 2024-05-13 | |||
| UNESCO World Heritage Forests | UNESCO World Heritage Forests © David Geldhof / Yosemite National Park Forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth. They play a crucial role in climate regulation by ... | Climate Change Conservation of Natural Sites Forests |
2023-02-22 | ||
| Urban heritage and local development in Africa: participation in the Africities Summits | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement developed several activities centred on heritage and sustainable local development in Africa in particular. Since 2003, this Cooperation Agreement initiated the organisation ... | Partnerships | 2022-06-27 | ||
| World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) | Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Ping Yao Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Angkor Antigua Guatemala Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro Archaeological Site of Carthage Archaeological Site of Volubilis Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Asante Traditional Buildings Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Bahla Fort Bam and its Cultural Landscape Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Canal du Midi Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Chaco Culture Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Changdeokgung Palace Complex Churches and Convents of Goa City of Cuzco City of Potosí City of Quito City of Safranbolu Classical Gardens of Suzhou Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Complex of Koguryo Tombs Coro and its Port Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Fortifications of Vauban Frontiers of the Roman Empire Fujian Tulou Gyeongju Historic Areas Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Hatra Himeji-jo Historic Centre of Bukhara Historic Centre of Camagüey Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic City of Meknes Historic City of Sucre Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Historic Site of Lyon Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historic Town of Zabid Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Island of Mozambique Itchan Kala Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Jongmyo Shrine Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Kasbah of Algiers Kathmandu Valley Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Kunya-Urgench León Cathedral M'Zab Valley Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tunis Meidan Emam, Esfahan Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Mesa Verde National Park Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mogao Caves Mount Wutai National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Old City of Sana'a Old Havana and its Fortification System Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Old Town of Ghadamès Old Town of Lijiang Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Parthian Fortresses of Nisa Persepolis Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Proto-urban Site of Sarazm Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Royal Palaces of Abomey Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Ruins of León Viejo Ruins of Loropéni Sacred City of Caral-Supe Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures Samarra Archaeological City Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Shrines and Temples of Nikko Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Soltaniyeh State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Sukur Cultural Landscape Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex Takht-e Soleyman Taos Pueblo Tchogha Zanbil The Great Wall The Persian Garden Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Viñales Valley Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Yin Xu |
Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It includes a great variety of structures, ranging from ... | Earthen Architecture | 2022-06-27 | |
| Capacity building “Cultural heritage and local development”, 18-21 November 2008, Porto Novo, Benin | Benin · Burkina Faso · Togo | Held on 18-21 November 2008 in Porto Novo, Benin, the first training session of the programme “Cultural heritage and local development” gathered local representatives from Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso. Held at the ... | Cities Cross-Cutting Cultural Site Management |
2022-03-03 | |
| SIDS Capacity Building Programme | Sao Tome and Principe · Seychelles | On 10 August 2011 the Japanese Government approved the programme proposal "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small ... | Small Island Developing States | 2023-10-16 | |
| Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape" | During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the organization of an international conference to discuss how to properly ... | Cities | 2022-03-02 | ||
| Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa | Island of Mozambique Lamu Old Town Stone Town of Zanzibar |
Kenya · Mozambique · United Republic of Tanzania | In the fall of 2009 the Flemish Government decided to support the World Heritage Cities Programme and in particular the implementation of the new UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape should this be ... | Cities | 2022-03-03 |
| The KIT: World Heritage in Young Hands | The KIT: World Heritage in Young Hands Developed in 1998, the World Heritage in Young Hands Educational Resource Kit for secondary school teachers is one of the main tools of the World Heritage Education Programme. ... | Brochures & Info kits Education & Training Publications |
2024-03-06 | ||
| World Heritage Youth Forum | The World Heritage Young Professionals Fora are among the flagship activities of the World Heritage Education Programme, designed to foster learning and exchange by bringing together young people and heritage ... | Education & Training | 2024-03-29 | ||
| Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2007 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Rwenzori Mountains National Park Virunga National Park |
Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Uganda | Following the launching in December 2006 of the Patrimonito Storyboard Competition organized by the World Heritage Centre in coordination with the UNESCO Associated Schools, the contest results are now ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-03 |
| World heritage Skills Development Course for Eastern and Central Africa | Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve | Kenya | Mount Kenya, Kenya, 19-23 April 2004 Event The 4-day program included, besides an official opening, thematic presentations by resource persons from the Kenya National Museums, the Kenya Wildlife Service, the ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-02 |
| World Heritage in Young Hands Visual Arts Workshop (2005) | South Africa | Durban, South Africa, 12-14 July 2005 Objectives In parallel with the 29th World Heritage Committee meeting in Durban a visual arts workshop for young people was held. The objective was to translate the ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| World Heritage Youth Forum (1996) First African Edition | Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | Student's appeal "We, the youth of Africa, have met at the UNESCO World Heritage Forum for Africa in Zimbabwe (18-24 September 1996). During this week, we have discovered just how important it is to conserve and ... | Education & Training | 2022-06-27 |
| World Heritage Youth Forum (1999) and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade | Senegal | Dakar-Gorée, Sénégal 23-27 August 1999 Objectives The World Heritage Youth Forum and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade By mobilizing the youth from different schools all around the world, UNESCO desired, through the ... | Education & Training | 2022-06-27 | |
| National Workshop on World Heritage Education in Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Bangui, Central African Republic, 17-19 February 2000 Objectives The National Workshop on World Heritage Education.The objective of the workshop was to familiarize teachers and educators with the World Heritage ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-05 | |
| Sub-regional Teacher-training Course for the World Heritage in Young Hands Education Kit in Swahili language | United Republic of Tanzania | Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 14-16 March 2005 Organizers The UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office, in collaboration with the UNESCO Harare Office and under guidance of UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Event The ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-05 | |
| Sub-regional Workshop on World Heritage Education for Africa | Malawi | Malawi, 12-16-July 1999 Recommendations The Sub-regional workshop on World Heritage Education for Africa was organized in parallel with the 6th bi-annual SADCAMM (Southern Africa Development Community Association ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-02 | |
| Workshop for the launch of the World Heritage Education Resource Kit for teachers in the World Heritage Education ... | Zimbabwe | Masvingo, Zimbabwe, 2-4 February 2000 Event and objectives A workshop for the launch of the World Heritage Education Resource Kit for teachers in the World Heritage Education Project (WHEP) Pilot ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-02 | |
| Mozambique : Rehabilitation Project of the San Sebastian Fortress, Island of Mozambique | Island of Mozambique | Mozambique | UNESCO and the Government of Mozambique signed an agreement in 2003 for the rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress, the most emblematic monument on the Island of Mozambique, a site inscribed on the World ... | Restoration | 2022-03-02 |
| The restoration of King Gbehanzin Palace – Royal Palaces of Abomey | Royal Palaces of Abomey | Benin | Edited by Junzo Kawada, Published by CRATerre-ENSAG and UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This publication describes the first restoration project of a World Heritage site in Benin, financed through a cooperation ... | Other materials Restoration |
2022-03-03 |
| Gondar - Palaces and castles | Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region | Ethiopia | During unsettled periods between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, Ethiopian rulers moved their royal camps frequently. King Fasil (Fasiledes) settled in Gondar and established it as a permanent capital in ... | Restoration | 2022-03-02 |
| Harar - The walled town | Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town | Ethiopia | The town of Harar dates from before the thirteenth century. Its strategic location between the coastal lowlands and central highlands led to its development as an important centre of Islamic culture and commerce. A ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration |
2022-03-02 |
| Lake Tana - Churches and Monasteries | Ethiopia | The Lake Tana area was important in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in view of its role in maintaining the Christian faith against contemporary pressures, and the rise of the Solomonic Dynasty ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites | 2022-03-02 | |
| Lalibela - Rock-hewn churches | Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | Ethiopia | Following the decline of the Aksumite Empire, power shifted in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to Roha in Lasta District. This was renamed for King Lalibela (1181-1221) of the Zagwe Dynasty which ruled in ... | Restoration | 2022-03-02 |
| Tiya - Prehistoric site | Tiya | Ethiopia | The largest and most representative collection of stelae are to be found near the village of Tiya. Originally forty-six stelae were erected in the cemetery between the tenth and fifteenth centuries. Archaeological ... | Archaeology | 2022-03-02 |
| Rehabilitation of the Saint Sebastian Fortress, Island of Mozambique | Island of Mozambique | This colourful brochure published by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre illustrates the background, aims, results and challenges of the rehabilitation project of the Saint Sebastian Fortress on the World Heritage site ... | Other materials | 2022-03-03 | |
| Business Planning for World Heritage Site Managers - a Toolkit | Aldabra Atoll Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Kinabalu Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Ujung Kulon National Park Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve |
Indonesia · Malaysia · Philippines · Seychelles · Uganda | This project focused on strengthening the business planning capacity of non-profit organisations (government agencies, NGOs) charged with the responsibility for the management and protection of natural World ... | Conservation of Natural Sites Other materials Site Management |
2022-03-02 |
| Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage | Timbuktu | Originally published in 2007 in English, this publication has now been reprinted for the third time in English and translated into French, Spanish and Arabic. It presents twenty-six case studies from selected ... | Climate Change Other materials |
2022-03-03 | |
| CAWHFI component funded by the European Commission (2009-2013) | Congo | This third component, funded by the European Commission, allowed the activities of CAWHFI to continue, while strengthening initiatives in favor of conservation and sustainable development of the spaces, species and ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| CAWHFI component funded by the French Global Environmental Fund (2007-2012) | Dja Faunal Reserve Sangha Trinational |
Early in the implementation of Central African World Heritage Initiative’s first phase, the project partners felt the need to better integrate the project into the whole local ecological, socio-economic and cultural ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| CAWHFI component funded by the United Nation Foundation (2004-2010) | Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo · Gabon | CAWHFI’s first component focused its action on the improvement of the management of the Sangha Trinational, Gamba-Mayumba-Conkouati and Dja-Odzala-Minkebe Trinational transborder landscapes, so as to significantly ... | 2022-06-27 | ||
| World Heritage in the Congo Basin | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Salonga National Park Virunga National Park |
This publication is intended for both biodiversity specialists and the general public. It provides detailed information on two important initiatives undertaken by the World Heritage Centre for the preservation of ... | Other materials Publications |
2022-03-21 | |
| Koutammakou, la promotion du pays des Batammariba (Togo) | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo | Tamberma, au nord-est du Togo Description L'idée principale est de mettre en valeur le site dans le cadre de la modernisation, sans pour antant endommager son authenticité, d'orienter sa population vers des ... | Education & Training | 2022-03-02 |
| Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in East Africa 2011-2012 | Island of Mozambique Lamu Old Town Stone Town of Zanzibar |
Kenya · Mozambique · United Republic of Tanzania | On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted theRecommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, six years after the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution ... | Other materials Publications |
2022-03-03 |
| Sustainable Tourism Capacity Building | Lake Malawi National Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Lesotho · Malawi · South Africa · United Republic of Tanzania · Zambia · Zimbabwe | In the framework of the World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme (WH+ST Programme), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has developed a capacity building tool for site managers (“How To” Guides) to help them ... | Sustainable Tourism | 2023-01-19 |
| Urban Heritage Atlas: Understanding attributes of historic cities and settlements| A Modernist African City ... | Asmara: A Modernist African City | Eritrea | "Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. It is an exceptional example of early modernist urbanism at the ... | 2024-03-21 | |
| Urban Heritage Atlas: Understanding attributes of historic cities and settlements| Old Towns of Djenné (Mali) | Old Towns of Djenné | Mali | Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional ... | 2024-02-09 | |
| Ethiopia-International Campaign to Safeguard the Principal Monuments and Sites of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | The area of Africa that is present-day Ethiopia has a long history rich in tradition; its sites and monuments bear witness to the civilizations that have had their roots in this territory for more than 2,700 years. ... | Conservation of Cultural Sites | 2022-03-02 | |
| Adadi Maryam | Ethiopia | This rock-hewn church is a 600-year-old sanctuary in the building tradition of the northern part of Ethiopia, and marks the advent of Christianity in the southern part of Adadi Mariam, badly damaged by time, has ... | Restoration | 2022-03-02 |