UNESCO World Heritage recognition has been given to seven new areas as World Heritage, following IUCN advice. Africa shone ...

Nine new sites nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List were reviewed Friday at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria. During the morning session, the ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has wrapped up its deliberations related to sites that are in danger and began adding new sites on Saturday to its prestigious World Heritage List.

The World Heritage List has designated 42 global treasures as UNESCO World Heritage sites. See which ones were added to the list in 2023.

Proposed biocultural reclassification of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As of July 2024, the World Heritage List (WHL) includes 1,223 sites, of which 159 (13%) are classified as cultural landscapes ...

With our archipelago teeming with life both marine and terrestrial, diverse cultures, and rich history, it is not surprising that the Philippines will be home to some of the Unesco World Heritage ...

The question of how to preserve heritage sites of the Philippines isn’t exactly new, but its importance was underscored by the recent fire that gutted the century-old Manila Central Post Office.

A spot on the UNESCO list — amid the world’s top natural and cultural locations — means a chance for economic benefits, but also for overtourism.

Seven new Philippine sites have been added to the Unesco World Heritage Tentative List, bringing the total to 25.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is designated by the United Nations as a place of “cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” It’s sites ...