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Thanks to the continued support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), the World Heritage Online Map Platform has evolved ...
An application to get Unesco Global Geopark status for Charnwood Forest is being led by The National Forest. The area in the ...
UNESCO runs the influential World Heritage Sites program. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States ...
The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...
UNESCO, the Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and WWF call on ...
The Trump administration announced the U.S. will withdraw from UNESCO, which in 2023 added Newark's Octagon Earthworks to its ...
In response to the increasing risks to culture brought on by conflicts, disasters and other emergencies, UNESCO established the Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) in 2015 as a much-needed international ...
Furthermore, UNESCO is facilitating urgent repair and rehabilitation works at key cultural landmarks in Odesa, with contributions from Italy and Japan. Beneficiary sites include the Odesa House of ...
There are now 14 communities across the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere area in the scheme, with the ...
Several places in Los Angeles and further north in California are on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Here's what that means.
Among the 4 landmarks are Barren Island, India's only active volcano, & Narcondam Island, home to rare Narcondam Hornbill bird.
The United Nations’ cultural protection agency, UNESCO, plans to recommend adding Venice to its list of World Heritage sites in danger, as the island city faces simultaneous threats from climate ...