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Gorham's Cave Complex
The steep limestone cliffs on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar contain four caves with archaeological and paleontological deposits that provide evidence of Neanderthal occupation over a span ...
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Alejandro Radawski Awarded the 2025 World Heritage Scholarship
The Cultural and Competence Committee at Region Gävleborg, Sweden, has decided to award the 2025 World Heritage Scholarship to Polish playwright and poet Alejandro Radawski. His poetic project ...
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Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Red Bay, established by Basque mariners in the 16th century at the north-eastern tip of Canada on the shore of the Strait of Belle Isle is an archaeological site that provides the earliest, most ...
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Participez aux célébrations du 30ème anniversaire de l'Accord sur la conservation des oiseaux d'eau migrateurs d'Afrique-Eurasie
À l’occasion du 30e anniversaire de l’Accord sur la conservation des oiseaux d’eau migrateurs d’Afrique-Eurasie (AEWA), le Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO se joint à la communauté internation ...
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Join the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre joins the international community in ...
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From Ratification to Action: UNESCO Empowers Nauru’s Heritage Ambitions in the First National Consultation on the World Heritage Convention
In a landmark move to safeguard its cultural and natural heritage, Nauru held its first national consultation meeting on the ...
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UNESCO and VELUX FOUNDATION Launch Global Initiative to Boost Climate Resilience in Marine Protected Areas
Nice, France – Thursday, 13 June 2025 – As global leaders gather in Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3 ...
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UNESCO and Plastic Odyssey Join Forces to Tackle Plastic Pollution in Marine World Heritage Sites
UNESCO and Plastic Odyssey have announced a new strategic partnership to address the escalating crisis of plastic pollution ...
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Kyiv: UNESCO is deeply concerned about threats to World Heritage in Ukraine’s capital
UNESCO expresses its grave concern over the increasing threats affecting the World Heritage site ‘Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’, following the ...
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Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
The property illustrates the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period (7th-11th centuries CE). While sacred boundary markers for areas of Theravada Buddhist monastic practice vary in materials, ...
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La campagne de volontariat pour le patrimoine mondial 2025: Construire l’avenir.
89 chantiers d'action seront mis en œuvre jusqu’en décembre 2025, sur 82 biens du patrimoine mondial et sites figurant sur ...
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A major step forward for the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the future of World Heritage
From 26 to 28 May 2025, a landmark workshop was held at UNESCO Headquarters to reshape the engagement of Indigenous Peoples within the framework of the World Heritage Convention. Co-designed and ...