| Great Barrier Reef |
Great Barrier Reef should be placed on world heritage ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report says |
www.theguardian.com |
30.11.22 |
| Angkor |
Mass evictions at Angkor Wat leave 10,000 families facing uncertain future |
www.theguardian.com |
30.11.22 |
| Teotihuacan |
1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán |
www.sciencedaily.com |
28.11.22 |
| Rapa Nui |
UNESCO announced a donation of almost 100,000 dollars to assess the damages caused in early October by a fire in Rapa Nui |
www.plenglish.com |
28.11.22 |
| Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi (T) |
Rwanda, UNESCO to revive talks on heritage sites |
www.newtimes.co.rw |
28.11.22 |
| Kyiv |
Ukraine's security service raids Kyiv monastery, suspects Russian sabotage |
www.reuters.com |
23.11.22 |
| Messel Pit |
Messel boa: Live birth in a 47-million-year-old snake |
phys.org |
17.11.22 |
| Coa Valley and Siega Verde |
Archaeological find in Greater Côa Valley throws spotlight on human-wildlife coexistence |
rewildingeurope.com |
16.11.22 |
| Mostar |
UNESCO reacts to the Construction Works of a Jumping Platform near the Old Bridge |
sarajevotimes.com |
09.11.22 |
| Stećci |
UNESCO reacts to the Construction Works near Necropolis and the Old Bridge |
sarajevotimes.com |
09.11.22 |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales |
Historic 13C slate quarry allowed to expand |
www.bbc.com |
09.11.22 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland |
Queensland company fined for unlawful logging in Wet Tropics World Heritage Area |
www.abc.net.au |
09.11.22 |
| Yin Xu |
Millennia-old road sheds new light on central China's UNESCO site |
english.news.cn |
07.11.22 |
| Volubilis |
Polish-Moroccan exploration of the Roman limes in Morocco |
archeowiesci.pl |
07.11.22 |
| The Barotse Cultural Landscape (T) |
Process to declare Zambia’s Barotse Plains a World Heritage Site halted |
www.getaway.co.za |
06.11.22 |
| Saint Catherine Area |
Egyptian authorities jeopardising St Catherine's nature reserve and indigenous population with tourism project |
www.middleeasteye.net |
06.11.22 |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape |
Melk Abbey is being restored |
www.euronews.com |
01.11.22 |
| Palmyra |
Mass grave of IS victims found in Syria’s Palmyra |
apnews.com |
01.11.22 |
| Ancient Kyoto |
Japan heritage worker backs car into oldest toilet at Kyoto temple |
www.bbc.com |
01.11.22 |
| Gisement de dinosaures du Niger (T) |
Niger Expedition Finds Lost World of African Dinosaurs — And Ancient Humans |
explorersweb.com |
10.10.22 |
| Lord Howe Island |
Student rediscovers 'extinct' cockroach on Lord Howe Island |
www.rnz.co.nz |
10.10.22 |
| Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest |
LIDAR has revealed a lost landscape in the Białowieża Forest, containing hundreds of ancient monuments. |
www.heritagedaily.com |
08.10.22 |
| Rapa Nui |
Easter Island: Sacred statues damaged by fire |
www.bbc.com |
07.10.22 |
| Derwent Valley Mills |
Belper World Heritage site mill museum shuts its doors |
www.bbc.co.uk |
04.10.22 |
| Viñales Valley |
Hurricane Ian seriously damaged Cuba’s National Park |
www.plenglish.com |
02.10.22 |
| Archaeological site of Philippi |
Stunning Statue of Hercules Uncovered in Philippi |
greekreporter.com |
30.09.22 |
| The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (T) |
Japan submits revised World Heritage recommendation for Sado gold mines |
www3.nhk.or.jp |
30.09.22 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites |
Study finds famous Australian caves are up to 500,000 years older than we thought - and it could help explain a megafauna mystery |
theconversation.com |
28.09.22 |
| Ancient Nara |
Last chance to see pagoda at Kofukuji before repairs start |
www.asahi.com |
27.09.22 |
| Timna (T) |
3,000 years ago, human activity destroyed vegetation and irreparably damaged the Timna Valley environment |
phys.org |
24.09.22 |
| Historic Center of the Port City of Odessa (T) |
Odesa waits to join UNESCO list while grappling with monument to Russian Empress Catherine II |
euromaidanpress.com |
24.09.22 |
| Crac des Chevaliers |
A new role for Syria’s heritage sites: Party venues for restless youth |
www.washingtonpost.com |
23.09.22 |
| Canterbury |
New research identifies England’s oldest surviving church |
www.tandfonline.com |
13.09.22 |
| Hattusha |
Anatolian hieroglyphs found at Hattusha |
arkeonews.net |
12.09.22 |
| Hatra |
Five years after ISIL defeat, Iraq ancient ruins open to tourists |
www.aljazeera.com |
12.09.22 |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple |
Seokguram Grotto and the Bulguksa Temple suffered major damage from typhoon |
www.koreaherald.com |
09.09.22 |
| Donana National Park |
Over-consumption and drought reduce lake in vital Spanish wetland to puddle |
www.theguardian.com |
06.09.22 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) |
A now-dry branch of the Nile helped build Egypt’s pyramids |
edition.cnn.com |
05.09.22 |
| Maritime Greenwich |
Magnetic Pavilion unearthed in Greenwich Park |
the-past.com |
05.09.22 |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka |
Klyuchevskaya Sopka: Climbers killed during a fall on Russian volcano |
www.bbc.com |
04.09.22 |
| Moenjodaro |
Heritage sites in Pakistan’s Sindh province ravaged by floods |
theprint.in |
01.09.22 |
| Historic Center of the Port City of Odessa (T) |
Ukraine requests Odessa to be inscribed on an emergency basis |
www.unesco.org |
31.08.22 |
| Galapagos Islands |
Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten |
www.bbc.com |
30.08.22 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park |
UN monitors thrust into debate over what to do with 1.4 trillion litres of oilsands wastewater |
financialpost.com |
27.08.22 |
| Istanbul |
Greek archaeologists express concerns to UNESCO over Hagia Sophia |
www.ekathimerini.com |
25.08.22 |
| The Historical City of Masouleh (T) |
Masouleh one step closer to being World Heritage |
www.tehrantimes.com |
25.08.22 |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin |
Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Ancient Greek Game Made of Bones |
greekreporter.com |
21.08.22 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park |
Kilimanjaro gets high-speed internet so climbers can tweet or Instagram ascent |
www.theguardian.com |
18.08.22 |
| Sana'a |
Historic buildings collapse in Sanaa after heavy rains |
www.aljazeera.com |
13.08.22 |
| Papahanaumokuakea |
A sacred area for native Hawaiians is filling up with trash. |
eu.usatoday.com |
08.08.22 |