| Mountain Resort, Chengde |
Dinosaur footprints found in ancient Chinese imperial resort |
www.xinhuanet.com |
06.12.19 |
| Victoria Falls |
World famous Victoria Falls all but dries up in devastating drought |
metro.co.uk |
05.12.19 |
| Istanbul |
Court ruling converting Turkish museum to mosque could set precedent for Hagia Sophia |
www.theartnewspaper.com |
04.12.19 |
| Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period : Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (T) |
Myanmar Called on to Protect 140-Year-Old Cultural Heritage Site From Tourist Damage |
www.irrawaddy.com |
04.12.19 |
| Gondwana Rainforests |
Unesco expresses concern over bushfire damage to Australia's Gondwana rainforests |
www.theguardian.com |
03.12.19 |
| Greater Blue Mountains |
Revealed: 'monumental' NSW bushfires have burnt 20% of Blue Mountains world heritage area |
www.theguardian.com |
03.12.19 |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein |
Austria's Hallstatt hit by major fire |
www.dw.com |
01.12.19 |
| Wanuskewin (T) |
Wanuskewin Heritage Park one step closer to world heritage site designation |
www.ckom.com |
29.11.19 |
| Tikal National Park |
Two tourists are caught defacing 1,300-year-old Mayan temple by carving their initials into the wall |
www.dailymail.co.uk |
28.11.19 |
| Ancient Kyoto |
44-yr-old nabbed over graffiti at World Heritage temple in ancient capital Kyoto |
mainichi.jp |
26.11.19 |
| Papahanaumokuakea |
Pacific bird refuge at Midway Atoll struggles as ocean garbage patch grows |
apnews.com |
19.11.19 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) |
Experts crack mystery of ancient Egypt’s sacred bird mummies |
www.theguardian.com |
16.11.19 |
| Angkor |
Cambodia’s Angkor Temple Complex Ending Elephant Rides |
www.nytimes.com |
14.11.19 |
| Çatalhöyük |
Human Tooth Jewelry Discovered At Neolithic Site In Turkey |
www.forbes.com |
14.11.19 |
| Venice and its Lagoon |
Venice floods: The historic sites affected |
www.bbc.com |
14.11.19 |
| Pantanal |
Fires Are Ravaging Brazil's Pantanal |
time.com |
08.11.19 |
| Amphitheater of El Jem |
U.S. grants 430,000 USD fund to restore Tunisian archaeological site |
www.xinhuanet.com |
08.11.19 |
| Mana Pools |
Severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife in Mana Pools |
www.koaa.com |
08.11.19 |
| Old City of Jerusalem |
Jerusalem: Israel approves controversial Old City cable car plan |
www.bbc.com |
06.11.19 |
| Taj Mahal |
Taj Mahal gets its own air purifiers as India chokes on smog |
edition.cnn.com |
06.11.19 |
| Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (T) |
Foreign tourists among eight stabbed in Jerash |
www.theguardian.com |
06.11.19 |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France |
Gang burgle French cathedral after ramming door |
news.artnet.com |
05.11.19 |
| Urnes Stave Church |
Norway’s Historic Stave Churches Are Even Older Than Previously Thought |
www.forbes.com |
04.11.19 |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu |
Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa, destroyed in fire |
www.japantimes.co.jp |
30.10.19 |
| Shiretoko |
Japan removing dams for salmon river restoration |
www.seafoodsource.com |
29.10.19 |
| Grand-Bassam |
UNESCO deploys emergency mission to evaluate impact of floods in Historic Town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire |
whc.unesco.org |
25.10.19 |
| Budj Bim Cultural Landscape |
Feral pigs put UNESCO world heritage site Budj Bim at risk of 'tremendous damage' |
www.abc.net.au |
23.10.19 |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy |
Turin firefighters handle blaze at Cavallerizza Reale |
www.euronews.com |
22.10.19 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands |
One of Cinque Terre’s most famous routes is about to reopen |
www.lonelyplanet.com |
21.10.19 |
| Mesa Verde |
Finland Agrees To Return Remains, Some Items Taken From Mesa Verde In 19th Century |
www.nationalparkstraveler.org |
20.10.19 |
| Kutna Hora |
Czech Republic’s famous Kutná Hora “bone church” to ban photography as of 2020 |
news.expats.cz |
17.10.19 |
| Hampi |
Heavy rains cause partial collapse of Hampi heritage structure |
www.thenewsminute.com |
15.10.19 |
| Pompei |
Vivid gladiator fresco discovered at Pompeii |
phys.org |
12.10.19 |
| La chefferie de Bafut (T) |
Soldiers Fire On, Loot Bafut Royal Palace |
www.hrw.org |
11.10.19 |
| Pompei |
Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii |
www.sciencemag.org |
09.10.19 |
| Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch |
The mighty Aletsch -- the largest glacier in the Alps -- could completely disappear by the end of this century |
today.rtl.lu |
09.10.19 |
| Thingvellir |
Diving in Þingvellir Could Jeopardise UNESCO Status |
www.icelandreview.com |
08.10.19 |
| Archaeological Site of Arslantepe (T) |
5,700-year-old child skeleton discovered at Arslantepe Mound in Turkey |
www.dailysabah.com |
06.10.19 |
| Machu Picchu |
Research Suggests Machu Picchu Was Purposely Built On Top of Intersecting Fault Lines |
www.smithsonianmag.com |
05.10.19 |
| Komodo National Park |
Indonesia cancels Komodo island closure, saying tourists are no threat to dragons |
www.theguardian.com |
02.10.19 |
| Timna (T) |
Egyptians Provided Technological Leap For Edomite Kingdom |
www.ancient-origins.net |
23.09.19 |
| Imperial Tombs |
Ancient emperor tomb's guardian statues to get "facelift" |
www.xinhuanet.com |
21.09.19 |
| Trang An |
Kong: Skull Island film set to be removed from world heritage site |
e.vnexpress.net |
21.09.19 |
| Hampi |
Bengaluru man held for toppling pillars at Hampi |
www.thenewsminute.com |
21.09.19 |
| Versailles |
Climate Change Is Devastating the Lush Gardens of Versailles |
www.bloomberg.com |
20.09.19 |
| Tiwanaku |
Pre-Hispanic vessels over 1,400 years old have been found in the center of Bolivia's Tiwanaku ruins |
abcnews.go.com |
20.09.19 |
| City of Bath |
Bath World Heritage Centre to open in 2020 with underground access to Roman Baths |
www.somersetlive.co.uk |
20.09.19 |
| Blenheim Palace |
£4.8m golden lavatory stolen from Blenheim Palace |
www.telegraph.co.uk |
16.09.19 |
| Taj Mahal |
Taj Mahal to open on selected nights |
edition.cnn.com |
12.09.19 |
| Kinderdijk |
Royal opening for new visitors centre at Kinderdijk |
whc.unesco.org |
11.09.19 |