2025 in Paris, France
Session 47 of the World Heritage Committee (WHC)
The 2025 WHC Session already went off track months beforehand, as its host, Bulgaria, found out in March that they hadn’t started preparing yet. So the session was moved to Paris, for the 10th time in its 47 sessions history. In the end, 26 new sites were inscribed. This includes a reformulation of Panama's Colonial Transisthmian site.
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- July 9, 2025 unesco.org — Three African sites removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
- July 8, 2025 theguardian.com — Lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list
- July 7, 2025 koreaherald.com — Seoul fails to bring Japan’s forced labor issue to fore at UNESCO
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Join the discussions Forum live thread. WHC Session 2025
elsslots@ Jul 15, 2025 12:12
still it is weird, as the iucn evaluation was for Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park
very late name …
Khuft@ Jul 15, 2025 10:40
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1747
vantcj1@ Jul 14, 2025 22:44
As usual, so many overrules of ICOMOS and IUCN's recommendations, …
elsslots@ Jul 14, 2025 14:13
To make it an easier tick for everyone!
No, my fault, will change it
Zoe@ Jul 14, 2025 14:09
Solivagant@ Jul 14, 2025 11:41
They are very very closely linked both culturally and …
elsslots@ Jul 14, 2025 11:14
wojtek@ Jul 14, 2025 11:06
elsslots@ Jul 14, 2025 09:20
elsslots@ Jul 14, 2025 07:29
WHC Events

Peruaçu River Canyon July 13, 2025
Name change: Upon inscription, from Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park
Eastern Mongolian Steppes July 13, 2025
Referred: Abandon any remaining mining licenses and to ensure no mining will be allowed
Eastern Mongolian Steppes July 13, 2025
Advisory Body overruled: IUCN advised Deferral
Bijagos Archipelago July 13, 2025
Inscribed: Meets criterion 9 and 10

iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo NP July 13, 2025
Name change: From iSimangaliso Wetland Park to "iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park" upon extension

iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo NP July 13, 2025
Extended: To include Maputo National Park (Mozambique)
Gola-Tiwai complex July 13, 2025
Inscribed: Meets criteria 9 and 10