World Heritage Day Monday 18 April 2022
World Heritage Day (originally known as the International Monuments and Sites Day) is a global celebration of this planet’s heritage.…
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New discovery at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar
An exciting new discovery has been made in the Gorham’s Cave Complex World Heritage Site in Gibraltar. Vanguard Cave has…
Read more44th Session of the World Heritage Committee
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is meeting in Fuzhou, China and online from 16-31 July 2021. This meeting was postponed…
Read moreSt George’s Bermuda celebrates 20 years as a World Heritage Site
During 2020 St George’ Bermuda celebrated the 20th anniversary of its inscription onto the World Heritage List in the year…
Read moreUK World Heritage Site now part of one of the world’s biggest sanctuaries for wildlife
James Glass, Tristan da Cunha Chief Islander, has announced: “Today we’re delighted to announce our Marine Protection Zone, exactly 25…
Read moreReaping What You Sow in Germany
Historically rooted urban gardening in the World Heritage City of Bamberg (Germany) Award-winning documentary by Christian Beyer accompanies the establishment…
Read moreWorld Heritage UK contributes to European World Heritage Ibiza meeting
World Heritage UK’s President, Chris Blandford, attended the 5th European Meeting of the World Heritage Associations in Ibiza on the 26th…
Read moreWorld Heritage UK in China
In March 2017, WH:UK Vice-Chair Tony Crouch was invited on a ‘high-level’ British Council delegation to China. Here is his…
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Gorham’s Cave Complex WHS – lecture
ICOMOS-UK would like to invite you to join them for their annual Christmas lecture, which will celebrate the inscription of…
Read moreGorham’s Cave Complex is UK’s 30th World Heritage Site
Amidst the current turbulence of Turkey’s political crisis, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has agreed to the inscription of the…
Read moreThe Guardian reports on LIDAR Discoveries at Angkor Wat World Heritage Site
The Guardian reports: “Archaeologists in Cambodia have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city…
Read moreBuilding peace in the minds of men and women; #solidarite
Building peace in the minds of men and women The UNESCO website makes it very clear that this commitment –…
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