UNESCO’s update on climate action for World Heritage
At their November General Assembly in Paris, UNESCO adopted an Updated Policy Document on climate action for World Heritage,. The…
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New toolkit underway for climate action in UNESCO World Heritage sites – call for case studies
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the three Advisory Bodies – ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN – are developing their first…
Read moreRealising the Potential of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Derwent Valley to Advance the 2030 Agenda
A dissertation written by Manfred Kyenkyehene Osei, University of Nottingham. This research explores how local communities might play a critical…
Read moreUNESCO’s Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in a World Heritage Context
UNESCO has launched a new guidance tool to enhance mutual understanding and achieve improved and constructive cooperation between the deployment of wind…
Read moreFlow Country World Heritage bid enters new phase with submission delivery to UNESCO
The campaign to secure World Heritage Site status for Scotland’s Flow Country has entered a new phase with the formal…
Read moreWorld Heritage UK’s COP 26 statement
World Heritage UK (WHUK) calls upon the UK Government and all the leaders of signatory State Parties to the World…
Read moreNew 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…
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