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China to Launch up to 3 BeiDou Backup Satellites in 2023
BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- China plans to send one to three network backup satellites for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space this year to improve the stability and usability of the constella...
05/152023 -
Director of UNESCO World Heritage visits rehabilitation work...
On Tuesday 2 May, the Director of UNESCO World Heritage, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, accompanied by the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, Anne Lemaistre, visited the...
05/102023 -
Call for Applications: World Heritage Young Professionals Fo...
As an integral part of the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia throug...
05/102023 -
African World Heritage Day 2023
The richness and diversity of this heritage are embodied in natural sites of breathtaking beauty, which are often home to a unique biodiversity, such as the Ivindo National Park in Gabon, listed as a world heritage...
05/102023 -
New discovery of a Viking ship in Norway
A 20-metre-long Viking ship has been discovered using georadar on a mound previously believed to be empty. “This is a spectacular find which sheds light on the earliest Viking kings”, says archaeologist Håkon Re...
04/262023 -
Forum on the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Conventi...
On 14 January 2023, the Forum on the 50th Anniversary of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was held in Beijing in a hybrid format.
04/182023 -
HIST and ICOMOS host International Webinar on Space Technolo...
On 30 March 2023, the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the Auspices of UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) jointly hosted an...
04/062023 -
CELESTIAL RELIEFS DEPICTING THE HEAVENS UNCOVERED IN THE TEM...
The Temple of Esna, also known as the Temple of Khnum, is a temple complex dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian god, Khnum, and his consorts Menhit and Nebtu, their son, Heka, and the goddess Neith. The temple w...
03/232023 -
Monumental Roman complex discovered in France
In the city of Reims in northeastern France, archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman-era monumental complex dating from the 2nd – 3rd century AD.
03/232023 -
Odesa inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in the face ...
The World Heritage Committee on Wednesday decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on the World Heritage List. This decision recognizes the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of ...
03/232023 -
International Day of Forests 2023
Forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth and contain 60,000 different tree species and more than 70% of all animal terrestrial species.
03/232023 -
Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) focused on ‘Assessing tou...
The Joint Research Centre through the BIOPAMA program launched a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) focused on ‘Assessing tourism services in protected areas: value chain and economic analyses’. The course is base...
03/232023 -
Satellite Images Tell How China Goes Green
China is intensifying its efforts nationwide to make the country greener with a variety of afforestation activities involving both public and private sectors. The country's forest coverage rate rose to 24.02 percen...
03/162023 -
Earthquake in Syria and Türkiye: UNESCO offers support
UNESCO on Monday expressed its support for Syria and Türkiye following the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries.
02/122023 -
Odesa inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in the face ...
The World Heritage Committee on Wednesday decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on the World Heritage List. This decision recognizes the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of ...
02/062023 -
Landmarks of Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib (Yemen) added to...
The World Heritage Committee meeting in an extraordinary session on Thursday inscribed the Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib (Yemen) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
02/062023 -
The Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli (Lebanon) i...
The World Heritage Committee meeting in an extraordinary session decided on Thursday to inscribe the Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli (Lebanon) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
02/062023 -
UIL signs cooperation agreement with Shanghai Normal Univers...
On 4 January 2023, the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), David Atchoarena, signed a four-year cooperation agreement with the Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), People’s Republic of Chin...
01/142023 -
Climate Change and World Heritage
World Heritage properties are affected by the impacts of climate change at present and in the future. Their continued preservation requires understanding these impacts to their Outstanding Universal Value and respo...
01/132023 -
IUCN welcomes appointment of Razan Al Mubarak as UN Climate ...
Gland, Switzerland, 12 January 2023 (IUCN) - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today welcomed the news that its President, Razan Al Mubarak, has been appointed as UN Climate Change High-Leve...
01/122023 -
Hundreds more terracotta warriors unearthed outside Emperor ...
XI'AN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Over 220 terracotta warriors have been unearthed from a burial pit near Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the provincial cultural relics bureau said T...
01/122023
