“Among the world’s best places to discover history, nature or culture”
Since the World Heritage Convention was first ratified in 1972, more than 1,000 sites representing outstanding sites of our global...
World Heritage Centre’s State of conservation reports now online
Each year, the World Heritage Committee meets to consider nominations of natural and cultural sites submitted by various countries for...
World Heritage UK gets first president
The United Kingdom contains 30 sites on the World Heritage List, ranging from the Giant’s Causeway on the coast of Northern Ireland to...
World Heritage in danger in Canada
The World Heritage Convention was designed to promote the protection of natural and cultural sites of outstanding universal value. While...
“Early Chicago Skyscrapers” being considered by US for nomination to the World Heritage List
Government representatives from the United States were instrumental in conceiving, developing, and promoting the successful ratification...
World Heritage down under, um, water
The World Heritage List contains many of the world's most spectacular examples of our natural and cultural heritage. But not all of the...
Climate change is not the only threat to Natural World Heritage Sites
The effects of climate change on some of the natural world's most beautiful sites has been well documented—from melting glaciers to...
April 18 - Happy International Day of Monuments and Sites!
Since 1982, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has celebrated April 18 as the International Day of Monuments and...
Hopewell—World Heritage potential increases tourism
The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks has been included on the US Tentative List for potential nomination to the World Heritage List since...
New Potential US Sites for World Heritage Designation
While American representatives were largely the originators of the idea to create the World Heritage List, the United States has had only...