UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to gu...

Robert Schäfer and Urška Škerl speak to Mechtild Rössler about the evolving World Heritage Convention. They discuss the defining threat of climate change…

Research finds 70% of 25-34 year olds say historic buildings positively affect wellbeing, comparable to impact of parks and green spaces.

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This is a prestigious voluntary opportunity to play a key role in the governance of Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site (WHS) and contribute to protecting the WHS for current and future generat...

William Carruthers, Lecturer in Heritage Studies, University of Essex Tuesday 8th April at 1-2pm online In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the building and heightening of the Aswan ...

UNESCO convened an expert meeting to identify actions to harness the World Heritage Convention in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The meeting confirmed the relevance of the World ...

The Supreme Fiscal Court found significant weaknesses and deficiencies in the system of monument management - The eight findings

Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.

Scientific Reports - Corrosion on cultural heritage buildings in Jordan in current situation and in future climate scenarios

On Qikiqtaruk, off Canada, researchers at the frontier of climate change are seeing its rich ecology slide into the sea as the melting permafrost leaves little behind

Flooding, coastal erosion, wildfires, thawing permafrost, and extreme weather events are causing unprecedented loss and damage of places and customs.