The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ... What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the ...

World Heritage sites are often located within land managed by indigenous peoples whose land use, knowledge and cultural and spiritual values and practices are related to heritage. Inspired by the ...

These are just a few of the global destinations given World Heritage status by the United Nations Educational ... which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The Roman Empire’s largest ...

As the world ... Heritage of Humanity, acknowledging its profound cultural significance and its role in fostering mutual understanding among different communities. In 2010, the United Nations ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday declared Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park a World Natural Heritage Site, making it the South ...

This year has seen a flurry of activities regarding cultural heritage, including registration of the Sado Island gold mine in Niigata Prefecture as a World ... to UNESCO (United Nations ...

BBC World Service looks first at the origins of the United Nations convention that protects ... and approve the addition of a new world heritage site. The committee set up by a UN convention ...

The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Forests, and there are currently 104 World Heritage sites recognized for their forest values. First South-East Europe World Heritage ...