Under the Global Strategy for a credible, balanced and representative World Heritage List, adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 1994, the World Heritage Centre is engaged in assisting States ...

A new study published in Ecology and Society challenges the long-standing division between natural and cultural heritage ...

Six sites, including the Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana and the Bundela palace-fortresses, have been added to India's ...

Locations deemed World Heritage sites are of "outstanding universal value to humanity" and should be "protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy," according to Unesco. The ...

A subterranean maze for fierce gladiators and wild animals. These are just a few of the global destinations given World Heritage status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

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 Cultural Heritage site. That listing ...

UNESCO added six Indian sites to its tentative World Heritage list, including Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana and ...

India adds six new sites to UNESCO tentative list, including Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs and Bundela palace-fortresses.