Established in 1945, UNESCO was created to promote the preservation of natural and cultural sites that have had a significant impact on the formation of society. Today, there are more than 1,000 ...

The Everglades National Park in Florida was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. The park is home to a diverse range of plants and animals, including many threatened species ...

The Pueblo holds the status of a limited-sovereign nation within the boundaries of the United States of America ... for the protection and preservation of the Pueblo as a World Heritage Site. This ...

The San Antonio Missions National Historic Park's headquarters are central to the management of five 18th-century missions in and around the city ...

The wildfires plaguing South Korea’s southeast region continued to rage on Tuesday, threatening a world heritage site and ...

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More than 40,000 hexagonal columns shape the mystical landscape at Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The Roman Empire’s largest amphitheater set ...

World Heritage sites are recognized as being of outstanding value to all of humanity. They are what we pass on to future generations, and safeguarding these sites concerns every one of us. As we ...

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

The wall disrupts wildlife migration patterns, including those of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn, between the United States and El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve World ...

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 ...