On 25 June 2026, UNESCO formally handed over a comprehensive suite of strategic tools to support the protection and ...

The latest edition of the World Heritage Map is now available to order! This new design, poster-sized wall map features all 1,248 World Heritage properties, illustrated with stunning photographs from ...

Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic importance in resisting the Spanish. After being disputed for a century, it was finally lost by its founders. The ...

The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of the island of Santiago, the town features ...

Shape the future of World Heritage. Your voice and your actions can make the difference. World Heritage properties are of significance to all humankind. Their preservation depends on the shared ...

64% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since the beginning of the last century. In most regions across the world, wetlands continue to decline compromising the benefits that wetlands provide to ...

A series of 30 exhibition panels available for World Heritage Exhibits. These posters can be used free of copyright restrictions for non-commercial purposes. They are available for downloading as PDF ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

Le 25 juin 2026, l’UNESCO a officiellement remis un ensemble complet d’outils stratégiques destinés à soutenir la protection ...

On 8 July 2025, UNESCO launched the Dive into Heritage platform at the 47 th session of the World Heritage Committee, marking a key milestone in the field of digital heritage preservation. The ...

Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the eastern coast of Sicily. Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the ...