Earth's wildernesses are disappearing, and not enough of them are World Heritage-listed

Wilderness areas are vitally important, yet are largely overlooked by the United Nations' list of Natural World Heritage

Eleven sites and extensions get UNESCO Global Geopark Label

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on April 18, 2019 — the World Heritage Day — conferred the …

Restoring a century-old building in Chandannagar helps raise awareness about heritage management

The Registry Building constructed in 1875 served as the register office as well as the first French courthouse

More than half the world's most important natural sites are under threat: it's time to protect them

Many of the United Nations’ World Heritage sites are being rapidly destroyed in the pursuit of short-term economic goals

How Valley of Flowers got World Heritage Site tag

The tag will bring higher visibility and increased tourism to the area

Interrogating sustainable cities

The concept of sustainable cities can be a confused one when it attempts to cater to all interests

Shark Bay: A World Heritage Site at catastrophic risk

A 2018 workshop classified Shark Bay as being in the highest category of vulnerability to future climate change. 

15 new UNESCO Geoparks in three continents reflect the glory of nature

From coastal cliffs in Canada to ‘rainbow’ mountains in China to one of Europe’s true deserts, the new locations reflect the grandeur, …

World Heritage Committee defers decision on Great Barrier Reef

Australian government given time to improve reef’s health; not to be included in list of ‘in danger’ sites yet

13 new agricultural heritage landscapes designated by FAO

The new sites are in China, Japan, Egypt, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Sri Lanka

Why Mount Kenya is burning and what can be done to stop the fires

The Kenyan biosphere reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Protecting heritage trees through a special law

We have identified 100 heritage trees in Tamil Nadu and want the state government to enact the Heritage Tree Conservation Act to protect these …

Integration of culture with urban strategies can make cities sustainable

Culture is what makes cities attractive and creative. Sans culture, cities are merely concrete and steel constructions prone to social and …

UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park

Offers full help and assistance to Nairobi so that such an incident does not recur

Unesco World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally

Heritage forests release rather than sequester more carbon due to human activities, says Unesco

Gabon to get $150 million to preserve its forests

Norway signs a 10-year deal to help the African nation become the first in the continent to get paid to cut greenhouse emissions from deforestation

Rocky outcrops: An ecosystem being erased before it's completely discovered

The outcrops, which play a key role in water catchments, are fading out even before they have been discovered

Vishweshwar D Saklani (1922-2019): The calm tree man of India

A freedom fighter, conservationist and a scientist who truly heard the voice of trees, Mr Saklani is a role model for future generations

24 captive elephants died in Kerala in 2014; most of them were tortured

Rules for ethical handling of captive elephants are rarely followed, says submission to prime minister by the secretary of Heritage Animal Task Force

Green Tribunal cancels environmental clearance of Aranmula Airport

Verdict seen as a major victory for local residents and activists who strongly oppose the proposed airport as it involves large-scale illegal …

Western Ghats get World Heritage Site tag

It is recognised as one of the world’s eight hottest hot spots of biological diversity

IN PHOTOS: China, India, Iran, Spain get new world heritage sites

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Hill heavy!

What happens when a rare geological site is squeezed for space

Great Barrier Reef may be put in World Heritage in Danger list