Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A herd of antelope graze near a giraffe in Botswana's Okavango Delta. Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu via Getty Images Botswana’s ...

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to ...

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee came to a close in Paris with the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Once again this year, the ...

If inscribed, the Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape would become South Sudan’s first World Heritage Site. Its recognition ...

World Heritage status is an honor reserved for the planet’s most iconic natural and cultural treasures — places like the Great Barrier Reef and Yellowstone National Park.

The Statue of Liberty is a favorite victim of Hollywood's climate change disaster scenarios. There are more than 1,000 World Heritage sites in 163 countries. The report features in-depth case studies ...

We just got 26 new reasons to pack our bags. UNESCO recently unveiled its latest additions to the World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 extraordinary locations that represent "cultural and ...

The United States is withdrawing from UNESCO, effective at the end of 2026. UNESCO is a longstanding organization formed on the heels of World War II with goals of global peace and security. Several ...

After fifteen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Volunteers ...

Pakistan, Feb. 20 -- Oman has successfully registered four of its cultural sites - Al Hazm Fort, Jabreen Castle, Harat Al ...

Botswana's fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch ...