The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets this month in Busan, South Korea, to decide if the Okefenokee should be a World ...

From masterpieces of creative genius to beautiful natural landscapes, these sites reveal the most compelling chapters of ...

Whether you stumble upon a UNESCO World Heritage Site while traveling or specifically plan a trip to see one, a landmark is given the designation for a reason.

114 of the planet's most precious places are at risk, WWF finds. Nearly half of all natural World Heritage sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities, according to a new WWF report. These ...

The National Trust for Canada , the country’s leading charity dedicated to protecting and promoting heritage places, is marking t ...

A herd of antelope graze near a giraffe in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu via Getty Images Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ...

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee have issued new guidance for assessing impacts from projects that could potentially affect the planet’s most precious heritage places.

UNESCO’s final decision is keenly awaited, as the inscription of Mount Olympus on the World Heritage List would mark major ...

A new analysis by UNESCO and World Resources Institute (WRI) reveals that 73% of World Heritage sites are highly exposed to water-related hazards, such as drought, water stress, or riverine and ...