Send | Printer friendly version
World Heritage News    News Archives    Calendar    World Heritage Newsletter    World Heritage Review    World Heritage Publications	> http://whc.unesco.org/news World Heritage News    Deadline for submissions of entries for UNESCO Heritage Awards 23 Feb 2004 - Entries for the 2004 Awards must be submitted in the format of the official entry form with drawings, photographs and written description. Entries must be received by the UNESCO Bangkok office by 31 March 2004. More... The First Unesco World Heritage Stand at ITB 05 Feb 2004 - As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the world’s largest travel and tourism trade fair, which will be held in Berlin, Germany from 12–16 March 2004. UNESCO has hosted workshops at ITB every year since 1999, but this is the first time that the World Heritage Centre will have a permanent presence (stand nr. 10.1/116) to provide information on its tourism programme and activities. More... Two New World Heritage Biodiversity Conservation Projects launched by UNF 28 Nov 2003 - In partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the United Nations Foundation (UNF) recently launched two New World Heritage Biodiversity Conservation Projects in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. More... International Symposium on World Heritage Education 14 Nov 2003 - An international symposium entitled “World Heritage: Stepping toward the future, protection of the World Heritage and the University Education“ was held in Tokyo from 27 to 29 in October 2003 to discuss the involvement of university education in the protection of World Heritage. More... Youth meets in Rhodes to discuss their cities' heritage 23 Oct 2003 - During the 7th International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) in Rhodes, Greece (23-26 September) a Youth Forum was held within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage in Young Hands Project . The forum was attended by 19 young people between 18 and 20 years of age, who met at the Marc de Montalembert Foundation in the heart of the medieval city of Rhodes. More... Tripling environmental protection plan for Madagascar 24 Sep 2003 - During the 2003 World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, HEM Marc Ravalomanana, the President of Madagascar announced an environmental protection plan that will triple the current protected area surface in Madagascar. Up to six million hectares of protected areas and new World Heritage serial sites are to be identified in Madagascar as part of the plan. More... Parks Congress looks at roles and risks of Park Rangers in DRC 22 Sep 2003 - During the 2003 World Parks Congress, Eulalie Bashige, Director General, ICCN, DRC gave a presentation on "Peace and Security: the Benefits of Protected Areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". In a related workshop on the management of protected areas in regions of conflict, participants highlighted the need to support park rangers and also called for a Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Hostile Military Activities in Protected Areas. More... New Marine Site Manager’s Network 17 Sep 2003 - A new World Heritage Marine Site Manager’s Network was launched during the IUCN World Parks Congress in Durban South Africa. More... “Benefits beyond boundaries” for Greater St Lucia Wetland Park 11 Sep 2003 - From 4 to 7 September 2003, the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park Authority (GSLWPA) organized a workshop at the World Parks Congress in Durban, to take stock of development, environmental and governance concerns and efforts to stimulate local development through tourism. More... UNESCO and the United Nations Foundation: Improving Management Effectiveness of World Heritage Sites 08 Sep 2003 - Twenty representatives from ten World Heritage Sites convened at a pre-World Parks Congress workshop on the shores of the Indian Ocean to jointly review progress on the implementation of the Enhancing our Heritage project. The project guides World Heritage Site managers through a process of assessing site values, identifying management targets, and monitoring on progress in achieving targets, with results feeding back into the planning process. More... The World Heritage Convention and the World Parks Congress: A Natural Link 05 Sep 2003 - The importance of the World Heritage Convention’s work for design, planning and management of protected areas is receiving special acknowledgement at the Fifth World Parks Congress, which is convening in Durban, South Africa from 8 to 17 September 2003. “World Heritage” is one of the three cross cutting themes of the Congress. Read news from the Congress with regular updates on this web site. More... New partnerships to protect biodiversity 29 Aug 2003 - This year, World Heritage is a cross-cutting theme at the Fifth World Parks Congress, the international event that brings together protected area specialists from all over the world in Durban, South Africa from 8 to 17 September 2003. More... Mining Companies Agree To Respect World Heritage Sites as 'No Go' Areas 20 Aug 2003 - Corporate membership of the International Council on Mining and metals, the world largest 15 mining and metal producing companies agreed today to recognise World Heritage sites as 'no-go' areas. More... World Heritage Committee Inscribes 24 New Sites on the World Heritage List 03 Jul 2003 - New sites include, for the first time, sites in Gambia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Sudan. More... Kotor, Srebarna and Yellowstone are Withdrawn from the List Of World Heritage In Danger 02 Jul 2003 - UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, meeting since June 30 at Organization Headquarters under the chair of Vera Lacœuilhe of Saint Lucia, has withdrawn the following three sites from the List of World Heritage in Danger: the Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria), Yellowstone (USA) and the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (Serbia and Montenegro). More... Emergency Inscription of Bamiyan and Ashur on World Heritage List 02 Jul 2003 - The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley and Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat) in Iraq were simultaneously inscribed on both World Heritage List and on List of World Heritage in Danger, during the 27th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee. More... New Web Page for Periodic Reporting in Europe 27 Jun 2003 - The World Heritage Centre has set up new web pages to facilitate the completion of the Periodic Report by the States Parties of the Europe region to the World Heritage Convention. More... International Day for Biological Diversity Raises Red Flag for Fragile Natural Environments 17 Jun 2003 - The International Day for Biological Diversity, May 22nd, raised a red flag about the fragility of our natural environment. With 33 UNESCO World Heritage sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger –many due to threats to biodiversity and fragile ecosystems- the need to protect natural areas containing globally-significant biodiversity and fragile ecosystems is more urgent than ever. More... Iraq - Heritage in Danger 13 Mar 2003 - An exceptional heritage for all humanity. Iraq, the "Land between the two Rivers", has been the cradle of major civilizations starting from the fifth millennium BCE, which marked the watershed between the prehistory and history of humanity. More... Iraq's Tentative List 12 Mar 2003 - In the year 2000, Iraq submitted a new "Tentative List" (a list of sites that the country considers as priority for nomination in the coming years). This Tentative List contains six sites, from the Sumerian City-State of Ur to the Islamic Fortress of Al-Ukhaidar. Here is the description of those sites. More...
	guest (Read) | © UNESCO | Disclaimer | Contact | Topic ID: 9109 | Updated: 2007-07-20 9:35 am