This week, all eyes have been on UNESCO, the France-based body that bestows the ranking of “World Heritage Site” on some of the world’s most beautiful, historic and otherwise important places. In many ...

It recognises places of "outstanding universal value" and can catapult lesser-known sites to global fame. So why are some places pleading to be removed from the list?

UNESCO is working with Cameroon's Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) to promote community-based sustainable tourism and conservation activities around UNESCO World Heritage sites in Cameroon.

UNESCO added 26 new World Heritage properties in 2025, from Crete’s Minoan palaces to Western Australia’s rock art. The ...

Ivan Liptuga, a leading figure in Ukraine’s tourism sector and an active member and recognized hero of the World Tourism Network, was appointed as Ukraine’s first Chair of the national UNESCO ...

Al Ain reached 15 years on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on June 27, 2026, based on UNESCO’s June 27, 2011, inscription date.

World heritage sites in Croatia, Montenegro and Macedonia risk losing their UNESCO status due to mass tourism that is damaging both the sites and the surrounding environment. The Old Town of Dubrovnik ...

Timor-Leste has welcomed UNESCO’s designation of Nino Konis Santana National Park as the country’s first Biosphere Reserve, a ...

Locals in celebrations aboard their dhows during the 132nd Maulid Celebration. [Photo/Maarufu Mohamed] Kenya is among eight countries benefiting from the Unesco Covid-19 crisis response programme ...

UNESCO sites -- of all places -- should be the destinations taking leadership roles in tourism management planning as they're often the first place many tourists think about when deciding what to do ...

Tourism represents an important but double-edged challenge for World Heritage Properties, which is the subject of ongoing discussion through initiatives and programmes launched by the World Heritage ...

Kenya is among eight countries benefiting from the Unesco Covid-19 crisis response programme aimed at supporting tourism recovery around World Heritage Sites. Already, sensitisation of the project in ...