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Tower of London 'at-risk of serious harm' under draft plan for Square Mile

Historic England claims ‘quantum, scale and location of development’ planned in City risks UNESCO World Heritage Site

Evening Standard · Feb 25

Eight countries back Australia’s push to add WA rock art to World Heritage list hours before crunch meeting

Committee due to make decision on inscription of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape overnight

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2025

What Australia must do to overturn objections for WA rock art to attain UN heritage status

Environment minister will lobby committee to place Murujuga on world heritage list despite concerns about ‘degrading acidic emissions’ from industrial sites

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2025

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Murray Watt ramps up lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list

Exclusive: Environment minister hosts ambassadors before Paris meeting, aiming to convince at least one member to move decisive amendment

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2025

Australia to lobby Unesco over barring of ancient rock site from world heritage list due to Woodside emissions

Site is home to more than a million petroglyphs, some almost 50,000 years old, but reports say it has been damaged by the Karratha gas plant

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025

World Heritage Day Week: Heritage lovers walk from Charminar to Chowmahalla

Hyderabad's heritage was explored during a walk from Charminar to Chowmahalla as part of World Heritage Day Week celebrations.

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024

Heritage events to shed light on Hyderabad’s cultural history

ICOMOS, DHAT and Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad to organise World Heritage Day Week events, including heritage walks and exhibitions.

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2024

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A 16th century inscription helped address ICOMOS concerns

ICOMOS raised issues for Hoysala temples, but UNESCO accepted nomination after India argued that Vishnusamudra and mandapa were from different eras and unrelated. ASI responded to ICOMOS concerns and other nations supported India. Inscription from Utpati village helped strengthen India's argument, leading to UNESCO's acceptance.

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

Dozens of demonstrators against a divisive plan to redevelop a beloved Tokyo park are forming a human chain outside the Japanese Education Ministry to demand a revision

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Tokyo's threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on 'Heritage Alert' list by conservancy body

Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that assesses international monuments and historic sites

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Planners reject Lake District underground zip wire proposal

Committee votes to reject plans saying benefits would not outweigh harm caused by increased traffic

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

Heritage council says underground zip wire would ruin Lake District ‘tranquility’

Advisory body to Unesco says plans by owners of quarry in Langdale valley will ‘contribute to disruption’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Housing and heritage aren’t mutually exclusive – a few basic rules can help get the balance right

Anyone trying to follow the latest political debate over housing, urban intensification and development can be forgiven for feeling confused.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2023

Santiniketan in tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage list

Santiniketan recommended for inclusion in UNESCO world heritage list by an ICOMOS

The Hindu · May 10, 2023

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2023

Riyadh to Host 5th World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum in September

Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry, represented by the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Heritage Commission, alongside the UNESCO World Heritage Center and the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Program are jointly organizing the fifth edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum, in partnership with ICOMOS. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 6, 2022

AlUla, Saudi ICOMOS Promote Cultural Heritage Preservation

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) signed an agreement with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Saudi ICOMOS) on Thursday with the aim of preserving and promoting cultural heritage. The agreement includes activations of six programs that promote scientific research, the translation of scientific publications in the field of…

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