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Venice is taking its mass tourism battle a step further by banning loudspeakers and tourist parties of over 25

Overtourism has real ramifications in the lagoon city, as it’s on UNESCO’s list of endangered destinations. But will capping crowds and charging day-trippers a fee help?

Fortune

The Jasper fire highlights the risks climate change poses to Canada’s world heritage sites

Climate change and extreme weather events pose a real risk to the world’s heritage sites — a stark reality laid bare by the recent wildfire in Jasper, Alta.

The Conversation

Venice to introduce even stricter rules in its ongoing battle with overtourism

Venice will introduce even stricter rules as the lagoon city looks to limit the damage done by overtourism.

The Independent UK

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Germany's Sanssouci Park seeks solutions as its trees struggle with climate change

The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in the heart of the German city of Potsdam and a UNESCO world heritage site, look as magnificent as ever

The Independent UK

Jordan’s Umm al-Jimal village added to UNESCO heritage list

The earliest structures at the site date back to the first century AD, when it formed part of the Nabataean Kingdom.

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Ancient Roman Appian Way becomes Italy’s 60th Unesco world heritage site

Highway that consolidated Roman empire joins modernist Romanian sculptures as latest sites added to list

The Guardian - UK

Japan's Sado Gold Mine Listed As UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site

UNESCO recognizes Japan's Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site, highlighting its wartime exploitation of Korean laborers. Japan and South Korea take ...

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Italy's Ancient Appian Way Added To UNESCO World Heritage List

Discover the historic significance of Italy's ancient Appian Way, a UNESCO World Heritage site connecting Rome with southern Italy.

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Italy’s ‘Queen of Roads’ becomes country’s 60th UNESCO World Heritage site

The Appian Way marked a revolution in road construction

The Independent UK

Japan's Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history

The UNESCO World Heritage committee has decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit about its dark history of abusing wartime Korean laborers

The Independent UK

Northern Scotland’s Flow Country becomes world heritage site

Planet’s largest blanket bog is first peatland to be designated by Unesco after 40-year campaign

The Guardian - UK

Where are Scotland's seven Unesco World Heritage Sites?

IT has been announced that The Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland has become the latest Scottish site to be granted Unesco World Heritage…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's newest Unesco World Heritage Site has been declared – but where is it?

SCOTLAND'S newest Unesco World Heritage Site was granted the status on Friday – but where is it?

The National (Scotland)

Global first as Scottish site granted Unesco World Heritage status

THE Flow Country has become the UK’s newest Unesco World Heritage Site having been granted the accolade on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

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UN Puts 4th Century Gaza Monastery On Endagered Site List

UNESCO said the site, which dates back to the fourth century, had been put on the endangered list at the demand of Palestinian authorities and cited the "imminent threats" it faced.

The Times of India

Assam: Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty gets UNESCO World Heritage Site status

The Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty in Assam were officially declared India's 43rd World Heritage Site during UNESCO's 46th World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi. The Moidams were nominated as India's candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage List for 2023-24. Interestingly, the Moidams are the first cultural property from…

The Independent UK

India's moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site

The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India’s Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new World Heritage Site, the United Nations’ cultural agency

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Keeping reef off in-danger list sends 'false message'

A decision not to include the Great Barrier Reef on a global list of in-danger sites is a case of "political convenience trumping science", an expert says.

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The Independent UK

UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha's birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list

The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving authorities in Nepal more time to help restore the famous gardens and temple that are falling into disrepair

The Independent UK

UN cultural agency calls for Laos, Cambodia to invite monitoring teams to contentious UNESCO sites

The United Nations’ cultural agency is recommending that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of Luang Prabang

The Independent UK

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument

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UNESCO Rejects Stonehenge Heritage Danger Listing Over Highway Project

UNESCO rejects Stonehenge's endangered heritage listing due to concerns over a nearby highway project, sparking debate on balancing preservation and develo...

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Fatal Accident At Cambodia's Angkor Temple Complex

Tragic incident at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex during a rainstorm results in one fatality and damage to the UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Independent UK

Where to visit in Sicily: 10 best places for beaches, architecture and Italian charm

The southern Italian region is a year-round holiday destination

The Independent UK

Planning a vacation? Here’s all the places that the locals don’t want you

If you’re getting ready to plan a trip, here are seven destinations to reconsider visiting as locals say they’re facing the consequences of overtourism, Katie Hawkinson reports

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