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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

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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)

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.

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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 Times of India

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

The Independent UK

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.

AAP

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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

How the Observer helped save Scotland’s bogs from destruction

The Flow Country is to gain Unesco world heritage status years after the area was being destroyed in a tax break scheme, and thanks to campaigners, Nigel Lawson – and this newspaper

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"The Kora Challenge": Nepal largest cycling event, thousands participate

Flagged off from Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lalitpur district, about five thousand cyclists paddled off to cover the distance of about 200,000 kilometers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Fortune

Affordable travel is to blame for Europe’s overtourism problem, spoiling its most sought-after cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam and Athens

Mass tourism isn't a new phenomenon, but it’s reached a tipping point in Europe where locals are increasingly bearing the brunt of it.

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Palestine to participate in World Heritage Committee conference in New Delhi

The Committee conference will be held in New Delhi from 21st to 31st July at the Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition and Convention Center. Read further on Dynamite News:

LiveScience

Rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs found underwater near Aswan

Archaeologists discovered rock carvings featuring several pharaohs during an underwater expedition near Aswan, Egypt.

AAP

Clearing rates down but Barrier Reef needs more help

Queensland's tree clearing rates have continued to decline but experts say protecting the Great Barrier Reef will require faster action.

International Business Times

Israeli Settlement Threatens Palestinian UNESCO Village

On a hillside near Palestinian landowner Olayan Olayan's olive groves, young Israeli settlers are hammering out a new, illegal outpost in a UNESCO-protected zone.

Woman & Home

32 must-visit places in Sri Lanka for the trip of a lifetime

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