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How to see Peru’s Machu Picchu the sustainable way

More than a million travellers descend on Peru’s mystical Inca citadel in a typical year. With the impact of overtourism more concerning than ever, how do you minimise your footprint? Steph Dyson reports

The Independent UK

Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries share, including Saint Sophia Cathedral

More than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, according to UNESCO.

The Conversation

Sado Gold Mine's UNESCO bid hits snag

The Sado Gold Mine in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, is unlikely to be added to the list of World Heritage sites by next year because UNESCO has decided the government's letter of recommendation was "insufficient in parts."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan’s push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation’s industrialization will be delayed

The Independent UK

Flow Country expected to make World Heritage bid early next year

A BID to have parts of Europe's largest peatbog declared a Unesco World Heritage Site is expected to be submitted early next year.

The National (Scotland)

Stanford linear accelerator probes: Did Gutenberg really invent printing?

The printing press, one of the most important inventions in human history, was developed around the same time by two very different cultures, separated by vast distances.

Tribune News Service

What if mangroves could float atop the oceans?

Unesco is deeply engaged in the monitoring, scientific research and sustainable utilisation of mangroves. The inclusion of mangroves in Unesco-designated sites, such as Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage sites and Global Geoparks contributes to improving the knowledge, management and conservation of mangrove ecosystems throughout the world. The tropical and subtropical habitat…

Bangkok Post

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Cruise passengers shuttled into Venice by motor boat to dodge big ships ban

Move by Norwegian Cruise authorised by city’s port authority despite plans to curb daytrippers

The Guardian - UK

A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike

In the late 1800s, the city of Białystok – which was once Polish, then Prussian, then Russian, and is today again part of Poland – was a hub of diversity, with large numbers of Poles, Germans, Russians and Yiddish-speaking Ashkanazi Jews. Each group spoke a different language and viewed members…

The Conversation

The Centuries-old Mines Stirring Japan-South Korea Tensions

Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies a network of centuries-old mines that have sparked a new diplomatic row with South Korea. Some of the gold and silver mines of Sado, off Japan's west coast, are believed to have started operating as early as the 12th…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Northumberland beauty spot to get large scale public artwork this summer in Hadrian's Wall 1900 Festival

APERTURA will be installed in Northumberland National Park's Walltown Country Park as part of the 1900 Festival celebrations, and when it's taken down parts of it will remain in the local community

Chronicle Live

Keshava temple at Somanathapur getting a makeover ahead of UNESCO team’s visit

The Hoysala monument has been nominated for inscription as a World Heritage Site

The Hindu

Valentia Island transatlantic cable closer to becoming world heritage nominee

The copper invention was one of three sites added to the Unesco Tentative List, the Irish Government said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Prague travel review: Much more to this city than thriving nightlife

A weekend away revealed this country’s storied past as we visited its fabulous attractions

Irish Mirror

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Edinburgh Live

Midlothian residents raging as rundown library left with buckets catching leaks

Pictures showing the tired facade and leaky roof of Newtongrange library have been shared with Edinburgh Live as residents and organisations call for better care of the building.

WEKU

Beads, felt and bark are turned into masterpieces at Smithsonian Folklife Festival

This summer, artisans from Kenya, Mongolia and Uganda shared the story of their centuries-old traditional crafts — including the art of "barkcloth," declared a UNESCO world heritage "masterpiece."

Belfast Live

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium bids for Unesco World Heritage Status

“We believe that our collective astronomical heritage is out of this world and firmly meets the robust criteria needed for this status.”

The Hindu

Rain woes continue to haunt various areas of State

While an injured woman died in Kodagu, a few UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Hampi remain flooded

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool facing 'uncertain' future a year on from UNESCO snub

Next week marks a year since Liverpool was dramatically deleted from UNESCO's world heritage list, but fears the city would then 'fall off a cliff' have failed to materialise

Reuters

Half of Holocaust-related posts on Telegram deny or distort facts, U.N. says

Around half the public content related to the Holocaust on the Telegram messaging service denies or distorts facts about the killing of six million of Europe's Jews in the Holocaust, according to a new study by the United Nations cultural agency.

France 24

Faced with too many tourists, France’s natural sites push back

Several of France’s heavily visited natural sites are sounding the alarm. Access to some of the Calanques coves in Marseille and Corsica is now limited in order to limit erosion. Other villages struggling with mass tourism, such as Étretat in Normandy, are rethinking how they handle the influx of visitors.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renovate the Casbah: Efforts Speed Up to Restore Historic Algiers District

A UNESCO-listed rabbit warren of 16th-century battlements and Ottoman palaces, the Casbah of the Algerian capital is falling into disrepair, but efforts to save it have been accelerating. The densely populated district, about a kilometer (just under a mile) across, perches above the Bay of Algiers and has been the…

The Hindu

Sannati: Ancient Buddhist site finally in focus after 20 years

Hardly paid attention to for two decades, Archaeological Survey of India has now taken up conservation work at this important Buddhist site near Kalaburagi

Bangkok Post

Vava water, pure and simple

Known for its untouched biological systems and a sanctuary of wildlife, the verdant rainforest of Khao Yai, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is touted as a source of the brand-new Vava premium mineral water to assure a pleasant flavour and benefits.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Wrestlers Seek Glory in Turkey’s Centuries-Old Contest

It took nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing Turkish sun for Cengizhan Simsek to win the tournament and join a long list of previous victors. A very long list - this was the 661st Kirkpinar oil wrestling championship, taking place in western Edirne province. In…

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