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From a World Heritage-listed city to sacred shrines, Lebanon’s historic sites are being destroyed

Cultural heritage is often treated as an unfortunate casualty of war. In reality, the destruction of significant historic sites is often a deliberate and calculated part of broader efforts to claim power and territory.

The Conversation

Smelly spawning heralds new life on fragile reef

Scientists have harvested millions of coral babies in a bid to help a bleached reef regenerate after it was lashed by a destructive cyclone.

AAP

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Scientists who went on a landmark trip to a World Heritage-listed sub-Antarctic island are awaiting more results after a deadly bird flu strain was discovered.

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'Critters still here': Ningaloo Reef survives cyclone

A marine scientist says the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef has sustained minimal damage after copping a battering from a category four cyclone.

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle forecast to pummel remote WA towns with wind gusts of up to 275km/h

Cyclone system, which is gaining strength as it heads towards WA coast, is set to be the first in 20 years to make landfall in three of Australia’s states and territories

The Guardian - AU

Save Our Sites: UNESCO warns 'priceless' Iranian heritage is being destroyed by war

As the war in the Middle East continues, cultural and historical sites in the region are increasingly under threat sparking renewed calls from Middle East states and UNESCO for help protecting heritage sites.

Euronews

Coroner Releases Cause Of Passing For Backpacker Whose Body Was Found Surrounded By Dingoes

The passing of a 19-year-old backpacker on K'gari sparked a renewed debate over tourist safety on the World Heritage-listed island.

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World’s largest waterfall system by width lies between Brazil and Argentina — stretching 2.7 kilometres

Along the border of Brazil and Argentina, the Iguazu River widens, slows, and then drops. The land simply falls away. Iguazu Falls stretches roughly 2.7 kilometres across a basalt plateau, forming what is generally described as the largest waterfall system in the world. Around 275 individual cascades make up the…

The Times of India

Fossil wonderland submitted for World Heritage listing

A 58,000-hectare Australian expanse containing some of the world's oldest evidence of animal life could be included on the prestigious World Heritage list.

AAP

Is There Really a 2,000-Year-Old Shiva Lingam in Vietnam? 5 Hindu Sites That Will Amaze You

Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions, and its influence has traveled far beyond India. While the temples of India are famous, archaeologists and historians have recently uncovered ancient Hindu relics and temples outside India. From Vietnam to Indonesia, these sites are evidence of trade, cultural exchange, and devotion…

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The Secret Vishnu Temples Hidden in Thanjavur’s Shadow of Brihadishwara

Thanjavur is often called the heart of the Chola empire. Its skyline is dominated by the magnificent Brihadishwara Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage marvel. Thousands visit it every year. But devotion in Thanjavur did not begin or end with the Cholas. Near Vennatrankarai, close to the River Vennar a branch…

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Why These 5 Shiva Temples Are Must-Visit This Maha Shivratri?

Maha Shivratri on 15 February 2026 is a sacred night of devotion, fasting, meditation, and prayer, celebrating the divine bond of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The cosmic Tandava dance of Shiva represents the victory of consciousness over ignorance, inspiring spiritual awakening. Beyond the famous Jyotirlingas, India is home to…

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K'gari’s unique ancient lakes once dried out. Could this happen again?

The lakes on the world’s biggest sand island, K'gari, are famous. Pivotal to the World Heritage listing of the Queensland island formerly known as Fraser Island, their turquoise waters feature in international tourism campaigns and social media posts.

The Conversation

The mammoth task of mapping and removing plastic waste from Aldabra atoll

A team from Plastic Odyssey and Unesco have carried out a mission to map plastic waste, test removal methods and establish monitoring protocols on the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. It is one of 51 marine areas listed as a World Heritage Site, increasingly under threat from plastic pollution.

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Uzbekistan unveils education and AI initiatives at UNESCO conference in Samarkand

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called the moment 'historic', noting that Samarkand is often described in literature as one of the world's most luminous cultural crossroads.

AAP

Minister downplays risk of bird flu after seal deaths

The arrival of the deadly H5 strain in Australia is considered inevitable despite the remoteness of Heard Island, where unusual numbers of seal pups have died

The Conversation

Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated

Since 2020, the conservation outlook has worsened for four of Australia’s 16 natural World Heritage properties – Ningaloo, Shark Bay, Purnululu National Park and the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites. This means 25% of our natural areas globally recognised as being significant are either in worse health or need better planning…

The Conversation

Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut, the freshwater Okavango Delta opens into an enormous alluvial fan that stretches…

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UNESCO is choosing a new director who will face a big funding shortage after US exit

An Egyptian antiquities professor and a Congolese economist are competing to become the new director of UNESCO

Radio France Internationale

Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard Matoko tells RFI that his three decades inside the organisation are an asset…

Radio France Internationale

Celebrating the beauty and mystery of Carnac’s ancient megaliths

Some 500 kilometres west of Paris, on Brittany’s Atlantic coast, stand the mysterious prehistoric stone alignments of Morbihan – now on Unesco's World Heritage list. RFI went to see why the ancient site still casts a spell on visitors.

The Independent UK

Iconic Easter Island statues could be gone in 60 years, study warns

New study warns that rising sea levels could threaten Easter Island’s iconic moai statues by the end of this century

AAP

Untouched reefs cop record bleaching in intense heat

It could take up to 15 years for coral reefs off Australia's western coastline to fully recover from the worst bleaching event on record for the region.

The Guardian - AU

WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch

Scientists shocked by bleaching event that hit reefs from the world heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef

The Independent UK

The US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency does and why it matters

The UN cultural agency UNESCO is in the spotlight after the U.S. said it is leaving the agency once again

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