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The Okefenokee swamp is poised to become a World Heritage Site but some locals aren’t celebrating

The three rural counties surrounding the swamp – Ware, Charlton, and Clinch – are politically conservative, with President Donald Trump securing over 70 percent of the vote in each in 2024

The Independent UK

Archaeologists discover 5,000‑year‑old hidden ‘fairy houses’ in Italy, which are now a UNESCO site

In the rugged heart of Sardinia, Italian archaeologists have excavated three ornately decorated underground tombs, known as the Domus de Janas, or “houses of the fairies.” These 5,000-year-old subterranean tombs, buried beneath centuries of earth and hidden near the famous Sant’Andrea Priu tombs, were once home to the Neolithic population,…

The Times of India

A former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp

President Donald Trump's former agriculture secretary wants the administration to support adding the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge to a United Nations list of World Heritage site

The Independent UK

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Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

The Independent UK

Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

The Independent UK

Unesco to probe impact of high-rise developments on the Tower of London

Historic England has said plans to build tall buildings in the city represent a ‘real threat to the World Heritage Site status of the Tower of London’

Evening Standard

UK Police Arrest Pair After Stonehenge Sprayed With Orange Substance

UK police arrested two people on Wednesday after environmental activists sprayed an orange substance on Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwest England.

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World Heritage Site status still remains a distant dream for Edakkal petroglyphs

Edakkal Cave, a Neolithic site, has been waiting 128 yrs for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. In 1895, Fred Fawcett found the petroglyphs and reported them in 1901. State govt. allocated ₹50 lakhs to expedite the process, but 10 yrs later, it remains a distant dream due to alleged apathy.…

The Hindu

Cornwall world heritage site co-ordinator awarded MBE

Deborah Boden has been named an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honor’s List 2023

Birmingham Post

UNESCO expert visits Hoysala temple in Halebeedu as Karnataka pursues World Heritage Site tag

The Karnataka Government has been making efforts for several years to get the World Heritage Site tag from UNESCO for the Hoysala temples at Halebeedu, Belur and Somanathapura

The Hindu

Future of Australia's Great Barrier Reef hangs in the balance

As experts gather at a UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is facing an "ocean emergency". In Australia, the Great Barrier Reef recently suffered another mass bleaching event, just months after a UNESCO committee recommended the World Heritage Site be listed as…

France 24

Edinburgh Council backs bin hub roll-out despite World Heritage site warnings

Edinburgh World Heritage told the council the bin scheme would be a "threat to the visual integrity of the New Town", while there was also criticism of the public consultations around the plan.

Edinburgh Live

Stylish Victorian house with uninterrupted views of famous world heritage site

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