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The New York style-park an hour from Greater Manchester backed to win world heritage status

The park is among seven sites the Government has put forward for UNESCO world heritage status

Manchester Evening News

Birkenhead Park among seven sites aiming to win World Heritage status

The park was a blueprint for city parks around the world including New York's Central Park

Liverpool Echo

Scottish site gets backing for Unesco World Heritage status

AN Iron Age settlement in Scotland is among seven sites to have received backing to win Unesco World Heritage Status.

The National (Scotland)

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Seven sites receive Government backing to gain Unesco World Heritage status

York City Centre, Birkenhead Park and an iron age settlement in Scotland could be in the running to join the prestigious list.

The Independent UK

Park shortlisted for Unesco honour

Phangnga: Thailand has convinced the World Heritage commitee to accept its nomination of the Andaman Sea Natural Reserves of Thailand to be named on Unesco's World Heritage list by the year 2025.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh bans plastics in world's largest mangrove forest

Dhaka (AFP) - Conservationists in Bangladesh said Tuesday that tourists dropping rubbish in the world's largest mangrove forest had seriously damaged the ecosystem, forcing the imposition of a single-use plastic ban in the World Heritage site.

AFP

Yemeni Activists Urge Int'l Intervention to Stop Houthi Plan to Demolish 500 Buildings in Old Sanaa

Yemeni intellectuals and activists urged interventions to stop the Houthi militia's plan to demolish 500 archaeological buildings in the Old City of Sanaa, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. They warned that the planned demolition includes four crucial markets intending to establish a sectarian shrine in the city. Yemeni…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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What is myrtle rust and why has this disease closed Lord Howe Island to visitors?

Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust.

The Conversation

Looting and decay: how the pandemic wrought real damage to African heritage

The Covid-19 pandemic will long be remembered for the lockdowns it imposed and the millions of lives it stole, particularly among the elderly. A recent Unesco report shows that it has also took a subtle yet large toll on our world heritage properties.

The Conversation

Syrian Castle among Quake-Hit Ancient Sites at Risk

Zuhair Hassoun examines worrying cracks in a Crusader-era castle in Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage site that survived centuries of conflict only to be badly damaged by last month's deadly earthquake. Hassoun, the custodian of the Fortress of Saladin, an architectural treasure with Byzantine roots in the 10th century rebuilt…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SA seeks World Heritage listing for parklands and hills

The SA government has thrown its support behind a bid to have certain sections of the city and surrounding areas World Heritage listed.

AAP

Australian Indigenous group steps up campaign to protect sacred rock art

An Australian Indigenous group on Thursday stepped up its campaign against industrial development in Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula, a key gas export hub, saying in a protest in Sydney that planned projects would damage ancient rock art.

Reuters

Hoffman Drilling appeals Gold Coast Council rejection of water extraction near Springbrook National Park

A company denied permission to extract water near a national park on the Gold Coast that is home to a number of endangered species will have its appeal heard in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court from today.

ABC News

Life on Curtis Island alongside three liquefied natural gas plants

Curtis Island, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, is a major habitat for vulnerable species. It is also home to three liquefied natural gas plants that export roughly five per cent of the world's LNG.

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If there's a war against climate change, Saint-Louis is on the front line. And losing

The UNESCO World Heritage city of Saint-Louis is perched precariously between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River. And it's on borrowed time.

ABC News

Burrup's World Heritage nomination 'inconsistent' with heavy industry, Carmen Lawrence says

The former WA premier says past governments made mistakes approving heavy industry near ancient Aboriginal rock carvings in the Pilbara.

Reuters

Australia nominates Murujuga landscape for World Heritage listing

Australia has formally nominated the Murujuga Indigenous cultural landscape for a UNESCO World Heritage listing, which could help protect more than a million ancient rock carvings, the government said on Friday.

ABC News

Federal government formally nominates Burrup peninsula and surrounding areas for UN world heritage listing

The culturally significant area of Murujuga has been formally nominated by the federal government for World Heritage listing, but some groups are concerned nearby heavy industry will delay an approval.

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AFP

Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 7,800 as rescuers battle cold

Sanliurfa (Turkey) (AFP) - Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people.

AFP

Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 7,300 as rescuers battle cold

AFP

Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 6,200 as rescuers battle cold

Sanliurfa (Turkey) (AFP) - Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people.

AFP

Rescuers battle cold as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 5,400

AFP

Rescuers battle cold as Turkey-Syria quake toll hits 5,000

Sanliurfa (Turkey) (AFP) - A massive rescue effort in Turkey and Syria battled frigid weather in a race against time Tuesday to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people.

AFP

UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage

Paris (AFP) - The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage in the devastating earthquake.

The National (Scotland)

Campaign to secure Scots World Heritage Site enters new phase

THE campaign to secure World Heritage Site status for Scotland’s Flow Country has entered a new phase with the formal submission of the formal…

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