Mapungubwe listing under threat

Mapungubwe National Park's listing as a World Heritage Site hangs in the balance, writes Fiona Macleod.

World heritage panel weighs forests against mountains

Ancient German beech forests, rock carvings in Mongolia, Buddhist sites in Japan are among the nominations before Unesco this week.

French cuisine named a 'world intangible heritage'

Unesco declares French cuisine to be a world tangible heritage, creating the first gastronomy entry into the list.

Six new heritage site to global list

A historic road and prehistoric caves in Mexico were added on Sunday to the prestigious list of World Heritage sites.

Coal mine threat to world heritage site

Prized world heritage site Mapungubwe could soon have the scar of an open-cast coal mine on its doorstep.

Ray of hope for Algeria's crumbling Casbah?

The deadliest of the many blows suffered by Algiers's disintegrating old quarter may actually be contemporary.

Cambodian temple named as world heritage site

Cambodia's prime minister on Tuesday hailed the designation of an 11th-century Hindu temple as a world heritage landmark.

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