World Heritage Site

Communities must be reconnected with their natural heritage for conservation to create jobs and a brighter future for the next generation

The international landmark closed in 2023 after heavy rainfall caused soil movement that threatened safety

Mining in the Mana Pools National Park threatens the forests and floodplains that are home to exceptional wildlife, as well as income from tourism

Inanda heritage route museum and the Phoenix Settlement that Gandhi founded to uplift the community no longer have any major donors

Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear

Researchers compared the genetic material of tortoises living on San Cristóbal with bones and shells collected in 1906 from a cave in the island’s highlands and found them to be…

KwaNibela residents rely on the fish and reeds they harvest within the protected iSimangaliso Wetland Park. But authorities consider this poaching, threatening the community’s…

Spills and pollution would harm the Okavango Delta and the Tsodilo Hills world heritage sites

Scientists and environmental groups are shocked by the move to artificially open the estuary in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park

In an extract from their new book, Peter and Beverly­ Pickford share their vision of Ngorongoro, a world heritage site and the Maasai’s­ sacred place.