World Heritage Sites
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Africa’s heritage sites under threat as sea levels rise
For the first time a study has identified 56 heritage sites on the continent’s coast that are exposed to a one-in-100 year coastal extreme event, flooding and erosion
Bright lights, dark mutterings
Are we so in thrall to images of wealth that we would just stand there, agog at the spectacle, and not wonder about all this wasted electricity?
Bo-Kaap to be declared national heritage site
Nathi Mthethwa says UNESCO will be asked to declare Bo-Kaap a world heritage site
Transformation taking place in the higher education system
Relevant African content and collaboration are key
How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger
Lake Turkana’s status as a World Heritage Site has not protected it from environmental threats.
India limits visitors to save Taj Mahal
Millions of mostly Indian tourists visit the Taj Mahal every year and their numbers are increasing steadily as domestic travel becomes easier.
Climate change imperils one in four natural heritage sites, according to report
The number of heritage sites at risk has grown to 62 from 35 in 2014 — nearly double the number from just three years ago
Mount Fuji named world heritage site
Japan’s Mount Fuji, known for its perfectly cone-shaped volcano, has been granted World Heritage status, says Unesco.
Mapungubwe listing under threat
Mapungubwe National Park’s listing as a World Heritage Site hangs in the balance, writes <b>Fiona Macleod</b>.
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.