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Comments Off on Rare, Exceptional Places Chosen for World Heritage Status PARIS, France, August 3, 2021 (ENS) – Sheltering endangered animals, birds and butterflies, giant trees, pristine waters – five natural sites are so precious to the world that they deserve the protection of World Heritage status, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided. The five are now on the list, bringing the number of World Heritage natural sites to 218. During its two-week-long 44th session that concluded Friday, held online and chaired by China from Fuzhou, the 21-country World Heritage Committee exami...

UNESCO adds 4 natural, 3 cultural sites to World Heritage List Four natural sites and three cultural sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.   |  2021-07-28T08:30:50+05:30 PARIS: Four natural sites and three cultural sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The natural sites added on Monday are the four islands with rich biodiversity in Japan; a coastal area of geo-diversity and bio-diversity in South Korea; part of the mountain ridge running down the Malay Peninsula in Thailand; and a corridor along the eastern coast of the Black Sea in Georgia, reports Xinhua news ...

VCG, VCG via Getty Images People mourn their ancestors and the deceased at a cemetery in Quanzhou during the traditional Qingming Festival, or "Tomb-sweeping Day." Jul 26, 2021 Neda Ulaby Every year since 1978, UNESCO has picked a number of World Heritage Sites for their "outstanding universal value" and to help preserve places threatened by neglect, climate change and overdevelopment. Over the years, more than a thousand sites, both natural and cultural, have been added to the list, ranging from the Galapagos Islands and Yellowstone National Park (which were among the very first sites chosen...

Four natural sites and three cultural sites were added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List on Monday.   The natural sites are four islands with rich biodiversity in Japan; a coastal area of geodiversity and biodiversity in the Republic of Korea; part of the mountain ridge running down the Malay Peninsula in Thailand; and a corridor along the eastern coast of the Black Sea in Georgia.   The three cultural sites are the Dutch Water Defence Lines; the Arslantepe Mound archaeological tell in Turkey; and the Colonies of Benevolen...