| Acropolis | Greece Is Limiting How Many People Can Visit the Acropolis Each Day | www.yahoo.com | 2023.08.06 |
| Studley Royal Park | Plans unveiled to refresh ruined abbey | www.building.co.uk | 2023.08.04 |
| Ancient Nara | Todaiji temple vandalized with cat-like image | english.kyodonews.net | 2023.08.04 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef escapes 'in danger' recommendation | www.abc.net.au | 2023.08.01 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Unesco recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list | www.theguardian.com | 2023.08.01 |
| Lenggong Valley | Management of Lenggong Valley Unesco heritage site handed over to Perak state govt | www.malaymail.com | 2023.07.31 |
| Fanjingshan | Five staff under investigation for painting world heritage site in SW China pink | www.globaltimes.cn | 2023.07.31 |
| Wadden Sea | A car-carrying cargo ship burning near a Dutch bird habitat stokes environmental worries | apnews.com | 2023.07.29 |
| Rome | Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found under site of hotel in Rome | amp.theguardian.com | 2023.07.28 |
| Machu Picchu | Ancient DNA reveals diverse community in 'Lost City of the Incas' | www.sciencedaily.com | 2023.07.28 |
| Odesa | Odesa: UNESCO strongly condemns attack on World Heritage property | www.unesco.org | 2023.07.23 |
| Damascus | Syrians mourn loss of Damascus heritage sites after fire in 800-year-old Souk Sarouja | www.arabnews.com | 2023.07.21 |
| Taj Mahal | Floodwaters reach iconic Taj Mahal | edition.cnn.com | 2023.07.20 |
| Stonehenge | Work on Stonehenge tunnel could start next year | www.bbc.com | 2023.07.18 |
| Baekje Historic Areas | 1,500-year-old fortress flooded, damaged by downpours | www.koreaherald.com | 2023.07.16 |
| Chavin | Archaeologists in Peru find 3,000-year-old tunnel in mountain temple complex | www.thenationalnews.com | 2023.07.14 |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Drought plagues Chibayish Marshes as Turkey, Iran hoard water | medyanews.net | 2023.07.13 |
| Acropolis | Crowd control measures to be introduced at Acropolis | www.theguardian.com | 2023.07.10 |
| Angkor | 2 million trees planted by APSARA Authority to protect Angkor heritage site | www.khmertimeskh.com | 2023.07.09 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | World's oldest 'stomach stone' fossil found on Jurassic Coast | www.heritagedaily.com | 2023.07.09 |
| Tadrart Acacus | The Acacus Mountains' final cry: Prehistoric civilisation dating back 14,000 years on the verge of extinction | www.newarab.com | 2023.07.07 |
| Rome | Ancient Roman Pantheon to start charging entry from Monday | www.reuters.com | 2023.07.01 |
| St. Kilda | Effort to conserve water on remote World Heritage site | www.bbc.com | 2023.06.30 |
| Battir | Battir Threatened By Planned Israeli Settlement | www.artnews.com | 2023.06.26 |
| Loire Valley | French cave markings may be the oldest known engravings by Neanderthals | edition.cnn.com | 2023.06.24 |
| Robben Island | Robben Island in need of upgrades | www.news24.com | 2023.06.24 |
| Murujuga Cultural Landscape (T) | Murujuga rock art is at risk | www.bradshawfoundation.com | 2023.06.06 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Scientists say world’s oldest-known burial site found in S Africa | www.aljazeera.com | 2023.06.06 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil's prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain | abcnews.go.com | 2023.06.03 |
| Chaco Culture | US bans new oil and gas leasing around New Mexico cultural site | www.reuters.com | 2023.06.03 |
| Macquarie Island | Nine years after official pest-free status, Macquarie Island is recovering but it's a 'long game' | www.abc.net.au | 2023.05.30 |
| Virunga National Park | Two rangers shot dead in DR Congo’s Virunga park | www.aljazeera.com | 2023.05.29 |
| Great Zimbabwe | Great Zimbabwe National Monument $475000 Restoration Project Completed | zw.usembassy.gov | 2023.05.24 |
| Historic Cairo | Egyptian conservationists race to save artefacts as the City of the Dead is bulldozed | www.bbc.com | 2023.05.22 |
| Bagan | Cyclone Mocha Leaves Parts of Myanmar’s Ancient City Bagan Flooded | www.irrawaddy.com | 2023.05.15 |
| Haghpat and Sanahin | In Armenia, the tower of the Haghpat monastery collapsed. | www.politicallore.com | 2023.05.15 |
| Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | Re-thatching of steep roofs in Shirakawa-go back after break | www.asahi.com | 2023.05.14 |
| Mana Pools | World heritage site in Zimbabwe targeted for oil exploration | www.news24.com | 2023.05.10 |
| Île de Djerba (T) | Four dead after attack near synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island | www.aljazeera.com | 2023.05.09 |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Gough Island: Worker sought for one of world's remotest places | www.bbc.com | 2023.05.04 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | 4 missing after dive boat sinks at World Heritage reef in the Philippines | www.straitstimes.com | 2023.05.01 |
| Purnululu National Park | A state-of-the-art $1.92 million visitor centre has been unveiled at the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park | www.nationaltribune.com.au | 2023.04.28 |
| Flinders Ranges (T) | Australian fossil goldmine opens permanently | news.ucr.edu | 2023.04.28 |
| Gwynedd Castles | Now open: areas of Caernarfon Castle that have not been accessed for centuries | www.gov.wales | 2023.04.28 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Archaeologists have discovered the buried remains of a Roman fort along Scotland's ancient Antonine Wall. | www.livescience.com | 2023.04.25 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Italy throws Afghanistan a lifeline for restoration in the Bamiyan area | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2023.04.22 |
| Carthage | German architect wins contest to remodel Carthage site | www.globalconstructionreview.com | 2023.04.21 |
| Bahá’i Holy Places | Acre's Bahai Gardens Closes to Tourists After Municipality of Acre Refuses to Recognize It as Holy Site | www.haaretz.com | 2023.04.21 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Göbeklitepe reopens after earthquake closure | www.dailysabah.com | 2023.04.18 |
| Donana National Park | Plan to Allow Irrigation around Donana NP uary Sparks Outcry | www.spiegel.de | 2023.04.17 |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Peruvian archaeologists unearth 500-year-old Inca ceremonial bath | www.reuters.com | 2023.04.15 |
| Bagan | Myanmar to restore mural paintings | www.newsgram.com | 2023.04.08 |
| Ha Long Bay | Tourist helicopter crashes in Halong Bay | english.thesaigontimes.vn | 2023.04.06 |
| The Sundarbans | Bangladesh bans plastics in world's largest mangrove forest | today.rtl.lu | 2023.03.29 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain | spectrumlocalnews.com | 2023.03.29 |
| Sana'a | Houthis plan to demolish Old Sanaa’s bazaars for religious site | www.yemenonline.info | 2023.03.21 |
| Chichen-Itza | New museum planned for ancient Mayan complex Chichén Itzá | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2023.03.21 |
| Sabratha | Graffiti Now Covers the Walls of Sabratha | www.africa.com | 2023.03.21 |
| Banska Stiavnica | Several historical houses in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia's UNESCO town, in flames | spectator.sme.sk | 2023.03.19 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace to undergo £2 million restoration | www.oxfordmail.co.uk | 2023.03.17 |
| Lord Howe Island | Majority of Lord Howe Island off limits to vistors due to 'highly infectious' plant disease myrtle rust | www.abc.net.au | 2023.03.16 |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Syrian castle among quake-hit ancient sites at risk | www.france24.com | 2023.03.15 |
| Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | New discoveries found after Ho Dynasty Citadel excavation | en.vietnamplus.vn | 2023.03.07 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu National Park rangers prepare for mass culls of feral animals after population boom | www.abc.net.au | 2023.03.06 |
| Melaka and George Town | Outrage over plans for skyscraper next to heritage site in Penang | www.nst.com.my | 2023.03.02 |
| Rapa Nui | New Easter Island moai statue discovered in volcano crater | www.theguardian.com | 2023.03.02 |
| Rideau Canal | World's largest ice rink stays shut for first time due to mild Canada winter | www.reuters.com | 2023.02.26 |
| Turaif Quarter | Diriyah: The latest ‘giga project’ aiming to transform Saudi Arabia | edition.cnn.com | 2023.02.24 |
| Macquarie Island | More Protection for Macquarie Island World Heritage Site | www.miragenews.com | 2023.02.24 |
| Gunung Mulu | Borneo Natives Fear Ousting Of Leader Over UNESCO World Heritage Row | www.scoop.co.nz | 2023.02.23 |
| Lake Malawi | Conservationists in Malawi are protesting against a water project inside Lake Malawi National Park | www.fairplanet.org | 2023.02.22 |
| Hatay, St. Pierre Church (T) | Cathedral in Hatay, Türkiye still intact after major quakes | www.trtworld.com | 2023.02.21 |
| Chichen-Itza | At Mexico's Chichen Itza site, researchers discover ancient 'elite' residences | www.reuters.com | 2023.02.12 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Prehistoric world heritage site Gobekli Tepe survives Turkey earthquakes | www.al-monitor.com | 2023.02.11 |
| Aleppo | Quake damages ancient citadel in Syria’s Aleppo | www.arabnews.com | 2023.02.07 |
| Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Multi-storey building is being constructed against the wall of Paharpur Buddhist Vihara | en.prothomalo.com | 2023.02.07 |
| Golestan Palace | Centuries-old ruins discovered in UNESCO-designated palace downtown Tehran | www.tehrantimes.com | 2023.02.05 |
| Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (T) | Georgians in Congress push to designate Okefenokee a World Heritage Site | www.albanyherald.com | 2023.02.05 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | ‘Charmouth crocodile’ found by fossil hunters identified as new genus of croc-like creature | www.theguardian.com | 2023.02.01 |
| The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T) | Agrarian organizations oppose listing the olive groves in the Andalusian Historical Heritage catalog. | www.oliveoiltimes.com | 2023.01.31 |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands | www.theguardian.com | 2023.01.29 |
| Melka Kunture and Balchit (T) | Archaeologists Discover 1.2 Million-Year-Old Workshop in Mind-Blowing Find | www.vice.com | 2023.01.29 |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Pallas’s Cats Inhabit Mount Everest Region, New Study Shows | www.sci.news | 2023.01.29 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Gold-covered mummy among latest discoveries inside a sarcophagus that had not been opened for 4,300 years. | www.bbc.com | 2023.01.27 |
| Le Lac Rose (T) | Life is no longer rosy at Pink Lake after floods turn its famous waters green | www.reuters.com | 2023.01.25 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Wales World Heritage Site Awarded £13.3 Million for Visitor Improvements | businessnewswales.com | 2023.01.24 |
| Virunga National Park | Africa's oldest national park has lost 500 acres of trees in 2 months due to refugees. | edition.cnn.com | 2023.01.24 |
| Tilaurakot, the archaeological remains of ancient Shakya Kingdom (T) | Excavation of Maurya-era pond continues in a bid to list Tilaurakot in World Heritage Site | myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com | 2023.01.23 |
| Machu Picchu | Entry to Machu Picchu suspended amid unrest in Peru | edition.cnn.com | 2023.01.21 |
| Lima | Historic building in Lima catches fire as protests continue | www.bbc.com | 2023.01.21 |
| Neolithic Orkney | Orkney World Heritage Gateway deal signed by UK and Scottish governments | www.islandsdeal.co.uk | 2023.01.21 |
| The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (T) | Japan refiles request to list divisive gold mine on UNESCO | www.washingtonpost.com | 2023.01.20 |
| Nubian Monuments | Ancient Egyptian tomb uncovered at Tombs of the Nobles with mummified crocodiles | www.heritagedaily.com | 2023.01.20 |
| Íznik (T) | Iznik Archaeology Museum to open | arkeonews.net | 2023.01.18 |
| Brasilia | Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court | www.reuters.com | 2023.01.09 |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso’s Decline Leaves Unesco World Heritage Site Graffitied, Crumbling | www.bloomberg.com | 2023.01.06 |
| Chichen-Itza | Handicraft vendors block roads to Mexico's Chichen Itza ruin | www.washingtonpost.com | 2023.01.05 |
| Pompei | Pompeii deploys flock of hungry sheep to keep grass short | www.theguardian.com | 2023.01.02 |
| Ancient city of Kibyra (T) | After 1,300 years, water to again flow from monumental fountain in the City of Gladiators in Turkey | arkeonews.net | 2022.12.31 |
| Hoi An | 'Japanese Bridge' in old town in Vietnam to be restored | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2022.12.29 |
| Petra | More than a thousand people evacuated from Petra due to flash floods | www.wionews.com | 2022.12.27 |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai | The "Polycentric Museum of Aigai" has opened its doors to the public | www.thearchaeologist.org | 2022.12.24 |
| Nasca Lines | More than 100 new designs discovered in Peru’s ancient Nazca plain | www.theguardian.com | 2022.12.19 |
| Itsukushima Shrine | Otorii gate restored | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2022.12.19 |
| Turaif Quarter | Saudi Arabia reopening Unesco-listed Diriyah to the public for the first time in a decade | www.thenationalnews.com | 2022.12.16 |
| Butrint | Stirling Prize finalist shortlisted for Albanian national park visitor centre | www.architectsjournal.co.uk | 2022.12.16 |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu rail link halted as ‘volatile’ Peru protests escalate | www.independent.co.uk | 2022.12.15 |
| Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" | Jordan unveils $100 million master plan for the second millennium of Jesus’ baptism | religionnews.com | 2022.12.14 |
| Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun | Archaeologists unearth largest wooden 'haniwa' statue ever found in Japan | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2022.12.10 |
| St. Kilda | 'Bucket list' St Kilda to tackle growing visitor numbers | www.scotsman.com | 2022.12.07 |
| Saltaire | Plans for visitor centre in Saltaire draws residents’ ire | amp.theguardian.com | 2022.12.07 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Homo naledi may have used fire to cook and navigate 230,000 years ago | www.newscientist.com | 2022.12.07 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef should be placed on world heritage ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report says | www.theguardian.com | 2022.11.30 |
| Angkor | Mass evictions at Angkor Wat leave 10,000 families facing uncertain future | www.theguardian.com | 2022.11.30 |
| Teotihuacan | 1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán | www.sciencedaily.com | 2022.11.28 |
| Rapa Nui | UNESCO announced a donation of almost 100,000 dollars to assess the damages caused in early October by a fire in Rapa Nui | www.plenglish.com | 2022.11.28 |
| Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi (T) | Rwanda, UNESCO to revive talks on heritage sites | www.newtimes.co.rw | 2022.11.28 |
| Kyiv | Ukraine's security service raids Kyiv monastery, suspects Russian sabotage | www.reuters.com | 2022.11.23 |
| Messel Pit | Messel boa: Live birth in a 47-million-year-old snake | phys.org | 2022.11.17 |
| Coa Valley and Siega Verde | Archaeological find in Greater Côa Valley throws spotlight on human-wildlife coexistence | rewildingeurope.com | 2022.11.16 |
| Mostar | UNESCO reacts to the Construction Works of a Jumping Platform near the Old Bridge | sarajevotimes.com | 2022.11.09 |
| Stećci | UNESCO reacts to the Construction Works near Necropolis and the Old Bridge | sarajevotimes.com | 2022.11.09 |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales | Historic 13C slate quarry allowed to expand | www.bbc.com | 2022.11.09 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | Queensland company fined for unlawful logging in Wet Tropics World Heritage Area | www.abc.net.au | 2022.11.09 |
| Yin Xu | Millennia-old road sheds new light on central China's UNESCO site | english.news.cn | 2022.11.07 |
| Volubilis | Polish-Moroccan exploration of the Roman limes in Morocco | archeowiesci.pl | 2022.11.07 |
| The Barotse Cultural Landscape (T) | Process to declare Zambia’s Barotse Plains a World Heritage Site halted | www.getaway.co.za | 2022.11.06 |
| Saint Catherine Area | Egyptian authorities jeopardising St Catherine's nature reserve and indigenous population with tourism project | www.middleeasteye.net | 2022.11.06 |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | Melk Abbey is being restored | www.euronews.com | 2022.11.01 |
| Palmyra | Mass grave of IS victims found in Syria’s Palmyra | apnews.com | 2022.11.01 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Japan heritage worker backs car into oldest toilet at Kyoto temple | www.bbc.com | 2022.11.01 |
| Gisement de dinosaures du Niger (T) | Niger Expedition Finds Lost World of African Dinosaurs — And Ancient Humans | explorersweb.com | 2022.10.10 |
| Lord Howe Island | Student rediscovers 'extinct' cockroach on Lord Howe Island | www.rnz.co.nz | 2022.10.10 |
| Białowieża Forest | LIDAR has revealed a lost landscape in the Białowieża Forest, containing hundreds of ancient monuments. | www.heritagedaily.com | 2022.10.08 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Island: Sacred statues damaged by fire | www.bbc.com | 2022.10.07 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | Belper World Heritage site mill museum shuts its doors | www.bbc.co.uk | 2022.10.04 |
| Viñales Valley | Hurricane Ian seriously damaged Cuba’s National Park | www.plenglish.com | 2022.10.02 |
| Archaeological site of Philippi | Stunning Statue of Hercules Uncovered in Philippi | greekreporter.com | 2022.09.30 |
| The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (T) | Japan submits revised World Heritage recommendation for Sado gold mines | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2022.09.30 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Study finds famous Australian caves are up to 500,000 years older than we thought - and it could help explain a megafauna mystery | theconversation.com | 2022.09.28 |
| Ancient Nara | Last chance to see pagoda at Kofukuji before repairs start | www.asahi.com | 2022.09.27 |
| Timna (T) | 3,000 years ago, human activity destroyed vegetation and irreparably damaged the Timna Valley environment | phys.org | 2022.09.24 |
| (T) | Odesa waits to join UNESCO list while grappling with monument to Russian Empress Catherine II | euromaidanpress.com | 2022.09.24 |
| Crac des Chevaliers | A new role for Syria’s heritage sites: Party venues for restless youth | www.washingtonpost.com | 2022.09.23 |
| Canterbury | New research identifies England’s oldest surviving church | www.tandfonline.com | 2022.09.13 |
| Hattusha | Anatolian hieroglyphs found at Hattusha | arkeonews.net | 2022.09.12 |
| Hatra | Five years after ISIL defeat, Iraq ancient ruins open to tourists | www.aljazeera.com | 2022.09.12 |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | Seokguram Grotto and the Bulguksa Temple suffered major damage from typhoon | www.koreaherald.com | 2022.09.09 |
| Donana National Park | Over-consumption and drought reduce lake in vital Spanish wetland to puddle | www.theguardian.com | 2022.09.06 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | A now-dry branch of the Nile helped build Egypt’s pyramids | edition.cnn.com | 2022.09.05 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Magnetic Pavilion unearthed in Greenwich Park | the-past.com | 2022.09.05 |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Klyuchevskaya Sopka: Climbers killed during a fall on Russian volcano | www.bbc.com | 2022.09.04 |
| Moenjodaro | Heritage sites in Pakistan’s Sindh province ravaged by floods | theprint.in | 2022.09.01 |
| (T) | Ukraine requests Odessa to be inscribed on an emergency basis | www.unesco.org | 2022.08.31 |
| Galapagos Islands | Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten | www.bbc.com | 2022.08.30 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | UN monitors thrust into debate over what to do with 1.4 trillion litres of oilsands wastewater | financialpost.com | 2022.08.27 |
| Istanbul | Greek archaeologists express concerns to UNESCO over Hagia Sophia | www.ekathimerini.com | 2022.08.25 |
| The Historical City of Masouleh (T) | Masouleh one step closer to being World Heritage | www.tehrantimes.com | 2022.08.25 |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Ancient Greek Game Made of Bones | greekreporter.com | 2022.08.21 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | Kilimanjaro gets high-speed internet so climbers can tweet or Instagram ascent | www.theguardian.com | 2022.08.18 |
| Sana'a | Historic buildings collapse in Sanaa after heavy rains | www.aljazeera.com | 2022.08.13 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | A sacred area for native Hawaiians is filling up with trash. | eu.usatoday.com | 2022.08.08 |
| Yazd | Floods In Historic Iranian City Fuel Concerns Over World-Renowned Monuments | www.rferl.org | 2022.08.06 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years | www.npr.org | 2022.08.05 |
| Komodo National Park | Seeing Komodo dragons now costs $250 and tourism workers are striking over it | edition.cnn.com | 2022.08.03 |
| Virunga National Park | DRC to auction oil and gas permits in endangered gorilla habitat | www.theguardian.com | 2022.07.28 |
| The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (T) | UNESCO not reviewing Sado mine for 2023 World Heritage list | english.kyodonews.net | 2022.07.28 |
| Vigan | Vigan sustains damages following strong tremor | ptvnews.ph | 2022.07.28 |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Isfahan's Shah Mosque: iconic Iranian site damaged in restoration | www.bbc.com | 2022.07.19 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace to build giant play park | www.bbc.com | 2022.07.17 |
| Fertö/Neusiedlersee | Austria and Hungary fight nature to stop lake vanishing | phys.org | 2022.07.12 |
| Atapuerca | Oldest European human fossil possibly found in Spain | www.france24.com | 2022.07.09 |
| Lake Malawi | Construction begins on controversial water project inside Lake Malawi National Park | news.mongabay.com | 2022.07.05 |
| Dolomites | At least five killed in Italian Marmolada glacier collapse | www.bbc.com | 2022.07.03 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace: Massive dredging operation under way | www.bbc.com | 2022.07.01 |
| Birka and Hovgarden | Swedish world heritage site finds remains of Viking shipyard | www.icenews.is | 2022.07.01 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Early human fossils found in cave are a million years older than expected | www.cnn.com | 2022.06.29 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Sceilg Mhichíl due to reopen to visitors in July | www.rte.ie | 2022.06.25 |
| Horyu-ji Area | Horyuji temple crowdfunding drive nets over 100 million yen | www.asahi.com | 2022.06.24 |
| Ashur | New dam could drown ancient Iraqi city of Ashur | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2022.06.21 |
| Yellowstone | Record flooding and mudslides force closure of Yellowstone national park | www.theguardian.com | 2022.06.14 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Sceilig Mhichíl closed to visitors after rockfall incident | www.rte.ie | 2022.06.13 |
| Mrauk-U (T) | Mrauk-U’s UNESCO World Heritage Journey Fraught With Perils Past and Present | www.bnionline.net | 2022.06.07 |
| Borobudur | Steep entry fee to Indonesia's Borobudur Temple triggers outcry | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2022.06.07 |
| Prague | Prague’s Orloj clock at centre of row over artist’s ‘amateur’ restoration | www.theguardian.com | 2022.06.02 |
| Shark Bay | World's largest plant discovered | www.abc.net.au | 2022.06.01 |
| Chavin | Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple | www.reuters.com | 2022.05.31 |
| Djenné | Insecurity Puts Mali’s Historic Djenné Mosque at Risk | www.voanews.com | 2022.05.28 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Lewd Roman insult found on stone near Hadrian's Wall | www.bbc.com | 2022.05.28 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Monarch butterflies bounce back in Mexico wintering grounds | www.theguardian.com | 2022.05.25 |
| Himeji-jo | World Heritage site Himeji Castle gets new 'castle lords' for 1st time in 153 years | mainichi.jp | 2022.05.23 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | Cromford Mill: UNESCO world heritage site returns to hydro power | www.bbc.com | 2022.05.21 |
| Ghadames | Mayor of Ghadames urges UNESCO to remove old city from list of threatened sites | www.libyaobserver.ly | 2022.05.16 |
| Lalibela | Residents of Ethiopia’s World Heritage Site Struggle to Recover | www.voanews.com | 2022.05.13 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egypt arrests teenagers for harassing female tourists at pyramids | www.bbc.com | 2022.05.09 |
| Old Havana | Saratoga Hotel: 22 dead after huge explosion in Havana | www.bbc.com | 2022.05.07 |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | British Tourist Accused of Smuggling Artifacts from Eridu | www.artnews.com | 2022.05.03 |
| Butrint | Secrecy Surrounds Albanian Plan to Lease Butrint World Heritage Site | balkaninsight.com | 2022.04.28 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | Belper World Heritage site mill museum to close | www.bbc.co.uk | 2022.04.27 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Taliban orders coal traders to leave Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2022.04.27 |
| Shiretoko | Rescue operation for missing tour boat near Shiretoko peninsula intensifies | www.npr.org | 2022.04.24 |
| City of Bath | Bath's long awaited £5 million World Heritage Centre to open soon | www.somersetlive.co.uk | 2022.04.24 |
| Archipiélago de Revillagigedo | Scientists scour 'Mexico's Galapagos' for quake, volcano clues | www.france24.com | 2022.04.24 |
| Historic Cairo | Renovation work at historic Cairo mosque angers architects | www.al-monitor.com | 2022.04.22 |
| Bagan | Rare Sculptures Stolen From Bagan | www.irrawaddy.com | 2022.04.22 |
| Gonbad-e Qâbus | Gonbad-e Qabus restoration may take two years | www.tehrantimes.com | 2022.04.17 |
| Kii Mountain Range | NHK contractor damages World Heritage pilgrimage trail to Japan's Mt. Koya | mainichi.jp | 2022.04.16 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Stains Found on Building at "Todaiji" World Heritage Temple | www.nippon.com | 2022.04.16 |
| Chachapoyas sites of the Utcubamba Valley (T) | Wall collapsed at Kuélap due to heavy rains | www.infobae.com | 2022.04.13 |
| Historic Cairo | Threat of demolition looms over Cairo’s historic necropolis | www.al-monitor.com | 2022.04.08 |
| Willandra Lakes | Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to be reburied in Willandra world heritage area after federal decision | www.theguardian.com | 2022.04.06 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Jewel in Kyoto’s temple crown restored to former splendor | www.asahi.com | 2022.04.04 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Fears mount over ‘free-for-all’ iSimangaliso forest invasion | www.dailymaverick.co.za | 2022.03.28 |
| Chinchorro Culture | Chile’s archaeologists fight to save the world’s oldest mummies from climate change | www.theguardian.com | 2022.03.26 |
| Forth Bridge | Network Rail changes tack on Forth Bridge Experience after receiving no bids for job | www.newcivilengineer.com | 2022.03.26 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef suffers 'widespread' bleaching event | phys.org | 2022.03.19 |
| Kenya Lake System | A drowning world: Kenya’s quiet slide underwater | www.theguardian.com | 2022.03.17 |
| Oaxaca and Monte Alban | Equality was key to ancient Mexican city’s success, study suggests | www.theguardian.com | 2022.03.17 |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | Jodrell Bank Observatory to open £21.5m visitor attraction | www.bbc.com | 2022.03.15 |
| Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | A Huge Cocaine Lab Was Found Inside Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | www.vice.com | 2022.03.09 |
| L'viv | Statues wrapped in foam and fireproof material can be seen all around the historic city of Lviv, where the race is on to protect cultural treasures against possible Russian bombardment. | www.france24.com | 2022.03.08 |
| Ngorongoro | Tanzania's Masai fight eviction from UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.devex.com | 2022.03.04 |
| Hatra | Iraq unveils restoration work at ancient city of Hatra | thearabweekly.com | 2022.02.28 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Newcastle seeks its place on Hadrian’s Wall trail | www.theguardian.com | 2022.02.28 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Five rangers, one soldier killed in Benin park ambush | www.aljazeera.com | 2022.02.20 |
| Białowieża Forest | NGOs ask EU to stop Poland building border wall in primeval forest | www.reuters.com | 2022.02.09 |
| Donana National Park | Illegal strawberry farms threaten future of Spanish wetlands | www.theguardian.com | 2022.02.09 |
| Bamiyan Valley | A Rogue Taliban Governor Has Been Digging Beneath the Ruins of the Bamiyan Buddhas, Chasing a Rumor of Buried Treasure | news.artnet.com | 2022.02.09 |
| Nasca Lines | Seven killed after plane touring Nazca lines crashes in Peruvian desert | www.theguardian.com | 2022.02.04 |
| Machu Picchu | Rains cause flood damage in Peru's Machu Picchu | www.france24.com | 2022.01.25 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Possible neotectonic activity behind collapse of Konark Temple | www.hindustantimes.com | 2022.01.17 |
| Ouro Preto | Huge landslide downs power lines and destroys historic 122 year-old Brazilian mansion in Ouro Preto | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2022.01.15 |
| Galapagos Islands | Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts, spewing lava, ash | abcnews.go.com | 2022.01.10 |
| Fertö/Neusiedlersee | Greenpeace to sue Hungary over Unesco protected lake construction project | www.euronews.com | 2022.01.10 |
| Yin Xu | 3,000-year-old clan cemetery uncovered in Central China’s Anyang | www.globaltimes.cn | 2022.01.07 |
| Ashur | At the Iraqi Site of Assur, Ancient History Stands at Risk of Destruction | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2022.01.05 |
| Rome | McDonald’s blocked from building drive-through at Rome's ancient Baths of Caracalla | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2022.01.01 |
| Komodo National Park | Environmentalists fear for Komodo dragon as Indonesia pushes tourism | www.abc.net.au | 2021.12.30 |
| Tomioka Silk Mill | World Heritage Site in Gunma struggling to crowdfund repair costs | soranews24.com | 2021.12.23 |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Heartbreak over 'failed' bid to remove Gough Island's mice | www.bbc.com | 2021.12.16 |
| Wanuskewin (T) | Sask. government spending $60,000 to boost Wanuskewin UNESCO heritage bid | saskatoon.ctvnews.ca | 2021.12.15 |
| Lalibela | Ethiopia war: World heritage site Lalibela back in rebel hands | www.bbc.com | 2021.12.12 |
| Gedeo Cultural Landscape (T) | Ethiopian monuments 1,000 years older than previously thought | news.wsu.edu | 2021.12.10 |
| Petra | E-buggies replace horse carts at Petra in Jordan | www.thenationalnews.com | 2021.12.05 |
| The Barotse Cultural Landscape (T) | Zambia halts campaign to have plains listed as UNESCO World Heritage site | www.lusakatimes.com | 2021.12.03 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Aztec altar with human ashes uncovered in Mexico City | www.bbc.com | 2021.12.02 |
| Lalibela | Ethiopian government says it has recaptured Lalibela | www.reuters.com | 2021.12.02 |
| City of Herat (T) | Herat old city not registered with UNESCO due to corruption, arbitrary constructions | pajhwok.com | 2021.12.01 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australia accused of trying to block Unesco process that could put Great Barrier Reef in danger list | www.theguardian.com | 2021.11.30 |
| Selimiye Mosque | Restoration at Edirne's UNESCO-listed Selimiye Mosque begins | www.dailysabah.com | 2021.11.27 |
| Ancient Thebes | Egypt restores ancient road linking temples of Luxor and Karnak | www.theguardian.com | 2021.11.26 |
| Palmyra | Three looted Palmyra sculptures seized in Geneva freeport return to Syria | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2021.11.25 |
| Bamiyan Valley | The Taliban destroyed Afghanistan’s ancient Buddha statues. Now they’re welcoming tourists. | www.cnbc.com | 2021.11.25 |
| Shushtar | Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System closed amid safety concerns | www.tehrantimes.com | 2021.11.15 |
| Chan Chan | Archaeologists find pre-Columbian mass grave in Chan Chan | www.france24.com | 2021.11.11 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Video Shows Taliban Using Remnants Of Bamiyan Buddhas For Target Practice | gandhara.rferl.org | 2021.11.11 |
| Osun-Osogbo | Osun Osogbo shrine gets $127,000 U.S grant | www.premiumtimesng.com | 2021.11.09 |
| Pompei | Pompeii archaeologists discover rare 'slave room' | www.france24.com | 2021.11.07 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Scientists find fossil of early hominid in South Africa | www.ctvnews.ca | 2021.11.06 |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Shuri Castle observation deck opens to view reconstruction 2 years after fire at Okinawa landmark | the-japan-news.com | 2021.11.04 |
| Aasivissuit - Nipisat | Greenland’s Qaammat Pavilion for Unesco celebrates land and people | www.wallpaper.com | 2021.10.27 |
| Studley Royal Park | Archaeologists find ‘missing link’ in history of Fountains Abbey | www.theguardian.com | 2021.10.25 |
| Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | Ancient citadel to be renovated for $32 mln | e.vnexpress.net | 2021.10.24 |
| L'Anse aux Meadows | New Dating Method Shows Vikings Occupied Newfoundland in 1021 C.E. | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2021.10.21 |
| Bagan | Fourteen pagodas in Bagan, Myanmar’s temple city, have been damaged by heavy rain | www.irrawaddy.com | 2021.10.20 |
| Wadden Sea | Law to prohibit drilling for oil and gas in National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen | www.ndr.de | 2021.10.14 |
| Lut Desert | 'World’s largest' nabkha discovered in UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert | www.tehrantimes.com | 2021.10.12 |
| Ping Yao | Heavy rains damaged section of a wall in the historic town of Pingyao | abcnews.go.com | 2021.10.12 |
| Lake Baikal | Galapagos of Russia threatened by chemical waste | www.irishtimes.com | 2021.10.10 |
| Amami-Oshima Island | Illegal digging of endangered orchid suspected on World Heritage island in Japan | mainichi.jp | 2021.10.09 |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | France to give Abomey Palace artefacts back to Benin | www.reuters.com | 2021.10.09 |
| Amami-Oshima Island | World Heritage islands forced to take measures to protect nature | www.asahi.com | 2021.10.07 |
| Sangha Trinational | Cameroon plans a new road in Lobéké National Park | news.mongabay.com | 2021.10.06 |
| Gorham's Cave Complex | Cave chamber closed for 40,000 years could hold the key to the lives of Neanderthals | edition.cnn.com | 2021.10.01 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | Daintree: World Heritage rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners | www.bbc.com | 2021.09.29 |
| Leptis Magna | Jewel of Roman Empire lies neglected in Libya chaos | www.france24.com | 2021.09.26 |
| Stonehenge | Cracks and holes in the stones which form Stonehenge are to be repaired for the first time in more than 60 years. | www.bbc.com | 2021.09.15 |
| Cerrado Protected Areas | Firefighters battle flames in Brazil’s Chapada dos Veadeiros for 3rd day | riotimesonline.com | 2021.09.15 |
| Mammoth Cave | Miles of unknown passages discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park | www.cincinnati.com | 2021.09.14 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Bamiyan artifacts pillaged amid Afghan turmoil | english.kyodonews.net | 2021.09.14 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Massive new animal species discovered in half-billion-year-old Burgess Shale | phys.org | 2021.09.08 |
| Komodo National Park | Komodo dragon in danger of extinction as sea levels rise | www.theguardian.com | 2021.09.05 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling’s Toy Train may be Privatised | www.news18.com | 2021.08.26 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Venice Set to Charge Tourists for Entry From Next Summer | www.bloomberg.com | 2021.08.23 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef: scientists discover 400-year-old giant coral | www.theguardian.com | 2021.08.20 |
| Iguacu | Brazilian road proposal threatens famed biodiversity hotspot | www.nature.com | 2021.08.19 |
| Laponian Area | Sweden's once-highest peak loses 2 metres height in year as glacier melts | www.reuters.com | 2021.08.18 |
| Pompei | Partially mummified remains, including hair and bones, of a former slave who rose through the social ranks have been found in Pompeii. | www.theguardian.com | 2021.08.17 |
| Petroglyphs of the Lake Onega and the White Sea | Karelia opens road to White Sea petroglyphs | tass.com | 2021.08.17 |
| Trans-Iranian Railway | The story behind the Trans-Iranian Railway, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century | edition.cnn.com | 2021.08.15 |
| Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Heavy rain causes sinkhole at Hara Castle ruins | mainichi.jp | 2021.08.15 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Part of Hadrian’s Wall discovered in Newcastle city centre | www.theguardian.com | 2021.08.14 |
| Neolithic Orkney | 5,000-Year-Old Wooden Stakes Discovered at Orkney’s Ness of Brodgar | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2021.08.14 |
| Wadden Sea | Marsk Tower opens at Wadden Sea National Park in Denmark | www.archpaper.com | 2021.08.13 |
| Lübeck | Carlebach-Synagogue in Lübeck reopens | www.ndr.de | 2021.08.12 |
| Olympia | Site of first ancient Olympics at risk as fires rage in Greece | www.euronews.com | 2021.08.07 |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu Is Even Older Than Previously Thought, New Radiocarbon Dating Shows | news.artnet.com | 2021.08.06 |
| Komodo National Park | Indonesia's controversial 'Jurassic Park' project going ahead in Komodo National Park | edition.cnn.com | 2021.08.06 |
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | Firefighters called to grass fire at Alberta’s Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump | globalnews.ca | 2021.08.06 |
| Lalibela | Tigrayan forces take control of Ethiopia's Lalibela | www.reuters.com | 2021.08.06 |
| Stonehenge | High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel is ruled unlawful | www.theguardian.com | 2021.07.30 |
| Liftah (Mey Naftoah) – Traditional mountain village (T) | Israel Plans to Build Villas on the Ruins of a Village That Has Become a Symbol of the Nakba | www.haaretz.com | 2021.07.22 |
| Kizhi Pogost | Kizhi Pogost church is finally restored on Russian island of remarkable wooden buildings | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2021.07.19 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Italy bans cruise ships from Venice lagoon after Unesco threat | www.theguardian.com | 2021.07.14 |
| Liangzhu Archaeological Site | China's Liangzhu Ancient City unveils 3D replicas of 5,000-year-old wooden pillars for first time | news.cgtn.com | 2021.07.12 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | Roundup and glyphosate given tick of approval for use in Wet Tropics | www.abc.net.au | 2021.07.11 |
| Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas | This World Heritage Site Is in Ruins, and That’s Not by Accident | www.nytimes.com | 2021.07.08 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australia demands world heritage experts visit Great Barrier Reef ahead of ‘in danger’ list decision | www.theguardian.com | 2021.07.07 |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | Dağkapı, a medieval mountain gate, was reinstalled to the 8,000-year-old Walls of Diyarbakır on June 2 after its renovation. | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2021.07.05 |
| Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District | Kontorhaus to be car free in 2024 | www.mopo.de | 2021.07.03 |
| Guanacaste | Rincón de la Vieja Volcano registers strong eruption | ticotimes.net | 2021.06.29 |
| Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Deadly tornado damaged the chateau in Valtice | www.france24.com | 2021.06.25 |
| Purnululu National Park | Bungle Bungles dispute rumbles on, a 'handbrake' on UNESCO-listed Purnululu park's potential | www.abc.net.au | 2021.06.20 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool set to lose World Heritage Status | lbndaily.co.uk | 2021.06.18 |
| Ujung Kulon National Park | Two new Javan rhino calves spotted in the species’ last holdout | news.mongabay.com | 2021.06.16 |
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | Rare Wildlife Images From Niokolo Koba National Park Give Birth To New Hope | www.worldatlas.com | 2021.06.11 |
| Fertö/Neusiedlersee | Lake Fertő project under fire | www.themayor.eu | 2021.06.09 |
| Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (T) | Historical pathway between Golconda Fort and Qutb Shahi Tombs to be restored | www.thehindu.com | 2021.06.09 |
| Amsterdam Canal Ring | Sinkholes, Collapsing Canal Walls, Rickety Bridges: Amsterdam Is Crumbling | www.nytimes.com | 2021.06.09 |
| Asbads (windmill) of Iran (T) | Global registration of Sistan and Baluchestan windmills underway | irandaily.ir | 2021.06.06 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Deforestation intensifies in northern DRC protected areas | news.mongabay.com | 2021.06.03 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | How the amazing monarch butterfly migrants became refugees — from us | www.washingtonpost.com | 2021.05.31 |
| Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch | Redesigning the Lorsch landscape | www.archdaily.com | 2021.05.30 |
| Pasargadae | Relocated stone blocks brought back to Pasargadae | www.tehrantimes.com | 2021.05.23 |
| Virunga National Park | Mount Nyiragongo: DR Congo plans to evacuate city as volcano erupts | www.bbc.com | 2021.05.22 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos Islands: Erosion fells Darwin's Arch | www.bbc.com | 2021.05.17 |
| Stoclet House | Palace Stoclet stays closed to visitors | www.bruzz.be | 2021.05.15 |
| Fraser Island | Dingo fence to be built on Fraser Island after attacks on children | www.theguardian.com | 2021.05.15 |
| Great Wall | 2 tourists banned from China’s Great Wall after trespassing on undeveloped section | whdh.com | 2021.05.14 |
| Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Feral pigs and deer killed in aerial cull to protect Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | www.abc.net.au | 2021.05.14 |
| Grand Canyon | 45,000 Apply for the Chance to Kill 12 Bison in Grand Canyon National Park | www.nytimes.com | 2021.05.11 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu site closure amid racism claims | au.news.yahoo.com | 2021.05.07 |
| Rome | At the Colosseum, a High-Tech Refit Will Offer a Gladiator’s Perspective | www.surfacemag.com | 2021.05.05 |
| Angkor | Wildlife returns to Angkor Archaeological Park | www.phnompenhpost.com | 2021.05.03 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Controversial Ġgantija apartment block application temporarily suspended | www.independent.com.mt | 2021.05.03 |
| Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve | Drugs and agriculture cause deforestation to skyrocket at Honduran UNESCO site | news.mongabay.com | 2021.05.01 |
| Plain of Jars | 'Plain of Jars', one of the most mysterious archaeological sites, reveals its true age | www.livescience.com | 2021.04.29 |
| Acropolis | Dozens of Angry Archaeologists Say a Planned Renovation of the Acropolis Will Degrade the World Heritage Site | news.artnet.com | 2021.04.29 |
| Rock Art of Alta | Sewage washes ashore at Alta | www.thelocal.no | 2021.04.21 |
| Cape Floral Region | 'Out of control' fire breaks out in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park | edition.cnn.com | 2021.04.18 |
| The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier | Maison Guiette renovated again | www.vrt.be | 2021.04.15 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2021.04.10 |
| Sinharaja Forest | The Destruction of the World Heritage Sinharaja Forest | www.indepthnews.net | 2021.04.09 |
| The La Soufrière National Park (T) | St. Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano blows in ‘explosive eruption’ | globalnews.ca | 2021.04.09 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Australia’s pivot to plantations may be too late for nearly extinct parrots | news.mongabay.com | 2021.04.07 |
| Ancient Kyoto | 400-year-old prayer tablet found at Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera | www.asahi.com | 2021.04.07 |
| Lake Baikal | Along Russia’s majestic Lake Baikal, the quest for tourism cash stalks a pristine landscape | www.washingtonpost.com | 2021.04.04 |
| Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T) | Cairo’s mummies get a new home. And a grand procession on the way. | www.washingtonpost.com | 2021.04.04 |
| Chiribiquete National Park | Deforestation rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as cattle invade | news.mongabay.com | 2021.04.03 |
| Rwenzori Mountains | Uganda climate change: The people under threat from a melting glacier | www.bbc.com | 2021.03.31 |
| Uluru | Water cascades down Uluru after heavy rains batter northern Australia | edition.cnn.com | 2021.03.25 |
| Calakmul | Mural Painted More Than 2,500 Years Ago Depicts Salt as an Ancient Maya Commodity at a Marketplace | scitechdaily.com | 2021.03.25 |
| Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, S (T) | 3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask, Silk Linked to Enigmatic Civilization Found in China | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2021.03.25 |
| Hampi | Part of Hampi fort collapses | www.thehindu.com | 2021.03.13 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | UNESCO WH Centre queries impact of cruise ship port construction in Belize | www.breakingbelizenews.com | 2021.03.12 |
| Plain of Jars | Researchers solve more of the mystery of Laos megalithic jars | www.eurekalert.org | 2021.03.11 |
| Białowieża Forest | Bialowieza: Poland to resume logging in primeval forest | www.bbc.com | 2021.03.09 |
| Luang Prabang | UNESCO Calls for Heritage Assessment for Lao Hydropower Dam that may turn Luang Prabang into a lakeside town | thediplomat.com | 2021.03.04 |
| Pompei | Ancient ceremonial chariot unearthed in Pompeii | edition.cnn.com | 2021.02.28 |
| Kakadu National Park | Traditional owners threaten to shut down Australian Unesco site Kakadu National Park | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2021.02.24 |
| Burgos Cathedral | 'An eyesore': thousands protest against Spanish cathedral's new doors | www.theguardian.com | 2021.02.19 |
| Angkor | UNESCO is closely following plans for a 75-hectare amusement park near Angkor | whc.unesco.org | 2021.02.18 |
| Lopé-Okanda | Ecomuseum of the Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda reopens after 10 years | whc.unesco.org | 2021.02.17 |
| Wadi Natuf and Shuqba Cave (T) | Neanderthals were every bit as smart and creative as humans. | www.zmescience.com | 2021.02.16 |
| Kakadu National Park | Tourism revamp for Kakadu National Park | au.news.yahoo.com | 2021.02.16 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | Tanzania Approves a Cable Car on Kilimanjaro | www.outsideonline.com | 2021.02.15 |
| Babylon | In beleaguered Babylon, doing battle against time, water and modern civilisation | bdnews24.com | 2021.02.14 |
| Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animal | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2021.02.14 |
| St. Kilda | Evidence St Kilda was inhabited 2,000 years ago | www.bbc.com | 2021.02.13 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace: Emergency repairs on leaking roof | www.bbc.com | 2021.02.13 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | Portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off, scores are feared dead | www.npr.org | 2021.02.07 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Rhino kills forest department staff in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park | www.hindustantimes.com | 2021.02.01 |
| Gros Morne National Park | Gros Morne National Park Forest Growing Back After Decade Of Moose Hunt | www.nationalparkstraveler.org | 2021.01.30 |
| Timna (T) | 3,000-year-old purple dyed thread discovered in Israel matches descriptions of the shade worn by royalty from the Bible | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2021.01.30 |
| Red Fort | Farmers breach Delhi's Red Fort in huge tractor rally | www.bbc.com | 2021.01.28 |
| Djoudj | More than 700 pelicans found dead in Djoudj | www.theguardian.com | 2021.01.28 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Ohio Supreme Court sets date for ancient burial mound case | www.sfchronicle.com | 2021.01.17 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Norway supports animal surveillance in Pendjari and W National Parks | whc.unesco.org | 2021.01.14 |
| Virunga National Park | At least six DR Congo park rangers killed in attack | www.france24.com | 2021.01.10 |
| Ancient Nara | National-treasure Yakushiji pagoda in Nara to open to public from March | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2021.01.10 |
| Ngorongoro | Finds in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge Reveal How Ancient Humans Adapted to Change | allafrica.com | 2021.01.09 |
| Gulf of California | Mexican fisherman dies after clash with conservationists | www.france24.com | 2021.01.05 |
| Caral-Supe | Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discovered oldest city in the Americas | www.theguardian.com | 2021.01.03 |
| Te Wahipounamu | An island nation’s audacious effort to save its unique wildlife | www.washingtonpost.com | 2021.01.02 |
| Champagne | Fewer people than usual will pop bottles of bubbly at midnight. Pour one out for France’s Champagne region. | www.washingtonpost.com | 2021.01.02 |
| Messel Pit | Oldest-Ever Python Fossil Found in Europe | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2021.01.01 |
| Kahuzi-Biega National Park | Rangers at DR Congo wildlife haven protest over pay | www.france24.com | 2020.12.30 |
| Pompei | Pompeii excavation reveals fast food diet of ancient Romans | www.independent.co.uk | 2020.12.28 |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Collapse of House of Wonders in Zanzibar | whc.unesco.org | 2020.12.25 |
| Rome | Biggest circular tomb in the ancient world to open in Rome | edition.cnn.com | 2020.12.25 |
| Rome | Italy is adding a new floor to the Colosseum | www.archpaper.com | 2020.12.25 |
| Biblical Tells | Sweet-toothed Canaanites imported exotic foods to Israel 3,600 years ago | www.jpost.com | 2020.12.22 |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu closes again, over local train dispute | www.channelnewsasia.com | 2020.12.15 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Aztec skull tower: Archaeologists unearth new sections in Mexico City | www.bbc.com | 2020.12.12 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Australia's Blue Mountains are World Heritage site downgraded, but it's not too late to save it | www.stuff.co.nz | 2020.12.12 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | UNESCO condemns armed attack on Niger's W natural park | whc.unesco.org | 2020.12.10 |
| Fraser Island | Almost half of Fraser Island burnt despite 1 million litres of water, retardant | www.brisbanetimes.com.au | 2020.12.06 |
| Tikal National Park | Researchers Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Maya Water Filtration System | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2020.11.30 |
| Fraser Island | Vistors barred from Fraser Island from Friday evening due to bushfire | www.brisbanetimes.com.au | 2020.11.28 |
| Stone Circles of Senegambia | Kerr Batch Stone Circles - UNESCO World Heritage Site Undergoing Rehabilitation | allafrica.com | 2020.11.25 |
| Pompei | Newfound corpses at Pompeii were a master and servant who died together | www.livescience.com | 2020.11.25 |
| Yin Xu | Central Chinese city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins | news.cgtn.com | 2020.11.24 |
| Derbent | Southern wall of Naryn-Kala fortress damaged by rains | www.uniindia.com | 2020.11.18 |
| St. George, Bermuda | St George World Heritage Centre to close for good | www.royalgazette.com | 2020.11.18 |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Waters around Gough Island are to become one of the world’s largest marine sanctuaries to protect wildlife. | www.theguardian.com | 2020.11.14 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Kosovo’s rival communities reach deal on World Heritage site | apnews.com | 2020.11.13 |
| Hyrcanian Forests | Gondola lift threatens Hyrcanian forests UNESCO tag | www.tehrantimes.com | 2020.11.12 |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Unable to find proper shelter, displaced Syrians settle in Idlib's ancient ruins | www.dailysabah.com | 2020.11.12 |
| Shibam | UNESCO listed World Heritage site, Yemen’s Shibam city, risks collapse | www.gulftoday.ae | 2020.11.06 |
| Santiago de Compostela | A 12th-Century Mason Created a Hidden Self-Portrait in Famed Spanish Cathedral | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2020.11.06 |
| Lalish Temple (T) | U.S. Government Allocated an Extra $500,000 for the Restoration of Lalish Temple | iq.usembassy.gov | 2020.10.22 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egypt adds restaurant at ancient pyramid site | edition.cnn.com | 2020.10.22 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Berlin: vandalism of museum artefacts 'linked to conspiracy theorists' | www.theguardian.com | 2020.10.21 |
| Gelati Monastery | Temporary roofing for Gelati UNESCO site to be completed by December | agenda.ge | 2020.10.20 |
| Nasca Lines | Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru's Nazca lines | www.bbc.com | 2020.10.19 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Lawsuit over jigsaw puzzle featuring Japanese World Heritage temple settled | mainichi.jp | 2020.10.14 |
| The Great Wall of Gorgan (T) | Millennia-old Great Wall of Gorgan on verge of destruction | www.tehrantimes.com | 2020.10.12 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | Firefighters try to contain fire on Mount Kilimanjaro | uk.reuters.com | 2020.10.12 |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka | A suspected toxic spill in Russia's Far East has killed 95% of marine life on the seabed | edition.cnn.com | 2020.10.08 |
| Lut Desert | Freshwater crabs in the hottest place on earth | techzle.com | 2020.09.27 |
| Glacier parks | Grizzly bear kills hunter in 1st-of-its-kind attack in largest US national park | abc11.com | 2020.09.24 |
| Paysage culturel du Lac Tchad (Chad) (T) | Chad halts Lake Chad world heritage status request over oil exploration | www.theguardian.com | 2020.09.24 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara | www.bbc.com | 2020.09.21 |
| Pantanal | Forest fires devastate Brazil's Pantanal tropical wetlands | www.bbc.com | 2020.09.19 |
| Cocos Island | Whale Shark Migrating from Galapagos Island to Cocos Island Documented for First Time | seaturtles.org | 2020.09.17 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists | www.egyptindependent.com | 2020.09.16 |
| Osun-Osogbo | Nigerian porn star arrested 'for filming' at sacred Osun Osogbo ground | www.bbc.com | 2020.09.15 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Burkina Faso’s wildlife reserves have become a battle zone, overrun by militants and poachers | www.washingtonpost.com | 2020.09.14 |
| Kakadu National Park | Humpback whales enter crocodile river 'in Australian first' | www.bbc.com | 2020.09.14 |
| Macao | UNESCO asked China for clarification on buildings near the Macao Guia Lighthouse | macaunews.mo | 2020.09.11 |
| Meroe | Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids | www.bbc.com | 2020.09.08 |
| Mycenae and Tiryns | Mycenae Site and Museum Reopen to the Public after wildfire | news.gtp.gr | 2020.09.06 |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | Ancient Israeli Cave Transformed Into Art Gallery | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2020.09.04 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Kinkaku-ji golden pavilion roof undergoes renovation amid pandemic | english.kyodonews.net | 2020.09.01 |
| Brazilian Atlantic Islands | Paradise islands reopen only to visitors who've had Covid-19 | edition.cnn.com | 2020.08.29 |
| Ogasawara Islands | On remote Japanese isle, old bonds with America stir modern questions over race and identity | www.washingtonpost.com | 2020.08.21 |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | Flood waters reach the toes of China's famous giant Buddha statue | edition.cnn.com | 2020.08.20 |
| Galapagos Islands | A huge fleet of fishing boats is threatening the extraordinary marine life of the Galapagos | www.washingtonpost.com | 2020.08.17 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | Derwent Valley Mills Unesco site risks 'incremental destruction' | www.bbc.com | 2020.08.17 |
| Medina of Fez | Abandoned Building Collapses in Bustling Merchant Area of Fez Medina | www.moroccoworldnews.com | 2020.08.17 |
| Sana'a | Historic houses in Sanaa's Old City on brink of collapse after heavy rains | www.middleeasteye.net | 2020.08.17 |
| Genbaku Dome | Hiroshima bomb: Japan marks 75 years since nuclear attack | www.bbc.com | 2020.08.11 |
| Zone Giraphe (T) | Gunmen kill French tourists in Koure, Niger | north-africa.com | 2020.08.09 |
| Baekje Historic Areas | UNESCO listed World Heritage Gongsanseong Fortress damaged by heavy rain | www.koreaherald.com | 2020.07.30 |
| Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) (T) | Turkey reopens the Sumela Monastery after four years of restoration | www.trtworld.com | 2020.07.29 |
| Tower of London | Coronavirus: Tower of London Beefeaters face job cuts due to pandemic | www.bbc.com | 2020.07.26 |
| Aldabra Atoll | Expedition removes 25 tons of waste from remote Aldabra Atoll | whc.unesco.org | 2020.07.25 |
| St. Kilda | Trust urges visitors not to travel to St Kilda | www.pressandjournal.co.uk | 2020.07.22 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Assam flooding: Several rare rhinos die in India's Kaziranga park | www.bbc.com | 2020.07.20 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | 3 dead, others critically injured after bus rollover in Alberta's Jasper National Park | www.cbc.ca | 2020.07.19 |
| Gelati Monastery | Experts studying rainwater leaks, fresco damage at Gelati UNESCO World Heritage Site | agenda.ge | 2020.07.14 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Sacred rope replaced above 133-meter waterfall at Japan World Heritage site | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2020.07.14 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | African Parks takes over Beninese part of the W National Park | www.afrik21.africa | 2020.07.12 |
| Ogasawara Islands | Nishinoshima’s Explosive Growth Creates New Land | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2020.07.12 |
| Istanbul | Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque | www.bbc.com | 2020.07.12 |
| Bagan | Looters Target Myanmar Temple Treasures in Tourist Slump | www.courthousenews.com | 2020.07.07 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | Local villagers set up shops and eateries in ecologically-fragile Valley of Flowers | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2020.07.06 |
| Pasargadae | Roofing covers of ‘winged human’, palaces replaced at Pasargadae | www.tehrantimes.com | 2020.07.05 |
| Okavango Delta | Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off | www.theguardian.com | 2020.07.02 |
| Liverpool | Zip wire across Liverpool's World Heritage Site wins go-ahead | www.bbc.com | 2020.07.01 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Landslides detached Darjeeling, disrupted World Heritage 'Toy Train' service | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2020.07.01 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Calls to block drilling near WA's Ningaloo | www.theislanderonline.com.au | 2020.06.30 |
| La Haute Ville d’Antananarivo (T) | Madagascar’s ‘Colosseum’ sparks outrage | www.malaymail.com | 2020.06.29 |
| Stonehenge | Archeologists Just Discovered the UK’s Largest Ceremonial Site Buried Right Next to Stonehenge | news.artnet.com | 2020.06.27 |
| Virunga National Park | UNESCO condemns new armed attack on Virunga National Park | whc.unesco.org | 2020.06.27 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund Announces $1 Million in Grants to Support Management and Conservation | www.globenewswire.com | 2020.06.25 |
| Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution | S. Korea calls on UNESCO to mull canceling Japanese industrial sites' World Heritage designation | www.koreaherald.com | 2020.06.25 |
| Lopé-Okanda | The oldest evidence of human presence in the Congo Basin finally dated | whc.unesco.org | 2020.06.24 |
| Socotra Archipelago | Fiery clashes convulsed Yemen's remote Socotra archipelago | www.startribune.com | 2020.06.21 |
| Historic Cairo | Egypt to develop citadel as new hub of Historic Cairo | www.al-monitor.com | 2020.06.21 |
| Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ | AlUla cultural and heritage site to reopen in October | www.therahnuma.com | 2020.06.15 |
| Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters | www.bbc.com | 2020.06.12 |
| Bagan | Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security | www.irrawaddy.com | 2020.06.11 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Devastating fire at the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi | whc.unesco.org | 2020.06.08 |
| Sundarbans National Park | Sundarbans Devastated by Cyclone | www.nytimes.com | 2020.06.03 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Jurassic Coast beach crowds 'showed shocking disregard for area' | www.bbc.com | 2020.06.03 |
| Shark Bay | Shark Bay traditional owners fear for lost ancient sites, but grant offers hope | www.abc.net.au | 2020.06.03 |
| Macquarie Island | Critically endangered herb thriving on Macquarie Island after seven-year feral animal eradication program | www.theguardian.com | 2020.06.03 |
| Istanbul | Turkey goes back to the future as Hagia Sophia set for Islamic prayers | www.middleeasteye.net | 2020.05.31 |
| Taj Mahal | Storm damages Taj Mahal's marble railing,claims three lives | www.deccanherald.com | 2020.05.31 |
| Stonehenge | Stonehenge with no crowds? Big changes planned for reopening | www.theguardian.com | 2020.05.30 |
| Gyeongju | Late 5th-early 6th century funeral relics unearthed at royal tomb complex | en.yna.co.kr | 2020.05.29 |
| Monastery of Alcobaça | Restoration begins of nation’s finest royal tomb in Alcobaça monastery | www.macaubusiness.com | 2020.05.21 |
| Royal Exhibition Building | Royal Exhibition Building vandalised after $20m refurbishment | www.theage.com.au | 2020.05.19 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Skellig Michael will not open to visitors in 2020 due to Covid-19 concerns | www.irishtimes.com | 2020.05.16 |
| Rwenzori Mountains | Floods and rock slides from Rwenzori devastate western Uganda | www.theguardian.com | 2020.05.16 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Pūhāhonu Revealed: The Largest and Hottest Shield Volcano on Earth | scitechdaily.com | 2020.05.16 |
| Angkor | Ancient turtle statue discovered near Angkor Wat | www.phnompenhpost.com | 2020.05.08 |
| Potala Palace | Tibet to invest 40 mln yuan to protect world heritage temple | www.xinhuanet.com | 2020.05.08 |
| Sana'a | Saudi raids destroy Yemen World Heritage sites | www.middleeastmonitor.com | 2020.05.06 |
| Vegaøyan | Mowi receives clearance to farm on Vega Islands | www.fishfarmermagazine.com | 2020.05.05 |
| Socotra Archipelago | Clashes in Yemen UNESCO Site Threaten Rare Species | www.nytimes.com | 2020.05.02 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Hidden geometric patterns discovered at Turkey’s Göbeklitepe site | www.dailysabah.com | 2020.04.30 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Numbers of critically endangered orange-bellied parrot soar from low 20s to more than 100 | www.theguardian.com | 2020.04.28 |
| Hkakabo Razi Landscape (T) | Indigenous groups in Myanmar lash out at ‘restrictive’ conservation policies | news.mongabay.com | 2020.04.28 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Rector accuses India authorities of ‘neglect and apathy’ towards historic basilica in Goa | cruxnow.com | 2020.04.25 |
| Virunga National Park | Rangers, civilians killed in attack in Virunga National Park | www.aljazeera.com | 2020.04.25 |
| Sana'a | UNESCO expresses concern while monitoring flash floods in the Old City of Sana’a | whc.unesco.org | 2020.04.22 |
| Ningaloo Coast | New species discovered during exploration of abyssal deep sea canyons off Ningaloo | www.sciencedaily.com | 2020.04.21 |
| Versailles | Marie Antoinette’s private garden at the Palace of Versailles will get an extensive restoration | archpaper.com | 2020.04.18 |
| National History Park | Milot churchdestroyed in fire | www.vantbefinfo.com | 2020.04.13 |
| Thessalonika | Anarchists graffiti on World Heritage church in Thessaloniki | greekcitytimes.com | 2020.04.13 |
| Giant's Causeway | The National Trust introduce grazing cows on the Giant's Causeway for first time in 50 years | www.countryliving.com | 2020.04.09 |
| Bagan | Archaeological Survey of India Begins Restoring Five Buddhist Pagodas in Bagan | www.buddhistdoor.net | 2020.04.03 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Earliest known skull of Homo erectus unearthed at Drimolen | www.heritagedaily.com | 2020.04.03 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Amid COVID-19 Closures, Egypt Sanitizes the Giza Pyramids | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2020.04.02 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef hit by third major bleaching event in five years | www.nbcnews.com | 2020.03.24 |
| Te Wahipounamu | New Zealand's most famous tree, 'That Wanaka Tree,' vandalized | edition.cnn.com | 2020.03.20 |
| Sydney Opera House | Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall closes for first time for renovations | archpaper.com | 2020.03.17 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Large number of visitors drives conservation focus in Göbeklitepe | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2020.03.10 |
| Port of Banbhore (T) | Largest Ancient Ivory Factory Discovered In Bhanbhore | www.ancient-origins.net | 2020.03.07 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egypt reopens its oldest pyramid after 14-year restoration | www.aljazeera.com | 2020.03.06 |
| Rapa Nui | Anger on Easter Island after truck crashes into sacred stone statue | www.theguardian.com | 2020.03.05 |
| San Antonio Missions | Ruins at Mission San José undergoing restoration | www.expressnews.com | 2020.03.03 |
| Ancient Nara | Pagoda at World Heritage temple in Nara to undergo repairs for 1st time in 120 years | mainichi.jp | 2020.03.01 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Soon, you can walk through interiors of Konark Sun Temple, now sealed with sand | www.newindianexpress.com | 2020.03.01 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | New genus of Australian lion discovered in Queensland's Riversleigh World Heritage fossil site | www.abc.net.au | 2020.02.29 |
| Medina of Tunis | Citizens step in to revive Tunis crumbling old town | www.reuters.com | 2020.02.27 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Preparing the Removal of Bamiyan from the List of World Heritage in Danger | menafn.com | 2020.02.27 |
| El Pinacate | UNESCO urged to protect El Pinacate WHS threatened by border wall construction | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | 2020.02.27 |
| Giant's Causeway | Rockfalls and landslides affecting Giant's Causeway | news.causewaycoastcommunity.co.uk | 2020.02.25 |
| Borobudur | Borobudur Closes Several Tourist Areas Due to Visitors Negligence | en.tempo.co | 2020.02.24 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings | School of Architecture at Taliesin to Close after 88 Years | apnews.com | 2020.02.21 |
| Rome | Hypogeum with sarcophagus found in Forum | www.ansa.it | 2020.02.20 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Jerusalem: Jordan condemns Israeli Western Wall railway plan | www.bbc.com | 2020.02.19 |
| Erbil Citadel | Restorers making headway in rehabilitation of Erbil Citadel | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2020.02.19 |
| Pompei | Pompeii's House of Lovers reopens to public after 40 years | www.theguardian.com | 2020.02.18 |
| Moenjodaro | What's in a name?: The curious case of Mo(h)(a)(e)njo Daro | tribune.com.pk | 2020.02.18 |
| Al Ain | Al Ain opens new archeological tourist attraction | www.arabianbusiness.com | 2020.02.17 |
| Alpine and pre-alpine meadow and marsh landscapes (T) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen bewirbt sich um den Unesco-Weltkulturerbe-Titel. Manche Einheimische packt das kalte Grausen. | www.spiegel.de | 2020.02.17 |
| Westminster | The full extent of World War II damage to Big Ben has only just been discovered | edition.cnn.com | 2020.02.14 |
| Rideau Canal | UNESCO wants Château hotel addition re-assessed 'before any irrevocable decisions are made' | ottawacitizen.com | 2020.02.13 |
| Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP) (T) | Four mountain gorillas die in Mgahinga National Park | www.monitor.co.ug | 2020.02.08 |
| Galapagos Islands | Partial descendant of 'Lonesome George' species found near volcano | news.sky.com | 2020.02.08 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | At famed Mexican butterfly reserve, second worker found dead | kfgo.com | 2020.02.02 |
| Machu Picchu | Peru to install Cameras at Machu Picchu | www.newsweek.com | 2020.01.23 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Mexico butterfly conservationist's disappearance sparks alarm | www.bbc.com | 2020.01.22 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Firefighters save endangered Wollemi pines from NSW bushfires | www.theguardian.com | 2020.01.19 |
| Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Budj Bim Cultural Landscape fire reveals new sections of ancient aquatic system | www.abc.net.au | 2020.01.19 |
| Machu Picchu | Six tourists arrested after feces found in sacred Machu Picchu area | www.france24.com | 2020.01.14 |
| Elephanta Caves | The ancient carvings at Elephanta Caves are fading, and no one cares | www.thehindu.com | 2020.01.06 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Climate change is playing havoc with Mexico's monarch butterfly migration | www.washingtonpost.com | 2020.01.06 |
| Ancient Thebes | UNESCO Condemns Transfer of Sphinxes from Luxor to Tahrir | egyptianstreets.com | 2020.01.03 |
| Mount Sanqingshan | Hefty fines and prison sentence for trio who scaled "Giant Python" at Sanqing Mountain | news.cgtn.com | 2020.01.01 |
| Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Budj Bim continues to burn after lightening strike on Saturday | www.standard.net.au | 2020.01.01 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Bushfire smoke hides Australia's 'Three Sisters', tourists photograph billboard | www.reuters.com | 2019.12.28 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | 835 hectares burnt in Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area in state's South-West | www.theadvocate.com.au | 2019.12.25 |
| Galapagos Islands | State of Emergency in Ecuador From Diesel Spill on Galapagos | www.voanews.com | 2019.12.22 |
| White Sands National Monument (T) | White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is now White Sands National Park. | mashable.com | 2019.12.22 |
| Lenggong Valley | Lenggong Valley is in peril | www.thestar.com.my | 2019.12.21 |
| Fanjingshan | Big data assists tourism at China's world heritage site | news.cgtn.com | 2019.12.20 |
| Moenjodaro | Heritage ignored: With no flights, Mohenjo Daro at risk of being forgotten | tribune.com.pk | 2019.12.15 |
| Necropolis of Bet She'arim | Israeli UNESCO World Heritage Site Vandalized With Graffiti | www.haaretz.com | 2019.12.15 |
| Prehistoric Cave Sites in Maros-Pangkep (T) | Ancient cave art may depict the worlds oldest hunting scene | www.nationalgeographic.com | 2019.12.13 |
| Brú na Bóinne | State-of-the-art visitor center opens at Newgrange just in time for the Winter Solstice | www.irishcentral.com | 2019.12.13 |
| Wadi Al-Hitan | Newly described fossil whale represents intermediate stage between foot-powered and tail-powered swimming | phys.org | 2019.12.12 |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Dinosaur footprints found in ancient Chinese imperial resort | www.xinhuanet.com | 2019.12.06 |
| Victoria Falls | World famous Victoria Falls all but dries up in devastating drought | metro.co.uk | 2019.12.05 |
| Istanbul | Court ruling converting Turkish museum to mosque could set precedent for Hagia Sophia | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2019.12.04 |
| Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period : Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (T) | Myanmar Called on to Protect 140-Year-Old Cultural Heritage Site From Tourist Damage | www.irrawaddy.com | 2019.12.04 |
| Gondwana Rainforests | Unesco expresses concern over bushfire damage to Australia's Gondwana rainforests | www.theguardian.com | 2019.12.03 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Revealed: 'monumental' NSW bushfires have burnt 20% of Blue Mountains world heritage area | www.theguardian.com | 2019.12.03 |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein | Austria's Hallstatt hit by major fire | www.dw.com | 2019.12.01 |
| Wanuskewin (T) | Wanuskewin Heritage Park one step closer to world heritage site designation | www.ckom.com | 2019.11.29 |
| Tikal National Park | Two tourists are caught defacing 1,300-year-old Mayan temple by carving their initials into the wall | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2019.11.28 |
| Ancient Kyoto | 44-yr-old nabbed over graffiti at World Heritage temple in ancient capital Kyoto | mainichi.jp | 2019.11.26 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Pacific bird refuge at Midway Atoll struggles as ocean garbage patch grows | apnews.com | 2019.11.19 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Experts crack mystery of ancient Egypt’s sacred bird mummies | www.theguardian.com | 2019.11.16 |
| Angkor | Cambodia’s Angkor Temple Complex Ending Elephant Rides | www.nytimes.com | 2019.11.14 |
| Çatalhöyük | Human Tooth Jewelry Discovered At Neolithic Site In Turkey | www.forbes.com | 2019.11.14 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Venice floods: The historic sites affected | www.bbc.com | 2019.11.14 |
| Pantanal | Fires Are Ravaging Brazil's Pantanal | time.com | 2019.11.08 |
| Amphitheater of El Jem | U.S. grants 430,000 USD fund to restore Tunisian archaeological site | www.xinhuanet.com | 2019.11.08 |
| Mana Pools | Severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife in Mana Pools | www.koaa.com | 2019.11.08 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Jerusalem: Israel approves controversial Old City cable car plan | www.bbc.com | 2019.11.06 |
| Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal gets its own air purifiers as India chokes on smog | edition.cnn.com | 2019.11.06 |
| Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (T) | Foreign tourists among eight stabbed in Jerash | www.theguardian.com | 2019.11.06 |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Gang burgle French cathedral after ramming door | news.artnet.com | 2019.11.05 |
| Urnes Stave Church | Norway’s Historic Stave Churches Are Even Older Than Previously Thought | www.forbes.com | 2019.11.04 |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa, destroyed in fire | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2019.10.30 |
| Shiretoko | Japan removing dams for salmon river restoration | www.seafoodsource.com | 2019.10.29 |
| Grand-Bassam | UNESCO deploys emergency mission to evaluate impact of floods in Historic Town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire | whc.unesco.org | 2019.10.25 |
| Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Feral pigs put UNESCO world heritage site Budj Bim at risk of 'tremendous damage' | www.abc.net.au | 2019.10.23 |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | Turin firefighters handle blaze at Cavallerizza Reale | www.euronews.com | 2019.10.22 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | One of Cinque Terre’s most famous routes is about to reopen | www.lonelyplanet.com | 2019.10.21 |
| Mesa Verde | Finland Agrees To Return Remains, Some Items Taken From Mesa Verde In 19th Century | www.nationalparkstraveler.org | 2019.10.20 |
| Kutna Hora | Czech Republic’s famous Kutná Hora “bone church” to ban photography as of 2020 | news.expats.cz | 2019.10.17 |
| Hampi | Heavy rains cause partial collapse of Hampi heritage structure | www.thenewsminute.com | 2019.10.15 |
| Pompei | Vivid gladiator fresco discovered at Pompeii | phys.org | 2019.10.12 |
| La chefferie de Bafut (T) | Soldiers Fire On, Loot Bafut Royal Palace | www.hrw.org | 2019.10.11 |
| Pompei | Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii | www.sciencemag.org | 2019.10.09 |
| Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch | The mighty Aletsch -- the largest glacier in the Alps -- could completely disappear by the end of this century | today.rtl.lu | 2019.10.09 |
| Thingvellir | Diving in Þingvellir Could Jeopardise UNESCO Status | www.icelandreview.com | 2019.10.08 |
| (T) | 5,700-year-old child skeleton discovered at Arslantepe Mound in Turkey | www.dailysabah.com | 2019.10.06 |
| Machu Picchu | Research Suggests Machu Picchu Was Purposely Built On Top of Intersecting Fault Lines | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2019.10.05 |
| Komodo National Park | Indonesia cancels Komodo island closure, saying tourists are no threat to dragons | www.theguardian.com | 2019.10.02 |
| Timna (T) | Egyptians Provided Technological Leap For Edomite Kingdom | www.ancient-origins.net | 2019.09.23 |
| Imperial Tombs | Ancient emperor tomb's guardian statues to get "facelift" | www.xinhuanet.com | 2019.09.21 |
| Trang An | Kong: Skull Island film set to be removed from world heritage site | e.vnexpress.net | 2019.09.21 |
| Hampi | Bengaluru man held for toppling pillars at Hampi | www.thenewsminute.com | 2019.09.21 |
| Versailles | Climate Change Is Devastating the Lush Gardens of Versailles | www.bloomberg.com | 2019.09.20 |
| Tiwanaku | Pre-Hispanic vessels over 1,400 years old have been found in the center of Bolivia's Tiwanaku ruins | abcnews.go.com | 2019.09.20 |
| City of Bath | Bath World Heritage Centre to open in 2020 with underground access to Roman Baths | www.somersetlive.co.uk | 2019.09.20 |
| Blenheim Palace | £4.8m golden lavatory stolen from Blenheim Palace | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2019.09.16 |
| Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal to open on selected nights | edition.cnn.com | 2019.09.12 |
| Kinderdijk | Royal opening for new visitors centre at Kinderdijk | whc.unesco.org | 2019.09.11 |
| Medina Azahara | Monumental pillar hall discovered in Madinat al-Zahra | www.dainst.org | 2019.09.11 |
| Lake District | Lake District heritage at risk as thrill-seekers ‘chew up’ idyllic trails | www.theguardian.com | 2019.09.11 |
| Bauhaus Sites | German Chancellor Merkel opens new Bauhaus museum in Dessau | newjersey.news12.com | 2019.09.11 |
| (T) | 6 tourists and a guide dead in Hell’s Gate National Park tragedy | www.capitalfm.co.ke | 2019.09.01 |
| Tropical Rainforest Sumatra | A tiger refuge in Sumatra gets a reprieve from road building | news.mongabay.com | 2019.09.01 |
| Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun | Japan's UNESCO sites struggle to cultivate cultural cachet while keeping urban bustle at bay | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2019.08.24 |
| Westminster | Archbishop of Canterbury backs building of divisive Holocaust memorial next to Parliament | www.christiantoday.com | 2019.08.19 |
| Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Visitors flock to Budj Bim Indigenous site after World Heritage listing | www.theage.com.au | 2019.08.18 |
| Lake Baikal | World's deepest lake under threat of ecological disaster from toxic mudflows | www.independent.co.uk | 2019.08.15 |
| Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve | Rainforest destruction accelerates in Honduras UNESCO site | news.mongabay.com | 2019.08.14 |
| Angkor | Cambodia bans tourists from eating food on lawns around famed Angkor Wat temple | www.xinhuanet.com | 2019.08.14 |
| Carthage | Tunisia demolishes homes to protect ancient site | www.yahoo.com | 2019.08.14 |
| Chiribiquete National Park | Cocaine gangs used to have this land on lockdown – but the new war in the vanishing Amazon is all too clear to see | www.itv.com | 2019.08.13 |
| Risco Caido | Fire in Spain's Canary Islands leaves rescuers 'fighting for our island' | edition.cnn.com | 2019.08.12 |
| Hampi | Monuments in Hampi World Heritage Site flooded | www.thehindu.com | 2019.08.12 |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein | Nothing to see here: Popular European destinations want fewer tourists | www.washingtonpost.com | 2019.08.11 |
| Pattadakal | Pattadakal inundated in Karnataka floods | www.google.com | 2019.08.11 |
| Rome | Tourists face €250 fines for sitting on Spanish Steps in Rome | www.theguardian.com | 2019.08.08 |
| Lut Desert | Lut Desert draws 5,000 foreign visitors a year | www.tehrantimes.com | 2019.08.07 |
| Aleppo | Centuries-old bazaar in Syria's Aleppo making slow recovery | www.apnews.com | 2019.08.06 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Scientists name new fossil species from Burgess Shale after Millennium Falcon from Star Wars | arstechnica.com | 2019.08.04 |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | Tanzania Plans to Install Cable Cars on Mount Kilimanjaro | www.voanews.com | 2019.08.02 |
| Selous Game Reserve | Tanzania inaugurates huge dam project in World Heritage Site | wtop.com | 2019.07.28 |
| Bagan | Tourists disappointed with the closing of temples in Bagan | www.mizzima.com | 2019.07.28 |
| Biblical Tells | Staircase of 3500 years old biblical palace revealed in Tel Hatzor | www.jpost.com | 2019.07.28 |
| Aphrodisias | Avenue of Aphrodisias comes to light | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2019.07.23 |
| Potala Palace | Tibet making ticket reservations more efficient | global.chinadaily.com.cn | 2019.07.23 |
| Kahuzi-Biega National Park | Clash between Pygmies and DRC gorilla sanctuary rangers leaves one dead | www.theguardian.com | 2019.07.21 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Bill introduced to make Cahokia Mounds a national park | www.wsiltv.com | 2019.07.19 |
| Sian Ka'an | Quintana Roo wildfire has burned 2,500 hectares of heritage site | mexiconewsdaily.com | 2019.07.18 |
| Tomioka Silk Mill | Japanese city struggles as its World Heritage sheen fades | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2019.07.17 |
| Sheki | 19 hurt by falling tree branch at Sheki Palace | www.660citynews.com | 2019.07.14 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | 'Bent' pyramid: Egypt opens ancient oddity for tourism | www.theguardian.com | 2019.07.14 |
| Gunung Mulu | Mulu cave flood: Dutch tourist dead, guide missing, eight others safe | www.thestar.com.my | 2019.07.13 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | David Chipperfield's Berlin temple: 'Like ascending to the realm of the gods' | www.theguardian.com | 2019.07.11 |
| Uluru | Uluru climb closure looms as region nears breaking point with overflow of tourists, 'influx of waste' | www.abc.net.au | 2019.07.10 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | ‘This must be Canada’s last chance’: UN gives feds 18 months to save Wood Buffalo | thenarwhal.ca | 2019.07.04 |
| Isole Eolie | Hiker killed after volcano erupts on Stromboli | www.theguardian.com | 2019.07.04 |
| Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution | Rain-triggered landslide buries part of the Terayama Charcoal Kiln | www.asahi.com | 2019.07.03 |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Everest facing mountain of rubbish as climbers leave waste behind | news.sky.com | 2019.07.01 |
| Palmeral of Elche | Thousands of date palms burnt in UNESCO World Heritage orchards | www.theolivepress.es | 2019.06.30 |
| Central Park (T) | How many squirrels live in NYC’s Central Park? | www.nationalgeographic.com | 2019.06.29 |
| Lake Baikal | How a vast Siberian lake became the latest victim of overtourism | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2019.06.29 |
| Lamu Old Town | Kenya halts Lamu coal power project | www.bbc.com | 2019.06.27 |
| Qalhat | Fifth phase of restoration work at World Heritage site of Qalhat over | muscatdaily.com | 2019.06.26 |
| Jeju | Major tourist spots on Jeju Island to raise entrance fees starting July | www.koreaherald.com | 2019.06.24 |
| The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom (T) | Vandalised Burzahom stares at delisting from UNESCO | www.greaterkashmir.com | 2019.06.23 |
| Teotihuacan | Evidence that Maya elite resided in Teotihuacán was recently found | www.theyucatantimes.com | 2019.06.22 |
| Galapagos Islands | Ecuador 'allows US military planes to use Galapagos island airfield' | www.bbc.com | 2019.06.19 |
| Okavango Delta | Angola, Botswana and Namibia co-manage shared river system of the Okavango Delta | whc.unesco.org | 2019.06.18 |
| Neolithic Orkney | New partnership for Orkney’s World Heritage Site | www.orcadian.co.uk | 2019.06.14 |
| Galapagos Islands | Unique love song of Galapagos finches dying out because of parasites brought in by humans | www.independent.co.uk | 2019.06.14 |
| Brugge | Bruges makes moves to restrict tourism | edition.cnn.com | 2019.06.13 |
| Cliff of Bandiagara | '100 killed' in ethnic Dogon village | www.bbc.com | 2019.06.11 |
| Xanthos-Letoon | Xanthos mosaics unprotected | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2019.06.06 |
| Ha Long Bay | Vietnam launches first helicopter sightseeing flights over Halong Bay | edition.cnn.com | 2019.06.06 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | Nanda Devi: Bodies spotted in hunt for climbers missing in India | www.bbc.com | 2019.06.03 |
| Yellowstone | A Chain of Species Destruction at Yellowstone | www.nytimes.com | 2019.06.02 |
| Venetian Works of Defence | St. Nicholas Fortress in Šibenik to Open for Visitors After Two Years | www.total-croatia-news.com | 2019.06.01 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Church of the Holy Sepulchre plans for first renovations in generations | www.jpost.com | 2019.06.01 |
| Budapest | Seven South Koreans dead, hope dims for missing in Budapest boat disaster | kfgo.com | 2019.05.30 |
| Al Ain | 3,000-year-old fingerprints found at Al Ain’s World Heritage Site | gulfnews.com | 2019.05.30 |
| Minaret of Jam | Taliban attack Afghanistan world heritage site, killing security forces | thedefensepost.com | 2019.05.30 |
| Minaret of Jam | Afghan floods put famous minaret at risk of collapse | www.thehindu.com | 2019.05.29 |
| Machu Picchu | New international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage | www.theguardian.com | 2019.05.15 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Australian woman plunges to her death at sacred Japanese world heritage site | 7news.com.au | 2019.05.13 |
| Machu Picchu | Peru announced on Friday a two-week restriction to three important areas at Machu Picchu to prevent greater degradation | www.france24.com | 2019.05.11 |
| Mogao Caves | Japan helping to ‘clone’ historic Mogao Caves on China’s Silk Road | www.asahi.com | 2019.05.11 |
| Stonehenge | A lost piece of one of Stonehenge's iconic standing stones has finally been returned. | www.livescience.com | 2019.05.10 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | French army rescues four hostages in Sahel after kidnap from Pendjari NP | www.france24.com | 2019.05.10 |
| Tabriz Bazaar | Iran firefighters put out blaze at historic bazaar in Tabriz | www.foxnews.com | 2019.05.09 |
| Delos | British sculptor has, controversially, been commissioned to create works for the island of Delos, a sacred classical site | www.theguardian.com | 2019.05.05 |
| Statue of Liberty | Statue of Liberty makes moves to combat overtourism | edition.cnn.com | 2019.05.04 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | World's Oldest Rainforest Is Being Cooked to Death by Climate Change, Authorities Warn | earther.gizmodo.com | 2019.05.01 |
| Baekje Historic Areas | Korea’s Oldest Stone Buddhist Pagoda Officially Unveiled after 20-year Restoration Project | www.buddhistdoor.net | 2019.04.30 |
| Mount Athos | Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece’s holy Mount Athos | www.theguardian.com | 2019.04.29 |
| Fraser Island | Toddler recovering after emergency skull surgery to treat dingo attack | www.news.com.au | 2019.04.22 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Canada avalanche: Three elite climbers believed killed in Rockies | www.bbc.com | 2019.04.20 |
| Acropolis | Lightning hits Acropolis in Greece injuring 4, site intact | www.startribune.com | 2019.04.18 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Notre Dame on fire | www.bbc.com | 2019.04.15 |
| Simien National Park | Ethiopia's 'Roof of Africa' forest burns: Israel joins fire combat | www.africanews.com | 2019.04.14 |
| Paleolithic Archaelogical Sites in Cagayan Valley (T) | Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines | www.bbc.com | 2019.04.14 |
| Neolithic Orkney | World-renowned Ring of Brodgar stone circle vandalised in Orkney | www.theguardian.com | 2019.04.12 |
| Vegaøyan | Farm ban at Vega world heritage site | www.fishupdate.com | 2019.04.10 |
| Pompei | Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years | www.theguardian.com | 2019.04.08 |
| Paphos | Getty collaboration to improve management of Paphos mosaics | cyprus-mail.com | 2019.04.06 |
| Camino Real | INAH announces restoration of historic Querétaro bridge | mexiconewsdaily.com | 2019.04.06 |
| Lord Howe Island | Coral bleaching reaches World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island Marine Park | www.abc.net.au | 2019.04.05 |
| Fraser Island | Two missing Japanese teenagers found dead in Fraser Island lake | www.theguardian.com | 2019.03.30 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galápagos islands have nearly 10 times more alien marine species than once thought | www.sciencedaily.com | 2019.03.29 |
| Neolithic Orkney | Skara Brae women archaeologists who were written out of history | www.bbc.com | 2019.03.26 |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | Face-lift for Leshan Giant Buddha nears completion | news.cgtn.com | 2019.03.25 |
| Maritime Greenwich | The Painted Hall, Greenwich to reopen in March 2019 after two year conservation project | www.ornc.org | 2019.03.21 |
| Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng | Thai millionaire who poached rare black leopard at heritage site faces jail | www.iol.co.za | 2019.03.20 |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Archaeologists Unearth Rare 1,700 Year Inscription and Church in Israeli Desert | www1.cbn.com | 2019.03.16 |
| Lake Baikal | Russia faces protests over factory on shores of lake Baikal | www.washingtonpost.com | 2019.03.13 |
| Mount Kenya | For more than a week, devastating fires have raged in Mount Kenya National Park | whc.unesco.org | 2019.03.05 |
| Angkor | Cambodia’s Tourism Authority Bans Food Inside World Heritage Temple Angkor Wat | www.chiangraitimes.com | 2019.03.04 |
| Lake Turkana | Kenya helicopter crash leaves 4 Americans and a local pilot dead | www.cbsnews.com | 2019.03.04 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Islanders seek outside help for iconic statues' 'leprosy' | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2019.03.03 |
| Kuk | K100,000 for Kuk World Heritage Site | www.looppng.com | 2019.02.27 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Lake Malbena camp proponent flags appeal after council knockback for World Heritage Area plan | www.abc.net.au | 2019.02.26 |
| Yakushima | Public donations for World Heritage site gambled away | www.asahi.com | 2019.02.26 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool bid to extend its World Heritage Site to include Europe's oldest Chinatown | www.xinhuanet.com | 2019.02.23 |
| East Rennell | Concern for oil spill in East Rennell | whc.unesco.org | 2019.02.20 |
| Galapagos Islands | Giant tortoise believed extinct for 100 years found in Galapagos | www.straitstimes.com | 2019.02.20 |
| Chitwan National Park | Nepal court blocks road construction in rhino stronghold of Chitwan Park | news.mongabay.com | 2019.02.15 |
| Pompei | Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii | www.theguardian.com | 2019.02.15 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Use of concrete in ancient temple draws ire from heritage conservationists in Nepal | kathmandupost.ekantipur.com | 2019.02.09 |
| Shark Bay | Shark Bay: A World Heritage Site at catastrophic risk | theconversation.com | 2019.02.07 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Venice tourist tax to be introduced in May but criticised by Italian minister as 'useless and damaging' | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2019.02.05 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Visitor numbers quadruple in 10 years of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct World Heritage Site status | www.wrexham.com | 2019.02.04 |
| Hampi | Viral video shows trio damaging stone pillar at Hampi | indianexpress.com | 2019.02.03 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | Ottawa produces action plan for Wood Buffalo National Park | www.theglobeandmail.com | 2019.02.02 |
| Sigiriya | Sri Lanka declares UNESCO site Sigiriya as polythene free | www.xinhuanet.com | 2019.02.02 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Visitor numbers quadruple at Pontcysyllte aquaduct | www.shropshirestar.com | 2019.01.30 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Belize Blue Hole: Dirty secret found at bottom of pristine natural wonder | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2019.01.29 |
| Lagoons of New Caledonia | New Caledonia passes new rules to protect coral reefs | www.straitstimes.com | 2019.01.27 |
| Taj Mahal | Guards arm themselves with catapults after spate of attacks on tourists by monkeys at the Taj Mahal | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2019.01.25 |
| Thimlich Ohinga | Lack of toilets, eatery dents appeal of Thimlich Ohinga | www.standardmedia.co.ke | 2019.01.22 |
| The Historical City of Masouleh (T) | Iran’s Historic City of Masuleh Turns White by Heavy Snow | ifpnews.com | 2019.01.21 |
| Komodo National Park | Plans to shut down Komodo National Park for 1 Year | en.tempo.co | 2019.01.21 |
| Prehistoric Pile Dwellings | Roseninsel: 5000 Jahre alten Pfahlbauten bedroht | www.sueddeutsche.de | 2019.01.19 |
| Pyu Ancient Cities | Police Investigate Suspected Burglary of Ancient Pagoda in Sri Ksetra | www.irrawaddy.com | 2019.01.19 |
| Mtskheta | Jvari Monastery Reopens to Visitors | agenda.ge | 2019.01.18 |
| Stone Spheres of the Diquís | Improved conditions at Finca 6 | presidencia.go.cr | 2019.01.18 |
| Rock Islands | Palau's Jellyfish Lake reopens as thousands of jellyfish return | www.kitv.com | 2019.01.15 |
| Kyiv | Kiev Pechersk Lavra Catches Fire | www.urdupoint.com | 2019.01.15 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galápagos island gets its first iguanas since Darwin after mass-release | www.theguardian.com | 2019.01.12 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Hyde Park Barracks closes for $18 million transformation | www.smh.com.au | 2019.01.12 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Iron Bridge officially reopens following £3.6m conservation project | www.shropshirelive.com | 2019.01.07 |
| St. Kilda | Researchers capture ‘stunning’ images of St Kilda sea caves | www.wirralglobe.co.uk | 2018.12.31 |
| Ha Long Bay | International airport opens near Ha Long Bay | www.prnewswire.com | 2018.12.31 |
| Pompei | Pompeii horse found still wearing harness | www.bbc.com | 2018.12.26 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | The battle for the Wet Tropics — how Queensland's Daintree rainforest was saved | www.abc.net.au | 2018.12.26 |
| Mount Etna | Etna erupts in Sicily amid dozens of tremors | www.bbc.com | 2018.12.24 |
| Ujung Kulon National Park | Indonesia tsunami hits Sunda Strait after Krakatau eruption | www.bbc.com | 2018.12.23 |
| Tower of London | Tower of London declares war on 1,000ft ‘Tulip’, saying it would be 'extremely damaging' to views of the world heritage site | www.thisismoney.co.uk | 2018.12.23 |
| Battir | PA condemns Israel aggression on World Heritage Site in West Bank | www.middleeastmonitor.com | 2018.12.23 |
| Brú na Bóinne | 'Remarkable archaeological discoveries' made at Irish world heritage site Newgrange revealed to mark winter solstice | www.irishpost.com | 2018.12.22 |
| Galapagos Islands | As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test | www.nytimes.com | 2018.12.22 |
| Ani | Ani in eastern Turkey under snow, flocked by tourists | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2018.12.19 |
| Potala Palace | Heavy snow forces Lhasa's Potala Palace to shut doors | www.daijiworld.com | 2018.12.19 |
| Robben Island | Probe into corruption, nepotism and poor governance claims at Robben Island Museum | www.news24.com | 2018.12.15 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | James Simon-gallery: most expensive cloakroom in the world | www.vrt.be | 2018.12.14 |
| Selous Game Reserve | Tanzania agrees to construct $3B dam in wildlife park | finance-commerce.com | 2018.12.14 |
| Taj Mahal | Indians hit with 400% increase in Taj Mahal ticket prices, tourists only 20% | www.rt.com | 2018.12.12 |
| Stonehenge | Stonehenge Archaeologists Furious at Construction Crew Accused of ‘Smashing’ a 6,000-Year-Old Platform | www.livescience.com | 2018.12.08 |
| Vallée de Mai | Tiny frog endemic to Seychelles to be monitored by audio recorders | www.seychellesnewsagency.com | 2018.12.06 |
| Statue of Liberty | Statue of Liberty's torch heads to new museum | www.wsls.com | 2018.11.23 |
| Baroque Churches | China-funded bridge risks Unesco World Heritage status of San Agustin church | lifestyle.inquirer.net | 2018.11.19 |
| Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District | Speicherstadt renovation puts barges to a halt | www.welt.de | 2018.11.15 |
| Kinderdijk | Dutch windmill villagers take on tourist hordes | www.theguardian.com | 2018.11.13 |
| Taj Mahal | Indian Muslims upset over Taj Mahal prayer restrictions | www.ucanews.com | 2018.11.13 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | St Mark's Basilica calls for help to save mosaic floor after Venice flood causes '20 years of damage in a day' | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2018.11.12 |
| Petra | 7 killed in Jordan rain disaster, tourists evacuated in Petra | english.kyodonews.net | 2018.11.10 |
| Brú na Bóinne | 60 Lucky Lottery Winners To Visit Tomb Older Than Stonehenge And Egypt's Pyramids | www.forbes.com | 2018.11.09 |
| Historic Cairo | Egypt struggles to restore Cairo's historic heart | www.i24news.tv | 2018.11.07 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Second, unused pond confirmed at site of Kyoto’s ‘golden temple’ | www.asahi.com | 2018.11.04 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace dredging project reveals hidden rooms | www.bbc.com | 2018.11.02 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | 1 of 3 Great Pyramids of Giza to reopen after restoration | www.wral.com | 2018.11.01 |
| Chan Chan | Centuries-old sculptures discovered in Peru | www.wfmz.com | 2018.10.26 |
| Summer Palace | Widespread outrage as foreign tourists damage ancient wall in Summer Palace | news.cgtn.com | 2018.10.22 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Barcelona's Sagrada Familia agrees deal over lack of licence | www.bbc.com | 2018.10.19 |
| Pompei | Newly found inscription at Pompeii rewrites the history of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2018.10.17 |
| Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Poland to pour millions into historic salt mine | www.thenews.pl | 2018.10.15 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Ninnaji temple unveils five ‘myoo’ deities after 372 years | www.asahi.com | 2018.10.14 |
| Bagan | Bagan committee, conservationists tussle over direction of heritage zone | www.mmtimes.com | 2018.10.12 |
| Acropolis | Acropolis to close in one-day strike over privatisation fears | www.theguardian.com | 2018.10.11 |
| Göreme NP | Turkish and Italian experts restore Cappadocia's 1,000-year-old Tokalı Church | www.dailysabah.com | 2018.10.09 |
| Sydney Opera House | 'It's not a billboard': anger at use of Sydney Opera House for horse racing ads | www.theguardian.com | 2018.10.06 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos Islands: 123 baby tortoises reported stolen | www.dw.com | 2018.10.06 |
| The Sundarbans | The Sundarbans to get four new tourist zones | www.dhakatribune.com | 2018.10.02 |
| Lushan National Park | Chinese complain as foreigners get free entry to Jiangxi’s top tourist sites | www.scmp.com | 2018.09.30 |
| (T) | Alvar Aalto’s iconic sanatorium under threat as new buyer sought | www.curbed.com | 2018.09.29 |
| Mana Pools | German tourist trampled to death by elephant in Mana Pools | www.newzimbabwe.com | 2018.09.27 |
| Peking Man Site | Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian reopens to the public | www.globaltimes.cn | 2018.09.25 |
| Yin Xu | Chinese tomb raiders dug underground tunnels to steal priceless objects from 3,000-year-old Yin Xu royal site | www.scmp.com | 2018.09.20 |
| Olympic National Park | Goats airlifted out of Washington's Olympic National Park into other forests | www.timescolonist.com | 2018.09.17 |
| Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District | The Unesco seal is becoming a curse for Hamburg | www.welt.de | 2018.09.16 |
| Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) (T) | Sümela Monastery to open its doors after three years of restoration | www.dailysabah.com | 2018.09.12 |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | Berat given facelift as tourism becomes key year-round industry | www.tiranatimes.com | 2018.09.12 |
| Kaesong | Koreas to restart joint excavation of historic palace site in Kaesong | english.yonhapnews.co.kr | 2018.09.12 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Lake Malbena luxury camping project in Tasmania's wilderness clears federal hurdle | www.abc.net.au | 2018.09.04 |
| Palmyra | Syria's Palmyra to be ready for tourists by summer 2019 | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2018.08.25 |
| Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains | How 500 tons of gold almost foiled heritage site | www.talkofthetown.co.za | 2018.08.22 |
| Agadez | Fears for historic city of Agadez as flooding continues | www.news24.com | 2018.08.18 |
| City of Bath | Plans revealed for £3.4million revamp of Bath's Sydney Gardens | www.somersetlive.co.uk | 2018.08.18 |
| Lamu Old Town | Lamu Old Town Bans Boda Bodas to Preserve World Heritage Site | www.kenyans.co.ke | 2018.08.17 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Island limits tourism in preservation efforts | www.news8000.com | 2018.08.14 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Cracks appear in wall of Gagron Fort | www.hindustantimes.com | 2018.08.13 |
| Lut Desert | Lut Desert’s World Heritage base renovated | www.tehrantimes.com | 2018.08.09 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | Scarred UNESCO World Heritage site Jiuzhaigou recovers slowly after quake | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.08.09 |
| Changdeokgung Palace Complex | Changdeokgung throws open gates for nighttime tour | www.thejakartapost.com | 2018.08.08 |
| Santiago de Compostela | Hunt for vandal who gave 12th century sculpture a Kiss makeover | metro.co.uk | 2018.08.08 |
| Vilnius | Archaeologists uncover the heart of Nazi-razed Vilnius synagogue | www.timesofisrael.com | 2018.08.07 |
| Komodo National Park | Police hunt cigarette tosser who allegedly caused fire in Komodo National Park | www.thejakartapost.com | 2018.08.06 |
| The Sundarbans | A cross-border coal plant could put Sundarbans at risk | india.mongabay.com | 2018.08.04 |
| Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) (T) | Ancient Roman bath in Turkey to open for tourists soon | www.aa.com.tr | 2018.08.02 |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Dinosaur footprints found in stone slabs at Chengde’s UNESCO heritage site | www.ecns.cn | 2018.08.02 |
| Machu Picchu | Peru train crash near Machu Picchu injures 10 tourists | www.theguardian.com | 2018.08.01 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Afghanistan shelves plan to restore Bamiyan Buddha | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2018.07.30 |
| Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai | CM urged to stall demolition of 155-year-old South Mumbai building | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2018.07.28 |
| Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains | Scientists uncover 3.22 billion year old microbes in South Africa that push back estimates of when terrestrial life started on Earth by 500 million years | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2018.07.25 |
| Yosemite National Park | Yosemite is EVACUATED as wildfire blankets the valley in smoke and temperatures across the west soar as high as 120F | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2018.07.25 |
| Kaiping Diaolou | Chikan resists being converted into a theme park | newsinfo.inquirer.net | 2018.07.25 |
| Dolomites | Italy restricts vehicle access to the Dolomites to protect mountains from excessive tourism | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2018.07.25 |
| Brú na Bóinne | 'The find of a lifetime': Megalithic passage tomb dating back 5,500 years found in Co Meath | www.thejournal.ie | 2018.07.17 |
| Göbekli Tepe | New temples, stones found in Turkey’s Göbeklitepe site | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2018.07.16 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Archaeologists in Egypt discover ancient mummification workshop | www.timesofisrael.com | 2018.07.15 |
| Fanjingshan | China's newest world heritage site limits visitor numbers | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.07.14 |
| Trang An | Illegal walkway at Cai Ha Mountain removed | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2018.07.12 |
| Brú na Bóinne | Scorched earth during heatwave reveals new monument at Newgrange | www.irishtimes.com | 2018.07.12 |
| Camp de concentration de Tarrafal (T) | Angola Backs Cabo Verde in Bid for Tarrafal As World Heritage Site | allafrica.com | 2018.07.12 |
| Mbanza Kongo | France Promises More Support to Mbanza Kongo World Heritage Site | allafrica.com | 2018.07.09 |
| Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai | How a citizen-led initiative in Mumbai led to an Unesco World Heritage site inscription | www.thenational.ae | 2018.07.09 |
| Lamu Old Town | Why Lamu Old Town risks losing Unesco World Heritage status | www.the-star.co.ke | 2018.07.05 |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Storm damages Nakijin Castle in Okinawa | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2018.07.05 |
| (T) | UNESCO defers inclusion of Roșia Montană in World Heritage List after Romania’s request | www.romania-insider.com | 2018.07.03 |
| Thimlich Ohinga | Migori residents excited after Thimlich Oinga added to World Heritage List | www.the-star.co.ke | 2018.07.01 |
| Bosra | Bosra Amphitheater: Syrian World Heritage Site Is Again Target for Shelling | english.enabbaladi.net | 2018.07.01 |
| Antequera Dolmens Site | Crucial new data on the origin of the Dolmens of Antequera | phys.org | 2018.06.30 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Quake-damaged historical monument Gaddi Baithak restored in Nepal | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.06.28 |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | Fury as local handicraft teacher botches restoration of 500-year-old effigy of St George in Spanish church | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2018.06.26 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Hadrian’s Wall nighthawkers ‘stealing knowledge’ from site, Historic England warns | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2018.06.23 |
| Plantin-Moretus Museum | 450 year old Biblia Polyglotta on show at Museum Plantin-Moretus | www.vrt.be | 2018.06.21 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos: Volcano Erupts After Series of 9 Earthquakes | www.telesurtv.net | 2018.06.18 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Osaka earthquake makes crack in a wall at Byodoin Temple | english.kyodonews.net | 2018.06.18 |
| Virunga National Park | After Violence, Congo’s Virunga National Park Closes for the Year | www.nytimes.com | 2018.06.15 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Scientists propose declaring brumbies a threat to environment | www.abc.net.au | 2018.06.11 |
| (T) | Romanian Govt. halts procedure for including Rosia Montana on UNESCO heritage list | www.romania-insider.com | 2018.06.07 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmania wants a partner for world-heritage Cradle Mountain facelift | www.afr.com | 2018.06.07 |
| Red Bay Basque Whaling Station | Upgrades at Red Bay National Historic Site to start this month | www.thetelegram.com | 2018.06.07 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Drone filming on Skellig Michael poses risk to puffins | www.irishtimes.com | 2018.06.05 |
| Yosemite National Park | Yosemite El Capitan: Two climbers fall to death | www.bbc.com | 2018.06.04 |
| Khangchendzonga National Park | Food drives bear-human conflict in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve | india.mongabay.com | 2018.05.31 |
| Nîmes, l'Antiquité au présent (T) | Nîmes’ stunning new Roman museum dazzles in a glass ‘toga’ | www.theguardian.com | 2018.05.30 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | Feral pigs decimating cassowary numbers in world heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest | www.abc.net.au | 2018.05.30 |
| Bagan | Officials to reopen some Bagan pagodas to climbing tourists | www.mmtimes.com | 2018.05.28 |
| Makli, Thatta | Vehicles’ entry, burials banned in Makli necropolis | www.thenews.com.pk | 2018.05.26 |
| Archaeological site of Philippi | Greece’s Ancient Philippi Set for Restoration, Upgrade Works | news.gtp.gr | 2018.05.25 |
| Archaeological Complex of Pachacamac (T) | ULB archaeologists dicover a 1,000-year-old-mummy in Peru | www.heritagedaily.com | 2018.05.25 |
| Chaco Culture | Tribes, senators seek buffer around world heritage site | www.seattletimes.com | 2018.05.23 |
| Mrauk-U (T) | Chief minister’s helicopter escapade at Mrauk-U pagoda stirs criticisms | www.mmtimes.com | 2018.05.23 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Monk sues temple at Mount Koya World Heritage site over heavy workload | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2018.05.17 |
| Selous Game Reserve | Tanzania opens pristine Selous Game reserve to logging | www.iol.co.za | 2018.05.17 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings | Rock carving of world's earliest banknote discovered in China | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.05.11 |
| Virunga National Park | Two Britons kidnapped in Virunga National Park | edition.cnn.com | 2018.05.11 |
| Oaxaca and Monte Alban | WMF raises US $1 million to repair Oaxaca archaeological site | mexiconewsdaily.com | 2018.05.11 |
| Aleppo | Is reconstruction of Aleppo's Grand Mosque whitewashing history? | www.thenational.ae | 2018.05.10 |
| Takht-i-Bahi | Ancient Coins Found in Takht-e-Bahi | financialtribune.com | 2018.05.07 |
| Salonga National Park | Democratic Republic of Congo plans to allow oil exploration in national parks home to endangered mountain gorillas | www.independent.co.uk | 2018.05.05 |
| Virunga National Park | Democratic Republic of Congo plans to allow oil exploration in national parks home to endangered mountain gorillas | www.independent.co.uk | 2018.05.05 |
| Hubei Shennongjia | Shennongjia UNESCO site limits daily visitor number | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.05.05 |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Hundreds flee as eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sends lava into streets | www.usatoday.com | 2018.05.04 |
| Kew Gardens | Kew's Temperate House reopens after revamp | www.theguardian.com | 2018.05.04 |
| Parc national de Zakouma (T) | Wild Black Rhinos to Return to Chad After a 50-Year Absence | www.african-parks.org | 2018.05.03 |
| Socotra Archipelago | Socotra island: The Unesco-protected 'Jewel of Arabia' vanishing amid Yemen’s civil war | www.independent.co.uk | 2018.05.02 |
| Ogasawara Islands | Airport plan a 'potential threat' to Ogasawara | mainichi.jp | 2018.05.02 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Tourists may have longer wait to visit Skellig Michael | www.irishexaminer.com | 2018.05.01 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Nepalese question rebuilding of quake-damaged temples | asia.nikkei.com | 2018.04.30 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australia is going to spend $379 million trying to save the Great Barrier Reef | www.businessinsider.com | 2018.04.29 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Venice installs turnstiles to limit massive tourist flow | www.dw.com | 2018.04.29 |
| Pompei | 'Exceptional discovery' at Pompeii: child's skeleton unearthed | www.thelocal.it | 2018.04.28 |
| Mistaken Point | Mistaken Point interpretation centres may be closed during peak tourist season this summer. | www.thetelegram.com | 2018.04.26 |
| Thang Long | Thang Long imperial city excavation reveals large structures | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2018.04.24 |
| Henderson Island | This Pacific island is the most plastic-polluted place on Earth | earthsky.org | 2018.04.22 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | Mont Saint-Michel evacuated after man threatens police | www.abc.net.au | 2018.04.22 |
| Siwa archaeological area (T) | Remains of rare 2,200-year-old Greco-Roman temple discovered in Egypt | www.tornosnews.gr | 2018.04.19 |
| Białowieża Forest | Poland violated EU laws by logging in Białowieża forest, court rules | www.theguardian.com | 2018.04.18 |
| Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine | A magnitude 6.1 earthquake on April 9 caused damage to 12 locations inside the World Heritage Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine site | mainichi.jp | 2018.04.13 |
| Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ | France to help build a 'new Petra' in Saudi Arabia with estimated $20bn development deal | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2018.04.10 |
| Virunga National Park | Six park rangers killed in DRC's Virunga wildlife sanctuary | www.timeslive.co.za | 2018.04.09 |
| Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi (T) | Genocide memorials inch closer to becoming UNESCO heritage sites | www.newtimes.co.rw | 2018.04.08 |
| Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Museum chronicling history of Japan’s persecuted Christians opens in Nagasaki | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2018.04.08 |
| San Gimignano | 65ft stretch of its surrounding 13th century walls collapsed at San Gimignano | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2018.04.05 |
| Hedeby and Danevirke | Viking Museum Hedeby to reopen May 2018 | www.sueddeutsche.de | 2018.04.05 |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | Explorers will be paid for image rights and receive share of entrance fees | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2018.04.03 |
| Pompei | New Pompeii excavations a revelation | www.ansa.it | 2018.03.24 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Sunder Nursery in Delhi reopens after ten-year restoration | www.lonelyplanet.com | 2018.03.24 |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Syria Says Saint Maron's Tomb 'Destroyed' in Turkish Raids | www.naharnet.com | 2018.03.23 |
| Sub-Antarctic Islands | New Zealand Eradicates Invasive Mice From Antipodes Islands | www.npr.org | 2018.03.22 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Construction around site of Göbeklitepe stirs debate | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2018.03.21 |
| Grand Place, Brussels | Brussels Grand Place: bronze logos for 20th anniversary UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.brusselstimes.com | 2018.03.21 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Museum in Preah Vihear ready to open after 10 years preparing | www.phnompenhpost.com | 2018.03.20 |
| Galapagos Islands | Tonnes of garbage cleaned up from Galapagos coast | www.thejakartapost.com | 2018.03.19 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Island Is Eroding | www.nytimes.com | 2018.03.18 |
| Göreme NP | Underground city in Nevşehir to partially open to tourism in July | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2018.03.17 |
| Giant's Causeway | National Trust accused of 'misleading' tourists into paying for free Giant's Causeway | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2018.03.17 |
| Québec | Historic old Quebec to get tram link | www.straitstimes.com | 2018.03.17 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Giant tooth of ancient 15-metre shark stolen from secret location at Ningaloo Coast | www.abc.net.au | 2018.03.13 |
| Fraser Island | Federal Govt to spend $725k to protect Fraser Island | www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au | 2018.03.08 |
| Trang An | Vietnamese firm faces closure for illegal construction of a mountain stairway in Trang An. | e.vnexpress.net | 2018.03.08 |
| Zabid | Call to protect historic Yemeni city of Zabid | gulfnews.com | 2018.03.06 |
| Bagan | Bagan Temple Damaged in August Earthquake Collapses | www.irrawaddy.com | 2018.03.06 |
| Hedeby and Danevirke | Great archaeological findings in Haithabu | www.ndr.de | 2018.03.03 |
| Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn | Oldest bronze dagger discovered in Oman | gulfnews.com | 2018.03.02 |
| Churches of Chiloé | Chiloe islanders divided over Chile's giant bridge project | www.reuters.com | 2018.03.01 |
| Elephanta Caves | How electricity reached Elephanta Caves 70 years after Independence | www.financialexpress.com | 2018.02.26 |
| Minia (T) | Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya | www.egyptindependent.com | 2018.02.24 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | 67-Year-Old Seabird Hatches Chick at Midway Atoll | bigislandnow.com | 2018.02.24 |
| Göbekli Tepe | World’s oldest temple site Göbeklitepe reopens to visitors | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2018.02.24 |
| Altamira Cave | Neanderthals were capable of making art (La Pasiega Cave) | www.bbc.com | 2018.02.23 |
| Makli, Thatta | 15th century Jam Nindo tomb at Makli crumbling | www.dawn.com | 2018.02.23 |
| Stonehenge | Avebury stone circle closed due to 'badly waterlogged' site | www.bbc.com | 2018.02.23 |
| Aldabra Atoll | Seychelles Swaps Debt for Groundbreaking Marine Protection | www.usnews.com | 2018.02.23 |
| Białowieża Forest | European court backs opponents of logging in primeval Polish forest | www.sciencemag.org | 2018.02.20 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Rare Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall | www.theguardian.com | 2018.02.20 |
| Samarra | Will Great Mosque of Samarra and its minaret survive? | www.al-monitor.com | 2018.02.19 |
| Bagçesaray Palace of the Crimean Khans (T) | Restoration Of Palace Shocks Crimean Tatars | www.rferl.org | 2018.02.19 |
| Potala Palace | Fire erupts at Jokhang temple | sputniknews.com | 2018.02.17 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool sets out plan to preserve World Heritage status | www.bbc.com | 2018.02.17 |
| Rapa Nui | Locals furious as two tourists climb and damage ancient Moai | www.express.co.uk | 2018.02.16 |
| Taj Mahal | Taj introduces Rs200 fee for main mausoleum, hikes entry fee | gulfnews.com | 2018.02.14 |
| Grand Canyon | Three die in Grand Canyon helicopter crash, four others injured | edition.cnn.com | 2018.02.11 |
| Selimiye Mosque | Selimiye Mosque to go through extensive restoration | www.dailysabah.com | 2018.02.09 |
| Prague | Charles Bridge to be repaired again | prague.tv | 2018.02.08 |
| Brasilia | Roadway Overpass Collapses in Brazilian Capital | www.usnews.com | 2018.02.07 |
| Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng | Italian-Thai boss charged with hunting in sanctuary | www.bangkokpost.com | 2018.02.07 |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | National Geographic Joins Forces with African Parks, the Republic of Benin and the Wyss Foundation to Protect Critical West African Ecosystem | www.african-parks.org | 2018.02.01 |
| Potala Palace | Potala Palace to open free of charge for 3 months | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.01.31 |
| The Jewish Cemetery of Altona Königstrasse. Sephardic Sepulchral Culture of the 17th and 18th century between Europe and the Caribbean (T) | Jewish Cemetery will not become a WHS | www.welt.de | 2018.01.31 |
| Nasca Lines | Truck Runs Over Nazca Lines | www.newsweek.com | 2018.01.30 |
| Pirin National Park | Pirin World Heritage Site Suffers Irreversible Damage From Ski Resort Construction | www.ecowatch.com | 2018.01.29 |
| Ogasawara Islands | New bird species found in Ogasawara Islands | www3.nhk.or.jp | 2018.01.29 |
| Imperial Tombs | Beijing plans to move 15,000 villagers away from its 600-year-old Ming tombs | www.scmp.com | 2018.01.28 |
| Mount Carmel Caves | Oldest human remains outside Africa found in cave in Israel | www.middleeasteye.net | 2018.01.26 |
| Gorham's Cave Complex | Shooting plan clashes with UNESCO status | chronicle.gi | 2018.01.25 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Official Warns Of Vanishing Archeological Sites In Bamiyan Valley | gandhara.rferl.org | 2018.01.24 |
| Zaruma ciudad minera (T) | Like a Gruyere cheese: the pitted subsoil that threatens Zaruma | www.bbc.com | 2018.01.23 |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Damages in a section of the Qhapaq Ñan route in Huanchaco | rpp.pe | 2018.01.23 |
| Mrauk-U (T) | Mrauk-U UNESCO Coordination Meeting Postponed After Recent Protest | www.irrawaddy.com | 2018.01.22 |
| Fort Jesus | Sh498m Fort Jesus wall to stop erosion of World Heritage Site | www.the-star.co.ke | 2018.01.17 |
| Soltaniyeh | Plan to Remove Scaffolds From Soltaniyeh Dome | financialtribune.com | 2018.01.16 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | Jiuzhai Valley to gradually reopen after earthquake | www.xinhuanet.com | 2018.01.16 |
| Troy | Turkey’s new Troy Museum to draw 1 million tourists, celebrities | www.dailysabah.com | 2018.01.16 |
| Mapungubwe | Tourist anger over cattle grazing in Mapungubwe national park | www.dailymaverick.co.za | 2018.01.16 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Belize Protects Barrier Reef with Offshore Oil Ban | www.travelpulse.com | 2018.01.16 |
| Taj Mahal | Government To Cap Visitors To Taj Mahal At 40,000 Per Day | www.ndtv.com | 2018.01.03 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Snow damage will cost thousands in Ironbridge Gorge | www.shropshirestar.com | 2017.12.25 |
| Yungang Grottoes | Chinese engineers make life-size replica of World Heritage Site by using 3D printer to recreate Yungang Grotto | www.scmp.com | 2017.12.23 |
| (T) | State to expropriate the house of the engineer Eladio Dieste, before its possible sale | ladiaria.com.uy | 2017.12.22 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Kasubi tombs to be complete next year | www.newvision.co.ug | 2017.12.22 |
| Verla Groundwood and Board Mill | Heating ensures that future generations can also enjoy Verla | www.upm.com | 2017.12.21 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Port Arthur Historic Centre to throw open doors to new $13m visitor centre tomorrow | www.themercury.com.au | 2017.12.17 |
| Kasbah of Algiers | Turkey restores symbolic mosque in Algiers | www.dailysabah.com | 2017.12.17 |
| Saint Catherine Area | Egypt reopens ancient library in Sinai after renovations | www.arabnews.com | 2017.12.17 |
| Palmyra | The tragedy of Palmyra | www.foxnews.com | 2017.12.14 |
| Gorham's Cave Complex | Gorham’s Cave platform opened officially | chronicle.gi | 2017.12.14 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Vietnam uncovers 58 caves in Phong Nha Ke Bang national parks | news.xinhuanet.com | 2017.12.13 |
| Ancient Thebes | Egyptian mummy and ancient treasures 'in near perfect condition' discovered in 3,500-year-old tombs | www.independent.co.uk | 2017.12.11 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Critically endangered turtles released | zululandobserver.co.za | 2017.12.10 |
| Pirin National Park | Ski resort will devastate Unesco world heritage site in Bulgaria, says WWF | www.theguardian.com | 2017.12.08 |
| Cocos Island | Tourist dies after being attacked by shark that also bit guide as they emerged from dive | www.mirror.co.uk | 2017.12.05 |
| Rome | New head of Colosseum wants to hold concerts in the amphitheatre | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2017.12.05 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Tomb believed to hold Jesus Christ much older than previously thought | www.independent.co.uk | 2017.11.30 |
| Serra do Divisor National Park (T) | Brazilian government submits park nomination and then withdraws it | sustentabilidade.estadao.com.br | 2017.11.26 |
| Archipiélago de Revillagigedo | Mexico creates huge national park to protect marine life | www.bbc.com | 2017.11.25 |
| Um er-Rasas | Thais Vandalize Ancient UNESCO Site in Jordan | www.khaosodenglish.com | 2017.11.25 |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | New dog species discovered in Costa Rica | www.ameliarueda.com | 2017.11.24 |
| Rock Art in the Hail Region | Wall carvings in Saudi Arabia appear to offer earliest depiction of dogs | phys.org | 2017.11.24 |
| Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period : Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (T) | Project to Restore Shwe Kyaung Resumes | www.irrawaddy.com | 2017.11.23 |
| The Commander Islands (T) | Giant Extinct Sea Cow Found Buried Beneath Siberian Beach | motherboard.vice.com | 2017.11.22 |
| Taj Mahal | No Multi-Level Parking In Taj Trapezium Zone | www.livelaw.in | 2017.11.22 |
| Bagan | Govt Plans to Relocate Hotels From Bagan Archeological Zone | www.irrawaddy.com | 2017.11.22 |
| Serpent Mound (T) | Lighting the Serpent discontinued indefinitely | www.maysville-online.com | 2017.11.22 |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | Heartbreak in Turkey's Diyarbakir as development transforms ancient Sur | www.al-monitor.com | 2017.11.22 |
| Chichen-Itza | Passageway to cenote beneath Kukulcan Temple possibly found | www.eluniversal.com.mx | 2017.11.21 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Protesters Block Tourist Entry To World Heritage Site Chhittorgarh Fort | www.outlookindia.com | 2017.11.18 |
| White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal | Medieval Church of Intercession on the Nerl to get outdoor lighting system by Christmas | tass.com | 2017.11.17 |
| Lord Howe Island | Lord Howe tree lobster officially back from dead | www.abc.net.au | 2017.11.16 |
| Liftah (Mey Naftoah) – Traditional mountain village (T) | Ghost village perched in Jerusalems hills may soon vanish | phys.org | 2017.11.16 |
| Ngorongoro | Light aircraft went down in the Ngorongoro crater and kills 11 | www.reuters.com | 2017.11.15 |
| Island of Patmos | Hidden Crypts Discovered at Famous Monastery of St. John on Patmos Island | greece.greekreporter.com | 2017.11.15 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Specimens of Earth's Oldest Known Life Forms Have Been Discovered in Tasmania | www.sciencealert.com | 2017.11.15 |
| Victoria Falls | Two European Tourists trampled to death by an Elephant at Maramba River Lodge | www.lusakatimes.com | 2017.11.12 |
| Mount Sanqingshan | Chinese climbers accused of damaging Mount Sanqing could face five years in jail | www.scmp.com | 2017.11.09 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Italy Restricts Cruise Ship Traffic in Venice | www.maritime-executive.com | 2017.11.08 |
| Hoi An | Typhoon Damrey: Drone footage shows Hoi An floodwaters after deadly storm in Vietnam | www.abc.net.au | 2017.11.08 |
| Lake Baikal | 130 dead seals wash up on the shores of the world's deepest lake | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2017.11.05 |
| Primeval Beech Forests | Romania to investigate illegal logging in national park | www.bbc.com | 2017.11.04 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Kasubi Tombs Slowly Rise From the Ashes | allafrica.com | 2017.11.04 |
| Rideau Canal | Rideau Canal contaminated | www.rcinet.ca | 2017.11.04 |
| Lut Desert | Unlicensed Tours to Lut Desert Banned | financialtribune.com | 2017.11.04 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Mysterious Void Discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2017.11.03 |
| Jongmyo Shrine | Jongmyo shrine documents registered with UNESCO’s Memory of the World | english.hani.co.kr | 2017.11.02 |
| Uluru | Australia Bans Climbing on Uluru from 2019 | www.nytimes.com | 2017.11.01 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Why Hadrian's Wall is succumbing to foreign invasion after nearly 2,000 years | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2017.11.01 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Upgrade for Maropeng visitors’ centre | www.iol.co.za | 2017.11.01 |
| Prehistoric Pile Dwellings | Three ways to preserve a Neolithic site | phys.org | 2017.11.01 |
| Great Barrier Reef | A Beautiful Blue Hole Has Been Discovered In The Great Barrier Reef | www.iflscience.com | 2017.10.31 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu “underwater” in less than a century | cosmosmagazine.com | 2017.10.31 |
| Taj Mahal | Hardline Hindu nationalists campaign against Taj Mahal | www.theguardian.com | 2017.10.30 |
| Mapungubwe | R10 million price tag on "rain" festival raises eyebrows | www.zoutnet.co.za | 2017.10.29 |
| Mountain Railways of India | DHR services to resume from Darjeeling on Saturday | www.oneindia.com | 2017.10.28 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Port Arthur Historic Site prepares for cruise ship visitors | www.themercury.com.au | 2017.10.28 |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Iraq’s vast marshes, reborn after Saddam, are in peril again | www.seattletimes.com | 2017.10.27 |
| Historic Cairo | Saladin Citadel’s Bab Azzab to be restored | dailynewsegypt.com | 2017.10.26 |
| Tsodilo | Khama to Open Tsodilo Staircase | allafrica.com | 2017.10.26 |
| Cerrado Protected Areas | Suspected arson fire engulfs huge area of UNESCO heritage-listed Brazilian national park | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2017.10.25 |
| Tropical Rainforest Sumatra | Sumatran tigers on path to recovery | phys.org | 2017.10.24 |
| Land of Frankincense | Sumahram Archaeological Park to get new information centre | timesofoman.com | 2017.10.23 |
| Aldabra Atoll | Researchers Introduce New Methods to Monitor Giant Tortoises On Aldabra | allafrica.com | 2017.10.23 |
| Robben Island | New solar plant opens on Robben Island | www.iol.co.za | 2017.10.21 |
| Auckland Volcanic Fields (T) | Aucklands volcanic jewels get million dollar makeovers in preparation for UNESCO bid | www.stuff.co.nz | 2017.10.20 |
| Florence | Falling masonry kills Spanish visitor to Basilica di Santa Croce | www.independent.co.uk | 2017.10.19 |
| Messel Pit | The remains of the oil gland used by a bird to preen itself nearly 50 million years ago has been discovered | www.thelondoneconomic.com | 2017.10.18 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Ancient Roman theater unearthed next to Jerusalem's Western Wall | edition.cnn.com | 2017.10.16 |
| Rio Abiseo National Park | Update on visiting Gran Pajaten ancient ruins | www.perutelegraph.com | 2017.10.14 |
| Chan Chan | Wood sculptures and other relics found at ancient Chan Chan | www.andina.com.pe | 2017.10.14 |
| (T) | Jodrell Bank UK Nomination for World Heritage Site | www.manchester.ac.uk | 2017.10.12 |
| Palmyra | Conservation completed on Lion of Al-lāt statue from ancient city of Palmyra, damaged by ISIL | whc.unesco.org | 2017.10.06 |
| Wrangel Island | Over 200 Polar Bears Filmed Feasting on Whale Carcass in Bowhead Banquet | www.newsweek.com | 2017.10.05 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | Jiuzhaigou will not re-open in 2017 | www.facebook.com | 2017.09.30 |
| Tongariro National Park | Tongariro National Park - the gift that wasn't | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2017.09.24 |
| Chaco Culture | Archaeologists: More protections needed for Chaco region in New Mexico | www.denverpost.com | 2017.09.24 |
| Sabratha | UNESCO’s Director General calls on all parties to cease violence and to protect Sabratha | whc.unesco.org | 2017.09.22 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Eiffel Tower starts work on anti-terror upgrade | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2017.09.19 |
| The Historical City of Masouleh (T) | Masouleh dossier at final stage for UNESCO tag | www.tehrantimes.com | 2017.09.19 |
| Hampi | Replica work in Hampi was just for show | bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com | 2017.09.13 |
| Melaka and George Town | 'Unesco-cide' of Georgetown | www.theguardian.com | 2017.08.30 |
| Île de Djerba (T) | Djerba en route pour devenir « Patrimoine Mondial » de L’UNESCO | www.leaders.com.tn | 2017.08.30 |
| Hattusha | Hittite capital Hattusha: A victim of the Germany-Turkey diplomatic spat | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2017.08.28 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Cable car plan for cave kingdom a stark reminder of Vietnam’s development mania | e.vnexpress.net | 2017.08.28 |
| Cologne Cathedral | Flemish youths vandalize stained glass window at Cologne Cathedral | deredactie.be | 2017.08.25 |
| Galapagos Islands | “Ghost poachers” are still at large after the biggest shark-smuggling bust in Galapagos history | qz.com | 2017.08.25 |
| Serra da Capivara | Ranger at Serra da Capivara killed by illegal hunters | www.theguardian.com | 2017.08.24 |
| Jeju | Jeju Island Operates Free Shuttles for Foreign Tourists | koreabizwire.com | 2017.08.23 |
| Great Wall | China installs high-definition cameras along the Great Wall to curb vandalism | www.hindustantimes.com | 2017.08.21 |
| East Rennell | No more logging on Rennell Island | www.solomonstarnews.com | 2017.08.20 |
| Siena | Torre Del Mangia in Siena catches fire | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2017.08.18 |
| Virunga National Park | Three wildlife rangers killed in attack by violent militia in DRC | www.theguardian.com | 2017.08.17 |
| Historic Jeddah | Fire destroys buildings in Saudi Unesco heritage site | www.dawn.com | 2017.08.17 |
| Xanthos-Letoon | Mystic Egyptian seal found in Letoon | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2017.08.17 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Jerusalem Greek Orthodox leader slams Israel pro-settler ruling | www.trtworld.com | 2017.08.16 |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | Bam Citadel Restoration in 2 Years | financialtribune.com | 2017.08.16 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | "Unnecessary harassment": Serbian monastery faces water cuts | www.b92.net | 2017.08.15 |
| Lamu Old Town | Lamu coal power plant would be a deadly mistake for Kenya | www.africanindy.com | 2017.08.15 |
| Chitwan National Park | Elephants rescue over 300 tourists from flooded Chitwan National Park | www.firstpost.com | 2017.08.14 |
| Dubrovnik | Tourists and cruise ships could be turned away under new plans to protect Dubrovnik | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2017.08.13 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | Tubbataha Reefs protected from international shipping impacts | whc.unesco.org | 2017.08.13 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | Earthquake damages buildings in Jiuzhaigou | www.bbc.com | 2017.08.09 |
| Ani | UNESCO registry increases interest in Ani | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2017.08.04 |
| Angkor | Archeologists find large ancient statue at Cambodia's Angkor complex | news.xinhuanet.com | 2017.08.01 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Japan's cash-strapped temples try their hand at tourism | asia.nikkei.com | 2017.07.31 |
| Białowieża Forest | Europe's top court has ordered Poland to immediately stop large-scale logging in Europe's oldest forest. | www.bbc.com | 2017.07.29 |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | Floods in Goslar | www.n-tv.de | 2017.07.27 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Cameras come down along with metal detectors at Temple Mount | www.timesofisrael.com | 2017.07.25 |
| Nimrud (T) | Still no progress in restoring ancient Nimrud | www.dw.com | 2017.07.25 |
| Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution | Japan refuses to address slave labor at UNESCO site | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2017.07.25 |
| Melaka and George Town | Renovations to 119-year-old Chinese temple in Penang's Georgetown cause more damage | www.straitstimes.com | 2017.07.23 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Light and sound show at Konark soon | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2017.07.22 |
| Sambor Prei Kuk | Cambodians at New World Heritage Site Hope for Better Income, But Fear Rules | www.voacambodia.com | 2017.07.22 |
| Timna (T) | Excavations of copper mines find earliest Israeli traces of dye used for prestigious garments for skilled workers | www.timesofisrael.com | 2017.07.16 |
| Mrauk-U (T) | Politicians mull moving modern Mrauk-U outside archaeological zone | www.bnionline.net | 2017.07.16 |
| Ngorongoro | Lioness adopts and nurses leopard cub at Ngorongoro | www.theguardian.com | 2017.07.16 |
| Vicenza and the Palladian Villas | A Palladian Villa in Italy, Listed for $45 Million | mobile.nytimes.com | 2017.07.16 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Assam flood: Animal casualty in Kaziranga at 73 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2017.07.16 |
| Okinoshima Island | Japan's men-only world heritage island Okinoshima will have no visitors next year | www.firstpost.com | 2017.07.16 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Gunmen attack Congo wildlife reserve, U.S. journalist, three guards missing | www.reuters.com | 2017.07.15 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling unrest continues: Gorkhaland protesters attack World Heritage Site | www.newsbytesapp.com | 2017.07.09 |
| (T) | Israel bars UNESCO team fromHebron field visit | www.jpost.com | 2017.07.01 |
| Stonehenge | 'Secret square' discovered beneath world-famous Avebury stone circle | phys.org | 2017.07.01 |
| Hampi | Miscreants vandalise Shiva linga at Hampi World Heritage site | www.thenewsminute.com | 2017.07.01 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide evidence for a new form of Neolithic skull cult | advances.sciencemag.org | 2017.07.01 |
| Donana National Park | Forest fire in Spain threatens Donana | www.abc.net.au | 2017.06.26 |
| Lord Howe Island | Lord Howe Island's plan for renewable energy rejected over 'visual impact' of wind turbines | www.abc.net.au | 2017.06.14 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | ‘Star Wars’ not to blame for Skellig Michael rockfall, says expert | www.irishtimes.com | 2017.06.10 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin | Bruay-La-Buissière art déco hôtel de ville destroyed by fire | www.lavoixdunord.fr | 2017.06.08 |
| Convent of Christ in Tomar | Monty Python star's film blamed for convent damage | www.beloitdailynews.com | 2017.06.06 |
| My Son | My Son heritage site restoration completed | en.vietnamplus.vn | 2017.05.26 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Göbeklitepe prepares for UNESCO with new protective barrier | www.dailysabah.com | 2017.05.23 |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Mount Everest's Hillary Step has collapsed | www.theguardian.com | 2017.05.22 |
| The Sundarbans | UNESCO recommends placing Sundarbans in danger zone | en.prothom-alo.com | 2017.05.22 |
| Luang Prabang | China’s plan for the Mekong River envisions a big new commercial port at Luang Prabang | www.atimes.com | 2017.05.18 |
| Henderson Island | Henderson Island has more plastic rubbish than anywhere else | metro.co.uk | 2017.05.16 |
| Petroglyphs of Sikachi-Alyan (T) | Stunning Ice Age rock art vandalised by modern graffiti | siberiantimes.com | 2017.05.12 |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu visitor entry in two shifts set to begin in July | www.peruviantimes.com | 2017.05.09 |
| (T) | Locals disappointed over advice to drop part of World Heritage proposal | mainichi.jp | 2017.05.06 |
| Komodo National Park | Singapore tourist attacked by komodo dragon | www.channelnewsasia.com | 2017.05.04 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | UNESCO passes Jerusalem resolution critical of Israel | www.aljazeera.com | 2017.05.03 |
| San Antonio Missions | A controversial master plan for The Alamo causes debate among architects and the public alike | archpaper.com | 2017.05.03 |
| Taxila | Restoration may have disfigured Taxila Buddhist monastery | news.asiaone.com | 2017.05.03 |
| Persian Garden | Funding for Restoration of Kashan's Fin Garden | financialtribune.com | 2017.05.01 |
| Caesarea (T) | Rothschild Foundation to invest NIS 100m to uncover ancient Caesarea | www.jpost.com | 2017.04.27 |
| Hatra | Iraqi forces retake damaged Hatra heritage site from IS | www.dw.com | 2017.04.27 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Strolling Along the Seine Just Got Better for Paris Pedestrians | www.travelandleisure.com | 2017.04.23 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Facelift of China's major museum to raise bronze chariots above ground | news.xinhuanet.com | 2017.04.23 |
| Saint Catherine Area | ISIS claims responsibility for attack at checkpoint near Christian monastery in Egypt | www.christiandaily.com | 2017.04.23 |
| Mount Sanqingshan | Tourists Arrested For Climbing a Sacred Mountain at Chinese World Heritage Site | nextshark.com | 2017.04.23 |
| Ayutthaya | Fire guts building in Ayutthaya world heritage site | www.bangkokpost.com | 2017.04.23 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Skellig Michael: 'Worrying' rockfall reported | www.irishnews.com | 2017.04.12 |
| Delos | Green light to Canellopoulos Foundation grant for restoring Delos island monuments | www.tornosnews.gr | 2017.04.11 |
| Chitwan National Park | Poachers Shot Rare One-Horned Rhino In Chitwan | www.travelerstoday.com | 2017.04.11 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Maritime Greenwich celebrates 20 years of UNESCO World Heritage Site status with spectacular lighting event | www.incentivetravel.co.uk | 2017.04.07 |
| Ha Long Bay | Halong bay raises fees | www.ttrweekly.com | 2017.04.05 |
| Ancient Kyoto | World heritage shrine in Kyoto vandalized with liquid | www.japantoday.com | 2017.04.03 |
| Plitvice Lakes | Plitvice Lakes will not be Placed on World Heritage in Danger List, For Now | www.total-croatia-news.com | 2017.03.30 |
| Elephanta Caves | Elephanta Caves to get a facelift | indianexpress.com | 2017.03.29 |
| Dong Phayayen | World’s second breeding population of Indochinese tigers discovered in Thailand’s forests | news.mongabay.com | 2017.03.29 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | One-million-dollar coin stolen from Berlin museum | www.dw.com | 2017.03.27 |
| Lord Howe Island | A new species of hard coral from the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island | www.sciencedaily.com | 2017.03.24 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Experts oppose staging MGI pageant inside cave | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2017.03.24 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Tomb of Christ at Risk of 'Catastrophic' Collapse | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2017.03.22 |
| (T) | Korea retracts application for Seoul City Wall UNESCO heritage listing | www.koreaherald.com | 2017.03.22 |
| Rome | Roman Archaeologists Discover Second Arch Of Titus | forward.com | 2017.03.21 |
| Ennedi Massif | Chad cave paintings at world heritage site defaced | www.enca.com | 2017.03.20 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status | theconversation.com | 2017.03.17 |
| Mount Etna | BBC crew among those injured in explosion on Mount Etna | www.theguardian.com | 2017.03.16 |
| Ayutthaya | Effort stepped up to expel vendors from Ayutthaya | www.nationmultimedia.com | 2017.03.16 |
| Tropical Rainforest Sumatra | Mount Leuser National Park fights back against illegal plantations | www.thejakartapost.com | 2017.03.11 |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | An avalanche of stones falls on Tilcara | internacional.elpais.com | 2017.03.11 |
| Monticello | Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings. | www.washingtonpost.com | 2017.03.08 |
| Statue of Liberty | The Statue of Liberty went dark overnight and the timing was just ‘too perfect’ | www.washingtonpost.com | 2017.03.08 |
| Qawra/Dwejra (T) | The Azure Window is lost and gone forever | www.timesofmalta.com | 2017.03.08 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | Forest department fines Chinese team for entering Valley of Flowers during off season | www.hindustantimes.com | 2017.03.08 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Chittorgarh Fort vandalised; mirrors of Padmini Palace broken | www.financialexpress.com | 2017.03.07 |
| Palmyra | Palmyra’s World Heritage Site May Not Be as Damaged as Feared | sputniknews.com | 2017.03.04 |
| Mistaken Point | Mistaken disappointment: Hundreds turned away from new UNESCO site last year | www.cbc.ca | 2017.03.03 |
| Gorham's Cave Complex | New viewing platforms for Gorham’s Cave Complex | chronicle.gi | 2017.03.01 |
| Istanbul | Historic city walls covered with roof, converted for wedding hall in Istanbul | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2017.02.28 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu buffalo farm management raises more questions than answers | www.abc.net.au | 2017.02.28 |
| Ecosystème et paysage culturel pygmée du massif de Minkébé (T) | Poachers killed 25,000 elephants in Gabon’s Minkebe National Park: survey | perfscience.com | 2017.02.22 |
| Great Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe’s Rulers Use a Monument’s Walls to Build a Legacy | www.nytimes.com | 2017.02.21 |
| Persepolis | Italian, Spanish Experts to Help Rid Persepolis of Lichens | financialtribune.com | 2017.02.21 |
| Necropolis of Bet She'arim | Mysterious Roman Gate Found in Seat of Ancient Sanhedrin | www.breakingisraelnews.com | 2017.02.17 |
| Ohrid Region | Mystery Oil-Like Substance Pollutes Macedonia and Albania's Lake Ohrid | globalvoices.org | 2017.02.15 |
| Hampi | Leopards stray into Hampi region; villagers, tourists concerned | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2017.02.13 |
| QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T) | Twelfth Cave Discovered at Qumran | www.archaeology.org | 2017.02.09 |
| Macquarie Island | Huon Aquaculture takes Tasmanian Government to court over salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour | www.abc.net.au | 2017.02.07 |
| Masada | Archaeologists get set to dig at Masada, after 11-year hiatus | www.timesofisrael.com | 2017.02.07 |
| San Antonio Missions | National parks vital to San Antonio’s economy | www.mysanantonio.com | 2017.02.07 |
| Pompei | Angry Pompeii workers 'tear down part of ancient Roman house in clash with management' | www.mirror.co.uk | 2017.02.01 |
| Machu Picchu | Tourists Aren't the Only Ones Who Love Machu Picchu. Rare Andean Bears Do, Too. | www.care2.com | 2017.02.01 |
| Birka and Hovgarden | Major Viking Age manor discovered at Birka | www.heritagedaily.com | 2017.01.31 |
| | Recent increases in human pressure and forest loss threaten many Natural World Heritage Sites | www.sciencedirect.com | 2017.01.31 |
| Makli, Thatta | Huge bamboo structure at Makli necropolis collapses | www.dawn.com | 2017.01.30 |
| Safranbolu | Ottoman fountains to be restored in Safranbolu | www.dailysabah.com | 2017.01.30 |
| Hampi | Hampi stone blocks back to where they belong | bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com | 2017.01.28 |
| Vallée de Mai | Eradication of ring-necked parakeets in Seychelles could be confirmed this year | www.seychellesnewsagency.com | 2017.01.28 |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Doubt over Everest’s true height spurs fresh expedition | www.news.com.au | 2017.01.27 |
| Heritage of Mercury | Restored Idrija smelting plant opens to visitors | english.sta.si | 2017.01.21 |
| Namib Sand Sea | Mysterious fairy circles in Namibian desert explained at last | www.newscientist.com | 2017.01.21 |
| Palmyra | IS destroys part of Roman theater in Palmyra | www.yahoo.com | 2017.01.20 |
| The Sundarbans | Another Coal Barge Sinks in the Sundarbans | www.ecowatch.com | 2017.01.18 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Inspired by Nepalese, UK architect rebuilds ancient Changu Narayan temple | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2017.01.16 |
| Bethlehem | Bethlehem shrine’s treasures being restored | religionnews.com | 2017.01.12 |
| Angkor | Angkor Park gets connected with camouflaged mobile towers | www.daijiworld.com | 2017.01.11 |
| Stonehenge | Chief druid wins right to take English Heritage to court over Stonehenge parking charges | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2017.01.10 |
| Mountain Railways of India | 10 injured as Darjeeling Toy Train derails in India's Bengal | www.wionews.com | 2017.01.10 |
| Comoé National Park | Chimpanzees make drinking sticks at Comoé | www.bbc.com | 2017.01.10 |
| Mardin Cultural Landscape (T) | Ancient cistern found under barn in Mardin | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2017.01.06 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | Mahabodhi Temple now becomes cashless | indiatoday.intoday.in | 2017.01.06 |
| Yakushima | Pest threatens Japan heritage island forest | www.thestatesman.com | 2017.01.06 |
| Poyang Nature Reserve (T) | China’s Largest Freshwater Lake Shrinks | www.nytimes.com | 2016.12.31 |
| Persepolis | Japan to Help Restore Persepolis | financialtribune.com | 2016.12.31 |
| Loire Valley | Chambord Is About to Get a $3.6-million Renovation | www.travelandleisure.com | 2016.12.29 |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Ministry condemns flamingos poaching at southern Iraqi provinces | www.iraqinews.com | 2016.12.29 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Iconic Agam fountain to be moved from Dizengoff Square | www.timesofisrael.com | 2016.12.23 |
| Leptis Magna | The unlikely saviours of Libya’s Roman remains | www.thenational.ae | 2016.12.23 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu buffalo farm may breach world heritage obligations, traditional owners fear | www.abc.net.au | 2016.12.23 |
| Wadden Sea | No oil exploration in German part of Wadden Sea | www.ndr.de | 2016.12.21 |
| Vézère Valley | France opens new Lascaux prehistoric art cave replica | phys.org | 2016.12.21 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Shuklaphanta timber for reconstruction of Kasthamandap Temple | www.myrepublica.com | 2016.12.21 |
| Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Ndahura, Bwindi's dominant male gorilla dies falling off a tree branch | www.monitor.co.ug | 2016.12.20 |
| Virunga National Park | Another Ranger Killed Protecting World's Most Dangerous Park | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2016.12.16 |
| Prehistoric Pile Dwellings | Remains of Hallwilersee Pile Dwellings to be covered by gravel | www.aargauerzeitung.ch | 2016.12.12 |
| (T) | Wind farm could hinder nomination Ice Age caves | www.swp.de | 2016.12.12 |
| Guanacaste | Access to Costa Rica National Parks in Guanacaste reopen after Hurricane Otto | news.co.cr | 2016.12.12 |
| Palmyra | Islamic State retakes historic city of Palmyra | www.theguardian.com | 2016.12.11 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2016.12.01 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Dizengoff Square Slated for Makeover | hamodia.com | 2016.11.30 |
| Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs (T) | Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Abydos | www.egyptindependent.com | 2016.11.26 |
| Old Town of Lijiang | Century-Old Church Reopens in Oldtown of Lijiang | chinachristiandaily.com | 2016.11.19 |
| Chichen-Itza | Mexican experts say original pyramid found at Chichen Itza | phys.org | 2016.11.18 |
| Himeji-jo | Drone crashes into Himeji Castle | www.japantoday.com | 2016.11.18 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Kathmandu believers restore quake-damaged Boudhanath stupa | www.scmp.com | 2016.11.16 |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Jellyfish species sighted for first time in Iraq | www.birdlife.org | 2016.11.16 |
| Studley Royal Park | Fountains Abbey study reveals scale of monks burial site | www.theguardian.com | 2016.11.15 |
| Nimrud (T) | Nimrud: Iraqi forces retake ancient city from IS | www.bbc.com | 2016.11.13 |
| Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi (T) | Rwanda memorial sites target World Heritage list by 2018 | www.newtimes.co.rw | 2016.11.09 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Rhino poacher shot in iSimangaliso | uk.blastingnews.com | 2016.11.08 |
| Vardzia-Khertvisi (T) | Fire damages ancient Vardzia frescos | agenda.ge | 2016.11.07 |
| Segovia | Age of Segovia aqueduct revised after discovery of ancient coin | elpais.com | 2016.11.04 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Scientists find evidence of mythical Chandrabhaga river near Konark Temple | indianexpress.com | 2016.11.03 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Tiger skin recovered, four arrested in Manas National Park | www.nyoooz.com | 2016.11.03 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Chinese tourists alarm locals by snatching sea urchins straight from sea at Cinque Terre | shanghaiist.com | 2016.11.03 |
| Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs (T) | 3,800-Year-Old Tableau of Egyptian Boats Discovered | www.livescience.com | 2016.11.01 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Christ's Burial Place Exposed for First Time in Centuries | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2016.10.30 |
| Potala Palace | Potala Palace gets annual whitewash | news.xinhuanet.com | 2016.10.29 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Belize suspends oil exploration near World Heritage Site after public outcry | news.mongabay.com | 2016.10.25 |
| Hattusha | Hittite village to recreate life in Hattusa 3,500 years ago | www.dailysabah.com | 2016.10.24 |
| (T) | Laos' Plain of Jars recreated in virtual reality | www.canberratimes.com.au | 2016.10.21 |
| Timna (T) | Textiles from the time of Solomon found in Israel's Timna Valley | evangelicalfocus.com | 2016.10.20 |
| The Sundarbans | World Heritage Centre and IUCN call for relocation of Rampal power plant, a serious threat to the Sundarbans | whc.unesco.org | 2016.10.19 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Belize to begin oil exploration near threatened World Heritage site | wwf.panda.org | 2016.10.19 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Israeli leaders condemn UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem holy site | www.washingtonpost.com | 2016.10.14 |
| Hoi An | Hoi An to issue tourist code of conduct | tuoitrenews.vn | 2016.10.14 |
| Qutb Minar | Plans for Skywalk to Qutb Minar | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.10.11 |
| Khangchendzonga National Park | Sikkim intends to start 15 days trekking trails to World Heritage 'Kanchendzonga National Park' | thenortheasttoday.com | 2016.10.10 |
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | Archeologists excavate ancient feast at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | calgaryherald.com | 2016.10.09 |
| Fort Jesus | Fort Jesus to get a $3.9M facelift | www.geeskaafrika.com | 2016.10.03 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Urinals raise a stink around famed Sonar Fort | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.10.01 |
| Great Wall | China to build the world's largest high-speed railway station beside the Great Wall | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2016.09.30 |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Ancient Roman coins unearthed from Japanese Katsuren castle baffle archaeologists | www.abc.net.au | 2016.09.29 |
| Plantin-Moretus Museum | Plantin-Moretus Museum reopens after refurbishment | deredactie.be | 2016.09.28 |
| Timbuktu | Islamist rebel gets 9 years imprisonment for Timbuktu destruction | www.reuters.com | 2016.09.27 |
| Bagan | Bagan 'very likely' to make World Heritage list after quake | www.bangkokpost.com | 2016.09.26 |
| Gorham's Cave Complex | New letter box marks Gibraltar UNESCO site | chronicle.gi | 2016.09.22 |
| Studley Royal Park | "Marble" statues get a makeover at Studley | www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk | 2016.09.21 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Pocketing Burgess Shale fossil results in $4,000 fine | www.rmoutlook.com | 2016.09.18 |
| Cuzco | Cuzco: Fire destroys 16th Century church | www.bbc.com | 2016.09.17 |
| Petra | Can Petra survive as tourists stay away? | edition.cnn.com | 2016.09.17 |
| Macquarie Island | Macquarie Island base shutdown ‘a slap in the face’ | thenewdaily.com.au | 2016.09.17 |
| Çatalhöyük | Neolithic figurine, over 7,000 years old, unearthed at Turkey’s Çatalhöyük | www.dailysabah.com | 2016.09.15 |
| Teotihuacan | Rethinking royal ruins: archaeology team makes discovery in Teotihuacan | www.statepress.com | 2016.09.15 |
| Donana National Park | Drying Doñana in danger of losing World Heritage status | wwf.panda.org | 2016.09.15 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmanian Walking Company’s remote wilderness lodge one step closer to coming to life | www.themercury.com.au | 2016.09.13 |
| Forth Bridge | Concerns raised over proposed Forth Bridge visitor centre | www.scottishconstructionnow.com | 2016.09.13 |
| The Sundarbans | Shipping dept disagrees with UN over closure of Shela river route in Sundarbans | www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com | 2016.09.12 |
| Stonehenge | Competition launched to enjoy a balloon ride over Stonehenge | www.salisburyjournal.co.uk | 2016.09.12 |
| Prehistoric Pile Dwellings | First underwater excavation of a prehistoric settlement at Lake Viverone | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2016.09.11 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Woman to be arraigned for carving damage to Ġgantija temples | www.timesofmalta.com | 2016.09.11 |
| Pampulha | People to avoid Pampulha Park after suspicious contamination from ticks | plus55.com | 2016.09.10 |
| Ha Long Bay | Cave parties get buried in Vietnam's world-renowned bay | e.vnexpress.net | 2016.09.09 |
| Sana'a | Ninth-century mosque destroyed by airstrike in Yemen | theartnewspaper.com | 2016.09.08 |
| Ephesus | Ephesus excavations by Austria canceled | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2016.09.05 |
| Neolithic Orkney | Mystery stone structure under Neolithic dump on Orkney | www.bbc.com | 2016.09.02 |
| Pasargadae | Specified roofing covers to enhance protection for Pasargadae | www.tehrantimes.com | 2016.08.31 |
| Borobudur | Govt to Only Allow 15 Visitors at a Time at Borobudur Temple | jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com | 2016.08.31 |
| Taj Mahal | Visitors entry into Taj may be limited | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.08.29 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Fossil of mysterious miniature marsupial lion discovered in Riversleigh | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2016.08.27 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Obama to create world's largest protected marine area off Hawaii | www.theguardian.com | 2016.08.27 |
| Bagan | Myanmar earthquake damages famed Bagan temples | www.bangkokpost.com | 2016.08.24 |
| Old Town Lunenburg | Last 19th century barn in Old Town Lunenburg faces demolition | www.cbc.ca | 2016.08.22 |
| Yellowstone | Yellowstone fish deaths: 183 miles of river closed to halt spread of parasite | www.theguardian.com | 2016.08.21 |
| Land of Frankincense | Frankincense sites in Dhofar receive around 120,000 visitors | timesofoman.com | 2016.08.20 |
| Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple | UN voices concern over Sri Lanka's crumbling cave temple | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2016.08.18 |
| Costiera Amalfitana | Amalfi Coast: Deceptive idyll | www.fr-online.de | 2016.08.18 |
| Rapa Nui | Chileans Demand British Museum Return Four-Ton Easter Island Statue | news.artnet.com | 2016.08.17 |
| Mahabalipuram | The dark side of Mahabalipuram | www.thehindu.com | 2016.08.17 |
| St. Kilda | Plans for St Kilda Centre at remote World Heritage Site | www.scotsman.com | 2016.08.17 |
| Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi (T) | Lotus Temple backs out of heritage site race | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.08.15 |
| Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Seeking to remove Humberstone and Santa Laura List from World Heritage in Danger in 2018 | www.elmostrador.cl | 2016.08.13 |
| Battir | Palestinian Battir Opens its Doors to 100,000 Tourists | english.aawsat.com | 2016.08.12 |
| Sydney Opera House | Sydney Opera House to undergo €138m upgrade | www.irishtimes.com | 2016.08.12 |
| Hubei Shennongjia | Will World Heritage list do more harm than good for Shennongjia Forestry District? | www.ecns.cn | 2016.08.11 |
| Hwaseong Fortress | Suwon Introduces Hot Air Balloon Tours Over World Heritage Site | koreabizwire.com | 2016.08.10 |
| Leptis Magna | Libya's Antiquities Department refutes UNESCO report on Leptis Magna | www.libyaobserver.ly | 2016.08.08 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | At Auschwitz-Birkenau, controversial sprinklers again make an appearance | www.jta.org | 2016.08.07 |
| Angkor | Angkor Wat entrance fee to double | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2016.08.06 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Assam Floods: Adult rhino carcass found in Kaziranga | indianexpress.com | 2016.08.04 |
| Taxila | Taxila heritage sites suffer negligence | nation.com.pk | 2016.08.03 |
| Auckland Volcanic Fields (T) | Auckland volcanic cone rezoning slammed as 'ludicrous' | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2016.08.03 |
| Lumbini | Lumbini to get major infrastructural development to pump up religious and cultural tourism | kathmandupost.ekantipur.com | 2016.08.02 |
| Bagan | Bagan to bid for heritage status in 2018 | www.mmtimes.com | 2016.08.02 |
| Lake Baikal | Lake Baikal's 'most beautiful beach' hit by 'foul smelling pollution' | siberiantimes.com | 2016.08.01 |
| Palenque | Mexico finds water tunnel under Pakal tomb in Palenque | www.denverpost.com | 2016.07.31 |
| Stećci | A Closer Look into Croatia's 8th UNESCO World Heritage Site - Stećci | www.total-croatia-news.com | 2016.07.30 |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | Mines in Chinese Unesco site damaging pristine Shangri-La forest: Greenpeace | www.scmp.com | 2016.07.28 |
| (T) | Shades of an old conflict in KKFC heritage attempt | www.nationmultimedia.com | 2016.07.27 |
| Biblical Tells | Egyptian statue unearthed in Tel-Hazor | www.jpost.com | 2016.07.26 |
| Yin Xu | Remains of canal found in Yinxu oracle site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2016.07.26 |
| Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque | Greenhouses marring the scenery at Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque | mexiconewsdaily.com | 2016.07.24 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | A world heritage site, but no trace of conservation | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.07.23 |
| Ani | Inclusion of Ani creates guarantees of its conservation, Armenians say | armenpress.am | 2016.07.21 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool risks losing its world heritage status | inews.co.uk | 2016.07.19 |
| Sigiriya | Wasp attack at Sigiriya heritage site injures 17 tourists | www.colombopage.com | 2016.07.18 |
| Pimachiowin Aki | Ontario First Nation pulls out of Pimachiowon Aki bid | www.winnipegfreepress.com | 2016.07.18 |
| | 40th World Heritage Committee session resumes for one day on Sunday 17 July | whc.unesco.org | 2016.07.16 |
| | World Heritage Committee suspends session in Istanbul amid reports of coup attempt | english.cri.cn | 2016.07.16 |
| Palmyra | World Heritage Committee sceptical about Palmyra's 3D replicas | www.dailysabah.com | 2016.07.13 |
| Pharaon Island (T) | Egypt to submit archaeological file on the Pharaoh Island in Taba in an attempt to register it on the World Heritage list | english.ahram.org.eg | 2016.07.13 |
| Mtskheta | Mtskheta, Georgia, removed from List of World Heritage in Danger | whc.unesco.org | 2016.07.13 |
| Djenné | Mali’s Old Towns of Djenné on List of World Heritage in Danger due to insecurity | whc.unesco.org | 2016.07.13 |
| Teotihuacan | Skeleton with stone-encrusted teeth found in Mexico ancient ruins | phys.org | 2016.07.09 |
| Dong Phayayen | Three encroaching properties raided in Khao Yai | www.bangkokpost.com | 2016.07.08 |
| Hampi | Bridge across TB for Hampi visitors soon | www.deccanchronicle.com | 2016.07.07 |
| San Agustín | Colombia’s heritage statue park San Agustín in Google Street View | thecitypaperbogota.com | 2016.07.07 |
| Bethlehem | Restoration Work Reveals Hidden Angel Mosaic in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity | www.haaretz.com | 2016.07.06 |
| Rome | Rome's Colosseum Sparkles After Restoration | www.usnews.com | 2016.07.02 |
| Machu Picchu | Tourist dies in Machu Picchu taking photo | www.bbc.com | 2016.07.01 |
| Arbel (arbel, nebe shueb, horns of hittim) (T) | Group reenacts Saladin’s Battle of the Horns of Hattin | www.jpost.com | 2016.06.30 |
| Florence | Bunfight in Florence over plans for a new McDonald's in the city's exquisite Piazza del Duomo | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2016.06.30 |
| Nalanda | Nalanda blame game begins | www.telegraphindia.com | 2016.06.25 |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Zanzibar’s Christ Church Cathedral opens slave-trade heritage centre | www.anglicannews.org | 2016.06.25 |
| Rock Islands | El Nino decimates inhabitants of Palau's treasured Jellyfish Lake | www.abc.net.au | 2016.06.22 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | iSimangaliso water beetles face uncertain future as drought intensifies | traveller24.news24.com | 2016.06.20 |
| St. Kilda | Fundraising drive aims to save seabird paradise off Scotland | www.theguardian.com | 2016.06.20 |
| Neolithic Orkney | Rediscovered: 5,000-year-old figurine from Skara Brae | www.orcadian.co.uk | 2016.06.17 |
| Nikko | “Sleeping Cat” and “Three Wise Monkeys” at Nikko’s Tōshō-gū shrine removed for restoration work | en.rocketnews24.com | 2016.06.16 |
| Pimachiowin Aki | Bipole III route could go through proposed WHS Pimachiowin Aki | www.cbc.ca | 2016.06.16 |
| Macao | Macau St Augustine’s Church roof repairs to cost 1 million patacas | macaunews.com.mo | 2016.06.15 |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Restoration on major buildings in Putuo Zongsheng Temple in Chengde completed | www.ecns.cn | 2016.06.13 |
| Tusi Sites | Ruins of the Tangya Tusi fortress now open to the public | www.thestar.com.my | 2016.06.13 |
| Angkor | Archaeologists have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat | www.theguardian.com | 2016.06.12 |
| Samarra | Students start graffiti clean up of Samarra's spiral minaret | www.nrttv.com | 2016.06.10 |
| Petra | Huge monument discovered at Petra | www.redorbit.com | 2016.06.09 |
| Nimrud (T) | Islamic State destroyed Iraq’s ancient temple of Nabu | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2016.06.09 |
| Imperial Palace | Chinese archaeologists find evidence of the fabled imperial home of Kublai Khan’s Yuan dynasty | www.scmp.com | 2016.06.09 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Auschwitz museum recovers thousands of long-lost items after 50 years | www.reuters.com | 2016.06.09 |
| Istanbul | Greece furious over Muslim prayers held at Hagia Sophia | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2016.06.09 |
| Yellowstone | Man Confirmed Dead After Fall in Yellowstone Hot Spring | www.nbcnews.com | 2016.06.08 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | Two killed, 15 injured in storm at Jiuzhaigou | indianexpress.com | 2016.06.06 |
| Białowieża Forest | Polish Environment Minister wants reduction & status change to cultural WHS for Bialowieza Forest | www.tokfm.pl | 2016.06.03 |
| Willandra Lakes | Mungo Man set to return home by November 2017 | www.abc.net.au | 2016.06.03 |
| Palmyra | Syrian troops looting ancient city Palmyra | www.theguardian.com | 2016.06.02 |
| Selous Game Reserve | Elephants could disappear from Selous within six years | wwf.panda.org | 2016.06.01 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | 3 Years After Kedarnath Tragedy, Valley Of Flowers To Re-Open Tomorrow | www.ndtv.com | 2016.06.01 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Most coral dead in central section of Great Barrier Reef | www.theguardian.com | 2016.05.31 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Sea sponge the size of a minivan discovered in ocean depths off Hawaii | www.theguardian.com | 2016.05.31 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Remains of bizarre group of extinct snail-eating Australian marsupials discovered | www.sciencedaily.com | 2016.05.29 |
| The Old Town of Jakarta (T) | Netherlands. AkzoNobel restoring Jakarta's old town as city bids for UNESCO World Heritage status | www.bymnews.com | 2016.05.25 |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | Bam Citadel to open to public after 13 years | en.mehrnews.com | 2016.05.25 |
| Białowieża Forest | Poland starts logging primeval Bialowieza forest despite protests | www.theguardian.com | 2016.05.25 |
| Grand Canyon | Watchtower at Grand Canyon Reopens as Cultural Heritage Site | abcnews.go.com | 2016.05.20 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Solar lighting for 17 railway stations on Kalka-Shimla link | www.tribuneindia.com | 2016.05.19 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Auschwitz mug reveals secret possessions hidden for 70 years | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2016.05.19 |
| Taj Mahal | Attacks by insects lead to green spots on Taj Mahal | www.ibtimes.co.in | 2016.05.19 |
| Old Dongola (T) | Polish archaeologists discovered dozens of paintings in Old Dongola | scienceinpoland.pap.pl | 2016.05.19 |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | UNESCO deplores severe damage at Church of Saint Simeon | whc.unesco.org | 2016.05.19 |
| Palmyra | Russia builds military camp near ancient site in Palmyra | www.thenewstribune.com | 2016.05.18 |
| Caesarea (T) | Roman Shipwreck Discovered in Caesarea Harbor | www.archaeology.org | 2016.05.17 |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | New building plans in Wachau make waves | derstandard.at | 2016.05.15 |
| Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (T) | Aphrodite statue discovered in Jerash | www.ansamed.info | 2016.05.15 |
| Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya police pressured to catch tourist's assailant | www.bangkokpost.com | 2016.05.14 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Skellig Michael rockfall may postpone opening date | www.irishtimes.com | 2016.05.11 |
| Angkor | Angkor bans vehicles | www.ttrweekly.com | 2016.05.10 |
| Levuka | Historic Fiji town tries to recover from Cyclone Winston | www.radionz.co.nz | 2016.05.10 |
| Angkor | Cambodia, Japan restore Angkor Wat causeway | www.bangkokpost.com | 2016.05.09 |
| Palmyra | Palmyra hosts Russian concert after recapture by Syrian forces | www.theguardian.com | 2016.05.09 |
| Alto Douro | A New Dam in Portugal Is About to Destroy Parts of a World Heritage Wine Region | globalvoices.org | 2016.05.09 |
| Site of Xanadu | Site of Xanadu Museum opens for public in Inner Mongolia | english.eastday.com | 2016.05.08 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Poachers kill a rhino in Assam's Manas national park | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.05.08 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Sun Temple Ticket Counter Locked due to hike in entry fees | www.newindianexpress.com | 2016.05.08 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Kalka-Shimla Mountain Railway affected by forest fires | www.thehindu.com | 2016.05.03 |
| Chavin | Did Chavín society create authoritarianism? | www.peruthisweek.com | 2016.05.01 |
| Donana National Park | Doñana Wold Heritage wetland is under threat from illegal water use | wwf.panda.org | 2016.05.01 |
| Mogao Caves | Dunhuang Caves offer VR trips | e-dunhuang.com | 2016.05.01 |
| Bashkir Ural (T) | Russia's Bashkiria petroglyphs proved to be 2.5 thousand years older than thought | tass.ru | 2016.04.28 |
| Garamba National Park | Three park rangers killed after shootout with elephant poachers | www.express.co.uk | 2016.04.27 |
| Damascus | Market in Damascus Destroyed By Fire | www.ibtimes.com | 2016.04.24 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Tel Aviv’s iconic Dizengoff Square is set for a major overhaul | www.jpost.com | 2016.04.24 |
| St. Kilda | New protections come into force
for the seas around St Kilda | www.stornowaygazette.co.uk | 2016.04.21 |
| Pompei | Pompeii: is this the best they can do with €105m? | www.theguardian.com | 2016.04.20 |
| The Ancient City of Nineveh (T) | Isis destroys gates to ancient city of Nineveh | www.independent.co.uk | 2016.04.19 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Discovery of priest's grave sheds light on first days of Spanish conquest of Mexico | www.theguardian.com | 2016.04.17 |
| Nasca Lines | Ancient Peruvian Mystery Solved From Space | news.discovery.com | 2016.04.16 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | A bridge for Majuli Island? | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2016.04.16 |
| (T) | Chinchorro mummies in complete abandonment and ready to be stolen | | 2016.04.16 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia is considering allowing access to the Preah Vihear temple from the Thai side | www.bangkokpost.com | 2016.04.15 |
| Palmyra | UNESCO unanimously approves Russian resolution on Palmyra restoration | www.rt.com | 2016.04.14 |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | Timeline created for Chauvet-Pont d'Arc | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2016.04.12 |
| (T) | Korea has withdrawn the nomination of Korean Confucian academies | www.koreaherald.com | 2016.04.11 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Bhaktapur monument reconstruction begins | kathmandupost.ekantipur.com | 2016.04.11 |
| Tomioka Silk Mill | World Heritage silk mill offers ‘time travel’ to Meiji Era | www.asahi.com | 2016.04.10 |
| L'ensemble monumental de Tirgu Jiu (T) | Why didn’t the Brancusi ensemble in Romania get on the UNESCO list | www.business-review.eu | 2016.04.09 |
| | World Heritage supports millions, but threatened worldwide | wwf.panda.org | 2016.04.08 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Plight of Shalimar Garden’s historic hydraulic tank system | nation.com.pk | 2016.04.07 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Prominent archaeologist claims Western Wall construction will cause irreparable damage | www.jpost.com | 2016.04.05 |
| Grand Canal | Chinese villagers start massive treasure hunt as a 1,800-year-old canal is drained for cleaning | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2016.04.02 |
| Giant's Causeway | Row after tour guide uses free ancient path to get to Giant's Causeway | www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk | 2016.03.31 |
| Belfries | Belfort of Bruges damaged by heavy banner | deredactie.be | 2016.03.30 |
| Makli, Thatta | Makli graveyard without water supply for past eight years | www.thenews.com.pk | 2016.03.27 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Soon, Son et Lumiere at Konark Sun Temple | www.newindianexpress.com | 2016.03.27 |
| Białowieża Forest | Poland's minister approves logging in pristine forest | www.gazettetimes.com | 2016.03.27 |
| Villa Adriana (Tivoli) | Emperor Hadrian's Villa Yields Posh, Arty Apartment | www.livescience.com | 2016.03.26 |
| Palmyra | UNESCO chief welcomes the liberation of Syria's Palmyra world heritage site | www.un.org | 2016.03.25 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Israeli Regional Construction Committee Approves “Kedem” Colonialist Project In Jerusalem | www.imemc.org | 2016.03.24 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Environment supporters call on UNESCO to investigate Lake Louise ski area expansion | www.rmoutlook.com | 2016.03.24 |
| (T) | New Findings on Lao Plain of Jars Help Unravel Ancient Mysteries | www.voanews.com | 2016.03.22 |
| Pompei | Metallic ink used in the Herculaneum scrolls | popular-archaeology.com | 2016.03.22 |
| Galapagos Islands | New Galápagos Sanctuary Has World’s Highest Abundance of Sharks | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2016.03.22 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Australian government abandons campaign to log Tasmanian forests | www.reuters.com | 2016.03.20 |
| Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal sees a major fall in foreign tourist arrivals | indiatoday.intoday.in | 2016.03.20 |
| (T) | Iraqi and American archaeologists are digging at Ur —and finding evidence of the earliest long-distance commerce | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2016.03.18 |
| Virunga National Park | Four checkpoints in the central sector of the Virunga National Park were attacked by rebel groups, 2 guards killed | whc.unesco.org | 2016.03.17 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Significant storm damage to Skellig Michael | www.irishtimes.com | 2016.03.16 |
| Mana Pools | Father and son on anti-poaching patrol killed by ranger in Zimbabwe | www.theguardian.com | 2016.03.15 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | A new beginning for Egypt’s ancient capital: Ancient Memphis Walking Circuit | www.heritagedaily.com | 2016.03.15 |
| Cordoba | Córdoba rejects Catholic church's claim to own mosque-cathedral | www.theguardian.com | 2016.03.14 |
| Grand-Bassam | At least 12 people are dead after a gun attack on a beach resort in Grand-Bassam | news.sky.com | 2016.03.13 |
| Ellora Caves | Cannabis preserved India's ancient Ellora caves from decay for 1,500 years | mashable.com | 2016.03.12 |
| Los Glaciares | Ice bridge collapses at Perito Moreno Glacier | www.abc.net.au | 2016.03.11 |
| The Sundarbans | Long march in Bangladesh against Sundarbans power plant | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2016.03.11 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | Visitor centre opens at Cromford Mills factory site | www.bbc.com | 2016.03.11 |
| Plantin-Moretus Museum | Plantin-Moretus Museum to close May-Sept 2016for refurbishment | www.gva.be | 2016.03.09 |
| Lake Turkana | An Update on Kenya’s Dwindling Lake Turkana as Ethiopian Dam Begins Operation | www.newsecuritybeat.org | 2016.03.08 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Parts of Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction | www.thedailyherald.sx | 2016.03.07 |
| Royal Palace at Caserta | Italy unions attack head of WHS of Caserta for working too hard | www.straitstimes.com | 2016.03.06 |
| Vézère Valley | Opening date for Lascaux 4 revealed | connexionfrance.com | 2016.03.04 |
| Medina of Fez | World's oldest library in Fez to reopen in May | www.worldbulletin.net | 2016.03.04 |
| Machu Picchu | British and French tourists arrested for stripping naked at Machu Picchu | www.thestar.com.my | 2016.03.03 |
| Levuka | Tropical cyclone struck Levuka late February | whc.unesco.org | 2016.03.02 |
| Ancient Kano City Walls and Asociated Sties (T) | Kano city walls: An endangered 1,000 year-old heritage | www.dailytrust.com.ng | 2016.03.01 |
| Nîmes, l'Antiquité au présent (T) | Medieval Muslim graves in France reveal a previously unseen history | arstechnica.com | 2016.02.29 |
| Ed-Dur Site (T) | UAE rebuilding region's sun temple, brick by brick | www.khaleejtimes.com | 2016.02.29 |
| Great Zimbabwe | Robert Mugabe hosts lavish 92nd birthday party at Great Zimbabwe Ruins | www.herald.co.zw | 2016.02.28 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Monarch butterfly migration to Mexico jumps after years of decline | www.theguardian.com | 2016.02.27 |
| Ha Long Bay | Vietnam to open airport near Ha Long Bay in 2017 | www.thanhniennews.com | 2016.02.26 |
| Dinosaur Provincial Park | New findings involving Alberta dinosaur bones strengthen idea of 70-million-year-old land bridge | edmontonjournal.com | 2016.02.26 |
| Longmen Grottoes | Royal Cave Temple at the Longmen Grottoes will finally be revealed to the public on March 10 | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2016.02.24 |
| Bagan | Tourists in Burma banned from climbing Bagan pagodas following 'disgraceful' behaviour | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2016.02.24 |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | US citizen arrested for photographing Khajuraho temples with drone | www.hindustantimes.com | 2016.02.24 |
| Meroe | Pyramid of Queen Khennuwa investigated for the first time in almost a century | www.heritagedaily.com | 2016.02.22 |
| (T) | Roman Bath excavated along Danube Limes | ooe.orf.at | 2016.02.19 |
| Bamberg | Bamberg will get a WH Visitor Center | www.stadt.bamberg.de | 2016.02.19 |
| Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T) | Jordan Valley Prehistoric Village Discovered | www.jewishpress.com | 2016.02.18 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Island not destroyed by war, analysis of 'spear points' shows | phys.org | 2016.02.17 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Italy to impose limits on visitors to Cinque Terre with tourist 'ticket' system | www.theguardian.com | 2016.02.17 |
| Gondwana Rainforests | Green Army tackles Dorrigo National Park to manage invasive weeds and improve native vegetation | www.abc.net.au | 2016.02.17 |
| Dubrovnik | Stars Wars 8 Awakens Another UNESCO World Heritage Site: Dubrovnik | www.blouinartinfo.com | 2016.02.17 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Auschwitz museum develops app to detect ‘Polish death camps’ errors | www.thenews.pl | 2016.02.17 |
| Ohrid Region | The town and lake Ohrid are endangered by a vast urbanization plan | www.balcanicaucaso.org | 2016.02.12 |
| Macao | A-Ma Temple altar closed until further notice following blaze | macaubusinessdaily.com | 2016.02.12 |
| (T) | Gujarat plans Kutch-Dholavira expressway | www.asianage.com | 2016.02.10 |
| Mapungubwe | Tracing dogs beef up security at National Park Mapungubwe | www.sabc.co.za | 2016.02.09 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egyptian archaeologists call for tougher security measures after 'sale of pyramid pieces' | english.ahram.org.eg | 2016.02.09 |
| Kakadu National Park | Rivers down and cruises cancelled as Kakadu National Park swelters through one of its driest wet seasons on record | www.abc.net.au | 2016.02.08 |
| Macao | Collapsing wall damages Lou Kau Mansion in Macau | www.macaunews.com.mo | 2016.02.06 |
| Timbuktu | 900-year-old consecration ceremony held for the Timbuktu mausoleums | whc.unesco.org | 2016.02.05 |
| Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Japan to withdraw bid for World Heritage listing of Nagasaki, Kumamoto sites | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2016.02.05 |
| | How Ahmedabad Robbed Delhi, Mumbai Of A Chance To Get World Heritage City Status | www.scoopwhoop.com | 2016.02.04 |
| Quartier de Peñarol: la Vieille Ville historique et le paysage industriel ferroviaire (T) | Peñarol station receives cruise passengers with steam train ride | www.elpais.com.uy | 2016.02.02 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | German teenager climbs ancient Giza landmark – and films the whole thing | www.rt.com | 2016.01.30 |
| Nasca Lines | NASA radar maps new view of Nasca Lines | www.odishanewsinsight.com | 2016.01.29 |
| (T) | New Development Could Hurt Hollyhock Heritage Status | www.losfelizledger.com | 2016.01.29 |
| The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T) | 1,700-year-old inscriptions linked to ‘rabbis’ unearthed in Galilee | www.jpost.com | 2016.01.28 |
| Mrauk-U (T) | Mrauk-U conservation seen as reconstructing not preserving | www.mmtimes.com | 2016.01.27 |
| (T) | Sharjah to invest Dh250m into Mleiha archaeological project | www.thenational.ae | 2016.01.25 |
| Pompei | Pompeii entrance temporarily closed by fallen stone | www.timesunion.com | 2016.01.24 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmanian bushfires 'worst crisis in decades' for world heritage forests | www.theguardian.com | 2016.01.23 |
| Kremlin and Red Square | UNESCO asking to put off installation of new monument close to Moscow Kremlin | tass.ru | 2016.01.22 |
| Tomioka Silk Mill | Historic silk mill invites public to view its cocoon warehouses | ajw.asahi.com | 2016.01.20 |
| Garamba National Park | Extinction looms for rare Congolese giraffes in Garamba NP | us.blastingnews.com | 2016.01.20 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Cosmic particles inside pyramids could unlock mystery of how they were built | www.theguardian.com | 2016.01.19 |
| Bagan | Bagan inventory reveals new pagodas | www.frontiermyanmar.net | 2016.01.19 |
| (T) | West Bohemian spas still in the running for UNESCO listing | www.praguemonitor.com | 2016.01.18 |
| Stoclet House | Mayor pleads to open Stoclet Palace to general public | deredactie.be | 2016.01.16 |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | Chauvet cave may hold earliest painting of volcanic eruption | www.nature.com | 2016.01.16 |
| Baekje Historic Areas | Restoring East Asia’s oldest stone pagoda | www.koreaherald.com | 2016.01.16 |
| Wadi Al-Hitan | Egypt Inaugurates Fossil Museum at Wadi El Hitan | egyptianstreets.com | 2016.01.16 |
| Altamira Cave | Battle erupts over ‘elitist’ Altamira cave art plans | www.theolivepress.es | 2016.01.16 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Kasubi tombs to be completed by end of 2016 | www.newvision.co.ug | 2016.01.10 |
| Osun-Osogbo | On the brink: Inside the project to save Osun Oshogbo | edition.cnn.com | 2016.01.09 |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Christian-Greek inscription reveals the problematic relationship that existed between these communities when the Byzantine society disintegrated in the Negev | www.aurora-israel.co.il | 2016.01.09 |
| Derbent | 1 dead, 10 injured in shooting at Naryn-kala fortress in the city of Derbent | www.foxnews.com | 2015.12.31 |
| Coiba National Park | Luxury Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Coiba | gcaptain.com | 2015.12.27 |
| Joya de Ceren | Archaeological Finds in El Salvador Tell a Whole Different Tale about Maya Society | www.scientificamerican.com | 2015.12.25 |
| Pompei | Six newly restored houses opened at Pompeii | www.theguardian.com | 2015.12.25 |
| Bosra | UN condemns archaeological destruction at Bosra | aranews.net | 2015.12.25 |
| (T) | Jordan eyes UNESCO World Heritage status for Salt | www.albawaba.com | 2015.12.23 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Mass tourism is jeopardising our city's future which is under threat, Venetians tell UNESCO | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.12.23 |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | Bridge on the Drina gets a Turkish facelift | www.dailysabah.com | 2015.12.22 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Changu Narayan still ignored | thehimalayantimes.com | 2015.12.20 |
| (T) | Uruguay selects 10 works of Dieste to nominate as WHS | www.elpais.com.uy | 2015.12.20 |
| Thessalonika | Roman Rotunda in Thessaloniki reopens after restoration | www.tornosnews.gr | 2015.12.19 |
| Lake Malawi | Malawi government is still undecided on whether to explore oil or not in Lake Malawi. | malawi24.com | 2015.12.16 |
| Taxila | 1st century AD coins, arrowheads discovered at Taxila | www.dawn.com | 2015.12.16 |
| Bagan | Bagan hotels in limbo as government blocks licences | www.mmtimes.com | 2015.12.15 |
| Machu Picchu | Peru working on new entrance to Machu Picchu citadel to ease flow of visitors | latino.foxnews.com | 2015.12.15 |
| Belfries | Father Christmas falls to his death while rehearsing at French belfry of Douai | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.12.14 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Failed Ħaġar Qim tent still littering heritage site, two weeks after summit | www.independent.com.mt | 2015.12.14 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | iSimangaliso loses well-loved white rhino family to poachers | uk.blastingnews.com | 2015.12.11 |
| Sabratha | Fears are mounting that Islamic State terrorists could destroy Sabratha | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.12.11 |
| Congonhas | Congonhas Museum will be inaugurated on Dec 15 | whc.unesco.org | 2015.12.10 |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | Blame game begins over fire at historic Diyarbakır mosque | www.todayszaman.com | 2015.12.09 |
| (T) | Drone allows new view of Laos's bomb-riddled Plain of Jars | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.12.08 |
| Florence | Florence seeks a better class of tourist to share its besieged medieval treasures | www.theguardian.com | 2015.12.06 |
| Blue and John Crow Mountains | Another Maroon Site Identified In Blue and John Crow Mountains | jis.gov.jm | 2015.12.04 |
| Angkor | Cambodia releases TV spot to promote "code of conduct" for visitors to Angkor | www.globalpost.com | 2015.12.04 |
| Valletta | Valletta’s UNESCO status undermined by Tigné 40-storey hotel | www.maltatoday.com.mt | 2015.12.04 |
| Virunga National Park | Can clean energy save the gorillas of Virunga National Park? | edition.cnn.com | 2015.12.04 |
| Ancient Nara | Nara's Great Buddha has a bad hair day | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.12.04 |
| Blue and John Crow Mountains | Fine of up to $50,000 for committing various offences in the Blue and John Crow Mountains | www.jamaicaobserver.com | 2015.12.03 |
| Mansehra Rock Edicts (T) | Japanese, Pakistani archaeologists strive to save heritage threatened by dam, militants | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2015.12.03 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Government of Belize bans offshore oil exploration at Belize Barrier Reef | whc.unesco.org | 2015.12.02 |
| Agrigento | Ancient Greek Temple Aligned to Full Moon | news.discovery.com | 2015.12.02 |
| Ancient Thebes | Egypt says 90 percent chance of hidden rooms in Tut tomb | fox61.com | 2015.12.01 |
| Rome | Rome banishes centurion impersonators | www.stuff.co.nz | 2015.11.30 |
| Fujisan | Number of climbers allowed on Mount Fuji may be scaled back starting in 2018 | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.11.28 |
| Tsodilo | Community Benefits From Tsodilo Status | allafrica.com | 2015.11.28 |
| Edinburgh | Calls to protect Edinburgh world heritage site | www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com | 2015.11.28 |
| Göreme NP | Ancient underground city in Cappadocia will 'rewrite history' | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2015.11.27 |
| Royal Exhibition Building | Local designer wins tender to revamp Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building | www.abc.net.au | 2015.11.26 |
| Aleppo | The slow destruction of the Aleppo citadel | syriadirect.org | 2015.11.25 |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | Singapore Botanic Gardens set to be bigger, better by 2018 | www.channelnewsasia.com | 2015.11.21 |
| Te Wahipounamu | Seven killed in helicopter crash on Fox Glacier | www.stuff.co.nz | 2015.11.21 |
| Verona | Verona Castelvecchio: 17 Major Artworks Stolen | www.corriere.it | 2015.11.20 |
| Yellowstone | Yellowstone proposes controversial slaughter of 1,000 bison | www.theguardian.com | 2015.11.20 |
| West Lake | Controversy as McDonald's opens new restaurant at West Lake | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.11.19 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of a guard at Okapi Wildlife Reserve | whc.unesco.org | 2015.11.19 |
| (T) | Forbidden island relaxes rules for World Heritage bid | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.11.19 |
| Taj Mahal | Crematorium near Taj Mahal must be moved | www.theguardian.com | 2015.11.18 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Unesco seeks details of Orange Line train project in Lahore | en.dailypakistan.com.pk | 2015.11.15 |
| Al Ain | Qasr Al Muwaiji opens as a museum in Al Ain | gulfnews.com | 2015.11.15 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | National Security Guard Team Disposes Of Over One Tonne Explosives From Rathambore Fort | www.ndtv.com | 2015.11.13 |
| Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape (T) | Gladiator Colosseum Found in Volterra | news.discovery.com | 2015.11.13 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Kosovo fails in UNESCO membership bid | www.channelnewsasia.com | 2015.11.10 |
| Socotra Archipelago | Cyclone Megh batters Yemeni island of Socotra | www.bbc.com | 2015.11.09 |
| Angkor | Angkor Wat will open for tourists two and a half hours earlier | www.ttrweekly.com | 2015.11.09 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | UNESCO membership would put the government in Pristina in charge of managing all of Kosovo's heritage, including Gracanica | www.worldbulletin.net | 2015.11.08 |
| Virunga National Park | Oil found under Congo wildlife park | www.3news.co.nz | 2015.11.08 |
| Ancient Thebes | Egypt opens three ancient tombs in Luxor for the first time in a bid to lure tourists | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.11.07 |
| Cidade Velha | Earliest church in the tropics unearthed in former heart of Atlantic slave trade | phys.org | 2015.11.07 |
| Champagne | Moët & Chandon renovates cellars after UNESCO heritage site honor | www.luxurydaily.com | 2015.11.07 |
| Rome | Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens after $2.4M restoration | www.cnbc.com | 2015.11.06 |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Terrorists destroy UNESCO WHS of al-Bara, northern Syria | en.abna24.com | 2015.11.05 |
| Joya de Ceren | Footprints on ceremonial road may indicate Ceren residents were fleeing volcano | www.eurekalert.org | 2015.11.04 |
| Curonian Spit | Curonian Spit in debate over visiting fees | www.globalpost.com | 2015.11.03 |
| Takht-i-Bahi | Pakistan quake causes cracks in World Heritage sites | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.11.02 |
| Taxila | The Death Scene of Buddha: Back from the dead | tribune.com.pk | 2015.11.02 |
| St. Kilda | New book challenges St Kilda's 'lost world' tag | www.bbc.com | 2015.11.02 |
| Virunga National Park | Congolese Activists Honored for Fighting Oil Exploration in Virunga National Park | www.npr.org | 2015.10.31 |
| Grand Pré | Archeologists searching for Grand-Pré Acadian church site | www.cbc.ca | 2015.10.30 |
| (T) | Tokyo museum undergoes face-lift and will be closed until March 2016 | www.the-japan-news.com | 2015.10.27 |
| Gorham's Cave Complex | Gibraltar Museum works with Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service to clear up Gorham's Cave | www.chronicle.gi | 2015.10.24 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Jhalawar's Gagron Fort gets face-lift to attract tourists | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.10.23 |
| Taj Mahal | Heritage experts say no to illumination of Taj Mahal | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2015.10.23 |
| Galapagos Islands | Scientists identify new Galapagos giant tortoise species | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.10.22 |
| Chan Chan | Chan Chan archaeological remains found at burial platform | www.andina.com.pe | 2015.10.20 |
| Acropolis | Acropolis fees soar to pay for Greek debt | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.10.17 |
| Edinburgh | Controversial hotel developments threaten Edinburgh's World Heritage status | www.bighospitality.co.uk | 2015.10.13 |
| Garamba National Park | Poachers Kill 4 in Anti-Poaching Patrol in Garamba | abcnews.go.com | 2015.10.11 |
| Pompei | The Restorers of Pompeii Have More Money Than Time | www.bloomberg.com | 2015.10.10 |
| Pompei | Ancient Romans in Pompeii Had 'Perfect Teeth' | www.smithsonianmag.com | 2015.10.10 |
| Valletta | Expert seeks changes to St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum extension | www.timesofmalta.com | 2015.10.10 |
| Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes received a record one million visitors so far this year | www.shanghaidaily.com | 2015.10.10 |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | Historic structures damaged in Diyarbakır | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2015.10.07 |
| Palmyra | Islamic State 'blows up Palmyra arch' | www.bbc.com | 2015.10.06 |
| Angkor | Angkor Wat Earns Over $43 Million From Ticket Sales in first 9 months 2015 | www.ndtv.com | 2015.10.06 |
| Manu National Park | Manu NP tourists held overnight by protesters | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.09.24 |
| Palmyra | Palmyra citadel damaged by Syrian government bombing, says expert | www.middleeasteye.net | 2015.09.24 |
| Summer Palace | Tibetan relics from Norbulingka on exhibition in Beijing's Summer Palace | www.shanghaidaily.com | 2015.09.23 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Cahokia’s Monks Mound May Have Been Built in Only 20 Years | westerndigs.org | 2015.09.22 |
| Pompei | Pre-Roman tomb unearthed in Pompeii | www.thelocal.it | 2015.09.22 |
| Cocos Island | Jaeger-LeCoultre helps Cocos Island National Park fight poaching | whc.unesco.org | 2015.09.22 |
| Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution | New Museum brings to life the heyday of Nagasaki’s 'Battleship Island' | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.09.20 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australian Government spent at least $400,000 lobbying against Great Barrier Reef 'danger' listing | www.smh.com.au | 2015.09.17 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Toy train derails on Kalka-Shimla track, 2 foreigners dead | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.09.12 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Homo naledi, a new species of human, discovered in a cave in South Africa | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.09.10 |
| (T) | Greenland’s Farmers Torn Over Tapping Pristine Land for Mineral Riches | www.nytimes.com | 2015.09.09 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Star Wars allowed to come back to Skellig Michael | www.breakingnews.ie | 2015.09.09 |
| Potala Palace | New measures to preserve Potala Palace, limiting the number of visitors to 5,000 a day. | news.xinhuanet.com | 2015.09.08 |
| (T) | Chandigarh Unbuilt - competition to "complete" the city as conceived by Le Corbusier | www.archasm.in | 2015.09.08 |
| San Antonio Missions | Texas man tried to write his name on Alamo wall with car key | www.nydailynews.com | 2015.09.08 |
| Stonehenge | Huge ritual monument found hidden near Stonehenge | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.09.07 |
| Erbil Citadel | Inside look at Erbil Citadel restoration | rudaw.net | 2015.09.06 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Top court finds Noppadon innocent over Preah Vihear World Heritage listing affair | www.nationmultimedia.com | 2015.09.05 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Navitus Bay wind farm off Jurassic Coast set to be rejected | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.09.05 |
| Palmyra | Islamic State has destroyed three tower tombs in Palmyra | www.theguardian.com | 2015.09.04 |
| Pyu Ancient Cities | Since being listed as a World Heritage Site, the ancient city of Sri Ksetra has seen a surge of visitors | www.mmtimes.com | 2015.09.02 |
| Tropical Rainforest Sumatra | Forest Rangers Arrest Six Bird Poachers in Gunung Leuser National Park | newswise.com | 2015.09.02 |
| Cyrene | £1.5m ancient Greek statue looted from Libyan heritage site Cyrene 'must be returned' | www.independent.co.uk | 2015.09.02 |
| Prehistoric Pile Dwellings | Luzerner Pile Dwellings decay fast | www.zentralplus.ch | 2015.09.01 |
| Palmeral of Elche | Elche battles evil weevil invasion to save Unesco heritage palm forest | www.euroweeklynews.com | 2015.08.31 |
| Palmyra | ISIS blow up 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel in Palmyra | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.08.31 |
| Ephesus | Archaeozoologists open bone lab at Ephesus | www.pasthorizonspr.com | 2015.08.29 |
| Lamu Old Town | In Kenya, Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant Threatens Lamu | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2015.08.29 |
| Royal Palace at Caserta | Kids bathe in Reggia di Caserta fountain, section of park closed | www.gazzettadelsud.it | 2015.08.29 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | ‘Sidelining’ over Star Wars on Skellig Michael criticised | www.irishtimes.com | 2015.08.28 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | More foreigners visit Cambodia's Preah Vihear world heritage site | www.khmertimeskh.com | 2015.08.26 |
| Primeval Beech Forests | Activists demand cutting Slovak Carpathian beech forest from UNESCO list | spectator.sme.sk | 2015.08.25 |
| Mount Hamiguitan | Pamana killing threatens Mount Hamiguitan’s status as WHS | lifestyle.inquirer.net | 2015.08.24 |
| Palmyra | Palmyra's Baalshamin temple 'blown up by IS' | www.bbc.com | 2015.08.24 |
| Pasargadae | Experts testing stones to restore Pasargadae | www.tehrantimes.com | 2015.08.23 |
| Agra Fort | Debris gone, archaeologists find passage in Agra Fort | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.08.22 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Aztec skull trophy rack discovered at Mexico City’s Templo Mayor | www.theguardian.com | 2015.08.22 |
| Yosemite National Park | Yosemite deaths illustrate a tragic but not uncommon risk in nature | www.latimes.com | 2015.08.20 |
| Blenheim Palace | Woodstock homes plan 'threatens' Blenheim Palace Estate | www.bbc.com | 2015.08.20 |
| Palmyra | Isil 'beheads top archaeologist in Palmyra' after refusing to give up secrets of its treasures | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.08.19 |
| Rome | Illicit bathing at Rome’s Bernini fountain | www.wantedinrome.com | 2015.08.19 |
| Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin | Investigation into the placement of solar panels in La Serreta Cave | translate.google.nl | 2015.08.19 |
| Virunga National Park | Oil exploitation by Uganda in Lake Edward may pollute Virunga Park | www.radiookapi.net | 2015.08.19 |
| Chichen-Itza | Subterranean river discovered beneath Mexico's Chichen Itza ruins | www.theguardian.com | 2015.08.17 |
| San Antonio Missions | Global Tourists Already Seen in San Antonio Due to World Heritage Designation | www.woai.com | 2015.08.15 |
| Los Glaciares | Hydroelectric dams in southern Argentina affect glaciers, say environmentalists | www.lagranepoca.com | 2015.08.12 |
| Belfries | Belfry of Bergues looking for sponsors for its renovation | www.lavoixdunord.fr | 2015.08.12 |
| Rome | Italian Government Spending $20 Million to Restore Colosseum Floors | www.architecturaldigest.com | 2015.08.12 |
| Ayutthaya | Thai women who filmed 'sensual' dance routine at historic temple face legal action for 'degrading' the ancient site at Ayutthaya | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.08.12 |
| Pompei | Dutch boy steals Pompeii relic to pay for iPhone | www.thelocal.it | 2015.08.11 |
| Pont du Gard | X-rated video filmed under the Pont du Gard | www.midilibre.fr | 2015.08.10 |
| The Sundarbans | Bangladesh police kill 6 suspected tiger poachers in the world's largest mangrove forest | www.foxnews.com | 2015.08.10 |
| Delhi - A Heritage City (T) | Delhi's Imperial Capital Cities' UNESCO nomination not withdrawn, but "postponed" | www.hindustantimes.com | 2015.08.05 |
| Tauric Chersonese | Putin places Chersonesus under federal control following turmoil over the appointment of a Russian Orthodox priest as director | www.usnews.com | 2015.08.02 |
| Ha Long Bay | Flooded Vietnam coal mines leaking toxic slurry into Ha Long Bay | www.abc.net.au | 2015.08.02 |
| Pitons of Reunion | Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts on island of Reunion | www.theguardian.com | 2015.08.02 |
| Samarra | £500,000 project to save 1,200-year-old mosque threatened by Islamic State | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.07.31 |
| Selimiye Mosque | Convicts work as excavators in Selimiye Mosque garden | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2015.07.30 |
| Lamu Old Town | Lamu Old Town Will Only Allow Donkeys | allafrica.com | 2015.07.29 |
| Moenjodaro | 4,600 years old Mohenjo Daro ruins face serious threat from rainwater | arynews.tv | 2015.07.29 |
| Göbekli Tepe | Signs of world’s first pictograph found in Göbeklitepe | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2015.07.25 |
| Agrigento | Google hires Valley of the Temples in Sicily to host a £70,000 banquet for top executives | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.07.25 |
| Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T) | Discovery in Israel pushes back dawn of agriculture to 23,000 years ago | www.haaretz.com | 2015.07.25 |
| The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa (T) | Sibidu Cave Under Threat | www.gizmodo.com.au | 2015.07.23 |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | The Ancient City Where People Decided To Eat Chickens | www.npr.org | 2015.07.23 |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai | King Philip II Stirs Controversy in Archaeology World | clapway.com | 2015.07.22 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | French farmers' protest cuts off Mont-St-Michel | www.thelocal.fr | 2015.07.22 |
| Potsdam | Potsdam palace reopens its majestic Grotto Hall | www.dw.com | 2015.07.22 |
| Lena Pillars | Siberia's amazing Sinsky Pillars as seen from drone | www.rt.com | 2015.07.21 |
| Timbuktu | Timbuktu's historic tombs restored | www.theguardian.com | 2015.07.21 |
| Potosi | Protesters cut access to Bolivian city of Potosi | www.bbc.com | 2015.07.19 |
| Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius | Temple of Confucius gets first facelift in century | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2015.07.19 |
| (T) | Tunnel of 140m long found below city of Zaruma | translate.google.nl | 2015.07.18 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Venice may restrict tourist access | traveller24.news24.com | 2015.07.16 |
| Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" | Jordan and Palestine dispute Jesus's baptism site after Unesco designation | europe.newsweek.com | 2015.07.15 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | New Hadrian’s Wall tour bus explores iconic World Heritage Site | www.cumbriacrack.com | 2015.07.14 |
| Aleppo | Syria civil war: Bomb damages Aleppo's ancient citadel | www.bbc.com | 2015.07.12 |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | UNESCO recognition a ‘victory’ for people of Diyarbakır | www.todayszaman.com | 2015.07.12 |
| Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution | Tourists flock to Japan’s new UNESCO heritage sites | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2015.07.12 |
| Arles | Rare ancient Roman frescos found in Arles | www.english.rfi.fr | 2015.07.11 |
| Hall in Tyrol - The Mint (T) | Kontroverse rund ums Welterbe - Hall | www.tt.com | 2015.07.11 |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | Gardens celebrating SG50 with rare orchid showcases | www.todayonline.com | 2015.07.11 |
| M'Zab Valley | 18 dead in M'Zab valley communal violence | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2015.07.09 |
| Serpent Mound (T) | Vandalism at Serpent Mound during Fourth of July weekend | timesgazette.com | 2015.07.09 |
| San Antonio Missions | Party held to celebrate Missions' World Heritage status | www.ksat.com | 2015.07.08 |
| Ein Karem, a village and its cultural landscape (T) | Jerusalem family finds 2,000-year old mikveh underneath living room | www.haaretz.com | 2015.07.03 |
| Timbuktu | Timbuktu mausoleums will be rebuilt by end of July 2015 | whc.unesco.org | 2015.07.01 |
| Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ | Saudi Arabia to open tourism to foreign Umrah pilgrims, to places such as Madain Saleh | www.albawaba.com | 2015.06.30 |
| Mount Wuyi | New high speed train offers amazing views of Mount Huangshan, Mount Wuyi, and Mount Sanqingshan. | www.cctv-america.com | 2015.06.30 |
| Great Wall | Great Wall Of China Disappearing: One-Third Of WHS Stolen Or Eroded | www.inquisitr.com | 2015.06.30 |
| Bagan | Bagan waits for Unesco nod | www.nationmultimedia.com | 2015.06.29 |
| New Lanark | New Lanark’s £1.5 million grant | www.carlukegazette.co.uk | 2015.06.27 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | Mikisew First Nation takes Wood Buffalo concerns to UNESCO | www.theglobeandmail.com | 2015.06.27 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galápagos rebellion against foreign investment in hotels, golf courses, luxury tourism | www.theecologist.org | 2015.06.26 |
| Lake Turkana | Will the World Take Action to Stop the Destruction of Lake Turkana? | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2015.06.26 |
| (T) | Maison Guiette will temporarily open during Open Monuments Day (13-9-2015) | www.gva.be | 2015.06.25 |
| Chaco Culture | Bones of Exotic Macaws Reveal Early Rise of Trade, Hierarchy in Chaco Canyon | westerndigs.org | 2015.06.24 |
| (T) | Protest against Japanese World Heritage bid ends in turnaround | the-japan-news.com | 2015.06.23 |
| Palmyra | IS 'lays mines' in ruins of Syria's ancient Palmyra | www.businessinsider.com | 2015.06.22 |
| Historic Cairo | Old Cairo Heritage Sites To Undergo Renovations | egyptianstreets.com | 2015.06.22 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Preserving heritage: A more tourist-friendly Lahore Fort | tribune.com.pk | 2015.06.21 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Former Officials Protest Proposed Lake Louise Developments | www.huffingtonpost.ca | 2015.06.21 |
| | In Colombia's remote wilderness, Briton uncovers stunning prehistoric rock art | www.theguardian.com | 2015.06.21 |
| Moenjodaro | Sindh ignores Mohen-jo-Daro encroachments despite UNESCO’s repeated warnings | www.pakistantoday.com.pk | 2015.06.15 |
| Kathmandu Valley | UNESCO raises concerns over safety at reopened Kathmandu sites | www.ibtimes.com | 2015.06.15 |
| (T) | S. Korea asks Germany to oppose Japan's World Heritage bid for Meiji industrial sites | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.06.15 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Bamiyan Buddhas rise again in 3D | www.theatlantic.com | 2015.06.15 |
| Erbil Citadel | Irbil Citadel Restoration Slows as Iraqi Kurds Devote Funds to Fighting IS | www.voanews.com | 2015.06.13 |
| Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest) (Belgium) (T) | Major support for world heritage bid for First World War sites | www.flanderstoday.eu | 2015.06.12 |
| Sana'a | 'Air strike' kills five in historic district of Sana'a | www.theguardian.com | 2015.06.12 |
| Kinabalu Park | Foreigners may get three months jail if charged and found guilty of obscene act at Mount Kinabalu | www.thestar.com.my | 2015.06.10 |
| Ancient Thebes | 'Suicide attack' at Egypt Karnak temple site in Luxor | www.bbc.com | 2015.06.10 |
| Aksum | Dazzling jewels from an Ethiopian grave reveal 2,000-year-old link Aksum to Rome | www.theguardian.com | 2015.06.09 |
| Angkor | Angkor 'replica' plan in India angers Cambodia | www.bangkokpost.com | 2015.06.07 |
| Rome | Colosseum killing machine reconstructed after more than 1,500 years | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.06.06 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Kathmandu Valley to enter UN's 'heritage in danger' list | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.06.06 |
| Kinabalu Park | Mount Kinabalu earthquake: Climbers injured, stranded as magnitude-6.0 quake rocks Malaysia | www.abc.net.au | 2015.06.05 |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Lightning strikes heritage site in Khajuraho, damages Devi Jagadambika temple | www.hindustantimes.com | 2015.06.03 |
| (T) | ICOMOS Backs Partial Restoration of Miruk Temple Stone Pagoda | koreabizwire.com | 2015.06.02 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Leader of small religious group tied to vandalism at Japan's historic sites | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.06.01 |
| Lake Baikal | Putin steps in to voice concern over threat from Mongolian hydro plants | siberiantimes.com | 2015.05.31 |
| Site of Xanadu | Dragons of Xanadu: Sculptures Discovered in Legendary City | www.livescience.com | 2015.05.30 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Nepal to reopen 3 damaged heritage sitesby June 15 | www.bangkokpost.com | 2015.05.29 |
| Sites of Hongshan Culture: The Niuheliang Archaeological Site, the Hongshanhou Archaeological Site, and Weijiawopu Archa (T) | 175 'tomb raiders' caught pillaging Stone Age archaeological site Niuheliang | www.scmp.com | 2015.05.28 |
| Delhi - A Heritage City (T) | Why Government Doesn't Want Delhi to be a World Heritage City Anymore | www.ndtv.com | 2015.05.26 |
| Saryarka | New mass die-off of Saiga antelopes in Sary-Arka | www.wildlifeextra.com | 2015.05.26 |
| Semmering Railway | Green light for Semmering Tunnel | diepresse.com | 2015.05.26 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos Wolf volcano erupts for first time in 30 years | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.05.26 |
| Plantations in West Curacao (T) | Old plantations in Curaçao may become World Heritage in 2019 | curacaochronicle.com | 2015.05.26 |
| (T) | UNESCO examines the works of Dieste | www.elpais.com.uy | 2015.05.22 |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Vandals Paint Palestinian Flags Over Israeli Negev WHS of Haluza | www.algemeiner.com | 2015.05.22 |
| Delhi - A Heritage City (T) | Delhi's Imperial Capital Cities nomination withdrawn by State Party | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.05.22 |
| (T) | Seoul, Tokyo to discuss UNESCO bid | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2015.05.21 |
| Naumburg Cathedral | Warum Icomos den Naumburger Welterbe-Antrag abschmettert | www.mz-web.de | 2015.05.21 |
| Palmyra | UNESCO chief urges ‘immediate’ cessation of hostilities at Palmyra | www.un.org | 2015.05.21 |
| The Ancient Plovdiv (T) | Bulgarian Archaeologists Reveal Beautiful Early Christian Floor Mosaics in Plovdiv’s Great Basilica | archaeologyinbulgaria.com | 2015.05.20 |
| Palmyra | Palmyra under threat as IS jihadists battle Syrian troops | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2015.05.15 |
| Shahr-i Sokhta | Archaeologists find tallest wall ever found near Iran’s Burnt City | www.presstv.ir | 2015.05.14 |
| Gulf of California | 'In Danger' Status Sought for Mexico's Gulf of California | www.biologicaldiversity.org | 2015.05.14 |
| Sana'a | UNESCO condemns 'severe' bombing damage to Sanaa old town | english.alarabiya.net | 2015.05.13 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Belize plan to allow offshore drilling threatens Great Blue Hole | www.theguardian.com | 2015.05.11 |
| Shiretoko | Huge gathering of more than 30 killer whales seen in Shiretoko | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.05.11 |
| Fort Jesus | Vandals Deface Fort Jesus Heritage Site | allafrica.com | 2015.05.09 |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Mount Everest Shrank As Nepal Quake Lifted Kathmandu | www.livescience.com | 2015.05.07 |
| Royal Palace at Caserta | Caserta under siege by African street vendors | www.tgcom24.mediaset.it | 2015.05.06 |
| Hollókö | Hollókő castle: reconstruction completed | hungarytoday.hu | 2015.05.06 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Excavations reveal new terracotta army | www.news.com.au | 2015.05.06 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Cahokia's rise and fall linked to river flooding | popular-archaeology.com | 2015.05.06 |
| La Cité Historique de Hamdallahi (T) | Suspected Islamic militants destroy mausoleum of Cheick Amadou Barry | www.usnews.com | 2015.05.05 |
| Monticello | Rebuilt Slave Sites Being Unveiled at Jefferson's Monticello | abcnews.go.com | 2015.05.03 |
| Kathmandu Valley | UNESCO team at Swayambhunath temple to prevent looting | ibnlive.in.com | 2015.05.02 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Nepal's Kathmandu valley treasures: Before and after | www.bbc.com | 2015.05.01 |
| The Barotse Cultural Landscape (T) | Zambian government has been accused of pressuring the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) and the Litunga of Barotseland to support the Barotse Plains bid | www.barotsepost.com | 2015.04.30 |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Everest rescuers battle snow to fly out those injured in avalanche, as death toll rose to 17 | www.theguardian.com | 2015.04.26 |
| Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T) | With new discovery, Bolivia has most dinosaur footprints on earth | latino.foxnews.com | 2015.04.26 |
| Kathmandu Valley | A magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal has caused extensive damage in Kathmandu | news.sky.com | 2015.04.25 |
| Cienaga de Zapata National Park (T) | Cuban endangered crocodiles return home to Zapata Swamp | www.bbc.com | 2015.04.20 |
| Macquarie Island | Macquarie Island wildlife recovering after rabbit eradication | www.abc.net.au | 2015.04.20 |
| Lake Baikal | Lake Baikal: World Heritage ecosystems at risk from Mongolian dam | www.theecologist.org | 2015.04.20 |
| (T) | Public get first view of Meiji Era steel works headquarters | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.04.20 |
| Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | Historic Shirakawa hopes to build on recent surge in foreign visitors due to cheap yen | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.04.16 |
| Bosra | Damage to Roman mosaics and the ancient stonework at the site of Bosra | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2015.04.15 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Groups File UNESCO Petition to Save Monarch World Heritage Site in Mexico and should be declared “in danger" | www.enewspf.com | 2015.04.13 |
| Nimrud (T) | Isis video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city Nimrud | www.theguardian.com | 2015.04.12 |
| Robben Island | Robben Island Museum to overhaul ailing visitor experience | traveller24.news24.com | 2015.04.11 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Spate of vandalization hits Kyoto, Nara World Heritage sites | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2015.04.11 |
| Ancient Nara | Spate of vandalization hits Kyoto, Nara World Heritage sites | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2015.04.11 |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Female Jihadists set up anti-Assad training camp in world's oldest Byzantine church to 'empower women' | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2015.04.11 |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | A replica of France’s Grotte Chauvet and its prehistoric art opens to the public | www.euronews.com | 2015.04.11 |
| Grand Canal | Two Chinese men arrested for allegedly discharging hazardous acid waste into the Grand Canal | www.globaltimes.cn | 2015.04.07 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Underground museum at Humayun's Tomb in 2 years | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.04.05 |
| Tiwanaku | Bolivia detects buried pyramid at Tiahuanaco site | latino.foxnews.com | 2015.04.02 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Sterkfontein Cradle of Humankind Caves Yield New Ancient Dates | popular-archaeology.com | 2015.04.02 |
| Florence | Japanese tourist charged by police after using make-up pencil to write name on Florence Cathedral | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.04.02 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Australia opens 19th-century Fremantle Prison as a youth hostel | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2015.03.31 |
| Royal Joseon Tombs | Jeongneung Shrine complex is restored to former glory | koreajoongangdaily.joins.com | 2015.03.30 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Heritage committee sees red over 'garish' lights at CST | www.mid-day.com | 2015.03.27 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Jerusalem reboots controversial cable car plan | www.timesofisrael.com | 2015.03.26 |
| Himeji-jo | Himeji's castle adds amenities for foreign visitors | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.03.26 |
| Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes | New museum at Spiennes opens weekend of 4 and 5 april | www.silexs.mons.be | 2015.03.24 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun's Tomb gets new finial | www.thehindu.com | 2015.03.23 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | Crowds flock to Mont Saint-Michel for 'tide of the century' | www.france24.com | 2015.03.21 |
| Pompei | Pompeii's Villa of Mysteries reopened fully to the public after two years of painstaking restoration | www.businessinsider.com | 2015.03.21 |
| Thingvellir | More Tourists Getting Lost In Thingvellir Than Ever Before | grapevine.is | 2015.03.20 |
| | Ahmedabad nomination dossier a soulless dud with monumental errors | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.03.18 |
| Mérida | Padel tournament at Amphitheatre of Merida draws protests | www.euroweeklynews.com | 2015.03.18 |
| Cyrene | Cyrene: On the front line of Islamic State's war on history | blogs.channel4.com | 2015.03.17 |
| Novodevichy Convent | Fire breaks out at Novodevichy Convent | www.theguardian.com | 2015.03.16 |
| Chaco Culture | Fracking will ruin sacred, preserved sites in Chaco Culture National Historic Park | rt.com | 2015.03.15 |
| Galapagos Islands | Baby Tortoises Born On Galapagos Island For The First Time In A Century | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2015.03.14 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Chittorgarh Fort cracks under illegal mining in its vicinity | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.03.11 |
| Rome | U.S. tourists arrested for carving initials into wall at Rome's Colosseum | edition.cnn.com | 2015.03.10 |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Row Over Akbar's "Navratnas" Installation In Fatehpur Sikri | www.freepressjournal.in | 2015.03.08 |
| Cyrene | Isis vandalism has Libya fearing for its cultural treasures | www.theguardian.com | 2015.03.08 |
| Ban Chiang | Ban Chiang artefacts coming home | www.bangkokpost.com | 2015.03.08 |
| Hatra | IS militants have begun destroying the ruins of the ancient city of Hatra | www.bbc.com | 2015.03.07 |
| Donana National Park | Spain's Supreme Court has ruled against plans to dredge a new shipping channel in Doñana National Park | wwf.panda.org | 2015.03.06 |
| Nimrud (T) | Islamic State accused of bulldozing ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud | www.abc.net.au | 2015.03.06 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Plans In The Works For An Actual Dinosaur Park 'Jurassic Cove' | www.designntrend.com | 2015.03.04 |
| Westminster | The Houses of Parliament could have to be "abandoned" within 20 years without extensive repair work | www.bbc.com | 2015.03.04 |
| Cape Floral Region | A fire burns through indigeneous Fynbos vegetation on the Table Mountain National Park | www.nbcnews.com | 2015.03.03 |
| Angkor | A fashion for taking nude photos at the Angkor archaeological park has led to five foreign visitors being deported this year | www.theguardian.com | 2015.03.03 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | ASI flayed for negligence as rain enters Old Goa heritage church | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.03.02 |
| Elephanta Caves | Elephanta Caves could get helipad | www.firstpost.com | 2015.03.02 |
| Stonehenge | New Stone Avenue found at Avebury | www.sourcewire.com | 2015.03.02 |
| Rani-ki-Vav | Patan's 11th century step-well chosen for restoration | www.thehindubusinessline.com | 2015.02.28 |
| St. Kilda | New milestone for St Kilda Centre in Uig | www.stornowaygazette.co.uk | 2015.02.27 |
| Erbil Citadel | After 6,000 Years, Time For A Renovation At Iraq's Citadel | whqr.org | 2015.02.27 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Archaeologists discover secret room in ancient Sidon temple | www.dailystar.com.lb | 2015.02.26 |
| (T) | Bill to prevent the Alamo from being taken over by the United Nations found little support | www.chron.com | 2015.02.24 |
| Cahokia Mounds | State budget problems force cuts, crowdfunding at Cahokia Mounds | news.stlpublicradio.org | 2015.02.24 |
| East Rennell | Proposed logging threatens World Heritage lake Tegano | www.solomonstarnews.com | 2015.02.24 |
| Caesarea (T) | Divers in Caesarea find largest treasure of gold coins ever discovered in Israel | www.jpost.com | 2015.02.22 |
| Genbaku Dome | Hiroshima split on moving floating oyster eatery near A-Bomb Dome | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2015.02.21 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway hikes toy train ticket price | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2015.02.21 |
| Derbent | Daghestan's Derbent Debacle | www.rferl.org | 2015.02.19 |
| M'Zab Valley | Berber-Arab Clashes in Algeria's M'Zab Valley | www.ocnus.net | 2015.02.14 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | £ 3.7m Heritage Lottery grant completes 10-year regeneration of historic Hayle foundry | www.westernmorningnews.co.uk | 2015.02.12 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Heritage crime concern on Hadrian's Wall because of illegal digging | www.chroniclelive.co.uk | 2015.02.11 |
| Galapagos Islands | Ecuador intensifies actions to reduce risks from ship stranding in Galápagos Islands | whc.unesco.org | 2015.02.06 |
| Vallée de Mai | First Coco-de-Mer poachers of the year arrested in Seychelles | www.seychellesnewsagency.com | 2015.02.06 |
| Horyu-ji Area | Horyuji temple in Nara hikes admission fees following decrease in visitors | ajw.asahi.com | 2015.02.01 |
| Angkor | Tourists Caught Taking Nude Photos at Angkorian Site | www.cambodiadaily.com | 2015.01.30 |
| Yosemite National Park | Rare Sierra Nevada red fox spotted in Yosemite park | www.msn.com | 2015.01.29 |
| The Ancient City of Nineveh (T) | ISIS resumes bombing historical effects and destroys the historic wall of Nineveh | www.english.shafaaq.com | 2015.01.29 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Company ordered to pay $90,000 for fishing in Ningaloo reef reserve | www.theguardian.com | 2015.01.28 |
| Rome | Red Seat Numbers Found on Rome's Colosseum | news.discovery.com | 2015.01.24 |
| Atapuerca | Between 7,200 and 3,100 years ago humans from Atapuerca ate domestic dog, wild cat, fox and badger | www.ceics.eu | 2015.01.22 |
| Pompei | Words emerge from ancient scrolls charred during eruption of Vesuvius | www.theguardian.com | 2015.01.22 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Jesus trial site 'found': Herod's Palace remains discovered near Tower of David in Jerusalem | www.independent.co.uk | 2015.01.22 |
| My Son | India to support My Son heritage site restoration | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2015.01.20 |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | On 14 January 2015, a fire has once again ravaged the Palace of the King Houégbadja in the Royal Palaces of Abomey | whc.unesco.org | 2015.01.19 |
| Hal Saflieni Hypogeum | Hypogeum to close temporarily between April 2015 and April 2016 | news.xinhuanet.com | 2015.01.18 |
| Shahr-i Sokhta | Ancient Piece of Leather Found in Burnt City | www.newhistorian.com | 2015.01.16 |
| Vredefort Dome | 'Official mismanagement' sees Vredefort Dome fall into ruin | www.bdlive.co.za | 2015.01.15 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmania plans to open wilderness world heritage area to logging and tourism | www.theguardian.com | 2015.01.15 |
| Gros Morne National Park | Artists want buffer around Gros Morne park | www.680news.com | 2015.01.13 |
| (T) | Thousands of Nigerians are stranded on an island on the expansive Lake Chad following a Boko Haram assault | en.haberler.com | 2015.01.13 |
| Vallée de Mai | Endemic Seychelles Black Parrot hatchlings bring hope for vulnerable species | www.seychellesnewsagency.com | 2015.01.12 |
| Sana'a | Sana'a's Old City: Prospects grim for cultural preservation | www.yementimes.com | 2015.01.09 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | £ 1 million visitor centre idea for Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | www.shropshirestar.com | 2015.01.09 |
| Vicenza and the Palladian Villas | Verona-Padua railway could destroy cultural landscape | www.theguardian.com | 2015.01.09 |
| Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve (T) | 93 vertebrate fossils discovered in Lake Qaroun Protectorate | www.thecairopost.com | 2015.01.08 |
| Battir | High Court freezes work on the security barrier in the Battir Valley | www.jpost.com | 2015.01.06 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Great Blue Hole off Belize yields new clues to fall of Mayan civilisation | www.theguardian.com | 2015.01.06 |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Three Cheat Death After Stone Town Building Collapse | allafrica.com | 2015.01.04 |
| Delhi - A Heritage City (T) | Delhi's bid to get World Heritage tag hits roadblock | www.hindustantimes.com | 2015.01.04 |
| Hampi | ASI on the brink of excavating more Hampi historical marvels | www.bangaloremirror.com | 2015.01.04 |
| Taj Mahal | Number of foreign visitors to Taj Mahal on wane | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2015.01.03 |
| Fujian Tulou | China's Remote Fortresses Lose Residents, Gain Tourists | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2015.01.03 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Kyoto shrine celebrates return of venerated religious objects after repair work | ajw.asahi.com | 2014.12.26 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Heritage tag benefits elude Kalka-Shimla rail track | www.tribuneindia.com | 2014.12.26 |
| Pompei | Pompeii restored with help of artefact thieves | www.thelocal.it | 2014.12.25 |
| Old Town of Lijiang | Why Lijiang deserved its World Heritage status - and what happened next | www.gokunming.com | 2014.12.24 |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | Chauvet Pont D'Arc cave system opened up to journalists for the first time | www.presstv.ir | 2014.12.21 |
| Zagorochoria - North Pindos National Park (T) | Greece to Propose Zagori for UNESCO World Heritage List | greece.greekreporter.com | 2014.12.19 |
| Verona | Verona's Arena to Get $17.5 Million Restoration | www.nytimes.com | 2014.12.17 |
| Delhi - A Heritage City (T) | Loose bricks in Delhito get world heritage city status | indianexpress.com | 2014.12.16 |
| Cordoba | Spain church criticized over Cordoba monument name | www.bnd.com | 2014.12.15 |
| Aleppo | 13th century Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa (Aleppo) appears to have been destroyed | hyperallergic.com | 2014.12.14 |
| The Sundarbans | Oil spill threatens Sundarbans | www.euronews.com | 2014.12.12 |
| Nasca Lines | Peru to take legal action over Greenpeace stunt at ancient Nazca lines | www.theguardian.com | 2014.12.10 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | First Nation wants Canada's largest national park added to list of world heritage sites in danger | www.thestarphoenix.com | 2014.12.09 |
| Stonehenge | Avebury and Stonehenge to be covered by same World Heritage Site management plan for first time | www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk | 2014.12.08 |
| Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang will introduce electric vehicles, March 2015, to reduce pollution | www.ttrweekly.com | 2014.12.08 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Unmanned drone explodes in sky over Preah Vihear temple area | www.shanghaidaily.com | 2014.12.08 |
| Mount Hamiguitan | Funds approved for tourism centers in Hamiguitan sites | www.sunstar.com.ph | 2014.12.08 |
| Damascus | Old City of Damascus still reverberates with the sound of war | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.11.26 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Ironbridge lost cottages uncovered during works | www.bbc.com | 2014.11.25 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Reconstruction of "Death Factory Auschwitz" | www.koeln-nachrichten.de | 2014.11.25 |
| Susa | Excavations in the urban environment had destructed part of Susa monuments | en.mehrnews.com | 2014.11.24 |
| Van Nellefabriek | Van Nelle Factory popular location for events after WHS listing | www.ad.nl | 2014.11.24 |
| Vallée de Mai | Seychelles poachers steal nuts of the famous coco de mer palm | www.themalaymailonline.com | 2014.11.23 |
| Rome | Russian Tourist Arrested for Vandalizing Colosseum by engraving a 25cm 'K' | abcnews.go.com | 2014.11.23 |
| Pompei | Vases in Pompeii Reveal Panic Before Eruption | news.discovery.com | 2014.11.19 |
| Agra Fort | Army presence hampering conservation work in Agra Fort | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.11.19 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Lahore Fort becomes inaccessible to public due to closed link road | www.thenews.com.pk | 2014.11.18 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Ears of Ancient Chinese Terra-Cotta Warriors Offer Clues to Their Creation | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2014.11.15 |
| Ancient Nara | Glass dish unearthed in Nara came from Roman Empire | ajw.asahi.com | 2014.11.14 |
| Pattadakal | Art historian cracks the code of Virupaksha Temple | www.sciencedaily.com | 2014.11.14 |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai | Unlooted tomb discovered in Aigai necropolis | www.ekathimerini.com | 2014.11.13 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Vietnam ministry blocks controversial cable car to world's largest cave | www.thanhniennews.com | 2014.11.12 |
| Orvieto (T) | Archaeologists Investigate Underground Pyramidal Structure Beneath Orvieto | popular-archaeology.com | 2014.11.12 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Jewish Museum and Synagogues in Venice to Undergo $12 Million Restoration | artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com | 2014.11.12 |
| Naples | Saving Naples from crumbling away | www.bbc.com | 2014.11.10 |
| Ram Janaki Temple (T) | Signatures collected to list Janaki temple as world heritage site | www.ekantipur.com | 2014.11.08 |
| Ha Long Bay | Vietnam province retains row boat tours in Ha Long Bay | tuoitrenews.vn | 2014.11.07 |
| Ping Yao | Tourism Threatens Cultural Characteristics of Ancient Pingyao Town | en.yibada.com | 2014.11.06 |
| Jibla and its surroundings (T) | Yemen works to put historic Jibla on World Heritage map | al-shorfa.com | 2014.11.04 |
| Rome | Colosseum to re-open as Open Air Arena? | diepresse.com | 2014.11.02 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Manas rhino killed | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.11.02 |
| My Son | B3 and B5 temples of My Son in very critical condition | www.thanhniennews.com | 2014.10.31 |
| Vatican City | Vatican Sistine Chapel gets new lighting and AC system | www.bbc.com | 2014.10.30 |
| Manu National Park | 'River wolves' recover in Manu National Park | news.mongabay.com | 2014.10.30 |
| Teotihuacan | Archaeologists Explore Teotihuacan Tunnel | abcnews.go.com | 2014.10.30 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos Giant Tortoise Brought Back From Brink of Extinction | www.newsweek.com | 2014.10.29 |
| Hué | Entrance fees to Hue's monuments to be raised by April, 2015 | tuoitrenews.vn | 2014.10.27 |
| Taxila | Tampering with ancient statues at Jualian stupa alleged | www.dawn.com | 2014.10.27 |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Thirteen-Angled Stone Found at Inca Site of Inkawasi | www.peruviantimes.com | 2014.10.26 |
| Pattadakal | Pattadakal official guides leaving because of lack of income | www.deccanchronicle.com | 2014.10.25 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace says farewell to the Duke of Marlborough | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.10.25 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Experts concerned about potential cable car system's harm to Son Doong Cave | tuoitrenews.vn | 2014.10.25 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | US to pay for damage to Tubbataha Reefs | www.rappler.com | 2014.10.25 |
| Fraser Island | Butchalla people have won an important battle in the campaign to rename Fraser Island | www.theguardian.com | 2014.10.24 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Orcas eating baby whales helping Ningaloo reef | www.abc.net.au | 2014.10.24 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Island's ancient inhabitants weren't so lonely after all | www.reuters.com | 2014.10.23 |
| Hampi | Two held for attempting to steal a Shivalinga near the Moola Virupaksha temple | www.thehindu.com | 2014.10.22 |
| Bagan | Bagan Entry Fee to Rise by One-Third | www.irrawaddy.org | 2014.10.21 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Encroachment poses threat to Manas National Park | www.assamtribune.com | 2014.10.19 |
| Wadden Sea | Increased seal mortality in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein since September | www.waddensea-secretariat.org | 2014.10.18 |
| Brugge | Bruges-based brewery is building an underground pipeline to move beer | www.wired.com | 2014.10.18 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | World War II Era Fighter Plane Discovered at Midway Atoll | www.hawaiireporter.com | 2014.10.17 |
| Ha Long Bay | Public worried about concert's potential harm to Ha Long Bay cave | tuoitrenews.vn | 2014.10.16 |
| Makli, Thatta | A New Life Or A Final Breath For World's Largest Necropolis? | www.mintpressnews.com | 2014.10.16 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Councils push for government funding for Cradle Mountain visitor centre | au.news.yahoo.com | 2014.10.15 |
| Zabid | Houthis Rebels Seize al-Hudaydah and Zabid | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2014.10.15 |
| Angkor | New Zealand woman accused of destroying Angkor Wat Buddha statue | www.3news.co.nz | 2014.10.13 |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai | Remains of Alexander the Great's Father Confirmed Found | news.discovery.com | 2014.10.12 |
| Potosi | For Miners, Increasing Risk on a Mountain at the Heart of Bolivia's Identity | www.nytimes.com | 2014.10.12 |
| Gunung Mulu | Mulu Park to be gazetted as smoking-free area by 2017 | www.theborneopost.com | 2014.10.12 |
| Hollókö | Hollókö to shine even more (at EUR 6.5m cost) | hungarytoday.hu | 2014.10.11 |
| Great Wall | Chaotic scenes on Great Wall of China as 8 million visitors swamp it in one day | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.10.10 |
| Prehistoric Cave Sites in Maros-Pangkep (T) | World's oldest art found in Indonesian cave | www.nature.com | 2014.10.09 |
| Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T) | Thousands of Bolivian Dinosaur Tracks in Danger - new WHS attempt in 2015? | news.artnet.com | 2014.10.08 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Eiffel Tower gets glass floor | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.10.07 |
| Keoladeo National Park | Keoladeo National Park faces survival threat | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2014.10.07 |
| Hampi | Dry water taps greet Hampi's tired tourists | www.bangaloremirror.com | 2014.10.07 |
| Hattusha | Hittite tablet to be deciphered with 3D | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2014.10.06 |
| Acropolis | And now the Acropolis is crumbling... | phys.org | 2014.10.06 |
| Belfries | Thumbs down to clock face in Mechelen | deredactie.be | 2014.10.05 |
| Selous Game Reserve | Tanzania records zero poaching in Selous | zeenews.india.com | 2014.10.04 |
| Poverty Point | Hershey Company donated 1,001 Mounds candy bars to celebrate Poverty Point as the 1,001st WHS | www.myarklamiss.com | 2014.10.03 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Restoring Wheal Busy to its former glory | www.westbriton.co.uk | 2014.10.03 |
| Çatalhöyük | Çatalhöyük excavations reveal gender equality | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2014.10.03 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun's Tomb set to get site museum | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.10.02 |
| Ancient Thebes | Italian-Spanish archeologists to launch dig into Luxor tomb | www.ansamed.info | 2014.09.30 |
| Gwynedd Castles | Flood bund will undermine view of Beaumaris Castle | www.walesonline.co.uk | 2014.09.30 |
| Aleppo | Assessment of destruction at Syria's WHS using satellite imagery | www.aaas.org | 2014.09.27 |
| Battir | Israeli Cabinet postpones decision on controversial route of Battir West Bank barrier | www.haaretz.com | 2014.09.23 |
| Old Town of Galle | Old Dutch Hospital in Galle renovated | www.sriexpress.com | 2014.09.23 |
| Prague | Berlin fails to buy Lobkowicz Palace | derstandard.at | 2014.09.22 |
| Pompei | American tourists caught with Pompeii relic | www.thelocal.it | 2014.09.16 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef seabed dumping plan ditched | www.theguardian.com | 2014.09.16 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Work on Djoser's Step Pyramid is continuing despite a contracting controversy | weekly.ahram.org.eg | 2014.09.13 |
| Golden Mountains of Altai | Russian Gas Pipeline to China Threatens Mummies, Leopards | www.themoscowtimes.com | 2014.09.09 |
| Yosemite National Park | About 100 hikers evacuated by helicopter in Yosemite | www.usatoday.com | 2014.09.08 |
| Timna (T) | Ancient metal workers were highly regarded craftsmen | phys.org | 2014.09.05 |
| Stonehenge | Dry spell at Stonehenge reveals perfect circle | www.theguardian.com | 2014.09.05 |
| Saltaire | Saltaire residents cry foul over 'incongruous' lamppost | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2014.09.02 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Konark Temple set to get interpretation center | www.digitaljournal.com | 2014.08.30 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Gozo temples 'protected' from President's guests | www.timesofmalta.com | 2014.08.29 |
| Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz | Kromeriz garden restored | english.cntv.cn | 2014.08.29 |
| Thracian tomb of Sveshtari | New treasures found near Sveshatari | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.08.28 |
| (T) | Integration of Myanmar park with Thai forest complex proposed | www.nationmultimedia.com | 2014.08.28 |
| Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch | Free entrance at re-opening of Königshalle Lorsch | www.morgenweb.de | 2014.08.20 |
| Wrangel Island | Russian Pacific Fleet stations naval base on Wrangel Island | en.itar-tass.com | 2014.08.20 |
| Solovetsky Islands | Russia to spend $22 million to restore Solovetsky Islands | voiceofrussia.com | 2014.08.19 |
| Ayutthaya | Eyesore souvenir stalls ordered out of old Ayutthaya | www.bangkokpost.com | 2014.08.19 |
| Angkor | Angkor holds 1st international marathon | www.globalpost.com | 2014.08.19 |
| Rome | Emperor Augustus stables in Rome to be reburied | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.08.18 |
| Pompei | Trio climb over Pompeii's walls to enact their sexual fantasies | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.08.18 |
| Sanchi | Security cordon around Sanchi stupa after IM threat | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.08.16 |
| Mesa Verde | Four decades of violence in 12th century Mesa Verde Past | www.pasthorizonspr.com | 2014.08.08 |
| Marovo - Tetepare Complex (T) | Villagers live in fear of submarine volcano | www.solomonstarnews.com | 2014.08.05 |
| Nasca Lines | Sandstorm reveals unseen Nazca Lines | www.gapyear.com | 2014.08.05 |
| Altamira Cave | Visitors back to the Cave of Altamira, Still Controversial | www.nytimes.com | 2014.08.05 |
| Tower of London | Poppies to fill Tower of London moat | www.theguardian.com | 2014.08.05 |
| Thang Long | New road poses threat to Hanoi's Imperial Citadel | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2014.07.29 |
| Fujisan | Recount set for Miho no Matsubara pine forest | the-japan-news.com | 2014.07.28 |
| Mapungubwe | Rhino carcass discovered in Limpopo Park | www.enca.com | 2014.07.27 |
| Potosi | Hundreds of human skeletons found in Potosi | www.channelnewsasia.com | 2014.07.27 |
| Fujisan | Narita Express launches direct runs to Mount Fuji | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2014.07.26 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Skellig set to host Star Wars shoot | www.irishexaminer.com | 2014.07.25 |
| Socotra Archipelago | UNESCO condemns digging up, looting ancient sites in Socotra | www.sabanews.net | 2014.07.24 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | Mont-Saint-Michel footbridge opens | connexionfrance.com | 2014.07.24 |
| Shahr-i Sokhta | Archaeologists find bizarre burials in Burnt City | tehrantimes.com | 2014.07.23 |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Canada balks at returning statue believed stolen from Khajuraho | www.calgaryherald.com | 2014.07.23 |
| Taxila | Tourists shying away from Taxila due to security concerns | www.gulf-times.com | 2014.07.22 |
| Pearling | Bahrain to spend $48m revamping Muharraq area | www.arabianbusiness.com | 2014.07.21 |
| Stevns Klint | Tourists swarm in to Stevns Klint | www.shanghaidaily.com | 2014.07.20 |
| Grand Pré | Grand Pre chapel gets new protection | thechronicleherald.ca | 2014.07.19 |
| Fenghuang Ancient City (T) | Ancient Chinese town submerged in heavy floods | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.07.17 |
| Machu Picchu | Concern as Machu Picchu opening hours could be extended | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.07.17 |
| Agra Fort | Army not to vacate Agra Fort after all? | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.07.16 |
| Al Zubarah | 27 date presses discovered at Al Zubarah | thepeninsulaqatar.com | 2014.07.11 |
| Mount Hamiguitan | Mount Hamiguitan to remain closed to tourists | www.businessmirror.com.ph | 2014.07.09 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | 3 Old Goa churches to get facelift | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.07.09 |
| Saltaire | Crack down on 'rogue' front doors in historic Saltaire | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2014.07.08 |
| Ajanta Caves | Ajanta Caves to get face-lift | www.digitaljournal.com | 2014.07.08 |
| St. Kilda | Bat discovered on St Kilda for the very first time | news.stv.tv | 2014.07.07 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Controversial Pumphouse Point development underway in Lake St Clair | www.abc.net.au | 2014.07.07 |
| Robben Island | Museum to take over Robben Island maintenance | www.iol.co.za | 2014.07.07 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Wind turbine proposal close to Hadrian's Wall set to get the green light | www.thejournal.co.uk | 2014.07.01 |
| Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes cap the number of visitors on site from August 1 | english.cntv.cn | 2014.07.01 |
| Hatra | Hatra temple falls into Isis jihadist hands | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.06.26 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Swayambhu risks losing WH listing due to new prayer wheels | www.myrepublica.com | 2014.06.24 |
| Fujisan | Mt. Fuji World Heritage listing has mixed results 1 year on | the-japan-news.com | 2014.06.24 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | UN rejects Australia's 'feeble' bid to strip Tasmanian forest's WH status | www.theguardian.com | 2014.06.24 |
| Machu Picchu | Inca Road & Tunnel to Machu Picchu Discovered | archaeology.org | 2014.06.23 |
| Ancient Thebes | Remains of 'End of the World' Epidemic Found in Ancient Egypt | www.livescience.com | 2014.06.23 |
| Okavango Delta | Iconic Okavango Delta becomes 1,000th World Heritage site | www.iucn.org | 2014.06.23 |
| Atapuerca | Fossil Human Skulls Unearthed in Atapuerca Shed Light on Neandertal Evolution | popular-archaeology.com | 2014.06.20 |
| Pimachiowin Aki | New hope for Pimachiowin Aki bid | www.winnipegfreepress.com | 2014.06.20 |
| Iguacu | Flood record shattered at Iguacu Falls | www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com | 2014.06.18 |
| Mount Etna | Mount Etna Volcano Erupts | www.netnewsledger.com | 2014.06.17 |
| Virunga National Park | Oil firm halts exploration in Virunga NP | www.un.org | 2014.06.14 |
| Saltaire | Trees in Saltaire to be chopped down in controversial move | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2014.06.14 |
| Wartburg Castle | Right-wing students no longer welcome at Wartburg | www.spiegel.de | 2014.06.13 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia asks Thais to remove fence on disputed border | www.worldbulletin.net | 2014.06.10 |
| Rideau Canal | Bridges over historic Rideau Canal in bad shape | www.theglobeandmail.com | 2014.06.10 |
| Gwaii Haanas (T) | Archeologists to launch historic fishing expedition off Haida Gwaii | www.globalpost.com | 2014.06.08 |
| Kakadu National Park | Man taken off boat by crocodile in Kakadu NP | www.abc.net.au | 2014.06.07 |
| Tadrart Acacus | Vandals destroy prehistoric rock art in Libya's lawless Sahara | www.chicagotribune.com | 2014.06.07 |
| Gulf of California | Joint Chinese/Mexican Mega-Development Threatens Cabo Pulmo | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2014.06.04 |
| Angkor | New Zealand provides 3.7 mln USD to preserve Angkor Wat | www.shanghaidaily.com | 2014.06.04 |
| Angkor | The Invisible Graffiti of Angkor Wat | news.sciencemag.org | 2014.06.02 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Finial knocked off from top of Humayun's Tomb | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.06.02 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Sacred relics of Kyoto temples to be exhibited in autumn | ajw.asahi.com | 2014.06.01 |
| Te Wahipounamu | Fiordland monorail plan rejected | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2014.05.29 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Gaudí's Casa Vicens will open as museum in 2016 | ccaa.elpais.com | 2014.05.28 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Wind farm could compromise WH Status of Jurassic Coast | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.05.28 |
| Galapagos Islands | Avian malaria threatens Galapagos bird species | www.bbc.com | 2014.05.27 |
| National History Park | Haiti Gets $45 Million Tourism Development Grant From World Bank | www.caribjournal.com | 2014.05.24 |
| (T) | UK's first plastic banknote introduced to commemorate Forth Bridge's UNESCO nominationnomination | www.heraldscotland.com | 2014.05.22 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos emergency over stranded cargo ship | www.bbc.com | 2014.05.22 |
| Rani-ki-Vav | Gujarat's 'Rani ki Vav' to be digitally recreated | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.05.22 |
| Petra | Petra, built for the sun gods? | edition.cnn.com | 2014.05.20 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Funeral relics of pharaonic singer unearthed at Saqqara | english.ahram.org.eg | 2014.05.20 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Japan contributes to Kasubi roofing | www.observer.ug | 2014.05.19 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | World's oldest sperm found in Riversleigh | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.05.16 |
| Potosi | Project to reinforce Cerro Rico's mountaintop | america.aljazeera.com | 2014.05.10 |
| Royal Palace at Caserta | Part of roof collapsed at Caserta Palace | napoli.repubblica.it | 2014.05.09 |
| Brasilia | Brazil's retro capital hits middle age | www.iol.co.za | 2014.05.09 |
| Srebarna Nature Reserve | British family create visitor center for Srebarna | www.standartnews.com | 2014.05.09 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings | Facial mask for centuries-old Goddess at Dazu | english.peopledaily.com.cn | 2014.05.09 |
| Gebel Barkal | Sudan pyramid hunt at El-Kurrugets Qatari funding | english.ahram.org.eg | 2014.05.06 |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | New battle for the dating of Chauvet Cave | www.pasthorizonspr.com | 2014.05.05 |
| Ancient Thebes | Mysterious Buried Artifacts Discovered in Valley of the Kings | www.livescience.com | 2014.05.03 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Researchers find wet sand was key to movement of huge stone blocks for Pyramids | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2014.05.03 |
| Samarkand | Construction Work Damages Samarkand's Registan | www.rferl.org | 2014.05.01 |
| Dong Phayayen | IUCN: Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai site could be downgraded | www.traveldailynews.asia | 2014.04.29 |
| Lumbini | Thais given green light to repair Maya Dhevi Temple | thainews.prd.go.th | 2014.04.27 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | KLA graffiti appear on gate of Decani Monastery | www.b92.net | 2014.04.26 |
| Hoi An | Tourists complain over Hoi An site charge | www.news24.com | 2014.04.24 |
| Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin | Thieves damage 5,000-yo rock in Los Escolares Cave | rt.com | 2014.04.23 |
| Pompei | Pompeii unveils three new houses | www.upi.com | 2014.04.21 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Restoration materials flown to Skellig Michael | www.irishtimes.com | 2014.04.21 |
| Virunga National Park | Attack against the chief warden of Virunga National Park | www.un.org | 2014.04.17 |
| Valparaiso | Blaze threatening Valparaiso's historic port | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2014.04.15 |
| Saint Catherine Area | Ex-Egypt general wants St. Catherine demolished | english.alarabiya.net | 2014.04.15 |
| Fort Jesus | Fort Jesus continues to register dwindling numbers of visitors | www.standardmedia.co.ke | 2014.04.15 |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | Site of Durham Cathedral may have been inhabited during Roman and even pre-historic times | www.thenorthernecho.co.uk | 2014.04.11 |
| Macquarie Island | Macquarie Island declared pest free | www.abc.net.au | 2014.04.08 |
| Pompei | Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Pompeii | www.winnipegsun.com | 2014.04.04 |
| Angkor | Google create digital tour of Angkor Wat | www.skynews.com.au | 2014.04.04 |
| Acropolis | Rock anchors help stabilise face of the Acropolis | www.thestar.co.uk | 2014.04.03 |
| Gebel Barkal | Ancient statues stolen from museum Jebel Barkal | www.straitstimes.com | 2014.04.02 |
| Mountain Railways of India | 109-year-old steam engine on Kalka-Shimla track relaunched | www.travelbizmonitor.com | 2014.04.01 |
| Salzburg | Salzburg Cathedral Quarter reopens May 17, 2014 | salzburg.orf.at | 2014.03.31 |
| Serra da Capivara | Belief about human arrival in the Americas challenged | www.ancient-origins.net | 2014.03.31 |
| Abu Mena | $100,000 grant to help restore Abu Mena city and monastery | english.ahram.org.eg | 2014.03.31 |
| Royal Palace at Caserta | 11.4m EUR to renovate the 18th-century Reggia di Caserta | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2014.03.27 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Funding for Hadrian's Wall Trust withdrawn | www.thejournal.co.uk | 2014.03.25 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Kaziranga loses third rhino in five days | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.03.25 |
| Xochicalco | Xochicalco closed to hundreds of visitors | www.oem.com.mx | 2014.03.23 |
| Bagan | New hotels banned in ancient Bagan | www.dvb.no | 2014.03.22 |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Crac Des Chevaliers Citadel Captured By Government Troops | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2014.03.22 |
| Timbuktu | Reconstruction of WH mausoleums starts in Timbuktu | whc.unesco.org | 2014.03.20 |
| Cocos Island | Illegal fishing continues unabated in Isla del Coco NP | www.ticotimes.net | 2014.03.20 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Phoenix Hall restored to splendor | ajw.asahi.com | 2014.03.20 |
| South China Karst | Five New Armored Spider Species Discovered In South China Karst Caves | www.ibtimes.com | 2014.03.18 |
| Fujisan | Shigeru Ban to complete mount fuji world heritage center | www.designboom.com | 2014.03.18 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Palaeontologists unearth rare 15-million-year-old bilby | www.uq.edu.au | 2014.03.18 |
| Pompei | Thieves steal part of Pompeii fresco | news.yahoo.com | 2014.03.18 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Auschwitz metal stamps used by Nazis for tattooing discovered | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.03.13 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Warragamba Dam wall could damage Blue Mountains area | www.smh.com.au | 2014.03.12 |
| Granada | Aìlvaro Siza + Juan Domingo Santos Design "New Gate of Alhambra" | www.archdaily.com | 2014.03.12 |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park had 1.5 million visitors in 2013 | khon2.com | 2014.03.12 |
| Teotihuacan | Huge Mexican pyramid could collapse like a sandcastle | www.newscientist.com | 2014.03.11 |
| Imperial Palace | Posh Dog Outfit from 'Forbidden City' Revealed | www.livescience.com | 2014.03.11 |
| Mesa Verde | Mesa Verde's 'Mummy Lake' Was Built to Hold Rituals | westerndigs.org | 2014.03.08 |
| Butrint | Albania 'sold' land in Butrint protected area | www.worldbulletin.net | 2014.03.07 |
| Great Wall | Great Wall to establish graffiti area for tourists | | 2014.03.06 |
| Yin Xu | Conflict leads to ruined Yin ruins | www.ecns.cn | 2014.03.05 |
| China Danxia | Dog tidies up after tourists at Danxia | www.globaltimes.cn | 2014.03.04 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Kyoto opens 400 year old Nijo Castle for meetings and events | www.incentivetravel.co.uk | 2014.03.04 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Drive to declutter Hanuman Dhoka kicks off | www.myrepublica.com | 2014.03.04 |
| Bagan | New UNESCO approach for Bagan | www.mmtimes.com | 2014.03.03 |
| Bikini Atoll | Bikini Atoll nuclear test: 60 years later and islands still unliveable | www.theguardian.com | 2014.03.03 |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Continuing air raids have destroyed large part of Crac des Chevaliers | syriadirect.org | 2014.03.03 |
| Pompei | Two new collapses over the weekend at Pompeii | www.ibtimes.com | 2014.03.03 |
| Willandra Lakes | NSW government urged to speed up repatriation of the Mungo Man remains | www.theguardian.com | 2014.02.26 |
| Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er (T) | Ancient tea garden's application passes preliminary review | english.peopledaily.com.cn | 2014.02.26 |
| Istanbul | Turkey plans to rebuild religious school next to Hagia Sophia | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2014.02.26 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Axolotl found in Mexico City lake | www.independent.co.uk | 2014.02.25 |
| Sundarbans National Park | Govt plans chopper ride to Sunderbans | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2014.02.24 |
| Gondwana Rainforests | Mammologist discovers new marsupial in Springbrook NP | phys.org | 2014.02.21 |
| Lamu Old Town | Lamu heritage site to receive major facelift | www.the-star.co.ke | 2014.02.21 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Great Pyramid at Giza Vandalized to 'Prove' Conspiracy Theory | news.yahoo.com | 2014.02.20 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Monarch butterfly on political agenda? | www.canada.com | 2014.02.19 |
| (T) | British archaeologists are back at Ur | www.chicagotribune.com | 2014.02.19 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Berlin's Pergamon Museumfaces 5-year closure | www.t-online.de | 2014.02.18 |
| Saint Catherine Area | Excursions to St Catherine'shalted after Sinai bombing | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2014.02.17 |
| Ha Long Bay | Cruise passengers protest at skipping Ha Long Bay visit | www.scmp.com | 2014.02.16 |
| Ancient Thebes | "New" Luxor mummy is 3,600 years old | www.independent.co.uk | 2014.02.15 |
| Al Zubarah | Zubarah road expansion to four lanes | www.gulf-times.com | 2014.02.15 |
| Zacatecas | ICOMOS Mexico denies that Zacatecas could be delisted | www.capitaldezacatecas.gob.mx | 2014.02.14 |
| Virunga National Park | UK Government set to examine Soco's activities in Virunga National Park | www.wwf.org.uk | 2014.02.14 |
| Tomb of Askia | UN experts find 'serious damage' to cultural sites in Gao | www.un.org | 2014.02.14 |
| Rietveld Schröderhuis | Rietveld Schröderhuis imitated in Lego | www.nieuws.nl | 2014.02.14 |
| Battir | Palestinians renew call for WH status for West Bank village | www.haaretz.com | 2014.02.14 |
| Melaka and George Town | Settlement on marshland in the midst of George Town | www.nst.com.my | 2014.02.13 |
| Petra | Petra's Monastery goes green on St Patrick's Day | www.businessandleadership.com | 2014.02.13 |
| Valparaiso | Mall project threatens Valparaiso's old world charm | www.ndtv.com | 2014.02.13 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Researchers discover "epic" new Burgess Shale site in Kootenay National Park | www.heritagedaily.com | 2014.02.12 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Sterkfontein cave closed temporarily to allow for stability tests | www.timeslive.co.za | 2014.02.12 |
| Churches of Chiloé | ICOMOS looks at visual impact of Mall in Castro | www.biobiochile.cl | 2014.02.12 |
| Socotra Archipelago | Socotra, the new Guantanamo? | www.economist.com | 2014.02.09 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Bamiyan Buddhas unauthorized reconstruction work stopped | www.khaama.com | 2014.02.09 |
| Atapuerca | Dating is refined for the Atapuerca site | phys.org | 2014.02.09 |
| (T) | Corbusier's chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Haut vandalized | www.estrepublicain.fr | 2014.02.09 |
| (T) | S. Korea Asks UNESCO to Reject Japanese Industrial Sites | jen.jiji.com | 2014.02.08 |
| Roskilde Cathedral | Discovery of a maiden crown in Roskilde Cathedral burial | www.pasthorizonspr.com | 2014.02.07 |
| Çatalhöyük | Centuries-old fabric found in Çatalhöyük | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2014.02.07 |
| Viñales Valley | Viñales Will Offer New Hiking Trails | www.cadenagramonte.cu | 2014.02.07 |
| Chitwan National Park | Infrastructure projects threaten to cut Chitwan National Park in half | news.mongabay.com | 2014.02.07 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Monarch butterflies drop, migration may disappear | www.cbsnews.com | 2014.02.04 |
| Peninsula Valdes | Climate Change Increases Reproductive Failure in Magellanic Penguins | www.plosone.org | 2014.02.04 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Australia proposes removing old-growth forests from World Heritage Site | news.mongabay.com | 2014.02.04 |
| Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape (T) | Volterra Medieval Walls Collapse Due to Heavy Rain | www.tgcom24.mediaset.it | 2014.01.31 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | iSimangaliso-St Lucia has been targeted as carbon dioxide storage dump | www.iol.co.za | 2014.01.31 |
| Moenjodaro | Pakistani court stops construction of stage at Mohenjodaro | www.business-standard.com | 2014.01.31 |
| Kakadu National Park | Boy feared taken and another wounded by crocodile attack in Kakadu | www.independent.co.uk | 2014.01.28 |
| Paphos | Paphos excavations uncover ancient bath house | cyprus-mail.com | 2014.01.27 |
| Carthage | Carthaginians sacrificed own children, archaeologists say | www.theguardian.com | 2014.01.27 |
| Genbaku Dome | Atomic Bomb Dome to be strengthened for quakes | ajw.asahi.com | 2014.01.27 |
| Rideau Canal | Rideau Canal faces $104M maintenance and repair backlog | www.ottawacitizen.com | 2014.01.25 |
| Pearling | Heritage house collapses in Muharraq | www.gulf-daily-news.com | 2014.01.21 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Lightning breaks finger off Christ statue | nypost.com | 2014.01.17 |
| Imperial Palace | China's Forbidden City implements Monday closure | news.xinhuanet.com | 2014.01.17 |
| Petra | A museum of "international standards" will soon be built at Petra | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2014.01.17 |
| Pimachiowin Aki | Pimachiowin Aki Boreal-forest bid revamped | www.brandonsun.com | 2014.01.17 |
| Melaka and George Town | Penang set to limit wall murals in heritage zone | www.themalaymailonline.com | 2014.01.17 |
| Baroque Churches | San Agustin replaces ancient statues with cardboard cutouts | www.solarnews.ph | 2014.01.17 |
| Lenggong Valley | Perak Man open to the public for viewing starting Feb 15 | www.thestar.com.my | 2014.01.14 |
| Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Conjoined Gray Whale Twin Fetuses Discovered in Laguna Ojo de Liebre | www.latinpost.com | 2014.01.10 |
| Selous Game Reserve | Elephant population drops sharply at Selous | www.coastweek.com | 2014.01.04 |
| Luang Prabang | Sacred Prabang image gets a new home | www.vientianetimes.org.la | 2014.01.03 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Legal challenges mounted against planned visitor center in East Jerusalem | www.haaretz.com | 2014.01.03 |
| Cilento and Vallo di Diano | Crowdfunding to raise 50,000 EUR for Paestum | www.euronews.com | 2013.12.30 |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | Iran rebuilding famed Bam citadel | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2013.12.28 |
| Itsukushima Shrine | Offerings a mixed blessing for Itsukushima Shrine | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2013.12.27 |
| Flemish Béguinages | 1.3 million EUR for renovation Beguinage in Ghent | www.deredactie.be | 2013.12.26 |
| Rainforests of the Atsinanana | Illegal logging of rosewood trees at Masoala NP | www.theguardian.com | 2013.12.24 |
| Saltaire | Saltaire launches £ 2m bid to make more of World Heritage Site | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2013.12.24 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Plans for £ 85m Jurassic coast theme park | www.theguardian.com | 2013.12.23 |
| Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert (T) | Ancient Spider Rock Art Sparks Archaeological Mystery | www.livescience.com | 2013.12.20 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Qin armor unearthed at Terracotta site | www.globaltimes.cn | 2013.12.19 |
| Stonehenge | Druids protest at Stonehenge over display of bones | www.charlotteobserver.com | 2013.12.19 |
| Chamangá: A Rock Paintings Area (T) | Guided visits starting at Chamang | www.elpais.com.uy | 2013.12.18 |
| Coro and its Port | Jewish mikvah found in Coro | albaciudad.org | 2013.12.16 |
| Gwynedd Castles | Castle dig uncovers burial site and possible ancient church in Harlech | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.12.16 |
| Lake Turkana | Lake Turkana could become another Aral Sea disaster from 2014 | www.globalpost.com | 2013.12.15 |
| Dacian Fortresses | Funds for Dacian Fortresses stopped | www.argophilia.com | 2013.12.15 |
| Grand Place, Brussels | New restorations for Brussels Grand Place | www.deredactie.be | 2013.12.15 |
| Bethlehem | Church of the Nativity undergoes facelift | www.cachevalleydaily.com | 2013.12.12 |
| Sydney Opera House | You Can Now Buy a Piece of Sydney's Opera House | blogs.wsj.com | 2013.12.09 |
| Hampi | Hampi preservation hits yet another wall | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2013.12.08 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu traditional owners sound alarm over spill of radioactive material | www.theguardian.com | 2013.12.08 |
| Al Zubarah | Al Zubarah fort to be opened to public after Dec 12 | thepeninsulaqatar.com | 2013.12.08 |
| Rome | Colosseum Renovations paid for by shoebrand Tod's | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2013.12.06 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Adopt a stone campaign launched to help preserve Hadrian's Wall | www.thejournal.co.uk | 2013.12.06 |
| Atapuerca | Oldest Known Early Human DNA Recovered at Atapuerca | www.forbes.com | 2013.12.06 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | 5 year development plan for Antonine Wall | www.culture24.org.uk | 2013.12.06 |
| Pompei | New collapse at Pompeii | www.tgcom24.mediaset.it | 2013.12.03 |
| Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon filled with a thick carpet of fog | travel.yahoo.com | 2013.12.03 |
| Maaloula (T) | Al-Qaeda linked Nusra Front control Maaloula | www.eturbonews.com | 2013.12.02 |
| (T) | World War I Front possible Belgian and French WHS in 2016 | www.deredactie.be | 2013.12.01 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Elusive okapi classified as 'Endangered' | | 2013.11.30 |
| (T) | Mysterious mining surveyance in Okavango Delta | newswatch.nationalgeographic.com | 2013.11.30 |
| Aflaj irrigation system | Rain damages Al Muyassar falaj | www.omantribune.com | 2013.11.30 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | Thai commandos guard 300kg gold for Mahabodhi temple dome | articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.11.30 |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | Archaeologists find mass grave near Durham Cathedral | www.itv.com | 2013.11.30 |
| Lumbini | Earliest 'shrine' uncovered at Buddha's birthplace | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.11.26 |
| Crespi d'Adda | Percassi buys former Crespi D'Adda factory | www.ilqi.it | 2013.11.25 |
| Ogasawara Islands | Volcanic eruption raises new islet amid Ogasawara Islands | the-japan-news.com | 2013.11.23 |
| Hoge Kempen Rural - Industrial Transition Landscape (T) | Photo exhibition supports Hoge Kempen WH candidacy for 2017 | www.hbvl.be | 2013.11.17 |
| (T) | Possible world heritage site in Piura, Peru investigated | www.peruthisweek.com | 2013.11.17 |
| Hué | Break-In at the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc in Hué | www.archaeology.org | 2013.11.16 |
| Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) (T) | Typhoon hits Guiuan's church | www.abs-cbnnews.com | 2013.11.13 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Expedition Underway to Extract Latest Fossil Find From Cradle of Humankind Cave | newswatch.nationalgeographic.com | 2013.11.12 |
| Caral-Supe | Peruvian Archaeologists Uncover New Finds at Caral | www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com | 2013.11.11 |
| Huanglong | Rare Wild Panda Photos Captured In Huanglong | www.bernama.com.my | 2013.11.10 |
| Mahabalipuram | Mamallapuram monuments to get watchtowers, guards | www.one.in | 2013.11.09 |
| Mount Wutai | Mount Wutai will get an airport in 2015 | www.plenglish.com | 2013.11.09 |
| (T) | Spa hopes to become a WHS | www.deredactie.be | 2013.11.06 |
| Paramaribo | UNESCO threatens to remove Paramaribo from list | www.jamaicaobserver.com | 2013.11.05 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Fossil of giant platypus unearthed in Riversleigh | theconversation.com | 2013.11.05 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway revamping all stations | www.business-standard.com | 2013.11.05 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Rhino killed in Manas National Park | zeenews.india.com | 2013.10.31 |
| Hierapolis-Pamukkale | Aphrodite head found in ancient Hierapolis | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2013.10.30 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | £ 1.1 million funding boost for King Edward Mine | www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk | 2013.10.30 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Wakeskating Stunt at Philippine rice terraces draws ire | www.globalpost.com | 2013.10.27 |
| Mount Etna | Mount Etna erupts | www.theguardian.com | 2013.10.27 |
| Tower of London | Tower of London beefs up security arrangement for ravens | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2013.10.27 |
| Imperial Palace | Double murder at Beijing's Forbidden City | tribune.com.pk | 2013.10.26 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Ggantija Heritage Park project inaugurated | gozonews.com | 2013.10.25 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Construction approved of 96-square-metre dwelling 10 metres away from the Ta' Hagrat temples | www.maltatoday.com.mt | 2013.10.24 |
| Etruscan Necropolises | Etruscan Warrior Princess found at Tarquinia | news.discovery.com | 2013.10.22 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Australia Bush Fires burning in the Blue Mountains | www.kutv.com | 2013.10.19 |
| Jesuit Churches of the Philippines (T) | T List Churches hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Bohol and Cebu islands | www.interaksyon.com | 2013.10.15 |
| Altamira Cave | Handprints in ancient cave art (such as El Castillo) most often belonged to women | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2013.10.13 |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Heritage centre established in Stone Town | www.dailynews.co.tz | 2013.10.13 |
| Taj Mahal | Miss Universe Faces sanctions for Photo Shoot at Taj Mahal | petapixel.com | 2013.10.12 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Ironbridge Gorge is under 'extreme' threat from landslides | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2013.10.11 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Preah Vihear receives less visitors in first nine months due to floods | news.xinhuanet.com | 2013.10.10 |
| Machu Picchu | Astronomical observatory discovered in Machu Picchu | www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl | 2013.10.09 |
| Lagoons of New Caledonia | Scorn and praise for protection of New Caledonia | www.nwf.org | 2013.10.06 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | 100 million dollar in funds raised to repair crumbling Auschwitz | www.foxnews.com | 2013.10.04 |
| Hampi | Grass sprouts from world heritage temple in Hampi | www.bangaloremirror.com | 2013.10.04 |
| Timbuktu | Timbuktu mosque damaged in suicide attack | www.un.org | 2013.09.30 |
| Bagan | UNESCO offer help to draw Master Plan for Bagan | www.elevenmyanmar.com | 2013.09.29 |
| Petra | Increase in Looting and Vandalism at Petra | www.ancient-origins.net | 2013.09.29 |
| Old Town Lunenburg | Fire on historic Lunenburg waterfront | www.cbc.ca | 2013.09.29 |
| Thracian tomb of Sveshtari | Thracian chariot and horse skeletons found near Sveshtari | www.novinite.com | 2013.09.28 |
| Petra | Research Unearths Terrace Farming at Petra | www.uc.edu | 2013.09.28 |
| Thang Long | Ancient water system found at Thang Long Citadel | tuoitrenews.vn | 2013.09.28 |
| Rapa Nui | Rats! Diet of Easter Islanders Revealed | www.livescience.com | 2013.09.27 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun's Tomb unveiled after five-year refit | gulfnews.com | 2013.09.19 |
| SGang Gwaay | Parks Canada poison-bombing rats in Haida Gwaii | www.theprovince.com | 2013.09.18 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Sagrada Familia could be completed in 2026 | | 2013.09.17 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Barcelona plans Park Güell entrance charge | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2013.09.17 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Special heritage train to Decani Monastery | www.unpo.org | 2013.09.17 |
| Ellora Caves | And also a new visitor centre for Ellora | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.09.17 |
| Ajanta Caves | Visitor centre opened at Ajanta | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.09.17 |
| Saint Catherine Area | Mount Sinai monastery latest victim of Egypt's upheavals | www.theguardian.com | 2013.09.14 |
| Brú na Bóinne | New tomb and passage found at Newgrange | www.herald.ie | 2013.09.11 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Hadrian's Wall in half million pound refurbishment | www.culture24.org.uk | 2013.09.11 |
| Lenggong Valley | 'Perak Man' to return home to Lenggong Valley | www.nst.com.my | 2013.09.03 |
| Pompei | German scientists to head Pompeii Sustainable Preservation Project | www.independent.co.uk | 2013.08.31 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | French court rejects planned wind farm near Mont Saint Michel | phys.org | 2013.08.30 |
| Chichen-Itza | Chocolate museum being built at Chichen-Itza and Uxmal | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2013.08.30 |
| Machu Picchu | Peru has plan to divert traffic away from Machu Picchu | www.ibtimes.com | 2013.08.30 |
| Verla Groundwood and Board Mill | Verla Mill Museum to be protected from water | online.wsj.com | 2013.08.29 |
| Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe Plans $300M Theme Park At Victoria Falls | www.ibtimes.com | 2013.08.28 |
| Amsterdam Canal Ring | 50 monumental canal houses will open up Sept. 14 & 15 | www.amsterdam.nl | 2013.08.27 |
| Cyrene | Cyrene's necropolis has been badly damaged by local residents | www.libyaherald.com | 2013.08.26 |
| Iguacu | Highway through National Park Sparks Protest in Brazil | www.ipsnews.net | 2013.08.25 |
| Yosemite National Park | Firefighters protect giant sequoias at Yosemite | www.washingtonpost.com | 2013.08.25 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Unesco to fund revival of Darjeeling toy train | www.indianexpress.com | 2013.08.24 |
| Blenheim Palace | Blenheim Palace's hydro power scheme plans | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.08.08 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Largest Crusader hospital in the Middle East will soon be open to the public | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2013.08.06 |
| The Sundarbans | Protests over coal-fired power plant near Sundarbans | www.trust.org | 2013.08.05 |
| Florence | Ponte Vecchio rented out to Ferrari | www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it | 2013.08.03 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Giant crematorium at revered Pashupatinath | www.foxnews.com | 2013.08.01 |
| Serra de Tramuntana | Fire on Mallorca Has Destroyed 4500 Acres of WHS | www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com | 2013.07.29 |
| Atapuerca | Archaeologists find 1.4-million-year-old flint in the caves of Atapuerca | | 2013.07.28 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | Mont-Saint-Michel became an island again (a first since 134 years) | www.deredactie.be | 2013.07.25 |
| Fujisan | Climbers to Mt. Fuji required to pay 1,000 yen admission fee | www.globalpost.com | 2013.07.25 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Landslides imperil historic Changunarayan temple | www.myrepublica.com | 2013.07.24 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Financial crisis at Koyasan | www.thestar.com.my | 2013.07.23 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Historic Paris Mansion Damaged by Fire | www.archaeology.org | 2013.07.23 |
| Great Barrier Reef | 4 unarmed bombs dropped on Great Barrier Reef | worldnews.nbcnews.com | 2013.07.21 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Café plan rejected at Jurassic Coast | www.thisisexeter.co.uk | 2013.07.19 |
| Hal Saflieni Hypogeum | Hypogeum benefits from | www.timesofmalta.com | 2013.07.15 |
| Aldabra Atoll | Aldabra Experience Centre to be created in Mah | www.eturbonews.com | 2013.07.15 |
| Lenggong Valley | More visitors to Lenggong Valley | www.nst.com.my | 2013.07.15 |
| Crac des Chevaliers | An air raid has damaged Krak des Chevaliers | english.alarabiya.net | 2013.07.13 |
| Fortifications of Vauban | Citadel of Besançon evicts baboon vandals | www.thelocal.fr | 2013.07.13 |
| Fujisan | Monk captures iconic 'Diamond Fuji' image | ajw.asahi.com | 2013.07.11 |
| Biblical Tells | Sphinx of ancient Egyptian king found in Tel Hazor | mfa.gov.il | 2013.07.10 |
| Qutb Minar | Idea of new roads near Qutb complex trashed | www.hindustantimes.com | 2013.07.10 |
| Grand Pré | View Park opened at Grand Pré | www.novanewsnow.com | 2013.07.09 |
| Polonnaruva | Polonnaruwa wide open to thieving treasure-hunters | www.sundaytimes.lk | 2013.07.08 |
| Te Wahipounamu | Multi-million dollar tourism projects to cut through Te Wahipounamu | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2013.07.08 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | Explosions at the Mahabodhi temple complex | edition.cnn.com | 2013.07.07 |
| Western Ghats | Impact of Unesco tag on Western Ghats hard to find | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.07.03 |
| Potala Palace | Contested renovation around Jokhang complete | www.foxnews.com | 2013.07.02 |
| Pompei | Plan needed to keep Pompeii's UNESCO status | www.gazzettadelsud.it | 2013.07.01 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Assam prepares to battle floods in Kaziranga | www.firstpost.com | 2013.06.30 |
| Mount Wutai | Five temples on Mount Wutai will be repaired | usa.chinadaily.com.cn | 2013.06.29 |
| Donana National Park | Strawberry growers are draining water away from wildlife-rich wetlands of Doñana region | www.guardian.co.uk | 2013.06.29 |
| Dutch Water Defence Lines | 4.5 million EUR for restoration forts Defence Line Amsterdam | www.parool.nl | 2013.06.28 |
| Battir | Palestinians shelve UNESCO heritage site application as goodwill gesture | www.foxnews.com | 2013.06.27 |
| Medieval Earthern Walled City of Lo Manthang (T) | Lo-Manthang durbar unlikely to be listed as WHS | www.myrepublica.com | 2013.06.27 |
| Agadez | WH status breathes new hope into Niger | www.khaleejtimes.com | 2013.06.27 |
| Wadden Sea | First Wadden Sea World Heritage highway traffic sign | www.waddensea-worldheritage.org | 2013.06.27 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | A further 170,000ha of Tasmanian forest have been World Heritage listed | www.australiangeographic.com.au | 2013.06.26 |
| Al Zubarah | Al Zubarah archaeological park expected to open on 18 December 2013 | www.constructionweekonline.com | 2013.06.26 |
| Upper Middle Rhine Valley | UNESCO Says Loreley Bobsleigh a Blight | abcnews.go.com | 2013.06.24 |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein | Flash flood has inundated Hallstatt | www.kansascity.com | 2013.06.20 |
| Angkor | Laser reveals Angkor Wat underground | www.news24.com | 2013.06.19 |
| Battir | PA dropped bid to register Battir | www.alternativenews.org | 2013.06.17 |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Island's 'Walking' Stone Heads Stir Debate | www.livescience.com | 2013.06.14 |
| Hoi An | Hoi An could be submerged by floods as early as 2020 | www.ttrweekly.com | 2013.06.13 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | Powered paragliding to take off at Champaner-Pavagadh | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.06.11 |
| Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | High water threatens Dessau-Wörlitz | www.swp.de | 2013.06.10 |
| Timbuktu | Timbuktu's Cultural Heritage More Damaged Than First Estimated | allafrica.com | 2013.06.09 |
| Fujisan | Fuji climbing fee likely to be Y7,000 | www.japantoday.com | 2013.06.09 |
| Edinburgh | Medieval Tron Kirk site to reopen | icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk | 2013.06.07 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Fishing Trawler damages Great Barrier Reef | www.sbs.com.au | 2013.06.06 |
| Sigiriya | Sri Lanka to sue ad firm over beer commercial | www.businessweek.com | 2013.06.06 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Added facility for tourists on Kalka-Shimla heritage track | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.06.05 |
| Gondwana Rainforests | Cane toads invade Nightcap National Park | www.ballinaadvocate.com.au | 2013.06.05 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | 20 million-year-old extinct koala species discovered at Riversleigh | www.business-standard.com | 2013.06.02 |
| Phoenix Islands | Amelia Earhart Plane Found near Nikumaroro? | | 2013.06.02 |
| (T) | Angola requests Italy's help for Mbanza Congo to become WHS | www.portalangop.co.ao | 2013.06.01 |
| Nubian Monuments | Locals prevent 630 tourists from leaving Abu Simbel | english.ahram.org.eg | 2013.05.30 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Severe building restrictions around Parramatta's Old Government House | www.news.com.au | 2013.05.28 |
| Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (T) | Kamakura drops bid for World Heritage status | www.globalpost.com | 2013.05.28 |
| Pimachiowin Aki | Indigenous leaders react on cultural dismissal of Pimachiowin Aki | www.smh.com.au | 2013.05.28 |
| Rohtas Fort | Rohtas Fort has undergone a new series of renovations | tribune.com.pk | 2013.05.27 |
| Ancient Thebes | Chinese Tourist Damages 3000-Year-Old Temple in Luxor | egyptianstreets.com | 2013.05.26 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa churches to undergo major restoration | www.thehindubusinessline.com | 2013.05.26 |
| Galapagos Islands | Google To Add Galapagos Islands To Street View | www.key103.co.uk | 2013.05.26 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Poachers take aim at rhinos in iSimangaliso | www.iol.co.za | 2013.05.23 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Ships rerouted to protect Ningaloo Reef | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2013.05.22 |
| Mogao Caves | China strengthens river banks to preserve Mogao Grottoes | news.xinhuanet.com | 2013.05.22 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Israel cancels Unesco visit | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2013.05.21 |
| Gros Morne National Park | Plans for controversial oil exploration near Gros Morne National Park | www.cbc.ca | 2013.05.20 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Plan to make Pashupatinath a tourist hub | www.thehimalayantimes.com | 2013.05.20 |
| Virunga National Park | Total won't drill for oil in Virunga | www.wwf.org.uk | 2013.05.20 |
| Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes to limit tourist flows, asking for reservation beforehand | news.xinhuanet.com | 2013.05.17 |
| Nasca Lines | Belgian flies above Nazca Lines in wingsuit | www.gva.be | 2013.05.12 |
| Great Zimbabwe | Perimeter fence around Great Zimbabwe has been vandalised | allafrica.com | 2013.05.12 |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | Singapore Botanic Garden to build heritage museum | news.xinhuanet.com | 2013.05.11 |
| Sangha Trinational | Elephant death toll at Dzanga Bai starts to come in | wildlifenews.co.uk | 2013.05.10 |
| Sangha Trinational | Elephants butchered in Dzanga-Sangha | www.iol.co.za | 2013.05.09 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Vehicle bans at Kathmandu Durbar Square ignored | www.myrepublica.com | 2013.05.05 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef set to be named In Danger | tvnz.co.nz | 2013.05.05 |
| Battir | High Court bans work on separation fence near West Bank farming village | www.haaretz.com | 2013.05.03 |
| Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (T) | Kamakura disappointed by snub | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2013.05.01 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Carmears Tramway restoration project opened in Cornwall | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.05.01 |
| Fujisan | Fuji to get World Heritage Site status | www.japantoday.com | 2013.05.01 |
| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik referendum doesn't stop construction of golf complex | www.heraldsun.com.au | 2013.04.30 |
| Mahabalipuram | Political party flags violate Shore Temple sanctity | www.thehindu.com | 2013.04.30 |
| City of Bath | Part of Roman city's walls uncovered in Bath | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.04.26 |
| Aleppo | Ancient Aleppo minaret destroyed | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.04.24 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Israel accepts a UNESCO status mission for the Old City of Jerusalem | en.ammonnews.net | 2013.04.24 |
| Ibiza | Anchors destroying posidonia meadow in Ses Salines | www.fishnewseu.com | 2013.04.23 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thai threaten to boycot WHC for Cambodian management plan | www.bangkokpost.com | 2013.04.23 |
| (T) | More lands of Belovezhskaya Pushcha to be added | news.belta.by | 2013.04.20 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Isa Khan's tomb reopens after a two-year restoration. | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.04.19 |
| Ogasawara Islands | Ogasawara island threatened by non-native lizard | japandailypress.com | 2013.04.18 |
| Auckland Volcanic Fields (T) | Auckland volcanic field up for WHS by 2020 | www.voxy.co.nz | 2013.04.16 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Beaches of Tasmania's wilderness are being covered with rubbish. | www.smh.com.au | 2013.04.16 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia, Thailand seek clarification of 1962 world court ruling on disputed temple | www.washingtonpost.com | 2013.04.15 |
| Flemish Béguinages | Last Beguine has died in Kortrijk | www.hbvl.be | 2013.04.14 |
| Silk Roads | Xingjiao Temple told to remove buildings | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2013.04.11 |
| Mulanje Mountain Biosphere Reserve (T) | Dossier for Mount Mulanje submitted to Unesco | www.travpr.com | 2013.04.11 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Staff at Paris's Louvre museum have gone on strike | news.bbc.co.uk | 2013.04.10 |
| Royal Palace at Caserta | Royal Palace of Caserta in disrepair and poorly guarded | www.csmonitor.com | 2013.04.10 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | After US ship, Chinese vessel hits Philippine reef | www.boston.com | 2013.04.09 |
| Nasca Lines | Portion of the Nazca Lines torn up by heavy machinery | www.mining.com | 2013.04.08 |
| Schokland | Schokland receives 350,000 EUR for tourist promotion | www.cultureelerfgoed.nl | 2013.04.07 |
| Rio de Janeiro | German tourists robbed at Corcovado | www.montrealgazette.com | 2013.04.05 |
| Fujisan | Hikers may be kept off Fuji except in summer | www.japantimes.co.jp | 2013.04.05 |
| Yakushima | Google Street View hikes to the Jomon Sugi | news.cnet.com | 2013.04.05 |
| (T) | Laos will hold talks with Unesco in June about listing the Plain of Jars | www.bangkokpost.com | 2013.04.04 |
| Hierapolis-Pamukkale | 'Gate to Hell' unearthed at Hierapolis | www.csmonitor.com | 2013.04.03 |
| Angkor | Bus ban at Angkor Wat | www.ttrweekly.com | 2013.04.03 |
| (T) | 'Fairy Circles' In Namib Desert Caused By Sand Termite | huffingtonpost.com | 2013.04.01 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Illegal miners tunneling Banaue Rice Terraces | www.philstar.com | 2013.04.01 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Churches in Goa ban tourists during holy week services | www.freemalaysiatoday.com | 2013.04.01 |
| The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad (T) | Will Charminar bag the coveted heritage tag? | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2013.03.30 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | US Navy ship removed from Tubbataha Reef | globalnation.inquirer.net | 2013.03.30 |
| Kew Gardens | Future of historic glasshouse at Kew secured by grants | www.bbc.co.uk | 2013.03.29 |
| Sigiriya | Students vandalised and totally disfigured the "Lion's Paw" in Sigiriya | www.emirates247.com | 2013.03.26 |
| Statue of Liberty | Sandy-damaged Statue of Liberty will be open by July 4 | www.nj.com | 2013.03.20 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Monarch butterfly numbers drop by 'ominous' 59% | www.cbc.ca | 2013.03.17 |
| Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes | Flint mines closed until Q2 2014 | www.minesdespiennes.org | 2013.03.06 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Okapi WHS loses 37% of elephants in 5 years | wildlifenews.co.uk | 2013.03.04 |
| (T) | Dutch and Belgian paupers up for WHS in 2018 | www.deredactie.be | 2013.03.02 |
| Giant's Causeway | Green light for a £ 100m golf resort close to the Giant's Causeway | www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk | 2013.03.02 |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Fire at Putuo Zongcheng Temple | www.globaltimes.cn | 2013.03.01 |
| Rome | Metro Expansion Threatens Colosseum Collapse | www.nodeju.com | 2013.02.21 |
| Ancient Thebes | Famous Vizier's tomb found at Luxor | luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl | 2013.02.21 |
| Teotihuacan | Fire-god figure found at top of Pyramid of the Sun | www.latimes.com | 2013.02.19 |
| Gondwana Rainforests | No hunting in Dorrigo World Heritage areas | www.abc.net.au | 2013.02.19 |
| Manu National Park | Secret plans for gas exploration in Manu NP | www.scoop.co.nz | 2013.02.12 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Renovation Museuminsel needs more time and money | www.welt.de | 2013.02.11 |
| Pompei | Start of Great Pompeii Project - to revamp the site | worldnews.nbcnews.com | 2013.02.06 |
| Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon can now be explored with Google Street View | www.wired.com | 2013.02.01 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmanian World Heritage area to be extended by 170 000 hectares | www.abc.net.au | 2013.02.01 |
| Timbuktu | Mali rebels burn library containing priceless manuscripts | www.irishexaminer.com | 2013.01.28 |
| (T) | Poverty Point nominated for WHL | theadvocate.com | 2013.01.18 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | US Navy minesweeper struck a protected coral reef in Tubbataha National Marine Park | www.digitaljournal.com | 2013.01.18 |
| Pimachiowin Aki | Pimachiowin Aki: co-management of land resources with aboriginal peoples | www.thestar.com | 2013.01.15 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Residents express alarm over plans to widen restaurant and renovate beach along Lulworth Cove | www.guardian.co.uk | 2013.01.14 |
| Silk Roads | China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan plan to submit Silk Road nomination for 2014 | www.globaltimes.cn | 2013.01.14 |
| Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | Lavaux wine-making region to get a museum from the side of a mountain | www.dezeen.com | 2013.01.11 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Flooding hits Ironbridge | www.shropshirestar.com | 2012.12.29 |
| Anuradhapura | Ruins of ancient hospital discovered in Anuradhapura | www.colombopage.com | 2012.12.24 |
| Tikal National Park | Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal | www.fijitimes.com | 2012.12.24 |
| Vatican City | Sistine Chapel visitors to pass through vacuum system | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2012.12.24 |
| Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal | Woudagemaal will be active from Dec 24 - 27, 2012 | www.woudagemaal.nl | 2012.12.23 |
| Brasilia | Oscar Niemeyer, Brasilia's architect, dies at 104 | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.12.05 |
| Rome | Protective barrier to ring Romes Colosseum | www.aprimordia.com | 2012.12.03 |
| Saltaire | Saltaire has only managed an estimated 0-3 per cent rise in tourism since 2001 | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2012.11.29 |
| Old Town of Galle | Courts to be removed from Galle Fort | www.colombopage.com | 2012.11.29 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Renovations reveal historic ceramic at Tel Aviv's Independence Hall | www.haaretz.com | 2012.11.22 |
| Tongariro National Park | Mount Tongariro erupts: ash and gas eruption at the Te Maari crater | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2012.11.21 |
| Mana Pools | Controversial construction of luxury campsite at Mana Pools | allafrica.com | 2012.11.16 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australia declares world's largest marine reserves | www.channelnewsasia.com | 2012.11.16 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Opens on November 17 | goaustralia.about.com | 2012.11.15 |
| Galapagos Islands | Rat kill in Galapagos Islands targets 180 million | news.msn.com | 2012.11.15 |
| Pompei | The Garden of the Fugitives (Pompei in Italy) has reopened to the public | www.iol.co.za | 2012.11.12 |
| Lenggong Valley | Perak Man To Be Brought Home To Lenggong | www.bernama.com | 2012.11.11 |
| Lima | Casona El Buque, heritage site in Lima, collapsed after its structure was weakened by a fire | www.cbc.ca | 2012.11.07 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egypt has reopened one of its great pyramids to kick-start tourism industry | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2012.11.05 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Church of the Holy Sepulchre in row over water bill | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.11.05 |
| Bahla Fort | Bahla Fort may soon be open for public after restoration | www.muscatdaily.com | 2012.11.03 |
| Hampi | Pillar collapses at Virupaksha temple | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.11.03 |
| Sigiriya | Canopy to shade damaged part of lion foot entrance at Sigiriya | www.colombopage.com | 2012.10.29 |
| Panamá | Panama City Highway Stirs Controversy | archrecord.construction.com | 2012.10.28 |
| Statue of Liberty | Statue of Liberty's crown to reopen on Sunday | www.myfoxny.com | 2012.10.25 |
| Aleppo | Great Mosque of Aleppo is war's latest victim | www.thetimes.co.uk | 2012.10.16 |
| Stonehenge | Early Bronze Age carvings suggest Stonehenge was a huge prehistoric art gallery | www.independent.co.uk | 2012.10.10 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Nyatopola temple in Bhaktapurmold-infested | www.thehimalayantimes.com | 2012.10.08 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | 50 Aztec skulls discovered in heart of Mexico City | www.examiner.com | 2012.10.07 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australia vows to reverse Great Barrier Reef's coral decline | www.cnn.com | 2012.10.04 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Ironbridge Gorge gets £ 12m government grant | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.10.04 |
| Giant's Causeway | Creationist Audio Tour Removed From Giant's Causeway | www.gadling.com | 2012.10.04 |
| Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal replica to be built in Dubai | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.10.04 |
| Garamba National Park | Chinese affluence fuels ivory poaching at Garamba | africajournalismtheworld.com | 2012.10.03 |
| (T) | Kullu Himalayan Park evaluatedfor World Heritage status | hillpost.in | 2012.10.03 |
| Hué | Restoration of the temple of Princess Dien Phuoc funded by Japanese | vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn | 2012.10.02 |
| Arabian Oryx Sanctuary | Mt. Fuji, Kamakura cultural listing seen slim | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2012.10.01 |
| Fujisan | Mt. Fuji, Kamakura cultural listing seen slim | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2012.10.01 |
| Aleppo | Fire destroys parts of Aleppo's medieval souks | www.azfamily.com | 2012.09.29 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Another rhino in Kaziranga shot at, horn chopped off | gulfnews.com | 2012.09.28 |
| Ha Long Bay | Hawkers banned in Ha Long Bay | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2012.09.27 |
| Gwynedd Castles | £ 1.7m scheme to boost visitor numbers to Gwynedd's castles | www.caernarfonherald.co.uk | 2012.09.27 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Mayor blames drought for Italy rockslide that injured 4 tourists | news.smh.com.au | 2012.09.26 |
| Palmyra | Palmyra museum looted and large-scale theft at the site reported | www.dailytimes.com.pk | 2012.09.25 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | New fossil site found at prehistoric Burgess Shale | www.calgaryherald.com | 2012.09.24 |
| Hampi | Heritage tower at Hampi damaged for treasure hunt | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.09.24 |
| Virunga National Park | Congo allows firm to hunt for oil in Virunga park | rapidcityjournal.com | 2012.09.24 |
| Peninsula Valdes | Plan to shoot seagulls that attack whales | www.guardian.co.uk | 2012.09.24 |
| Solovetsky Islands | Scrap heap meets visitors | barentsobserver.com | 2012.09.22 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | Supreme Court admits Buddhists' plea to manage Mahabodhi Temple | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.09.22 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Mexico City's Aztec Past Reaches Out to Present | | 2012.09.21 |
| Gelati Monastery | Opening ceremony of controversially rebuilt medieval Bagrati Cathedral | www.civil.ge | 2012.09.17 |
| Yosemite National Park | Yosemite park hantavirus alert to 230,000 campers | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.09.16 |
| Mapungubwe | Mapungubwe visitor centre opens | www.southafrica.info | 2012.09.14 |
| Keoladeo National Park | Birds head back to Keoladeo Park | www.deccanherald.com | 2012.09.13 |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | Tiniest fossil dinosaur footprints found | www.upi.com | 2012.09.12 |
| The Sundarbans | Experts oppose coal-fired power plant near Sundarbans | www.thedailystar.net | 2012.09.10 |
| Mount Kenya | Mt Kenya to get electric fence to stop wildlife straying | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.09.08 |
| Nasca Lines | Pigs and squatters threaten Nazca lines | www.freemalaysiatoday.com | 2012.08.20 |
| (T) | Le Corbusier Foundation to assist nomination of Chandigarh in 2013 | www.dailypioneer.com | 2012.08.15 |
| Wudang Mountains | Yuzhen Palace will be raised 15 metres above ground to prevent its inundation | india.nydailynews.com | 2012.08.15 |
| Aleppo |
Aleppo citadel hit by shelling, says opposition | www.dailystar.com.lb | 2012.08.12 |
| Mount Athos | Fire at Mount Athos spreads | www.boston.com | 2012.08.09 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Indian Supreme Court bans tourism in core areas of Tiger Reserves | www.telegraphindia.com | 2012.08.08 |
| Tongariro National Park | Mt Tongariro erupted | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2012.08.06 |
| Garajonay | Wildfire threatens Canaries World Heritage site | gulfnews.com | 2012.08.06 |
| Biblical Tells | Recent discovery of massive jars of scorched wheat at Canaanite Tel Hazor | biblicalarchaeology.org | 2012.08.03 |
| L'Anse aux Meadows | Statue centrepiece of historic L'Anse aux Meadows makeover | www.thestarphoenix.com | 2012.08.02 |
| Peking Man Site | Peking Man site damaged by heavy rainfall | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2012.07.27 |
| (T) | New nomination file being prepared for Minoan Civilization monuments | greece.greekreporter.com | 2012.07.26 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Dorset cliff landslide | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.07.25 |
| Ilulissat Icefjord | 'Iceberg tsunami' nearly takes out tourist boat at Ilulissat | www.stuff.co.nz | 2012.07.23 |
| Pilgrimage Church of Wies | Gunmen rob vicar of Wies Church | www.thelocal.de | 2012.07.23 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thai, Cambodian troops withdraw from disputed area | www.boston.com | 2012.07.18 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Nachi Falls violated by illegal climbers | japandailypress.com | 2012.07.17 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | Majuli hit by floods | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.07.15 |
| Timbuktu | Tombs in Timbuktu's Djingareyber mosque 'destroyed' | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.07.11 |
| Stonehenge | Stonehenge gets £27m facelift to end 'national embarrassment' | www.guardian.co.uk | 2012.07.11 |
| Western Ghats | Karnataka opposes UNESCO's decision on Western Ghats | www.business-standard.com | 2012.07.04 |
| Timbuktu | Extremists attacked three sacred Muslim tombs with shovels | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2012.07.02 |
| Timbuktu | Timbuktu shrine damaged by Mali Ansar Dine Islamists | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.06.30 |
| Liverpool | Historic Liverpool property placed on List of World Heritage in Danger | www.un.org | 2012.06.27 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Guards killed at Okapi Wildlife Reserve on 24 June | www.okapiconservation.org | 2012.06.26 |
| Galapagos Islands | Last of the Pinta island giant tortoise subspecies dies at Galapagos | washingtonpost.com | 2012.06.26 |
| Dzongs: the centre of temporal and religious authorities (Punakha Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Paro Dzong, Trongsa Dzong and Dagana Dzong) (T) | Bhutan grieves for destroyed Wangdue Dzong | edition.cnn.com | 2012.06.26 |
| Stonehenge | Stonehenge was built to unify Britain | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.06.24 |
| The Sundarbans | 400 poachers working for tiger smuggling gang in Sundarbans | www.gulf-times.com | 2012.06.23 |
| Messel Pit | Nine fossilized turtle couples preserved at Messel Pit | news.discovery.com | 2012.06.23 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Kalka-Shimla heritage toy train gets solar lighting system | www.newstrackindia.com | 2012.06.20 |
| Altamira Cave | Claim for oldest paintings by Spain | www.timesofmalta.com | 2012.06.16 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa's Basilica to get back red clay tile roof | www.dnaindia.com | 2012.06.16 |
| Battir | PA seeks to protect Batir village from the planned separation barrier, which is expected to destroy the village's ancient agricultural terraces | www.haaretz.com | 2012.06.16 |
| Persepolis | Part of Persepolis sewage system unearthed | www.payvand.com | 2012.06.13 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | More than 100 New Terracotta Warriors of Qin Dynasty Unearthed | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2012.06.13 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | Jorhat fire destroys rare books on Majuli | www.telegraphindia.com | 2012.06.13 |
| Sigiriya | Sri Lanka police arrested a person who attempted to scribble his name on the Mirror Wall of Sigiriya | www.colombopage.com | 2012.06.06 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef report dismissed in Australia | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2012.06.04 |
| The Underwater City of Port Royal (T) | Jamaica seeks heritage status for sunken Port Royal | www.artdaily.org | 2012.05.31 |
| Quseir Amra | Recent conservation work at Qusayr 'Amra has revealed the name of the Umayyad prince who commissioned the construction of the building | www.artdaily.org | 2012.05.31 |
| Ghadames | Clashes in Libyan oasis town Ghadames kill seven, wound more than 20 | english.alarabiya.net | 2012.05.23 |
| Xochicalco | Ancient tomb uncovered in Pachacamac | www.upi.com | 2012.05.23 |
| Virunga National Park | Intense fighting between rebel factions and the Congolese army spread to Virunga Park this week | www.huffingtonpost.com | 2012.05.22 |
| Royal Exhibition Building | Royal Exhibition hall gets $20m boost | news.ninemsn.com.au | 2012.05.15 |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Park | Cable car plan for Drakensberg | www.iol.co.za | 2012.05.14 |
| Virunga National Park | WWF to Total: Virunga "is in your hands" | wwf.panda.org | 2012.05.14 |
| Hampi | Hampi's Akka Tangi Gundu breaks into pieces | ibnlive.in.com | 2012.05.14 |
| Old Town of Galle | Galle to get first ever green three-wheelers | news.xinhuanet.com | 2012.05.10 |
| Timbuktu | Rebels burn Timbuktu tomb | edition.cnn.com | 2012.05.06 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Australia had tree-climbing sheep-sized marsupials - fossils found at Riversleigh | au.news.yahoo.com | 2012.05.03 |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Syrian heritage sites damaged | www.emirates247.com | 2012.05.03 |
| Hal Saflieni Hypogeum | Tickets update: tickets now have to be bought at Heritage Malta | www.heritagemalta.org | 2012.05.02 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Camera traps spot 118 tigers in Kaziranga | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.05.01 |
| Imperial Palace | The Forbidden City is set to welcome visitors to another of its secluded zones: the secluded residence of empresses and imperial concubines | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2012.05.01 |
| Old Town of Galle | Parts of the historic Galle Fort are to be sold via an open tender, to private companies to set up malls and other commercial outlets. | www.thesundayleader.lk | 2012.05.01 |
| Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans | Residence of the metropolitans is looking for money | www.day.kiev.ua | 2012.04.26 |
| Garamba National Park | Garamba NP: 22 Elephants Massacred in Helicopter Attack | www.ibtimes.co.uk | 2012.04.25 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Tel Aviv Battles to Save Heritage of Bauhaus From Decay | www.businessweek.com | 2012.04.25 |
| Hampi | 'Rowdy Rathore' shooting disrupted in Hampi | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.04.25 |
| Rainforests of the Atsinanana | Sapphire hunters descend on Zahamena rainforest | www.africareview.com | 2012.04.22 |
| Pompei | Pompeii gets cash boost from Italian government | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.04.17 |
| Saint Catherine Area | St. Catherine Monastery library to undergo restoration | english.ahram.org.eg | 2012.04.15 |
| (T) | Myanmar to nominate 3 Pyu city states to world heritage list | www.globaltimes.cn | 2012.04.07 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | Yellow crazy ants have infested more than 100ha of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area | www.cairns.com.au | 2012.04.07 |
| Timbuktu | Mali Tuareg rebels control Timbuktu | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.04.03 |
| Ambohimanga | Cyclone devastates historical site Ambohimanga | www.africareview.com | 2012.03.26 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | Pavagadh-Champaner had 2 mints? | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012.03.26 |
| Delos | Ancient theatre of Delos to be restored | www.ansamed.info | 2012.03.23 |
| The Burren (T) | 'Prehistoric' antler hammerhead and human skeleton unearthed in Burren | www.irishtimes.com | 2012.03.23 |
| Mount Kenya | Elephants, wildlife flee as fire spreads across Mount Kenya | www.washingtonpost.com | 2012.03.20 |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Number of Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops 28 percent | www.washingtonpost.com | 2012.03.17 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | Mont St Michel gets a makeover | communities.washingtontimes.com | 2012.03.15 |
| Tugendhat Villa | Czech Bauhaus gem reopens after detailed renovation | www.france24.com | 2012.03.08 |
| Tyre | NGO says Tyre reconstruction "mutilating" historic port | www.dailystar.com.lb | 2012.03.07 |
| Mount Wutai | Shanxi Province plans to invest 286 million US dollars towards transforming Wutai Mountain into an 'Eastern Buddhist Capital' | english.cri.cn | 2012.02.28 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Manas gets four more rhinos | www.thehindu.com | 2012.02.21 |
| Xidi and Hongcun | Xidi village fireproofed | english.anhuinews.com | 2012.02.21 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Destroyed Bamiyan Buddha statues not to be rebuilt | www.thehindu.com | 2012.02.18 |
| Olympia | Robbery at Ancient Olympia museum | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.02.17 |
| Urbino | Snow damages Urbino | www.news24.com | 2012.02.16 |
| Rome | Snow damages Colosseum | www.news24.com | 2012.02.16 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | Cromford Canal set to open to boats | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.02.08 |
| Teotihuacan | Jade mask found inside Pyramid of the Sun | www.pasthorizonspr.com | 2012.02.03 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun's Tomb turns white | www.indianexpress.com | 2012.02.03 |
| The Area of Old Carved Stone in Sapa (T) | Distress cry for help from Sapa ancient rock field | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2012.01.29 |
| Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | Discovery of a 14th century stone pathway at the southern gate of Ho Dynasty Citadel | www.thanhniennews.com | 2012.01.28 |
| Hampi | Hampi battery cars not so green after all | www.deccanchronicle.com | 2012.01.28 |
| Galapagos Islands | New Galapagos Islands travel regulations go into effect next week | www.gadling.com | 2012.01.27 |
| Macquarie Island | Japanese whaling ship caught inside the World Heritage area of the subantarctic Macquarie Island | gcaptain.com | 2012.01.25 |
| Seville | Seville's Unesco status threatened by 600ft Pelli tower | www.guardian.co.uk | 2012.01.25 |
| Bosra | New Archeological Finds at Roman Bathhouses Site in Bosra | www.sana.sy | 2012.01.25 |
| Bridgetown | Repairs ruin the intricate, curvilinear, Dutch architectural gable atop Bridgetown's oldest building | www.stabroeknews.com | 2012.01.23 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Hadrian's Wall experts mull removing illegal plaque | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.01.22 |
| Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang received 680,000 tourists in 2011 | www.shanghaidaily.com | 2012.01.22 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Plans to extend Pontcysyllte Aqueduct visitor centre | www.bbc.co.uk | 2012.01.04 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Effects of storm, landslides and tourism on Vernazza | www.nytimes.com | 2012.01.04 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Anger over moves to delist Gladstone Harbour | www.abc.net.au | 2012.01.02 |
| Rome | Another bit falls off Colosseum | www.ansa.it | 2011.12.31 |
| Angkor | Crackdown on certain Angkor Wat souvenirs | www.phnompenhpost.com | 2011.12.30 |
| Gondwana Rainforests | Ferals under fire in Barrington Tops | www.theherald.com.au | 2011.12.30 |
| Villa Adriana (Tivoli) | Controversy over landfill near Hadrian's Villa | www.cbsnews.com | 2011.12.29 |
| Giant's Causeway | Plans for controversial golf resort beside the Giant's Causeway | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.12.27 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Ancient seal found in Jerusalem linked to ritual | www.google.com | 2011.12.26 |
| Ancient Thebes | Avenue of sphinxes in Luxor to open to public in March | english.ahram.org.eg | 2011.12.25 |
| Pompei | Pillar Collapses at Pompei | english.cri.cn | 2011.12.23 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from around disputed temple | edition.cnn.com | 2011.12.22 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 8 holidaymakers evicted from Sodwana Bay, iSimangaliso Wetlands | www.iol.co.za | 2011.12.22 |
| Henderson Island | Campaigners hail bid to remove rats from Henderson | www.google.com | 2011.12.20 |
| Rome | Rome basilica vandalized, bronze door damaged | www.timesonline.com | 2011.12.20 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Two ancient courtyards in Kathmandu open to the public | www.thehimalayantimes.com | 2011.12.18 |
| Teotihuacan | Original offering found at Teotihuacan pyramid | www.google.com | 2011.12.15 |
| Thang Long | 600-year-old wall found at Hanoi's Thang Long Imperial Citadel | www.tuoitrenews.vn | 2011.12.14 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Israel closes access ramp to Al-Aqsa mosque | www.heraldsun.com.au | 2011.12.12 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Preah Vihear attracts 49,740 tourists in 11 months | news.xinhuanet.com | 2011.12.10 |
| My Son | My Son Sanctuary is falling apart at a rapid speed | www.tuoitrenews.vn | 2011.12.08 |
| Florence | 'Lost Da Vinci' prompts art row in Florence | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.12.07 |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | New Marine and World Heritage Centre in Krems | www.worldarchitecturenews.com | 2011.12.07 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | New Research Casts Doubt on China's Terracotta Warriors' Roles | www.foxnews.com | 2011.12.03 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Venice's Bridge of Sighs restored to former glory | www.straitstimes.com | 2011.12.02 |
| Pompei | UNESCO unveils deal to help restore damaged Pompeii | www.un.org | 2011.11.30 |
| Timbuktu | Foreigners abducted in Timbuktu | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.11.25 |
| Sanchi | Sanchi becomes blind-friendly | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.11.20 |
| Shark Bay | Flooding threatens Shark Bay heritage-listed stromatolites | www.perthnow.com.au | 2011.11.19 |
| Saint-Emilion | Saint-Emillion sells off 14th century cloister to pay debts | www.medievalists.net | 2011.11.19 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Enryakuji temple bans visits by yakuza gangsters | www.straitstimes.com | 2011.11.19 |
| Virunga National Park | Virunga National Park is inviting tourists on an overnight trek to a spectacular eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in eastern Congo | www.washingtonpost.com | 2011.11.14 |
| Stonehenge | Stonehenge A344 road closure approved | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.11.02 |
| Teotihuacan | Scientist Uncovers Numerical Pattern in Teotihuacan | latino.foxnews.com | 2011.10.31 |
| Pitons of Reunion | Wildfire threatens Reunion Island NP | www.expatica.com | 2011.10.31 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Mudslides and Flooding Ravage Areas of Monterosso al Mare | www.nytimes.com | 2011.10.29 |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | UNESCO concerned over shantytown near Bam | www.tehrantimes.com | 2011.10.27 |
| Western Caucasus | Planned Road to 'Putin's Ski Resort' in Western Caucasus Worries UNESCO | www.themoscowtimes.com | 2011.10.27 |
| Pompei | Part of wall collapses at Pompeii due to heavy rains | news.yahoo.com | 2011.10.23 |
| Malpelo | Approximately 2,000 sharks were slaughtered in a marine sanctuary off Malpelo Island | www.theepochtimes.com | 2011.10.21 |
| Brú na Bóinne | Search on for a second passage in Newgrange | www.independent.ie | 2011.10.21 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Planners who wrongly allowed a millionaire to build an enormous beach hut on Britain's World Heritage Coast have been officially rebuked. | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2011.10.20 |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Park | KwaZulu-Natal has embarked on a programme of cleaning up graffiti that has defaced some rock art sites in the uKhahlamba/Drakensberg region. And it has also set up a system of access control. | www.iol.co.za | 2011.10.20 |
| Manu National Park | Near-encounter of tourists with nomadic bands of Mashco-Piro Indians in the area of Manu National Park | newswatch.nationalgeographic.com | 2011.10.20 |
| Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | Vietnam to excavate ancient citadel | www.thanhniennews.com | 2011.10.18 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Manas runaway rhino might have been killed | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.10.18 |
| Hahoe and Yangdong | Andong Hahoe Village, which was designated UNESCO World Heritage Siteslast year, and since then has seen numerous visitors. The village, however, is struggling to maintain its traditional way of life with the rise in the number of visitors. | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2011.10.18 |
| Cliff of Bandiagara | More than 270 Dogon sculptures, masks and everyday objects exhibited at the Bundeskunsthalle until January 22, 2012 | www.dw-world.de | 2011.10.15 |
| Eise Eisinga Planetarium (T) | Official website of the Planetarium | www.planetarium-friesland.nl | 2011.10.07 |
| Ayutthaya | At least 224 people have died in flooding in Thailand since mid-July and water has inundated the 400-year-old Chai Wattanaram temple in the ancient city of Ayutthaya | www.reuters.com | 2011.10.04 |
| (T) | Czech spa towns are teaming up with European counterparts to make a joint bid for the much-coveted UNESCO heritage listings | www.ceskapozice.cz | 2011.10.03 |
| (T) | Bexar County officials decided Tuesday to help the cash-strapped National Park Service bolster its application for UNESCO World Heritage Site status for the Alamo and other Spanish missions in San Antonio | www.mysanantonio.com | 2011.09.27 |
| Stoclet House | Stoclet furniture not to be sold | www.deredactie.be | 2011.09.27 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | New look for Ggantija temples | www.stonepages.com | 2011.09.27 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Community service criminals detroy ancient headstones at Greenwich church | www.mirror.co.uk | 2011.09.27 |
| (T) | Jeddaha second time for UNESCO | www.saudigazette.com.sa | 2011.09.26 |
| Pompei | 'Pompeiian red' was created when gases from Vesuvius reacted with yellow paint, research reveals | www.guardian.co.uk | 2011.09.23 |
| Angkor | Nearly 200 tourists including foreigners were airlifted from Cambodia's famed Angkor temple complex yesterday after a road to one of the ruins was cut off by flash floods | www.smh.com.au | 2011.09.23 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway hit by Sikkim quake | www.hindustantimes.com | 2011.09.20 |
| Ngwenya Mines (T) | Swazilandtentative list of World Heritage sites | www.times.co.sz | 2011.09.19 |
| (T) | Eight wooden Ukrainian churches included in UNESCO list in 2013 | www.kyivpost.com | 2011.09.19 |
| Lumbini | WWF-Nepal Embarks On 10-Year Project To Plant A Million Trees In Lumbini | www.asianscientist.com | 2011.09.19 |
| Gulf of California | In Mexico's Baja, some fear a 'new Cancun' may harm reef | www.kansascity.com | 2011.09.18 |
| Sinharaja Forest | Sri Lanka suspends road work near Sinharaja forest | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.09.16 |
| Danube Delta | Romania vows to fight illegal fishing in the Danube delta | www.google.com | 2011.09.15 |
| Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka Buddhist monks destroy Muslim shrine | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.09.15 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Number of tourists to Preah Vihear temple bounces back as border tension eases | english.peopledaily.com.cn | 2011.09.14 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Typhoon No. 12 heavy rains damage WHS in the Kii Mountain Range | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2011.09.14 |
| Machu Picchu | Peruvian family claiming Machu Picchu take fight to UN heritage body | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2011.09.12 |
| Rome | Three historic monuments have been attacked by vandals in the Italian capital, Rome | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.09.11 |
| Sinharaja Forest | A new species of white monkeys has been found in Sinharaja rain forest | www.colombopage.com | 2011.09.11 |
| L'viv | The Ukraine government has begun the allegedly illegal demolition of a 16th century synagogue in Lviv to build a hotel | www.jta.org | 2011.09.07 |
| Major Town Houses | In October 2011, several Horta houses usually closed to the general public will open their doors | www.voiretdirebruxelles.be | 2011.09.07 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Barely four days after a group of poachers killed a female rhino inside Kaziranga National Park and took away its horn, the World Heritage Site lost another rhino on Friday. Forest guards found the carcass of a rhino calf | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.09.03 |
| Granada | Tourist carves initials on Spain's Alhambra | www.businessweek.com | 2011.09.02 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Rhino killed in Kaziranga, again | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.08.31 |
| Nemrut Dag | A recent proposal to move the gigantic sculptures atop Mount Nemrut to a museum in order to protected them from harsh conditions of winter, has sparked controversy | www.todayszaman.com | 2011.08.29 |
| Taxila | Taxila heritage at the mercy of stone-crushers | www.thenews.com.pk | 2011.08.23 |
| Makli, Thatta | Controversy over recent burials at Makli, Thatta | www.dawn.com | 2011.08.18 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Ironbridge was one of the most visited tourist attractions in England last year with more than 567,000 people paying | www.shropshirestar.com | 2011.08.17 |
| Acropolis | A team of underwater explorers in Greece examined the shipwreck of the Mentor, which sunk in 1802 as it transported marbles from the Parthenon to London | www.bloomberg.com | 2011.08.16 |
| Canal du Midi | Epic beauty of tree-lined Canal du Midi under threat as fungus strikes | www.guardian.co.uk | 2011.08.14 |
| Lake Turkana | Ethiopian officials reject UN calls to suspend controversial dam project affecting Kenya's Lake Turkana | www.sudantribune.com | 2011.08.12 |
| Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | Site found as stone supplier for Ho Dynasty Citadel | www.thanhniennews.com | 2011.08.08 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Restoration work on a lesser known tomb has led to the discovery of the country's oldest "sunken garden" at the complex of Humayun's Tomb | www.thehindu.com | 2011.08.05 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Two visitors from the Czech Republic were arrested after reportedly making off with six slabs of rock from the Burgess Shale fossil site | www.vancouversun.com | 2011.08.05 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Changunarayan Temple at high risk of landslide | www.thehimalayantimes.com | 2011.08.04 |
| Hierapolis-Pamukkale | Tomb of Jesus' Apostle Found In Hierapolis? | news.discovery.com | 2011.08.02 |
| Fujisan | Japan seeks the registration of Mt. Fuji as a World Heritage site in 2013 | mdn.mainichi.jp | 2011.08.02 |
| Sinharaja Forest | Sinharaja under "road-threat" | www.sundaytimes.lk | 2011.08.01 |
| Gunung Mulu | Rare Stromatolites Discovered At Mulu's Deer Cave | www.bernama.com | 2011.08.01 |
| Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve | Chinese dam project threatens Central America's largest tropical rainforest and Indigenous populations in the Moskitia | www.wilderutopia.com | 2011.07.28 |
| Lake Turkana | UN calls for suspension of giant Ethiopian hydropower dam, said to endanger the existence of Lake Turkana. | www.nation.co.ke | 2011.07.28 |
| Kinderdijk | Kinderdijk windmill no.5 put upright again - cost 1 million EUR (in Dutch) | www.ad.nl | 2011.07.27 |
| Xanthos-Letoon | A Turkish archaeology team has taken over excavations in the ancient city of Xanthos due to the slow progress under the guidance of French teams | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2011.07.27 |
| Palenque | Recent interdisciplinary investigations regarding 31 marine fossils found at Palenque reveal that Maya people conceived their beliefs parting from this kind of vestiges, so their idea of the underworld was associated to water. | www.artdaily.com | 2011.07.27 |
| Caceres | France is felling thousands of tress shading the banks of its Canal du Midi, due to a canker stain plague decimating plants along the 17th century marvel of engineering | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2011.07.27 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thailand to Comply With Cambodian Temple DMZ Imposed by UN | www.bloomberg.com | 2011.07.21 |
| Yosemite National Park | Yosemite visitors 'presumed dead' in waterfall accident | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.07.21 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Floodwaters enter Kaziranga, steps taken to protect animals | www.worldheritagesite.org | 2011.07.20 |
| Olympia | Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese | www.uni-mainz.de | 2011.07.18 |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | Seventh Century St Cuthbert Gospel returns home to Durham | www.sunderlandecho.com | 2011.07.18 |
| Purnululu National Park | Kimberley cattleman started charging tourists for accessing the world heritage listed Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles). | www.abc.net.au | 2011.07.14 |
| Hampi | Security is being stepped up at the UNESCO world heritage site of Hampi and neighbouring ancient site of Anegundi on the banks of the river Tungabhadra with the installation of closed-circuit television cameras | ibnlive.in.com | 2011.07.11 |
| Jeju | Jeju sees positive changes 4 years after its Unesco World Heritage inscription | www.jejuweekly.com | 2011.07.11 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Royal Dutch Shell got permission to drill an exploration well near the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef | www.bloomberg.com | 2011.07.08 |
| Villa Adriana (Tivoli) | Historic Hadrian's villa 'at risk of collapse' | www.google.com | 2011.07.07 |
| Santiago de Compostela | Codex Calixtinus manuscript stolen from Santiago de Compostela - Priceless 12-century manuscript, which contains Europe's first travel guide, went missing from a safe in Spanish cathedral | www.guardian.co.uk | 2011.07.07 |
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This week, during their routine excavation work, the French-Egyptian archaeological team working at the Karnak Temple in Luxor uncovered two major monuments. | english.ahram.org.eg | 2011.07.05 |
| Serengeti | Hold the Champagne: Highway to Split Serengeti After All? | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2011.07.01 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Three years after the abolition of monarchy in Nepal, a huge stash of gold and silver ornaments has been found by labourers who were renovating centuries old structure in the old Hanumandhoka Palace complex here | news.in.msn.com | 2011.06.29 |
| Wadden Sea | Hamburg Wadden Sea park declared UNESCO heritage site | www.dw-world.de | 2011.06.28 |
| Kakadu National Park | After more than 30 years, a uranium-rich piece of Aboriginal land near Kakadu National Park has been added to the World Heritage List | www.abc.net.au | 2011.06.28 |
| (T) | Several buildings violating the perimeter of Iranregistering the 1000-year-old monument on UNESCO | www.tehrantimes.com | 2011.06.26 |
| (T) | No heritage tag for Western Ghats | www.deccanherald.com | 2011.06.26 |
| (T) | No heritage tag for Western Ghats | www.deccanherald.com | 2011.06.26 |
| Wadi Rum | Wadi Rum on World Heritage List | www.jordantimes.com | 2011.06.26 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Israeli couple held over Auschwitz artefacts theft | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.06.26 |
| Ogasawara Islands | Ogasawara island chain named as World Heritage site | mdn.mainichi.jp | 2011.06.26 |
| Primeval Beech Forests | German beech forests declared World Heritage Sites | www.dw-world.de | 2011.06.26 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | After nearly two decades, Manas National Park has got rid of the danger tag that was attached to it by the Unesco's World Heritage Committee way back in 1992 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.06.23 |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | Durham Heritage site opens £ 1.2m visitor centre | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.06.21 |
| Mogao Caves | The Mogao Grottoes reopened to visitors Friday after temporarily closing for two days due to torrential rains | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2011.06.18 |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein | Austrian UNESCO World Heritage village outraged at plans for Chinese copy | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2011.06.18 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun's Tomb gets 16th century makeover | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.06.16 |
| Carlsbad Caverns | Wildfires prompt evacuations at Carlsbad Caverns National Park | latimesblogs.latimes.com | 2011.06.16 |
| Leptis Magna | Gaddafi hides rockets, munitions in Leptis Magna | www.allvoices.com | 2011.06.14 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Pashupatinath temple under threat from mice and cockroaches | articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.06.14 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Jumbo sighting boost for Manas | www.telegraphindia.com | 2011.06.12 |
| Ghadames | Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi are attacking the western city of Ghadames which boasts a Unesco World Heritage site | www.news24.com | 2011.06.12 |
| Central Sikhote-Alin | The discovery of plans to log key Amur tiger habitat in a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site has led to a public outcry demanding the cancellation of the logging lease in Russia | wwf.panda.org | 2011.06.10 |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Luxury private club built in Chengde Mountain Resort | china.globaltimes.cn | 2011.06.05 |
| Amsterdam Canal Ring | Amsterdam's famed canal belt gets its own museum | www.google.com | 2011.06.05 |
| Panamá | A devastating Unesco report on Panama's Casco Viejo, warns that if the third stage of the Cinta Costera goes ahead, under or around the old city, it will almost certainly lose its valuable World Heritage listing | www.newsroompanama.com | 2011.06.05 |
| Rapa Nui | Sustainable Visitor Center Opens on Easter Island | ftnnews.com | 2011.06.05 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Poachers kill rhino in Kaziranga, chop off its horn | articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2011.06.05 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Mysterious markings discovered at Great Pyramid of Giza | edition.cnn.com | 2011.06.04 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Port Arthur Historic Site is celebrating the gift of a significant collection of records and artefacts belonging to a former Commandant at the penal settlement, James Boyd. | www.prlog.org | 2011.06.04 |
| (T) | Tokyo museum's World Heritage hopes shaken | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2011.05.29 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | £ 80m bill to stop Ironbridge Gorge land slippage | www.shropshirestar.com | 2011.05.26 |
| Peking Man Site | Largest excavation in history launched at Peking Man site | english.peopledaily.com.cn | 2011.05.25 |
| Dacian Fortresses | Romania has recovered more pieces of a valuable ancient treasure which had been stolen from the archaeological site of Sarmisegetusa Regia | www.balkans.com | 2011.05.13 |
| Istanbul | UNESCO science committee approves construction of Haliç metro bridge | www.todayszaman.com | 2011.05.10 |
| Kew Gardens | Kew Gardens given lottery backing to restore glasshouse | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.05.10 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Asbestos threat to Goa basilica's heritage status | www.dnaindia.com | 2011.05.10 |
| Machu Picchu | From lost city of the Incas to tourist trap in 100 years | www.independent.co.uk | 2011.05.09 |
| Santiniketan (T) | UNESCO World heritage site status eludes Shantiniketan | www.dnaindia.com | 2011.05.07 |
| Rapa Nui | New book challenges accepted wisdom about demise of the indigenous civilisation of Easter Island | www.independent.co.uk | 2011.05.06 |
| Palenque | More than 1,000 Year-Old Archaeological Pieces from Palenque Studied and Restored | www.artdaily.org | 2011.05.06 |
| Mountain Railways of India | The 108-yr-old Kandaghat railway station, situated on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge railway line, was gutted last night as fire broke down after an electric short-circuit at the office building | www.himvani.com | 2011.05.03 |
| Medina of Marrakesh | 15 killed by Marrakech bomb | www.independent.co.uk | 2011.04.29 |
| Chitwan National Park | Increase in One-horned Rhinoceros reported at Chitwan NP | whc.unesco.org | 2011.04.28 |
| Purnululu National Park | Toads threaten World Heritage-listed Purnululu National Park | au.news.yahoo.com | 2011.04.27 |
| Shushtar | UNESCO has demanded that Iran explain the situation following the collapse of a portion of the Gargar Bridge at the Shushtar's ancient water system | www.tehrantimes.com | 2011.04.26 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Palaeontologists claim to have discovered fossils of lizard-like, snail-eating, hammer-teeth marsupials in an ancient fossil field in the Riversleigh World Heritage area | www.zeenews.com | 2011.04.22 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thai and Cambodian troops clashed in a disputed border area today, killing at least four soldiers | www.bloomberg.com | 2011.04.22 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | A fire inside Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica started by a suspected arsonist force the evacuation more than 1,000 people and caused significant damage in the sacristy | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2011.04.19 |
| Black River Gorges National Park (T) | Mauritius is pushing for the Black River Gorges as a World Heritage Site and has received UNESCO's nod to nominate it on the list | news.xinhuanet.com | 2011.04.19 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings | Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality began constructing a museum for the centuries-old rock carvings of Dazu | news.xinhuanet.com | 2011.04.18 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
CST renovation is caught in fund paucity tangle | www.indianexpress.com | 2011.04.16 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Part of the lead roof of the church of Ljeviska, Mother of God in Prizren has been stolen | www.emg.rs | 2011.04.16 |
| Thang Long | Part of the wall protecting an 11th century UNESCO World Heritage site in Hanoi has been damaged during the construction of a new National Assembly House for Vietnam | www.theepochtimes.com | 2011.04.14 |
| Quedlinburg | Fire damages part of German UNESCO heritage town Quedlinburg | www.monstersandcritics.com | 2011.04.14 |
| L'viv | All historical monuments in Lviv should comply with UNESCO standards by Euro 2012 | www.interfax.com.ua | 2011.04.12 |
| (T) | Work on a BD11 million ($29.2 million) scheme to turn a neighbourhood of Bahrain's Muharraq area into a potential World Heritage Site will begin once the complete budget required is secured | www.tradearabia.com | 2011.04.10 |
| Zamość | Restored Renaissance synagogue to reopen in Zamosc | www.mercurynews.com | 2011.04.03 |
| Lumbini | New Eco-Monastery at Buddha's Birthplace Lumbini | coalgeology.com | 2011.04.03 |
| Melaka and George Town | Lucrative birds banned from Penang | www.businessweek.com | 2011.04.03 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Acid won't dissolve Cradle heritage status | www.timeslive.co.za | 2011.04.03 |
| Drottningholm | Bypass threatens world heritage of Drottningholm? | www.stockholmnews.com | 2011.04.03 |
| Kraków | Finnish man could face prison for spraying graffiti on UNESCO World Heritage Site in Poland | www.hs.fi | 2011.04.03 |
| (T) | Brazil proposes Rio de janeiro as WHS for 2012 | www.google.com | 2011.03.25 |
| Saltaire | Scrap metal thieves plunder Saltaire streets | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2011.03.24 |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Oil from the wrecked freighter Inaccessible Island | oceandoctor.org | 2011.03.21 |
| Virunga National Park | Congo halts oil exploration in Virunga Park | www.afrol.com | 2011.03.18 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Ancient Buddhas Will Not Be Rebuilt - UNESCO | ipsnews.net | 2011.03.18 |
| Sukur | Screening of The 13 Months of Sukur: Africa's First World Heritage Cultural Landscape | www.cochraneeagle.com | 2011.03.17 |
| Ancient Nara | Yakushiji pagoda open first time in 1,300 years | search.japantimes.co.jp | 2011.03.10 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | The construction of an outdoor museum is blocking and polluting the river that leads to Phong Nha Cave | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2011.03.10 |
| Te Wahipounamu | NZ Quake shakes 30m tonnes of ice off Tasman Glacier | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2011.03.10 |
| Ha Long Bay | Vietnam tourist boat sinking kills 12 in Halong Bay | www.bbc.co.uk | 2011.03.10 |
| Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes | The Flint Mines at Spiennes will be closed until 2013 | www.minesdespiennes.org | 2011.03.10 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Heritage temple hit in shelling, says Cambodia. | www.smh.com.au | 2011.03.10 |
| Nasca Lines | Four British tourists and two Peruvians have been killed in a plane crash see the famous Nazca lines | news.sky.com | 2010.10.03 |
| Nyero Rockpaintings (T) | US Government has donated $37,300 towards the preservation of Nyero rock paintings | www.newvision.co.ug | 2010.09.30 |
| Serengeti | UNESCO fires warning shot over Serengeti Highway | www.eturbonews.com | 2010.09.30 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Italy Bans Plastic Bottles from World Heritage Park Cinque Terre | www.allvoices.com | 2010.09.23 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | World Heritage site Kasubi Tombs to be ready by 2012 | www.eturbonews.com | 2010.09.23 |
| Old City of Acre | Controversial plan envisions homes for Acre's Old City | www.haaretz.com | 2010.09.19 |
| Tokaji Wine Region | UNESCO experts to probe power station project in Tokaj wine region | www.caboodle.hu | 2010.09.14 |
| Upper Svaneti | Georgia's government has launched a major programme to improve transport links to Svaneti | www.independent.co.uk | 2010.09.14 |
| Te Wahipounamu | Nine people, including four foreigners, killed in a skydiving plane crash shortly after takeoff at an airstrip near the Fox Glacier tourist spot on the rugged west coast of New Zealand's South Island. | www.google.com | 2010.09.12 |
| Kermadec Islands and Marine reserve (T) | World Heritage status for Kermadecs soon | tvnz.co.nz | 2010.09.12 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Terracotta army emerges in its true colors | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2010.09.10 |
| Levuka | Levuka loses heritage interest | www.fijitimes.com | 2010.09.09 |
| Moenjodaro | Moenjodaro safe from raging floods | www.dailytimes.com.pk | 2010.08.31 |
| Makli, Thatta | Thatta saved from floodwater | www.independent.co.uk | 2010.08.31 |
| Tlacotalpan | Tlacotalpan Threatened by Flood | english.cri.cn | 2010.08.31 |
| Sigiriya | There's a storm raging in Sri Lanka over the depigmentation of ancient frescoes in the rock fortress of Sigiriya | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2010.08.29 |
| (T) | Yunju Temple in Fangshan district of Beijing has sat on China's considered list of sites for application to UNESCO's World Heritage List for 17 years, yet there are still no defined plans as to when the country may submit it for consideration | life.globaltimes.cn | 2010.08.23 |
| Petra | Spectacular 2,000-year-old Hellenistic-style wall paintings have been revealed at Petra | www.guardian.co.uk | 2010.08.22 |
| Potosi | Protesting miners trapped some 100 foreign tourists for a week in Potosi | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2010.08.13 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Skelligs settlement may predate monastery | www.irishtimes.com | 2010.08.11 |
| Muskauer Park | Floods hit the UNESCO-protected Fuerst Pueckler Park | www.dw-world.de | 2010.08.09 |
| Thang Long | In the middle of this September 2010, the Thang Long Royal Citadel will open to tourism | en.www.info.vn | 2010.08.08 |
| Moenjodaro | Historic Moenjodaro at risk again by floods | www.dailytimes.com.pk | 2010.08.07 |
| Teotihuacan | A long-sealed tunnel has been found under the ruins of Teotihuacan | abcnews.go.com | 2010.08.07 |
| Etruscan Necropolises | A royal tomb in an Etruscan necropolis in Tarquinia has yielded fresh archaeological finds during a summer dig | www.upi.com | 2010.08.07 |
| Thang Long | Royal Citadel declared World Heritage Site | www.thanhniennews.com | 2010.08.07 |
| Drottningholm | Swedish police says a gang of thieves have broken into the Chinese Pavilion, a UNESCO WHS located near Drottningholm Palace | www.google.com | 2010.08.06 |
| Bikini Atoll | Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands Chosen as World Heritage Site | yokwe.net | 2010.08.04 |
| Dengfeng | The Shaolin Temple ,"World Heritage Site", but overrun by tourists | www.speroforum.com | 2010.08.04 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Indigenous activists have criticised the United Nations for placing Australia's convict sites on the World Heritage List. | www.abc.net.au | 2010.08.02 |
| Central Highlands | Horton Plains Slender Loris pictured for first time | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2010.07.31 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Designation of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument as UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.state.gov | 2010.07.31 |
| Rainforests of the Atsinanana | World Heritage Committee inscribes Rainforests of Atsinanana (Madagascar) on List of World Heritage in Danger | whc.unesco.org | 2010.07.31 |
| Everglades | World Heritage Committee inscribes Everglades National Park on List of World Heritage in Danger | whc.unesco.org | 2010.07.31 |
| Upper Middle Rhine Valley | A plan to build a bridge across the Rhine valley has been given the go-ahead by world heritage panelists. UNESCO says that project can take place without a threat to the status of Germany's world-famous Lorelei rock. | www.dw-world.de | 2010.07.30 |
| Gelati Monastery | World Heritage Committee inscribes Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (Georgia) on List of World Heritage in Danger | whc.unesco.org | 2010.07.29 |
| Galapagos Islands | List of World Heritage in Danger: World Heritage Committee removes Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) | www.unesco.org | 2010.07.29 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | List of World Heritage in Danger: World Heritage Committee inscribes the Tombs of Buganda Kings (Uganda) | www.unesco.org | 2010.07.29 |
| Petra | Archaeologists have made two major tomb discoveries at the ancient city of Petra | heritage-key.com | 2010.07.28 |
| Longmen Grottoes | Flooded Longmen Grottoes Re-open to Tourists | english.cri.cn | 2010.07.27 |
| (T) | Hahoe Village in dilemma over UNESCO designation | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2010.07.27 |
| Turaif Quarter | ICOMOS had shown technical reservations about Al-Dir'iya, but the Saudi permanent representative is continuing his efforts to have Al-Dir'iya included. | www.saudigazette.com.sa | 2010.07.25 |
| Macquarie Island | An ambitious plan to eradicate rabbits, mice and rats from Macquarie Island has been put on hold because of bad weather.A team of 20 experts left for the island in May, with the aim of exterminating the pests during winter by dropping baits strategically across the island from a helicopter. | news.smh.com.au | 2010.07.22 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | Scientists have discovered a cave filled with 15-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric marsupials in Riversleigh, a rare find that has revealed some surprising similarities between the creatures and modern-day kangaroos and koalas | www.npr.org | 2010.07.17 |
| (T) | Ogasawara lizard traps easing sticky situation | www.asahi.com | 2010.07.14 |
| Willandra Lakes | A new visitor centre at the Mungo National Park is set to open | www.abc.net.au | 2010.07.14 |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Specialists restored 40 square meters of a 17th century mural painting discovered in the subsoil of Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City. | www.artdaily.org | 2010.07.02 |
| Brugge | Inspection by Unesco leaves Brugge with lots of suggestions for improvement | www.nieuwsblad.be | 2010.06.27 |
| Brugge | Inspection by Unesco leaves Brugge with lots of suggestions for improvement | www.nieuwsblad.be | 2010.06.27 |
| Altamira Cave | Spain to reopen Caves of Altamira despite warnings | www.google.com | 2010.06.26 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul teeters on brink of UNESCO's troubled list | www.hurriyetdailynews.com | 2010.06.26 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | Eight years after the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar was declared a World Heritage Site, Unesco is unhappy with its management for flouting safety and maintenance guidelines. | www.hindustantimes.com | 2010.06.26 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | The Sun Temple at Konark was knee deep in water following torrential rains, threatening the structure and disappointing tourists. | www.ptinews.com | 2010.06.26 |
| Stonehenge | 20,000 attend Stonehenge Solstice | www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk | 2010.06.25 |
| My Son | Master plan for My Son | english.vovnews.vn | 2010.06.25 |
| (T) | Lobe Falls proposed for classification as World Heritage Site during the Sub Regional Periodic Evaluation meeting of the World Heritage organisation that was held in Yaounde. | www.crtv.cm | 2010.06.24 |
| (T) | Tarrafal candidacy for 2011 or 2012 | dn.sapo.pt | 2010.06.17 |
| (T) | Vying for World Heritage nomination: Lenggong Valley in 2011 | bernama.com.my | 2010.06.17 |
| (T) | Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park to be nominated for World Heritage Site in 2012 | www.ammsa.com | 2010.06.15 |
| Palenque | Recent interdisciplinary investigations regarding 31 marine fossils found at Palenque reveal that Maya people found these fossils to be the convincing proof of the land being covered by the sea long time ago | www.artdaily.org | 2010.06.13 |
| (T) | Al Ain being assessed and will be reviewed in the summer of next year. | www.thenational.ae | 2010.06.13 |
| (T) | IUCN to visit Ogasawara Islands aiming for registration in 2011 | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2010.06.12 |
| (T) | Turkey nominates Ephesus ancient city to the World's Heritage List | www.balkans.com | 2010.06.10 |
| Valletta | The picturesque capital of Valletta is getting a $122.4 million makeover that will radically alter the historic entrance to the World Heritage listed city | www.csmonitor.com | 2010.06.09 |
| Altamira Cave | Spain to reopen Caves of Altamira despite warnings | www.google.com | 2010.06.09 |
| Sydney Opera House | Premier Kristina Keneally has unveiled a $152 million upgrade of the Sydney Opera House - the biggest building works on the site since its October 1973 opening | www.aussietheatre.com.au | 2010.06.07 |
| New Lanark | New Lanark attraction in line for £ 700,000 boost | www.scotsman.com | 2010.06.06 |
| Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs | Pécs World Heritage site damaged by rain | www.caboodle.hu | 2010.06.04 |
| Quirigua | Damage to the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua as a result of tropical storm Agatha | whc.unesco.org | 2010.06.02 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Tourists warned about dangers of visiting Skellig Michael | www.irishcentral.com | 2010.06.01 |
| Great Wall | Great Wall of China's strength "comes from sticky rice" | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2010.05.31 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Burgess Shale fossil site near Alberta border turns out to be older than previously thought | www.calgaryherald.com | 2010.05.27 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs in Kampala begins | www.eturbonews.com | 2010.05.25 |
| St. Petersburg | Medvedev turns attentive ear to critics of Gazprom tower in St. Petersburg | www.itar-tass.com | 2010.05.23 |
| Qadisha Valley | UNESCO Threatens to Remove Qadisha Valley from World Heritage List | www.naharnet.com | 2010.05.20 |
| Palenque | The New World's earliest known example of engineered water pressure was discovered in the Mayan city of Palenque | news.discovery.com | 2010.05.19 |
| Rome | Chunks of mortar fall off Rome's Colosseum | www.google.com | 2010.05.19 |
| Rapa Nui | Archaeologists have disproved the 50-year-old theory underpinning our understanding of how the famous stone statues were moved around Easter Island | www.eurekalert.org | 2010.05.19 |
| Ancient Thebes | Colossal statue of Thoth discovered at temple of Amenhotep III in Luxor | www.independent.co.uk | 2010.05.19 |
| Dja Faunal Reserve | Cameroon panic as elephants escape Dja Faunal Reserve | news.bbc.co.uk | 2010.05.16 |
| Sigiriya | An insect menace in Sigiriya ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka has sparked controversy with the environmentalists and authorities arguing over the removal of wasps | www.colombopage.com | 2010.05.16 |
| Hamad Town Tumuli Moundfield (T) | 62 burial mounds near Hamad Town saved from bulldozers | www.gulf-daily-news.com | 2010.05.16 |
| (T) | West Lake to be Included in the 2011 UNESCO World Heritage List, according to Xinhua News | www.echinacities.com | 2010.04.28 |
| Thang Long | Officials confirm that the Old Quarter of Hanoi will not be submitted to UNESCO. | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2010.04.20 |
| Aldabra Atoll | Aldabra Atoll adds Ramsar to their World Heritage Site status | www.eturbonews.com | 2010.04.20 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | Hundreds of people want to build shacks near the Sterkfontein caves at the Cradle of Humankind world heritage site, where a new hominid species was recently discovered | www.news24.com | 2010.04.19 |
| Santiniketan (T) | Santiniketan is India's choice for world heritage site | www.dnaindia.com | 2010.04.17 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Australian authorities arrested the crew of a Chinese freighter for gouging a two-mile scar across the Great Barrier Reef after taking an illegal shortcut across the World Heritage Site. | www.earthweek.com | 2010.04.16 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | An endangered Royal Bengal tiger that strayed near a village in Assam, India was rescued early last week and later released in Manas National Park, becoming the first tiger released to the wild in this World Heritage Site. | www.redorbit.com | 2010.04.09 |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | Blaenavon World Heritage Site gets | www.newswales.co.uk | 2010.04.08 |
| Rome | Ceiling collapse at Nero's golden palace in Rome | news.bbc.co.uk | 2010.03.31 |
| Liverpool | Underground Liverpool dock uncovered | www.clickliverpool.com | 2010.03.29 |
| Bisotun | Archaeologists will carry out an archaeological research on Bistun to unearth a settlement date back to the third Iranian dynasty, the Arsacids | www.cais-soas.com | 2010.03.26 |
| Brugge | Brugge under Unesco scrutiny because of new development | www.nieuwsblad.be | 2010.03.26 |
| Peninsula Valdes | Die-Off of Whales in Argentina's Patagonia Region Sparks Alarm | www.laht.com | 2010.03.21 |
| Fraser Island | Fraser Island Campers Harass Dingoes, Dingoes Bite, Campsites Close | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2010.03.18 |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Buganda's royal tombs in Kasubi burnt | newvision.co.ug | 2010.03.17 |
| Changdeokgung Palace Complex | Changdeok Palace to Open for Business Meetings | english.chosun.com | 2010.03.15 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Hadrian's Wall lights up to mark 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman rule | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2010.03.15 |
| Thessalonika | A large early Christian Basilica and an important late Byzantine period building were unearthed at a same number of Thessaloniki metro construction sites over the recent period. | www.ana-mpa.gr | 2010.03.14 |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu to reopen March 29: official | www.google.com | 2010.03.13 |
| Tarraco | Archaeological find Roman baths unearthed in Tarragona | www.barcelonareporter.com | 2010.03.10 |
| Virunga National Park | DRC troops killed seven hippopotamuses, four elephants and six monkeys, including two chimpanzees, last month at Virunga | www.news24.com | 2010.03.09 |
| Valparaiso | Significant structural damage in Valparaiso at the La Matriz church and the Port market place | whc.unesco.org | 2010.03.05 |
| Jelling | Modern glass casings will protect and preserve Denmark's 10th century Jelling Stones from the elements | www.cphpost.dk | 2010.03.05 |
| Camagüey | The works to turn Calle Maceo into a boulevard, a project included in the Management Plan for the area declared World Heritage Site, will start next March 1st in Camag | www.cubaheadlines.com | 2010.03.02 |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | Joggins Fossil Cliffs continuing to show strong tourism numbers | www.amherstdaily.com | 2010.03.01 |
| Valparaiso | Chile earthquake damages unique world heritage city of Valparaiso | www.examiner.com | 2010.03.01 |
| Timbuktu | 15 Dead In Mali After Timbuktu Mosque Stampede | www.cbsnews.com | 2010.02.28 |
| Nasca Lines | Seven killed in light plane crash near the Nazca Lines | www.heraldsun.com.au | 2010.02.26 |
| Lamu Old Town | Lack of fresh water threatens Lamu | www.frostillustrated.com | 2010.02.25 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul's traditional wooden houses under threat | www.todayszaman.com | 2010.02.25 |
| Olympic National Park | Olympic National Park plans 240-acre expansion to protect sockeye salmon habitat | www.peninsuladailynews.com | 2010.02.24 |
| Saltaire | Saltaire to get tourist office at last | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2010.02.20 |
| Meknes | Dozens die in Meknes minaret collapse | news.bbc.co.uk | 2010.02.20 |
| Carthage | Study debunks millennia-old claims of systematic infant sacrifice in ancient Carthage | www.eurekalert.org | 2010.02.18 |
| Angkor | Cambodia Discovers Drainage System at Bayon Temple | english.cri.cn | 2010.02.17 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Archaeologists uncover Stone Age copper workshop near Monk's Mound at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | www.bnd.com | 2010.02.17 |
| Panamá | Panama City Of Casco Viejo Undergoing Massive Infrastructure Improvement | www.nuwireinvestor.com | 2010.02.17 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | A UNESCO committee visited the Sagrada Familia to ascertain the safety of the AVE project | www.barcelonareporter.com | 2010.02.12 |
| Kew Gardens | Kew gardens may be forced to close world's largest Victorian glasshouse | www.guardian.co.uk | 2010.02.12 |
| Caral-Supe | Visits to Caral increase to 50,385 people, some 8,000 more visitors compared to the previous year. | www.andina.com.pe | 2010.02.08 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thailand's Prime Minister stood firm that his government would not give up the contested 1.8 square miles area adjacent to the ancient Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia | www.mcot.net | 2010.02.08 |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu May Be Closed for Months | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2010.02.07 |
| (T) | Archaeologists in Mahasthangarh archaeological site have recently discovered an ancient city gate, used as the city's entrance at least 1,500 years ago. | www.thedailystar.net | 2010.02.07 |
| Stonehenge | Survey of landscape suggests Stonehenge was surrounded by two circular hedges | www.guardian.co.uk | 2010.02.06 |
| Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Uganda has started work on habituating another mountain gorilla group to humans in order to expand safaris in its famous Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | www.gadling.com | 2010.02.01 |
| Humayun's Tomb | The eight canopies on the dome of Humayun's Tomb will be restored as per the original Mughal design and architecture | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2010.01.31 |
| Machu Picchu | Evacuations Underway for 2000 Tourists Stranded Near Machu Picchu by Floods, Landslides | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2010.01.27 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | An international non-profit has donated a $1 million hydropower plant to help stop the deterioration of the Philippine rice terraces | www.allheadlinenews.com | 2010.01.23 |
| Giant's Causeway | The long-awaited visitors' centre at Northern Ireland's only World Heritage Site has taken a "giant" step forward, thanks to £ 3m funding from the Lottery | www.colerainetimes.co.uk | 2010.01.23 |
| Centre historique de Jacmel (T) | Extensive damage in Jacmel from Haiti earthquake | whc.unesco.org | 2010.01.21 |
| National History Park | The National History Park appears to have been largely spared by the Haiti earthquake | whc.unesco.org | 2010.01.21 |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Zanzibar Power Blackout to Last Until Feb. 20 | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2010.01.20 |
| Lake Baikal | Revival of Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill may damage Russia's image | en.rian.ru | 2010.01.19 |
| (T) | Chandigarhhas led to a raging debate in the city | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2010.01.16 |
| Québec | Canada's Economic Action Plan at work in the historic district of Old-Quebec | www.marketwire.com | 2010.01.16 |
| Lord Howe Island | Authorities on Lord Howe are planning an ambitious program to rid the World Heritage-listed site of its rat population | www.heraldsun.com.au | 2010.01.14 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Swede charged over Auschwitz sign theft | www.thelocal.se | 2010.01.14 |
| Sundarbans National Park | India to spend Rs 200 crore for tiger conservation for the development of Sundarbans biosphere | sify.com | 2010.01.14 |
| Palmyra | Important Archaeological Findings in Ancient Palmyra | www.english.globalarabnetwork.com | 2010.01.13 |
| Chan Chan | Peru Teens Vandalize Cultural Site Chan Chan, Upload Misdeeds to YouTube | www.laht.com | 2010.01.10 |
| Uluru | Ban on tourists climbing Australia's Uluru ruled out - for now | uk.reuters.com | 2010.01.08 |
| Ningaloo Coast | Ningaloo Reef for a World Heritage listing. | news.smh.com.au | 2010.01.06 |
| Macao | The first tourist bus between the two Chinese World Cultural Heritage destinations of Macau and Kaiping is now operating twice a day | www.chinahospitalitynews.com | 2010.01.04 |
| Kaiping Diaolou | The first tourist bus between the two Chinese World Cultural Heritage destinations of Macau and Kaiping is now operating twice a day | www.chinahospitalitynews.com | 2010.01.04 |
| Virunga National Park | DR Congo volcano eruption threatens rare chimpanzees | news.bbc.co.uk | 2010.01.03 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | At least eight bushfires are burning in Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area after an electrical storm crossed the state on New Year's Eve | news.smh.com.au | 2010.01.03 |
| Great Smoky Mountains | Century-old A.M.E. Zion church given to Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center | www.thedailytimes.com | 2009.12.26 |
| Hampi | Hampi ravaged by man and nature | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2009.12.23 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Poland Probes Foreign Link In Auschwitz Theft | www.nytimes.com | 2009.12.22 |
| Cape Floral Region | Row over ads on Table Mountain | www.iol.co.za | 2009.12.22 |
| Canaima National Park | Chávez renames Venezuela's Angel Falls | www.rnw.nl | 2009.12.21 |
| Mijikenda Kaya Forests | After centuries of keeping the Mijikenda sacred forests out of bounds, the forests will now open up to the public through eco-tourism projects | www.nation.co.ke | 2009.12.21 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Auschwitz death camp sign stolen | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.12.18 |
| Keoladeo National Park | The Keoladeo National Park is in the danger of losing its Unesco World Heritage Site status if the state government fails to build a drain to bring water into the reserve. | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2009.12.17 |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Bezymyanny volcano eruption starts on Kamchatka | www.itar-tass.com | 2009.12.17 |
| Haeinsa Temple | Korea will celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the "Tripitaka Koreana" through a 45-day Buddhist cultural festival in 2011. | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2009.12.15 |
| Boyana Church | Donation Campaign for Boyana Church | paper.standartnews.com | 2009.12.13 |
| Kakadu National Park | Kakadu National Park will be re-introducing entry charges for visitors from April 2010 | www.australiamagazine.co.uk | 2009.12.13 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Parts of Greenwich park to be closed for years for Olympic works | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2009.12.13 |
| Koguryo Tombs | Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, advocate of Koguryo murals WHS, dies | joongangdaily.joins.com | 2009.12.13 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos under pressure from tourism and urban growth | www.independent.co.uk | 2009.12.13 |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Park | Feathers fly over tarring of Sani Pass. Opponents claim tarring the road in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park will destroy the spectacular scenery and sense of wilderness at Sani Pass and chase away tourists. | www.timeslive.co.za | 2009.12.13 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Preah Vihear site set for restoration | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.12.13 |
| Great Wall | Gold miners held over damage to China's Great Wall | www.google.com | 2009.12.13 |
| Sukur | World treasure Sukur groans under neglect | www.sunnewsonline.com | 2009.12.13 |
| Virunga National Park | Orphaned gorillas returned to Virunga | blogs.nationalgeographic.com | 2009.12.05 |
| Pompei | Pompeii in Google Street View | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.12.05 |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | Monuments in Goslar and Rammelsberg to be renovated for 9.4 million EUR | www.cellesche-zeitung.de | 2009.12.05 |
| Tsodilo | Tsodilo community to improve heritage site as a tourism area | www.gov.bw | 2009.11.26 |
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | Niokolo Koba Park in peril | www.afriquejet.com | 2009.11.25 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Alberta to look for extension of Rocky Mountain Parks WHS by adding nearby provincial parks and other protected lands | www.google.com | 2009.11.24 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Plans have been unveiled to create a spectacular line of light from coast to coast, along the length of Hadrian's Wall | hnn.us | 2009.11.22 |
| Taxila | Taliban suffocate Pakistan Buddhist heritage at Taxila | www.google.com | 2009.11.22 |
| Jongmyo Shrine | The plan to build a skyscraper in front of Jongmyo was this week derailed after the latest intervention of the Cultural Heritage Administration | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2009.11.21 |
| (T) | WHS bid for the twin Anglo-Saxon monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, originally scheduled for submission in February 2010, will now be submitted in February 2011. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.11.18 |
| Canterbury | Damage caused by Oliver Cromwell's army 350 years ago is threatening to ruin the tomb of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2009.11.14 |
| Nessebar | Archaeologists Unearth More Valuable Finds in Nesebar | www.balkantravellers.com | 2009.11.14 |
| City of Bath | Bath saves its world heritage status ... just | www.guardian.co.uk | 2009.11.14 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Councils want to charge tourists for visits to the Blue Mountains | www.news.com.au | 2009.11.14 |
| Ancient Thebes | Egypt to start restoration of tomb Tutankhamen | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.11.14 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is being drained and cleaned ahead of next year's tourist season | www.shropshirestar.com | 2009.11.14 |
| Great Wall | China probes mining firm over Great Wall damage in Inner Mongolia | www.timeslive.co.za | 2009.11.12 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Reopening of Manas postponed | www.assamtribune.com | 2009.11.03 |
| Robben Island | Robben Island is 'under threat' from rabbits and deer | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.11.01 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | New fossil found in Jurassic Coast makes pliosaur biggest predator among the dinosaurs | www.nydailynews.com | 2009.10.28 |
| Ningaloo Coast | set for World Heritage nomination | www.watoday.com.au | 2009.10.21 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Bhutan's help sought for restoring Manas National Park | www.ptinews.com | 2009.10.21 |
| New Lanark | New Scottish £ 20 notes enter circulation featuring Robert the Bruce one side, and the historic mill house New Lanark on the other | www.bankingtimes.co.uk | 2009.10.21 |
| Tchogha Zanbil | Iranian cultural officials have planned to renovate an ancient Elamite tomb at Tchogha Zanbil in a bid to introduce the traditional royal burial ritual in the country | www.presstv.ir | 2009.10.21 |
| Tiwanaku | Akapana "renovation" threatens site's World Heritage status | www.wanderlust.co.uk | 2009.10.21 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Berlin's Neues Museum finally reopening to public | www.google.com | 2009.10.17 |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Crumbling heritage: Konark temple develops cracks | ibnlive.in.com | 2009.10.17 |
| (T) | Bulgarian ski resorts fight against heritage status amid claims it will harm property development | www.propertycommunity.com | 2009.10.17 |
| Stonehenge | 'Second Stonehenge' discovered near original | guardian.co.uk | 2009.10.10 |
| Incense Route of the Negev | Vandals deface Israeli World Heritage site of Avdat | www.thestar.com | 2009.10.06 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Public celebration held for Pontcysyllte Aqueduct world heritage status | www.leaderlive.co.uk | 2009.10.05 |
| Royal Joseon Tombs | 490 Billion Won to Restore Royal Tombs of Joseon | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2009.10.04 |
| Lamu Old Town | Lamu cultural sites set to get a lifeline | www.nation.co.ke | 2009.10.04 |
| Soltaniyeh | The construction of 64 shops, which had breached the perimeter of the Soltanieh Dome, has almost come to a complete stop | www.tehrantimes.com | 2009.10.04 |
| Stonehenge | Stonehenge will be freed from the traffic-clogged main road slicing through its historic setting | www.timesonline.co.uk | 2009.10.04 |
| Soltaniyeh | Archaeologists to search for Arghun Shah's grave near Soltanieh Dome | www.tehrantimes.com | 2009.09.30 |
| Hué | Flooding hits Hué | www.google.com | 2009.09.29 |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Restorations are gradually resulting in a historic destruction at Isfahan | www.tehrantimes.com | 2009.09.29 |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh's famous time ball has been restored to full working order, two years after it was damaged in a storm | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.09.25 |
| Tsodilo | Rock paintings at Tsodilo Hills are in danger of fading away | www.gov.bw | 2009.09.24 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmania's aboriginal community is angered by a push to expand the state's world heritage area | www.abc.net.au | 2009.09.24 |
| Great Wall | Chinese archaeologists have discovered a new section of the Great Wall, showing that it stretched at least 11 kilometres further east than previously thought | news.yahoo.com | 2009.09.23 |
| Waterton Glacier International Peace Park | U.N. scientists assess mining threats to Glacier National Park | www.missoulian.com | 2009.09.22 |
| Jongmyo Shrine | Seoul Not Giving Up on Skyscraper Plan near Jongmyo | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2009.09.21 |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | Serious concern about the deterioration of some of the buildings at Blaenavon | www.walesonline.co.uk | 2009.09.20 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Financial collapse looms for the mining village at Morwellham Quay near Tavistock | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.09.16 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | Stone-Age makeover awaits Majuli in an effort to get the prestigious World Heritage Site tag for the island | www.telegraphindia.com | 2009.09.14 |
| Lushan National Park | Mercedes-Benz donates 3 million yuan to protect Mount Lushan. Part of the donation will be spent repairing more than 600 broken-down villas on the mountain. The homes were built by foreigners before the 1920s in a myriad of styles including Russian, British, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and others. | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.09.11 |
| Hierapolis-Pamukkale | Colossal Apollo Statue Unearthed in Hierapolis | dsc.discovery.com | 2009.09.09 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Terracotta Army Museum denies major discovery of 100 new terracotta warriors | www.theartnewspaper.com | 2009.09.08 |
| Saint Catherine Area | Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Saint Catherine monastery | www.independent.co.uk | 2009.09.08 |
| Canterbury | Archaeologists working Canterbury Cathedral have had parts of the structure dated to the time of William the Conqueror and the Domesday Book | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.09.08 |
| Rapa Nui | Giant statues give up hat secret | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.09.08 |
| Ohrid Region | At least 19 people have died after a sightseeing boat sank in Lake Ohrid | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.09.05 |
| St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg residents clashed with OAO Gazprom security guards and police during a public hearing over the Russian gas exporter's plan to erect Europe's tallest skyscraper | www.bloomberg.com | 2009.09.02 |
| Yosemite National Park | Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel closed after rockfall | www.sfgate.com | 2009.08.27 |
| Vredefort Dome | Proposed five-star hotel and conference centre threatens Vredefort Dome as a World Heritage Site | www.iol.co.za | 2009.08.24 |
| Potala Palace | Seven-year renovation of Tibet's Potala Palace complete | www.google.com | 2009.08.24 |
| (T) | Burial mounds to be razed | www.gulf-daily-news.com | 2009.08.23 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | The news of the completion of some conservation work by Unesco at the historical Shalamar Gardens, Lahore, is nothing short of exhilarating | www.dawn.com | 2009.08.22 |
| Manu National Park | Gunman Rob Tourists Near Manu National Park | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2009.08.22 |
| Valletta | Call for policies on high-rise buildings in Valetta | www.timesofmalta.com | 2009.08.18 |
| (T) | Cambodia will submit the application form to list 12th century Banteay Chmar temple as World Heritage Site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.08.18 |
| St. Kilda | Tourists are stealing St Kilda | news.scotsman.com | 2009.08.18 |
| Rapa Nui | A group of residents on Easter Island on the weekend occupied the local airport to prevent Chileans from the mainland or foreigners from continuing to arrive to settle permanently on the island | www.laht.com | 2009.08.17 |
| Teotihuacan | Plan to install lights on the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids on hold | www.google.com | 2009.08.08 |
| Taj Mahal | The Taj Mahal is to be surrounded by ropewalks, a suspension bridge, cable cars and a Ferris wheel under a plan critics have branded 'insensitive' | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2009.08.06 |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | A major event is being held to celebrate Britain's newest World Heritage site - the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | www.shropshirestar.com | 2009.08.06 |
| Mogao Caves | China Builds New Center to Safeguard Ancient Frescos at Dunhuang | english.cri.cn | 2009.07.31 |
| St. George, Bermuda | Bermuda celebrates 400th today with the opening of a World Heritage Centre | www.royalgazette.com | 2009.07.29 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa church lobbies against garbage dump near heritage complex | www.thaindian.com | 2009.07.28 |
| Lamu Old Town | Investors scramble for Lamu prime land | www.nation.co.ke | 2009.07.25 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | Lawsuits against State of Hawaii, which is breaking its own law that requires protection of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument | www.ens-newswire.com | 2009.07.24 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | A minerals company has applied for a licence to prospect for gas under a huge swathe of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area | www.smh.com.au | 2009.07.23 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Archeologists report new findings at terracotta army site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.07.18 |
| (T) | UNESCO vows to make Babylon a World Heritage site after US damage | www.dailystar.com.lb | 2009.07.16 |
| West Norwegian Fjords | Cruise ship spills oil in Norwegian fjord | www.google.com | 2009.07.13 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Ggantija Temples' World Heritage Site status threatened | www.independent.com.mt | 2009.07.12 |
| Gros Morne National Park | Alternate route for hydroelectric transmission lines around Gros Morne National Park needed to preserve its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site | www.google.com | 2009.07.12 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Mines Advisory Group secures safety of UNESCO World Heritage site | www.alertnet.org | 2009.07.12 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | Re-nomination of Majuli as World Heritage site | pib.nic.in | 2009.07.12 |
| Sulaiman-Too | Celebrations devoted to inclusion of Sulaiman-Too in UNESCO World Heritage List to run in Osh | eng.24.kg | 2009.07.12 |
| Sulaiman-Too | Osh's Sulaiman Too mountainhas been declared Kyrgyzstan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.eurasianet.org | 2009.07.12 |
| (T) | Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) has been short listed for being considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO | himachal.us | 2009.07.12 |
| Dengfeng | Mt Songshan fails to enter World Heritage list: confusion caused by dual application of Songshan Mountain is the main reason for the postponement | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.06.30 |
| Royal Joseon Tombs | Joseon Royal Tombs Emerge as World Heritage | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2009.06.28 |
| (T) | Tokyo museum misses out on UNESCO World Heritage listing | www.pddnet.com | 2009.06.27 |
| Walled City of Baku | World Heritage Committee removes Baku from Danger List welcoming improvements in the ancient city's preservation | whc.unesco.org | 2009.06.25 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | Dresden is deleted from UNESCO's World Heritage List | whc.unesco.org | 2009.06.25 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Joint British-Vietnamese Caving Expedition have discovered the world's largest cave passage (Hang Son Doong) | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2009.06.21 |
| St. Kilda | Concerns about the impact a withdrawal of staff from a radar station will have on St Kilda | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.06.20 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Belize Barrier Reef recommended to be placed on List of "World Heritage in Danger" | www.sanpedrosun.net | 2009.06.19 |
| Jeju | New Lava Tube Found in Jeju | english.chosun.com | 2009.06.17 |
| Joya de Ceren | Anthropologists have uncovered the first and only site of ancient, large-scale manioc cultivation in Central America at Ceren | www.dailycamera.com | 2009.06.17 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | A fire badly damaged a historic mill which is part of Derwent Valley Mills | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.06.17 |
| (T) | Western Ghats dossier was returned to Archaeological Survey of India by Unesco as it had incomplete information | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2009.06.15 |
| Jantar Mantar | Jaipur's nomination dossier was accepted as complete and is under review by Unesco | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2009.06.15 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Third phase of excavation to begin on the largest of three pits containing the terra cotta army in Xian | www.upi.com | 2009.06.13 |
| Silk Roads | Silkroad - China backs joint bid to award World Cultural Heritage status | english.people.com.cn | 2009.06.10 |
| Nahanni National Park | Nahanni Gets Six-fold Expansion | www.newswire.ca | 2009.06.10 |
| Angkor | Angkor Wat May Remain Open at Night | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2009.06.07 |
| Dong Phayayen | Proposed Huay Samong dam spells disaster for the Dong Phayayen-Khaoyai forest complex | www.bangkokpost.com | 2009.06.07 |
| Pompei | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today seized a Pompeii wall panel fresco from a Manhattan auction house that was reported stolen in Italy 12 years ago | www.artdaily.org | 2009.06.07 |
| Persepolis | Italian archeologists find commoner's neighborhoods in Persepolis | www.adnkronos.com | 2009.06.07 |
| Fraser Island | $1.8 Million funding for Fraser Island | www.webnewswire.com | 2009.06.06 |
| Mount Wuyi | Tourists banned from Mount Wuyi to protect ancient forest | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.06.02 |
| Matobo Hills | Matobo endangered due to neglect and dwindling tourist numbers | www.vancouversun.com | 2009.06.01 |
| Lalibela | A group of French researchers is given the go-ahead for the first comprehensive study of Lalibela | www.google.com | 2009.06.01 |
| (T) | Camino Real de Tierra Adentro up for discussion to become a WHS in 2010 | durangomexico.espacioblog.com | 2009.05.31 |
| Sigiriya | State-of-the-art Sigiriya Museum and Information Centre - having as its backdrop the formidable rock fortress - to be opened shortly | www.sundaytimes.lk | 2009.05.31 |
| Western Caucasus | Russia Plans 2014 Olympics Road Through Western Caucasus World Heritage Site | www.ens-newswire.com | 2009.05.30 |
| Kew Gardens | Kew Gardens experience sharp fall in visitor numbers caused by the recession and poor weather last summer | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2009.05.27 |
| Waterton Glacier International Peace Park | UN to hear petition that claims Waterton-Glacier park in danger | www.theglobeandmail.com | 2009.05.26 |
| Hampi | Hampi Harishankar Gate damaged for the second time | www.indopia.in | 2009.05.26 |
| Messel Pit | Scientists unveil stunning fossil Messel Fossil Pit | www.siliconindia.com | 2009.05.20 |
| Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (T) | Request to put Torres del Paine on World Heritage List | www.valparaisotimes.cl | 2009.05.16 |
| (T) | Ephesus eyes getting on the A list | www.hurriyet.com.tr | 2009.05.14 |
| (T) | A process to place Wadi Rum as the first natural site from Jordan on the UNESCO World Heritage List began this week. | www.jordantimes.com | 2009.05.13 |
| (T) | IUCN greenlights Dolomites | www.ansa.it | 2009.05.13 |
| (T) | ICOMOS recommends UNESCO delay placing Tokyo museum on World Heritage list | mdn.mainichi.jp | 2009.05.12 |
| Chief Roi Mata's Domain | Unesco demands Vanuatu explain bulldozing | www.abc.net.au | 2009.05.10 |
| Statue of Liberty | Statue of Liberty reopened to the public starting 4th of July | www.nydailynews.com | 2009.05.09 |
| Hué | The 11km wall of the Hue royal citadel, a world cultural heritage site, has been seriously damaged by the encroachment of thousands of families | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2009.05.09 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Five-year plan for megalithic temples | www.timesofmalta.com | 2009.05.07 |
| Ngorongoro | In a move to save the Ngorongoro conservation area from being struck off Unesco`s list of world heritage sites, the government has banned farming inside the area | ippmedia.com | 2009.05.05 |
| (T) | Iran Plans to Restore Sassanid Tunnel in Shushtar | www.chnpress.com | 2009.05.05 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | Call for safety rope after Skellig death | www.irishtimes.com | 2009.05.05 |
| Stonehenge | Pagan, who has been campaigning for better access to the attraction, refuses to leave Stonehenge | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.05.03 |
| Yungang Grottoes | Anti-seeping project approved for Yungang Grottoes | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.05.03 |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Certain countries, led by Albania, are leading an initiative for the Committee in Seville, Spain, to be held from 22-30 June, to re-register Serbian heritage as non-Serb. | serbianna.com | 2009.04.25 |
| Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Terracotta artefacts at Paharpur monastery damaged due to lack of maintenance | www.thedailystar.net | 2009.04.24 |
| Great Wall | Modern technology maps new sections of the Great Wall of China | en.wikinews.org | 2009.04.22 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Vandals attack convict landmark Female Factory in South Hobart | www.abc.net.au | 2009.04.22 |
| Serpent Mound (T) | State budget cuts are expected to take a toll on Fort Ancient, along with many of the other 57 historic sites and museums statewide run by the Ohio Historical Society. | news.cincinnati.com | 2009.04.19 |
| Old Town of Galle | Galle Cricket Stadium and the proposed Galle Port Expansion Project threaten the preservation of the Galle Fort Heritage Site | www.thesundayleader.lk | 2009.04.19 |
| Vredefort Dome | The Department of Minerals and Energy has granted an application for gold prospecting rights around the Vredefort Dome | www.miningweekly.com | 2009.04.17 |
| Monticello | New visitor and education center opens at Monticello | www.baltimoresun.com | 2009.04.15 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Dutch tourist killed by wild elephant in Kaziranga | www.deccanherald.com | 2009.04.12 |
| Silk Roads |
Silk Road to apply for World Heritage status in 2011 | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.04.09 |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | Fire destroys hectare of forest in the buffer zone of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park | www.thanhniennews.com | 2009.04.07 |
| (T) | DPRK works to register Kaesong relics as world's cultural heritages | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.04.07 |
| Lagoons of New Caledonia | Acid leak kills thousands of fish in world heritage status lagoon in New Caledonia | www.rnzi.com | 2009.04.06 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia, Thai border clash leaves two dead | www.google.com | 2009.04.04 |
| Svalbard Archipelago (T) | Norway wants Svalbard on World Heritage List (in 2014) | www.barentsobserver.com | 2009.04.04 |
| Sigiriya | Wasp attacks injure 53 at Sigiriya rock fortress | www.thehindubusinessline.com | 2009.03.31 |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Unesco officials conduct an investigation into dredging activities that have reportedly taken place at one of Belize's main Reserve sites | www.amandala.com.bz | 2009.03.28 |
| (T) | Lauwersoog wil duurzaam Werelderfgoed zijn (in Dutch) | www.volkskrant.nl | 2009.03.28 |
| Jantar Mantar | Five astronomical observatories in Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain and Mathura have been put on India's Tentative List | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2009.03.26 |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | The Water Politics of China and Southeast Asia | japanfocus.org | 2009.03.22 |
| Osun-Osogbo | Priestess of the Osun goddess, Suzanne Wenger, dies at 93 | www.ngex.com | 2009.03.21 |
| Nalanda | India seeks World Heritage Site status for Nalanda University | www.hindu.com | 2009.03.20 |
| (T) | Cambodia will ask UN to list the Sambo Prey Kuk temple, which was built from 615 A.D. to 650 A.D., as a world heritage site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2009.03.16 |
| Shibam | Four tourists have been killed and two injured in an explosion at the town of Shibam | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.03.15 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Dinosaur footprint dating back 135 million years stolen from Jurassic Coast | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2009.03.14 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Berlin museum reborn after WWII damage | www.google.com | 2009.03.06 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | The Jurassic Coast has exceeded expectations in the benefits that it has brought to the region since becoming a World Heritage Site | www.bournemouthecho.co.uk | 2009.03.03 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | World renowned Lake St Lucia, home to hundreds of crocodiles and hippopotami, suffers from acute dehydration. | www.news24.com | 2009.02.27 |
| Hawar Islands Reserve (T) | A marine ecosystem, home to dugongs, that stretches across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and maybe even the UAE could be nominated as a World Heritage Site. | www.gulf-daily-news.com | 2009.02.25 |
| Mapungubwe | Prized world heritage site Mapungubwe, where the famous gold rhino statuette was unearthed, could soon have the scar of an open-cast coal mine on its doorstep | www.mg.co.za | 2009.02.25 |
| Bikini Atoll | Bikini Atoll submitted for listing as World Heritage Site | www.timesonline.co.uk | 2009.02.20 |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | Devastating fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey | whc.unesco.org | 2009.02.19 |
| (T) | Grand Pre deserving of world heritage status: the goal is to gain the prestigious UNESCO designation by 2012. | thechronicleherald.ca | 2009.02.18 |
| Hampi | Bridge Collapses at Hampi World Heritage Site, killing 8 | whc.unesco.org | 2009.02.13 |
| (T) | Nomination for extension of R | www.unesco.no | 2009.02.11 |
| The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Valley (T) | Gnishikadzor Valley nominated again: maybe we will be lucky this time | www.armtown.com | 2009.02.01 |
| The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Valley (T) | Gnishikadzor Valley to be nominated for submission in UNESCO World Heritage List | www.reporter.am | 2009.02.01 |
| Brasilia | Preservationists say they are fighting to protect Brasilia's signature skyline designed by legendary architect Oscar Niemeyer - from Oscar Niemeyer himself. | www.google.com | 2009.01.31 |
| (T) | Darwin's home nominated again | www.guardian.co.uk | 2009.01.30 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Officials in Canberra maintain Australia's nomination of convict sites for the World Heritage List followed proper procedure even though UN guidelines suggest half the sites should not have been put forward. | www.theaustralian.news.com.au | 2009.01.28 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Cash crisis threat to Auschwitz | news.bbc.co.uk | 2009.01.28 |
| (T) | Jamaican Government Moves to Have Blue and John Crow Mountains Declared World Heritage Site | www.jis.gov.jm | 2009.01.26 |
| Batanes Protected landscapes and seascapes (T) | Batanes aims for World Heritage status. The province is expected to submit its dossier to Unesco this year | businessmirror.com.ph | 2009.01.25 |
| Fujisan | Plans to submit Mount Fuji to the World Heritage list in 2011 are likely to be postponed for more than a year | mdn.mainichi.jp | 2009.01.24 |
| Mount Vernon (T) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens was officially nominated Monday, Jan. 12, for the World Heritage List by U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne | www.connectionnewspapers.com | 2009.01.23 |
| Nasca Lines | Heavy rains have damaged part of Peru's famed Nazca lines, depositing desert clay and sand on top of three fingers of a geoglyph shaped like a pair of hands | www.google.com | 2009.01.20 |
| Thang Long | Document on Thang Long Royal Citadel Site sent to UNESCO | english.vovnews.vn | 2009.01.19 |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | Iran to reopen restored Bam barracks in February 2009 | www.presstv.ir | 2009.01.18 |
| Macquarie Island | Eradicating the cat population on Macquarie has damaged the local environment, allowing rabbits to rapidly reproduce in their absence | www.bloomberg.com | 2009.01.13 |
| Garamba National Park | Garamba National Park attacked by rebels, leaving 8 dead and 13 wounded | whc.unesco.org | 2009.01.08 |
| Papahanaumokuakea | President Bush announced the nomination of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for consideration to the World Heritage List | www.hawaiireporter.com | 2009.01.07 |
| Taj Mahal | Seven-foot-long slab of red sandstone fell off at the Taj Mahal | www.hindu.com | 2009.01.03 |
| Australian Convict Sites | A push for World Heritage listing of Tasmania's Port Arthur convict settlement is being undermined by a dispute over a proposed "buffer zone" limiting land use around the site.About 100 people have signed a petition to UNESCO. | www.theaustralian.news.com.au | 2009.01.03 |
| Mountain Railways of India | One killed as tourist train Kalka-Shimla derails | www.google.com | 2009.01.02 |
| Soltaniyeh | UNESCO expressed concern about the construction projects threatening the Soltanieh Dome | www.payvand.com | 2008.12.31 |
| Fujian Tulou | Heritage status Tulous has high cost | www.thenational.ae | 2008.12.18 |
| Longmen Grottoes | Construction of holiday village ordered to halt near Longmen Grottoes | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.12.13 |
| New Lanark | New Lanark Village gets a half million pound Historic Scotland cash injection | www.lanarkgazette.co.uk | 2008.12.11 |
| (T) | Hangzhou is to reduce the number of commercial buildings around the West Lake in a bid to have the historic scenic spot listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.china.org.cn | 2008.12.11 |
| (T) | Successful de-mining is crucial to the preservation of Laosits possible Unesco World Heritage listing that can, in turn, offer a lifeline to an impoverished community | thestar.com.my | 2008.12.08 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Delegation of Mexican officials visited Cornwall to press forward with the bid to recognise several Mexican sites as World Heritage "Frontiers of Cornish Mining". | www.falmouthpacket.co.uk | 2008.12.02 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Parts of Venice neck deep in flood water | edition.cnn.com | 2008.12.02 |
| Sigiriya | Sigiriya sound and light show off/on | www.sundaytimes.lk | 2008.11.30 |
| Sydney Opera House | Sydney Opera House architect Utzon dies at 90 | www.reuters.com | 2008.11.29 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Greenwich Park will stage 2012 Olympic equestrian events | www.bexleytimes.co.uk | 2008.11.28 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Terror attack on Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | news.scotsman.com | 2008.11.27 |
| The Fortress of Terezín (T) | The old Czech fortress town of Terezin, burdened by its past as a Jewish ghetto and transit camp under the Nazis then an army garrison under the communists, is trying hard not to become a ghost town. | www.google.com | 2008.11.27 |
| Melaka and George Town | Development plans endanger Georgetown's World Heritage Status | www.southeastasianarchaeology.com | 2008.11.22 |
| Virunga National Park | Rangers return to protect Congo mountain gorillas at Virunga park | www.google.com | 2008.11.22 |
| Lalibela | The European Commission funded shelters for World Heritage Site churches of Lalibela colorfully inaugurated on 13 November 2008 | allafrica.com | 2008.11.21 |
| Agrigento | Italian government plans to build a huge liquid gas terminal less than a mile away from the famous Agrigento site | www.independent.co.uk | 2008.11.21 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | A new survey of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site has revealed over 2,700 previously unrecorded historic features, including prehistoric burial mounds, medieval sheep farms and 19th century lead mines. | www.24dash.com | 2008.11.18 |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh's heritage status secured after four-day visit by Unesco officials | www.guardian.co.uk | 2008.11.16 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Fighting erupted between Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher | www.haaretz.com | 2008.11.09 |
| Acropolis | Vatican returns Parthenon fragment | www.hri.org | 2008.11.07 |
| Liverpool | Race to bring historic city gates back home to Liverpool | www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk | 2008.11.03 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Preah Vihear temple damaged in clashes | news.asiaone.com | 2008.11.01 |
| Jelling | Jelling stones crumbling from wear | www.cphpost.dk | 2008.11.01 |
| Virunga National Park | Virunga affected by North Kivu violence | www.afriquenligne.fr | 2008.11.01 |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | Blaenavon awarded | www.24hourmuseum.org.uk | 2008.11.01 |
| Sites of fossilized dinosaurs throughout the Southern seacoast (T) | UNESCO is to start a field study at Korean 'Dinosaur Coast' | www.koreatimes.co.kr | 2008.10.22 |
| Robben Island | Robben Island to close for 2 weeks to get rid of rabbits | www.iol.co.za | 2008.10.16 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Fighting erupts again along Thai-Cambodia border | afp.google.com | 2008.10.15 |
| Tokaji Wine Region | Mayor calls for plants, not vineyards, in Tokaj | www.budapesttimes.hu | 2008.10.15 |
| Old City of Acre | Riots in Acre | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.10.13 |
| Con Moong Cave (T) | Con Moong cave proposed as world heritage site | www.thanhniennews.com | 2008.10.12 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Celebrations to mark centenary of Nilgiri Mountain Railway | www.hindu.com | 2008.10.12 |
| Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios | World Heritage Site Trinidad Recovering after Hurricane | www.periodico26.cu | 2008.10.10 |
| Tsodilo | Half a million Pula to rescue Tsodilo Hills from fires | www.mmegi.bw | 2008.10.08 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | $10 million spent to get Preah Vihear temple listed this year as a Unesco World Heritage site | www.phnompenhpost.com | 2008.10.07 |
| Napier Art Deco historic precinct (T) | Napier's chances of becoming a world heritage site could be set back by the demolition of St John's cathedral hall | www.stuff.co.nz | 2008.10.06 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Writing tablets found at Hadrian's Wall and currently in British Museum to return to Vindolanda museum | www.journallive.co.uk | 2008.10.06 |
| Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes to be lightened by modern illumination | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.10.05 |
| Thang Long | Hanoi's Royal Citadel dossier on World Heritage Centre's table | www.nhandan.com.vn | 2008.10.04 |
| M'Zab Valley | 29 Algerians die in flash floods in M'Zab Valley | ap.google.com | 2008.10.04 |
| Boyana Church | Boyana church reveals identity of its medieval master | afp.google.com | 2008.10.04 |
| Tchogha Zanbil | An archeological team made up of Iranian and Italian experts started excavations at Iran's Chogha Zanbil | www.iranmania.com | 2008.10.01 |
| Shirakami-Sanchi | About 20 beech trees in the Shirakami Mountain range have been found vandalized, apparently with knives. | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2008.10.01 |
| (T) | Indian Railways is busy finalising the documentation to get the 100-year-old Matheran Light Railway (MLR) in the world heritage site list | www.dnaindia.com | 2008.09.29 |
| (T) | Unesco evaluates to include Caral in the World Heritage list | www.livinginperu.com | 2008.09.27 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Heavy rains have badly hit the lifestyle of Himachal Pradesh and Kalka-Shimla world heritage rail track on which rail traffic remained suspended since Septemeber 19th. | himachal.us | 2008.09.25 |
| Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine | Environmental problems at Iwami Ginzan WHS due to an increase in the number of tourists to the area. | mdn.mainichi.jp | 2008.09.24 |
| Stonehenge | Archaeologists have pinpointed the construction of Stonehenge to 2300BC - a key step to discovering how and why the mysterious edifice was built. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.09.23 |
| St. Kilda | Supply of drinking water restored at St. Kilda | www.theherald.co.uk | 2008.09.22 |
| (T) | Uproar over Clonmacnoise World Heritage Bid | www.offalyexpress.ie | 2008.09.18 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Floods submerge 80 per cent of Kaziranga National Park | www.newstrackindia.com | 2008.09.14 |
| Old Havana | Hurricane Ike batters historic Old Havana | www.independent.co.uk | 2008.09.10 |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | Italy and Iran have recently signed an agreement for buttressing, preservation, and restoration of the Bam Citadel | www.tehrantimes.com | 2008.09.09 |
| (T) | Iraq seeks Heritage status for restored marshlands | www.dailytimes.com.pk | 2008.09.09 |
| Tower of London | The UN is also concerned that Renzo Piano's 66-story Shard of Glass at London Bridge will overshadow the Tower of London | www.thisislondon.co.uk | 2008.09.09 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | No budget for Rice Terraces | newsinfo.inquirer.net | 2008.09.09 |
| Ancient Kyoto | Climate change threat to delicate moss in Japanese Zen gardens | www.timesonline.co.uk | 2008.09.01 |
| Kasbah of Algiers | A ray of hope for Algeria's crumbling Casbah? | www.reuters.com | 2008.09.01 |
| (T) | World Heritage Site nomination is Chandigarh | www.livemint.com | 2008.08.30 |
| Ancient Kyoto | The Juntei Kannondo hall of Daigoji temple, Kyoto, was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2008.08.25 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | A Completion Date Is in Sight for Gaudí's Barcelona Church Sagrada Familia | www.nytimes.com | 2008.08.24 |
| Surtsey | Marine Cable Installed in Surtsey Nature Reserve | www.icelandreview.com | 2008.08.23 |
| Galapagos Islands | Galapagos under botanical alert for medfly invasion | afp.google.com | 2008.08.20 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Reprieve for Kaziranga: Expansion of NH-37 halted | www.assamtribune.com | 2008.08.19 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | Still hope for Majuli satras | www.telegraphindia.com | 2008.08.18 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Cornish Mining heritage bid to 'go global' | www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk | 2008.08.16 |
| Melaka and George Town | Heritage buildings demolished despite Unesco listing of George Town | thestar.com.my | 2008.08.15 |
| Macao | Concern about Macao's Guia lighthouse conservation | www.macaudailytimesnews.com | 2008.08.15 |
| Prague | UNESCO recommends that planned skyscrapers in Prague be lower | www.ceskenoviny.cz | 2008.08.14 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Visitors centre taking shape at Haġar Qim | www.timesofmalta.com | 2008.08.13 |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Egypt's famous Giza Pyramids are being given a £ 14m ($27m) makeover, starting with a state-of-the art security fence to stop hawkers harassing tourists. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.08.13 |
| Arabian Oryx Sanctuary | The story behind the Arabian Oryx delisting | www.washingtonpost.com | 2008.08.12 |
| Vredefort Dome | The Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site is to be struck on a 2 Rand gold commemorative coin | www.sabcnews.com | 2008.08.12 |
| Thang Long | Vietnam hopes to have the Thang Long Imperial Citadel listed before Hanoi celebrates its one thousandth birthday in 2010 | www.radioaustralia.net.au | 2008.08.11 |
| Moenjodaro | The ruins of Moenjodaro are on the verge of irreparable destruction after being badly damaged during the recent spell of rains. | www.dailytimes.com.pk | 2008.08.05 |
| Phimai, its Cultural Route and the Associated Temples of Phanomroong and Muangtam (T) | Thailand has nominated the Khmer-style Ta Muen Thom temple, situated on disputed Thai-Cambodian border area, to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.08.05 |
| (T) | Chandigarh missed Feb. 1 deadline but hopes to get included in 2009 anyway | www.financialexpress.com | 2008.08.04 |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Unesco pleads to limit the archeological activity at the Mughrabim Ascent exclusively to work for the reconstruction and stabilization of the site and not to adapt it for new uses | www.haaretz.com | 2008.08.04 |
| Aksum | UNESCO teams return Ethiopian obelisk to original site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.08.03 |
| Kinderdijk | Kinderdijk windmills 'saved' by new government subsidies totalling 3.5 million Euro | www.tourpress.nl | 2008.07.27 |
| Bisotun | Tourist facilities and museum planned for Bisotun | www.tehrantimes.com | 2008.07.27 |
| St. Kilda | St Kilda wreck to stay until 2009 | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.07.24 |
| Gunung Mulu | Tutoh Dam Can Affect Mulu National Park's Heritage Site Status | www.bernama.com.my | 2008.07.24 |
| River island of Majuli (T) | Delhi feels hard lobbying robbed Majuli of heritage tag | www.telegraphindia.com | 2008.07.24 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia has complained to the UN Security Council that Thai forces violated its territory near the Preah Vihear Temple, where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.07.21 |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | New visitors to Joggins Cliffs taking souvenirs like rocks or even fossils | www.ctv.ca | 2008.07.20 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Cahokia Mounds to get audio-guided tours in English, Spanish and German | www.chicagotribune.com | 2008.07.19 |
| Lake Baikal | Russia sending two manned submarines to the bottom of Lake Baikal to conduct geological and biological tests | www.krqe.com | 2008.07.19 |
| Fraser Island | Community groups and tourism operators are demanding the Commonwealth provide more funding for Fraser Island than the current $100,000 a year. | www.abc.net.au | 2008.07.19 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thailand has denied claims by Cambodia that its troops violated Cambodian territory in a disputed border area near an ancient Hindu temple. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.07.15 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | The Antonine Wall has been accorded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO | www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk | 2008.07.12 |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | Nova Scotia's Joggins Fossil Cliffs have been inscribed on the World Heritage List | www.canada.com | 2008.07.12 |
| Saryarka | Two of central Asia's most important steppe-wetland Important Bird Areas, Tengiz-Korgalzhyn and Naurzum, have been recognised as WHS | www.birdlife.org | 2008.07.12 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | Thai Foreign Minister Quits Over Temple's World Heritage Status | www.allheadlinenews.com | 2008.07.12 |
| Preah Vihear Temple | After approval of world heritage listing on Tuesday, thousands of people went to the streets of Phnom Penh, danced, sang and waved Cambodian flags, chanting "Long live Preah Vihear Temple!" | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.07.09 |
| Berlin Modernism Housing Estates | Berlin's Social Housing Gets World Heritage Status - the decision has been "an easy one" | www.spiegel.de | 2008.07.09 |
| Western Caucasus | The bobsleigh and luge track for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games as well as the Mountain Olympic Village will not be constructed in the buffer zone of the World Heritage Site 'Western Caucasus' as was first planned. | www.sciencecentric.com | 2008.07.08 |
| Mostar | Mostar Old Bridge will remain on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites on condition that a nearby hotel is redesigned | bosnianews.blogspot.com | 2008.07.08 |
| Machu Picchu | UNESCO won't put Inca citadel Machu Picchu on its list of endangered sites | www.iht.com | 2008.07.08 |
| (T) | Hiraizumi fails to make World Heritage list | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2008.07.08 |
| Fujian Tulou | Tulou added to World Heritage List | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.07.07 |
| Pompei | The Italian government declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site to try to rescue it from decades of neglect. | www.theglobeandmail.com | 2008.07.05 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | World Heritage Committee keeps Dresden Elbe Valley on UNESCO World Heritage List, urging an end to building of bridge | whc.unesco.org | 2008.07.04 |
| Plovdiv | A Thai court has issued an injunction on its government, preventing it from supporting Cambodia's bid to list Preah Vihear as a World Heritage Site | www.radioaustralia.net.au | 2008.06.30 |
| Florence | Students from Gifu City Women's College are in hot water for defacing the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence by writing the date, their names, and the names of their friends with an oil-based marker on the marble wall | japundit.com | 2008.06.30 |
| Kii Mountain Range | Gyuba Doji, an ancient stone statue along the World Heritage Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, was found vandalized with its head missing | mdn.mainichi.jp | 2008.06.30 |
| Plovdiv | Cambodia shut a border gate leading from Thailand to an 11th-century temple claimed by both nations: the latest flare-up in a long-standing dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over ownership of the area. | www.iht.com | 2008.06.24 |
| Oke Idanre (Idanre Hill) (T) | The state government has identified the Idanre Hills as a touristshuge potentials | www.tribune.com.ng | 2008.06.22 |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Zanzibar: Power Outage to Last Three Months | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2008.06.20 |
| Red Fort | 400-vehicle parking lot at Red Fort soon | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2008.06.19 |
| Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan | Dujiangyan reopens to public | www.cctv.com | 2008.06.15 |
| St. Petersburg | Unesco ducks St Petersburg Gazprom tower heritage issue: it should be put on the "in danger" list instead of revoking WHS status | www.bdonline.co.uk | 2008.06.13 |
| Giant's Causeway | Plans to build a £ 18m visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway have been submitted by the National Trust. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.06.12 |
| Fraser Island | Fraser Island locals are furious that a group of rangers are turning their noses up at millions of dollars worth of accommodation and demanding to be flown to and from Hervey Bay daily at taxpayer expense | www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au | 2008.06.10 |
| Ajanta Caves | The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has put to rest its project to construct cement porticoes at the second century BC Ajanta caves. | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2008.06.06 |
| (T) | Bukit China to be part of bid for World Heritage listing after ICOMOS recommendation | thestar.com.my | 2008.06.04 |
| Galapagos Islands | The Cerro Azul volcano on Isabela Island erupted between Thursday and Sunday, unleashing a heavy flow of lava but not affecting the islands' famed giant tortoises as first feared | afp.google.com | 2008.06.04 |
| Silk Roads | China and five Central Asia countries have submitted their first national lists of Silk Road treasures in a joint application for World Cultural Heritage status. China has nominated 48 sites, Kazakhstan 10, Kyrgyzstan seven, Tajikistan eight, Turkmenistan 57 and Uzbekistan 33 | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.06.03 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | The World Heritage Committee of Unesco may finally consider taking the Heritage Site in Danger tag off Manas National Park with the park authorities fulfilling one of the UN agency's conditions: they have submitted the baseline data of the park | www.telegraphindia.com | 2008.05.31 |
| (T) | A UNESCO advisory committee has recommended deferring registration of the Hiraizumi area. In its recommendation, ICOMOS says the historical importance of the Hiraizumi area has yet to be fully proved.Hoping that Hiraizumi's rejection also will be overturned at this year's World Heritage Committee meeting like Iwami Ginzan last year, the Cultural Affairs Agency intends to appeal to UNESCO ambassadors from the 21 countries that are committee members this year. | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2008.05.31 |
| (T) | On 30 January 2008, the Nomination of the Dutch-German Wadden Sea as World Heritage Site was submitted to the World Heritage Center, UNESCO, Paris for inscription on the World Heritage List | www.waddensea-secretariat.org | 2008.05.31 |
| (T) | On 30 January 2008, the Nomination of the Dutch-German Wadden Sea as World Heritage Site was submitted to the World Heritage Center, UNESCO, Paris for inscription on the World Heritage List | www.waddensea-secretariat.org | 2008.05.31 |
| Plovdiv | Thailand and Cambodia have resolved their border dispute over the Preah Vihear temple, paving the way for it to become a UN World Heritage Site. In a meeting brokered by UNESCO, Cambodia agreed to a Thai proposal that only the temple compound, and not territory surrounding it, would be included in the World Heritage Site proposal. | www.topnews.in | 2008.05.31 |
| Stonehenge | Study says Stonehenge was used as a burial site from its inception 5,000 years ago and remained so for more than 500 years | afp.google.com | 2008.05.31 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Seven terracotta warriors and horses suffered slight damage in the May 12 earthquake | english.people.com.cn | 2008.05.31 |
| Australian Convict Sites | Evaluation of submission delayed to 2009, with possible enlisting put forward to 2010 | www.scoop.co.nz | 2008.05.31 |
| Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan | Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time -- and quake | news.yahoo.com | 2008.05.25 |
| Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan | Erwang Temple severely hit by Sichuan earthquake | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2008.05.24 |
| Aksum | Re-installation of Aksum Obelisk to start June 4th | whc.unesco.org | 2008.05.23 |
| Robben Island | Robben Island Museum has confirmed that cultural artefacts on the island, dating from the Second World War have been stolen | www.iol.co.za | 2008.05.22 |
| Stonehenge | Vandals used a hammer and screwdriver to vandalise the Stonehenge ancient monument, the first such incident for decades | afp.google.com | 2008.05.22 |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Giant carnivorous mice threaten world's greatest seabird colony at Gough Island | www.guardian.co.uk | 2008.05.20 |
| Saltaire | Pledge to re-build fire-hit Boathouse pub, built by Sir Titus Salt in 1871 | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2008.05.18 |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | Tallest Buddha Statue at Leshan Undamaged by Sichuan Earthquake | www.bloomberg.com | 2008.05.16 |
| Liverpool | Fire damages recently restored Bluecoat Art Gallery in Liverpool | whc.unesco.org | 2008.05.15 |
| Arles | Marble bust of an aging Caesar discovered in the Rhone River near Arles, that could be the oldest known and is tentatively dated to 46 B.C | news.yahoo.com | 2008.05.14 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | Dresden: "If the city remains stubborn, then so does the committee," | www.thelocal.de | 2008.05.12 |
| Thingvellir | Environmentalists are concerned that a proposed new road will threaten the ecology of Lake Thingvallavatn | www.ipsnews.net | 2008.05.11 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Huge landslide hits Dorset's Jurassic Coast | www.independent.co.uk | 2008.05.08 |
| Chola Temples | Thanjavur temple inscriptions damaged during restoration | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2008.05.07 |
| Budapest | The removal of part of a 15th century wall for the construction of an underground parking garage could threaten the Buda castle's status as a WHS | www.caboodle.hu | 2008.05.07 |
| Qutb Minar | The ASI has begun a project to make all World Heritage sites in Delhi disabled-friendly, starting with the Qutb Minar | www.expressindia.com | 2008.05.07 |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Pollution leaking from an old coalmine has wiped out life in a river in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area | www.smh.com.au | 2008.05.07 |
| Kazan Kremlin | Kazan Kremlin under threat because of building development | www.russia-ic.com | 2008.05.05 |
| Bamiyan Valley | UN says remaining Bamiyan Buddha statues did not suffer from blast by NZ soldiers | www.nzherald.co.nz | 2008.05.05 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | The sale and distribution of grain to feed the pigeons is now banned | www.theage.com.au | 2008.05.02 |
| Robben Island | Animals on Robben Island starving to death because of a lack of vegetation | www.iol.co.za | 2008.05.02 |
| Garajonay | Hundreds of fire fighters, backed by planes and helicopters, are fighting to stop a fire spreading into Garajonay National Park | www.reuters.com | 2008.04.30 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Bauhaus Museum Opens in Tel Aviv's White City | www.architecturalrecord.com | 2008.04.29 |
| Galapagos Islands | A U.S. company, Planktos Inc., plans to dump 100 tonnes of iron dust into the ocean near Ecuador's Galápagos Islands in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide, despite opposition from environmental groups and marine scientists. | ipsnews.net | 2008.04.25 |
| Gunung Mulu | The Malaysian Government has decided against constructing a road to link to the WHS, keeping it only accessible by air from Miri or by river. | thestar.com.my | 2008.04.21 |
| Rome | The Trajan Column will be shown next year under a totally new light. Italian researchers announced they plan to restore the column's original bright colors by "painting" it with light beams. | dsc.discovery.com | 2008.04.20 |
| Acropolis | A senior Greek archaeologist warned this week that the last original sculptures still adorning the Parthenon face a major pollution threat and must be removed to a museum | news.yahoo.com | 2008.04.20 |
| Huangshan | Mount Huangshan World Heritage Site becomes the focus of an international study on sustainable tourism development via an observation post at the site | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.04.20 |
| Qutb Minar |
Surging crowds of 5,000 a day at Qutab Minar has left the Archaeological Survey of India scrambling to make additional arrangements, like separate entrance and exit gates | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2008.04.20 |
| Nasca Lines | Five French tourists died in a small plane crash en route to view the famed Nazca Lines | www.worldtravelwatch.com | 2008.04.19 |
| Istanbul | A team from UNESCO will visit Istanbul in May to evaluate progress in preventing some of the city's historical areas from placement on a list of endangered sites | www.todayszaman.com | 2008.04.19 |
| Lake Baikal | Russian environmentalist wins prize for her work in protecting Russia's oldest and biggest lake - Baikal. | www.russiatoday.ru | 2008.04.16 |
| Edinburgh | Palace of Holyroodhouse gets pricey sign appropriate for a World Heritage Site | news.scotsman.com | 2008.04.16 |
| Macao | The height restrictions imposed on high-rise buildings constructed in the surrounding areas of Macao's Guia Hill, where a World Heritage site is located, is "not enough" to keep the site's scenery intact. | english.people.com.cn | 2008.04.16 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Tasmania's on-again, off-again multi-million dollar Pumphouse Point development within the World Heritage Area has been approved. | www.abc.net.au | 2008.04.16 |
| Fraser Island | Dingo fence to enclose the humans and leave the rest of the island to the animals | www.time.com | 2008.04.15 |
| Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang grapples with modernity | www.iht.com | 2008.04.14 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Two male rhinos released in Manas | www.assamtribune.com | 2008.04.14 |
| Royal Exhibition Building | Local community groups claim that the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is destroying the World Heritage-listed gardens | www.melbourneleader.com.au | 2008.04.09 |
| Québec | Historic drill hall destroyed by massive fire | www.nationalpost.com | 2008.04.08 |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | Castello di Moncalieri, one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, severely damaged by fire | whc.unesco.org | 2008.04.08 |
| Sana'a | Historic homes in Old Sana'a crumble | yementimes.com | 2008.04.01 |
| Cuzco | A temple thought to have once housed idols and mummies has been unearthed near an ancient Inca site in Cuzco | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2008.04.01 |
| Stonehenge | Archaeologists Start Stonehenge Dig to unearth materials that can be used to establish a firm date for when the first mysterious set of bluestones was put in place. | ap.google.com | 2008.04.01 |
| Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Archaeologists in Bangladesh have discovered an ancient brick-built structure with floor and artefacts. | lifestyle.in.msn.com | 2008.03.29 |
| Virunga National Park | Congolese authorities have arrested a senior park official in connection to the recent execution-style killings of several mountain gorillas | news.nationalgeographic.com | 2008.03.28 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Israeli Billionaire Sami Ofer Gives $40.4 Million to Maritime Museum | www.bloomberg.com | 2008.03.28 |
| Rapa Nui | Finn breaks off Easter Island statue's ear | www.iht.com | 2008.03.27 |
| Tokaji Wine Region | UNESCO warns about building power plant near Tokaj | www.caboodle.hu | 2008.03.22 |
| Vredefort Dome | The Vredefort Dome in the Free State is under threat from pollution in the Vaal River. | www.iol.co.za | 2008.03.19 |
| Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur |
Archaeologists find structures older than Pala Era | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 2008.03.16 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | International experts from UNESCO recommended the building of a tunnel instead of a bridge so the site can retain its World Heritage status. | www.allheadlinenews.com | 2008.03.15 |
| Sundarbans National Park | India's eastern West Bengal state is preparing a detailed plan to develop the coastal Sundarbans area as a global tourist destination. | www.theage.com.au | 2008.03.05 |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | Environmental groups but also scientists and university scholars have appealed to the central government to stop plans to build a series of dams along the central Nu River in Yunnan. | www.asianews.it | 2008.02.26 |
| Neolithic Orkney | Orkney islanders have been invited to assist the draft of a new management plan for the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.02.26 |
| Cuzco | Peruvians Protest Tourism Plans in Ancient City | www.voanews.com | 2008.02.26 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Clavell Tower saved from sea plunge. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.02.26 |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | UN delegation visited La Amistad after receiving a petition by conservation and indigenous organizations to declare La Amistad as a World Heritage site "in danger" | www.commondreams.org | 2008.02.26 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | A four-member team of UNESCO`s World Heritage Committee recently visited the Manas National Park, and expressed satisfaction with the measures taken by the forest department to strengthen infrastructure and security measures there. | www.zeenews.com | 2008.02.21 |
| Hal Saflieni Hypogeum | New website for booking tickets to the Hypogeum | maltaticket.com | 2008.02.21 |
| Itsukushima Shrine | Visitors to Miyajima to pay preservation tax. | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2008.02.15 |
| Mogao Caves | China plans huge investment to protect Mogao Grottoes, and aims to reduce the stay time of visitors inside the grottoes. | news.xinhuanet.com | 2008.02.13 |
| Giant's Causeway | Environment Minister Arlene Foster has refused an application for a privately funded visitors' centre at the Giant's Causeway. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2008.02.10 |
| Saltaire | Plans for a £139 million bypass to run under Saltaire could jeopardise its World Heritage Site status. | www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | 2008.02.10 |
| St. Kilda | Conservation experts warned that rodents aboard a trawler which hit rocks off the archipelago of St Kilda could devastate the island's rare sea bird colonies. | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2008.02.03 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | Dresden to Scale Down Bridge to Preserve World Heritage Status. | www.dw-world.de | 2008.02.01 |
| Mostar | Mostar bridge delisting seems to be prevented, and by the way: who stole the marble Unesco plaque? | www.earthtimes.org | 2008.02.01 |
| Galapagos Islands | Ecuador investigates Galapagos Islands slaughter of more than 50 sea lions. | www.abcnews.go.com | 2008.02.01 |
| Mount Nimba | Environmentalists trying to save chimpanzees at a UNESCO World Heritage protected area in Guinea are facing resistance from villagers who say their needs are being ignored. | www.voanews.com | 2008.02.01 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | The historic Shalimar Gardens are losing height to construction work, which continued for decades, and lack of interest shown by the authorities who should be preserving the monument. | www.thenews.com.pk | 2008.01.28 |
| Keoladeo National Park | After a threat by Unesco to drop the Bharatpur bird sanctuary from its world heritage list, . Rajasthan government is scrambling to bring 300 million cubic feet of water from Goverdhan drain to Keoladeo National Park. | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2008.01.23 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | Fearing displacement and loss of livelihood if the government's master plan for Bihar's Buddhist holy town of Bodh Gaya is implemented, hundreds took out a silent march to protest the proposed facelift of the town that is visited by thousands of tourists every year. | www.indianmuslims.info | 2008.01.23 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Poachers killed a female rhino and its calf when they strayed out of the Kaziranga national park. | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2008.01.23 |
| Giant's Causeway | Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Giant's Causeway, is under threat from rising sea levels. | www.earthtimes.org | 2008.01.23 |
| Angkor | Cambodia is hoping to use a 1000-year-old water system at the country's Angkor temples to prevent the world heritage site from sinking. | www.radioaustralia.net.au | 2008.01.14 |
| My Son | Soldiers discovered bombs and mines on 9.5ha of land surrounding the My Son Sanctuary, which are a danger to locals and tourists alike. | english.vietnamnet.vn | 2008.01.14 |
| Vézère Valley | The 17,000-year-old paintings known as 'the Sistine Chapel of pre-history' - the Lascaux cave in the Dordogne region of southwest France - are being damaged by black spots that are spreading at an alarming rate. | entertainment.timesonline.co.uk | 2008.01.02 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | Filming banned at Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot | www.china.org.cn | 2007.12.25 |
| Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan | Dissent Slows China's Drive For Massive Dam Projects | online.wsj.com | 2007.12.25 |
| Hué | The restoration of Linh Mu pagoda in Hue has been completed after more than four years of work. | www.thanhniennews.com | 2007.12.25 |
| St. Petersburg | Plans for a 67-floor skyscraper that twists as it reaches for the sky, changing colour at different times of the day, has provoked outrage among Petersburgers, who are furious that the low-rise skyline of the city they consider to be one of the most beautiful in the world could be blighted by such a huge modern building. | news.independent.co.uk | 2007.12.17 |
| Gamzigrad-Romuliana | A UNESCO flag has been raised at the archaeological site of Felix Romuliana in Gamzigrad. | www.b92.net | 2007.12.16 |
| The Sundarbans | The cyclone that left more than 3,000 people dead in Bangladesh in mid November, also devastated the Sundarbans World Heritage Site, according to UNESCO experts who visited the mangrove forest on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. | english.alarabonline.org | 2007.12.16 |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | Wild black bears are raiding crops and terrorizing villagers in a desperate search for food in a protected part of China's scenic southwestern province of Yunnan. | uk.reuters.com | 2007.12.16 |
| Mostar | Cracks have begun to appear in the Bosnian city of Mostar's historic bridge, which was rebuilt three years ago after being blown up by Croatian nationalists during the Bosnian war. | www.guardian.co.uk | 2007.12.07 |
| Stonehenge | Government ministers are today scrapping plans for the proposed £540m road improvement scheme at Stonehenge, which would have included a controversial 2.1km bored tunnel. | www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk | 2007.12.07 |
| Rapa Nui | The Easter Island moai are dying by natural causes | www.sfgate.com | 2007.12.07 |
| Macao | Riot police in China's enclave of Macau have been called in to calm mainland tourists angry they were being shown too many shops and not enough sites. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.12.05 |
| Red Fort | The road rises in Red Fort, dwarfs world heritage | www.expressindia.com | 2007.12.05 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | The Cradle of Humankind is under threat of being overrun by gun-toting, cold-blooded killers. | www.iol.co.za | 2007.12.05 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Migration, the lure of easy tourist money and a plague of giant earthworms imperil the 2,000-year-old structures that follow the contours of the Cordilleras mountains. | business.inquirer.net | 2007.12.04 |
| Macquarie Island | Help is finally on the way for this unique southern outpost. But will it be too late? | www.theage.com.au | 2007.12.02 |
| Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls residents have successfully resisted plans by the government and the town council to build a football stadium in a game reserve. | allafrica.com | 2007.11.30 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | 130 million year old crocodile skull found on Dorset Jurassic Coast | www.24hourmuseum.org.uk | 2007.11.28 |
| Red Fort | The culture ministry and the Archaeological Survey of India are again at odds over Ram and damage to heritage sites.
The issue is culture minister Ambika Soni's permission to bring Ramlila back to the Red Fort grounds five years after the ASI had succeeded in banishing the annual ceremony off the world heritage site's greens. | www.telegraphindia.com | 2007.11.28 |
| Québec | Quebec to celebrate 400 years with year-long fete | www.usatoday.com | 2007.11.28 |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | The northeastern turret of Jahangir's Quadrangle at the Lahore Fort collapsed on September 24 because of rain. | www.dailytimes.com.pk | 2007.11.28 |
| Stonehenge | Plans for a tunnel taking traffic away from Stonehenge are likely to be scrapped. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.11.28 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | Residents of Champaner-Pavagadh in Panchmahals, the UNESCO-designated World Heritage site, have been irked by restrictions put up by Archaeological Survey of India on their movement around some monuments in the site | cities.expressindia.com | 2007.11.28 |
| Ajanta Caves | Facilitation centre to elucidate Ajanta sculptures, murals | www.hindu.com | 2007.11.28 |
| Hampi | Masterplan for comprehensive development of Hampi | www.deccanherald.com | 2007.11.28 |
| Zabid | Joint German-Yemeni plan to preserve World Heritage Site status | www.yobserver.com | 2007.11.27 |
| Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | Report about the gala Unesco celebrations of the newest listing of heritage vineyards in Switzerland in September 2007. | www.wine.co.za | 2007.11.26 |
| Samarra | The construction of a training center and barracks for police is threatening the Great Mosque of Samarra. | www.artinfo.com | 2007.11.21 |
| Ha Long Bay | Ha Long Bay campaign targets Chinese tourists | news.xinhuanet.com | 2007.11.21 |
| The Sundarbans | World's largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh major causality of cyclone | news.xinhuanet.com | 2007.11.21 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | The picturesque Manas National Park, currently on the recovery path after a decade-long turmoil in the 1990s, is desperately hoping to get back the World Heritage Site tag. The decade of social unrest during the height of the Bodoland movement caused substantial damage to its infrastructure besides taking a heavy toll on the wildlife. | www.assamtribune.com | 2007.11.21 |
| Shark Bay | Baby dolphin born at Monkey Mia, part of the World Heritage-listed Shark Bay area | www.news.com.au | 2007.11.21 |
| Robben Island | Money woes trouble Robben Island Museum | www.iol.co.za | 2007.11.21 |
| Shiretoko | A special unit of Hokkaido police dressed in black and equipped with night-vision scopes is working hard to catch salmon poachers on the Sharigawa river that runs across the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula. | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2007.11.21 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | UNESCO regrets decision on construction of bridge that threatens delisting of Dresden Elbe Valley from World Heritage List | portal.unesco.org | 2007.11.17 |
| Aapravasi Ghat | Critical account of the Ghat's world heritage status | www.mauritiustimes.com | 2007.11.02 |
| Qal'at al-Bahrain | On site museum to open, showcasing the discoveries at Qal'at Al Bahrain | www.gulf-daily-news.com | 2007.11.02 |
| Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan | China dam plan threatens world's oldest irrigation system | afp.google.com | 2007.11.02 |
| Ayutthaya | Culture Minister Khunying Khaisri Sriaroon said it would be "unfortunate and embarrassing" if Unesco removes the Historic City of Ayutthaya from the World Heritage list after the site was under threat of land encroachments from rapid development. | nationmultimedia.com | 2007.10.27 |
| Classical Weimar | Germany's famed Anna Amalia library reopens, 3 years after devastating fire | canadianpress.google.com | 2007.10.25 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | BJP wants de-recognition of Champaner Word Heritage Site | www.indianmuslims.info | 2007.10.23 |
| Galapagos Islands |
Ecuador introduces entry cards to protect Galapagos Islands | english.people.com.cn | 2007.10.23 |
| Sukur | Visitors to Sukur are warned not to approach a certain ancient baobab tree because, villagers say, it turns people into hermaphrodites. | www.alertnet.org | 2007.10.22 |
| Liverpool | World Legacy Lost: about how Liverpool's World Heritage Site is being cared for, or rather not cared for. | www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk | 2007.10.18 |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | The palace of Venaria Reale, built by the Savoy dynasty just outside Turin, underwent eight years of works in a $284 million restoration project. | www.usatoday.com | 2007.10.18 |
| Hoi An | Vandals strike Hoi An's world heritage Cau temple; intruders destroyed the temple's front door, broke the seal of its charity box and dumped five decorative lanterns in a nearby river. | www.thanhniennews.com | 2007.10.17 |
| Mogao Caves | Desert expansion threatening Mogao Grottoes | www.chinadaily.com.cn | 2007.10.13 |
| Kathmandu Valley | The World Heritage Centre has sought clarification from Nepal on the "status of a road" being built with Maoists' support near the ancient Pashupatinath temple that threatens to put the World Heritage Site in danger. | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2007.09.23 |
| Harar | Ancient Ethiopian city seeks tourists. | www.mercurynews.com | 2007.09.23 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Ifugaos are going to choose for themselves whether or not they should preserve the centuries-old rice terraces in the province. | newsinfo.inquirer.net | 2007.09.23 |
| Giant's Causeway | A decision to allow a private developer to build a visitors' centre on a green field site next to the Giant's Causeway could put its World Heritage Site status at risk. | www.newsletter.co.uk | 2007.09.23 |
| Prague | Czech PM thinks Prague could leave UNESCO heritage list voluntarily | www.ceskenoviny.cz | 2007.09.02 |
| Wadi Al-Hitan | European diplomats in four-wheel-drive cars have caused extensive damage to a fossilised whale lying for millions of years in the Egyptian desert | www.int.iol.co.za | 2007.08.27 |
| Prague | ECM high-rise in Prague raises
concern among UNESCO | www.neurope.eu | 2007.08.26 |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | The Ifugao Rice Terraces could be stricken off the Worldin two years. | www.manilastandardtoday.com | 2007.08.24 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | Endangered Species Halts Dresden Bridge Construction | www.spiegel.de | 2007.08.23 |
| Everglades | Has Bush Abandoned the Everglades? | www.time.com | 2007.08.23 |
| Cahokia Mounds | Cahokia Mounds expanding, hoping for more archaeological finds: Finding buried remnants of ancient civilization on the newly acquired land "is a very distinct possibility," said Robert Coomer, director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, which manages the site. Anything within a two- or three-mile radius of Cahokia Mounds, he says, "has potential for a significant archaeological find." | www.chicagotribune.com | 2007.08.23 |
| Chaco Culture | Chaco spared from bite of drill bits: The initial plans by Cimarex Energy to drill two natural gas wells on state land within the Chaco Culture National Historical Park have been put on hold by the company. | www.gallupindependent.com | 2007.08.23 |
| Virunga National Park | Fifth rare gorilla found dead after Congo attack | africa.reuters.com | 2007.08.23 |
| Virunga National Park | Rwanda: Gorilla Killings Fuelled By Charcoal Trade | allafrica.com | 2007.08.23 |
| Ha Long Bay | No more jet-skis on Ha Long Bay: The People's Committee of Quang Ninh Province has decided to stop the operation of jet-ski services in Ha Long Bay in a move to protect the world famous tourist site from possible environmental pollution. | vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn | 2007.08.18 |
| Neolithic Orkney | Hunt for vandal who left his own name in graffiti at World Heritage site; The hunt for the tourist was launched earlier this week after the graffiti was discovered on the walls at Skara Brae, regarded as one of the best preserved neolithic villages in Europe. | www.dailymail.co.uk | 2007.08.18 |
| Angkor | Researchers map Angkor's ancient sprawl: the largest urban sprawl on the planet in medieval times was in fact 10 times bigger than thought. | www.telegraph.co.uk | 2007.08.15 |
| Huangshan | Chinese tourism authorities have closed one of the peaks (Danxia Feng, or "Purple Cloud Peak") on popular tourist attraction Huangshan mountain for three years to allow vegetation to recover from the hordes of tourists who visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site. | www.iht.com | 2007.08.04 |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | Good looks have not sufficed to make Gjirokaster, a picturesque historical city in Southern Albania, the wealthy and successful tourist destination it aspires to be. | www.ipsnews.net | 2007.07.31 |
| Istanbul | The Istanbul Greater Municipality in collaboration with UNESCO will restore Istanbul's historic city walls. | www.turkishdailynews.com.tr | 2007.07.30 |
| Atapuerca | Archaeologists working at the Atapuerca dig in the Sierras east of Burgos have unearthed fragments of another skull. | www.typicallyspanish.com | 2007.07.30 |
| Virunga National Park | The death toll continues to rise in Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo), where three females and one male silverback gorilla were shot and killed in the southern sector of the Park during the night of 22 July. | whc.unesco.org | 2007.07.28 |
| Kaiping Diaolou | The latest addition to China's growing collection of World Heritage sites is a curious collection of fortified architectural anomalies built more than century ago by returning Chinese immigrants who chanced their fortunes abroad. | www.khaleejtimes.com | 2007.07.28 |
| Twyfelfontein | Namibia: Twyfelfontein Now a 'World Heritage Site' | allafrica.com | 2007.07.27 |
| Nisa | Turkmenistan: Ancient City Nisa Added To UN's Cultural Heritage List | www.rferl.org | 2007.07.07 |
| Richtersveld | The story behind how South Africa got Richtersveld included as a cultural WHS | www.afrol.com | 2007.07.01 |
| Richtersveld | The Richtersveld in the Northern Cape has been awarded world heritage status. | www.int.iol.co.za | 2007.07.01 |
| Arabian Oryx Sanctuary | UNESCO removes Oman oryx sanctuary from heritage list | www.reuters.com | 2007.07.01 |
| Rideau Canal | On the world stage; Rideau Canal, Kingston fortifications earn UNESCO heritage designation | www.thewhig.com | 2007.06.30 |
| Nisa | The UNESCO world heritage committee added on Thursday the Old Nisa site of ancient settlement to the United Nations world heritage list. | www.turkmenistan.ru | 2007.06.30 |
| Sydney Opera House | Second time around, UNESCO adds Opera House to heritage list | www.theaustralian.news.com.au | 2007.06.30 |
| Rideau Canal | Rideau Canal joins Pyramids as world heritage site | www.ctv.ca | 2007.06.29 |
| Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | Bells ring in the vineyards as a Unesco committee approves the addition of the steeply terraced wine-making region in Vaud to its list of registered sites. | www.tdg.ch | 2007.06.29 |
| Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine | The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on Thursday designated the 16th-20th century remains of the Iwami Ginzan silver mine World Heritage cultural site, reversing an earlier recommendation by an advisory panel to postpone the honor. | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2007.06.29 |
| Aksum | UNESCO World Heritage Centre has signed a contract with an Italian construction company to re-erect the Aksum obelisk on its original location in Ethiopia beginning this July. | newsblaze.com | 2007.06.27 |
| Kathmandu Valley | Archaeology and cultural officials in Nepal have welcomed a decision to remove seven historic monuments from the list of world heritage sites in danger. | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.06.27 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | Georg Milbradt, premier of Germany's Saxony state, criticized on Monday UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, saying its demand for a halt in a bridge-building project lacked respect for democracy. The committee, meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, had Monday warned the eastern German state that it had until October 1 to submit an alternative plan for a river crossing 4 kilometres east of the city of Dresden. | www.eux.tv | 2007.06.26 |
| Galapagos Islands | Ecuador says tourism is threatening the Galapagos Islands and has asked UNESCO to add the habitat that inspired the theory of evolution to its endangered list. | www.signonsandiego.com | 2007.06.23 |
| Imperial Tombs | Illegal mining is threatening to destroy 300-year-old Qing dynasty tombs in northern China that are supposed to be protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site. | news.sawf.org | 2007.06.09 |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka | A powerful landslide Sunday devastated a spectacular geyser valley in Russia's far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka. | uk.news.yahoo.com | 2007.06.08 |
| Great Wall | Not much has been allowed to get in the way of China's spectacular economic development. But when a mining company knocked down part of the Great Wall so its trucks could deliver coal more efficiently, it was a step too far, even for the pro-business government in Beijing. | www.brisbanetimes.com.au | 2007.06.02 |
| Prambanan | Damage to one of Indonesia's most spectacular temple complexes caused by last year's devastating Java earthquake was so extensive that repairs will take at least five years, UNESCO says. | www.antara.co.id | 2007.05.27 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Cutty Sark Wreck Will Cost Millions To Repair. An initial examination has revealed much of the historic part of the ship was saved from the blaze because of repair work that was going at the time. | www.lse.co.uk | 2007.05.27 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | New Name for SA's First World Heritage Site. The new name is iSimangaliso Wetland Park. | allafrica.com | 2007.05.27 |
| Humayun's Tomb | Humayun's Tomb may stand the risk of losing the World Heritage Status awarded to it by UNESCO. A proposed tunnel road project which is expected to come up near the tomb for the 2010 Common Wealth games may be the reason behind the risk, and already a bone of contention for the conservationists who have opposed its construction. | www.dnaindia.com | 2007.05.27 |
| Persepolis | Iran in conjunction with UNESCO has called an international cooperation for cleaning up the lichen from body of Persepolis World Heritage Site. | www.chnpress.com | 2007.05.27 |
| Vicenza and the Palladian Villas | City fights to protect its heritage against US base expansion. The US is to transfer more than 2,000 troops from Ramstein, Germany, to Vicenza. | www.timesonline.co.uk | 2007.05.13 |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Fears for Sagrada Familia because of plans to bore a high-speed train tunnel within meters of its foundations. | www.iht.com | 2007.05.12 |
| Canterbury | The Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal has raised 6.5 million to save the building threatened by old age and pollution | www.kentnews.co.uk | 2007.05.11 |
| Zabid | UNESCO has given Yemeni authorities two more years (a last chance) before it begins procedures to remove the city of Zabid from UNESCO's World Heritage List. It issued the threat as the government has failed to prevent human activity from changing the historical character of the monuments and houses in these areas. | www.yobserver.com | 2007.05.06 |
| Sundarbans National Park | Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove, faces a threat from global warming and a mere 45 cm rise in the sea level will destroy 75 per cent of the forest spread over 10,000 sq km in West Bengal and Bangladesh, a UN study said. | www.hindu.com | 2007.05.01 |
| Chan Chan | Peru invests S/1.5 million to restore world's largest mud city: Cristobal Campana, head of the Chan Chan conservation team, indicated that uncommon climatological conditions have generated sporadic and intense rain this year, destroying dome of the site's mud walls.
After studying the damage, the Peruvian government decided to designate S/1.5 million (US$465,000) to protect the Tschudi Palace, and the Esmeralda and Arco Iris ruins which are all located withing the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
| www.livinginperu.com | 2007.05.01 |
| Fontainebleau | Abu Dhabi to restore France's Chateau de Fontainebleau: ... an agreement to restore and rehabilitate the famous Chateau de Fontainebleau whereby the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi shall finance the restoration and rehabilitation works of the historic palace with a total value of 10 million euros. | www.ameinfo.com | 2007.05.01 |
| Damascus | Ancient Buildings to be Destroyed for Modern Highway: UNESCO has warned Damascus governorate that razing the suburbs would endanger Damascus's heritage site listing, a status that is a huge economic asset to the country's tourism industry. | bbsnews.net | 2007.05.01 |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | Today the Center for Biological Diversity and more than 30 other organizations from the United States and Panama petitioned the World Heritage Committee to list La Amistad International Park as a World Heritage site 'In Danger' due to the planned construction of four controversial hydroelectric dams. The United States-based AES Corporation is pushing forward with plans to construct a series of hydroelectric dams in the Changuinola River basin of Panama, putting the exceptional natural values of La Amistad at great risk. The Changuinola River flows from the heart of La Amistad and is one of the only free-flowing rivers remaining in Central America. The four dams would permanently alter more than 600 miles of stream and flood significant areas of tribal land. | www.biologicaldiversity.org | 2007.04.24 |
| Persepolis | Around 100 Iranians demonstrated in Tehran today against a dam project that critics say will likely flood the country's grandest archeological sites.Protesters carried banners and symbols from Iran's pre-Islamic Zoroastrian religion and called for the resignation of the top culture and heritage official. | www.rferl.org | 2007.04.22 |
| Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | The most recent census of mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park--one of only two places in the world where the rare gorillas exist--has found that the population has increased by 6 percent since the last census in 2002. | www.sciencedaily.com | 2007.04.22 |
| Hwaseong Fortress | A historic pavilion of the World Heritage-listed Hwaseong Fortress will be reopened to the public nearly a year after it was damaged by an arson attack. | english.yonhapnews.co.kr | 2007.04.06 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Manas regaining lost ground, says survey - Recent assessment recommends restoring heritage site status to national park | www.telegraphindia.com | 2007.04.02 |
| Machu Picchu | A village near Peru's Machu Picchu has built a bridge over a turbulent river to open another route for backpackers trekking to the lofty Inca ruins. The bridge was inaugurated Saturday in the village of Santa Teresa despite the objections of government cultural experts, who fear increased tourism could threaten the UNESCO World Heritage site as hostels and restaurants spring up to serve travelers. | www.guardian.co.uk | 2007.04.01 |
| Kremlin and Red Square | The Kremlin administration has demolished historic buildings on Moscow's Red Square without a permit -- in order to build a luxury hotel in their place. | www.spiegel.de | 2007.03.24 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | The skeleton of an extinct Madtsoiid snake was found at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in north west Queensland. It's an exciting specimen because it has an almost complete skull - which is the most informative part of the skeleton. | www.abc.net.au | 2007.03.22 |
| Brú na Bóinne | The prehistoric World Heritage sites at the Boyne and Newgrange will be overlooked by a giant smokestack attached to an incinerator in Co Meath. | www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk | 2007.03.16 |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Developers will be prevented from building wind turbines in Shropshire's world famous Ironbridge Gorge under strict new planning restrictions. | www.shropshirestar.co.uk | 2007.03.16 |
| Dresden Elbe Valley | A Saxon state court has ruled that a bridge project in Dresden, approved by referendum in 2005, should go ahead despite warnings that the modern structure would disqualify Dresden from UNESCO's World Heritage List. | www.dw-world.de | 2007.03.16 |
| Pasargadae | A 10-kilometer stone wall has been unearthed north of Pasargadae historic site during the excavations of Iran-Japan joint team in Bolaghi Gorge. | www.chnpress.com | 2007.03.14 |
| Bisotun | By constructing a fountain in vicinity of Bisotun, the municipality of Bisotun has violated the cultural landscape of the eighth Iranian world heritage site. | www.chnpress.com | 2007.03.14 |
| Persepolis | Black stains left recently by a film crew on the walls of the palace of Achaemenid Emperor Darius the Great in Persepolis were removed successfully. | www.chnpress.com | 2007.03.12 |
| Hué | Long Duc, a palace located among the monuments in Vietnam's royal city of Hue - a World Heritage Site - began a restoration project on Tuesday worth VND 1.6 billion (US $100,000). | www.nhandan.com.vn | 2007.03.11 |
| Stonehenge | A Roman settlement has been discovered at around the base of Silbury Hill, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site near Marlborough. | www.gazetteandherald.co.uk | 2007.03.11 |
| Grand Canyon | For the Hualapai tribe, the construction of a skywalk over the Grand Canyon is a way of exploiting the site's tourism revenue. But other Native Americans accuse them of greed. | news.independent.co.uk | 2007.03.09 |
| Masada | A section of the ancient walls of Masada, one of the country's most poignant symbols of survival, is in danger of collapse as a result of a heavy downpour that drenched the desert site three years ago. | www.jpost.com | 2007.03.09 |
| Robben Island | Robben Island's endangered African Black Oystercatchers have started breeding in record numbers following last year's successful feral cat eradication programme. | allafrica.com | 2007.03.03 |
| Keoladeo National Park | Drought-ridden Indian bird park loses its birds: Years of poor monsoon rains have left most of this World Heritage site near Bharatpur in the desert state of Rajasthan dry and cracked, while local farmers insist on getting most of what little rain water is dammed to irrigate their fields.This has forced most of the thousands of migratory birds that would once spectacularly descend on Keoladeo every year for the winter to make alternative arrangements elsewhere. | today.reuters.com | 2007.02.26 |
| Tsodilo | A Norway-based archaeologist has found a cave in Botswana that appears to be a 70,000-year-old religious shrine. The cave in the Tsodilo hills has a rock with a marked resemblance to a python's head. | www.physorg.com | 2007.02.25 |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | The Leshan Buddha, over 1200 years old, is falling apart due to increased air pollution in ever more industrialized China. | www.speroforum.com | 2007.02.25 |
| Angkor | Tourist invasion threatens to ruin glories of Angkor Wat.In 1993, after Angkor was added to Unesco's World Heritage List, just 7,650 intrepid visitors ventured to the site. Last year Sokimex, the oil company controversially granted the entrance concession on behalf of the government's Apsara Angkor management, sold almost 900,000 tickets worth $25m. | observer.guardian.co.uk | 2007.02.25 |
| Elephanta Caves | Although the tourism department is trying to develop Elephanta island in a way appropriate for a world heritage site, rehabilitation of the shopkeepers is proving to be a major roadblock.Conservationists and tourism officials agree that Elephanta will not regain its historical pristine look without the removal of these shops. There are about 25 shops, all unauthorised, along the stairway leading from the jetty to the caves. | cities.expressindia.com | 2007.02.25 |
| Maritime Greenwich | Plans to redevelop the historic pier at Greenwich have been given the go-ahead by the local council.Three new pavilions will be constructed on the world heritage site | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.02.24 |
| Lalibela | The European Commission has just started a multi-million euro project to erect four shelters to cover five of the worst-affected churches. Those that will be covered are Biet Medhane-Alem, Biet Maryam, Biet Masqal, Biet Amanuel and Biet Abba-Libanos. Fears for Ethiopia's crumbling churches | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.02.24 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | Eighteen people have been evacuated from a national park in south-west Tasmania as wildfires continue to burn out of control in the world heritage area. | www.newswire.co.nz | 2007.02.24 |
| Fraser Island | A stretch of Queensland's World Heritage listed Fraser Island will be closed to vehicles so families can escape "four-wheel drive madness". | www.news.com.au | 2007.02.24 |
| Macquarie Island | Macquarie's feral cats: a delicate ecological balance | news.independent.co.uk | 2007.02.24 |
| Mountain Railways of India | An Indo-British joint venture to revive Darjeeling's toy train | www.dailyindia.com | 2007.02.24 |
| Great Wall | China to measure length of Great Wall | english.people.com.cn | 2007.02.12 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Bubbles over Hagar Qim | www.independent.com.mt | 2007.02.12 |
| Valparaiso | UNESCO offers help to restore burned down World Heritage Site in Chile | www.un.org | 2007.02.09 |
| Tugendhat Villa | Brno's gallery returns artifact, furniture to Tugendhat heirs | www.ceskenoviny.cz | 2007.02.06 |
| Machu Picchu | Bridge stirs the waters in Machu Picchu | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.02.02 |
| Stonehenge | Houses of 'Stonehenge' builders discovered | www.lse.co.uk | 2007.01.31 |
| El Tajin | Scientist: Pollution destroying pre-Aztec Mexican ruins | edition.cnn.com | 2007.01.22 |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Pollution could wreak havoc on World Heritage coast | www.timesonline.co.uk | 2007.01.21 |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Park to mark mines heritage site | news.bbc.co.uk | 2007.01.21 |
| Hoi An | Vietnam's world heritage town comes under termite attack | www.thanhniennews.com | 2006.12.21 |
| Bamiyan Valley | World ponders rebuilding biggest Buddhas | www.sfgate.com | 2006.12.10 |
| Tugendhat Villa | Owners descendants likely to claim UNESCO-listed Tugendhat villa | www.ceskenoviny.cz | 2006.12.08 |
| Dong Phayayen | Khao Yai's Unesco status under threat | www.bangkokpost.com | 2006.11.20 |
| Ha Long Bay | Vietnam to build marine park in World Heritage bay | www.thanhniennews.com | 2006.11.19 |
| Takht-i-Bahi | Gandhara UNESCO site in danger of collapse | www.yomiuri.co.jp | 2006.11.19 |
| Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls Risks Losing World Heritage Status | allafrica.com | 2006.11.19 |
| Hoi An | Heritage houses in UNESCO-listed Vietnam town crumbling | www.thanhniennews.com | 2006.11.19 |
| Persepolis | Railroad leading Persepolis to List of World Heritage in Danger | www.mehrnews.ir | 2006.11.14 |
| Mogao Caves | Chinese world heritage site to get international airport | travelvideo.tv | 2006.11.01 |
| Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River | Mines Operations Endanger UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.bulatlat.com | 2006.10.22 |
| Tower of London | Unesco warning on Tower of London | news.bbc.co.uk | 2006.10.22 |
| Macquarie Island | World Heritage island in Australia threatened by rabbits and rats | www.panda.org | 2006.10.22 |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | Threat to delist world heritage site in China | www.theage.com.au | 2006.10.22 |
| Liverpool | World Heritage status 'not at risk' | icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk | 2006.10.22 |
| Bisotun | Ignorance to Ruin Bisotun's Inscription | www.payvand.com | 2006.10.22 |
| Ayutthaya | Ancient Thai temples under flood threat | www.bangkokpost.com | 2006.10.18 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | India's Buddhist heritage beckons tourists | edition.cnn.com | 2006.10.13 |
| Rapa Nui | Chile's Easter Island moais statues threatened by corrosion | www.tcgnews.com | 2006.09.23 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | Champaner gets legal cover | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2006.09.23 |
| Angkor | Tourism official proposes elephant ban at Angkor | english.people.com.cn | 2006.09.23 |
| Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes site will be only a click away in 2011 | news.xinhuanet.com | 2006.09.23 |
| Saltaire | Size matters when it comes to Saltaire signs! | www.thisisbradford.co.uk | 2006.09.23 |
| Bisotun | Court halts petrochemical co. operations near ancient Bisotun | www.mehrnews.ir | 2006.09.23 |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Modification of Jahan-Nama Tower falls short of UNESCO regulations | www.mehrnews.ir | 2006.09.22 |
| Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls faces World Heritage site KO | www.newzimbabwe.com | 2006.09.22 |
| Machu Picchu | Peru bans flights over Inca ruins | news.bbc.co.uk | 2006.09.10 |
| Byblos | After the bombs, environmental calamity | seattlepi.nwsource.com | 2006.09.10 |
| Stonehenge | Public inquiry to examine plan for visitor centre at Stonehenge | arts.guardian.co.uk | 2006.09.06 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | Tel Aviv committee approves Mann Auditorium renovation | www.globes.co.il | 2006.09.05 |
| Osun-Osogbo | Osun festival: A cultural root to broadstreet | www.vanguardngr.com | 2006.08.22 |
| Bisotun | Industrial town to invade perimeter of Bisotun | www.mehrnews.ir | 2006.08.10 |
| High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | Kvarken archipelago: a moraine mosaic. The unique sea area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site | www.hs.fi | 2006.08.09 |
| Aksum | Ethiopia's obelisk to be erected after rains | www.iol.co.za | 2006.08.03 |
| Bamiyan Valley | Ancient Persian drawing found in Afghan Buddhist cave | news.yahoo.com | 2006.07.26 |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | UNESCO postpones decision on Auschwitz name change | seattlepi.nwsource.com | 2006.07.22 |
| Everglades | On the removal of Everglades as World Heritage | www.stellarmag.com | 2006.07.22 |
| Bisotun | UNESCO Recognizes Bistoon as World Cultural Heritage | www.isna.ir | 2006.07.22 |
| Stone Circles of Senegambia | Stone Circles of Senegambia, the latest addition to the Unesco World Heritage List | www.thepoint.gm | 2006.07.22 |
| Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries | Giant Panda Habitat included into WHC List | news.xinhuanet.com | 2006.07.21 |
| Vizcaya Bridge | Hanging Bridge of Vizcaya declared World Heritage Site | www.typicallyspanish.com | 2006.07.21 |
| Boyana Church | New Life to 13th Century Frescoes | www.novinite.com | 2006.07.09 |
| Kinabalu Park | Fiasco at World Heritage site | www.dailyexpress.com.my | 2006.06.08 |
| Prambanan | World famous temple complex damaged in quake | breakingnews.iol.ie | 2006.05.29 |
| Ibiza | Ibiza's Monster Marine Plant | www.ibiza-spotlight.com | 2006.05.29 |
| Vézère Valley | Mold and bureaucracy threaten France's Lascaux Cave | www.time.com | 2006.05.24 |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | China orders film producers to restore damaged heritage site | www.cbc.ca | 2006.05.22 |
| Hwaseong Fortress | A fire set by a drunken man Monday destroyed part of the 18th-century Hwaseong Fortress | www.dailyindia.com | 2006.05.22 |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Spectacular brooch find may 'unlock secrets of Hadrian's Wall' | www.24dash.com | 2006.05.21 |
| Westminster | The oldest surviving medieval altarpiece in the UK has been returned to its home at Westminster Abbey | news.bbc.co.uk | 2006.05.21 |
| Masada | Could Masada
fall again? | www.jpost.com | 2006.05.16 |
| Grand Canyon | Skywalk to offer thrilling Grand Canyon view | edition.cnn.com | 2006.05.13 |
| Angkor | Archaeologists working at the Angkor Wat temples have nearly completed what has been hailed as the world's largest and most complicated jigsaw puzzle | news.independent.co.uk | 2006.05.06 |
| Dong Phayayen | Khao Yai road works 'destroying' the park | www.bangkokpost.com | 2006.05.03 |
| Baroque Churches | Celebrations and restorations: Heritage festival opens in Paoay | news.inq7.net | 2006.05.03 |
| Luang Prabang | Growing culture clash: the difficulties with preserving a living town | www.thestar.com | 2006.05.01 |