On 11 March 2025, UNESCO and the Quanzhou Municipality, People's Republic of China, signed an agreement launching the China Funds-in-Trust (Quanzhou) for Capacity-Building on World Heritage in Africa.

The more than 1,800 UNESCO designated sites around the world – World Heritage sites, biosphere reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks – are impacted by climate change, and can play a significant role in ...

By Shradha Triveni The Great Wall of China, Petra of Jordan, Ellora Caves of India, the traditional Ottoman Houses in Turkey ...

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Two tourists who carved their names on the Great Wall of China have been handed administrative sanctions, including detention ...

Do you know how many UNESCO World Heritage Sites there are in the world? The answer is now 1,248 landmarks spanning across over 170 countries after a recent addition to the list. UNESCO added multiple ...

UNESCO designated 30 new Biosphere Reserves, among them is Raja Ampat in Indonesia, which is considered the most biodiverse ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are not just monuments from the past—they're living symbols of culture, history, architecture, and biodiversity. From Italy's iconic Roman ruins to India's majestic palaces ...

Sukhothai is an awe-inspiring archaeological site filled with crumbling temples and Buddha statues that have stood for almost ...