Every two years, the nonprofit World Monuments Fund releases a list of cultural heritage sites it deems most at risk of disappearing because of threats like war or climate change. The line-up of ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are popular tourist destinations that generate significant revenue for host countries ・Africa is home to 98 UNESCO World Heritage Sites ・Efforts have been made to ...

Maine’s trove of historic lighthouses, a collection of Albanian monasteries, a Parisian chapel, and Earth’s sole natural ...

The World Monuments Fund has included the moon on its 2025 "Watch" list of cultural heritage locations facing significant threats.

The sites are spread across 168 countries and every continent ... the United States is no slouch when it comes to world heritage sites. As of 2024, the U.S. boasts 25 sites in 21 different ...

and the countries that signed it agree to "conserve not only the World Heritage sites situated on its territory but also to protect its national heritage." These countries have access to a World ...

You will find the summary of rich interdisciplinary discussions in this issue. The World Heritage sites, currently 1,154 in 167 countries, serve as climate disruption observatories to gather and share ...

How many are there? As of January 2023, there are 1,157 World Heritage sites across 167 countries. The museum in Tokyo, designed by Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887-1965) and ...

The number of World Cultural Heritage sites is nearing 1,000 ... for World Heritage listings are made by individual countries, they are prone to be linked with nationalism. When a country applies ...