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World Heritage Sites

UNESCO recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger

Aug 1, 2023

UNESCO experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough to protect the city from the impact of climate change and mass tourism. UNESCO World Heritage Center…
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Climate change ‘main threat’ for World Heritage sites

Nov 20, 2022

One of the world’s first cities came close to being wiped off the map during tragic floods this summer in Pakistan. Though Mohenjo Daro survived, it has become a symbol of the threat global warming poses to humanity’s cultural heritage.…
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Unesco adds these 33 cultural, natural sites to World Heritage List this year

Jul 30, 2021

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has inscribed 33 new cultural and natural sites to its World Heritage List so far. A prehistoric solar observatory in Peru, an ancient Harappa city in India,…
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