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World Heritage Sites News and Happenings27 New World Heritage Sites Added in July 2008 The number of World Heritage Sites now totals 878, including the first one in Saudi Arabia. Nineteen are cultural sites and 8 are natural ones. More... Old Quebec City Ranked As One Of The Best Preserved World Heritage Sites In its November/December 2006 edition, National Geographic Traveler magazine ranks Old Québec 6th among the best preserved UNESCO World Heritage Sites. More... World Heritage Center Names 18 New Sites Sites were inscribed in Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Gambia, Germany, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Oman, Poland, Senegal, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania and the United Kingdom. More... Yellowstone Offers Lodging & Learning Programs Lodging & Learning packages combine in-field excursions with naturalist guides from the Yellowstone Association Institute, comfortable accomodations in park hotels, in-park transportation, some meals and optional evening programs. More... Quebec City Celebrates New France Festival The 10th Anniversary features music, dance, parades and re-enactments of French colonial days. The festival dates are August 2-6, 2006. More... Tour Company Features Small Group and Custom Trips to World Heritage Sites Asia Transpacific Journeys (ATJ) will be offering small group and custom trips to World Heritage sites in China, India and Australia. Small Group Trips explore six sites in China and five in India. World Heritage Sites in Australia can be visited on Custom Journeys. More... Centennial Celebration at Mesa Verde National Park Highlights Unique Tours and Activities Once-in-a-lifetime tours of remote ancestral Puublo archaeological sites — Mug House and Oak Tree House — and a four-day birthday party highlight centennial activities. More... Berlin's Bode Museum to Re-open in October 2006 After extensive renovations, the famous Bode Museum on Berlin's Museum Island will once again open its doors. More... One World Heritage invites writers to contribute stories about their experiences at World Heritage Sites. More... Brazil's Pantanal Conservation Area Rose and David traveled into the remote reaches of Brazil's Pantanal near the Bolivian border to tour the official UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pantanal Conservation Area. More... Total of World Heritage Sites Reachers 812 The World Heritage Committee inscribed 24 new properties at its 2005 annual meeting. More... World Heritage Website for Children Debuts Sonya, The World Heritage Heritage Pointer launched on June 3, 2005. The website for children describes the adventures of a dog named Sonya at UNESCO World Heritage Sites. An e-zine (electronic newsletter) accompanies the website. More... Muenkers Tour Six North American Sites On recent travels, David and Rose Muenker visited four superb World Heritage Sites in Alberta, Canada, plus two in the United States. More... World Heritage Sites Now Total 788 Properties The World Heritage Committee inscribed 34 new properties at its 2004 annual meeting. More... World Heritage in Danger List Stays at 35 The World Heritage Committee removed three sites from the list in danger and added three at its 2004 annual meeting. More... World Heritage Committee to meet in Suzhou, China The World Heritage Committee will conduct its annual meeting in Suzhou, China from June 28 to July 7, 2004. More... United States Congress Funds U.S. Return to UNESCO Early this year, the United States Congress approved the $71 million requested by President George W. Bush for re-entry into UNESCO. More... One World Heritage Project Starts Funding Process The Muenkers are starting the process of applying for financial resources to fund this project. More... Gambia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Sudan Now Have World Heritage Sites For the first time, the World Heritage List includes sites in Gambia, Kazakhstan, Mondgolia and Sudan. More... Major Threats Removed From Three Sites The World Heritage Committee removed sites in Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, and the United States of America from the List of Sites in Danger. More... The World Heritage Committee inscribed 24 new sites in July 2003, which expands the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites to 754. More... |
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