17 December 2025

African Heritage Sites Facing Climate Change is a series of workshops and capacity-building sessions launched in partnership with the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Rabat. This initiative is aimed at site managers, mentees, experts, representatives of civil society, institutional stakeholders, cultural heritage professionals, and young Africans. It seeks to address ...

17-20 November 2025

UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), will officially launch the pilot project “Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Heritage Development of Local Communities in Namibia”. The initiative forms part of UNESCO’s flagship project “Creating a Sustainable Heritage ...

19-25 October 2025

From 19 to 25 October 2025, UNESCO will convene the "UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation" in Quanzhou, China. This landmark event builds on years of collaboration between Africa, China, and UNESCO to increase the representation of Africa on the World Heritage List and empower African States Parties to strengthen heritage conservation and broaden ...

8-15 October 2025

This page provides an overview of World Heritage - related events taking place at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (8-15 October 2025, Abu Dhabi). Information will be updated as it becomes available. All times are local time (United Arab Emirates). Highlights include the launch of the 4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook. Business leadership in protecting World Heritage sites: the ‘no-go’ ...

11 July 2025

A new report by UNESCO, the Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, IUCN, and WWF offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the presence and proximity of areas licensed for oil, gas, and mineral exploration and production in and around UNESCO World Heritage sites.This event will present the report’s findings and explore how such analyses can help investors, policymakers, and ...

8 July 2025

With over 1,200 sites and a mandate to safeguard both natural and cultural heritage, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention is uniquely positioned to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. At an expert meeting held in Vilm, Germany, in November 2024, a set of recommendations was developed to improve alignment between the two frameworks. This event ...

7-9 July 2025

Enhancing engagement in the World Heritage Reactive Monitoring process The 7th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was held both online (23 June 2025) and in UNESCO Headquarters (7-9 July 2025) in conjunction with the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee. The Forum brought together 18 professionals responsible for the management of 17 World Heritage properties, ...

6-16 July 2025

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, from 6 to 16 July 2025.The entrance is located at 125 avenue de Suffren, 75007 Paris, and will be opened from 8.30am to 6.30pm (except on 6 July: 1.30pm to 5.30pm), and will be closed on 14 July.The Plenary meetings will be held in Room I located at the ground floor in the main UNESCO ...

3 July 2025

African Heritage Sites Facing Climate Change is a series of workshops and capacity-building sessions launched in partnership with the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Rabat. This initiative is aimed at site managers, mentees, experts, representatives of civil society, institutional stakeholders, cultural heritage professionals, and young Africans. It seeks to address ...

2 July 2025

As the climate crisis intensifies, both cultural and natural World Heritage sites face growing and unprecedented challenges. In response, the Heidelberg Center for Cultural Heritage (HCCH) and ICOMOS Germany will convene a high-level roundtable on 2 July 2025, bringing together scholars, policymakers, site managers and international partners to identify concrete avenues for action in the face ...

30 June 2025

UNESCO, in collaboration with the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) and the Greek GEO Office (GGO), will launch a new report entitled Climate Change in Mediterranean World Heritage Cities during a high-level online event to be held on 30 June 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET.The publication represents the first comprehensive, data-driven assessment of climate change in 114 cities and ...

19 June 2025

Out of a total of over 1200 World Heritage sites, there are only 6 natural and mixed sites within the 23 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, including the largest lake in the insular Pacific, an oceanic wilderness, and a maze of green dome-shaped Islands seemingly floating in a turquoise lagoon. To address this poor representation on the World Heritage List, the new IUCN report has ...

3-6 June 2025

Organized in the framework of the development of the World Heritage Online Map Platform, supported by the Government of Flanders (Belgium), this workshop aims at advancing regional capacities to harness emerging technologies for the conservation, protection, and promotion of World Heritage in Africa.Africa hosts a wealth of natural and cultural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value. ...

19-23 May 2025

Dans le cadre du projet Dive into Heritage (Plongez dans le patrimoine) généreusement financé par le Royaume d'Arabie saoudite et en collaboration avec l’institut National du Patrimoine en Tunisie, l'UNESCO organise le 3eme atelier de formation sur la documentation numérique du patrimoine mondial en mai 2025, dates à confirmer.Le projet Dive into Heritage (Plongez dans le patrimoine), vise ...

14 May 2025

Information meeting regarding the organization of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee on Wednesday 14 May 2025, in Room II, from 3.00pm to 5.00pm.AgendaAgenda of the Information meetingEnglish FrenchPresentationPresentation at the Information meetingEnglish FrenchVideo RecordingWatch the Information meetingplay_arrow ...

6-9 May 2025

The International Conference on Heritage Authenticity in Africa will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 to 9 May 2025, with the aim of fostering an exchange of research, experience, knowledge, and observations.EventInternational Conference on Cultural Heritage in Africa: A Global Dialogue on the Concept of Authenticity6 May 2025 - 8:00 am - 9 May 2025 - 6:00 pmLocation:  ...

30 April 2025

On Wednesday 30 April 2025, managers from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Everglades National Park (United States of America) World Heritage sites, alongside experts from UNESCO, will share first-hand insights from the UNESCO Environmental DNA (eDNA) Expeditions initiative, which showcased the transformative potential of both citizen science and eDNA for monitoring ...

20-21 March 2025

From March 20 to 21, 2025, the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) and the Alhambra and Generalife Council, in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are organizing a scientific forum “Granada International Convention on the Economics of World Heritage”, in Granada, Spain.The conference will address the Economics of World Heritage from various perspectives. ...

6-8 March 2025

From 6-8 March 2025, UNESCO is organising an event entitled "Women. Heritage. Digital Technology" in Dakar, Senegal. Held in conjunction of the International Women’s Day, this event celebrates the vital role of African women in safeguarding and promoting heritage, particularly through the use of digital technologies.Despite systemic barriers, including limited access to education, ...

12 December 2024

African Heritage Sites Facing Climate Change is a series of workshops and capacity-building sessions launched in partnership with the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Rabat. This initiative is aimed at site managers, mentees, experts, representatives of civil society, institutional stakeholders, cultural heritage professionals, and young Africans. It seeks to address ...