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New World Heritage Site forest imperils Thai indigenous people

October 8, 20211233 Views

When Gib Tonnarmpech and her family were forced to leave their home in Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park by authorities, they walked more than two days in dense forest with about 60 other families to get to their resettlement site. They named the new site Bang Kloi, after their ancestral land that had been home to the indigenous Karen people for generations - and one that several families have tried to return to in the more than two decades since they were evicted. Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, Thailand. Photo: Department of National Parks, Thailand Now, the nearly 700 people who live in simple wooden homes on stilts in Bang Kloi village fear new threats after Kaeng Krachan National Park was recognised in July by the United Nations’ cultural agency (UNESCO) as a World Herita...

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Uzbekistan celebrates 3,000-year heritage

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September 16, 20211014 Views

5th Annual Congress of the “World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan” held as part of UNESCO-backed event Uzbekistan hosted the 5th Anniversary Congress of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan, as part of Uzbekistan’s Cultural Heritage Week. The event was held in three cities of the Republic – Tashkent, Khiva and Nukus. The Congress, one of the most important events in the nation’s Cultural Heritage Week, was held in conjunction with the international forum “Central Asia at the Crossroads of Civilizations”, convened at the initiative of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, with support from UNESCO. The Congress is the largest cultural event of its kind in...

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Harappan-era city of Dholavira now a UNESCO World Heritage site

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July 27, 2021683 Views

Dholavira, a Harappan-era metropolis, in Gujarat has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is the second Indian site to be inscribed in the prestigious list during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO. This session of the World Heritage Committee is being chaired from Fuzhou in China and is being held online. It started on July 16 and will end on July 31. Earlier in this session, Rudreswara/Ramappa Temple in Warangaal district of Telangana, which dates back to the 13th century was included in the list. Dholavira won its inscription on Tuesday. It is also the 40th Indian site in the UNESCO World Heritage list. General view of residential block in lower town. Photo: ASI UNESCO has acknowledged that, “Dholavira is one of the most re...

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Iran’s legendary Trans-Iranian railway gets UNESCO World Heritage status

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July 26, 20212192 Views

Trans-Iranian Railway that reaches a length of 1400 km has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. The UN body accepted Trans-Iranian Railway during the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, which will be running through July 31 in China’s Fuzhou. The railway can be regarded as a turning point for comprehensive developments in Iran. These developments include a wide spectrum of various economical, commercial, social, cultural, and even political aspects in a sensitive and important period of contemporary world history. A commuter Passenger Train on South line of Trans Iranian Railway at Lorestan, Chamsangar Region. Photo: Hossein Javadi Under the Reza Pahlavi regime, the process of moving towards modernism gained momentum and the railway became the main pedestal of de...

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World heritage status to Madrid’s Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park

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July 25, 2021994 Views

UNESCO added Madrid's historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park to its list of world heritage sites on Sunday. The tree-lined Paseo del Prado, in the centre of the Spanish capital, is home to the Prado museum, while Retiro Park, just off the Paseo del Prado, is one of the city's most visited attractions. Royal Astronomical Observatory. Photo © Ayuntamiento de Madrid Located at the urban heart of Madrid, the 200-hectare cultural landscape evolved since the creation of the tree-lined Paseo del Prado avenue, a prototype of the Hispanic alameda, in the 16th century. The avenue features major fountains, notably the Fuente de Cibeles and the Fuente de Neptuno, and the Plaza de Cibeles, an iconic symbol of the city, surrounded by prestigious buildings. The site embodies a ne...

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Ramappa temple in Warangal conferred UNESCO heritage tag

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July 25, 20211763 Views

The Ramappa temple at Palampet in Telangana's Warangal has been conferred the tag of UNESCO World Heritage site. At the ongoing online meeting of World Heritage Committee, the decision was reached after a consensus where Norway opposed the inscription while Russia led an effort for the immediate inscription of the temple. A consensus with 17 countries backing the move ensured the inscription of the site. Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019. The iconic Ramappa Temple showcases the outstanding craftsmanship of great Kakatiya dynasty. In its selection criteria, UNESCO says, “Rudreshwara, popularly known as Ramappa Temple, is...

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UNESCO keeps Great Barrier Reef off “in danger” list after Australian lobbying

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July 23, 2021746 Views

The Great Barrier Reef will not be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are "in danger" after a UN panel on Friday agreed to defer a vote until 2022 amid intensive lobbying by Australia. A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) committee last month recommended the Great Barrier Reef be classified as "in danger", drawing an angry response from Australia. Desperate to avoid a politically embarrassing classification for a tourist attraction that draws about 5 million people each year and supports nearly 70,000 jobs - Australia's Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley travelled to more than a dozen countries in recent weeks to secure support. Speaking ahead of the decision, Ley assured the 21-country panel that Canberra was committed to...

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UNESCO strips Liverpool of its world heritage status

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July 21, 2021445 Views

English city becomes only the third site ever to be removed from the prestigious list The English city of Liverpool was removed from UNESCO's list of world heritage sites on Wednesday because new buildings undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks, making it only the third site to be removed from the prestigious list. People walk on a deserted square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Liverpool, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble Liverpool was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nation's cultural organisation in 2004, joining landmarks such as the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. After a vote in China by members of its World Heritage Committee, UNESCO said the new buildings in Liverpool were underm...

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UN irks Australia by recommending that Great Barrier Reef be listed ‘in danger’

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June 22, 2021811 Views

The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger”, a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an angry response from Australia, which called the recommendation politically motivated. Australia has lobbied furiously for years to stay off the endangered list as it could lead to the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem losing the U.N. heritage status, taking some of the shine off its attraction for tourists. Making its recommendation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) committee said action was needed to counter the effects of climate change as the prospects of the reef retaining that cherished status had deteriorated. Great Barrier Reef as seen from sky. Photo: Ko Hon Chiu Vincent At Aust...

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Pandemic delays completion of Spain’s Sagrada Familia

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May 26, 20211287 Views

Souvenir shops are mostly closed and only a few tourists gaze at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, a stark contrast from the hordes of visitors before the pandemic, but the board running Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished basilica hopes that will change soon. It will reopen from May 29 on weekend mornings after closing in October, hoping to benefit from the easing of coronavirus restrictions and expected tourism recovery in Spain, the world’s second-most visited country before the pandemic. An interior of the landmark Sagrada Familia basilica is seen, closed since October of last year, delaying its target of finishing construction by 2026, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Barcelona Spain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce The UNESCO World Heritage Site has been hit hard by th...