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The Forth Bridge - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
This railway bridge, crossing the Forth estuary in Scotland, had the world’s longest spans (541 m) when it opened in 1890. It remains one of the greatest cantilever trussed bridges and continues to ...
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UNESCO brings together World Heritage site managers from Costa Rica and Panama to promote sustainable tourism
Site managers and park rangers from Costa Rica and Panama responsible for the transboundary World Heritage site of Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/La Amistad National Park gathered from 8 to 11 ...
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L’UNESCO réunit les gestionnaires de sites du patrimoine mondial du Costa Rica et du Panama pour promouvoir un tourisme durable
Les gestionnaires de sites et les gardes forestiers du Costa Rica et du Panama, responsables du site transfrontalier du patrimoine mondial des Réserves de la cordillère de Talamanca-La Amistad / Parc ...
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New Guidance Launched to ensure protecting World Heritage during the Renewable Energy Transition
UNESCO has launched the Guidance on Wind and Solar Energy Projects in a World Heritage Context, which is the updated and extended version of an existing online Guidance which was focusing first on ...
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Nouveau Guide lancé pour assurer la protection du patrimoine mondial durant la transition vers les énergies renouvelables
L’UNESCO a lancé le Guide sur les projets d’énergie éolienne et solaire dans un contexte de patrimoine mondial, qui constitue la version mise à jour et élargie d’un Guide en ligne existant axé dans un ...
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47 COM Side Event - Extractive Activities in UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Commitments, Risks and Investment Implications
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 ...
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Les sites du patrimoine mondial menacés par les industries extractives, selon un rapport
L'UNESCO, le Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, l'UICN et le WWF appellent à une action plus forte des ...
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47 COM Side Event: Using the World Heritage Convention to deliver on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
With over 1,200 sites and a mandate to safeguard both natural and cultural heritage, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention is ...
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Enhancing Capacities for the Conservation of World Heritage Sites in Iraq
Within the framework of the UNESCO/Netherlands Fund-in-Trust project “Strengthening capacities for the documentation and conservation of Properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger in Iraq”, a ...
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Kenya kick starts a UNESCO NFiT project on Safeguarding Kenya Lake System’s Unique Ecological Gem
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, in collaboration with the National Museums of Kenya and the Kenya Wildlife Service, officially held the first inception meeting on the project titled “safegu ...
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UNESCO and VELUX FOUNDATION Launch Global Initiative to Boost Climate ...
Nice, France – Thursday, 13 June 2025 – As global leaders gather in Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNESCO is proud to unveil a bold new initiative to strengthen the ...
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Antequera Dolmens Site - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Located at the heart of Andalusia in southern Spain, the site comprises three megalithic monuments: the Menga and Viera dolmens and the Tholos of El Romeral, and two natural monuments: La Peña de los ...