The Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) programme provides conservation grants to civil society ...

A travers le projet BIOCOM, l’UNESCO se donne pour objectif d’établir, de conserver et de gérer de manière durable les joyaux de la biodiversité dans le parc national d’Andohahela, région Anosy de Mad ...

"The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that ...

Built in the 16th century, Morelia is an outstanding example of urban planning which combines the ideas of the Spanish Renaissance with the Mesoamerican experience. Well-adapted to the slopes of the ...

The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of ...

Sucre, the first capital of Bolivia, was founded by the Spanish in the first half of the 16th century. Its many well-preserved 16th-century religious buildings, such as San Lázaro, San Francisco and ...

It is a great pleasure for me to share this 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention celebration with you. Over the past five decades, the World Heritage Convention has protected and promoted ...

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines ...

Cet étrange paysage lunaire de grand intérêt géologique abrite l’un des plus importants ensembles d’art rupestre préhistorique du monde. Plus de 15 000 dessins et gravures permettent d’y suivre, ...

The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a royal city and burial site, and an ensemble of sacred places. It is associated with strong feelings of national identity, and has maintained its spiritual ...

Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is ...

Du IV e au XIII e siècle, la côte du Viet Nam contemporain accueillait une culture unique, associée par ses racines spirituelles à l'hindouisme indien. Cette relation est illustrée par les vestiges ...