The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world ...

The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, perhaps the world’s most significant ongoing collaboration to preserve irreplaceable artifacts, artworks, sites and heritage, really got its start ...

Situated on the shores of Lake Bratan, this Hindu temple is a part of the cultural landscape of Bali province. This floating temple is dedicated to the water goddess, Dewi Danu, revered by both ...

Locations deemed World Heritage sites are of "outstanding universal ... get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up Part of the treaty also includes stipulations for adding ...

The IAEA is supporting experts from around the world in using nuclear techniques such as radiation-based technology to understand and preserve cultural heritage.

community involvement and the effects of heritage on creativity and local economic development, among others, will be examined. The Convention has been able to gather scholars from different ...

Nowruz invites millions around the world to leave behind the old and welcome the new with hope and joy. As families gather to celebrate, as communities share in the rich cultural heritage of their ...

There were also signs of aerial ... adding: “Around the world, including the US, the indigenous people are the only people who can protect their cultural heritage.” Sanne Letschert, the ...

there are more than 1,000 sites throughout the world that are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites, and 22 of them are located within the United States. These wonders range from iconic ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Local authorities have failed to take effective measures to curb the hordes of hikers climbing Mount Fuji, which was named a World Heritage site a decade ago ...

UNESCO is a non-profit intergovernmental organization. Contributions to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre—made by individuals like you—are used for projects implemented by experts to protect World ...