Monemvasia: The Castle That Still - but barely – Breathes
People travel great distances to experience historic places—while enjoying the comforts that make a true holiday. And in turn, countless livelihoods depend on tourism. But what happens when tourism begins to reshape the very values and history of a place? What if it goes so far that it affects the core of its being?
Registration Open - Heritage Resources Management course at Athabasca University
Athabasca University and Parks Canada developed a 14 weeks course on World Heritage Resource Management starting in January. The course explores the fundamental concepts and procedures used to identify, protect, and conserve World Heritage sites.
FRH’s Young Professionals and Researchers Working Group: Giving Voice to a New Generation
In 2023, Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) established the Young Professionals and Researchers Working Group (YPWG) to give emerging experts a stronger voice and better opportunities. Meetalie Gupta, one of the YPWG members, reflects on what the group has accomplished so far and where it is heading next.
‘A Future for Whose Past’: Where Are Communities, Minorities and Other Groups in the World Heritage Discourse?
The conference “A Future for Whose Past?” at Monte Verità explored how World Heritage can better represent minorities, communities, and overlooked groups. Organized by ETH Zurich, EPFL, ICOMOS Switzerland, and partners, it called for more inclusive heritage policies, community consultation, and recognition of diverse identities in global conservation practices.
A paradigm shift is needed now! Adapting World Heritage guidelines to climate change reality
Following the adoption of UNESCO’s 2023 Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage, German experts, site managers, and institutional partners explored concrete actions for safeguarding cultural and natural World Heritage in the face of the climate crisis.
International Support Needed: Save Papoura Hill Archaeological Monument and Landscape
Amid the construction of yet another airport in central Crete, a large and unique archaeological site was uncovered at the very top of Papoura Hill, in Pediada region. Now, the Citizens’ Committee for the Protection of Papoura is fighting to preserve both the monument and the centuries-long relationship between people and their lands.
OWH Statement at the 47th World Heritage Committee: Institutionalizing the Guiding Principles for Sites of Memory
At the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Dr Tokie Laotan-Brown delivered a formal statement on behalf of OurWorldHeritage Foundation. You can read the full one-minute version of our statement here.
Make it official! World Heritage guidelines for sites of recent conflicts
On July 11, 2025, the World Heritage Committee at its 47 th session will inscribe Cambodian Memorial Sites: from centres of repression to places of peace and reflection using criterion (vi). The Kingdom of Cambodia has chosen three sites to represent one of the most serious abuses of human rights in the 20th century.
Harnessing Horses from Prehistory to History
Harnessing Horses is a new open-access book that explores human–horse relationships across time and place, closed by a chapter that calls to recognise traditional horse breeds as living cultural heritage.
Opening Doors: A New Phase for OurWorldHeritage
Our online community of over 3,600 subscribers and thousands of followers is still here, and we want to bring it back to life so everyone can take part and benefit.
America’s Historic Places under Existential Threat
Historic places come in all shapes and sizes, dotted across the landscape of the United States of America. They embody the history, culture, stories and shared experience of Americans. The recently released draft federal budget proposal for 2026 threatens the entire heritage conservation system.
George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site Internship Programme (Malaysia)
George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) advertises an Intensive and Pragmatic internship training on World Heritage Site Management for graduate program students or recent holder.
30 Years of the Nara Document in the Global Context of Heritage Conservation
How has the expanded concept of authenticity in the Nara Document on Authenticity (1994) shaped conservation and restoration worldwide?
Moving African Landscapes Vol. 1
Moving African Landscapes Vol. 1 is a pioneering interdisciplinary exploration of African landscapes as lived, remembered, and imagined spaces, edited by Tokie Laotan-Brown.
The Atlas of Ibo Island
The Atlas of Ibo Island, in the Quirimbas Archipelago in northern Mozambique, is the result of a project focused on protecting the island’s cultural and natural heritage, which is threatened by climate change and displacement caused by armed conflicts in the region.
Community Participation - Conservation in troubled times
“What can we do if governments and many of the electorate lose interest in nature conservation?”
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OWH Statement at the 46th World Heritage Committee: Strengthening Civil Society’s Role in Decision-Making
At the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Dr. Shikha Jain delivered a formal statement on behalf of OurWorldHeritage Foundation. You can read the full one-minute version of our statement here.
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