Israel’s airstrikes in the south of the country have damaged ancient Roman ruins, mosques, schools and churches.
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An archaeologist examines the cultural obliteration Iran has incurred as a result of strikes in the US-Israel-Iran conflict. How can such damage be compensated and which global organisations can the country turn to?
UNESCO has been far too cautious over Gaza. This allows the destruction of historical sites to be treated as regrettable collateral damage, instead of a crime.
This year, UNESCO will conduct a fact-finding mission to decide on Wood Buffalo National Park’s World Heritage status.
Cultural and creative industries account for 3.39% of global GDP and 3.55% of jobs.
Gastronomy is no longer just about what is served on a dish — local cuisine and marketing merge to tell a story to the world.
Many of these extraordinary places are increasingly at risk due to escalating climate change, invasive species, and and a lack of consistent funding to protect them.
Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.
The World Heritage listing raises timely questions, such as whether we might see nominations for sites from Australia’s own genocidal past.
The Queensland government has halted a World Heritage nomination bid put forth by Labor last year. It’s next steps could greatly impact the cape’s future.
New research indicates Dargan Shelter was occupied as early as the last Ice Age and repeatedly visited during this cold period.
UNESCO’s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef aren’t going away.
UNESCO’s approach to regulating neurotechnology considers future applications and current privacy and consent concerns.
How a three-year investigation into chemical pollution began.
Despite achieving Unesco biosphere status on the basis of its marine reserves, hazardous chemical contaminants pollute the seas around the Isle of Man.
Jobs, the digital economy, heritage restitution and the climate crisis are highlighted by an Africa-led G20.
The war in Sudan has seen the looting of the country’s museums. Heritage boss Ikhlas Abdel Latief speaks about the losses.
The current Lord Mayor of Melbourne has said if re-elected he would sell the City of Melbourne’s majority stake in Regent Theatre. What could this mean for the community?
The popularity of the Mediterranean diet reveals a society in crisis, because it is the opposite of our way of life.
The Jasper fire reinforces the risks that climate change and related extreme weather events pose to Canada’s world heritage sites.
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, University of Kinshasa
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Honorary Fellow in Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Exeter
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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ARC Laureate Professor, The University of Melbourne and James Cook University, The University of Melbourne
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Associate researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland