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French world heritage site Chateau de Chambord in danger

It is one of France's most beautiful and most embattled castles. The Chateau de Chambord in central France is crumbling. The ...
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A Race Against Time for UNESCO World Heritage Sites

What Is UNESCO and Why Does It Matter to Travelers? UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. It began in 1945. Its goal is to help countries work ...
UPI

Natural World Heritage sites under threat, but bright spots remain

Botswana's fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch ...
Arizona Daily Star

UNESCO puts 2 locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The U.N.'s World Heritage Committee has placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The iconic St. Sophia Cathedral ...
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Venice and its lagoon again escape inclusion on UNESCO list of heritage sites in danger

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice on Thursday ...