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Source: 18 days in France, Geneva & Interlaken Itinerary in August
18 days in France, Geneva & Interlaken Itinerary in August; Inspirock
Unesco adds Spa(s) to World Heritage; Pheymont; Travel Gumbo
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Eleven of Europe’s best-known traditional spas have been added to the Unesco World Heritage list this week.
Georgia’s Colchic Rainforests, Wetlands Granted World Heritage Status; civil.ge
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UNESCO added Georgia’s Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands to its list of world heritage sites on July 26. This is the first Georgian site added to the list for its natural attributes. It includes 1,100 species of vascular and non-vascular plants, including 44 threatened species, some 500 varieties of vertebrates and harbors 19 threatened animal species, including the Colchich Sturgeon, said UNESCO.
Source: Georgia’s Colchic Rainforests, Wetlands Granted World Heritage Status
Thailand forest park gets World Heritage nod despite indigenous rights warning; AFP
A vast forest complex in Thailand has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Source: Thailand forest park gets World Heritage nod despite indigenous rights warning
Dream job alert! Blenheim Estate is looking for a new shepherd; Lisa Walden; Country Living
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Do you have what it takes to care for 1,000 sheep?
Source: Dream job alert! Blenheim Estate is looking for a new shepherd
South Korea’s tidal flats inscribed as UNESCO world heritage; Song Seung-Hyun; Korea Herald
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Source: South Korea’s tidal flats inscribed as UNESCO world heritage
Explained: How Telangana’s Ramappa temple made it to UNESCO’s World Heritage List; Indian Express
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Ramappa temple, a 13th century temple named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019. Even so, the temple has been in UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014.
Source: Explained: How Telangana’s Ramappa temple made it to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World Inscribed onto UNESCO World Heritage List; Unesco
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On 25 July 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World, China onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou, China.
UNESCO’s call to end US border wall aims to save species from extinction; Shannon Collins; Mexico News Daily
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The Trump administration’s rapid construction of the barrier threatened the habitats of jaguars and other flora and fauna in both countries.
Source: UNESCO’s call to end US border wall aims to save species from extinction
Australia Successfully Lobbies to Keep Great Barrier Reef Off ‘In Danger’ List; Michael D’Estries; Tree Hugger
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UNESCO has deferred its decision on the label to 2022 after objections from the Australian government.
Source: Australia Successfully Lobbies to Keep Great Barrier Reef Off ‘In Danger’ List
Why San Miguel De Allende’s Views Command Premium Real Estate Prices; Ellen Paris; Forbes
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The views of Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende command premium prices that luxury homebuyers happily pay.
Source: Why San Miguel De Allende’s Views Command Premium Real Estate Prices
DRC: Removal of Salonga Park from World Heritage in Danger divides; Boris Ngounou; Afrik 21
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The Salonga National Park in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been removed from UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in Danger. This is an early decision according to environmental activists, who continue to call for the cancellation of oil concessions granted in the Salonga and Virunga parks by the DRC government.
Source: DRC: Removal of Salonga Park from World Heritage in Danger divides | Afrik 21
Great spas of Europe make UNESCO World Heritage list; Anne Termeche; Deutsche Welle
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Eleven European spa towns have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Find out more about these unique health resorts here.
Iran’s railway inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage list; Christian Fernsby; Post Online Media
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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Trans-Iranian Railway into its World Heritage List, said the Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development.
Source: Iran’s railway inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage list
Historic sites in Spain, China, India and Iran make 2021 UNESCO World Heritage list; AP
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Two popular tourist destinations in Madrid just joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Source: Historic sites in Spain, China, India and Iran make 2021 UNESCO World Heritage list
UNESCO Approves Resolution Demanding Suspension of Gjirokaster Bypass Project; Alice Taylor; Exit
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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has formally requested that the Albanian government “urgently” halt all work on the Gjirokaster Bypass until a mission has assessed the impact of the project on the value of the city as a World Heritage Site. A draft resolution was published by UNESCO last week. It spoke of the “very worrying situation” in Gjirokaster as the bypass appears to already be under construction.
Telangana’s Ramappa Temple bags UNESCO World heritage tag; Here’s everything you need to know; Financial Express
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Calling the iconic Ramappa Temple a showcase of the “outstanding craftsmanship of the Kakatiya dynasty”, PM Modi asked his countrymen to visit the place of historical importance and get ‘first-hand experience of its grandness.
Source: Telangana’s Ramappa Temple bags UNESCO World heritage tag; Here’s everything you need to know
Latest additions to UNESCO World Heritage list; Benjamin Restle; Deutsche Welle
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The 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, convening in the Chinese city of Fuzhou, has added several sites to its World Heritage list. Here is a selection.
Western Georgian rainforests, wetlands join UNESCO World Heritage List; Agenda.ge
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Four protected areas preserving wetlands and rainforests in Georgia’s west will join the likes of Yellowstone National Park and Swiss Alps on the UNESCO World Heritage List, after the 2021 World Heritage Committee of the body selected them for inclusion on the coveted roster on Monday.
Source: Western Georgian rainforests, wetlands join UNESCO World Heritage List
Unesco adds France’s Cordouan lighthouse, Vichy to world heritage list; RFI
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Two new French sites were added to the Unesco’s World Heritage List on Saturday 24 July: the Cordouan lighthouse, located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde estuary, and the town of Vichy, “Queen of the water cities”. Battered by the wind and swell for 400 years and nicknamed the “king of lighthouses”, France’s Cordouan beacon on Saturday won recognition from Unesco.The lighthouse, which was added to Unesco’s World Heritage List on Saturday, is the last to be inhabited in France and only the second after Spain’s La Coruna to win the plaudit from the world heritage body.
Source: Unesco adds France’s Cordouan lighthouse, Vichy to world heritage list
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