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Hawaii marine reserve may get world heritage status

Designation of new sites due end of July; Mount Vernon is also on the list The Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of La Réunion, France, in the Indian Ocean, is another area actively seeking World Heritage...

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World heritage: Progress for Galapagos conservation?

A marine iguana rests on a Galapagos Island rock in this photo released to the public domain via Wikipedia. Islands removed from world heritage ‘red list’ despite continued threats from fishing,...

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Hawaiian reef system added to World Heritage list

A great egret in the cypress swamps of Everglades National Park. National Park Service Photo by Rodney Cammauf. Everglades National Park put back on list of threatened sites By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY...

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Travel: Amsterdam canal district gets World Heritage status

Trade in the port city enriched all of Europe An aerial view shows the complex spiderweb of canals at the heart of Amsterdam, recently designated as a world heritage site.PHOTO COURTESY UNESCO. A...

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Morning photo: World Heritage

Around the world with Summit Voice Corfu has a reputation as a hedonistic hotspot for northern Europeeans, but with cultural roots stretching all the way back to the Byzantine era, the old town's...

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Scientists urge greater care of World Heritage sites

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef seen from a NASA satellite. ‘As a wealthy country, Australia has the capability and responsibility to improve its management of the reef’ FRISCO — Strong local management...

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UNESCO highlights ‘brutal and deliberate destruction’ of World Heritage sites

One of the Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2011. Photo via Wikipedia. Click here to see full photo credits. ‘World Heritage is under attack today …’ Staff Report FRISCO —...

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Study of satellite data shows it’s not just ISIS looting Syrian cultural sites

The historic Roman site of Apamea has been looted extensively since the start of the Syrian civil war. Public domain photo via Wikipedia. All factions in civil war involved in destroying world heritage...

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Report eyes global warming threats to World Heritage sites

Floods, wildfires and rising seas put famed tourism areas at risk Severe flooding due to global warming is seen as a threat to the Český Krumlov world heritage site in the Czech Republic, according to...

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