The Closing Event of the 40 th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention concluded today in Kyoto, Japan, after three days of presentations and lively panel discussions among international World ...

The threats posed by climate change to natural and cultural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List are outlined in a new UNESCO publication, "Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage" *. The ...

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 ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are not just monuments from the past—they're living symbols of culture, history, architecture, and biodiversity. From Italy's iconic Roman ruins to India's majestic palaces ...

Jessica Beaudette received dissertation funding from the American Association of University Women and Arizona State University for field research in Botswana. Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one ...