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Many World Heritage Sites are Predicted to Fall Victim to Climate Change
Hot on the heels of news that recent extreme rainfall has caused walls to collapse at ancient Pompeii in Italy, comes a new study showing that hundreds of other iconic places listed by UNESCO as World...
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World Heritage Sites Among Many Cultural Resources Threatened by Climate Change
The last time I attended a World Parks Congress, 20 years ago in Venezuela, there was scarcely a mention of climate change. Back then, it was seen by conservationists as largely a problem they would...
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New World Heritage Sites Already Under Threat From Climate Change
Panorama of the town of Keswick, nestled between the fells of Skiddaw and Derwent Water in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Photo: David Iliff CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikicommons)At least four of the new...
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US Withdrawal from UNESCO Will Undermine Collaboration on Science and Culture
The Trump Administration’s war on science has intensified with the announcement that the US is withdrawing from UNESCO, the international organization that works to promote peace & security through...
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Chaco Canyon at Risk: Interior Nominee Bernhardt Wants to Drill on Lands...
Fajada Butte, Chaco Canyon National Historical park, New Mexico. Photo: Adam Markham.The push to open our fragile public lands to more drilling is well and truly on, and it’s clear that David...
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Climate Change Threatens Africa’s Cultural Heritage
Africa Day celebrates independence, freedom from colonialism, and looking forwards to a peacful and thriving future in the 55 African Union nations. This year’s theme is “Arts, Culture and Heritage”...
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Cultural Heritage Loss and Damage Goes Ignored. This Needs to Change at COP27.
Losses and damages caused by climate change to intangible cultural heritage such as Indigenous and local knowledge, and traditional agricultural practices have been vastly underestimated in...
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