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52
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
5
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
73
State of Conservation Reports
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International assistance
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30,000
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Acceptance of the Convention:
Friday, 27 June 1975
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 5
1976-1978 1978-1985 1987-1993 1993-1999 2009-2013
UNESCO
World Heritage
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 52
Cultural 44
Natural 7
Mixed 1

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Sites on the Tentative List 34

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 73

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

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News 60
How Belize is pioneering climate resilience in world’s second largest reef
21 April 2023
Ningaloo Coast releases world’s first community-led resilience strategy to adapt World Heritage reef to climate change
30 March 2023
Schoolchildren support scientists in the Gulf of Porto, France, as part of UNESCO’s Environmental DNA initiative
17 March 2023
Associations and management committees are taking part in UNESCO's eDNA campaign in the Lagoons of New Caledonia (France)
1 March 2023
Young scientists sample seawater in search of vulnerable marine species in the French Austral Lands and Seas
15 December 2022
Fire and water: Notre Dame and Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland united by artist Mikaela Steby Stenfalk
8 December 2022
Palau’s Rock Islands Southern Lagoon appoints Chief Resilience Officer
19 July 2022
UNESCO to conduct an Advisory mission to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
25 March 2022
Tribal leaders sign turtle management agreement in New Caledonia
9 September 2021
Danube Limes added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List closing this year’s inscriptions
30 July 2021
Cultural sites in Africa, Arab Region, Asia, Europe, and Latin America inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
27 July 2021
Five sites in the Arab and Europe regions inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
24 July 2021
Local action for global impact: Scientific research at UNESCO Marine World Heritage sites
21 October 2020
Notre Dame: One year after the fire
14 April 2020
Five sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
5 July 2019
Fire ravages Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
16 April 2019
Public-private consortium pioneers global leadership in climate adaptation across UNESCO World Heritage sites
29 October 2018
UNESCO launches new travel platform ‘World Heritage Journeys’ to promote sustainable tourism in the EU
13 September 2018
UNESCO Director-General salutes remarkable contribution of the late Pierre-André Lablaude to UNESCO's World Heritage
31 July 2018
Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
2 July 2018
Meeting held on Heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (HIA/EIA)
5 December 2017
In Abu Dhabi, UNESCO Director-General calls for renewed commitment to protect heritage under attack
3 December 2016
World Heritage inscription of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier” an invitation to transnational cooperation
21 September 2016
French Marine Protected Areas Agency steps up World Heritage Conservation
21 December 2015
Historic Local community meeting in New Caledonia to strengthen World Heritage conservation
20 July 2015
New management plan at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park puts focus on Outstanding Universal Value
7 April 2015
French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) provides expertise to UNESCO in the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement
14 January 2015
e-patrimoines: a new e-learning training program launched by the French Ministry of culture and communication
26 November 2014
Compliance Management Workshop great success
17 November 2014
UNESCO participates in 20th International Cultural Heritage Show
4 November 2014
World Heritage List reaches 1000 sites with inscription of Okavango Delta in Botswana
22 June 2014
The Loire Valley: view from the train
15 April 2014
Managing Marine World Heritage: Our Crown Jewels of the Ocean
17 October 2013
Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2012
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
7 November 2011
Fires at the World Heritage site of Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (Réunion, France)
2 November 2011
[in French only] Lettre d'information de la Convention France-UNESCO N°19
2 August 2011
Four new sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
28 June 2011
[in French only] Newsletter N° 17 de la Convention France UNESCO
9 December 2010
Monnaie de Paris produces diamond-studded Taj Mahal coin
22 November 2010
Managing Historic Cities, World Heritage Series n°27
8 November 2010
Fire ravages heart of La Réunion National Park
20 October 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N°16 de la Convention France UNESCO
1 September 2010
Alpine Convention and World Heritage Convention Secretariats Meet
1 February 2010
'Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO : les sites marocains' is published
10 November 2009
10th Anniversary of the France-UNESCO Convention
17 August 2009
British Aqueduct and Canal inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, French Saltworks extended
27 June 2009
[in French only] Newsletter n° 12 de la Convention France-UNESCO
9 February 2009
[in French only] Newsletter n° 11 de la Convention France-UNESCO
3 November 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 10 de la Convention France-UNESCO
8 August 2008
Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
7 July 2008
Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
7 July 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 8 de la Convention France-UNESCO
4 January 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 7 de la Convention France-UNESCO
1 October 2007
[in French only] Newsletter n° 6 de la Convention France-UNESCO
5 July 2007
Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
29 June 2007
Economy Minister Confirms French Commitment to Protect Congo Forests
8 June 2006
Workshop Held for Identification of Cultural World Heritage in the Pacific Region
22 December 2005
Ten years of decentralised cooperation between the cities of Chinon and Luang Prabang sponsored by UNESCO
22 December 2005
China's Pingyao forms yoke of friendship with Provins of France
16 September 2005
Events 39
Symposium: 50 years of the World Heritage Convention - what future for World Heritage in France?
10 Oct 2022 - 11 Oct 2022
What is the future for the 1972 Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in France?
10 Oct 2022 - 11 Oct 2022
Protecting UNESCO marine World Heritage through scientific research
30 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Building Leadership for Climate Adaptation of Coral Reefs
5 Jul 2019 - 5 Jul 2019
Tourism and Information Technologies at UNESCO World Heritage sites
6 Dec 2017 - 6 Dec 2017
Seminar on "Impact assessments: enhancing cultural heritage"
10 Nov 2017 - 10 Nov 2017
Workshop on World Heritage site management in Europe
6 Oct 2017 - 7 Oct 2017
Living Cultural Landscapes and the Challenge of Tourism
15 Dec 2015 - 15 Dec 2015
First meeting of World Heritage Associations in Europe in Strasbourg, France
15 Oct 2015 - 16 Oct 2015
World Heritage Marine Programme celebrates a decade of conservation success
14 November 2014
Seminar on urban planning systems, a regulatory tool for the protection and management of World Heritage sites and cultural landscapes
22 Jan 2014 - 22 Jan 2014
Val de Loire World Heritage (France) information and one-day workshop on Economy, Heritage and Landscape
12 Dec 2013 - 12 Dec 2013
Seminar on "Culture, Tourism and Development”
22 Oct 2013 - 22 Oct 2013
[in French only] Les Paysages du Quotidien - Concours photo du Ministère français de l’Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l’Energie
1 Oct 2013 - 31 Jan 2014
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
8 Jun 2013 - 17 Jun 2013
Cities and heritage meeting: “Changing Cities and Heritage Management: New Players? New Practices?”
22 May 2013 - 24 May 2013
[in French only] Colloque sur les Biens en série organisé par ICOMOS France, dans le cadre du 40ème anniversaire
17 Dec 2012 - 18 Dec 2012
Seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation
10 Dec 2012 - 14 Dec 2012
International Meeting on the Cultural Landscapes of Agropastoralism
1 Oct 2012 - 5 Oct 2012
Week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism
1 Oct 2012 - 5 Oct 2012
Agora 2012, Biennal of architecture, urbanism and design “Heritage: Legacy/Heresy”
13 Sep 2012 - 16 Sep 2012
[in French only] 10èmes rencontres de l'Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial, 8-9 mars, Albi, France
8 Mar 2012 - 9 Mar 2012
[in French only] 40e anniversaire : 10 activités en France
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
"Niger, river and men" exhibition, Bamako, National Museum (Mali)
10 May 2011 - 31 Jul 2011
Second thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
12 Nov 2009 - 14 Nov 2009
Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop 2009
2 Nov 2009 - 7 Nov 2009
"Preparing the future of heritage sites - Building a project and management plan"
22 Mar 2009 - 28 Mar 2009
European Colloquium: "Heritage focused territorial planning"
4 Dec 2008 - 6 Dec 2008
Round Table: "Bridges: from construction to a heritage approach"
26 Nov 2008 - 28 Nov 2008
[in French only] Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
16 Oct 2008 - 17 Oct 2008
First Workshop "Creating the Enabling Environment" to develop guiding principles and policies for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
6 Mar 2008 - 8 Mar 2008
Val de Loire – World Heritage Interpretation, Training for guides
28 Nov 2007 - 30 Nov 2007
Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage
10 Nov 2007 - 17 Nov 2007
Thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
20 Sep 2007 - 22 Sep 2007
International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv
13 Sep 2007 - 14 Sep 2007
[in French only] Vingt-troisième édition des Journées européennes du Patrimoine
16 Sep 2006 - 17 Sep 2006
States Parties Meeting towards a joint nomination of areas of the Alpine Arc for the World Heritage List (Turin, Italy 5-8 July 2001)
5 Jul 2001 - 8 Jul 2001
Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
24 Sep 1997 - 30 Jun 1998
Expert Meeting on 'Evaluation of general Principles and Criteria for Nomination of natural World Heritage Sites', Parc national de la Vanoise, France, March 22-24, 1996
22 Mar 1996 - 24 Mar 1996
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