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Meet Jiangxi on Cultural and Natural Heritage Day
A photo gallery on the landscapes of Jiangxi Province is organized by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage D...
07/232021 -
Space tech to monitor World Heritage Sites focus of UN event
A side event of the 44th Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee was held on Monday focusing on the adoption of space technology on the monitoring and conservation of World Heritage Sites.
07/232021 -
The 4th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum has begun
This year’s Forum is being held online with nearly 100 World Heritage Site Managers from around the world from 7 to 13 July, together with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, IUCN and ICOMOS...
07/152021 -
International Day for Biological Diversity - We are part of ...
International Day for Biological Diversity 2021 is being celebrated under the slogan: "We're part of the solution #ForNature".
05/312021 -
Monitoring World Heritage site closures Introduction to the ...
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments have taken measures to restrict movements of people and access to certain areas.
05/312021 -
Rivers of China from Space
China designated April 24 as Space Day in 2016 to mark the anniversary of the country's first satellite launch, Dongfanghong-1 in 1970. Since then, China has achieved multiple milestones in space.
05/072021 -
China's Lunar Rover Travels 682.77 Meters on Far Side of Moo...
BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and...
04/222021 -
China's Lunar Rover Travels 682.77 Meters on Far Side of Moo...
BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and...
04/162021 -
China's Lunar Rover Travels 682.77 Meters on Far Side of Moo...
BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and...
04/162021 -
China's Lunar Rover Travels 682.77 Meters on Far Side of Moo...
BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and...
04/132021 -
On 50th anniversary of Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNES...
Following UNESCO’s Forum on Biodiversity on 24 March, the Organization has called for the mobilization of governments, citizens and civil society, including the private sector, in favour of biodiversity through th...
04/022021 -
HIST Holds Seminar on Sustainable Development of UNESCO Desi...
An online seminar, organized by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO( hereafter called“HIST”), was held in Beijing on March 16 to explore h...
03/252021 -
World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2021
This year’s theme for World Wetlands Day ‘Wetlands and Water,’ highlights the importance of wetlands as a source of freshwater and encourages action to restore them and stop their loss. This is especially impor...
02/022021 -
APSCO Concluded ‘Competition on Discovering Historical Cult...
The ‘Competition on Discovering Historical Cultural Heritage with Eye in Space’ was successfully concluded on 25 January 2022, via teleconference.
01/262021 -
44th session of the World Heritage Committee
In light of the developments in the world related to pandemic COVID-19, it was decided that the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, initially scheduled for 29 June - 9 July 2020 would be postponed to a la...
01/222021 -
2020 report on big earth data in support of the sustainable ...
2020 report on big earth data in support of the sustainable development goals
01/162021 -
Early notification of collapse of House of Wonders in Zanzib...
Following news of the collapse of a part of the House of Wonders (Beit-al-Ajaib) in Stone Town, Zanzibar on 25 December 2020, the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Ms Mechtild Rössler joins the peopl...
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