World heritage center

The World Heritage Centre is a part of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) that is responsible for overseeing the World Heritage program. This program identifies and protects places around the world that are of outstanding cultural or natural importance to all humanity.

These places, called World Heritage Sites, can include:
• Cultural sites like the Pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China
• Natural sites like the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef
• Mixed sites that have both cultural and natural value

The World Heritage Centre, based in Paris, France, manages the process of:
• Evaluating sites nominated by countries
• Helping conserve and monitor existing sites
• Providing emergency support when sites are at risk

Would you like examples of World Heritage Sites near your region or in a specific category (e.g., natural wonders)?