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Conservation News
Conversation: Land of the Flying Stones
Preserving Micronesia’s mysterious Nan Madol
May 2010
After Years of War and Abuse, New Hope for Ancient Babylon
March 2010
Master plan to restore ancient sites in Iraq
February 2010
Murals That Inspire Awe
Tao and the art of Yongle Palace, a rare Chinese survivor
February 2010
History in the Remaking
A temple complex in Turkey that predates even the pyramids is rewriting the story of human evolution.
February 2010
Egypt Restores Monastery Touting Religious Harmony
February 2010
Three Decades of Discovery
February 2010
Cultural Riches Turn to Rubble in Haiti Quake
January 2010
Banteay Chhmar: a temple beneath the trees
January 2010
The vulnerability of the great stone towers of Prambanan
December 2009
Fortresses Inspired by West Crumble in a New China
December 2009
Beyond Green Travel: Cambodia's Crowd-Free Temples Offer a Sustainable Solution
December 2009
Looting Mali's History
As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers
November 2009
Protecting Angkor's Sculpture From the Looters
October 2009
Makeover may lose Bolivian pyramid its world heritage site listing
Renovations to attract tourists to Akapana pyramid may end in building being removed from UN list of archaeological treasures
October 2009
Endangered Monuments
The World Monuments Fund released its 2010 watch list of the most endangered pieces of architecture around the world. Here’s a look at 10 of the 93 sites they highlight
October 2009
Restoring Afghanistan
October 2009
US criticised over Babylon damage
American troops and contractors caused substantial damage to the archaelogical site at Babylon in Iraq after the 2003 invasion, a new UN report says.
October 2009
15 Must-See Endangered Cultural Treasures
October 2009
Scientists create digital models of World Heritage sites
September 2009
Tourist hordes told to stay away from world heritage sites by the locals
From Easter Island to Venice, communities are up in arms at the environmental damage being caused by mass tourism
September 2009
UNESCO: Invasion seriously harmed historic Babylon
August 2009
Helsinki Commission Holds Briefing on Destruction of Cyprus' Cultural Heritage
July 2009
Protecting the Wonders of the World
July 2009
US criticised over Babylon damage
July 2009
Climate change seeps into the fabric of world heritage
July 2009
World Heritage Danger List needs overhaul
June 2009
U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards for 2009 Support Projects at Eight World Heritage Sites
June 2009
Everyone wins a prize
May 2009
To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It
May 2009
Treasures Without Tourists
May 2009
World heritage site left in ruins
April 2009
Networks of Plunder
Archaeologists tracing the labyrinth of antiquities trafficking hope to shut it down, or at least slow it up
March 2009
Don't literally tear down the Ming-dinasty wall, but build on it --figuratively: Tourism for development in China
March 2009
World Heritage Sites to be proposed in Cambodia
March 2009
Ghosts of a Faded Gilded Age Haunt a 19th-Century Chinese Banking Hub
March 2009
Endangered Site: Famagusta Walled City, Cyprus
March 2009
Endangered Site: Jaisalmer Fort, India
March 2009
Battle to save world treasures
February 2009
Afghanistan: A Treasure Trove for Archaeologists
February 2009
Iraq: No haven for ancient world's landmarks
February 2009
INTACH, Spain join hands to make Varanasi World Heritage City
February 2009
Vietnam: A Priceless Past
February 2009
Asia's Lost Treasure Trove
January 2009
Saving Easter Island
January 2009
Asia fights to stem loss of cultural treasures
December 2008
Financial Innovations Can Help Preserve Cultural Heritage and Slow Illicit Antiquities Trade, According to Milken Institute
December 2008
The Stolen Past
December 2008
Iraq: Can ancient Babylon be rescued?
November 2008
Forbidden City restoration an experiment in U.S.-China teamwork
November 2008
How did Italy get so ugly?
November 2008
ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
September 2008
Archaeologists uncover ancient ruins in Afghanistan
August 2008
Egypt to make Giza pyramids more tourist-friendly
August 2008
Neglect, Not Looting, Threatens Iraq Sites, Study Says
August 2008
The Ranking no Tourist Attraction Wants
July 2008
Protecting the Wonders of the World
July 2008
The battle for Tbilisi's soul
July 2008
Inca City Machu Picchu Said at Risk From Tourists
June 2008
Inca Tourism boom threatens Costa Rica eco-paradise
June 2008
Remnants of a prosperous past echo in Pingyao
June 2008
Lijiang balances protection and modernization
June 2008
Tranquil temple at centre of a storm
May 2008
Tourism Saves a Laotian City but Saps Its Buddhist Spirit
April 2008
Iraqi extremists find funding in antiquity smuggling networks
March 2008
Heritage site in peril: Angkor Wat is falling down
March 2008
Hampi Cries for Conservation
February 2008
Kabul's Old City Getting Face Lift
January 2008
In Tikal, Temples in the Mist
December 2007
Revolt in Russia
December 2007
PRIDE OF PLACE: We're doing well in protecting our heritage
December 2007
Large Ancient Settlement Unearthed in Puerto Rico
October 2007
Ruins of royal complex of Thang Long are excavated in Hanoi
October 2007
Mecca's hallowed skyline transformed
August 2007
Naqsh-e Rostam to Fall Victim of Isfahan-Shiraz Railway
August 2007
Tourists flock to endangered sites: Great Barrier Reef, Galapagos, Tibet all on the list
August 2007
Beyond Mesopotamia: A New View Of The Dawn Of Civilization
August 2007
Laser mapping tool traces ancient sites
July 2007
Time to protect our heritage
July 2007
New UNESCO World Heritage sites
July 2007
Development imperils Vietnam’s World Heritage sites: UNESCO
July 2007
Save the Casbah
July 2007
City of Ruins revisited
June 2007
Othello's Cypriot citadel on the brink of ruin
June 2007
Developers in China accused of destroying rich heritage
June 2007
Report: China growth hurts heritage
June 2007
Love of heritage too little, too late to save hutongs from the developers
June 2007
Battle of the Hutong
June 2007
Maya let off but Taj in shambles
June 2007
The Other Machu Picchu
June 2007
Locals, not invaders, destroy Great Wall
June 2007
Bleak future for Beijing's heritage
June 2007
Cooling U.S. Market Sends Tomb Raiders Elsewhere
May 2007
Quake-hit temples need years of repairs
May 2007
Tourism's dirty secret
May 2007
World's Most Endangered Destinations
May 2007
China selected for first heritage training institute
May 2007
Vietnam's Ancient Son
May 2007
Taliban-destroyed Buddhas may never be restored
May 2007
Tourist crowds threaten heritage
May 2007
