December 2012: IUCN mission; June 2014: IUCN/Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) mission 2014 IUCN/ARC-WH Mission Report, Socotra Archipelago, June 2014 2012 Report on the IUCN Mission to ...

In 2008, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its exceptional biodiversity ... and camping under the stars. Due to Yemen’s ongoing civil war, travel to Socotra has been ...

The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (German: Wieskirche) is a rococo church near Steingaden and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here's why the visit is worthwhile. Ceiling fresco of the Wieskirche by ...

the World Monuments Fund has sought to draw attention and resources to endangered cultural heritage sites including Machu Picchu in Peru, temples in Cambodia and the old city of Taiz in Yemen.

It is one of the most isolated landforms of continental origin, having split from the supercontinent of Gondwana millions of ...