At UNESCO’s 47^th World Heritage Convention, it announced 26 new inscribed properties to its World Heritage list, with many sites reflecting a greater focus on conservation and the natural environment.

New sites include:

• Minoan Palatial Centres, Greece: This serial property spans six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 B.C.E.
• Møns Klint, Denmark: Shaped by Pleistocene glaciers, this dramatic glaciotectonic landscape supports rare habitats, including 18 species of orchids.
• Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee, Germany: Spanning four grand palace complexes in Bavaria’s alpine region, each castle was built under King Ludwig II between 1864 and 1886.
• Murujuga Cultural Landscape, Australia: Located in northwest Australia, this landscape of ancient rocks reflects more than 50,000 years of continuous care and use by indigenous peoples, including the Ngarda-Ngarli.
• Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley, Iran: Across five caves and one rock shelter, this site shows evidence of human occupation over 63,000 years.
• Archaeological Ensemble of 17^th-Century Port Royal, Jamaica: This port city sits at the mouth of Kingston Harbour and was a hub during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Other new sites are located in Vietnam, Mozambique, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Brazil, China, Mexico, Panama, Türkiye, Russia, Malawi, France, India, Italy, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Tajikistan and Cambodia. See here for full list.