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The Punan Batu live a nomadic life, moving between rock shelters and forest camps. Pradiptajati Kusuma/The Conversation Indonesia.

New genetic research uncovers the lives of Bornean hunter-gatherers

The Punan Batu is one of the most active nomadic hunter-gatherer groups still existing in the world. They have unique characteristics that are different from other groups in Borneo.
Families playing the Đông Sơn drum during Re:tuning, a 2022 performance event at the Sydney Opera House, James Nguyen and Victoria Pham. Katje Ford/Sydney Opera House

How we’re using the Vietnamese ethnic savings scheme ‘Hụi’ to buy back our cultural heritage

Hụi is a constant, seemingly invisible feature of diasporic life for many Vietnamese-Australians. We’re using it to buy back our cultural heritage.
Digital 3D image of Shahjahanabad, which was once the capital of the Mughal empire. Vaibhav Rajan/University of Twente

Cultural heritage and historic preservation: creating a digital twin of Shahjahanabad

Once the capital of the Mughal empire, Old Delhi is now under threat. Geo-information technology can reveal its previous form, function, and context, however, and so help preserve and bring it back to life.
Street market and the Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali, which was designated a world heritage site by Unesco in 1988. During the pandemic, the town was hard hit by illegal excavations and looting. Giv/Wikipedia

Looting and decay: how the pandemic wrought real damage to African heritage

The Covid-19 pandemic will long be remembered for the lockdowns it imposed and the millions of lives it stole. A recent Unesco report reveals that it has also took a large toll on world heritage sites.
Switzerland’s Great Aletsch Glacier is 23km long and located in the World Heritage site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch. It leads the list of glaciers in the European Alps in terms of length and size, yet since the mid-19th century, it has lost more than 25% of its volume. Jo in Riederalp/Wikipedia

Climate change must be a catalyst for reform of the World Heritage system

Rising temperatures and extreme weather pose an existential threat to many UNESCO World Heritage sites, but widespread discussion is needed for meaningful change.

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