Rock art in the Dampier Archipelago and the Burrup Peninsula contains engravings of animals that are now extinct, such as thylacines and a fat-tailed species of kangaroos.
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An influx of tourists is irrevocably changing UNESCO-listed towns in Asia. Controls on visitor numbers are urgently needed.
The International Criminal Court has told Malian radical Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi to pay €2.7m in reparations for an attack on the world heritage site.
Literary and artistic engagements have helped to shape the region into the iconic landscape it is today.
Amid fears for the world's coral reefs, the UN World Heritage Committee has issued its most wide-ranging statement so far on protecting heritage sites from climate. But the problem doesn't end there.
The Great Barrier Reef has avoided being listed as "in danger" by UNESCO. But celebrating this is dangerously short-sighted.
Wilderness areas are vitally important, yet are largely overlooked by the United Nations' list of natural World Heritage. This week's meeting in Poland is a chance to redress that balance.
All mention of Australia has been removed from an international report on climate change on the grounds that it would damage tourism. Here's the evidence.
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Rock Art Research + Management, University of Western Australia
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Senior Law Lecturer in transitional justice and human rights, Queen's University Belfast
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Jon C. Day is a Friend of The Conversation.
PSM, Post-career PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Tourism Management, Edinburgh Napier University
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Lecturer in tourism planning and development, CQUniversity Australia
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Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Associate, Geospatial Innovation in the Digital Humanities, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Regional History, Lancaster University
