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WebGL must be enable, see documentation Cultural 4 Fort Jesus, Mombasa (2011) Lamu Old Town (2001) Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests (2008) Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site (2018) Natural 3 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley (2011) Lake Turkana National Parks (1997, 2001) Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (1997, 2013) Read more about the Nomination process Sites on the Tentative List 22 A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process The Historic Town of Gedi2010 The Meru Conservation Area2010 The African Great Rift Valley - The Maasai Mara2010 The Great Rift Valley - The Kenya Lakes System2010 The Tana Delta and Forests Complex2010 Nyandarua Mountains2023 Amboseli National Park2023 Coastal Forests of Kenya (Arabuko Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve)2023 More add Eastern Arc Mountains, Kenya2023 Mt. Elgon Ecosystem2023 Mt Kulal Biosphere Reserve2023 Hell’s Gate National Park 2023 The Stone Pillar Sites of Turkana Basin 2023 Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site 2023 Mt. Marsabit National Park and Reserve 2023 Maasai Mara Game Reserve2023 Kakamega Forest2023 Meru Conservation Area2023 Mfangano Island Rock Art Sites2023 The Marakwet Escarpment Furrow Irrigation System2023 Kilifi Caves (Panga Ya Saidi, Mawe Meru and Chasimba Caves) 2023 Geometric rock art in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda2024 State of Conservation Reports 47 State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation Lake Turkana National Parks2024 Lake Turkana National Parks2023 Lamu Old Town2023 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley2023 Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site2023 Lake Turkana National Parks2021 Lamu Old Town2021 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley2021 More add Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site2021 Lamu Old Town2019 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley2019 Lake Turkana National Parks2019 Lamu Old Town2018 Lake Turkana National Parks2018 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley2017 Lamu Old Town2017 Lake Turkana National Parks2016 Lamu Old Town2016 Lake Turkana National Parks2015 Lamu Old Town2015 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley2015 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley2014 Lake Turkana National Parks2014 Lamu Old Town2014 Lake Turkana National Parks2013 Lamu Old Town2013 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2013 Lake Turkana National Parks2012 Lamu Old Town2012 Lake Turkana National Parks2011 Lamu Old Town2011 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2011 Lamu Old Town2010 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2009 Lamu Old Town2009 Lamu Old Town2008 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2008 Lamu Old Town2007 Lamu Old Town2006 Lamu Old Town2005 Lamu Old Town2004 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2004 Lamu Old Town2003 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2003 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2002 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2001 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest2000 Activities 9 Rapid Response Facility (RRF) Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme Culture|2030 Indicators Kenya and the city of Nakuru Project Page Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa More add Promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Lamu Old Town (Kenya) Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in East Africa 2011-2012 Restoring Life to the Community in Lamu Old Town, Kenya Support the development and implementation of corrective measures and desired state of conservation for the removal of Lake Turkana National Parks from the List of World Heritage in Danger World heritage Skills Development Course for Eastern and Central Africa News 26 Towards the removal of sites in East Africa from the List of World Heritage in Danger 22 April 2024 UNESCO and Kenya to implement the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators together 22 November 2023 Workshop on Re-discovering African heritage through the lense of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape 4 August 2023 Suppressing the spread of uncontrolled fire in Mount Kenya National Park 3 June 2022 More add Peer exchange strengthens Disaster Risk Management for World Heritage in East Africa 16 December 2021 First consultations to implement “Supporting capacity-building of World Heritage sites in East Africa” project 15 June 2021 Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases funds to fight flames in Mount Kenya National Park 22 March 2019 UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park 5 March 2019 Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger 28 June 2018 Around 100 youth from across Kenya participated in the First UNESCO National Youth Workshop on Culture and Heritage in Kenya 10 April 2018 UNESCO and IUCN welcome new no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil 12 November 2015 World Heritage Volunteers 2015 Action Camps welcome the International Youth Day on 12 August 11 August 2015 First Entrepreneurship Field Training held for African site managers and community representatives 22 October 2014 Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in East Africa 2011-2012 18 August 2013 World Heritage Committee inscribes two new natural sites from China and Namibia on UNESCO World Heritage List 21 June 2013 African ministers concerned by the region’s World Heritage sites 17 June 2013 World Heritage Candidates announced for 2013 Business Planning Programme 11 June 2013 World Heritage field guide for climate change adaptation tested at Kenyan World Heritage sites 26 February 2013 Project Publication on Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites of Portuguese Origin and Influence 1 February 2013 Rapid Response Facility helping combat Mt. Kenya fires 21 March 2012 3rd annual Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site manager training event held 29 November 2011 Five World Heritage Sites in Africa Selected to Participate in Business Planning Programme 1 July 2011 Sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and Viet Nam inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List 27 June 2011 Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley and Australia's Ningaloo Coast inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List 24 June 2011 Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List 7 July 2008 Final Result of the election to the World Heritage Committee 11 October 2005 Events 4 First steps towards a management plan for Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art 14 Mar 2011 - 23 Mar 2011 Capacity-building Workshop for Youth Leaders in South Africa 21 May 2007 - 25 May 2007 Expert Meeting - The World heritage Convention and Cultural Landscapes in Africa 9 Mar 1999 - 12 Mar 1999 Expert Meeting on African Cultural Landscapes, Tiwi, Kenya, March 9-14, 1999 9 Mar 1999 - 14 Mar 1999 Within UNESCO UNESCO Country page UNESCO/CPE Intangible Cultural Heritage UNESCO/CLT/ITH Cultural Heritage Laws Database UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS Ratified Convention UNESCO/LA Biosphere Reserves UNESCO/SC Documents & Publications UNESCO/UNESDOC Multimedia Archives UNESCO/MSS/BKI/ISS UNESCO transparency Portal Other sources of information Informea UNDATA Country Profiles FAO Country Profiles (FAO) top × remember my profile Login Forgot your username or password? 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The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve.
World Heritage partnerships for conservation
Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
Our Partners Donate
Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information.
Read more about the Nomination process
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process
State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation