1133 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe - 2007

This transboundary property stretches over 12 countries. Since the end of the last Ice Age, European Beech spread from a few isolated refuge areas in the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean and Pyrenees over a short period of a few thousand years in a process that is still ongoing. The successful expansion across a whole continent is related to the tree’s adaptability and tolerance of different climatic, geographical and physical conditions.

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• World Heritage Beech Forests Conference held in Vienna 06-Aug-2018
• The UNESCO World Heritage Centre participates in a workshop on sustainable tourism development in Slovakia: enhancing livelihoods for local communities 24-Nov-2017
• World Heritage Committee inscribes three natural sites and one extension on UNESCO’s World Heritage List 07-Jul-2017
• Director-General meets Slovak Republic Delegation to discuss Sustainable Tourism at World Heritage Sites 05-Feb-2016
• World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour 2013 22-Mar-2013

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• Beech Forests of Europe – Further Sites for the WH list ? 03-Jul-2012
• World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour 28-Mar-2012
• Presentation ceremony held to recognize tri-national World Heritage site 18-Nov-2011
• Barbados enters World Heritage List with Bridgetown and its Garrison; Hiraizumi (Japan) and Germany’s Beech Forests also inscribed 25-Jun-2011
• Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch 29-Jun-2007
• World Heritage Committee inscribes two natural, one mixed, and four cultural sites onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List 28-Jun-2007
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