About 1 year away from final submission.



Topeka's Monroe Elementary School under consideration for UNESCO site

Federal Register - U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List: U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites

WHC 2027

Africa (2)
- Ehotilé Islands National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Ikom Stone Monoliths - Alok and Emaghabe (Nigeria)

Arab States (3)
- Baiheliang and Rawda Island Nilometer (Egypt, China)
- Bisya Oasis Archaeological Landscape (Oman)
- Village de Sidi Bou Saïd (Tunisia)

Asia and the Pacific (10)
- Paramatta Female Factory (Australia)
- The Cultural Landscape of the Porcelain Industry in Jingdezhen (China)
- Historic Relics of Koguryo's Capital City in Pyongyang (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Orchha (India)
- Hikone Castle Complex—Tokugawa Governance System (Japan)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (Republic of Korea)
- The Padang Civic Ensemble (Singapore)
- Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (Thailand)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- Oc Eo (Vietnam)

Europe and North America (10)
- European Paper Mills (Czechia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland)
- Workers' Assembly Halls (Denmark, Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom)
- Cluniac Sites (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom)
- Charolais-Brionnais, bocage of cattle breeding (France)
- Early Medieval Benedictine Settlements (Italy)
- Vila Viçosa — Vila Ducal Renascentista (Portugal)
- Divnogorye Historical and Cultural Complex (Russian Federation)
- Iznik (Turkiye)
- Birkenhead Park (United Kingdom)
- Civil Rights Movement Sites (United States)

Latin America and the Caribbean (4)
- Cuban Caribbean Reef System (Cuba)
- Las Labradas, Sinalao Archaeological Site (Mexico)
- City of Granada and its natural environment (Nicaragua)
- Santa Bárbara Mining Complex (Peru)

A likely transnational nomination now for Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), though its possible its submitted for 2026, I think it more likely it will now be submitted for 2027 (tentative nomination title in Uzbekistan: Kuhitang Mountains). Kuhitang Mountains were only added to the Uzbekistan's tentaitve list on 30/10/2024.

Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi (Mongolia)

A close thing, but the Burial Complexes of Hunnu Aristocrats secured the slot for 2026. The Gobi Desert nomination is seemingly far along in the process, but what could sink its chances for 2027 is the potential opening of the Naransevstai Port.

https://eguur.mn/562671/

winterkjm
Googling in Mongolian... (LOL)

Got to keep my mind off the absurdity of American politics.

So Googling in various languages regarding 'World Heritage' helps . . .

A little uncertainty which nomination will be the official one for 2027 (and which will be delayed until 2028), but Australia is quiet active in developing nominations currently.

Victorian Goldfields (Australia)

https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/victorian-goldfields-take-step-toward-unesco-heritage-status-171587

https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/news/goldfields-on-path-to-world-heritage-listing/

I think 2029 is more likely for this one - they have to follow the new path to nomination which is longer.
When you look at their roadmap (which omits the Preliminary Assessment by the way), they had planned to be on the T List in 2023 with a possible inscription 2026/2027. But they are 2 years behind (T listed only in 2025) and "Further research and consultation will be undertaken to determine sites for a World Heritage bid, which may include additional sites not part of the current Tentative List submission.".

Italica is scheduled for 2027 (we had it for 2028):
https://sevillasecreta.co/en/italica-world-heritage-unesco-nomination/

Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)

"In the case of the Tarrafal Concentration Camp, the objective is to submit the application, which was scheduled for this year, in February 2026, with a prior submission of the dossier in September of the current year. The technical work, reported Ana Samira Baessa, is already underway, with the candidacy strategy, the action plan and the communication plan finalized. The IPC intends to intensify its links with the three countries whose memories are linked to space, ensuring a solid dossier for UNESCO. Furthermore, in October 2024, a preliminary assessment was requested from the World Heritage Centre, which was accepted."

https://santiagomagazine.cv/cultura/candidaturas-da-tabanca-e-campo-de-concentracao-do-tarrafal-a-patrimonio-mundial-adiadas-para-2026

I think they're a bit confused about the timelines in this article, but my best guess would be 2027.
Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta

https://arr.news/2025/05/20/listing-in-26-moonta-mines-world-heritage-status-could-be-ticked-off-as-soon-as-next-year/

Maungaroa Cultural Landscape (Cook Islands)

Submission planned for January 2026, with hopes of inscription in 2027 (as stated in video).

https://www.facebook.com/cookislandstelevisionnews/videos/maungaroa-valley-nomination-at-world-heritage-site/1220745892756356/

WHC 2027

Africa (6)
- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- Zakouma National Park (Chad)
- Ehotilé Islands National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Catholic Mission of Ambodifotatra (Madagascar)
- Ikom Stone Monoliths - Alok and Emaghabe (Nigeria)
- Barotse Plains Cultural Landscape (Zambia)

Arab States (3)
- The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauritania and pre-Islamic funerary monuments (Algeria)
- Baiheliang and Rawda Island Nilometer (Egypt, China)
- Bisya Oasis Archaeological Landscape (Oman)

Asia and the Pacific (14)
- Flinders Ranges (Australia)
- Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group (China)
- Maungaroa Cultural Landscape (Cook Islands)
- Historic Relics of Koguryo's Capital City in Pyongyang (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Orchha (India)
- Hikone Castle Complex—Tokugawa Governance System (Japan)
- Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi (Mongolia)
- Mayon Volcano Cultural Landscape (Philippines)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (Republic of Korea)
- The Padang Civic Ensemble (Singapore)
- Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (Thailand)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- Zomin Mountains (Uzbekistan)
- Oc Eo (Vietnam)

Europe and North America (16)
- The State of the Pyrenees (Andorra, France, Spain)
- Großglockner High Alpine Road (Austria)
- Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan (Belarus, Russia)
- Una National Park (Bosnia)
- European Paper Mills (Czechia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland)
- Workers' Assembly Halls (Denmark, Australia, Argentina, Belgium)
- The Pic du Midi de Bigorre observatory, a pioneer in high mountains (France)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests [EXT] (France, Montenegro, Serbia)
- Early Medieval Benedictine Settlements (Italy)
- Vila Viçosa — Vila Ducal Renascentista (Portugal)
- Divnogorye Historical and Cultural Complex (Russian Federation)
- The Hadrianic city of Italica (Spain)
- Iznik (Turkiye)
- Derzhprom, the State Industry Building (Ukraine)
- Birkenhead Park (United Kingdom)
- Civil Rights Movement Sites (United States)

Latin America and the Caribbean (6)
- Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble (Brazil)
- Cuban Caribbean Reef System (Cuba)
- Las Labradas, Sinalao Archaeological Site (Mexico)
- City of Granada and its natural environment (Nicaragua)
- Santa Bárbara Mining Complex (Peru)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

Still developing, though I suspect a handful of nominations are more or less inactive.

Based on the emergency assistance requests, including Cook Islands (already identified), we might expect 2 more nominations in 2027.

- Le Fort de Médine (Mali)
- Venn's Town Cultural Landscape (Seychelles)

This probably will be 2028, it is in this year's Preliminary Assessment list

I don't think this should be regarded as being from these 6 countries any more..... both UK and Finland missed this year's end of January cut off date for getting it on their T LIsts and I have had it confirmed from Denmark that the preparation of Nomination File/Preliminary assessment (they hadn't, when they wrote, finally decided whether to partake in a "preliminary assessment") is continuing with ONLY Denmark, Australia, Argentina and Belgium taking part. The way is open for other countries to join in with extensions later but, right now I think only those 4 should be included as per the UNESCO T List documentation.

I have been trying to discover WHY UK missed the date for submitting Redhills, the "Pitman's Parliament" to its T List in time
a. Did Redhills not try..... if so why....... cost, effort, 2nd thoughts.....? They are running a bit late on opening up after the refurbishment so it might be that they decided to concentrate on the prime job at hand.... getting the facility open and providing services to local people
b. Did DCMS prove "awkward"?

But no one in Redhills will answer me and no one in the local press wants to find out why it is that the Redhills Web site is still advertising that it is working to join the Taj Mahal and Pyramids on the UNESCO List when it isn't!!!!