Joseon's Capital City and Defense Mountain Fortress (Korea) *formery Seoul City Wall TWHS

https://www.donga.com/news/Society/article/all/20221229/117218251/1

Cluniac Sites of Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom)

https://www.leprogres.fr/economie/2022/12/25/baume-les-messieurs-l-abbaye-bientot-classee-au-patrimoine-mondial-de-l-unesco

Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (Japan)

http://asuka-fujiwara.jp/

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (USA)

"A final decision is expected to take years . . . they expect to make a submission to UNESCO in February 2025."

https://www.wmnf.org/okefenokee-swamp-nominated-for-unesco-world-heritage-site-designation

winterkjm

So this could be a serious thing indeed! Remarkably, they are not yet on the T-list, though.

Las Labradas, Sinalao archaeological site (Mexico)

"The process to convert Las Labradas into a World Heritage Site is a period of three years, where one year is for the studies, one year for taking the files to UNESCO, and another year for the committees to attend. the world organization to areas awaiting heritage status." - The INAH begins the process to convert Las Labradas to a World Heritage Site before UNESCO

https://noro.mx/las-labradas-buscan-convertirse-patrimonio-unesco/

Further confirmation for the US nomination.

"The National Park Service will put forward a formal nomination in late 2024; new sites could be announced in summer 2026."

https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2023/12/11/okefenokee-swamp-world-heritage-site

Okefenokee seems locked in for 2026, there is a lot of community support for the WH bid. Georgia might have 2 WHS in the near future.

"As of now, our goal is to have a working draft of the nomination document out for review by the appropriate federal agencies by August 2024, and a fully developed nomination package ready for consideration by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization by early 2025." Annual Report Late 2023

WHS 2026

● The Sukur and Diy Gid Biy Cultural Landscape of Mandara Mountains [Extension] (Cameroon)
● Imperial Kiln Sites of Jingdezhen (China)
● Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals (Japan)
● Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats [Extension] (Korea)
● Las Labradas, Sinalao Archaeological Site (Mexico)
● Vila Viçosa: Ducal Headquarters (Portugal)
● The Historical Port City of Izmir (Türkiye)
● Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (USA)

Minoan Palatial Centres (Greece) additional confirmation.

https://bnnbreaking.com/world/greek-authorities-seek-unesco-recognition-for-minoan-palaces

https://greekreporter.com/2024/02/18/minoan-ancient-palaces-of-crete-in-bid-for-unesco-approval/

The Tabon Cave Complex (Philippines) - will be submitted later this year after missing the submission deadline this last February.

https://pia.gov.ph/news/2024/03/07/task-force-tabon-cave-to-bid-for-unescos-world-heritage-list-inclusion-in-october

Charolais-Brionnais Cultural Landscape (France)

"We should finalize the application file in 2024, then France could submit our file to UNESCO in 2025. There would then remain 18 months before UNESCO inspects and validates everything, for registration in 2026-2027."

https://www.lejsl.com/culture-loisirs/2023/11/06/candidature-unesco-une-brochure-pour-expliquer-et-mobiliser

Looks like Spain will try again with Ribeira Sacra for 2026, final confirmation could come soon.

Water Landscape: Ribeira Sacra

"If the Ribeira Sacra candidacy was chosen to represent Spain, it would not be until 2026 when UNESCO would make the final decision."

https://www.abc.es/espana/galicia/ribeira-sacra-juega-vez-optar-patrimonio-mundial-20240404195249-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.es%2Fespana%2Fgalicia%2Fribeira-sacra-juega-vez-optar-patrimonio-mundial-20240404195249-nt.html

Knossos will have an inspection visit by a Unesco delegation in the fall, according to this article:

Greece Aiming to Include Knossos on UNESCO's World Heritage List

This might mean they will go for inscription in 2025! We have Mt Olympus for that year already, but that had an incomplete dossier for 2024 so who knows maybe they will switch.

you mean knossos hasn't gotten it already?