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1. Jul 26, 2026

   UNESCO adds China's Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to its World Heritage List at the 48th session in Busan, bringing China's total to 61 sites.

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2. Jul 26, 2026

   The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at Busan, marking Georgia's first and the US's 27th site.

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Jingdezhen Porcelain Sites Inscribed World Heritage

UNESCO added China’s Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to its World Heritage List during the 48th session in Busan, elevating China’s total to 61 sites. The inscription covers a multi-zone, pre-industrial production landscape—from clay mining and stone veins to kilns and river logistics—that illustrates the complete porcelain-making process and Jingdezhen’s historical global influence.

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Okefenokee Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List at Busan, marking Georgia’s first World Heritage site and the United States’ 27th, as conservation advocates emphasize its pristine wetlands and carbon-rich peat. The committee also expanded South Korea’s getbol tidal flats with four additional wetlands to protect the Yellow Sea ecosystem, even as some locals oppose UNESCO involvement and increased external management.