United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
Strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
Explore Heritage SitesThe Goal
Cultural heritage includes historic cities, monuments, architecture, traditions, archaeological sites, and places that represent human history.
Natural heritage includes coral reefs, forests, landscapes, ecosystems, and natural places that hold environmental and global value.
Why It Matters
Heritage sites help us understand how people lived, built, traded, worshipped, and created communities in the past.
These places carry stories, traditions, and memories that shape the identity of communities and countries.
Preserved heritage allows future generations to learn from real places, not just books or photos.
Global Threats
Rising seas, flooding, extreme heat, and storms can damage fragile heritage sites.
Wars and violence can destroy historic buildings, monuments, and cultural landmarks.
Too many visitors can cause erosion, overcrowding, pollution, and physical damage.
Without maintenance, historic buildings can collapse, decay, or lose their original design.
Modern construction can replace or damage older cultural spaces and traditional communities.
SDG Target focused on protecting heritage
Heritage protection is a worldwide responsibility
Preservation protects culture for future generations
Our Project
Heritage Retold supports SDG 11.4 by making endangered heritage sites easier to explore and understand. Through an interactive map, risk levels, site pages, and visual storytelling, the project raises awareness about why these places matter and why they need protection.
Open Interactive Map