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January 10, 2009
GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND and Heritage Watch International announce landmark agreement to support Prasat Banteay Chhmar
December 03, 2009
GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND (GHF) announces Cambodia Corporate Council to
support Banteay Chhmar Conservation and Training Project
October 20, 2009
UNESCO World Heritage Site Cyrene in Libya Honored with 2009 World Tourism Award for Integrated Cultural Heritage Preservation
October 16, 2009
Global Heritage Fund Wins Prestigious 2009 Global Vision Award From Travel + Leisure Magazine for its Historic Preservation Work of Cambodia's Banteay Chhmar Temple Complex
October 12, 2009
CNN International "World's Untold Stories" to Recognize Global Heritage Fund's Successful Conservation of Early Mayan Cultural Sites at Mirador in Guatemala
October 12, 2009
GHF Congratulates John Hurd on Re-election to President of the ICOMOS International Advisory Committee
September 11, 2009
Global Heritage Fund Paticipates in Second International Conference to Achieve Conservation Support for The Banteay Chhmar Temple Complex
July 16, 2009
Global Heritage Fund Commends Preservation Partners for Role in Achieving UNESCO Approval of Sacred Wutai Mountain in China
July 09, 2009
Global Heritage Fund Receives Grant from the Tiffany & Co. Foundation to Further Preservation in Pingyao Ancient City - UNESCO World Heritage Site in China
May 29, 2009
Global Heritage Fund and Key Partners Invest $1.2 Million to Support Mirador Basin Community Development
October 22, 2008
Global Heritage Fund Celebrates Dr. Richard Hansen’s Award as Environmentalist of the Year
September 10, 2008
Global Heritage Fund Celebrates U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Historic Visit to Libya
July 16, 2008
GHF UK adds new member to Board of Directors
July 10, 2008
Global Heritage Fund to Restore and Preserve Cambodia's Treasure in Multi-Year Conservation and Community Development Initiative
July 1, 2008
Global Heritage Fund Invests in Historic Preservation and Master Planning of Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi, China
June 20, 2008
Global Heritage Fund Announces Continued Sponsorship From Leading Private Companies For The Preservation Of The Cultural And Natural Heritage Of Mirador Basin
October 19, 2007
Global Heritage Fund announces plans for the Indus Saraswati-Heritage Centre
September 8, 2007
Global Heritage Fund Applauds Lijiang Ancient Town Receiving 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award of Merit for Preservation
August 1, 2007
Global Heritage Fund Adds Two Distinguised Leaders to its Board of Directors
June 26, 2007
Global Heritage Launches Google Earth™ Initiative to Save Endangered World Heritage
September 28, 2006
Renowned International Conservation Leader John Hurd Joins Global Heritage Fund as Head of Archaeological Conservation and GHF's Senior Advisory Board
September 12, 2006
The United States Department of the Interior and the Government of Guatemala Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Protect El Mirador
December 17, 2005
GHF Adds Two Distinguished Leader to its Board of Directors
December 17, 2005
GHF Leader in Conservation Dr. Richard Hansen Awarded National Order of the Cultural Patrimony of Guatemala
Sept 18 , 2005
Global Heritage Fund Celebrates Three Years of Progress to Save Chavín De Huántar, Peru UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jan 20, 2005
Global Heritage Fund Adds Three Distinguished Leaders to Its Board of Directors

Jan 20, 2005
Global Heritage Fund Applauds New Government. Commitments to Preserve Guatemala's Maya Archaeological Sites and Biosphere

Nov, 2004
Global Heritage Fund Commits Funds to Save 1,200-Year-Old Wooden Chinese Temple

October 25, 2004
Global Heritage Fund Teams With Singapore Airlines.
August, 2004
Global Heritage Fund Instrumental in Transforming 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Town Into Top Domestic Tourist Destination.
July 28, 2004
Passing: GHF Advisory Board Member Martin Weaver. GHF is very saddened to announce the recent death at the age of 66 of Martin Weaver, a leading international figure in the scientific conservation of buildings and their constituent materials.

July 19 , 2004
Global Heritage Fund Leads Efforts to Preserve Iraq's Heritage

June 3rd , 2004
Global Heritage Fund and the World Bank Host the First Iraq Heritage Congress Dedicated to Saving Endangered World Heritage Sites
May 11, 2004
Global Heritage Fund and Asia Society Bring Together Leading Conservationists and International Dignitaries at "Saving Asia's Treasures" Showcasing Conservation of Endangered World Heritage Sites in Asia
January 29th, 2004
Peru's First Lady Graces GHF Lima Reception to Raise Urgently Needed Funding and Awareness for Chavín de Huántar
January 18th, 2004
GHF Receives $100,000 from Grand Circle Foundation and UNESCO World Heritage for the Conservation of My Son Sanctuary in Vietnam
January 6th, 2004
GHF Mission to Shanxi Province Provides Support for the Derelict Foguang Temple
Janurary 2004
GHF Lijiang Conservation Trust Completes Forty Ancient Restorations of Authentic Naxi Heritage Residents and Achieves Government Approvals for New Master Conservation Plan
October 30, 2003
Goldman Fund Awards Major Grant to Global Heritage Fund Project Aiming to Help Save the Cradle of Maya Civilization
April 30, 2003
Draper Richards Foundation Awards Global Heritage Fund Three Year Fellowship

April 30, 2003
Global Heritage Fund and FARES are Establishing a Break-Through 525,820-acre Road-less Wilderness, Wildlife and Archaeological Park - Mirador Basin National Monument, Guatemala

April 26, 2003
Global Heritage Fund Creates a New Model for Heritage Conservation in the People Republic of China (PRC)

April, 2002
Lijiang, China Working with Global Heritage Fund and Southeast University to Develop Master Conservation Plan for the Ancient Town of Lijiang and Surrounding Areas
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About Global Heritage Fund
The Global Heritage Fund's mission is to enable successful long-term preservation of humankind's most important archaeological sites and ancient townscapes, creating new engines for economic growth in developing countries. GHF works to develop comprehensive Master Conservation Plans, provides early matching grants and training, builds local institutions and promotes sustainable tourism development to ensure permanent protection for global cultural treasures. The Global Heritage Fund is a registered non-profit conservancy based in Palo Alto, California.

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