UNESCO added 25 cultural and natural landmarks to its World Heritage List during a committee meeting in South Korea, including Greece's Mount Olympus (after 12-year wait), France's D-Day landing beaches, and ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara. Designations also include South Sudan's Boma-Badingilo area.
Greece is campaigning to have Mount Olympus, rising 2,918 meters above sea level, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List after decades of lobbying. Officials identify climate-driven forest fires as the primary threat to the mountain's preservation.