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 World Heritage Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as forest mountain range lake desert building complex city) that has been nominated for the World Heritage program administered by UNESCO.
The was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural Natural Heritage that was adopted by the General of UNESCO on 16 November 1972.
As of 2004 a total of 788 sites have included in the list (611 cultural 154 and 23 mixed properties in 134 States
www.freeglossary.com /World_Heritage_Sites   (264 words)

  
 Asia Continents Facts | 4 Corners Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The demarcation between Asia and Africa is the isthmus of Suez (although the Sinai Peninsula, being a part of Egypt east of the canal, is often geopolitically considered a part of Africa).
Asia as a political division consists of the eastern part of Eurasia and nearby islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, often excluding Russia.
Asia is joined to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez and to Europe by a long border generally following the Ural Mountains.The mean elevation of the continent is 950 m (3,117 ft.), the largest of any in the world.
www.4cornersclub.com /adventure_trips/asia/continent_facts   (1970 words)

  
 World Heritage Site - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Each World Heritage Site is the property of the country on whose territory the site is located, but it is considered in the interest of the international community to preserve each site for future generations of humankind.
Site #444: The Ksar of Aït Benhaddou (Morocco).
Site #772: The Banaue Rice Terraces in the mountains of Ifugao (Philippines).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Heritage_Site   (1447 words)

  
 Asia - Unesco - the World Heritage List - Travel-Images.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The World Heritage List was established under terms of The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted in November 1972 at the 17th General Conference of UNESCO.
The Convention states that a World Heritage Committee "will establish, keep up-to-date and publish" a World Heritage List of cultural and natural properties, submitted by the States Parties and considered to be of outstanding universal value.
One of the main responsibilities of this Committee is to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund for the safeguarding of World Heritage properties to States Parties whose resources are insufficient.
geo.ya.com /travelimages/unesco-asia.html   (220 words)

  
 A Survey of Current Library Preservation Activities
A list of the PAC Centres is attached at annex2.
A list of responding institutions is attached at Annex 3.
The lists of nationally and internationally significant documentary heritage have the potential to assist in the development of national and regional alliances.
www.unesco.org /webworld/mdm/administ/en/mow-finq.htm   (8157 words)

  
 Trans-Fly Complex - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
The property is a mixed cultural and natural site straddling the international border of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
The endemism stems from two peculiarities of the Trans-Fly: it is found in an island and its geomorphology and origins are unique in Australasia.  Regionally, the Trans-Fly is very rich in bird fauna and no other site in the region compares to it, including Kakadu World Heritage Site.
whc.unesco.org /en/tentativelists/5062   (664 words)

  
 Asia Society -
Major themes the exhibition explores include: the artist's response to the globalization and commercialization of society; the use or rejection of cultural heritage; the relationship of the individual to society; and the quest for artistic identity in indigenous or new environments.
Asia Society is America's leading institution dedicated to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
The Asia Society is supported by contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals who believe in the mandate of the Society: to build bridges of understanding between Americans and Asians.
www.asiasociety.org /pressroom/rel-insideout2.html   (1209 words)

  
 Asian Ecology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Rapid population growth in Asia has contributed to the destruction of natural habits, wide-spread land conversion, and increased intensities of land use, further resulting in a series of problems of ecosystem degradation including desertification, salinization and alkalization, water-logging, and air and water pollution.
While the world urban population is projected to rise to 60% by 2025, nearly half of this is to reside in the Asia-Pacific region.
Asia is one of the richest regions in biodiversity, along with Africa, the Pacific, and Latin America (UNEP 1999).
www.public.asu.edu /~jingle/Asian_ecology/index.html   (4834 words)

  
 World Mayor: Dora Bakoyanni - Mayor of Athens
The list is longer, but may I conclude with one particular project which is perhaps unique worldwide: the Unification of Archaeological Sites, a 16 kilometre (10 miles) long pedestrian link or ‘walk through time’ between the city’s main archaeological and more recent historic sites.
The task is to balance the protection of Athens’ unique ancient heritage, which in effect belongs to the whole world, with the provision of state-of-the art facilities to stage the Olympic Games – and then, to promote this ancient and modern world legacy for the sake of future generations.
In 2006, the list of finalists includes 50 mayors from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australasia as well as Africa.
www.worldmayor.com /finalists2004/athens.html   (849 words)

  
 Introduction
World Leisure & Recreation Association (WLRA) - This international organization is dedicated to discovering and fostering those conditions that best permit leisure to serve as a force for human growth, development and well-being.
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) - This URL is the homepage of the WTTC, the global business leaders forum for travel and tourism.
Consumer Culture Research Site - This site provides a resource for scholars and others interested in the study of consumer culture and related topics such as leisure and critical investigations of everyday life.
www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listresourceda.html   (3355 words)

  
 Regional overview for Asia
Asia, with its majority of developing countries, accounts for up to 60% of the world population, but with limited resources, and the pressure of development on the wetland ecosystem is the greatest in the world.
Asia has long history of human intervention with wetland resources, which helped to form a particular culture in which people care for wetland resources for their survival.
In general, Asia is not performing well in the indicators under this objective, except for the indicator on public participation in decision-making, for which it was reported by 7 out of 12 Parties that they have implemented it, with an additional three Parties having achieved it partially.
www.ramsar.org /cop9/cop9_doc10_e.htm   (6369 words)

  
 Tourist Attractions in Malaysia, Tourist Places in Malaysia, Popular Tourist Attractions in Malaysia, Monuments in ...
These sites not only play host to descending tourists and curious travelers, they also shield the raw beauty of unexplored regions and unique fests from the rest of the world.
From traditional to contemporary, from religious fests to grand competitions, events in Malaysia showcase the cosmopolite cultural heritage of the region, the sporty attitude of the Malays, their passion for parties and merriments, and a marked undertone of Chinese culture.
In fact, this "mini Asia" is a melting pot of various cultures and races that have co-existed in harmonious togetherness for centuries.
www.tsiholidays.com /malaysia/tourist-attractions-in-malaysia.html   (559 words)

  
 List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific (Australasia).
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
The site was proposed as a World Heritage site in 1981 by Jordan, which withdrew its claims to the city in 1988.)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Asia_and_Australasia   (654 words)

  
 The World Archaeological Congress
The aim of the Worlds of Archaeology Series is to use the global diversity of archaeology to access new, disparate and challenging ways of imagining the past.
World archaeology is not well represented when it is translated into this straightjacket.
Surface Collection relates a number of personal experiences in Southeast Asia by an archaeologist who is concerned at the way that so many of the region's heritage sites and landscapes seem silent about the disturbing and sometimes catastrophic events in modern history that have occurred there.
www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org /site/public_alta.php   (1511 words)

  
 Australian Outlook: Australian Policy Priorities for the Asia-Pacific
When I was brought in to the world of Xerox, back in 1963, I immediately met the man who was the head of Xerox then.
But we have had, around the world, repercussions, rebounds, from this extreme focusing on one stakeholder, and particularly, even including the short-term professional orientation, the pendulum is being swung - hopefully to the centre, we could go to the other extreme as well.
Number one: accepting some of those extremes of so-called American ways, but the Japanese economy has been helped by that direction, manufacturers have been more productivity/profitability-oriented, they have forced their excesses to come down, and they are in that sense more competitive.
www.asiasociety.org /speeches/05aa_kobayashi.html   (3273 words)

  
 AsiaSource: Special Reports Archive
Become an Asia Society Member and receive: invitations to member-only receptions, discounts on tickets to performances, films and lectures, and purchases at Asia Store; and much more.
This report on the Taliban's destruction of heritage sites in Afghanistan provides background material and analysis of what factors might have influenced their decision.
Asia's deadly virus known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has caused widespread fear and the need for emergency measures in the region.
www.asiasource.org /news/special_reports/archive.cfm   (3941 words)

  
 The USSR and Its Proxies in a Volatile South Pacific
Isolated and ostracized in the Arab world and Africa and humiliatingly defeated in Chad, Libya's Colonel Muammar Qadhafi has devoted increasing attention to Australia and the South Pacific region.
Despite their military buildup, the main regional Soviet objectives of the Soviet Union in the South Pacific remain the neutralization of the ANZUS Alliance and the encouragement of anti-Western and nonaligned forces.
Soviet diplomatic initiatives in Australasia and the South Pacific are increasing.
www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/HL161.cfm   (3446 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
The World Land Trust is a UK based conservation charity, concerned with the protection of the world`s most biologically important and threatened habitats.
World Parks also creates endowment funds for tropical park protection and management, to ensure that parks continue to preserve the species and natural resources for which they were created...
We are offering you a list of people from everywhere in the world who are offering you free accommodations for a short stay at their home.
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo   (3116 words)

  
 GORP - Top World Parks
UNESCO granted the park World Heritage status in 1979 for its wilderness (the park protects rare animals like snow leopards and the Himalayan red panda), as well as its Sherpa culture.
Sherpas, revered as some of the strongest and most agile climbers in the world, view these great mountains as the realm of gods and goddesses; ascents were considered blasphemous, but these days superstition is infused with an equal dose of enterprising pragmatism.
It gained UNESCO World Heritage status in 1992 for its abundant forest ecosystems and population of endangered animals, including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/world_parks_top15_2.htm   (408 words)

  
 Asian & Asian American Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
Arranged in one alphabetical list in this four volume work are entries for land masses, key figures, and major movements or entities (social, cultural, economic, industrial, and political) which shaped Asia and its history.
This is the official newsletter of the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders.
Entries are followed by lists of media resources, as well as organizations and associations, museums and research centers, and sources for additional study.
www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu /research/asia.html   (6667 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Malaysia Natural History Resource Guide
Here is a clickable list of the 193 known species occurring in Malaysia.
Delias of the World - Asian Pierid butterflies.
Papilionidae of the World - the swallowtail and birdwing butterflies.
www.worldtwitch.com /malaysia_lodges.htm   (604 words)

  
 The Myth of U.S. Isolation: Why America Is Not Alone in the War on Terror   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The fact that the UK, the world’s second most powerful military and diplomatic power, and the globe’s fourth biggest economy, stands shoulder to shoulder with America in the war on terror explodes the notion that the U.S. is a lonely, friendless superpower.
It was Britain’s largest military deployment since the Second World War, representing over a third of the nation’s armed forces.
The Coalition includes 21 nations from Europe, and nine from Asia and Australasia.
www.heritage.org /Research/Europe/wm558.cfm   (1057 words)

  
 Are these the new seven wonders of the world?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Egyptian pyramids are the only surviving structures from the original list of seven architectural marvels.
The "New 7 Wonders of the World" campaign was begun in 1999 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber, with almost 200 nominations coming in from around the world.
Weber "felt it is time for something new to bring the world together" and to "symbolise a common pride in the global cultural heritage," said Tia B Viering, spokesperson for the campaign.
www.ioltravel.co.za /article/view/3553324   (433 words)

  
 Stone Pages Archaeo News: 'Archaeo-Astronomical sites and observatories' meeting in Venice
Last November, the new UNESCO World Heritage Thematic Programme 'Archaeo-Astronomical Sites and Observatories', was officially announced by Anna Sidorenko, WHC Assistant Programme Specialist, who is responsible for this Programme, in the presence of Magda Stavinschi, Director of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, and Regina Durighello of ICOMOS.
Archaeo-Astronomical Sites and Observatories’ is the first programme at UNESCO to link the study of astronomy with cultural sites and monuments around the world which have been devoted to the explanation of the universe and humankind’s relationship to the sky.
Some examples of archaeo- astronomical sites on the World Heritage List are: the Temple of the Sun in Teotihuacan (Mexico), the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Peru), Stonehenge (United Kingdom) and the Ulugh-Beg Observatory at Samarkand (Uzbekistan).
www.stonepages.com /news/archives/000617.html   (307 words)

  
 Help:Editing - BjorgsCorner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If you are making an article about something that belongs to a group of objects (a city, an astronomical object, a chinese character...) check out if there is a WikiProject on the group and try to follow its directions explicitly.
List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia#Philippines
It does not matter where you put these links while editing as they always show up in the same place when you save the page, but placement at the end of the edit box is recommended.
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