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	World Heritage Site - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The programme was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972.
		A single text was ultimately agreed on by all parties involved, and the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972.
		Until the end of 2004, there were six criteria for cultural heritage and four criteria for natural heritage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_the_World_Cultural_and_Natural_Heritage (1427 words)

	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
		For the purpose of this Convention, international protection of the world cultural and natural heritage shall be understood to mean the establishment of a system of international co-operation and assistance designed to support States Parties to the Convention in their efforts to conserve and identify that heritage.
		The Committee shall define the criteria on the basis of which a property belonging to the cultural or natural heritage may be included in either of the lists mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 4 of this article.
		The World Heritage Committee may also provide international assistance to national or regional centres for the training of staff and specialists at all levels in the field of identification, protection, conservation, presentation and rehabilitation of the cultural and natural heritage.
	www.gdrc.org /heritage/whc.html (3560 words)

	The World Heritage
		World Heritage Sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.
		Cultural Heritage: Monuments; Groups of buildings; Cultural sites whose outstanding universal value is determined from the point of view of history, the arts and sciences, or ethnological, anthropological and archaeological perspective.
		Natural Heritage: Physical, biological and geological formations; habitats of threatened species; places whose outstanding universal value is based on scientific and/or aesthetic qualities as well as conservation needs.
	www.unesco.or.id /activities/culture/general/266.php (1254 words)

	Cultural and natural heritage - All About Turkey
		An important subject to be dwelt upon in the world and in Turkey too, is the preservation of cultural values, so that these can be handed down to future generations.
		Turkey is lucky in that it has a richness and variety in cultural and natural resources and the preservation and development of these have been stipulated by law.
		Pamukkale (Hierapolis), as mentioned in the list are now covered by a comprehensive protection and construction plan and needed restoration work has already begun.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /heritage.htm (356 words)

	Introduction: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		According to the World Heritage Convention, "cultural heritage" is a monument, group of buildings or site of historical, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological value.
		"Natural heritage" designates outstanding physical, biological, and geological features; habitats of threatened plants or animal species and areas of value on scientific or aesthetic grounds or from the point of view of conservation.
		Nature and culture are complementary and cultural identity is strongly related to the natural environment in which it develops.
	www.gdrc.org /heritage/whc-intro.html (484 words)

	T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
		Turkey having ratified the World Heritage Convention, 7 cultural and 2 mixed properties are inscribed in the world heritage list.
		Relation ships between world cultures, spirituality of sites, nomadism and migration, routes for people and goods, different modes of occupation of land, cultural landscapes, traditional life styles and settlements are all taken into account.
		In the Islamic world calligrapy is considered the most importand of all the arts because of its role in recording the word of God as revealed in the Koran.
	www.discoverturkey.com /english/kultursanat/miraslistesi.html (4397 words)

	UNESCO Updates World Heritage List
		During the session, the committee’s members revised the World Heritage List, bringing to 788 the number of properties identified world-wide as natural or cultural heritage treasures.
		A concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage properties cradled in an impressive landscape which includes prehistoric (chalcolithic) sites, a hill fortress of an early Hindu capital, and remains of the 16th century capital of the state of Gujarat.
		The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art.
	www.unc.edu /awmc/unescowhs.html (1091 words)

	Serbia Info News / A large number of cultural monuments in Serbia damaged
		Among the thirteen damaged monasteries and eleven churches, Gracanica - a cultural monument of exceptional significance, 680 years old, the most beautiful monument of the Byzantine artistic circle of the 14th century, nominated for the entrance on the list of the world cultural heritage - has suffered the greatest amount of damage.
		Due to the explosions of several dozens of missiles in the close proximity of this jewel of world art, the building of which was started in 1318 by the Serb Emperor Milutin, the facade of the church has been damaged and numerous creaks have appeared in the fresco paintings, widening after every detonation.
		A detailed reconstruction of this cultural monument of extreme importance, with a baroque belfry and paintings dating from the end of the 18th century, was finished in 1991.
	www.serbia-info.com /news/1999-06/12/12509.html (1149 words)

	Australian heritage home page
		The National Heritage List is Australia's list of places or groups of places with outstanding heritage value to the nation - whether natural, Indigenous or historic or a combination of these.
		With the increase in international trade in movable cultural heritage objects, the Commonwealth can regulate the export of Australia's significant cultural heritage objects and can act to return illegally exported objects to their country of origin.
		If you are looking to see if a particular place is heritage listed, you could search the Australian Heritage Database or, for places that are listed on state or territory heritage registers, you could search the Australian Heritage Places Inventory.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage (566 words)

	World Heritage List
		These cultural and natural sites constitute, together with many others, a common heritage, to be treasured as unique testimonies to an enduring past.
		Its primary mission is to define and conserve the world's heritage, by drawing up a list of sites whose outstanding values should be preserved for all humanity and to ensure their protection through a closer co-operation among nations.
		This is expressed in the World Heritage emblem, which is round, like the world, but at the same time it is a symbol of protection.
	www.fiu.edu /~honors/italy/whs.htm (510 words)

	World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
		Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979, 1980)
		The “Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia” which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the transnational property “The Belfries of Belgium and France”.
		The Committee decided to extend the existing cultural property, the Temple of Ggantija, to include the five prehistoric temples situated on the islands of Malta and Gozo and to rename the property as "The Megalithic Temples of Malta".
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31 (2662 words)

	The Everglades, a Park for the World
		With its special significance to the Nation and the world recognized by making the Everglades a National Park, an International Biosphere Reserve, a World Heritage Site, and a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, its preservation for the benefit of present and future generations is better assured.
		World Heritage Sites are also designated by UNESCO under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
		By the World Heritage Convention's 25th anniversary in 1997, nearly 150 nations had ratified the agreement and placed more than 500 sites on the World Heritage List.
	www.nps.gov /ever/presskit/heritage.htm (721 words)

	Geography - The Czech Sights on the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage
		Geography - The Czech Sights on the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage
		The Czech Sights on the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage
		This document created the system of international protection of cultural and natural sights of extraordinary values that should be preserved for future generations.
	comenius.gvm.cz /geograph/un.htm (235 words)

	Tibet Environmental Watch - Reports - Archived
		China is preparing for filing an application to add its ruins of an ancient Tibetan kingdom on the world cultural and natural heritage list of the United Nations Education, Culture and Science Organization (UNESCO).
		The unique geological physiognomy of the clay forest and cultural and artistic value of the historical ruins and their significance in academic research meet the requirements for listing as a world heritage, the authorities said.
		The ruins was listed as one of the major national cultural protection units in 1961.
	www.tew.org /archived/tar.unesco.html (452 words)

	World Heritage Sites - National Heritage Board
		A World Heritage site is a place of natural or cultural interest which is so valuable that it is important for the whole of humanity.
		A cultural site, for example, must be a masterwork created by humans, a style-setting architectural building, a place associated with ideas or beliefs of universal significance, or an outstanding example of a traditional way of life which is representative of a particular culture.
		A natural site can exemplify important stages in the development of the earth, represent ongoing ecological or biological processes, be a landscape of exceptional natural beauty or a habitat for endangered animal species.
	www.raa.se /varveng/index.asp (325 words)

	Cultural Heritage Policy Documents (Conservation at the Getty)
		The World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972 by the General Conference of UNESCO.
		It promotes an international perspective on cultural heritage by inviting member states to submit an inventory of properties forming its national cultural and natural heritage to be included in a list of World Heritage sites.
		The convention encourages national efforts at protecting cultural and natural heritage and promotes international recognition and cooperation in safeguarding the heritage of the world.
	www.getty.edu /conservation/research_resources/charters/charter18.html (129 words)

	List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom is a list of sites designated by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom.
		The UNESCO list contains sixteen designated properties in England (one joint with Germany), four in Scotland, two in Wales, one in Northern Ireland and three in British overseas territories.
		The listed properties are designated cultural sites unless noted, and are ordered by date of inscription.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_United_Kingdom (303 words)

	U.N. World Heritage Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		World Heritage Sites are designated under a treaty to which the United States is a party, entitled the “Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage,” which was adopted at the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris on November 16, 1972.
		Both “cultural” and “natural” Heritage are protected under the treaty.
		The World Heritage Sites and their recognized and incipient “buffer zones” provide a large arena which needs active defense of private property rights, local home rule and natural sovereignty by dedicated citizens living in the affected region or state.
	www.global-conspiracies.com /un_world_heritage_sites.htm (764 words)

	Three world heritage parks removed from danger list
		Durban - Three world heritage sites - in Ecuador, Mali and Albania - have been removed from the endangered list because of improvements in their preservation, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee said Wednesday.
		Sangay National Park in Ecuador, placed on the danger list in 1992, has seen a "sharp reduction in human activity", sparing harm to the park's ecosystems and indigenous animal species, the committee said.
		The 21-member committee is in charge of administering the 1972 Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which protects 788 sites of outstanding cultural or natural value.
	science.monstersandcritics.com /news/printer_1033966.php (231 words)

	Seven Natural Wonders Inscribed on World Heritage List
		The site is one of striking natural beauty in a dramatic setting formed by rugged islands with high cliffs and sandy beaches, which contrast with the brilliant reflection from the desert and the surrounding turquoise waters.
		The property is an outstanding natural laboratory for scientific research and provides a key ecological link to the Tropical Eastern Pacific for the transit and survival of pelagic fish and marine mammals.
		The Committee, which is in charge of implementing the 1972 Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, will also consider the need to place certain World Heritage sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger so as to help overcome obstacles to their conservation.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jul2005/2005-07-15-06.asp (1740 words)

	Saltaire World Heritage Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) adopted the World Heritage Convention in 1972 and it was ratified by the United Kingdom in 1984.
		The Convention provides for the identification, protection, conservation and presentation of cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value and by signing it each country pledges to conserve the sites of interest within its borders.
		Cultural heritage can be a monument, group of buildings or site of historical, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological value.
	www.bradford.gov.uk /environment/land_and_premises/Planning/saltaire_world_heritage_site.htm (273 words)

	Kakadu National Park: Home Page
		Recognising its significance internationally, the park and its natural and cultural heritage have been registered on, or are subject to, numerous international agreements and conventions, including those described below.
		The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage is concerned with identifying, protecting and conserving cultural or natural features of outstanding universal value.
		The records of the 1992 meeting of the World Heritage Committee that considered the consolidated listing of Kakadu commended the Australian authorities 'for concluding a 10 year programme to extend the park and for the exemplary management operation at the park'.
	www.deh.gov.au /parks/kakadu/intsignificance (761 words)

	Intangible Heritage: UNESCO Culture Sector
		The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
		This event is part of the Culture programme “Strengthening respect for cultural diversity towards intercultural dialogue and reconciliation in Sudan”, which was approved in the 2006 UN Work Plan for Sudan.
		Participants will relate their experiences on the management of the implementation of the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in view of the entry into force of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in April 2006.
	portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2225&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (1283 words)

	Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Online
		The World Heritage Convention is a document adopted in 1972 by a general session of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) in Paris.
		Its aims are to preserve for future generations cultural and natural legacies of world with conspicuous and universal value.
		By signing, these countries pledged to the world that they will preserve the legacies within their lands for future generations, and with this pledge they accept the obligation and responsibility to cooperate with other countries in protecting common World Heritage legacies of mankind.
	www.bcri.org /exhibitions/special_exhibitions/japan.htm (205 words)

	ASIL Insights: Protection of Iraqi Cultural Heritage
		In addition, the CPA is likely to cooperate with the World Heritage Committee, a statutory body established under the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention).
		The World Heritage Committee is meeting during the week of June 30 to July 5 in Paris to consider the nominations of cultural and natural properties for 2003.
		The criteria for the inclusion of cultural properties in the World Heritage List have evolved since the adoption of the World Heritage Convention, which generally prescribes that the properties be "of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art or science."
	www.asil.org /insights/insigh113.htm (1413 words)

	1/7/2004 -- Five New Natural Sites Placed on World Heritage List
		The island cliffs are free of introduced mammals and is inhabited by one of the world's largest colonies of sea birds.
		Governments nominate sites for inscription on the World Heritage List if they are Parties to the treaty known as the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
		In addition, UNESCO supports States Parties' public awareness building activities for World Heritage conservation, encourages participation of local people in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage, and encourages international cooperation in conservation of cultural and natural heritage.
	forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=33219 (1466 words)

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