Help us to support World Heritage
conservation
A donation of $1.00 from every processed
application will be contributed to the UNESCO World Heritage fund to
provide protection of the world cultural and natural heritage. For
more information about the UNESCO, please visit http://whc.unesco.org//.
About World Heritage
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we
live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our
cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life
and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East
Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in
Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our
world’s heritage.
What makes the concept of World Heritage
exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites
belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the
territory on which they are located.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the
identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural
heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to
humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and
Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
UNESCO's World Heritage mission is to:
Encourage countries to sign the World
Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural
and cultural heritage;
Encourage States Parties to the Convention to
nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the
World Heritage List;
Encourage States Parties to establish
management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of
conservation of their World Heritage sites;
Help States Parties safeguard World Heritage
properties by providing technical assistance and professional
training;
Provide emergency assistance for World
Heritage sites in immediate danger;
Support States Parties' public
awareness-building activities for World Heritage conservation;
Encourage participation of the local
population in the preservation of their cultural and natural
heritage;
Encourage international cooperation in the
conservation of our world's cultural and natural heritage.
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