24. Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention)

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 634-637
Author(s):  
Alexander Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
The World

World Cultural Heritage: Obligations To The International Community As A Whole?

2004 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger O'Keefe
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
International Community ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
The World ◽  
World Cultural Heritage

The preamble to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972 (the ‘World Heritage Convention’),1adopted 30 years ago, testifies to the conviction of the States Parties ‘that deterioration or disappearance of any item of the cultural…heritage constitutes a harmful impoverishment of the heritage of all the nations of the world’.2It speaks of the recognized ‘importance, for all the peoples of the world, of safeguarding this unique and irreplaceable property, to whatever people it may belong’3and declares ‘that parts of the cultural…heritage…of outstanding interest…need to be preserved as part of the world heritage of mankind as a whole’.4

scholarly journals Tabe’a III: nature–culture linkages, conflict, and climate change impacts on natural heritage in the Arab region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Abulhawa ◽  
Tricia Kummings ◽  
Selma Kassem
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

This Tabe’a III report addresses the status and trends in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab region during the period from 2015 to 2019. This review was conducted in the context of emerging global trends and priorities associated with the World Heritage Convention, as well as other related global natural heritage platforms and programmes. Tabe’a III documents progress made in the conservation of natural and mixed World Heritage sites in the Arab region, as well as providing an update on the state of conservation of natural sites. Additionally, special themes address key priorities which have emerged from heritage protection, conservation challenges and opportunities arising in the region. Finally, there is a summary update on the Arab States’ lists of possible candidate sites, known as Tentative Lists, with notes on their development since Tabe’a II.

scholarly journals Sergiu Musteață, Evaluarea și monitorizarea siturilor înscrise în Lista patrimoniului mondial din România / Evaluation and monitoring of the World Heritage Sites in Romania

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-77
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
Outstanding Universal Value ◽  
Evaluation And Monitoring

Since 1972, UNESCO has established a frame of protection for cultural and natural heritage (Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage) and the “World Heritage List”, which it considers as having an outstanding universal value. In 1994, at the Nara Conference, the Document of Authenticity was adopted, stating that ”the protection and enhancement of cultural and heritage diversity in our world should be actively promoted as an essential aspect of human development”. Since 1997, States Parties have to provide regular reports on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the conservation status of each site listed on the World Heritage List. So far, two periodic reports have been made (2000-2006 and 2008-2015), and the third was recently launched (2017-2022).

scholarly journals How can UNESCO World Heritage Criteria be applied to the “Windows to the Universe” Sites?

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (A29A) ◽  
pp. 121-123
Author(s):  
Michel Cotte
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
The World ◽  
Unesco Convention ◽  
Professional Evaluation ◽  
The Universe

AbstractThis communication proposes a methodical approach trying to link the concept of “Windows to the Universe” to the uses of the Criteria defined by the World Heritage Convention (UNESCO 1972). The first issue is well advanced today after more than 10 years of active studies and preservation projects such as “Starlight Reserves” by specialists of astronomy, archaeoastronomy and environmental sciences. The second issue is related to a UNESCO Convention ruled by the WH Committee that has led to the recognition of around 1000 World Heritage sites over 40 years. The official booklet Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (latest edition 2015) (UNESCO 2015) summarizes conceptual ideas and methodological recommendations for WH nominations. In practice the WH Committee's decisions rely on the scientific and professional evaluation of each site by UNESCO's advisory bodies: ICOMOS for cultural heritage and IUCN for natural heritage.The first goal of this presentation is to establish appropriate understanding of a very specific conceptual approach (Windows to the Universe) in the context of a very large UN Convention (the World Heritage List) related both to cultural and natural heritage in general. The second goal is to give a readable understanding of the WH requirements coming from the strict evaluation of the “Outstanding Universal Value” (OUV) of a given place, including the choice of WH Criteria expressing OUV with respect to the format of the Guidelines. Furthermore, and due to concepts coming from two very different fields, the communication aims to present a practical methodology in the case of a possible WH nomination: how to understand relationships between different classes of value and how to demonstrate OUV and justify the choice of Criteria for the place. Beyond potential WH projects, obviously limited in number, the communication tries to propose an efficient and general methodology for assessing the value and creating understanding of places having a “Windows to the Universe” facet.

“Putting Reform Into Action” — Thirty Years of the World Heritage Convention: How to Reform a Convention without Changing Its Regulations

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Strasser
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject

The World Heritage Convention, revolutionary in its conception thirty years ago, has today become the most widely accepted international legal instrument for the protection of cultural and natural heritage. Now, however, it requires adjustments if its successful implementation is to continue. These changes must not modify the Convention but must achieve an equivalent level of implementation. This article focuses on three issues, which are currently the subject of ongoing discussions: the representivity of the World Heritage List, equitable representation in the World Heritage Committee, and revision of the Operational Guidelines. The author not only describes the procedures for reform and the results achieved so far, but he also compares the legal provisions of this Convention to the other international legal instruments for the protection of cultural heritage.

scholarly journals World Heritage Convention and Transnational Legal Process to Protect Indonesian Nature

2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 489-510
Author(s):  
Ary Apriatno
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
The World ◽  
Transnational Legal Process

The World Heritage Convention demands its states parties to strengthen mechanisms to conserve and preserve natural and cultural heritage consistently. A party to the Convention, Indonesia faces challenges to maintain the balance of economic, social, and environment considerations, pertaining to policies that affect natural heritage. Nevertheless, Indonesia remains committed to observe the Convention’s rules, including ones on sustainability and conservation. As analyzed through transnational legal process theory, the performance of this commitment helps to internalize the Convention’s rules into domestic context. It is suggested that Indonesia step up its interaction with the Convention’s actors in the hope of expanding the internalization of the Convention since it will help Indonesia to design better nature conservation and preservation mechanism.

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