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UNESCO, Paris
26 November 2021

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UNESCO, Paris
2021

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n°100
Oct 2021

Climate Change

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n°45
Dec 2016

The Future of the World Heritage Convention for Marine Conservation. Celebrating 10 years of the World Heritage Marine Programme

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The Future of the World Heritage Convention for Marine Conservation. Celebrating 10 years of the World Heritage Marine Programme

Basic Texts of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Edition December 2021

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Basic Texts of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Edition December 2021

Managing Natural World Heritage

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Managing Natural World Heritage

World Heritage in Europe Today

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World Heritage in Europe Today

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Capacity Building
Capacity Building

World Heritage Capacity-Building Programme Understanding, managing and conserving ...

World Heritage Marine Programme
World Heritage Marine Programme

World HeritageMarine Programme 50 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding ...

World Heritage Cities Programme
World Heritage Cities Programme

The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by ...

Category 2 Centres
Category 2 Centres

In recent years, the framework for training and research in the field of World Heritage has changed ...

Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)
Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)

Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative(CAWHFI) Tri-national de la Sangha © Ralf ...

Climate Change and World Heritage
Climate Change and World Heritage

World Heritage properties are affected by the impacts of climate change at present and in the future. ...

Cultural Landscapes
Cultural Landscapes

There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. ...

Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest

There exist a great variety of religious and sacred sites that are representative of the different ...

Natural World Heritage
Natural World Heritage

The World Heritage Convention is one of the most successful international instruments to recognize the ...

Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery
Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery

Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery  Post-conflict and ...

Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape

On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the new Recommendation on the Historic Urban ...

Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties
Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties

Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties World Heritage properties and heritage sites in ...

World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples
World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples

Many cultural and natural World Heritage sites are home to indigenous peoples. As the UNESCO policy on ...

World Heritage and Sustainable Development
World Heritage and Sustainable Development

Heritage was long absent from the mainstream sustainable development debate despite its crucial ...

World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme
World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme

The UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme represents a new approach based on dialogue ...

World Heritage Education Programme
World Heritage Education Programme

The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, initiated as a UNESCO special project in 1994, gives ...

World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and ...

World Heritage Volunteers Initiative
World Heritage Volunteers Initiative

Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the World Heritage Volunteers ...

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The World Heritage emblem represents the interdependence of the world’s natural and cultural diversity. It is used to identify properties protected by the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the official World Heritage List, and represents the universal values for which the Convention stands.

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