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Marketplace For World Heritage Fund a project to support World Heritage © UNESCO Projects in search of funding Funded projects Why fund World Heritage projects Contact --> The Marketplace is a donor-meet-project platform where World Heritage donors will find a wide range of exciting and innovative World Heritage projects to fund. By funding one or more projects on ...

Employment and internshipsat the World Heritage Centre The World Heritage Centre is part of UNESCO. If you’re interested in working at UNESCO or the World Heritage Centre, you can see what opportunities are available by consulting the Employment section of the UNESCO website, find out how to apply, and learn about the recruitment process. UNESCO, a specialized ...

Upstream Process © UNESCO / Namib Sand Sea The ability to evolve is one of the main strengths of the World Heritage Convention. While the Convention itself is essentially set in stone, the flexibility of the Operational Guidelines, through which the provisions and principles of the Convention are implemented, reflect the evolution of notions and processes and ...

Periodic ReportingQuestionnaire Third Cycle exercise | 2018-2024 © {{replace "periodicText"}} Access to specific State Party or World Heritage property Periodic Reporting questionnaire is restricted to designated national focal points and World Heritage site managers.  Third Cycle 2018-2024 The questionnaire for the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting was revised ...

Periodic Reporting © UNESCO / Valentino Etowar What is Periodic Reporting Periodic Reporting is one of the core conservation monitoring mechanisms of the World Heritage Convention. Every eight years or so, the States Parties are invited to submit to the World Heritage Committee a Periodic Report on the application of the World Heritage Convention in their ...

The Data Bank for the UNESCO The UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) is a framework of thematic indicators whose purpose is to measure and monitor the progress of culture’s enabling contribution to the national and local implementation of the Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. © ...

The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention As per Article 8(1) of the World Heritage Convention (or Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee ), the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention meets during the sessions of the General Conference of UNESCO. The General Assembly manages its meetings according to ...

Funding The conservation and protection of World Heritage sites require substantial financial resources. Sources of income include the World Heritage Fund, which receives most of its income from cfrom assessed contributions from States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and from voluntary contributions. Other sources of income include profits derived from sales of ...

Africa The Africa region covers the 47 States Parties of the World Heritage Convention in the Sub-Saharan Africa. In line with the Global Priority Africa of UNESCO, the Africa unit of the World Heritage Centre strives to enhance the capacity of the Africa region in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Africa is one of UNESCO’s Global Priorities. ...

This section provides information about the 1972 World Heritage Convention and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. It includes answers to frequently asked questions in the following areas: World Heritage/The Convention The World Heritage List The Nomination of Sites World Heritage in Danger The World Heritage Fund Education Partnerships Publications The World Heritage ...

Reactive Monitoring Process Once a site is inscribed on the World Heritage List (and becomes a “World Heritage property”), the State Party has to ensure that effective and active measures are taken for its protection, conservation and presentation. To do so, States Parties are encouraged to establish services for the protection, conservation and presentation of the ...

Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage This publication highlights the impacts of climate change on 26 natural and cultural World Heritage properties, along with ongoing and planned adaptation and mitigation measures. There are five chapters on glaciers, marine biodiversity, terrestrial biodiversity, archaeological sites, and historic cities and settlements, and ...

Europe and North America 51 States Parties 576 Total number of properties 490 Cultural Properties 12 Mixed Properties 74 Natural Properties 35 Transboundary properties 7 Properties in Danger The Europe and North America region is home to 51 States that have ratified the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World ...

Global Strategy In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a Representative, Balanced and Credible World Heritage List. Its aim is to ensure that the List reflects the world's cultural and natural diversity of outstanding universal value. Twenty-two years after the adoption of the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural ...

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. play_arrow Video provided by the Austrian Commission for UNESCODownload the video The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

Reporting and Monitoring Inscribing a site on the World Heritage List is not the end of the story. Site managers and local authorities continuously need to work towards managing, monitoring and preserving the World Heritage properties. State of conservation States Parties have an obligation to regularly prepare reports about the state of conservation and the various ...

Latin America and the Caribbean © From archaeological pre-Hispanic sites, exceptionally well preserved historical centres, breath-taking natural sites with exquisite, biodiverse landscapes, the Region’s World Heritage serves as a basis for further strengthening sustainable development and the role of local communities which is vital for heritage protection and ...

Maps Get geographical visualization of the conservation of World Heritage since 1979 Map showing properties to be examined in 2025 Map showing all the properties that have been examined since 1979 World Heritage properties impacted by extractive industries over the past 10 years World Heritage properties at risk due to conflict situations over the ...

World Heritage Fund The Fund for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, called "the World Heritage Fund", was established in 1977 under Article 15 of the World Heritage Convention. The World Heritage Committee makes decisions on the amount of the budget of the World Heritage Fund as well as on its use. The World Heritage ...

The World Heritage Convention The most significant feature of the 1972 World Heritage Convention is that it links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties. The Convention recognizes the way in which people interact with nature, and the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two. The ...