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Advisory Bodies Three international non-governmental or intergovernmental organizations are named in the Convention to advise the Committee in its deliberations. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international, non-governmental organization that provides the World Heritage Committee with technical evaluations of natural heritage ...

Useful Websites Websites related to World Heritage International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)  Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) Websites ...

World Heritage Policy Compendium The World Heritage Policy Compendium is a database of World Heritage policies. It is organized around the 5 Strategic Objectives of the Convention - known as the 5Cs, - including Credibility, Conservation, Capacity Building, Communication and Communities, together with a first chapter on General Policies. Tour guide © UNESCO Explore ...

World Heritage Emblem Its use is strictly regulated and determined by the World Heritage Committee, with guidelines for its use defined in Chap. VIII + Annex 14 of the Operational Guidelines. It is protected under the international World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) act. The World Heritage emblem represents the interdependence of the world’s natural and ...

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage The General Conference of UNESCO adopted on 16 November 1972 the Recommendation concerning the Protection at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage. Complete Text Read the complete text of the World Heritage Convention. Download the complete text in the language of your ...

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. © ...

Success Stories The World Heritage Convention is not only 'words on paper' but is above all a useful instrument for concrete action in preserving threatened sites and endangered species. By recognizing the Outstanding Universal Value of a site, States Parties commit to its preservation and strive to find solutions for its protection. If a site is inscribed on the List of ...

Launched in 2002 in an effort to publish a series on various World Heritage subjects, the series will include: papers related to World Heritage issues; reports from seminars, workshops and meetings; and manuals aimed at facilitating the implementation of the World Heritage Convention for its various actors. This series is targeted mainly at World Heritage experts, national ...

new sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List Nominations to be examined Cultural properties Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, Renaissance Hydraulic Complex in America (Mexico) Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalu and Monreale (Italy) Baekje Historic Areas (Republic of Korea) Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) (Jordan) Bet She’arim ...

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 ...

Arab States The Arab States region consists of 19 States Parties that have ratified the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, with a total of 88 properties currently inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Arab States region is rich in its cultural and natural heritage, reflecting a diversity of values and features, ...

The World Heritage Newsletter gives up-to-date accounts of policy-making and issues facing World Heritage. Available in English and French The World Heritage Review featuring in-depth articles on cultural and natural World Heritage sites. Published every two months in English, French and Spanish. World Heritage Paper Series launched in 2002 in an ...

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 ...

Asia & Pacific Asia & Pacific Region 46 States Parties 297 Properties currently inscribed on the World Heritage List 212 Cultural Properties 12 Mixed Properties 73 Natural Properties 8 Transboundary properties 6 Properties in Danger Periodic Reporting in Asia & Pacific Region As a State Party-driven exercise, ...

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. ...

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 ...

2007-2008 World Heritage Map: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, National Geographic and Hewlett Packard Partnership This large format full-color map features the 851 World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation programmes, as well as superb photos of World Heritages sites with explanatory captions. The ...

International Assistance under the World Heritage Convention is a financial assistance granted to the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, in order to help them protect the cultural or natural heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List or on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Apply for funding See completed projects Fund Projects under ...

Financial Regulations for the World Heritage Fund Article 15 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), establishes a Fund, called "the World Heritage Fund" hereinafter referred to as "the Fund" which is to constitute a trust fund, in conformity with the provisions of the Financial ...

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 ...