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Kazan, Republic of Tartarstan, Russian Federation,The World Heritage Committee at its 28th Session requested the World Heritage Centre to convene a special meeting of experts of all regions on the concept of outstanding universal value as used for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. The World Heritage List includes 788 properties of great diversity in ...
Events Score 14.823339 Date 04/2005
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Cultural heritage is defined in Article 1 of the World Heritage Convention. 'For the purposes of this Convention, the following shall be considered as "cultural heritage"; - monuments: architectural works, works of monumental sculpture and painting, elements or structures of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and combinations of features, which are of ...
FAQ Score 14.5525 Date 11/2022
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The World Heritage Convention defines natural heritage as: natural features consisting of physical and biological formations or groups of such formations, which are of Outstanding Universal Value from the aesthetic or scientific point of view; geological and physiographical formations and precisely delineated areas which constitute the habitat of threatened species of ...
FAQ Score 14.4754505 Date 11/2022
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Vienna, Austria,Expert Meeting on European Cultural Landscapes of Outstanding Universal Value, Vienna, Austria, 21 April 1996
Events Score 14.270983 Date 04/1996
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Note 1 – Identifying and mapping attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value of a World Heritage property
Activities Score 14.218576 Date 04/2025
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Outstanding Universal Value, or ‘OUV’ is described in Paragraph 49 of the Operational Guidelines as: ‘cultural and/or natural significance which is so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity. As such, the permanent protection of this heritage is of the highest importance to the ...
FAQ Score 14.136354 Date 11/2022
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Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania,A retrospective inventory conducted by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre revealed that of the 76 sites in the Africa region, only 6 have a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, 27 a Statement of Value, and 43 do not have either one. Therefore 19 State Parties are concerned by the preparation of Statements of OUV to be approved ...
Events Score 14.125002 Date 03/2009
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For the purpose of management, States Parties prepare a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value which the World Heritage Committee adopts at the time of inscription. According to the Operational Guidelines, ‘the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value shall be the basis for the future protection and management of the property’. Statements of OUV aim to provide a clear, ...
FAQ Score 13.907854 Date 11/2022
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According to the Resource Manual 'Preparing World Heritage Nominations', "Attributes are aspects of a property which are associated with or express the Outstanding Universal Value. Attributes can be tangible or intangible. The Operational Guidelines indicate a range of types of attribute which might convey Outstanding Universal Value, including: form and design; materials ...
FAQ Score 13.755481 Date 11/2022
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Article 1 of the World Heritage Convention defines cultural heritage as: monuments: architectural works, works of monumental sculpture and painting, elements or structures of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and combinations, which are of Outstanding Universal Value from the point of view of history, art or science; groups of buildings: groups of ...
FAQ Score 13.658433 Date 11/2022
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In relation to boundaries for effective protection, paragraphs 99-102 of the Operational Guidelines state: ‘99. The delineation of boundaries is an essential requirement in the establishment of effective protection of nominated properties. Boundaries should be drawn to incorporate all the attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value and to ensure the integrity ...
FAQ Score 13.49418 Date 11/2022
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International Co-operation has taken decades to accept texts including notions such as “recognition” or “perception” in relation to processes of cultural determination by communities (local, peasant, of interest, aboriginal, indigenous, of origin, ......) in the framework of the preservation of Cultural Heritage. It was a requirement as of the Conference at Nara (Japan, ...
Activities Score 13.399577 Date 06/2022
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Austria,a) Urban development pressure; b) Lack of management plan.,During its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World HeritageCommittee congratulated the State Party on submitting a management plan and a Master Plan for the property, and encouraged the State Party to implement the recommendations of the advisory mission of October 2006. The World HeritageCommittee ...
State of Conservation Score 13.375341 Date 05/2009
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Helsinki, Finland,This workshop was organized as a follow-up to the meetings for Nordic and Baltic sub-region in Helsinki, Finland, 2007, and in Stockholm, Sweden, 2009. The meeting was prepared by the Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) in Tallinn, Estonia, and hosted by the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO in cooperation with the Tallinn Cultural Heritage ...
Events Score 13.336988 Date 10/2010
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The Justification for inscription is a part of nomination documentation that makes clear why the property is considered to be of “Outstanding Universal Value”. It  is comprised of  more detailed information to support the text of the proposed Statement of Outstanding Universal Value; the World Heritage criteria under which the property is proposed together with a clearly ...
FAQ Score 13.306723 Date 11/2022
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Authenticity only applies to cultural properties and to the cultural aspects of ‘mixed’ properties. Authenticity can be seen as the link between attributes and Outstanding Universal Value. According to paragraph 82 of the Operational Guidelines, a World Heritage property ”[] may be understood to meet the conditions of authenticity if their cultural values (as recognized in ...
FAQ Score 13.304707 Date 11/2022
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