It marked the 40th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention Concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which has since been signed by many countries, including Pakistan.
The 1972 Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the third fundamental pillar, is the most popular and famous in the body of legal texts on heritage.
The 1972 Convention for Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage developed from the merging of two separate movements: the first focusing on the preservation of cultural sites, and the other on the conservation of nature.
She showcased the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, as well as the upcoming commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Convention concerning the Protection for the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Along with the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage this Convention is one of the pillars of the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity.
However, on the basis of the 1966 Declaration, the success of the Nubia campaign and the principles established in Venice in 1970 the most important action undertaken by UNESCO in 1972 was the adoption of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
On the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the 30th anniversary of the declaration of Old Havana and its fortress system as World Heritage Sites, and the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Programme "Memory of the World", a press conference was held on Tuesday, November 30.
The projects in need of funding today concern five main areas: World Heritage (cultural and natural), intangible heritage, movable heritage (museums, archives, libraries), cultural industries and cultural policies.
Climate change is already adversely affecting many areas, including biodiversity and ecosystems, freshwater resources, human health, human settlements and migration patterns, the conservation of natural and cultural world heritage properties, and peace and prosperity.
By regarding heritage as both cultural and natural, the World Heritage Convention exemplifies the value that we place on both culture and nature and recognises the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two.
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Since then, the World Heritage Committee has funded the preparation of an inventory of cultural and natural heritage sites in Palestine.
She highlighted the importance of expanding the reach of early warning and prevention mechanisms around the world in order to protect people as well as natural and cultural heritage from tsunamis, landslides, floods and other hazards.
The site also has inscriptions and archaeological remains that testify to 12, 000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment, and for this reason was inscribed in the World Heritage List as a mixed natural and cultural property.
The rationalised process is part of a competition to find more cultural and natural heritage places of global importance, which are fit to become future UK World Heritage Sites.
Japan currently has 16 World Heritage-listed sites - 12 cultural and four natural.
Japan counts 16 World Heritage sites, of which 12 are cultural and 4 natural.
The Committee inscribed 21 new World Heritage Sites, including 15 cultural, 5 natural and 1 mixed properties.
Thirty new properties in total were submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List this year: 4 natural, 23 cultural and 3 mixed (i.e. both natural and cultural) properties, including 4 transnational nominations.
Cultural and natural sites of unique importance and significance are accorded World Heritage status which recognizes at need to protect this heritage and transmit it to future generations, as well as symbolizing a collective ownership and responsibility for that heritage.
It will provide experts, policy-makers, administrators and students from around the world an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences in the field of conservation and management of natural and cultural heritage.
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The UK Government is preparing a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, to be submitted to UNESCO in 2011, with a view to putting forward nominations to the World Heritage Committee from 2012.
Today 33 cultural and natural sites located on the territories of the cluster countries are inscribed on the World Heritage List (3 sites in Armenia, 2 sites in Azerbaijan, 4 sites in Belarus, 1 site in the Republic of Moldova and 23 sites in the Russian Federation).
The UK Government is currently preparing a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, to be submitted to UNESCO in 2011, with a view to putting forward nominations to the World Heritage Committee from 2012.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this World Heritage Kit has been developed to help raise awareness among young people about the importance of looking after our cultural and natural heritage.
The aim of the Youth Summit is to explore what World Heritage means to young people in Scotland and how they can help to preserve and protect the internationally important cultural and natural heritage on their doorstep.
The aim of the 2010 World Heritage Youth Summit is to explore what World Heritage means to young people in Scotland and how they can help to preserve and protect the internationally important cultural and natural heritage on their doorstep.
To date, the World Heritage List recognizes 878 properties of "outstanding universal value, " including 679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed properties in 145 States Parties.
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