Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention

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UNESCO policy document World Heritage Convention instrument procedural manual

The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention is UNESCO’s key procedural and policy manual that governs how sites are nominated, evaluated, inscribed, protected, and monitored under the World Heritage system.

Aliases (1)

Operational Guidelines ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO policy document → World Heritage Convention instrument → procedural manual →
adoptedBy	World Heritage Committee →
adoptedUnder	UNESCO →
appliesTo	States Parties to the World Heritage Convention → cultural heritage properties → cultural landscapes → mixed cultural and natural properties → natural heritage properties →
defines	conditions of authenticity for cultural properties → conditions of integrity for natural and cultural properties → criteria for the assessment of Outstanding Universal Value → format and content of Statements of Outstanding Universal Value → mechanisms for capacity-building in the World Heritage framework → mechanisms for public awareness and education related to World Heritage → procedures for boundary modifications of World Heritage properties → procedures for changes to the criteria or statements of Outstanding Universal Value → procedures for deletion from the World Heritage List → procedures for inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger → procedures for international assistance under the World Heritage Fund → procedures for minor boundary modifications → procedures for monitoring and reporting on state of conservation → procedures for significant boundary modifications → protection and management requirements for World Heritage properties → roles of States Parties in the World Heritage system → roles of the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee → roles of the World Heritage Centre → roles of the World Heritage Committee →
firstAdoptedBy	World Heritage Committee →
firstAdoptedInYear	1977 →
fullName	Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention →
governs	conservation of World Heritage properties → evaluation of World Heritage nominations → implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage → inscription of properties on the World Heritage List → monitoring of World Heritage properties → periodic reporting on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties → preparation of Tentative Lists by States Parties → preparation of nomination dossiers by States Parties → procedures for nomination of World Heritage properties → protection of World Heritage properties → reactive monitoring of World Heritage properties → use of the World Heritage emblem →
language	English → French →
legalBasis	Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage →
periodicallyRevisedBy	World Heritage Committee →
publishedBy	UNESCO World Heritage Centre →
shortName	Operational Guidelines →
subjectMatter	World Heritage evaluation procedures → World Heritage monitoring and reporting → World Heritage nomination procedures → protection and management of World Heritage properties →
usedBy	Advisory Bodies evaluating World Heritage nominations → States Parties preparing World Heritage nominations → World Heritage Committee in decision-making →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UNESCO World Heritage Site →	associatedWithDocument
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention →	fullName
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list →	governedBy
UNESCO World Heritage Convention →	relatedInstrument
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ("Operational Guidelines") →	shortName
States Parties to the World Heritage Convention →	subjectTo
Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee →	uses
UNESCO World Heritage Programme →	usesDocument
World Heritage Committee →	usesInstrument