UNESCO World Heritage Programme

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UNESCO programme heritage conservation programme international initiative

The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.

Aliases (11)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO programme → heritage conservation programme → international initiative →
administeredBy	UNESCO →
aimsTo	ensure transmission of heritage to future generations → identify sites of outstanding universal value → promote conservation of heritage sites → protect cultural heritage → protect natural heritage →
basedOn	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage →
canInscribeOnDangerList	World Heritage properties under serious threat →
conventionAdoptedAt	UNESCO General Conference →
conventionAdoptedInYear	1972 →
coversTypeOfSite	cultural site → mixed cultural and natural site → natural site →
decisionMaker	World Heritage Committee →
encourages	capacity-building for heritage management → international cooperation in heritage conservation → public awareness of heritage values →
fundedBy	World Heritage Fund → voluntary contributions from States Parties →
hasAdvisoryBody	ICCROM → ICOMOS → IUCN →
hasKeyConcept	outstanding universal value →
hasLegalInstrument	World Heritage Convention →
hasMainGoverningBody	World Heritage Committee →
headquartersLocation	Paris, France →
monitoredBy	World Heritage Centre →
monitors	state of conservation of World Heritage properties →
partOf	United Nations system →
promotes	integration of heritage protection into regional planning → sustainable tourism at heritage sites →
protects	biodiversity → geological formations → groups of buildings → monuments → natural features → natural habitats → sites →
requires	evaluation by advisory bodies → nomination by State Party →
scope	global →
setsOut	criteria for inscription on the World Heritage List →
usesDocument	Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention →
usesInstrument	List of World Heritage in Danger → World Heritage Fund → World Heritage List →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Europe and North America ("UNESCO World Heritage system") → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ("UNESCO World Heritage system") → World Heritage Sites in Belgium ("UNESCO World Heritage List") → World Heritage Sites in Greece ("UNESCO World Heritage List") →	partOf
Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru ("UNESCO World Heritage") → UNESCO World Heritage tentative list ("UNESCO World Heritage List") → UNESCO culture programmes ("UNESCO World Heritage programme") → World Heritage Fund ("UNESCO World Heritage List") →	relatedTo
UNESCO World Heritage Site ("World Heritage List") → Þingvellir National Park ("UNESCO World Heritage List") →	inscribedOn
UNESCO World Heritage Site ("World Heritage Committee") →	administeredBy
WHS ("UNESCO World Heritage List") →	associatedWith
UNESCO World Heritage Site ("World Heritage Centre") →	evaluatedBy
UNESCO →	hasProgram
Chapter House, Westminster Abbey ("UNESCO cultural criterion (ii)") →	heritageCriteria
Medieval City of Rhodes ("UNESCO World Heritage Committee") →	inscribedBy
UNESCO World Heritage Site ("World Heritage Fund") →	linkedTo
UNESCO World Heritage Site ("UNESCO World Heritage Centre") →	monitoredBy
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ("UNESCO World Heritage Centre") →	publishedBy
Memory of the World International Register ("UNESCO World Heritage List") →	relatedProgramme