UNESCO natural criteria

E662752

World Heritage selection criteria heritage evaluation framework

UNESCO natural criteria are the set of World Heritage selection standards that identify sites of outstanding universal value for their natural features, geological and ecological processes, biodiversity, and exceptional natural beauty.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
UNESCO natural criteria (vii–x)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage selection criteria ⓘ heritage evaluation framework ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO World Heritage Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	UNESCO General Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesSince	1978 ⓘ
appliesTo	World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ freshwater ecosystems ⓘ geological formations ⓘ landscapes of exceptional natural beauty ⓘ marine ecosystems ⓘ mixed cultural and natural sites ⓘ natural sites ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
associatedWith	International Union for Conservation of Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ
criterion (ix)Description	is an outstanding example representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of ecosystems and communities of plants and animals ⓘ
criterion (vii)Description	contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance ⓘ
criterion (viii)Description	is an outstanding example representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant ongoing geological processes, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features ⓘ
criterion (x)Description	contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation ⓘ
defines	outstanding universal value for natural properties ⓘ
documentedIn	Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
evaluationAdvisedBy	IUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	biodiversity ⓘ ecological processes ⓘ geological processes ⓘ natural beauty ⓘ natural heritage ⓘ
governedBy	World Heritage Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNumberOfCriteria	4 ⓘ
includesCriterion	criterion (ix) ⓘ criterion (vii) ⓘ criterion (viii) ⓘ criterion (x) ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
objective	identify and protect natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage criteria NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	UNESCO cultural criteria ⓘ
requires	adequate protection and management systems ⓘ demonstration of outstanding universal value ⓘ
requiresConsiderationOf	integrity of the property ⓘ long-term conservation ⓘ
revisedIn	2005 ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
usedBy	UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	evaluation of World Heritage nominations ⓘ inscription decisions on the World Heritage List ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) → contrastedWith → UNESCO natural criteria ⓘ

World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom → hasSelectionCriteria → UNESCO natural criteria ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO natural criteria (vii–x)