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World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.

Explore the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites and learn about their significance and cultural importance.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political …

The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/24/46.COM/8, PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; Decides to amend Paragraph 121 of the Operational Guidelines with the addition of the highlighted bold text as follows: The Upstream Process advice provided regarding a site will not prejudge the results of any future Preliminary Assessment.

Namib Sand Sea is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. Covering an area of over three million hectares and a buffer zone of 899,500 hectares, the site is composed of two dune systems, an ancient semi-consolidated one overlain by a younger active one.

CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service) The CCIVS is an International Non-Governmental Organisation engaged in the field of International Voluntary Service. Co-founder of the World Heritage Volunteers Initiative in 2008, CCIVS has ensured the global coordination of the campaign for the first 14 years, until 2022, largely contributing to its …

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.