Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

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World Heritage Convention
Start date:	1972
Scope:	Global
Policy area:	Other
Legal status:	Legally binding
Type of instrument:	Regulatory
Form of instrument:	Convention
Language:	English, French
URL:	World Heritage Convention website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	UNESCO
Country(ies):	France
Date:	10/6/2011

The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention) is an international agreement for the protection of cultural and natural heritage. It defines the kind of natural or cultural heritage sites which can be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List and established the World Heritage Fund and the World Heritage Committee. The Convention sets out the duties of States Parties in identifying potential sites and their role in protecting and preserving the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Objective	To promote cooperation among nations to conserve and protect cultural and natural heritage for current and future generations
Target	Conservation and preservation of the cultural and natural heritage
Policy and/or legal framework	The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Monitoring, assessing and reporting	Periodic Reporting Process
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	UNESCO, CBD, COMIFAC
Main formal decision making body	The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
Main implementing body	The States Parties to the Convention
Keywords	Nature conservation/management, cultural heritage

FOREST EUROPE criteria	FOREST EUROPE indicators	ToSIA indicators
Socio-economic functions	Cultural and spiritual values	No ToSIA indicators for this Policy process and instrument