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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) links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties. It recognizes the way in which people interact with nature, and the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two.

Objective To adopt a general policy which aims to give the cultural and natural heritage a function in the life of the community and to integrate the protection of that heritage into comprehensive planning programmes
Target Conservation and presentation of the cultural and natural heritage
Policy and/or legal framework The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Monitoring, assessing and reporting Through periodic reports prepared by the states parties
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions UNESCO,CBD, COMIFAC
Main formal decision making body The World Heritage Committee
Main implementing body States parties
Keywords nature conservation, cultural properties, people, place of special interest
FOREST EUROPE criteria FOREST EUROPE indicators ToSIA indicators
Socio-economic functions Cultural and spiritual values No ToSIA indicators for this Policy process and instrument