Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

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World Heritage Convention
Duration:	1972 - ongoing
Scope:	Global
Policy area:	Culture
Legal status:	Non-legally binding
Language:	English, French
URL:	World Heritage Convention website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	UNESCO
Country(ies):	France
Date:	10/6/2011

The most significant feature of the 1972 World Heritage Convention is that it 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	It links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties. The Convention recognizes the way in which people interact with nature, and the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two.
Target	To preserve cultural sites and nature both at the same time, To create a world heritage list with potential places of interest
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	ALCO, AWHF, BLG, COMIFAC, CFU, UCCLA, ICCROM, SFIT, NFiT, Japain FIT, IPAD, FFEM; TripAdvisor, Shell, Nokia, google, National Geographic Society (NGS)
Keywords	nature conservation, cultural properties, people, place of special interest

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