CONTEXT
The core missions of UNESCO are the identification,
protection, preservation and the convention concerning the protection of the
world cultural and natural heritage. The regulation, adopted by UNESCO in 1972, provides
that candidate properties can be inscribed on the world heritage list as:
cultural heritage, natural heritage or cultural landscape. However, UNESCO does not only
concern buildings and natural environments; its work also includes intangible
heritages, like traditions, recipes, and religions.
INTERESTING FACTS
- The former countries of the organization have to make a “tentative list” of properties that may be taken in consideration for nomination.
When the country wants to propose one of their sites (that must be in the tentative list) they are asked to make a nomination file that needs to be as exhaustive as possible.
The nominated place is evaluated by two branches of the organization: the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- Once the sites are evaluated, the World heritage Committee gathers once a year to take the final decision on which proposals will actually be included in the world heritage sites list.
- From 2019, it was determined that every country can submit up to 1 nomination, and the maximum number of submissions that the Committee can evaluate each year is 35.
- Nowadays, the country with the most Unesco sites is Italy (60) followed by China (59) and Germany (54); but the situation is never still, and the following paragraph contains the explanation.
REFLECTION/QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
- Can a site be removed from the list? Since the organization has a constant control over the properties inserted in the list, there are some measures to be taken into consideration. Research this and consider the consequences
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