Xinhua and the People's Daily Overseas Edition condemn authorities in Okinawa for including the disputed islands in Japan's application for Unesco World Natural Heritage status for the Amami and Ryukyu Islands.
On the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the 30th anniversary of the declaration of Old Havana and its fortress system as World Heritage Sites, and the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Programme "Memory of the World", a press conference was held on Tuesday, November 30.
It marked the 40th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The islands were made a natural world heritage site in 1986 because of the bird and plantlife they support.
Today the Galapagos are a designated UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention Concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which has since been signed by many countries, including Pakistan.
The 1972 Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the third fundamental pillar, is the most popular and famous in the body of legal texts on heritage.
The 1972 Convention for Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage developed from the merging of two separate movements: the first focusing on the preservation of cultural sites, and the other on the conservation of nature.
She showcased the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, as well as the upcoming commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Convention concerning the Protection for the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Along with the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage this Convention is one of the pillars of the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity.
However, on the basis of the 1966 Declaration, the success of the Nubia campaign and the principles established in Venice in 1970 the most important action undertaken by UNESCO in 1972 was the adoption of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The projects in need of funding today concern five main areas: World Heritage (cultural and natural), intangible heritage, movable heritage (museums, archives, libraries), cultural industries and cultural policies.
By regarding heritage as both cultural and natural, the World Heritage Convention exemplifies the value that we place on both culture and nature and recognises the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two.
UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: World Heritage Sites
International, regional and national registers list items of world significance in the same way as the UNESCO World Heritage List identifies precious natural sites and buildings.
The site also has inscriptions and archaeological remains that testify to 12, 000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment, and for this reason was inscribed in the World Heritage List as a mixed natural and cultural property.
Climate change is already adversely affecting many areas, including biodiversity and ecosystems, freshwater resources, human health, human settlements and migration patterns, the conservation of natural and cultural world heritage properties, and peace and prosperity.
Since then, the World Heritage Committee has funded the preparation of an inventory of cultural and natural heritage sites in Palestine.
It also wants any new high voltage transmission lines to avoid areas of outstanding natural beauty, national parks, world heritage sites and green belt land.
The rationalised process is part of a competition to find more cultural and natural heritage places of global importance, which are fit to become future UK World Heritage Sites.
Thirty new properties in total were submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List this year: 4 natural, 23 cultural and 3 mixed (i.e. both natural and cultural) properties, including 4 transnational nominations.
The Committee inscribed 21 new World Heritage Sites, including 15 cultural, 5 natural and 1 mixed properties.
If there is any natural disaster on the property or on the World Heritage site, such as earthquake, flood or damage caused by armed conflict, the World Heritage Fund can be required.
In a letter sent to the World Heritage Centre in Paris, the Department of Natural Resources and Tourism says the 50km (30-mile) section of road across the park will "continue to be managed mainly for tourism and administrative purposes, as it is now".
Japan currently has 16 World Heritage-listed sites - 12 cultural and four natural.
Many of the World Heritage sites affected by the wildfires this summer are natural sites, with unique ecosystems and biodiversity.
She highlighted the importance of expanding the reach of early warning and prevention mechanisms around the world in order to protect people as well as natural and cultural heritage from tsunamis, landslides, floods and other hazards.
Cultural and natural sites of unique importance and significance are accorded World Heritage status which recognizes at need to protect this heritage and transmit it to future generations, as well as symbolizing a collective ownership and responsibility for that heritage.
Japan counts 16 World Heritage sites, of which 12 are cultural and 4 natural.
The Convention defines the kind of natural or cultural sites which can be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List.
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