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Home > Tangible Heritage - World Heritage Convention - Updated: 07-01-2003 4:47 pm
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Focuses on the identification, protection and preservation of the cultural and natural heritage considered to be outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Adopted by UNESCO in 1972, the Convention now has 167 States parties. The World Heritage List, which was created under this convention today includes 721 sites—544 cultural, 144 natural and 23 mixed—in 124 countries. It is completed by a list of endangered world heritage which includes 31 threatened sites. The convention’s thirtieth anniversary in 2002 will be marked by an international congress in Venice in November.
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