UNESCOUNESCOWorld Heritage SitesWorld Heritage Sites

UNESCOUNESCO

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• Seeks to encourage the identification, Seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. to be of outstanding value to humanity.

Heritage is…Heritage is…

• Our legacy from the pastOur legacy from the past

• What we live with todayWhat we live with today

• What we pass on to future generationsWhat we pass on to future generations

UNESCOUNESCO’’s Missions Mission

• encourage countries to sign the World encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural protection of their natural and cultural heritage; heritage;

• encourage States Parties to the Convention to encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national territory nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List; for inclusion on the World Heritage List;

• encourage States Parties to establish encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites; World Heritage sites;

• help States Parties safeguard World Heritage help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical assistance properties by providing technical assistance and professional training; and professional training;

UNESCOUNESCO’’s Missions Mission

• provide emergency assistance for World provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger; Heritage sites in immediate danger;

• support States Parties' public awareness-support States Parties' public awareness-building activities for World Heritage building activities for World Heritage conservation; conservation;

• encourage participation of the local encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage; cultural and natural heritage;

• encourage international cooperation in the encourage international cooperation in the conservation of our world's cultural and conservation of our world's cultural and natural heritage. natural heritage.

HistoryHistory

• The idea of creating an international The idea of creating an international movement for protecting heritage movement for protecting heritage emerged after World War I.emerged after World War I.

• The 1972 The 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage developed from the merging of two developed from the merging of two separate movements: separate movements: • the first focusing on the preservation of the first focusing on the preservation of

cultural sitescultural sites• the other dealing with the conservation of the other dealing with the conservation of

nature.nature.

CriteriaCriteria

• To be included on the World Heritage List, To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.criteria.

• The criteria are regularly revised by the The criteria are regularly revised by the Committee to reflect the evolution of the Committee to reflect the evolution of the World Heritage concept itself.World Heritage concept itself.

The ListThe List

• The World Heritage List includes 890 The World Heritage List includes 890 propertiesproperties

• These include These include • 689 cultural properties689 cultural properties• 176 natural properties176 natural properties• 25 mixed properties25 mixed properties

• There are 15 sites in CanadaThere are 15 sites in Canada

Canadian Sites - Canadian Sites - CulturalCultural

• Cultural Cultural • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (1981) – Alberta Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (1981) – Alberta • Historic District of Old Québec (1985) – Quebec Historic District of Old Québec (1985) – Quebec • LL ’’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

(1978) - NFLD(1978) - NFLD• Old Town Lunenburg (1995) – Nova ScotiaOld Town Lunenburg (1995) – Nova Scotia• Rideau Canal (2007) – Ontario Rideau Canal (2007) – Ontario • SGang Gwaay (1981) – British ColumbiaSGang Gwaay (1981) – British Columbia

Canadian Sites - Canadian Sites - NaturalNatural

• Natural Natural • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (1984) – BC & ABCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks (1984) – BC & AB• Dinosaur Provincial Park (1979) - ABDinosaur Provincial Park (1979) - AB• Gros Morne National Park (1987) - NFLDGros Morne National Park (1987) - NFLD• Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay /

Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979) – YK, BC, AlaskaTatshenshini-Alsek (1979) – YK, BC, Alaska• Miguasha National Park (1999) - QuebecMiguasha National Park (1999) - Quebec• Nahanni National Park (1978) - NWTNahanni National Park (1978) - NWT• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995) Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)

– AB – AB • Wood Buffalo National Park (1983) – AB & NWTWood Buffalo National Park (1983) – AB & NWT• Joggins Fossil Cliffs (2008) – NSJoggins Fossil Cliffs (2008) – NS

Sites Around the WorldSites Around the World

• Great Barrier Reef (1981) – AustraliaGreat Barrier Reef (1981) – Australia

• The Great Wall of China (1987) – ChinaThe Great Wall of China (1987) – China

• Pyramids (1979) – EgyptPyramids (1979) – Egypt

• Palace and Park of Versailles (1979,2007) – FrancePalace and Park of Versailles (1979,2007) – France

• Acropolis, Athens (1987) – GreeceAcropolis, Athens (1987) – Greece

• Vatican City (1984) – ItalyVatican City (1984) – Italy

• Taj Mahal (1983) – IndiaTaj Mahal (1983) – India

• Pompeii (1987) – ItalyPompeii (1987) – Italy

• Auschwitz (1979) – PolandAuschwitz (1979) – Poland

• Stonehenge (1986) – UKStonehenge (1986) – UK

• Yellowstone National Park (1978) – United StatesYellowstone National Park (1978) – United States

Sites Around the WorldSites Around the World

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