World Heritage Convention

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World heritage important for biodiversity

New research underscores the vital role played by the World Heritage Convention in protecting biodiversity A UNESCO and IUCN assessment of the status of species reveals that UNESCO World Heritage sites harbour over 20% of mapped global species richness within just 1% of the Earth’s surface. Safeguarding these biodiversity hotspots is essential if the Kunming – Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is to be achieved. UNESCO is appealing to the 195 States Parties to the Convention to scale up investment in...

World heritage day

The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is an international observance held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles. Why World Heritage is so very important?? see various blog posts including World Heritage celebrates What are “Monuments & Sites”……  The International Council on Monuments & Sites ICOMOS  is The a professional association that works for...