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Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World
Heritage Convention
http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines
(English or French)
By Cristi Marie C. Nozawa
Regional Director for Asia
BirdLife International &
Vice Chair-at-large, IUCN WCPA
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Content
1. Introduction
2. The World Heritage List
3. Process for Inscription of Properties
4. Process for Monitoring the State of Conservation of the WH Properties
5. Periodic Reporting
6. World Heritage Fund and International Assistance
7. The World Heritage Emblem
8. Sources of Information/Annexes
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1. Introduction
• The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention aim to facilitate the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
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by setting forth the procedure for:
a) the inscription of properties on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger;
b) the protection and conservation of World Heritage properties;
c) the granting of International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund; and
d) the mobilization of national and international support in favor of the Convention.
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The players
• State Parties/General Assembly (list found in http://whc.unesco.org/en/stateparties)
• World Heritage Committee
• World Heritage Centre (Secretariat to the World Heritage Committee)
• Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, ICOMOS, IUCN)
• Others
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• States Parties are countries which have adhered to the World Heritage Convention.
• They agree to identify and nominate properties and protectthe World Heritage values of the properties inscribed and are encouraged to report periodically on their condition.
State Parties: 187 (June 10, 2010)
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World Heritage Committee
• 21 members elected at the General Assembly
• Meets at least once a year (June or July)
• Rules of procedure http://whc.unesco.org/committeerules
• Term: 6 years but in practice 4 years
• Decision making body on inscription, monitoring, enlisting and delisting in/from Danger list, use of World Heritage Fund, reports to General Assembly
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World Heritage Centre• Secretariat to the World Heritage Committee
• Appointed by the Director General of UNESCO
• Organises the meetings of the General Assembly & the World Heritage Committee
• Implementations of the decisions of the WH Committee
• Co-ordination of studies, reports and international assistance to State parties
• Promotion of the WH Convention
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• Advise based on field of expertise
• Assist the World Heritage Centre
• Monitor State of Conservation
• Evaluate properties
• ICCROM, ICOMOS & IUCN
Advisory Bodies
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• The specific role:
- being the priority partner in training for cultural heritage,
- monitoring the state of conservation of World Heritage cultural properties,
- reviewing requests for International Assistance submitted by States Parties, and
- providing input and support for capacity-building activities.
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• A non-governmental organisation established in 1965 in Paris
• Promotes the application of theory, methodology and scientific techniques to the conservation of architectural and archeological heritage
• Work based on the 1964 Venice Charter or the International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites
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• The specific role:
-evaluation of properties nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List,
- monitoring the state of conservation of WH cultural properties,
- reviewing requests for International Assistance, and
- providing input and support for capacity-building activities.
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• World Conservation Union (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)
• Brings together national governments,NGOs and scientists worldwide to influence, encourage and assist societies to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature
• Based in Gland, Switzerland and established in 1948
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• The specific role:
- evaluation of properties nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List, - monitoring the state of conservation of World Heritage natural properties,
- reviewing requests for International Assistance, and
- providing input and support for capacity-building activities.
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Other Partners…
• Partners in the protection and conservation of World Heritage can be those individuals and other stakeholders, especially local communities, governmental, non-governmental and private organizations and owners who have an interest and involvement in the conservation and management of a World Heritage property.
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2. The World Heritage List
• Definition
• Global Strategy
• Tentative Lists
• Criteria for assessment
of OUV
• Integrity and Authenticity
• Protection & Management
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Definitions
• Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Cultural Landscapes
• Movable Heritage
• Outstanding Universal Value
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Nominations of immovable heritage which is likely to become movable will not be
considered.
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Global Strategy• A Representative,
Balanced and Credible World Heritage List
• Other measures
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Strategic Objectives (5Cs)
• Credibility
• Conservation
• Capacity Building
• Communication
• Communities
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Tentative Lists
• Procedure and Format
• Tentative Lists as planning and evaluation tool
• Assistance and Capacity Building for State Parties in the Preparation of Tentative Lists
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What is the World Heritage Convention?
• The World Heritage Convention is NOTintended to ensure the protection of ALL properties of great interest, importance or value, but only for a SELECT list of the most outstanding of these from an international viewpoint. It is not to be assumed that a property of national and/or regional importance will automatically be inscribed on the World Heritage List.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Emphasis: Representativeness: ecosystem, landscape, habitat and species conservation through effective PA systems & ecological networks
Determinant:Outstanding Universal ValueSites nominated individually or serially can cross the threshold if they meet one or more WH criteria
and stringent requirements ofintegrity
Relationship of World Heritage properties to other types of protected areas (PAs) in terms of Outstanding Universal Value versus representativeness as key determinants
Decreasing Global
NumbersIncreasing
International Recognition
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OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
Illustration of the three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value. All three must be in place for a property to meet the requirements of the World Heritage LIst
The three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value(Note: Authenticity is not applicable to natural properties)
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Criteria and conditions
The criteria and conditions for the inscription of properties on the World Heritage List have been developed to evaluate the outstanding universal value of properties and to guide States Parties in the protection and management of World Heritage properties.
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Criteria and Assessment of outstanding universal Value
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OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
Illustration of the three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value. All three must be in place for a property to meet the requirements of the World Heritage LIst
The three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value(Note: Authenticity is not applicable to natural properties)
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10 criteria(i) a masterpiece of human
creative genius
(ii) exhibit an important interchange of human values
(iii) bear exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilization
(iv) an outstanding example of architecture or landscape showing significant changes in human history
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10 criteria
• (v) outstanding example of traditional human settlement, land or sea use representing a culture or human interaction with its environment
(vi) be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, ideas, beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
(Note: preferred use of this criteria with another)
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10 criteria
(vii) Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional beauty & aesthetic importance
(viii) outstanding examples representing earth’s history
(ix) Outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes
(x) contain most important & significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity
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OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
Illustration of the three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value. All three must be in place for a property to meet the requirements of the World Heritage LIst
The three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value(Note: Authenticity is not applicable to natural properties)
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Conditions of Authenticity
• For properties nominated under criteria (i) to (vi);
• Nara Document on Authenticity
• Information sources have to be credible and truthful
• Statement of authenticity should assess the degree to which authenticity is present in, expressed by, each of the significant attributes
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Conditions of Integrity• All properties should satisfy conditions of
integrity
• Measure of wholeness or intactness of the natural and/cultural heritage and its attributes: looking at all elements, adequate size andadverse effects of development or neglect
• For each property nominated under criteria (vii) to (x) conditions of integrity has been defined
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108.Each nominated property should have an appropriate management
plan or other documented management system which should
specify how the outstanding universal value of a property should be
preserved, preferably through participatory means.
109.The purpose of a management system is to ensure the effective
protection of the nominated property for present and future
generations.
Management systems (in the Operational Guidelines)
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110. An effective management system depends on the type,
characteristics and needs of the nominated property and its cultural
and natural context. Management systems may vary according to
different cultural perspectives, the resources available and other
factors. They may incorporate traditional practices, existing urban or
regional planning instruments, and other planning control
mechanisms, both formal and informal.
Management systems (in the Operational Guidelines)
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OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
Illustration of the three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value. All three must be in place for a property to meet the requirements of the World Heritage LIst
The three pillars of Outstanding Universal Value(Note: Authenticity is not applicable to natural properties)
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Protection & management
• Legislative, regulatory and contractual measures for protection
• Boundaries for effective protection
• Buffer zones –why not required?
• Management systems (refer to Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit for natural sites)
• Sustainable use
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3. Process for the Inscription of Properties on the WH List
a. Preparation of Nominations
b. Format & Content
c. Requirements of different types of Properties
d. Registration of nominations
e. Evaluation by Advisory Bodies
f. Withdrawal of Nominations
g. Decision of WH Committee
h. Nominations on emergency basis
i. Modifications to the boundaries, criteria or name
j. Timetable
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Aims of the World Heritage Convention
The Convention aims at the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value.
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Nomination’s format: Annex 5 of Operational Guidelines
• 1. Identification of the Property – maps showing boundaries
• 2. Description of the Property - history & development
• 3. Justification for Inscription – criteria, OUV, comparative analysis; statements of integrity & authenticity
• 4. State of conservation and factors affecting the property – status & affecting factors (ie threats)
=> Completeness is essential and required
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Nomination’s Format
• 5. Protection and Management
• 6. Monitoring - indicators
• 7. Documentation
• 8. Contact Information of responsible authorities
• 9. Signature on behalf of the State Party(ies)
=> Completeness is essential and required
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Participation of stakeholders
• Participation of local people in the nomination process is essential to enable them to have a shared responsibility with the State Party in the maintenance of the property.
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Different types of properties
• Transboundary properties
• Serial properties
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Decision of the WH Committee
• Inscription = adopts a statement of OUV; recommendations for protection & management
• Not to inscribe=nomination may not again be presented
• Referral = for additional information resubmitted=> following Committee session; within 3 years of no submission=>new nominations
• Deferral = more in-depth study or substantial revision by the State Party
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Modifications
• Minor modification to boundaries (by 1 February)
• Significant modification to boundaries (by 1 February)
• Modifications to criteria used (by 1 February)
• Modification to the name (3 months prior to WH Committee meeting)
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Timetable…(168 of guidelines)
• 30 September – draft nominations for comment and review: voluntary
• Submission of nominations any time of the year but…
• Only complete nominations received by the Secretariat by February 1 ….will be considered for inscription by the WH Committee in the following year
• WH Committee meeting – June/July
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4. MONITORING THE STATE OF CONSERVATION OF WH PROPERTIES
• Reactive Monitoring
• List of World Heritage in Danger
• Procedure for the Eventual Deletion of Properties from the World Heritage List
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Reactive Monitoring
• State of conservation of a property under threat
• Prevent deletion of a property from the list
• Inform the WH Committee on intention to undertake or authorize major or new constructions that may affect the OUV of the property
• Inform and consult with State Parties on information from other sources
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When is a property in danger?
• Ascertained Danger or
• Potential Danger
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When is a property in danger?
• Ascertained Danger – the property is faced with specific and proven imminent danger
Example:
- serious deterioration of materials or structure
- serious decline in population of species of which it was inscribed for
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When is a property in danger?
Potential Danger – the property is faced with major threats which could have deleterious effects on its inherent characteristics.
Examples:
- threatening effects of regional planning projects or armed conflict
- management plan or system is lacking or inadequate
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5. Periodic Reporting
• Objectives – for effective long term conservation
• Procedure and Format
• Evaluation and Follow up
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Periodic Reporting=>Regional; 6 yr cycles
• Arab States
• Africa
• Asia and the Pacific
• Latin America and Caribbean
• Europe and North America
=> Develop regional strategies for Periodic Reporting
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Purposes of periodic reporting
• Assessment of application of WH Convention
• Are OUVs being maintained over time?
• Record changing circumstances and state of conservation
• Mechanism for regional co-operation and exchange
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Periodic Reporting Format
• Section I. Legislative and administrative provisions adopted to guide application of the WH Convention (GENERAL)
• Section II. State of conservation of specific properties in territory of State Party
=> Consilidation, evaluation, regional follow up programmes
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Encouraging Support for the WHC
• Objectives
• Capacity Building and Research
• Awareness raising and education
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Objectives for support
• Enhance capacity building and research
• Raise public awareness, understanding and appreciation
• Enhance function of WH in the life of the community
• Increase participation of local and national populations in protection and presentation of WH
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Capacity Building & Research
• Global Training Strategy
• National training strategies & regional co-operation
• Develop and co-ordinate international research
• International assistance
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Awareness raising and education
• Awareness raising
• Education
• International Assistance
=> Both for the WH Convention and the WH sites/properties
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7. World Heritage Fund & International Assistance
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VII. World Heritage Emblem
• Applicability
• Responsibilities of Parties
• Increasing proper use of WH Emblem
• Principles of use
• Authorization procedure
• Right of State Parties to exert quality control
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Information Sources & Annexes
• http://whc.unesco.org
• http://www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/wcpa/wcpa_puball/wcpa_bpg/
• http://www.international.icomos.org/publications/index.html
• http://www.iccrom.org/eng/02info_en.shtml
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Maraming Salamat Po.
By Cristi Marie C. Nozawa
Regional Director for Asia
BirdLife International &
Vice Chair-at-large, IUCN WCPA
http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines
(English or French)