The World Heritage Policy Compendium is a database of World Heritage policies. It is organized around the 5 Strategic Objectives of the Convention - known as the 5Cs, - including Credibility, Conservation, Capacity Building, Communication and Communities, together with a first chapter on General Policies.
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United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
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Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
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Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
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Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
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Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
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GIAHS – Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (FAO)
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Annex X of WHC‑01/CONF.208/24 - Update of the Global Training Strategy
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Man and the Biosphere Programme
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Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage
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Managing Natural World Heritage
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Nara Document on Authenticity
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Policy on Engaging with Indigenous People
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Preparing World Heritage Nominations (Second edition)
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Reflection on the Trends of the State of Conservation
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Report of the Expert Meeting on Evaluation of General Principles and Criteria for Nominations of Natural World Heritage sites
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Revised Partnerships for Conservation Initiative Strategy
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Strategy for the Reinforcement of UNESCO Action for the Protection of Culture and the Promotion of Cultural Pluralism in the Event of Armed Conflict
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The Bonn Declaration
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The Istanbul Declaration
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (New York, 1992)
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Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
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The Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration on Nature and Culture
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UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Annual Reports
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Managing Cultural World Heritage
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UNESCO Declaration concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage
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UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
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Vienna Memorandum on World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture – Managing the Historic Urban Landscape
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World Heritage Tourism Programme
The World Heritage Policy Compendium was elaborated thanks to the generous contribution of the Government of Australia.
The World Heritage Policy Compendium On-line tool was developed thanks to the generous contribution of the Government of Korea.
- The Convention
- Convention Text
- Operational Guidelines
- Policy Compendium
- Governing Bodies
- The General Assembly
- The Committee
- Resolutions / Decisions
- Sessions since 1977
- The States Parties
- The Centre
- Employment & Internships
- Who's Who
- The Advisory Bodies
- Funding
- World Heritage Fund
- Financial regulations
- International Assistance
- Reporting & Monitoring
- State of Conservation
- Periodic Reporting
- List of factors affecting the properties
- Reactive Monitoring
- The Emblem
- Africa
- Arab States
- Asia & Pacific
- Europe & North America
- Latin America and the Caribbean