The World Heritage Committee ..
The World Heritage Committee has included 38 properties on its World Heritage List.In order to be included on the list, properties must satisfy certain selection criteria.These criteria are contained in the “Operational Guidelines”, the Committee’s main document.The criteria, revised regularly by the Committee, have evolved to match the evolution of the ‘World Heritage’ concept. In fact, between 1978 and 1997, the criteria "Natural" and "Cultural" evolved considerably. Thus, depending on the date the sites were included on the list, the respective criteria are different in each case. Nonetheless, in all instances the aim is to ensure that future generations will be able to inherit the treasures of the past. Below are tables of the criteria used by the Committee for the inclusion of properties on the World Heritage List:
Cultural
I. represent a masterpiece of creative human genius; or
II. exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town planning or landscape design; or
III. bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared; or
IV. be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history; or
V. be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement or land-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change; or
VI. be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas or with and beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance (the Committee considers that this criterion should justify inclusion in the List only in exceptional circumstances and in conjunction with other cultural or natural criteria);
Natural
I. be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth’s history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features; or
II. be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial,fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals;or
III. contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance; or
IV. contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation
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