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The World Heritage Inscription
Sources : 'UNESCO and Heritage' by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO
- What is World Heritage?
- World Heritage refers to heritage sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee as possessing Outstanding Universal Value that warrants protection for all humanity, in accordance with the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972).
World Heritage sites are classified into three categories:
- 1) Cultural Heritage
- Historic monuments, architectural structures, and culturally significant sites Comprises 77.5% of all World Heritage sites globally
- 2) Natural Heritage
- Biological communities, geological formations, and habitats of endangered species
- 3) Mixed Heritage
- Heritage sites that simultaneously fulfill the criteria for both cultural and natural heritage
