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KUKKU K ABRAHAM
Roll No. 41
INTRODUCTION
CONT.
AIM
Encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection
of their natural and cultural heritage.
Provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger.
Encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural and
natural heritage.
Encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national
territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List.
Support States Parties' public awareness-building activities for World Heritage
conservation.
Encourage international cooperation in the conservation of our world's cultural and
natural heritage.
Encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems on
the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites
SELECTION PROCESS
The first step towards the listing is the nomination of a site by the
respective government of a country.
The site should have an Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) for World
Heritage nomination.
To determine the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) for World
Heritage nomination, there areten enlisted criteria.
The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in northeastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a
monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BC
to the 13th century AD.
It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational
buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal.
Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian
Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of
knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years.
KHANGCHENDZONGA NATIONAL
PARK, SIKKIM
Located in the Himalayan Ranges part of North and West Sikkim districts
of the beautiful state of Sikkim in Indias North-East region.
Also known as Kanchenjunganational park (and Kanchenjunga Biosphere
Reserve) is a huge area spreading over 850 sq. km and has an elevationof
1,829m to 8,500 m above sea level. Kangchendzonga National Park
includes the Kanchenjunga Peak, which is the 3rd highest peak in the
world.
The national park is famous for its fauna and flora, with snow leopard
being occasionally sighted.
The park exhibits one of the widest altitudinal ranges of any protected
area worldwide. It boasts of a unique diversity of lowlands, steep
valleys and snow-clad mountains, including the worlds third highest
peak, Mt. Khangchendzonga, besides numerous lakes and glaciers