Heritage

Question 1

Define Heritage

Answer 1

The legacy of our past, what we have today, and what we pass on to future generations

Question 2

What does UNESCO stand for

Answer 2

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisations

Question 3

What is UNESCO’s overarching aim?

Answer 3

To seek to encourage the conservation, preservation and protection of cultural and natural heritages from around the world, that are of outstanding value to humanity.

Question 4

Other aims of UNESCO

Answer 4

• Provides emergency assisstance to world heritage sites in immediate danger
• Supports state parties to safeguard their heritage properties through providing technical assistance and professional training
• Encourages international involvement in conservation
• Encourages state parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems for conservation of their heritage sites
• Support state parties’ public awareness-building activities for conservation

Question 5

Ownership and Control of Land

Answer 5

• World Heritage listing doesn’t affect ownership rights
• Local and state laws still apply

Question 6

Benefits of world heritage listings

Answer 6

• Increases international recognition, promoting national and local pride
• increases tourism
• Improves tourism and management employment income
• Spurs regional planning and management
• Results in improved visitor interpretation and other facilities

Question 7

Purnululu National Park criteria

Answer 7

Criteria 7 - Contains superlative natural phonomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Criteria 8 - Be outstanding examples of significant stages in earth’s history

Question 8

Ningaloo Coast criteria

Answer 8

Criteria 7 - Contains superlative natural phoenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Criteria 10- Contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in situ conservation of biological processes.

Question 9

Shark Bay criteria

Answer 9

Criteria 7 - Contains superlative natural phoenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Criteria 8 - Be an outstanding example of significant stages in Earth’s History
Criteria 9 - Be an outstanding example of significant ongoing ecological and biological processes for the development and evaluation for terrestial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities for plants and animals.

Question 10

Procedure to become a world heritage site

Answer 10

Nomination
Evaluation
Meeting
Induction