Technical notes (a) Derivation of terms

World Heritage List

Article 11 (2) of the Convention refers to the

World Heritage List as:
... a list of properties forming part of the cultural
heritage and natural heritage, as defined in Articles 1
and 2 of this, as defined in Articles 1 and 2 of this
Convention, which it considers as having outstanding
universal value in terms of such criteria as it shall
have established. An updated list shall be distributed
at least every two years (UNESCO 1972).

The World Heritage List is intended to be a select

list of cultural and natural heritage properties
of outstanding universal value (UNESCO February
1996: 2, Paragraph 6 (i).

In accordance with Paragraph 135 of the Operational

Guidelines the World Heritage List is published
every year (see UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre 1996 and
UNESCO 1996).
World Heritage logo

see World Heritage emblem

World Heritage value

see Outstanding universal value

World Heritage Youth Forum/Fora


World Heritage Youth Fora are part of the Young
People's Participation in World Heritage Preservation and
Promotion. Youth fora are convened to bring together
Associated School's Project (ASP) students and teachers to
share their experience of World Heritage Education (WHE), to
catalyse the development of World Heritage curricula and to
facilitate an exchange of information between schools in
different countries. Youth fora were held in Bergen, Norway
in June 1996 and in Dubrovnik, Croatia in May 1996. In
September 1996 a Youth Forum will be held in Zimbabwe.
see Young People's Participation in World Heritage Preservation
and Promotion