Editorial from the President
by Minja Yang
With 936 properties of cultural, natural and mixed values in 153 countries inscribed on the World Heritage List, the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage has, without doubt, been a very successful tool in rallying the global effort for the protection, conservation and enhancement of the world’s cultural and natural diversity. This international treaty adopted on 16th November 1972 by the General Conference of UNESCO has, to date 188 State Parties as signatories, making it one of the most widely acceded conventions on the protection of the environment.
