6 cultural site and 4 natural site criteria for UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Q.  Out of 10 criteria’s for selecting a site for World Heritage List, the number of criteria for natural sites are
- Published on 20 Jul 16

a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
d. 8

ANSWER: 4
 
  • Until the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural and four natural criteria. With the adoption of the revised Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, only one set of ten criteria exists.
  • Cultural criteria are – 1 to 7 and natural site criteria are – 7 to 10.

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