# World Heritage

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Category: Geography
Slides: 30
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:08.368Z
Tags: geography, world, heritage

## Summary

In 1972 the international community agreed that some places — the Pyramids, the Great Wall, the Galapagos — were the patrimony of all humanity, not just the states that happened to administer them. The agreement did something durable. Key sections include: World Heritage. UNESCO, since 1972; Opening The list.; Chapter I Origins of the Convention.; Chapter II The criteria.; Chapter III How sites get listed.; Chapter IV Geographic distribution.; Chapter V Iconic listings.; Chapter VI The great natural sites.; Chapter VII Mixed sites and cultural landscapes.; Chapter VIII In Danger..

## Slide Outline

1. World Heritage. UNESCO, since 1972
2. Opening The list.
3. Chapter I Origins of the Convention.
4. Chapter II The criteria.
5. Chapter III How sites get listed.
6. Chapter IV Geographic distribution.
7. Chapter V Iconic listings.
8. Chapter VI The great natural sites.
9. Chapter VII Mixed sites and cultural landscapes.
10. Chapter VIII In Danger.
11. Chapter IX Heritage in conflict zones.
12. Chapter X The politics of inscription.
13. Chapter XI Climate threats.
14. Chapter XII The tourism paradox.
15. Chapter XIII Indigenous peoples and the list.
16. Chapter XIV Modernist heritage.
17. Chapter XV Lost and damaged sites.
18. Chapter XVI How heritage is funded.
19. Chapter XVII The restitution debate.
20. Chapter XVIII African heritage.
21. Chapter XIX Sites worth the trip.
22. Chapter XX Reading list.
23. Chapter XXI Watch & read.
24. Chapter XXII The Convention in 2050.
25. Chapter XXIII Why this matters.
26. Chapter XXIV Intangible heritage.
27. Chapter XXV Memory of the World.
28. Chapter XXVI UNESCO Global Geoparks.
29. Chapter XXVII What's not on the list.
30. The end of the deck.

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