Question 35
MediumOriginal questionA site is added to the World Heritage list by a decision of which body?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The World Heritage Committee, made up of states parties elected to it, decides what is inscribed.
It works under the World Heritage Convention of 1972, and a country can nominate only sites within its own territory.
ICOMOS advises the Committee on cultural nominations but does not itself inscribe anything.
Worth noting
A tentative list comes first: a site must sit on its country's tentative list for at least a year before it can be nominated.
- Concept
- Which body inscribes a World Heritage Site
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