UNESCO - The World Heritage List
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The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the following properties on the World Heritage List:
  • 1990 Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
  • 1990 Kizhi Pogost
  • 1990 Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
  • 1992 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
  • 1992 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
  • 1992 White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
  • 1993 Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
  • 1994 Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
  • 1995 Virgin Komi Forests
  • 1996 Lake Baikal
  • 1996, 2001 Volcanoes of Kamchatka
  • 1998 Golden Mountains of Altai
  • 1999 Western Caucasus
  • 2000 Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
  • 2000 Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
  • 2001 Central Sikhote-Alin
  • 2003 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent (Dagestan)
  • 2004 Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
  • 2004 Natural System of "Wrangel Island" Reserve
  • 2005 Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
  • 2010 Putorana Plateau
Jointly with Lithuania:
  • 2000 Curonian Spit
Jointly with Mongolia:
  • 2003 Uvs Nuur Basin

The World Heritage List was established under terms of The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted in November 1972 at the 17th General Conference of UNESCO.

The Convention states that a World Heritage Committee "will establish, keep up-to-date and publish" a World Heritage List of cultural and natural properties, submitted by the States Parties and considered to be of outstanding universal value.

One of the main responsibilities of this Committee is to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund for the safeguarding of World Heritage properties to States Parties whose resources are insufficient.

States Parties can request international assistance under the Fund for the preparation of tentative lists and nomination forms, expert missions, training of specialized staff, and supply of equipment when appropriate; they can also apply for long-term loans and, in special cases, non-repayable grants. Requests must concern work necessary for the preservation of cultural or natural sites included in the World Heritage List or assistance to national or regional training centres.

Emergency assistance is also available under the Fund in the case of properties severely damaged by specific natural or man-made disasters or threatened with imminent destruction.

source: www.unesco.org
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