The UNESCO World Heritage Convention Congressional Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural relations.

Expenditures, Public.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides background on the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which identifies and helps protect international sites that are of sufficient exceptional ecological, scientific, or cultural importance that their preservation is regarded as a global responsibility. Outlines U.S. participation and funding, and discusses possible issues for the 112th Congress, including possible impact on U.S. sovereignty, role of legislative branch in designating sites, and potential implications for a site of inclusion on the world heritage lists. Highlights criteria for adding and removing sites from the world heritage lists

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. UNESCO World Heritage Convention

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0749

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license