World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage SitesUpdated for 2010, this guide fully describes every official UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1959, UNESCO launched an international campaign to safeguard the world's most important sites, which led to the first World Heritage List. In clear text that highlights all the fascinating facts, this revised edition of World Heritage Sites details all 890 properties, including the 13 new sites added in 2009. Covering 148 countries, the World Heritage List has proved to be a valuable tool in the battle to preserve much of the world's cultural and natural heritage. Its strict criteria result in only the world's most spectacular and extraordinary sites making it onto the list, including:
The new sites added to this edition are:
Featuring gorgeous photographs and updated maps, World Heritage Sites is uniquely comprehensive. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945 with the ambitious goal to build peace in the minds of men and women through education, social and natural science, culture and communication. |
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... mammals . The numerous areas of water are rich reservoirs of food ( including fish ) and thousands of migratory birds , representing over 100 species , visit the park seasonally . Other mammals include the capped langur , a small ...
... mammals became firmly established in all the principal land ecosystems . They also reinvaded the seas , e.g. whales ... mammals and includes exceptionally well - preserved mammal fossils , ranging from fully articulated skeletons to the ...
... mammals are found in the area . Terrestrial mammals are abundant , with thirty - three species being reported . Large herds of guanaco can be seen throughout the peninsula . Other species include the mara , an Argentinean endemic , and ...