Write a note on Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage in about 125 words.
Cultural Heritage:
`Natural Heritage' is also an important part of a society's heritage, encompassing the natural environment, (including flora and fauna, scientifically known as biodiversity) and geological elements (including mineralogical, geomorphological, paleontological, etc) scientifically known as geodiversity.
These kinds of heritage sites often serve as an important component in a country's tourism industry, attracting many visitors from abroad as well as local.
Heritage can also include cultural landscapes (natural features that may have culture attributes).
International organisations such as the international body UNESCO, have been successful at gaining the necessary support to preserve the heritage of many nations for the future.
Cultural Heritage:
Cultural Heritage is the legacy of physical artefacts (cultural property) and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.
It includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artefacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally-significant landscapes and biodiversity).
The concept of Natural Heritage is defined under Article 2 of the convention and further elaborated in the World Heritage Operational Guidelines, which also contain the specific criteria and conditions of integrity for assessing outstanding universal values of prospective World Natural Heritage properties. Cultural Heritage is unique and irreplaceable, which places . the responsibility of preservation on the current generation. Smaller objects such as artworks and other cultural masterpieces are collected in museums and art galleries.
Natural Heritage:
It includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artefacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally-significant landscapes and biodiversity).
The concept of Natural Heritage is defined under Article 2 of the convention and further elaborated in the World Heritage Operational Guidelines, which also contain the specific criteria and conditions of integrity for assessing outstanding universal values of prospective World Natural Heritage properties. Cultural Heritage is unique and irreplaceable, which places . the responsibility of preservation on the current generation. Smaller objects such as artworks and other cultural masterpieces are collected in museums and art galleries.
Natural Heritage:
`Natural Heritage' is also an important part of a society's heritage, encompassing the natural environment, (including flora and fauna, scientifically known as biodiversity) and geological elements (including mineralogical, geomorphological, paleontological, etc) scientifically known as geodiversity.
These kinds of heritage sites often serve as an important component in a country's tourism industry, attracting many visitors from abroad as well as local.
Heritage can also include cultural landscapes (natural features that may have culture attributes).
International organisations such as the international body UNESCO, have been successful at gaining the necessary support to preserve the heritage of many nations for the future.