Dohovor UNESCO o ochrane svetového kultúrneho a prírodného dedičstva ako nástroj globálnej ochrany
UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage as a Tool for Global Protection

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the basic objectives, principles and concepts of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was adopted in 1972. Each State Party of the Convention may propose to the World Heritage List its cultural monuments and natural sites which are meeting criteria of outstanding universal value, authenticity and integrity, which have adequate legal protection and mechanisms in place to ensure their preservation. The Slovak Republic has been a party to the Convention only since 1991. It currently has 7 World Heritage Sites (5 cultural and 2 natural) on the World Heritage List and proposals for other sites are being prepared. The main part of the paper is devoted to evaluating the application of the Convention during forty-five years after its entry into force, amendments in the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the Convention, institutional provision of the protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites and procedures of monitoring of their state. The discussion and conclusion highlight the positive reflection of the Convention to the current global challenges of shared responsibility to address global change and strengthen all three dimensions of sustainable development. Measures to effectively preserve the common world cultural and natural heritage, develop respect, understanding between the world's communities and cultures and strengthen their sustainable development are an important challenge also for Slovakia.

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