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Other relevant standard-setting texts and related documents

The following is a non-exhaustive list of standard-setting texts and other documents that may contain policy relevant in the context of World Heritage but are not referred to within the World Heritage Policy Compendium as they exceed the scope of the document.

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Global Code of Ethics for Tourism

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Annual Reports

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

GIAHS - Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (FAO)

The Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration on Nature and Culture

UNESCO

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Man and the Biosphere Programme

Policy on Engaging with Indigenous People

UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity

Strategy for the Reinforcement of UNESCO Action for the Protection of Culture and the Promotion of Cultural Pluralism in the Event of Armed Conflict

UNESCO Declaration concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage

Nara Document on Authenticity

Report of the Expert Meeting on Evaluation of General Principles and Criteria for Nominations of Natural World Heritage sites

Annex X of WHC‑01/CONF.208/24 - Update of the Global Training Strategy

Vienna Memorandum on World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture – Managing the Historic Urban Landscape

Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage

World Heritage Tourism Programme

Revised Partnerships for Conservation Initiative Strategy

Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage

Preparing World Heritage Nominations (Second edition)

Managing Natural World Heritage

Managing Cultural World Heritage

The Bonn Declaration

The Istanbul Declaration

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