What is the difference between Global Heritage sites and those designated on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
Global Heritage Fund is uniquely focused on conservation and conservation planning for just over 200 major archaeological sites and ancient townscapes in developing countries. A number of Global Heritage sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which is a comprehensive, cumulative catalogue of permanently inscribed sites in all countries around the world that have been deemed to be “of outstanding universal value.” Sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List also include natural parks and biospheres, along with cultural heritage sites like those supported by GHF. Unlike GHF, UNESCO relies on governmental sponsorship for consideration in listing, and over half of UNESCO cultural heritage sites are located in the United States, the Europe Union and Japan, areas not supported by GHF. As well, many Global Heritage sites are important archaeological and cultural heritage sites, but are not yet inscribed by UNESCO. GHF funding supports site conservation planning which can be critic
