Natural World Heritage Sitesby | 04-02-2013 22:46 |
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Did you still remember that our God created the beautiful world to be preserved well? We must be grateful generation because of his endowments who could be enjoyed by us in our mother earth. One of his boon is such beautiful and meaningful sites full of wonder-strucks of world heritage. Previously, UNESCO as the pioneer to World Heritage Preservation categorizes the World Heritage into 3 kinds which are Natural World Heritage, Cultural World Heritage, and mixed World Heritage. UNESCO in partnership with national-international institutions have been noted that there are 962 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage including 745 cultural, 188 natural and 29 mixed properties in 157 States Parties[1]. Those World Heritage sites are also differed into 3 lists, namely Tentative List, World Heritage List and World Heritage in Danger. When we were hearing the word ?World Heritage in Danger?, it contained a treats to the world societies to preserve and protect them as soon as possible. By the way, Natural World Heritage sites is the most concerning field to TUNZA E-gen?s activities beyond Cultural World Heritage. Because we must mark articles down focussing environment so that it is being a demand to ascertain them in detail. Many natural sites ratified and concurred by the World Heritage Convention-UNESCO have been protected and nurtured properly. In collaboration with IUCN, the body ratified that convention attempt to maintain those sites witout anymore destruction of natural properties. However, their endeavors remain some problems because local societies don?t understand what beautiful natural sites are. In fact, at least there are 18 natural properties of 38 World Heritage properties that was decided in convention belonging to List of World Heritage in danger. The most dangerous country confronting in danger list is Democratic Republic of The Congo. Meanwhile, In Indonesia, there is a natural site in danger list of World Heritage that is Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra. Apparently, We are so confused why the government of Indonesia enrolled it to World Heritage List in 2011? It is unproper way when after suffering great deforestration and yet, the condition of Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra is in danger, the government recently realized to list it to UNESCO World Heritage. An alarm to Government of Indonesia and others, they must consider and enroll the natural world heritage sites early before occurring the great damage in the future. Needing precautious to preserve them, don?t wait after happening the worse, but preserve them previous time or in the past. References: [1] http://whc.unesco.org/en/list Written by: Achmad Solikhin Indonesian Greenaction Forum www.i-gaf.org |
