Pauline Guillonneau - Natural and cultural heritage

Natural and cultural heritages have been a big concern for the past two decades. There is a worldwide movement of awareness of our planet's degradation. Measures are therefore been taken, both at the citizen level (in our day to day life) and at the political level (with world organizations and transnational agreements). One important organization for natural and cultural sites protection worldwide today is the World Heritage, a branch of the widely known: the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). What is natural and/or cultural territory to be taken care of, according to the World Heritage? Indeed, there is a total of 679 cultural sites, 174 natural sites and 25 considered both natural and cultural properties to be protected.