And lastly, during his visit to the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun State, which is one of the country’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the minister announced plans to enlist more of Nigeria’s cultural sites. Alhaji Mohammed said the country would leverage on its election into the UNESCO World Heritage Committee last month to push for the enlistment of more sites. “The fact that the General Assembly, comprising the entire 193 states parties, last month elected Nigeria into the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is a positive development for our quest to have more sites designated as World Heritage Sites. This convention spearheaded the universal desire for balance between human interactions (cultural heritage) and the need to preserve our environment (natural heritage). UNESCO World Heritage List Selection CriteriaUNTIL the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural and four natural criteria.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2019 04:06 UTC