Indonesia Must Protect World Heritage Sites

The sustainability of world heritage sites, including those in Indonesia, demand commitment from all stakeholders in conservation management.

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Buddha statues among the stupa buildings that encircle the top of Borobudur Temple in Magelang Regency, Central Java, Tuesday (7/6/2022).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The commitment to protect world heritage sites is enshrined in the 1972 World Heritage Convention, which encourages the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural treasures throughout the world that are considered to have extraordinary value for humanity.

The designation of a world heritage status is given by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). A cultural or natural national-heritage site can be recognized as a world heritage site if it has outstanding universal value (OUV) for human civilization.