What is World Heritage

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What is World Heritage?
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Which of these pictures shows a World Heritage
Site?
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Have you ever visited a World Heritage
Site?Which site did you visit and why was it
special?
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Bath is a World Heritage Site for four reasons
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World Heritage Sites are overseen by UNESCO
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation).In 1972 UNESCO set up
the World Heritage List to protect important
sites for all the peoples of the world.Bath was
declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.
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UNESCO World Heritage Logo
Patrimonito World Heritage Guardian
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Watch the first episode of the Patrimonito
films.Why do we need to protect these places?
http//whc.unesco.org/uploads/activities/documents
/activity-50-1.wmv
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How did Patrimonito help to protect the World
Heritage Sites?

• Stopped damage by pollution from buses.
• Prevented poachers from shooting wildlife.
• Stopped people from drawing graffiti.
• Reminded people not to drop litter.

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World Heritage PreservationThese resources
have been developed by the Bath Preservation
Trust.