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Inscription: Mt. Athos (Greece)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XIV.A
Date
Dec 5, 1988
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972)
Meeting
12e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

Mt. Athos

454

Greece

C(i)(ii)(iv)(v)(vi) N(iii)

The Committee accepted the ICOMOS proposal to add natural criterion (iii) - outstanding universal value from the point of view of natural beauty - to cultural criteria, since this site involves a humanized landscape the characteristics of which are due to persistence of farming practices and traditional arts and crafts linked to the stringent observance of monastic rules.