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Inscription: The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Philippines)

Tipo de documento
Decision
Número de referencia
VIII.C.1
Fecha
Dic 4, 1995
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Estado
Activo
Materia
Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Tratado
Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial, Cultural y Natural (Nov 23, 1972)
Reunión
19e session du Comité
Página web
whc.unesco.org
Resumen

The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras

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Philippines

C(iii) (iv) (v)

The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List under criteria (iii), (iv) and (v), based on the joint evaluation by ICOMOS and IUCN. The rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are outstanding examples of living cultural landscapes. They illustrate the traditional techniques and a remarkable harmony between humankind and the natural environment.

The Committee also congratulated the Philippine authorities for having proposed this example of a cultural landscape, thereby contributing towards improving the representative nature of this type of property on the World Heritage List.