The document summarizes information about the Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora in Ukraine. It describes the site as featuring the remains of a city founded by Dorian Greeks in the 5th century BC on the northern shores of the Black Sea. The site encompasses six component sites with urban remains and agricultural lands divided into several hundred rectangular plots of equal size used for vineyards. The city thrived as a hub of exchange between Greek, Roman, and Byzantine empires until the 15th century. It provides an outstanding example of an ancient cultural landscape consisting of a Greek polis and its agricultural hinterland.

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HERITAGE –THE GIFT OF
INHERITANCE

2. ITALY!
MONTE SAN
GIORGIO

3. The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of
Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is
regarded as the best fossil record of marine
life from the Triassic Period. The sequence
records life in a tropical lagoon environment,
sheltered and partially separated from the
open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse
marine life flourished within this lagoon,
including reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites,
echinoderms and crustaceans. Because the
lagoon was near land, the remains also
include land-based fossils of reptiles,
insects and plants, resulting in an extremely
rich source of fossils.
Italy has the highest level of
faunal biodiversity in Europe,
with over 57,000 species
recorded, representing more
than a third of all European
fauna. This is due to various
factors. The Italian peninsula is
in the centre of the
Mediterranean Sea, forming a
corridor between Central Europe
and North Africa, and has 8,000
km of coastline.
Also for this reason Italy has many
protected natural areas all over the
country:
23 National Parks
27 Protected Marine Areas
1 International Sanctuary for marines
mammals
2 Underwater Parks
1 Interregional Park
156 Regional Parks
BIO DIVERSITY
Monte San Giorgio is the single best known
record of marine life in the Triassic period,
and records important remains of life on
land as well. The sequence records life in a
tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and
partially separated from the open sea by an
offshore reef. Diverse marine life
flourished within this lagoon, including
reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites,
echinoderms and crustaceans. Because the
lagoon was near to land, the fossil remains
also include some land-based fossils including
reptiles, insects and plants.

4. HISTORIC IMPORTANCE
The pioneers
During the mid-Nineteenth
century the sedimentary rocks of
Monte San Giorgio were of
interest to engineers attempting
to provide gas to fuel the
illumination of Milan. The
geologist Giulio Curioni, one of
the founders of the Società
Italiana di Scienze Naturali, was
the first to note the presence of
fish fossils in the “scisti di
Besano” on the Italian side of the
mountain.
From 1920 to 1938:
the Zurich School
At the beginning of the twentieth
century the first findings on the
Swiss side began to emerge,
thanks to the industrial activity
of the Società Anonima Miniere
Scisti bituminosi di Meride e
Besano. Oil was produced from
the rock through a complex
process of dry distillation to
create "Saurolo”, used for
medicinal purposes as an
antiseptic.
The post-war period
Following a break during the
Second World War, the research
started again in Italy in 1950
under the direction of Emil
Kuhn- Schnyder, a colleague and
successor of Peyer. The new
excavations, in collaboration
with the Geologisch-
Paläontologisches Institute der
Universität Basel at the Mirigioli
locality between Serpiano and
the summit of Monte San
Giorgio, continued until 1968.

5. BENEFITS
The quantity and quality of this
Triassic fossil biota has enabled
studies of marine life which
existed during a critical period of
vertebrate evolution, and of the
palaeo-environments and land-
forming processes of more than
200 million years ago. The
presence of the six superimposed
fossil layers has allowed
exceptional evolutionary and
comparative studies, and features
within the sedimentary sequence
have also allowed precise dating.
This has resulted in a remarkably
complete and well coordinated
record of the site’s rich diversity.
Strict systematic scientific
research has been carried out on
the mountain continuously for
almost 150 years in both Italy and
Switzerland, almost exclusively by
the Universities of Zürich and
Milan.
Benefit 3
Quarrying and excavations
in the Cava, Cassina and
Kalkschieferzone beds
have exposed a wealth of
smaller fossils. All
formations are still yielding
species new to science. The
hundreds of fossil species
have been recorded in over
800 scientific publications.
There is a museum at
Besano and small fossil
museums at Meride and
Clivio are being improved.
Benefit 2They considerably
reinforced the monastic
movement and
contributed to the
establishment of a
forerunner venue for the
great pilgrimages. They
also played an important
role in the transmission of
literary, technical,
architectural, scientific,
historical and legal works
from Antiquity to the
nascent European world.
They represent an
innovative system of
construction in harmony
with nature and dedicated
to leisure, the arts and
knowledge.
Benefit 1

6. Limitations
The cost that comprises the
improvement and restoration work
necessary to preserve buildings as well
as a lengthy and costly process, which
is often borne by local authorities
sometimes with the help of private
donors
Environmental degradation due to the
increased number of tourists
The Convention lists places of
Outstanding Universal Values that can
be associated with events, living
traditions, ideas or beliefs, artistic or
literary works but not people
In conclusion, advantages greatly
outweigh the disadvantages for most of
the sample countries as evidenced by
the number of sites on their List.
However, the impact of restrictions on
land use and planning should not be
underestimated.

7. SELECTION CRITERIA
-To represent a masterpiece of
human creative genius.
-To bear a unique or at least
exceptional testimony to a
cultural tradition or to a
civilization which is living or
which has disappeared
-To contain superlative
natural phenomena or areas
of exceptional natural
beauty and aesthetic
importance

8. INDIA!
The Great Himalayas

9. Bio Diversity
The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), is one of India’ s national park
is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was
established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1,171 km2 at an altitude of
between 1500 and 6000 m. The Great Himalayan National Park is a habitat to
numerous flora and more than 375 fauna species, including approximately 31
mammals, 181 birds, 3 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 11 annelids, 17 mollusks and 127
insects. They are protected under the strict guidelines of the Wildlife
Protection Act of 1972; hence any sort of hunting is not permitted.
In June 2014, the Great Himalayan National Park was added to the UNESCO
list of World Heritage Sites The UNESCO World Heritage Site Committee
granted the status to the park under the criteria of "outstanding
significance for biodiversity conservation
Northern slopes tend to be moist, with mesic vegetation often dominated by
oak, while southern slopes tend to be much drier and dominated by pine; the
latter also tend to be steeper due to the patterns of folding.

10. HISTORIC IMPORTANCE
The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)
was created to protect, sustain and propagate
wildlife, under the Wildlife Protection Act,
1972.
It took 20 years, from inception to
inauguration, for the park to be realized as
part of the Indian protected area network.
2010: Proposal to declare 710 sq. km
Parvati watershed as Kagiranga National
Park in the north of GHNP to strengthen
the conservation efforts. Two Wildlife
sanctuaries of Sainj and Tirthan
proposed to be merged into GHNP for a
higher protection status.
2011: Application to nominate GHNP as
UNESCO World Heritage Site, submitted.
2015: GHNP logo registered by Govt of
Himachal Pradesh; Confirmed sighting of
rare and elusive “serow” made in
GHNP; The official website of the park
launched.
2013: GHNP ‘s nomination considered and
put in referral list; Management council
constituted by involving all the heads of 13
local governing bodies.
2012: IUCN evaluation team visits GHNP for
critical analysis of the property.
2014: GHNP is awarded World Heritage
Natural Site status in the proceedings of the
38th World Heritage Committee meeting at
Doha, Qatar; Two Wildlife Sanctuaries – Sainj
and Tirthan, of the property be retained as
wildlife sanctuaries and not to be merged
with the national park.

11. BENEFITS
The Western
tragopan
• an endangered
species of
pheasants. It is
considered one
of the rarest of
all living
pheasants, and
is endemic to
the
Northwestern
Himalayas.
Snow leopard
• This elusive
and
endangered
wild cat, of
which there are
barely 4,000 to
6,000 left in the
world, can be
found in the
highest inner
portions of the
national park.
Himalayan blue
poppy Valued as a
medicinal herb, this
blue-flowered,
thorny plant is
considered
endangered
because of over-
collection . It is
native to the
Western Himalayas.
The Himalayas are
a great climatic
barrier.
The Himalayan
slopes have
dense forests.
Trees of many
types grow in
these forests.
These forests
are a store-
house of timber
and wood.
These forests
provide shelter
to many kinds of
wild animals and
birds.

12. LIMITATIONS
Owning to global warming the Himalayas are being
melted and the rivers which are flowing from
Himalayas would carry huge amount of water at a
time and cause floods. Which causes a great
damage to people in the form of getting loss as
their fields are collapsed , damages to houses
etc,.
Today China and India would have been connected
by road and could help in easy transportations if
there would no mountain.
Monsoons sometimes flooded the area destroying
homes and crops

13. SELECTION CRITERIA

14. MOUNT
HUANGSHAN
CHINA!

15. BIO DIVERSITY
Diversity
• All the elements that embody the values of Mount Huangshan are present
within the boundaries of the inscribed property and its designated buffer
zone. It is a highly scenic natural area showing good evidence of glaciation,
and composed of numerous imposing peaks, grotesquely-shaped rocks,
waterfalls, caves, lakes, and hot springs, all of which are well-protected.
Habitat for a
number of
nationally
endemic
species
• Mount Huangshan provides the habitat for a number of locally or nationally
endemic plant species, several of which are globally threatened. Its
outstandingly rich flora contains one-third of China's bryophytes (mosses
and liverworts) and over half of its pteridophytes (ferns). Species endemic
to Huangshan include 13 species of pteridophytes and 6 species of higher
plants, with many other species endemic to the region or to China. This
exceptional flora is complemented by an important vertebrate fauna of
over 300 species, including 48 mammal species, 170 birds, 38 reptiles, 20
amphibians and 24 fish. A total of 13 species are under state protection,
including the Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa and the Oriental
Stork Ciconia boyciana. Mount Huangshan World Heritage property is a
National Park protected under the laws of China and the Law on the
Protection of Wildlife

16. Mount Huangshan,
often described as the
“loveliest mountain of
China”, has played an
important role in the
history of art and
literature in China
since the Tang Dynasty
around the 8th
century, when a legend
dated from the year
747 described the
mountain as the place
of discovery of the
long-sought elixir of
immortality.
The imposing scenery of
Mount Huangshan has
inspired some of the
most outstanding
creations of Chinese
painting and poetry, as
well as of temple
architecture. A legend
from the Tang Dynasty
dated from the year 747
describes the mountain
as the place of discovery
of the long-sought elixir
of immortality. This
gave to Mount Huangshan
its name and assured its
place in Chinese history.
During the Qin Dynasty,
Huangshan was known
as Yishan. In 747 AD, its
name was changed to
Huangshan by imperial
decree; the name is commonly
thought to have been coined
in honor of Huang Di, a
legendary Chinese emperor,
and the mythological ancestor
of the Han Chinese The first
use of this name "Huangshan"
often is attributed to Chinese
poet Li Bai. Huangshan was
fairly inaccessible and little-
known in ancient times, but
its change of name in 747 AD
seems to have brought the
area more attention; from
then on, the area was visited
frequently and many temples
were built there.
HISTORIC IMPORTANCE

17. The property, located in the humid subtropical monsoon climate
zone of China’s Anhui Province and covering an area of 15,400 ha
with a buffer zone of 14,200 ha, is also of outstanding importance
for its botanical richness and for the conservation of a number of
locally or nationally endemic plant species, some of which are
threatened with extinction.
Protection, conservation and management of the property have been
strengthened by the establishment of the Management Committee
of Huangshan National Park directly under the authority of
Huangshan Municipality. A Master Plan for the property is
currently under implementation. Objectives of this plan are to
balance conservation of the property with tourism promotion, to
ensure the safeguarding of the scenic area within a framework of
sustainable development for the local community, and to raise
conservation management standards by “digitizing, systematizing,
refining, and humanizing” the property’s management regime, in
order to preserve effectively the artistic, cultural and
environmental heritage value of Mount Huangshan.
BENEFITS

18. Environmental degradation due to the increased
number of tourists.
It rains or snows a lot in winter. Climbing high
mountains when there is thundering is very
dangerous.
Owning to global warming the Himalayas are being
melted and the rivers which are flowing from
Himalayas would carry huge amount of water at a
time and cause floods, which causes a great
damage to people in the form of getting loss as
their fields are collapsed, damages to houses etc,.
LIMITATIONS

19. SELECTION CRITERIA

20. The Ancient City Of Tauric
Chersonese and its Chora!
Ukraine!

21. The site features the remains of a city founded by Dorian
Greeks in the 5th century BC on the northern shores of
the Black Sea. It encompasses six component sites with
urban remains and agricultural lands divided into several
hundreds of chora, rectangular plots of equal size. The
plots supported vineyards whose production was exported
by the city which thrived until the 15th century. The site
features several public building complexes and residential
neighbourhoods, as well as early Christian monuments
alongside remains from Stone and Bronze Age settlements;
Roman and medieval tower fortifications and water supply
systems; and exceptionally well-preserved examples of
vineyard planting and dividing walls. In the 3rd century AD,
the site was known as the most productive wine centre of
the Black Sea and remained a hub of exchange between
the Greek, Roman and Byzantine Empires and populations
north of the Black Sea. It is an outstanding example of
democratic land organization linked to an ancient polis,
reflecting the city’s social organization
Biodiversity

22. Tauric Chersonese and its chora are the remains of
an ancient city, founded in the 5th century BCE as
a colonial settlement of the Dorian Greeks, located
on the Heraclean Peninsula in South-West Crimea.
The polis and extended chora of Tauric Chersonese
form an outstanding example of an ancient cultural
landscape, consisting of a Greek polis and its
agricultural hinterland established as part of
colonist activities in the 4th and 3rd century BCE.
The significant archaeological ruins of the city
retain physical remains constructed between the
5th century BCE and the 13th century AD laid out
on an orthogonal grid system. The basic orientation
of this orthogonal grid continues into the wider
landscape where fragments of a vast land
demarcation system of 400 equal allotments in an
area of 10,000 hectares have been preserved.
Historic importance

23. Benefits
Tauric Chersonese provides an outstanding physical testimony to
the exchange that took place between the Greek, Roman and
Byzantine Empires and the populations north of the Black Sea. The
polis and its chora stand out for having retained this role as a
centre of exchange of influences and cross-fertilization between
these cultures for a very long time and with continuity over
millennia.
Tauric Chersonese and its Chora represents a relict agricultural
landscape of a vast and, at locations, well-preserved land allotment
system, of formerly over 400 equal allotments connected to a
preserved polis. The remains of the division walls, fortifications,
farmsteads and the characteristic grid layout embodied the
lifestyles of the city’s inhabitants and illustrate the agricultural use
and continuity of the landscape despite later changes in
production.

24. Limitations
The impact of urban development on the Chora
setting is significant and the integrity of the
wider landscape is fragile and requires
decisive and consistent protection and planning
mechanisms to prevent further negative
impacts by insensitive urban or infrastructure
developments. Likewise, the city of Tauric
Chersonese has experienced significant
developments of intrusive character, some of
which have been committed to be relocated.
Less excavations have taken place in the Chora
but its structure and layout is nevertheless
well understood. No major restoration or
conservation projects were carried out with
the exception of a few cases of anastylosis.
This has retained high degrees of authenticity
in material and substance. Authenticity in
form and design is well retained in its relations
to the urban layout and Chora plot division.

25. (1)Tauric Chersonese provides an outstanding physical
testimony to the exchange that took place between the
Greek, Roman and Byzantine Empires and the populations
north of the Black Sea. The polis and its chora stand out
for having retained this role as a centre of exchange of
influences and cross-fertilization between these cultures for
a very long time and with continuity over millennia.
(2)Tauric Chersonese and its Chora represents a relict
agricultural landscape of a vast and, at locations, well-
preserved land allotment system, of formerly over 400 equal
allotments connected to a preserved polis. The remains of
the division walls, fortifications, farmsteads and the
characteristic grid layout embodied the lifestyles of the
city’s inhabitants and illustrate the agricultural use and
continuity of the landscape despite later changes in
production.
Selection Criteria

26. House : explorer
Students participated:
Presentation makers:
 Abhay Chauhan (made the Presentation)
 Chiranjivi sahu (gave and selected all the information for the
slides)
representators
 Akshara Chauhan (presentation representators)
 Khushi Pandey (presentation representators)
Other Information's:
 Yuvika shrivastav (made the script for the representators)
 Mandeep singh (collected information)

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