a. How does UNESCO recognition help protect heritage sites?
b. How might UNESCO recognition potentially damage heritage sites?
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Answer:a World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".To be selected, a World Heritage Site must be a somehow unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable and has special cultural or physical significance.
Explanation:b UNESCO recognising a place make the site popular as a tourist site.Many upper middle class people wants to have their house next to sites like this.Near the site there is going to be a commercial development like building skyscraper as hotel to the tourists.Lage shopping malls are established.Individual factoriesIndustrial areas/parksEncroachment/changes to skyline etc.All these activities encourage human settlements there and increases the pollution near the sites.These pollution can damage UNESCO sites.The best example is Taj Mahal.It changed it colour due to acid rains in Agra caused by air pollution produced from factories or industries
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