Identify unesco criterion that the Barberton makhonjwa mountain world heritage site met in order to be awarded world heritage site status
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· The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains have been inscribed on the prestigious World Heritage List‚ Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced on Monday. The decision was taken by the 42nd United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Herita
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The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains situated in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have recently been officially added to the World Heritage Site List. To be added to this list, a site needs to meet a criteria, for which it needs to have a global environmental or historical significance, reveal ancient civilization, or signify phenomenal achievement of humanity.
This mountain is
one of the oldest sites existing on earth,
the volcanic rocks of which are 3.2-3.6 billion years old.
It contains oldest signs of life, and it has provided significant source of information for the formation of earth.
Apart from that, the mountain is rich in beautiful scenery, animals and wild plants.