Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Heard and McDonald Islands' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [1] The archipelago became a World Heritage Site in 1997. | WIKI |
| The area is managed as a strict nature reserve (IUCN Category 1a) by the Australian Antarctic Division through the Australian Governmentxe2x80x99s Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan that covers marine reserves in the same region as well as the World Heritage Area. | UNESCO |
| All World Heritage properties in Australia are xe2x80x98matters of national environmental significancexe2x80x99 protected and managed under national legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. | UNESCO |
| This Act is the statutory instrument for implementing Australiaxe2x80x99s obligations under a number of multilateral environmental agreements including the World Heritage Convention. | UNESCO |
| By law, any action that has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the World Heritage values of a World Heritage property must be referred to the responsible Minister for consideration. | UNESCO |
| Importantly, this Act also aims to protect matters of national environmental significance, such as World Heritage properties, from impacts even if they originate outside the property or if the values of the property are mobile (as in fauna). | UNESCO |
| It thus forms an additional layer of protection designed to protect values of World Heritage properties from external impacts. | UNESCO |
| In 2007 the Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage Area was added to the National Heritage List in recognition of its national heritage significance. | UNESCO |