PPS 2 Natural Heritage·Page 11·2.9
World Heritage Sites and the Giant's Causeway
World Heritage Sites identified under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention receive special protection as areas of outstanding universal value; the Giant's Causeway is the identified World Heritage Site for Northern Ireland.
World Heritage Sites were identified under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 which links the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties. The Giant's Causeway is identified on the list for Northern Ireland (out of total of 28 for the UK). This affords it special protection in terms of its status and protection as an area of 'outstanding universal value'.
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