UNESCO World Heritage Site – buffers

In 1996, Belgium ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972. The Convention aims to protect the cultural and natural heritage of the world. Heritage evidenced by Exceptional Universal Value is included in the World Heritage List in accordance with the Convention. Flanders has four accreditations, in particular the Flemish courts of fumes (1998), the bubbles of Belgium and France (1999/2005), the historic city centre of Bruges (2000) and the museum office Plantin-Moretus (2005). The fumes and bubbles are serial nominations and thus consist of several components. A total of 40 Flemish properties and 1 city on the World Heritage List. All Member States ratifying the Convention commit to preserving this heritage. Not only within the boundaries of the World Heritage site itself, but also within the buffer zone, Member States may take (or limit) appropriate (management) measures to that end. The buffer zone serves to protect the World Heritage Site from external threats. It is an area surrounding or joining the recognised world heritage site and may consist of its immediate surroundings, important faces on the site and other areas of importance for the support and protection of the site. (Operational Guidelines to the World Heritage Convention, 2013, § 103-107).1996年，比利时批准了1972年联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》（UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972）。该公约旨在保护全球范围内的文化与自然遗产。凡被认定具备突出普遍价值（Exceptional Universal Value）的遗产，将依据本公约被纳入《世界遗产名录》（World Heritage List）。 法兰德斯（Flanders）共拥有4项世界遗产认定，具体包括：弗兰德烟业管辖区（1998年）、比法气泡酒产区（1999/2005年）、布鲁日历史城区（2000年）以及普兰廷-莫雷图斯博物馆（Plantin-Moretus，2005年）。上述烟业管辖区与气泡酒产区均为系列提名遗产，由多个组成部分构成。目前法兰德斯共有40处遗产点与1座城市被列入《世界遗产名录》。 所有批准该公约的成员国均负有保护此类遗产的义务。成员国不仅需在世界遗产地的自身边界范围内开展保护工作，还需在缓冲区（buffer zone）内采取或限制适当的管理类措施，以达成保护目标。缓冲区的作用是保护世界遗产地免受外部威胁，其为环绕或毗邻已认定世界遗产地的区域，可涵盖遗产地的直接周边、遗产地内的重要景观，以及其他对遗产地的支撑与保护具有重要意义的区域。（资料来源：《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约操作指南》（Operational Guidelines to the World Heritage Convention）2013版，第103至107条）