4.5 World Heritage Sites in Africa

• World heritage sites: meaning, and the selected sites in Africa
• Cultural heritage sites: the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela and Robben Island
• Natural heritage sites: Vallée de Mai, Serengeti and Victoria Falls
• The importance of world heritage sites in promoting cultural heritage
• Threats to world heritage sites and measures to conserve them
• Conserving heritage sites in Kenya and the locality

• identify the selected world heritage sites in Africa
• examine the importance of the selected world sites in promoting cultural heritage
• design measures to conserve the selected world heritage sites
• apply critical thinking skills in conserving heritage sites within the locality
• value heritage sites in the community

“Why is it important to conserve the world heritage sites?”

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1. World heritage sites in Africa
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   Places of outstanding value to all humanity: five African sites, cultural and natural.
2. Two cultural sites: Lalibela and Robben Island
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   Churches carved from living rock, and a prison that became a symbol of freedom.
3. Three natural sites
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   The coco de mer forest, the great migration, and the smoke that thunders.
4. Why heritage sites matter
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   Identity, education, tourism, unity, research, conservation, memory and global links.
5. Threats and conservation measures
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   Weathering, crowds, poaching, invasive species, development, climate change and neglect.
6. Heritage sites in Kenya and the locality
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Kenya's seven world heritage sites, local sites, and what learners can do to protect them.