Topic: Impacts of Tourism on World Heritage Sites

This is a novice committee, it is recommended that delegates new to Model UN participate in this committee.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized body dedicated to building peace and collaboration through offering expertise in science and education. Additionally, the organization is responsible for facilitating cultural exchange and protecting and preserving culture globally. One of the subsets of UNESCO is the World Heritage Convention, which is responsible for dedicating and protecting World Heritage Sites, areas with extreme natural or cultural importance. These sites naturally generate tourism, and while there is much to gain economically from tourism, there are significant environmental and preservation risks posed by tourism in World Heritage Sites. This committee will be tasked with dealing with the balance between the costs and benefits of tourism, and finding new and innovative ways to protect World Heritage. This is a novice committee and will only have one topic.

More information will be released in the coming months!