UNESCO World Heritage Centre has two publications available on cultural landscapes as part of its World Heritage Series:

These publications are available from UNESCO in pdf format.

World Heritage Series No. 6

World Heritage Cultural Landscapes 1992-2002

This publication reviews the last ten years of cultural landscapes decision-making, from December, 1992, when the World Heritage Committee first recognized "cultural alndscapes" as a category of site within the World Heritage Convention's Operational Guidelines, and June, 2002, when 30 World Heritage cultural landscapes had been officially recognized and included on the World Heritage List. This report analyzes the nature and distribution of these 30 sites, and the Committee Reports, Regional Thematic Meetings and the work of the Advisory Bodies that led to their designzation. The Report includes twelve recommendations.

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World Heritage Series No. 7

Cultural Landscapes: the Challenges of Conservation
World Heritage 2002
Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility
Associated Workshops
11-12 November 2002
Ferrara, Italy

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, UNESCO, with the support of the Government of Italy, organized an International Congress to reflect on some of the main issues, achievements and challenges of the World Heritage mission. Prior to this event, experts from around the world gathered at nine associated workshops. This publication reflects the discussions and debates at one of those workshops: "Cultural Landscapes: the Challenges of Conservation," held in Ferrara, Italy.

The publications's contents includes:

	Taking Stock Ten Years After: Cultural Landscapes in the Framework of The World Heritage Convention
	Cross-regional Dialogue for Landscape Conservation: Europe, Arab Region and the Mediterranean, Latin America/Caribbean, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa
	Legal Protection of Cultural Landscapes
	Conclusions and Recommendations