Council members
From the Cemeteries Administration of the City of Stockholm:
- Mats Larsson, Administrative Director, Council Chair
- Anna Hegethorn, Marketing and Communications Director
- Christer Knutås, Technical Director
- Pär Westin, Burial and Service Director
From Stockholm County Council:
- Mats Jonsäter, County Custodian of Antiquities
- Hanna Gelotte, Administrator
From Stockholm City Museum:
- Ann-Charlotte Backlund, City Custodian of Antiquities
- Suzanne Lindhagen, Assistant Custodian of Antiquities
- Hans Öjmyr, Head of Department
World Heritage Convention
UNESCO has negotiated a convention on the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, the World Heritage Convention. The countries that have signed the convention agree to conserve the nature and culture of their countries, to implement protective legislation for conservation and so forth. The convention only addresses cultural expressions that are tangible, such as buildings, monuments and natural surroundings.
The World Heritage List is part of the convention. The list includes properties that are of "outstanding universal value" - also known as world heritage. There are a total of 812 world heritage properties.
The World Heritage Convention was adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in 1972. Some 180 nations have signed the convention, which entails the obligation to protect world cultural and natural heritage. Sweden signed the convention in 1985. The responsible government agencies in Sweden are the Swedish National Heritage Board and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
The full text of the convention can be downloaded from the UNESCO website.
Sweden is now an elected member of the World Heritage Committee. More information about this is available at the Swedish National Heritage Board's website.
There you can also read an FAQ about world heritage and read about the other Swedish world heritage sites.
See also the Nordic World Heritage Foundation website, or go straight to UNESCO's website.