Management effectiveness How well a World Heritage property A cultural, natural or mixed heritage place inscribed on the World Heritage List and therefore considered to be of OUV for humanity. The responsibility for nominating a property to the World Heritage List falls upon the State(s) Party(ies) where it is located. The World Heritage Committee decides whether a property should be inscribed on the World Heritage List, taking into account the technical recommendations of the Advisory Bodies following rigorous evaluation processes.
When used as a general term, World Heritage refers to all the natural, cultural and mixed properties inscribed on the World Heritage List.
or other heritage place is being managed – primarily the extent to which management is protecting the Outstanding Universal Value and the other important values of the property, and achieving defined management objectives.
assessments are most useful if repeated at regular intervals, preferably aligned with the management cycle (e.g. linked to revisions of the management plan), to monitor change and help identify progress and improvements. A five-year interval is generally considered adequate for this, but if the management cycle is longer, you can repeat the assessment mid-term (e.g. every three or four years). In addition, some of the tools can be used separately between full assessments and repeated as necessary to help inform decision-making throughout the management cycle.

Figure 2.1. Suggested frequency for use of the tools (as part of an overall assessment cycle).