April 18 was observed as the World Heritage Day. The theme for this year is ‘Rural Landscapes’.
The theme Rural Landscapes is related to the theme of the ‘Scientific Symposium on Rural heritage’.
The World Heritage Day was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 1982 and approved by the General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983.
This day offers an opportunity to raise the public’s awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it.
ICOMOS is a partner and founding member of the “Blue Shield” which works to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters.
ICOMOS was founded in 1965 and headquartered at Paris.