Dutch urged to backpedal on Unesco sites
The Netherlands should only make one nomination for inclusion on the Unesco list of world heritage sites a year so that places from non-western countries have a greater chance of inclusion, the arts council and rural affairs council told ministers on Tuesday.
The two bodies said non-western places of special interest were under-represented on the list. The Netherlands has seven world heritage sites. For a full list, click here.
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