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The Solomon (Solomon Islands for UNESCO) accede to the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage . The first protected site was inscribed in 1998.
Les Salomon has 1 site registered with the World Heritage, 1 natural.
The country has also submitted 2 sites to the tentative list,
Listing
The following site is listed as a World Heritage Site.
Rennell East is located in the southern third of Rennell, the southernmost island of the Solomon Islands. Rennell is the largest elevated coral atoll in the world with its 86 km long and 15 km wide. The site covers approximately 37 000 Ha and a marine sector extending up to three nautical miles. One of the main features of the island is Lake Tegano, the former lagoon of the atoll and the largest lake in the Pacific island (15 500 Ha). It is brackish and contains many rugged limestone islands. Rennell is mainly covered with dense forests, the canopy of which reaches 20 m in height on average. With the marked climatic effects of frequent cyclones, the site is a real natural laboratory for scientific study. It is custom that governs the ownership and management of the site.
To testify to a considerable exchange of influences during a given period or in a specific cultural area, on the development of architecture or technology, monumental arts, city planning or the creation of landscapes.
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To bring a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or a living or disappeared civilization.
(iv)
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates one or more significant periods in human history.
(v)
Be a prominent example of traditional human settlement, traditional use of land or sea.
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To be directly or materially associated with events or living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
(vii)
Represent natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
(viii)
To be eminently representative examples of the great stages in the history of the Earth.
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To be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes underway in the evolution and development of ecosystems.
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Contain the most representative natural habitats and the most important for conservation in situ of biological diversity.
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