UNESCOs World Heritage Sites Protecting the worlds treasures

UNESCO's World Heritage Sites: Protecting the world's treasures - CBS News

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For nearly 50 years the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has listed outstanding natural and man-made sites as culturally significant locations worthy of protection. But what does designation as a World Heritage Site actually mean for a glacier or coral reef, or a landmark like the Taj Mahal? Correspondent Conor Knighton treks for answers.

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