I-UNESCO World Heritage Site okubhekiselwe kuyo, indawo noma ingqopha-mlando eyaziwa yiNhlangano yeziZwe (KANYE) Ezemfundo, Inhlangano Yesayensi Nezamasiko (I-UNESCO) ngokuba namasiko, zomlando, ezesayensi, noma okunye ukubaluleka futhi kuthathwa njengokubalulekile noma okuvelele emhlabeni wonke esintwini.
Inhloso yohlelo lwamaGugu oMhlaba ukuhlonza nokugcina izimpawu ezibalulekile zamasiko nezemvelo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuvikelwa kwazo kanye nokongiwa kwazo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.. Iziza eziqashelwa njengeziNdawo Zamagugu Omhlaba zibhekwa njengezibaluleke kakhulu futhi zivikelwe izivumelwano nezivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe..
Kukhona okwamanje 1,100 Izingosi Zamagugu Omhlaba zitholakala ngaphezulu 160 amazwe, kuhlanganise nezimpawu zendawo ezifana ne-Great Wall of China, amaPiramidi aseGibhithe, iTaj Mahal eNdiya, kanye neGrand Canyon e-United States. Lezi zingosi zingahlukaniswa ngezinhlobo ezahlukene, njengamasiko, yemvelo, noma izingosi ezixubile, kuye ngokubaluleka kwazo okuyinhloko.
Kumelwe kuqashelwe njengendawo edumile ye-UNESCO World Heritage Site, isiza kumele sihlangabezane nesethi yemibandela esungulwe yi-UNESCO, okuhlanganisa nokuba yigugu elivelele emhlabeni wonke, emele umsebenzi wobungcweti wobuhlakani bokudala bomuntu, noma ukukhombisa isenzakalo semvelo esingavamile. Inqubo yokuqoka ngokuvamile ihilela inqubo yokuhlola nokubuyekeza kabanzi ngochwepheshe bamazwe ngamazwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isiza siyahlangabezana nalezi zimiso futhi sifanele ukuqashelwa njengeNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba..