Published on 2 July 2003

MONTE SAN GIORGIO LISTED AS A NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE High accolade for fossil trove

Bern, 2.7.2003 - Monte San Giorgio in Southern Ticino was today inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The decision of the World Heritage Committee was largely based on the outstanding palaeontological finds made in this area. Since the 19th century, thousands of skeletons of marine reptiles and fish have been discovered here, including a number of rare or even unique species. Following the listing of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region, Monte San Giorgio is now Switzerland’s second natural World Heritage site.