https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site#Consequences > A listed site g...

		adrianN on June 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site#Consequenc... > A listed site gains international recognition and legal protection, and can obtain funds from among others the World Heritage Fund to facilitate its conservation under certain conditions.

That doesn’t address the question of lost opportunity cost.