The World Heritage Committee adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV):

The Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona presents an exceptional and dramatic display of mountain building through continental collision. The property is distinguished by the clear three-dimensional exposure of the structures and processes that characterise this phenomenon in a mountain setting, its history of study, and its ongoing contribution to geological sciences. 

The world heritage Sardona is a key site for the geological sciences since the 18th century.