31 COM 8B.63
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the minor extension of the boundary of the Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, Spain;3. Requests that an adequate buffer zone be established and submitted for approval to the Committee;4. Considers that further explanations for the choice of the boundaries to protect the setting of the town and its extra muros churches and views to and from it should be provided.
31 COM 8B.64
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
The proposal to approve a revised buffer zone and the Statement of Significance of Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Holy See/Italy, was withdrawn.
31 COM 8B.64
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
The proposal to approve a revised buffer zone and the Statement of Significance of Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Holy See/Italy, was withdrawn.
31 COM 8B.65
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for the Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France.
Sites: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
31 COM 8B.66
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, France.
31 COM 8B.67
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Vézelay, Church and Hill
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for Vézelay, Church and Hill, France.
Sites: Vézelay, Church and Hill
31 COM 8B.68
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay, France.
31 COM 8B.69
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange, France.
31 COM 8B.70
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for the Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct), France.
31 COM 8B.71
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Strasbourg- Grande Île
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Recommends that the State Party reconsider the buffer zone for Strasbourg- Grande Île, France, in order to delineate an area which gives more effective protection to the inscribed property and its setting.
31 COM 8B.72
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Palace and Park of Versailles
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the buffer zone for the Palace and Park of Versailles, France.
31 COM 8B.73
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Rock Drawings of Valcamonica
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B1.Add,2. Approves the following Statement of Significance for the Rock Drawings of Valcamonica, Italy:Valcamonica's rock art, which consists of over 140,000 engravings on about 2,400 rocks distributed on both sides of an entire valley, constitutes an exceptional example of this kind of manifestation of human thought.The number, duration and variety of the engravings, representing for example navigation, dance, war and ploughing and their relationship with contemporary archaeological ...
Sites: Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
31 COM 8B.74
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Virunga National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add,2. Approves the following Statement of Significance for the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo:Virunga National Park is notable for its chain of active volcanoes and the greatest diversity of habitats of any park in Africa: from steppes, savannas and lava plains, swamps, lowland and Afromontane forests, to the unique Afroalpine vegetation and icefields of the Ruwenzori mountains, which culminate in peaks above 5000m. The site includes the spectacular Ruwenzori and Virunga Massifs, including ...
Sites: Virunga National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC-07/31.COM/7B, WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2) and of proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-07/31.COM/8B and WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add.Rev),
2. Decides to inscribe the following property on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Ecuador, Galápagos Islands (Decision 31 COM 7B.35)
Iraq, Samarra Archaeological City (Decision 31 COM 8B.23)
Senegal, Niokolo Koba National Park (Decision ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-07/31.COM/7A and WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add, WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add.3),
2. Decides to maintain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 31 COM 7A.20)
Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, (Decision 31 COM 7A.21)
Azerbaijan, Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Comoé National Park Coro and its Port Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Historic Town of Zabid Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Salonga National Park Simien National Park Virunga National Park Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
31 COM 8C.3
Update of the list of the World Heritage in danger - removal - Royal Palaces of Abomey, Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Kathmandu Valley, Everglades National Park
The World Heritage Committee,1.Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-07/31.COM/7A and WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add, WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add.3),2.Decides to remove the following properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger:Benin, Royal Palaces of Abomey (Decision 31 COM 7A.14)Honduras, Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Decision 31 COM 7A.13)Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (Decision 31 COM 7A.23)United States of America, Everglades National Park (Decision 31 COM ...
31 COM 8C.11
Update of the list of the World Heritage in danger - inscription - Galápagos Islands, Samarra Archaeological City, Niokolo Koba National Park
The World Heritage Committee,1.Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC-07/31.COM/7B, WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add and WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2) and of proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-07/31.COM/8B and WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add.Rev), 2.Decides to inscribe the following property on the List of World Heritage in Danger:Ecuador, Galápagos Islands (Decision 31 COM 7B.35)Iraq, Samarra Archaeological City (Decision 31 COM 8B.23)Senegal, Niokolo Koba National Park (Decision 31 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/11A.1,
2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 11A.1 and 30 COM 11A.2 adopted at its 30th session(Vilnius, 2006),
3. Commends States Parties for updating the boundaries and statements of outstanding universal value and encourages the European States Parties to submit any changes to names, criteria, boundaries and statements of significance in a timely fashion and in accordance with deadlines outlined in the Operational Guidelines as a follow-up to the European Periodic Report, at the latest by 1 February 2008;
4. Takes note ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/11A.2,
2. Takes note of the clarification of property limits provided by the following States Parties in the European region in response to the Retrospective Inventory:
Belgium: La Grand-Place, Brussels;
Bulgaria: Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo; Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari;
Italy: Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci; Historic Centre of Florence; I Sassi di Matera; Historic Centre of Urbino;
Portugal: Historic Centre of Évora;
Slovenia: Škocjan ...
Sites: Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Urbino La Grand-Place, Brussels La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia Mudejar Architecture of Aragon Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries Škocjan Caves The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/11D.1,
2. Recalling Decisions 25 COM VII.25-27 adopted at its 25th session (Helsinki, 2001), 7 EXT.COM 5 and 7 EXT.COM 5A.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004), 29 COM 11.A adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 30 COM 11G adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006);
3. Recognizing the range of benefits for the World Heritage community of the new approach for Section II of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire proposed by the "Working Group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting ...