The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the examination of the nomination on the basis of cultural criteria of Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Undertake and provide a more detailed inventory of the key attributes such as town walls, paftas, shrines;
b) Re-define the boundary to reflect the key attributes of the property, the geo-morphology of the area, and social and cultural units, and in particular consider the interface between Dokatu towns and Karat;
c) Augment the comparative analysis;
d) Define and put in place a buffer zone to protect the property from urban development;
e) Strengthen and augment structures and regulations to ensure support for customary systems;
f) Strengthen the planning processes to ensure that the spatial planning of the towns is conserved;
g) Ensure more active involvement of regional and national authorities in the management and conservation;
3. Also considers that the international community should be invited to support this extraordinary landscape to ensure that its communities can meet the challenge of establishing a sustainable future.