Decision 39 COM 7B.88

Brasilia (Brazil) (C 445)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.93, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
3. Notes that the infrastructural projects in the areas of the Monumental Axes, the Stadium and the Television Tower will not negatively impact the attributes that sustain the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property and, in the case of the Television Tower, will contribute to the recovery of the original landscape designs;
4. Regrets that the process for the preparation of the Preservation Plan of Brasilia’s Urban Area (PPCUB) has been interrupted and that no substantial progress has been made in its preparation;
5. Urges the State Party to resume this process as a matter of extreme urgency and submit a timetable for the finalization and approval of the PPCUB;
6. Takes note of the establishment of formal cooperation and shared management between the Government of the Federal District (GDF) and the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN) as well as the operational arrangements for its implementation;
7. Also requests the State Party to submit a report on the further definition of IPHAN Ordinance No 314 regarding the open spaces in the Pilot Plan;
8. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2016, an updated report, including a 1-page executive summary, on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 41st session in 2017.