Decision 41 COM 7B.57

The Forth Bridge (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (C 1485)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.33, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
3. Welcomes the progress made by the State Party in responding to the World Heritage Committee’s recommendations, especially:
   1. The improvement of the protection policy by means of the identification of 10 key views of the property and associated protected view-cones,
   2. The reinforcement of the management system by the creation of the Forth Bridge World Heritage Management Group and specialized commissions for tourism development and communication;
4. Reiterates its previous recommendations to the State Party to consider the following:
   1. Creating key monitoring indicators that are more specific and relate more directly to the attributes that convey Outstanding Universal Value,
   2. Extending the Management Plan of the property to include an interpretation and tourism plan,
   3. Submitting plans for any proposed visitor centre at the earliest possibility to the World Heritage Centre for review, in accordance with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines;
5. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2018, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above.