The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.44, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Notes the information provided by the State Party on the actions undertaken for the implementation of the first phase of the Permanent safeguarding plan; 4. Urges the State Party, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Decision 29 COM 7B.44, to pursue the measures for the rehabilitation of the Kasbah of Algiers; 5. Requests the State Party to transmit to the World Heritage Centre a topographic or cadastral ...
Sites: Kasbah of Algiers
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.49, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),3. Notes with satisfaction the progress achieved by the State Party in the implementation of a series of important measures aiming at conserving and protecting the property;4. Invites the State Party, as mentioned in Decision 30 COM 7B.49, to submit, before 1 February 2008, a proposal for a modification of the boundaries of the inscribed property according to the procedures indicated in Paragraphs 163 to 165 of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 15B.50 and 29 COM 7B.45, adopted at its 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions respectively, 3. Notes the State Party's intention to begin the preparation of a management plan for the town of Memphis;4. Urges the State Party to establish a similar management plan for the entire property and to transmit it to the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS as soon as it is completed;5. Reiterates its previous decisions requesting the abandon of the road ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.52, adopted by its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),3. Deplores the loss of human life and degradation caused by the summer conflict of 2006, while expressing its relief for the absence of damage to the properties inscribed on the World Heritage List;4. Takes note of the fact that due to this conflict, and to the priorities, both humanitarian and rehabilitation, the State Party was unable to concentrate its efforts on the requests expressed by the Committee in its ...
Sites: Tyre
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.53, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), 3. Expresses its satisfaction that the State Party has made considerable headway in the implementation of a number of requests made by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006); 4. Requests the State Party to take action relating to the recommendations made by the Joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS mission of January 2007 relating to:a) Rapidly completing, adopting and implementing the Management ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.54, adopted during its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),3. Notes with satisfaction that Master Plans have now be approved for all four cities and that the State Party is committed to raise an agreed amount of funds for the next five years to support rehabilitation and restoration works in the property;4. Regrets that no progress has been made in putting in place legal protection; 5. Urges the State Party to establish appropriate local management ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.45 adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),3. Notes with satisfaction the continuing commitment of the State Party to the implementation of the decisions of the Committee;4. Also notes that progress has been made in completing the Management Plan, and that this is likely to be adopted in the near future;5. Expresses its concern that, although progress has been made in establishing consultative committees, a satisfactory overall resourced management ...
Sites: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 29 COM 7B.100 and 30 COM 7B.55, adopted at its 29th session (Durban,2005) and 30th sessions (Vilnius, 2006) respectively,3. Notes with satisfaction that the State Party has taken into account the recommendations of the Committee in order to maintain the visual integrity of the property, notably by modifying the development project on the periphery of the property;4. Urges the State Party, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Decision 30 COM 7B.55, to prepare a management ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31 COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 29 COM 7B.46 and 30 COM 7B.56, adopted at its 29th (Durban, 2005) and 30th (Vilnius, 2006) sessions, 3. Notes the efforts of the State Party in undertaking rehabilitation works and reminds the State Party that international standards of conservation and restoration should be applied;4. Regrets that no progress has yet been achieved with respect to the previous decisions and recommendations of the Committee on the finalization of the Management Plan, taking into account ...
Sites: Bahla Fort
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 8B.37, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), 3. Notes that the State Party has drafted new protection laws for the property;4. Requests the State Party to provide further details as to when these laws will become effective;5. Congratulates the State Party on the development of a relevant short-term Management and Action Plan for the property, as a preliminary to a medium term Management Plan, and on putting in place an inter-disciplinary Management ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add, 2. Notes with concern the uncontrolled tourism and other development projects being carried out at the property, which might have a negative impact on its heritage values;3. Requests the State Party to review the current comprehensive Management Plan of the property by: a) Preparing a proposal for the boundaries of the core and buffer zones of the areas of Baisha and Shuhe, and submit it to the Committee for its examination according to paragraphs 163-165 of the Operational Guidelines; ...
Sites: Old Town of Lijiang
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,2. Expresses its appreciation to the State Party for organizing a Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Sangiran World Heritage property; 3. Noting however with concern the potential risks associated to the lack of a functioning site management authority as well as of appropriate land-use regulations, combined with on-going development projects within the property, which might have a negative impact on its heritage values,4. Requests the State Party to ...
Sites: Sangiran Early Man Site
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.57, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),
3. Notes the steps taken by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to implement the recommendations of the Committee related to the reduction of the height of the Jahan Nama Commercial Complex tower;
4. Requests the authorities of Iran to continue with the planned modifications ...
Sites: Meidan Emam, Esfahan
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 15B.64 and 30 COM 7B.67, adopted at its 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 30th (Vilnius, 2006) sessions respectively, 3. Takes note of the information provided by the State Party concerning the modalities for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed Yamato-Kita express highway and the traffic management plan under development;4. Also takes note, with satisfaction, that the route selected for the proposed express highway runs outside the core and along the periphery of the buffer ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.60, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Notes the considerable efforts made by the Heritage House in the exercise of its functions and calls for a better definition of the Heritage House's mandate and the strengthening of local capacities and involvement.
4. Recommends to the State Party the creation of a buffer zone, to ...
Sites: Town of Luang Prabang
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.59, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),
3. Notes with satisfaction the State Party’s production of a draft Management Plan for Samarkand which aims to address the concept of the overall development of the city and considers not only the main architectural and archeological monuments, but also historical residential areas and traffic and tourism ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.71, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),
3. Notes the progress made by the State Party in relation to the removal of illegal housing and the preparation of inventories of significant cultural heritage elements in the Hué area, and requests it to continue efforts to relocate people to safer areas;
4. Requests the State Party to give urgent consideration to the recommendations of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission of October 2006 and ...
Sites: Complex of Hué Monuments
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.48, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Notes the positive steps taken by the State Party to remove the telephone transmission tower to a location not visible from the site, and to increase security at the property through provision of additional guards and site attendants;
4. Encourages the State Party to carry out the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.50, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Notes the efforts made by the State Party in improving the state of conservation of the property, particularly on the progress made in extending the boundaries of the property’s buffer zones and the conservation activities for Potala Palace, Johkang Temple and Norbulingka;
4. Requests the State Party to continue the revision of the Urban Development Plan and the elaboration of conservation plans for the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.63, adopted at its 30th session (Vinius, 2006),
3. Notes the State Party’s great efforts towards the restoration and enhancement of the World Heritage properties in Beijing, as well as for the organization of a Regional Symposium on Concepts and Practices of Conservation and Restoration of Historical Buildings in East Asia;
4. ...