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State of Conservation (SOC)

Lorentz National Park (2005)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0 (from1996-2001)
Total Amount Ap proved: 41,400USD

2001 Strategic Planning for the Conservation and Effective Management ...   30,000  USD
1996 Nomination file for Lorentz National Reserve   11,400  USD
Missions**

IUCN mission in January 2004

Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Mining; Absence of a co-ordinating agency; Inadequate financing; Absence of a finalized strategic or Management Plan; Threats posed by devolution of powers; Absence of physically designated Park boundaries; Security limitations; Development threats; Exploitation of marine resources.

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

At the time of writing this report, the Secretariat had not received a formal response from the State Party concerning a progress report on follow-up action to address the issues raised by the IUCN mission as requested by the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004).

Conclusion
Decision
  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

29COM7B.12
Link to the decision

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev,

2. Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.10, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),

3. Regrets that the State Party of Indonesia did not respond to the specific issues requested;

4. Requests the State Party to urgently submit to the World Heritage Centre, before 1 February 2006, a progress report on the achievements made to follow-up on the recommendations of 2004 IUCN mission, for examination by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).

Draft Decision: 29 COM 7B.12

The World Heritage Committee,

1.              Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev,

2.              Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.10, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),

3.              Regrets that the State Party did not respond to the specific issues requested;

4.              Requests the State Party to urgently submit to the World Heritage Centre, before 1 February 2006, a progress report on the achievements made to follow-up on the recommendations of 2004 IUCN mission, for examination by the Committee at its 30th session in 2006.

Lorentz National Park
State Party:
Indonesia
Date of Inscription: 1999
Nomination records (Year): 1998
Category: Natural
Criteria: (viii)(ix)(x)
SOC Reports
SOC Reports by year
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Detailed List of SOC reports
Threats*
Civil unrest
Financial resources
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
Governance
Housing
Management systems/ management plan
Mining


* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.