The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.34, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Regrets that the joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN monitoring mission had to be postponed because of security concerns and requests the State Party, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN to organize this mission as soon as the security situation permits, in order to assess the threats to the property and identify corrective measures to address them;
4. Notes that the State Party has submitted a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, and a proposal for the Desired State of Conservation for removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, but that these remain to be finalized due to the postponement of the mission to the property;
5. Expresses its utmost concern about proposed major infrastructure projects to cross the property, namely an electricity corridor affecting the northern edge of the property and the construction of the Pan American highway through its middle, which are likely to have a major negative effect on its Outstanding Universal Value, and urges the State Party, along with the State Party of Panama, to jointly re-affirm their commitment to the conservation of Los Katios and Darien National Parks, which effectively form a transboundary protected area;
6. Welcomes the interim corrective measures proposed by the State Party and its efforts to implement them, and notes the proposed six year time frame to implement the interim corrective measures;
7. Also requests the State Party to continue implementing these interim corrective measures, taking into account any amendment following an eventual World Heritage Centre/IUCN mission to the property:
a) Complete and implement the control and monitoring Action Plan, including the construction of ranger stations, the provision of equipment and the maintenance of adequate numbers of park personnel,
b) Prevent illegal logging within the property by establishing the capacity, at site level, to apprehend and bring to justice the instigators of such activities, and by carrying out communication campaigns with the local communities;
c) Implement alternative and sustainable livelihoods programmes for affected communities surrounding the property in the framework of a wider programme for the reduction of incentives for illegal logging,
d) Complete the resettlement process for those people who have recently established themselves within the park boundaries,
e) Resolve the incompatibility between the State Party's obligation under the World Heritage Convention to conserve the property's Outstanding Universal Value, and the proposed large infrastructure projects currently under consideration;
8. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2011, a comprehensive report on the state of conservation of the property, with particular emphasis on the interim corrective measures identified above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session in 2011;
9. Requests moreover the State Party, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and IUCN, to finalize the draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value and the proposal for the Desired State of Conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session in 2011;
10. Decides to retain Los Katios National Park (Colombia) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-10/34.COM/7A, WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add and WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add.2),
2. Decides to retain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
- Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 34 COM 7A.22)
- Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 34 COM 7A.23)
- Belize, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Decision 34 COM 7A.13)
- Central African Republic, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.1)
- Chile, Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Decision 34 COM 7A.29)
- Colombia, Los Katios National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.14)
- Côte d'Ivoire, Comoé National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.2)
- Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea, Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Decision 34 COM 7A.3)
- Democratic Rep. of the Congo Virunga National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.4)
- Democratic Rep. of the Congo Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.5)
- Democratic Rep. of the Congo Garamba National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.6)
- Democratic Rep. of the Congo Salonga National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.7)
- Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Decision 34 COM 7A.8)
- Egypt, Abu Mena (Decision 34 COM 7A.17)
- Ethiopia, Simien National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.9)
- Georgia, Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (Decision 34 COM 7A.27)
- India, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Decision 34 COM 7A.12)
- Iraq, Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Decision 34 COM 7A.18)
- Iraq, Samarra Archaeological City (Decision 34 COM 7A.19)
- Islamic Republic of Iran, Bam and its Cultural Landscape (Decision 34 COM 7A.24)
- Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Decision 34 COM 7A.20)
- Niger, Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Decision 34 COM 7A.10)
- Pakistan, Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (Decision 34 COM 7A.25)
- Peru, Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone (Decision 34 COM 7A.30)
- Philippines, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Decision 34 COM 7A.26)
- Senegal, Niokolo Koba National Park (Decision 34 COM 7A.11)
- Serbia, Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Decision 34 COM 7A.28)
- United Republic of Tanzania, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (Decision 34 COM 7A.16)
- Venezuela, Coro and its Port (Decision 34 COM 7A.31)
- Yemen, Historic Town of Zabid (Decision 34 COM 7A.21)
Draft Decision: 34 COM 7A.14
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.34, adopted at its 33nd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Regrets that the joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN monitoring mission had to be postponed because of security concerns and requests the State Party, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN to organise this mission as soon as the security situation permits, in order to asses the threats to the property and identify the corrective measures to address them;
4. Notes that the State Party has submitted the draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, and a proposal for the Desired state of conservation for removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, but that these remain to be finalized due to the postponement of the mission to the property;
5. Expresses its utmost concern about proposed major infrastructure projects to cross the property, namely an electricity corridor affecting the northern edge of the property and the construction of the Pan American highway through its middle, which are likely have a major negative effect on its Outstanding Universal Value, and urges the State Party, along with the State Party of Panama, to jointly re-affirm their commitment to the conservation of Los Katios and Darien National Parks, which effectively form a transboundary protected area;
6. Welcomes the interim corrective measures proposed by the State Party and its efforts to implement them, and notes the proposed six year time frame to implement the interim corrective measures;
7. Also requests the State Party to continue to implement these interim corrective measures, taking account of any amendment following an eventual World Heritage Centre / IUCN mission to the property:
a) Complete and implement the control and monitoring Action Plan, including the construction of ranger stations, the provision of equipment and the maintenance of adequate numbers of park personnel,
b) Prevent illegal logging within the property by establishing the capacity at the site level to apprehend and bring to justice the instigators of such activities, and by carrying out communications campaigns with the local communitie,;
c) Implement alternative and sustainable livelihoods programmes for affected communities surrounding the property in an effort to reduce the incentive for illegal logging,
d) Complete the resettlement process for those people who have recently established themselves within the park boundaries,
e) Resolve the incompatibility between the State Party’s obligation under the World Heritage Convention to conserve the property’s Outstanding Universal Value, and the proposed large infrastructure projects currently under consideration;
8. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2011, a comprehensive report on the state of conservation of the property, with particular emphasis on the interim corrective measures identified above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session in 2011;
9. Requests moreover the State Party, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and IUCN, to finalize the draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value and the proposal for the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session in 2011;
10. Decides to retain Los Katios National Park (Colombia) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
