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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (8)
Cultural
- Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (1999)
- Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2003)
- Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2007)
- Robben Island (1999)
Natural
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2004)
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1999)
- Vredefort Dome (2005)
Mixed
Properties submitted on the Tentative List (13)
- Pleistocene occupation sites of Klasies River, Border Cave, Wonderwerk Cave and comparable sites relating to the emergence of modern humans (1998)
- Pilgrim's Rest Reduction Works Industrial Heritage Site (2004)
- Kimberley Mines and Associated Early Industries (2004)
- The !Xam Khomani Heartland (2004)
- Alexandria Coastal Dunefields (2009)
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2009)
- The Cape Winelands Cultural Landscape (2009)
- The Barberton Mountain Land, Barberton Greenstone Belt or Makhonjwa Mountains (2009)
- The Prince Edward Islands (2009)
- Succulent Karoo Protected Areas (2009)
- Liberation Heritage Route (2009)
- The Namaqualand Copper Mining Landscape (2009)
- The Cape Arc of Meridian (2009)
Activities
- Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
- World Heritage in Young Hands Visual Arts Workshop (2005)
News
- Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee Nov 7, 2011
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas get Conservation Boost from World Heritage Centre Partner Oct 14, 2011
- Establishment of Category 2 Centres on World Heritage officially launched Feb 11, 2010
- Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Jun 29, 2007
Events
- International Conference on World Heritage and Sustainable Development in Africa: the role of local communities Sep 26, 2012 - Sep 29, 2012
- World Heritage and Impacts of Developments in the Africa region May 23, 2012 - May 25, 2012
- Heritage Sites and Sustainable Tourism Workshop Dec 5, 2011 - Dec 9, 2011
- First steps towards a management plan for Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art Mar 14, 2011 - Mar 23, 2011
- Final meeting of the 2nd Periodic Reporting cycle of the Africa region (restricted access) Feb 14, 2011 - Feb 17, 2011
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