The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.96 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Takes note of the information submitted by the State Party and regrets that insufficient details were provided to comprehensively assess the current factors affecting the property;
4. Reiterates its requests the State Party to:
a) Clarify whether Article 6 of Supreme Decree 27787 of October 2004 has been modified and if the moratorium on all exploration, extraction and ...
Sites: City of Potosí
37 COM 7B.92
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (Bolivia, Plurinational State of) (C 567rev)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.119 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Notes with satisfaction the adoption of the Presidential Decree of September 2011, creating the Centre of Archaeological and Anthropological Research and Management of Tiwanaku (CIAAAT);
4. Also notes the results of the International Meeting of experts held at Tiwanaku, Bolivia in August 2012 and organized within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project to define ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37COM/7B,
2. Takes note of the comprehensive information submitted by the State Party but regrets that the information was submitted almost a year after having been requested;
3. Also regrets that the shopping mall was constructed, given its impact on the setting and skyline of Castro;
4. Requests the State Party to invite, as soon as possible, a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to address the following elements:
a) The definition of the ...
Sites: Churches of Chiloé
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Takes note of the coordinating meeting organized by the National Monuments Council on 6 December 2012 with stakeholders and also notes the efforts made by national and municipal authorities to submit the plans and comprehensive technical documentation;
3. Further notes the active role of the civil society in the preservation of the values of the seaport city of Valparaiso and its contribution to create a social dialogue for the conservation of the property;
4. Notes the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.123 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party on the actions carried out in response to the decisions made by the World Heritage Committee and urges the State Party to continue its work, with particular attention to:
a) Formal establishment of the buffer zone at Santo Domingo East and approval of regulations for construction heights,
b) Approval and implementation of the ...
37 COM 7B.100
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Panama) (C 790bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decisions 33 COM 7B.141, 34 COM 7B.113, 35 COM 7B.130, 36 COM 7B.103 , adopted at its 33rd (Seville, 2009), 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011) and 36th (Saint Petersburg, 2012) sessions respectively, and its concern that the construction of the Cinta Costera Phase III (Maritime Viaduct) would irreversibly impact on the property,
Also recalling the state of conservation reports and reactive monitoring mission reports of March 2009, March 2010 and October 2010 that underscored ...
World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 34 COM 8B.6, 35 COM 7B.42, 35 COM 7B.63, 35 COM 7B.67, 35 COM 7B.68, 35 COM 7B.69, 35 COM 7B.73, 35 COM 7B.88, 35 COM 7B.94, 35 COM 7B.98, 35 COM 7B.102, 35 COM 7B.106, 35 COM 7B.109, 35 COM 7B.122, 35 COM 7B.127, 35 COM 7B.128, 35 COM 7B.131 and 35 COM 7B.133 , adopted at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010) and 35th (UNESCO, 2011) sessions respectively,
3. Takes note with satisfaction of the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate ...
Sites: Agra Fort Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Churches of Moldavia City of Cuzco Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery Fatehpur Sikri Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Island of Gorée Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca Monte San Giorgio Old Town of Lijiang Prambanan Temple Compounds San Agustín Archaeological Park Taj Mahal Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape Vilnius Historic Centre Works of Antoni Gaudí
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2 ,
2. Inscribes the Namib Sand Sea, Namibia , on the World Heritage list on the basis of criteria (vii) , (viii) , (ix) and (x) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Namib Sand Sea lies along the arid African coast of the South Atlantic lying wholly within Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft Park. It covers an area of 3,077,700 hectares, with an additional 899,500 hectares designated as a buffer ...
Sites: Namib Sand Sea
37 COM 8B.9
Extensions of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List: Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2 ,
2. Approves the extension of Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest , Kenya, to include the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve, on the basis of criteria (vii) and (ix) and takes note that the name of the property remains Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest to accommodate potential future extensions;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Mount Kenya straddles the equator ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2;
2. Inscribes the Xinjiang Tianshan, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii) and (ix) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Xinjiang Tianshan is a serial property consisting of four components totaling 606,833 hectares, with buffer zones totaling 491,103 hectares located in the People’s Republic of China in the Xinjiang Tianshan, the eastern portion of the Tianshan mountain ...
Sites: Xinjiang Tianshan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2;
2. Inscribes the Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs), Tajikistan , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii) and (viii) ;
3. Adopts the following Statements of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Tajik National Park (2,611,674 ha in area) encompasses almost the entire Pamir Mountains, the third highest mountain ecosystem in the world after the Himalaya and Karakorum Mountains. The Pamir Mountains lie at the centre of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2;
2. Inscribes Mount Etna, Italy, on the World Heritage List under criterion (viii) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Mount Etna World Heritage Site (19,237 ha) comprises the most strictly protected and scientifically important area of Mount Etna, and forms part of the Parco dell’Etna Regional Nature Park. Mount Etna is renowned for its exceptional level of volcanic activity, and ...
Sites: Mount Etna
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2;
2. Inscribes the El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii), (viii) and (x) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (EPGDABR) is located in the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is one of four great North American deserts along with the Chihuahuan Desert, the Great Basin ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B, WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Defers the examination of the nomination of the Bijagós Archipelago – Motom Moranghajogo, Guinea Bissau, to the World Heritage List to allow the State Party to:
a) Strengthen the legal protection status of the property to ensure that all areas nominated have adequate legal and/or customary protection;
b) Consider modification of the boundaries of areas to be nominated within the overall biosphere reserve to conform to integrity ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B, WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B2 ,
2. Approves the extension of uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park, South Africa , to include Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho, to become the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, Lesotho/South Africa , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (iii), (vii) and (x) ;
3. Adopts the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park is renowned for its spectacular ...
Sites: Maloti-Drakensberg Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 ,
2. Noting that the State Party agreed to a revised name of property;
3. Inscribes the Historic Centre of Agadez, Niger , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii) ;
4. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The historic centre of Agadez dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries, when the Sultanate of Aïr established itself there, encouraging the consolidation of Tuareg ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Agadez
he World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B.Add and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes Al Zubarah Archaeological Site, Qatar, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (v) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The walled coastal town of Al Zubarah in the Arabian Gulf flourished as a pearling and trading centre for a short period of some fifty years in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Founded by Utub merchants from Kuwait, its prosperity ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 ,
2. Inscribes the Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, China, as a cultural landscape on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
On the south banks of the Hong River in the mountainous terrain of southern Yunnan, the Honghe Hani Rice terraces cascade down the towering slopes of the Ailao mountains. Carved out of dense forest over ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 ,
2. Inscribes Levuka Historical Port Town , Fiji , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Levuka Historical Port Town is set amongst coconut and mango trees along the beach front of Ovalau Island against the forested slopes of the island’s extinct volcano. From the 1820s onwards the port was developed as a centre of commercial ...
Sites: Levuka Historical Port Town
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B, WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B.1 and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B.4 ,
2. Takes note of the extended buffer zone provided by the State Party;
3. Inscribes the Golestan Palace, Iran (Islamic Republic of) , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv) ;
4. Adopts the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis :
Golestan Palace is located in the heart and historic core of Tehran. The palace complex is one of the oldest in ...
Sites: Golestan Palace