The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B, WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B4,
2. Recognizing the Outstanding Universal Value of the site, refers the nomination of the Cultural Landscape of Maymand, Iran (Islamic Republic of) back to the State Party, in order to allow it to set the property into its wider agro-pastoral context, and demonstrate in which way the site is an outstanding reflection of transhumance in its geo-cultural region;
3. Requests the State Party and the Advisory Bodies to continue to work closely on the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B, WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B4;
2. Inscribes Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration, Japan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The solitary, often snow-capped Mount Fuji (Fujisan), rising above villages and tree-fringed sea and lakes, has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries. Fujisan is a ...
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.8B4 ,
2. Inscribes the Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Within the mountain-ringed basin of Kaesong City and extending into the foothills to the west, the Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong comprise an ensemble representing ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B.Add WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1.Add and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B4,
2. Inscribes the Hill Forts of Rajasthan , India , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Within the State of Rajasthan, six extensive and majestic hill forts together reflect the elaborate, fortified seats of power of Rajput princely states that flourished between the 8th and 18th centuries and their relative ...
Sites: Hill Forts of Rajasthan
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.8B4 ,
2. Inscribes the Red Bay Basque Whaling Station, Canada , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Situated in Labrador, in north-eastern Canada, on the shores of the Strait of Belle Isle, Red Bay was an Arctic maritime base for Basque mariners in the 16th century. It is the earliest, most comprehensive and best ...
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.8B4 ,
2. Noting that the State Party agreed to a revised name of property;
3. Inscribes the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Germany, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
4. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Inspired by the dramatic topography of its site, the Hercules monument and water features of the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe ...
Sites: Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 ,
2. Inscribes the Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany , Italy , on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The economic, financial and political fortunes of the Medici were behind extensive patronage that had a decisive effect on the cultural and artistic history of modern Europe. Among the resulting ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.8B1 ,
2. Inscribes the Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine, Poland / Ukraine, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located at the eastern fringes of Central Europe within the Polish and Ukrainian Carpathian mountain range, the sixteen wooden tserkvas (churches) are outstanding examples of the once widespread ...
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. Inscribes the University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia, Portugal , on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi) ;
3. Adopts the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Situated on a hill overlooking the city, the University of Coimbra-Alta and Sofia has grown and evolved over more than seven centuries to form its own well-defined urban area of two ...
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 Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora , Ukraine , with the exception of serial component no. 7 Cape Vinogradny, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (ii) and (v) ;
4. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Tauric Chersonese and its chora are the remains of an ...
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.8B4 ,
2. Approves the extension of the Wieliczka Salt Mine to include the Bochnia Salt Mine and Wieliczka Saltworks Castle, and thus become the Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines, Poland , on the basis of criterion (iv) ;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines are located on the same geological rock salt deposit in southern Poland. Situated close to ...
The nomination of the Sacral Complex on the remains of the Roman Forum in Zadar, Croatia, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
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. Recognizing the Outstanding Universal Value of the site, refers the nomination of the Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex, Russian Federation, back to the State Party in order to allow it, in collaboration with the Advisory Body (ICOMOS), in particular by inviting an advisory mission to the site, to take adequate measures for an inscription on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi) at its next ...
37 COM 8B.56
Adoption of Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (Saint Petersburg, 2012)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8B.Add.2 and WHC-13/37.COM/8B.Add.2.Corr,
2. Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (Saint Petersburg, 2012):
- Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea ;
- India: Western Ghats;
- Palestine: Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem ;
- Russian Federation: Lena Pillars Nature ...
37 COM 10A
Final Report on the results of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin American and the Caribbean
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-13/37.COM/10A,
2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 11D, 34 COM 10B.2, 35 COM 10B and 36 COM 10C adopted respectively at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008), 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011) and 36th (Saint Petersburg, 2012) sessions,
3. Expresses its sincere appreciation to the States Parties from Latin America and the Caribbean for their efforts in preparing and submitting their Periodic Reports and thanks especially all focal points and site managers for their effective participation and commitment;
4. Notes ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/12,
2. Recalling Decisions 36 COM 13.I and 36 COM 13.II adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012) and 35 COM 12B adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Noting Decisions 7.COM 3 and 7.COM 6 adopted by the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict at its seventh meeting in December 2012, and welcoming the reflections on the interaction between the World Heritage Convention and the Second Protocol (1999) to the 1954 Hague Convention on the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.41 adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Acknowledges the efforts of the State Party for the implementation of the previous recommendations of the World Heritage Committee, notwithstanding the difficult situations being faced;
Expresses its deep concern about the current state of the property and the limited resources currently available to achieve substantial progress in addressing conservation and management issues;
Notes the conclusions of the reactive monitoring ...
Sites: Old Towns of Djenné
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B,
Recalling Decisions 36 COM 7B.8 and 37 COM 7B.10, adopted at its 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) and 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) sessions respectively,
Welcomes the progress being made by the State Party with the Strategic Assessment and reiterates its request to the State Party to complete this work, responding fully to the past decisions of the Committee, in order to ensure that the Long-Term Plan for Sustainable Development (LTPSD) results in concrete and consistent management measures that are sufficiently robust, ...
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Okavango Delta, Botswana, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii), (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Okavango Delta is a large low gradient alluvial fan or ‘Inland Delta’ located in north-western Botswana. The area includes permanent swamps which cover approximately 266,165 ha along with up to 1,106,422 ha of seasonally flooded grassland. The inscribed World Heritage property encompasses an ...
Sites: Okavango Delta
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Stevns Klint, Denmark, on the World Heritage List under criterion (viii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Recommends the State Party, in managing the property following inscription, to:
establish without delay the revised and specific management system proposed to assume responsibility for the property upon inscription on the World Heritage List,
retain policies to ensure that no mining and/or quarrying activities take place within the ...
Sites: Stevns Klint