Equitable representation of different regions and cultures of the world
58. The Committee considered the document on Equitable Representation (CC-90/CONF.004/INF.4). The Secretariat noted that it had followed this question closely over years and that it was difficult to make any more suggestions since ultimately this was a decision for the Committee.
59. In respect of paragraph 5(iii), the Secretariat emphasized that it could be difficult for States to indicate at the time of their candidature the names of experts who would represent them for the duration of their term of office. ...
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Progress Report on the Global Strategy and Thematic and Comparative Studies: Thematic Studies
Regional Thematic Study Meeting: European Cultural Landscapes of Outstanding Universal Value (Vienna, Austria, 21 April 1996)
IX.7 The Committee recalled that following the Action Plan for Cultural Landscapes as adopted by the seventeenth session of the World Heritage Committee held in Cartagena in December 1993, a series of regional thematic study meetings were organized in 1994 and 1995. In 1996 a regional thematic study meeting on European Cultural Landscapes of Outstanding Universal Value was organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the advisory bodies and the Austrian ...
The Wold Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/9,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 9 adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Welcomes and approves the second compendium prepared by ICOMOS and IUCN.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8E, WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add and WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add.2 for the following World Heritage properties:
Algeria: Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad; M'Zab Valley; Djémila; Tipasa; Tassili n'Ajjer; Timgad; Kasbah of Algiers;
Austria: Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg; Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn; Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape;
Bulgaria: Boyana Church; Madara Rider; ...
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Aldabra Atoll Amphitheatre of El Jem Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Nessebar Anjar Archaeological Site of Carthage Archaeological Site of Volubilis Baalbek Bahla Fort Banc d'Arguin National Park Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Boyana Church Byblos Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Comoé National Park Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Derwent Valley Mills Djémila Dorset and East Devon Coast Dougga / Thugga Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Historic City of Meknes Historic Town of Zabid Ichkeul National Park Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev Island of Gorée Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church Kairouan Kasbah of Algiers Kilimanjaro National Park Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Lake Malawi National Park Laurisilva of Madeira M'Zab Valley Madara Rider Masada Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Medina of Tunis Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Acre Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn Petra Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Quseir Amra Rila Monastery Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo Roskilde Cathedral Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Saltaire Selous Game Reserve Simien National Park Site of Palmyra Tassili n'Ajjer Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari Timgad Tipasa Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tyre Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve W-Arly-Pendjari Complex White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
Algeria Austria Bulgaria Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ethiopia Israel Jordan Lebanon Malawi Mauritania Morocco Niger Oman Portugal Senegal Seychelles South Africa Spain Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Uganda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Yemen
35 COM 8B.60
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties inscribed at the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (Brasilia, 2010)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8B.Add,
2. Adopts the following Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at its 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (Brasilia, 2010):
- Saudi Arabia: At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah; (Note: remove the word "Wahhabism" from line 9 of the brief synthesis and from line 8 of criterion (vi), and use the word "Salafiyya" instead at the same place)
- China: China Danxia;
- Kiribati: Phoenix Islands Protected Area;
- Viet Nam: Central Sector of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Afghanistan: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam; Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley;
Bahrain: Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun;
Benin: Royal Palaces of Abomey;
Botswana: Tsodilo;
Cameroon: Dja Faunal Reserve;
Central African Republic: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ...
Sites: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Chongoni Rock-Art Area Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Dja Faunal Reserve Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Historic Areas of Istanbul iSimangaliso Wetland Park Island of Saint-Louis Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Lake Turkana National Parks Lamu Old Town Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Old City of Sana'a Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Robben Island Royal Palaces of Abomey Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Rwenzori Mountains National Park Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas Tsodilo Upper Middle Rhine Valley Vredefort Dome
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7A.33, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Welcomes the progress made by the State Party in implementing the recommendations of the 2010 reactive monitoring mission;
4. Adopts the following Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, as follows:
a) Operational and sustainable management system for the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.3, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Takes note of the results of the joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN monitoring mission undertaken to Kenya to assess the state of conservation of the property and in particular the impact of the GIBE III dam project and related developments;
4. Reiterates its utmost concern about the potential and ascertained cumulative impacts on Lake Turkana of the GIBE III dam, the related ...
Sites: Lake Turkana National Parks
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.6, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Reiterates its utmost concern about the multiple threats affecting the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), including high levels of wildlife poaching (particularly of elephants), the evident deterioration in management, and the proposed Stiegler’s Gorge and Kidunda dams which, if approved, are likely to cause serious and irreversible damage to the property’s OUV;
4. Takes ...
Sites: Selous Game Reserve
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.6 adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Welcomes the further progress of the two States Parties in strengthening the joint management of the trans-boundary property through the work of the Joint Technical and Site Management Committees, and the measures taken to promote sustainable tourism by halting construction of hotels and lodges on the river banks and islands, reducing noise and water pollution, and upgrading visitor facilities at the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.10, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Welcomes the initial positive results of the Reef Plan and associated measures to address major long-term impacts on the property from poor water quality, and requests the State Party, in collaboration with its partners, to maintain, and increase where necessary financial investment and sustain the positive trend beyond 2013;
4. Takes note of the findings of the joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN ...
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7A.13, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Commends the State Party for the progress achieved in the operationalization of the Manas Tiger Conservation Foundation (MTCF) and the implementation of an integrated ecosystem-based monitoring system and the Eastern Swamp Deer recovery plan;
4. Welcomes the respective and joint initiatives of the States Parties of India and Bhutan to consider an extension of the property, including a transboundary ...
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.45 adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party, in particular the efforts made towards the delimitation of boundaries of the property and of a suggested buffer zone, as well as the submission of a draft retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value;
4. Expresses its concern that the construction of the Orthodox Church Museum has started on the property without ...
Sites: Aksum
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.120, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Acknowledges the submission of the Geophysical study of the Cerro Rico Mountain;
4. Notes the creation of an Emergency Committee for the safety of Cerro Rico Mountain which will be responsible for the development of a Strategic Emergency Plan, and urges the State Party to finalize this Strategic Emergency Plan as soon as possible;
5. Encourages the State Party to ...
Sites: City of Potosí
The World Heritage Committee:
1. Recalling the high-level UNESCO mission to the State Party of Mali that was sent in May 2012 at the decision of the Director-General of UNESCO, in response to the disastrous occupation of the cultural property of the Timbuktu shrines by armed groups, and met with the senior government officials, including the Prime Minister and the Minister of Culture in order to offer support to the people of Mali,
2. Further recalling that during the UNESCO high-level mission, both the Government of Mali and UNESCO agreed to reinforce the ...
Sites: Timbuktu
The World Heritage Committee,
1.Having examined document WHC-12/36.COM/7C,
2.Recalling Decisions 35 COM 7C and 35 COM 12E adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
Significant factors negatively impacting the Outstanding Universal Value
3.Takes note of the statistical analysis and encourages the World Heritage Centre to continue with the production of such informative data, including regional analyses;
Recurrent conservation issues
4.Also takes note of the completion of the independent review process on extractive industries and World Heritage properties as a contribution to the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Chengjiang Fossil Site, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (viii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Chengjiang Fossil Site, located in the Province of Yunnan, China, conserves fossil remains which are of exceptional significance. The rocks and fossils of the Chengjiang Fossil Site present an outstanding and extraordinarily preserved record that testifies to the ...
Sites: Chengjiang Fossil Site
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/ 36.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Western Ghats, India, on the World Heritage List, on the basis of criteria (ix) and (x);
3. Adopts the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Western Ghats are internationally recognized as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides containing areas of high geological, cultural and aesthetic values. A chain of mountains running parallel ...
Sites: Western Ghats
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Lena Pillars Nature Park, Russian Federation, on the World Heritage List, on the basis of criterion (viii);
3. Adopts the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The property of the Lena Pillars Nature Park describes key stories about our planet and the early evolution of life, namely a record of the Cambrian Explosion and the story of the emergence of the frozen ground karst ...
Sites: Lena Pillars Nature Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B, WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, Palau, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (v), (vii), (ix) and (x);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Rock Islands Southern Lagoon consists of numerous large and small forested limestone islands, scattered within a marine lagoon protected by a barrier reef. The property lies within Koror State, ...
Sites: Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
36 COM 8B.13
Mixed Properties - Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Israel)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B, WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves, Israel, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The four Mount Carmel caves (Tabun, Jamal, el-Wad and Skhul) and their terraces are clustered adjacent to each other along the south side of the Nahal ...
36 COM 8B.16
Cultural Properties - Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes (Senegal)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes, Senegal, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (v) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The cultural landscape of Bassari is located in south-eastern Senegal, close to the Mali and Guinean borders, in a hilly territory, formed by the northern foothills of the Fouta Djallon Massif. Two distinct ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B.Add and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The historic town of Grand-Bassam is an example of a colonial town built at the end of the 19th century and during the early 20th century. It follows a planning concept based on the specialisation of quarters for ...
36 COM 8B.18
Cultural Properties - Rabat, modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage (Morocco)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes Rabat, modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage, Morocco, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value;
Brief synthesis
Rabat bears witness to a capital city conceived at the time of the Protectorate, at the beginning of the 20th century. The project successfully adapts modernist town planning and architectural values within the context ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B.Add and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes Pearling, testimony of an island economy, Bahrain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The traditional sea-use of harvesting pearls from oyster beds in the Persian Gulf shaped the island of Bahrain’s economy for millennia. As the best-known source of pearls since ancient times, the Gulf industry reached the apex of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Site of Xanadu, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value;
Brief synthesis
The Site of Xanadu is the site of a grassland capital characteristic of cultural fusion, witnessing clashes and mutual assimilation between the nomadic and agrarian civilisations in northern Asia. Located on the southeast edge of the Mongolian ...
Sites: Site of Xanadu
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), on the World Heritage List, on the basis of criterion (ii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Masjed-e Jāme’ is the oldest Friday (congregational) mosque in Iran, located in the historical centre of Isfahan. The monument illustrates a sequence of architectural construction and decorative styles of different periods in Iranian Islamic architecture, covering 12 ...
Sites: Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes Gonbad-e Qābus, Iran (Islamic Republic of), on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Visible from great distances in the surrounding lowlands near the ancient Ziyarid capital, Jorjan, the 53-metre high Gonbad-e Qābus tower dominates the town laid out around its base in the early 20th century. The tower’s ...
Sites: Gonbad-e Qābus
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley, Malaysia, on the World Heritage List, on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The lush Lenggong Valley on the Malay Peninsula contains evidence in open-air and cave sites along the Perak River spanning all the periods of hominid history outside Africa from 1.83 million to 1,700 years ago.
Undisturbed ...
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Cultural Properties - Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy (Indonesia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, Indonesia, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii), (v) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
A line of volcanoes dominate the landscape of Bali and have provided it with fertile soil which, combined with a wet tropical climate, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Landscape of Grand Pré, Canada, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (v) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Grand Pré ‘marshland’ and the remains of the associated old villages constitute a cultural landscape bearing testimony to a remarkable effort, over many centuries, using the polder technique to develop ...
Sites: Landscape of Grand Pré
36 COM 8B.28
Cultural Properties - Sacral Complex on the remains of the Roman Forum in Zadar (Croatia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the nomination of the Sacral Complex on the remains of the Roman Forum in Zadar, Croatia, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
a) Consider whether it is possible to review the justification for the nomination on the basis of more substantial evidence to support the idea that the Sacral Complex could be considered exceptional as an ensemble related to the way it developed over time,
b) Support such a review by a detailed comparative analysis that compares the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin, France, 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 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin corresponds to the French part of the northwest European coal seam. On a broad open plain, it extends some 120 km, through the two administrative departments of Nord and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Margravial Opera House Bayreuth, Germany, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The 18th century Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth is a masterwork of Baroque theatre architecture, commissioned by Margravine Wilhelmine of Brandenburg as a venue for opera seria over which the princely couple ceremonially presided. The ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications, Portugal,on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Guarding the key border crossing between Portugal’s capital Lisbon and Spain’s capital Madrid, in an undulating, riverine landscape, the Garrison Town of Elvas was fortified extensively from the 17th to the 19th ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The vast archaeological site of Çatalhöyük comprises two tells rising up to 20 meters above the Konya plain on the Southern Anatolian Plateau. Excavations of the Eastern tell have revealed 18 levels of Neolithic ...
Sites: Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija, Slovenia, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Mercury is a relatively rare metal, whose use has long been irreplaceable in a variety of technical, chemical and industrial processes. It has only been produced in substantial quantities and over a long period by a small ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/ 36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland, Sweden, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (v);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
In a comparatively small area of north-eastern Sweden, bordering the Gulf of Bothnia and known as Hälsingland, are a concentration of large richly decorated, wooden farmhouses and associated farm buildings reflecting the peak of ...
36 COM 8B.42
Cultural Properties - Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea (Brazil)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-12/36.COM/8B and WHC-12/36.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea, Brazil, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (v) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The city of Rio de Janeiro, shaped by interaction with mountains and sea, lies in the narrow strip of alluvial plain between Guanabara Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Its exceptionally dramatic landscape ...
36 COM 8B.65
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of the twelve properties inscribed at the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8B.Add,
2. Adopts the following Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011):
- Ethiopia: Konso Cultural Landscape;
- Kenya: Fort Jesus, Mombasa;
- Jordan: Wadi Rum Protected Area;
- Sudan: Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe;
- United Arab Emirates: Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas);
- ...
Sites: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe Citadel of the Ho Dynasty Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Fort Jesus, Mombasa Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Konso Cultural Landscape Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans Wadi Rum Protected Area
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E,
2. Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
3. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Australia: Great Barrier Reef; Lord Howe Island Group; Gondwana Rainforests of Australia; Wet Tropics of Queensland; Fraser Island; ...
Sites: Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains Angkor Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro Asante Traditional Buildings Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Baroque Churches of the Philippines Borobudur Temple Compounds Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Changdeokgung Palace Complex Chitwan National Park Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Complex of Koguryo Tombs Dazu Rock Carvings East Rennell Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions Garamba National Park Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Great Barrier Reef Great Zimbabwe National Monument Gunung Mulu National Park Gyeongju Historic Areas Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Heard and McDonald Islands Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn Historic Centre of Bukhara Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic City of Ayutthaya Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Hwaseong Fortress Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Jongmyo Shrine K’gari (Fraser Island) Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kathmandu Valley Keoladeo National Park Khami Ruins National Monument Kondoa Rock-Art Sites Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Kunya-Urgench Lord Howe Island Group Lower Valley of the Awash Lower Valley of the Omo Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha Lushan National Park Macquarie Island Matobo Hills Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mogao Caves Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System Mount Taishan Mount Wuyi My Son Sanctuary Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands Old Town of Lijiang Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Prambanan Temple Compounds Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Purnululu National Park Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Sagarmatha National Park Salonga National Park Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Serengeti National Park Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Stone Circles of Senegambia Sundarbans National Park Taj Mahal Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing The Great Wall Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Virunga National Park Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Wet Tropics of Queensland
Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guinea India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Kazakhstan Madagascar Malaysia Mali Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Thailand Turkmenistan United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.3 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Takes note of the conclusion of the joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN mission that the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property is still present but that it remains threatened by increasing anthropogenic pressures, notably uncontrolled fires, poaching, destruction of habitats on the periphery of the property, extension of agricultural and forestry practices on the boundaries ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.7 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
Expresses its deep concern at the continued deterioration of the security situation in the property, the total loss of control of the southern part and its buffer zone, invaded by Simba rebels, increased poaching and the reopening of artisanal mining sites and considers that if this situation continues it is likely to destroy all progress made over the past five years;
Notes with concern the results of the ...
Sites: Okapi Wildlife Reserve
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.10 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Regrets that the lack of precise information in the State Party’s report prevents a meaningful assessment of the implementation of corrective measures identified by the IUCN monitoring mission of 2005 in response to Committee decisions;
4. Reiterates its deep concern about the serious deterioration of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property but notes with satisfaction ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.12 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes with satisfaction the efforts undertaken by the State Party to reinforce the anti-poaching measures and the delineation of the property, in consultation with the neighbouring communities, and encourages the State Party to strengthenthe operational means for the mobile brigades throughout the year by establishing a special anti-poaching budget;
4. However, expresses once ...
Sites: Niokolo-Koba National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 36COM 7A.16 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Acknowledges the notable progress made by the State Party in response to the updated corrective measures and towards the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger;
4. Encourages the State Party to consolidate the current efforts in order to be able to meet the indicators established for the removal of the property from ...
Sites: Los Katíos National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 36 COM 7B.106 and 36 COM 7B.107 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Commends the State Party for having requested emergency assistance from the World Heritage Fund to implement priority actions to strengthen the protection of the Timbuktu property;
4. Expresses its concern regarding the damage caused to the Timbuktu property, in particular to the 11 mausoleums and the door on the western side of the Djingareyberre Mosque ...
Sites: Timbuktu
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 36 COM 7B.106 and 36 COM 7B.107 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Commends the State Party for its request for emergency assistance from the World Heritage Fund to implement priority actions to strengthen protection for the Tomb of Askia property;
4. Expresses its concern with regards to the lack of maintenance of the property causing the deterioration of its architectural elements and increasing the risk of collapse of its ...
Sites: Tomb of Askia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.18 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Welcomes the continued progress made by the State Party on preliminary work for the major reconstruction project on the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, in particular the continuing research on traditional architecture, the training of craftspeople, capacity building in skills, and pilot re-building projects, and urges it to continue its efforts in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.19 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes with appreciation the progress made by the State Party in the implementation of the corrective measures and encourages it to continue its efforts, particularly in the approval and the sustained implementation of the management plan and the clarification of the boundaries of the property;
4. Requests the State Party to provide three printed and electronic copies of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.21 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Welcomes the announcement by the State Party of the cancellation of the Makhool Dam project;
4. Requests the State Party to submit, in accordance to Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines , the details of all on-going or planned interventions at the site, including the construction of the protective shelter at the Royal Cemetery;
5. Reiterates its invitation ...
Sites: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decisions 34 COM 7A.27 , 35 COM 7A.30 and 36 COM 7A.31, adopted at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011) and 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) sessions respectively,
3. Acknowledges the detailed information provided by the State Party on the progress made to implement the corrective measures and urges the State Party to continue its work on all the corrective measures adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010);
4. ...
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Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (C 1150)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.93 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Also recalling the results of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission of November 2011,
4. Notes the information provided by the State Party that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government decided not to call in the Liverpool Waters development for consideration at the national level, and that the Liverpool City Council had granted ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.33 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Takes note of the results of the International Expert meeting (October 2012) and urges the State Party to integrate them in a comprehensive Conservation Plan for the property, including financial estimations of costs and a precise timeframe for its implementation;
4. Acknowledges the progress made by the State Party in the implementation of conservation and management ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.35 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Acknowledges the efforts made by the State Party in addressing conservation concerns at the property and encourages it to continue such efforts in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
4. Urges the State Party to develop and approve the Management Plan for the property, including a conservation programme with short, medium and long term ...
Sites: Coro and its Port
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.1 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes with satisfaction that the State Party has undertaken an emergency safeguarding plan for the protected areas of Cameroon, and that this is evidenced by the assignment of agents and supplementary budgets for the property, and calls on the State Party to continue and strengthen this support;
4. Welcomes the initiative of the State Party to revise the development plan for ...
Sites: Dja Faunal Reserve
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.2 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Commends the State Party for the effective collaboration between the Wildlife and Forest Services and their efforts to increase stakeholder involvement in the site’s management, particularly through agreements with Community Forest Associations;
4. Notes with concern the significant forest fire that affected the property in March 2012 and reportedly affected 10% of the Mount Kenya ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add.Corr,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.3 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Noting the statement made by the State Party of Ethiopia during the 36th session of the Committee (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) to express its concern regarding the decision by the Committee requesting Ethiopia to halt construction of the dam,
4. Regrets that the State Party of Ethiopia has not submitted a progress report on the implementation of the actions requested in its ...
Sites: Lake Turkana National Parks
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.11 , adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Commends the State Party for its rapid response to the letter from the World Heritage Centre and for the exemplary management of the property;
4. Requests the State Party to take all necessary measures to ensure that the mining activities undertaken in the region of the property do not have a negative impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), and reiterates that mining ...
Sites: Banc d'Arguin National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B. 9 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes with concern that the depth and quality of the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) appear to be incompatible with the scale and complexity of the planned hydropower development that may affect the property;
4. Also notes with concern that preparatory construction has advanced in the absence of approved EIAs in several locations, and reiterates its request to the State Party not to proceed ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 3 5 COM 7B.1 5 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Takes note that the State Party did not submit its report by 1 February 2013 , and notes the information provided by the State Party in its report of 22 May 2013;
4. Notes with serious concern the State Party’s intent to proceed with the construction of the Lake Habema – Nduga – Kenyem road without undertaking a Strategic Environmental ...
Sites: Lorentz National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.18 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes that a proposed amendment to the management plan of Pirin National Park which would allow further skiing developments within the buffer zone of the property, is currently under consideration by the State Party;
4. Requests the State Party to ensure that the proposed amendment is in line with the 2010 Strategy for Sustainable Nature Tourism and that an appropriate monitoring ...
Sites: Pirin National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Notes with serious concern the plans to drill and hydraulically fracture (frack) three onshore-to-offshore test wells in the immediate vicinity of the property which could impact the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and in particular the integrity of the property as a result of pollution, industrial infrastructure and shocks to geological formations;
3. Urges the State Party to complete the Environmental Impact Assessment process to review the potential impacts on the OUV of the ...
Sites: Gros Morne National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34COM 8B.4 , adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Welcomes the progress achieved by the State Party in the preparation of a management plan and the implementation of a strategy to combat invasive alien species, and requests the State Party to provide all the technical and financial resources for the effective long-term implementation of these mechanisms, and to undertake the necessary measures to remove the cattle from the property;
4. Also ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.21 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes with concern that the State Party reports that potential threats on the property from adjacent areas are getting more significant every year and regrets that the State Party does not provide sufficiently detailed information on trends in wildlife populations inside the property, nor on the implementation of several of the recommendations of the 2007 reactive monitoring ...
Sites: Volcanoes of Kamchatka
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.22 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Welcomes the State Party’s decision to close down the Baikalsk Paper and Pulp Mill (BPPM), as well as the brief outline of a closure plan and timeframe which was submitted to the World Heritage Centre including the measures foreseen to address the industrial legacy of the plant;
4. Urges the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2014 ...
Sites: Lake Baikal
The World Heritage Committee
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.23, adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Expresses its concern about the changes in the legal protection of the property which make it possible to develop large scale tourism infrastructure on the Lagonaki Plateau situated within the property boundaries and reiterates its request to the State Party to ensure that no large scale ski or tourism infrastructure is built within the property;
4. Though the State Party ...
Sites: Western Caucasus
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.24 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Taking note of the information recently received from the State Party that confirms major progress made in preparation of a proposal for significant modifications of the boundaries of the property aiming to clarify the legal status of all the components of the property and its extension of the property by 215 000 ha of unique virgin forests and also takes note of the intention of the ...
Sites: Virgin Komi Forests
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.25, adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Expresses its utmost concern about a new decree 212 N 202 dated 2 August 2012 of the Republic of Altai which allows the “construction and exploitation of linear objects as well as structures that are an integral part of the process”, which weakens the legal provisions protecting the property and recalls that in accordance with Paragraph 180 of the Operational ...
Sites: Golden Mountains of Altai
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Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Slovakia / Germany / Ukraine) (N 1133bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 8B.13 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Expresses its concern about the level of threats which might be affecting the Outstanding Universal Value and integrity of the property and about the lack of adequate management response to address those pressures;
4. Requests the State Party of Slovakia to ensure that a comprehensive vision for development around the Slovak component of the property and practical guidance for achieving an ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.27 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Acknowledges the efforts made in response to the recommendations of the joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN/RAMSAR mission conducted in 2011 and requests the State Party to continue these efforts;
4. Reiterates its concern about the cumulative impacts of a number of threats to the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property, in particular the possible deepening dredging of Guadalquivir ...
Sites: Doñana National Park
37 COM 7B.28
Giant Causeway and Causeway Coast (United-Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (N 369)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7C , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not keep the Committee fully informed about the Runkerry golf resort development prior to any decisions being taken that are difficult to reverse, in line with paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines ;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to halt the proposed golf resort development project until its potential impact on the Outstanding ...
37 COM 7B.29
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (Brazil) (N 1032)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.30 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Reiterates its concern that the majority of the Chapada dos Veadeiros component of this serial property continues to no longer benefit from National Park status, and that its integrity is no longer guaranteed;
4. Recognizes the positive actions undertaken by the State Party to develop new conservation units to restore some of the legal protection that has been lost, and ...
37 COM 7B.30
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Costa Rica / Panama) (N 205bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.31 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Commends the States Parties for the progress achieved in strengthening transboundary cooperation in the management of the property;
4. Regrets that construction of the Bonyic dam has continued without prior consideration of the results of the on-going Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and urges the States Parties to complete it as a matter of priority and in line with ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.34 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Also recalling the State Party’s intervention at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), in which it committed to a strict moratorium on further development within the property,
4. Further recalling the repeatedly stated concerns by the World Heritage Committee that the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) may already have been significantly, and ...
Sites: Pitons Management Area
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 20 COM 7D.64/65 , adopted at its 20th session (Merida, 1996),
3. Expresses its concern over the Kuraz Sugar Cane Development Projects, which may have a negative impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Lower Valley of the Omo, if located within or near the property;
4. Regrets that the State Party has not replied to the World Heritage Centre’s letters regarding its official position and clarification on the projects and their ...
Sites: Lower Valley of the Omo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.44 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Takes note of the actions implemented by the State Party at the property;
4. Notes with deep concern the existing conservation conditions, including the recent collapse of historic buildings, and the limited progress that has been made in past years to address them;
5. Urges the State Party, within the framework of the UNESCO Mali Action Plan adopted on ...
Sites: Old Towns of Djenné
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.47 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Takes note of the information provided by the State Party concerning measures taken to protect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, and commend s its commitment for securing substantial funding for the urgently needed rehabilitation and conservation work on the urban fabric;
4. Encourages the State Party to continue its efforts through the implementation of the ...
Sites: Kasbah of Algiers
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 8B.54 and 33 COM 7B.53 adopted at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions respectively,
3. Commends the State Party for its commitment to the conservation and protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property including its conditions of integrity, and for its close cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies towards the identification of alternative solutions of the route of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.50 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes the information provided by the State Party on the implementation of projects at the property and urges the State Party to reduce interventions at the property to only essential stabilization works until the integrated management plan is fully developed and adopted;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party, in accordance to Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.51 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes that the State Party has established a management mechanism;
4. Requests the State Party to consider the boundaries of the property as proposed by the UNESCO Urban Regeneration of Historic Cairo Project (URHC) team, to be submitted to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2015 ;
5. Notes with concern the information provided by the State Party and the ...
Sites: Historic Cairo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.49 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party on the implementation of conservation and management measures to address existing conditions at the property;
4. Urges the State Party to sustain on-going efforts, with particular attention to the following:
a) Finalize the delineation of the buffer zone and develop adequate regulatory measures to ensure its protection, ...
Sites: Petra
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.57 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit neither the report nor detailed topographical maps of the five component parts of the property, as requested;
4. Expresses its concern about the absence of information on the state of conservation of the property and about the implementation of the recommendations of the 2011 mission;
5. Urges the State Party to implement the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Deplores the conflict situation prevailing in the country and the loss of human lives;
3. Takes note of the report provided by the State Party regarding the state of conservation of the six Syrian World Heritage properties and expresses its utmost concern at the damage occurred and threats facing these properties;
4. Considers that the optimal conditions are not present anymore to ensure the conservation and protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B. 64 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
Takes note of the progress made in addressing the continuing inadequacy of the current management system in providing effective protection of, and addressing potential threats to, the attributes that maintain the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
Also takes note of the State Party’s efforts to establish appropriate legal and planning instruments to protect, inter alia, the visual linkages between ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Macao
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.62 , adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),
3. Notes with concern that a project to raise the Yuzhen Palace above the levels of the raised Danjiangkou Reservoir was planned in 2007 and implemented since 2012 without details being provided to the World Heritage Committee, in accordance with Paragraph 172 of Operational Guidelines ;
4. Also notes that as result of the project, the Yuzhen Palace will become an island within the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.62 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Regrets that the State Party has not submitted a state of conservation report that addresses the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session;
4. Notes the results of the May 2013 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the property and encourages the State Party to implement its recommendations, with particular attention ...
Sites: Meidan Emam, Esfahan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 8B.23 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not provide a state of conservation report as requested;
4. Reiterates its requests to the State Party to urgently revise the Meydan-e Atiq project, in particular its north-western corner in the immediate vicinity of the Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan, in a way that will:
a) not foresee any structural connection between the new galleries and ...
Sites: Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 34 COM 7B.72 , 35 COM 7B.78 and 36 COM 7B.68, adopted at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011) and 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) sessions respectively,
3. Regrets that the State Party has provided limited or no response to the decisions of the Committee and expresses its concern that no details have been given on the following:
a) the revised port development project and its Heritage Impact Assessment or of its proposed ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.69 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Acknowledges the submission of the Management Plan and commends the efforts by State Party to address the issues affecting the property;
4. Considers that the management framework and conservation principles for restoration and conservation presented in the Management Plan provide a clear and sound basis for preservation of the property and its buffer zone;
5. Urges ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.82 , adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Notes the details of illegal buildings provided by the State Party for both Berat and Gjirokastra, and expresses its serious concern about its scale in Gjirokastra and the lack of progress in developing and implementing an Action Plan to deal with these violations;
4. Also notes the lack of adequate legal tools that would stop illegal interventions, urges the State Party to approve and ...
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Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (Austria) (C 786) and Historic Centre of Vienna (Austria) (C 1033)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7B.84 adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Notes that a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the property took place in September 2012 and requests the State Party to implement the recommendations of the mission;
4. Takes note of the information provided by the State Party on 31 May 2013 concerning the new project proposed in and around the Intercontinental Hotel, urges the State Party to provide the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 34 COM 7B.87, 35 COM 7B.93 and 35 COM 8E , adopted at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010) and 35th (UNESCO, 2011) sessions respectively,
3. Notes the State Party’s decision not to pursue the plan to construct a bridge across the Rhine River in the vicinity of St Goar and St Goarshausen for the remaining legislative period, which is due to end in 2016, and to implement an extended ferry service on a trial basis until 2016 instead;
4. Also notes the ...
Sites: Upper Middle Rhine Valley
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.83 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes the progress made by the State Party in the conservation and protection of the Church of the Transfiguration and on the Church of the Intercession and urges it to sustain these efforts in timely manner and secure the necessary resources to ensure that no further loss of fabric and design features, which could constitute a threat to the property, occurs;
4. Takes note of ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.84 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit a state of conservation report in 2012 or 2013 despite the requests of the Committee at its 35th and 36th sessions and that therefore the concerns raised by the 2012 reactive monitoring mission have not been addressed;
4. Urges the State Party to strengthen the national and regional legislative and regulatory protection for the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 35 COM 7B.107 and 36 COM 7B.86 adopted at its 35th (UNESCO, 2011) and 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) sessions respectively,
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit a state of conservation report;
4. Takes note of the steps the State Party is making towards developing legal measures for the protection of World Heritage cultural properties, as well as for the establishment of a “Committee on the conservation of the spiritual, cultural and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35COM 7B.105 adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Takes note of the efforts the State Party is making towards to developing legal measures for the protection of World Heritage properties;
4. Regrets that the State Party did not submit a state of conservation report;
5. Reiterates its request to the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines , all project ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.88 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes the progress with finalising and approving Special Protection Plans for sectors of the Conjunto Histórico, due for completion in 2013;
4. Also notes that the buffer zone will be completely covered by these Plans which should provide it with adequate protection;
5. Further notes that for the wider setting, the local authorities will be tasked with establishing ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.89 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Take notes of the results of the 2012 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and requests the State Party to implement its recommendations and to duly proceed with the annual review of the Management Plan;
4. Acknowledges the commitment of the State Party to halt work on the Golden Horn Bridge for a year in order to consider ways of further improving its ...
Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul
37 COM 7B.88
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (Ukraine) (C 527 bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.90 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Notes that a moratorium on all high-rise and non-conforming buildings is under consideration by Kiev City Council and supported by the Ministry of Culture and reiterates its request to the State Party to implement such a moratorium and to take all necessary measures, including the development of appropriate regulations to ensure that there are no adverse impacts to the Outstanding ...
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
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
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:
China: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area;
Japan: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of ...
Sites: Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Archaeological Site of Troy Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua Brasilia Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki Burgos Cathedral Butrint Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Centennial Hall in Wrocław Central Suriname Nature Reserve Chaco Culture Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye City of Potosí City of Safranbolu City of Valletta Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg Colonial City of Santo Domingo Complex of Hué Monuments Curonian Spit Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Fortress of Suomenlinna Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Gough and Inaccessible Islands Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Henderson Island Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Naples Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Warsaw Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Hoi An Ancient Town Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Ilulissat Icefjord Independence Hall Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Kizhi Pogost Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Los Glaciares National Park Los Katíos National Park Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) Megalithic Temples of Malta Mesa Verde National Park Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid Monastery of Alcobaça Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon Monastic Island of Reichenau Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Mudejar Architecture of Aragon Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar Old City of Salamanca Old Rauma Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Paphos Península Valdés Petäjävesi Old Church Pilgrimage Church of Wies Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Poblet Monastery Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Semmering Railway Sinharaja Forest Reserve Škocjan Caves St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Statue of Liberty Struve Geodetic Arc Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Tikal National Park Upper Svaneti Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Uvs Nuur Basin Vatican City Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago Verla Groundwood and Board Mill Viñales Valley Vlkolínec Völklingen Ironworks Wachau Cultural Landscape Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Wartburg Castle West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Works of Antoni Gaudí Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square Xanthos-Letoon Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen Þingvellir National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2,
Approves the extension of Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, South Africa, on the World Heritage List, on the basis of criteria (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Cape Floral Region has been recognised as one of the most special places for plants in the world in terms of diversity, density and number of endemic species. The property is a highly distinctive phytogeographic unit which is regarded as one of the six Floral ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2,
Approves the extension and renomination of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Viet Nam, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (viii), (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park is located in the middle of the Annamite Mountain Range in Quang Binh province, Viet Nam, and shares its boundary with the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the Lao PDR to the west. The property comprises an area of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B, WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes the Blue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (vi) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The cultural and natural heritage of the Blue and John Crow Mountains comprises 26,252 ha of tropical, montane rainforest within the larger Blue Mountain and John Crow Mountain ranges, located in the eastern part of Jamaica in the Caribbean. These two ranges ...
Sites: Blue and John Crow Mountains
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Tusi Sites, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Distributed around the mountainous areas of south-west China are the remains of tribal domains whose leaders were appointed by the central government as ‘Tusi’, hereditary rulers of their regions from the 13th to the early 20th century. This system of administrative government was aimed at unifying national ...
Sites: Tusi Sites
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Susa, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the lower Zagros Mountains, in the Susiana plains between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers, Susa comprises a group of artificial archaeological mounds rising on the eastern side of the Shavur River, encompassing large excavated areas, as well as the remains of Artaxerxes' palace on ...
Sites: Susa
39 COM 8B.14
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
A series of industrial heritage sites, focused mainly on the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region of south-west of Japan, represent the first successful transfer of industrialization from the West to a non-Western nation. The rapid ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Baekje Historic Areas, Republic of Korea, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the mountainous mid-western region of the Republic of Korea, the remains of three capital cities collectively represent the later period of the Baekje Kingdom as it reached its peak in terms of cultural development involving frequent communication with neighbouring regions. The ...
Sites: Baekje Historic Areas
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is situated at the heart of the city of Singapore and demonstrates the evolution of a British tropical colonial botanic garden from a ‘Pleasure Garden’ in the English Landscape Style, to a colonial Economic Garden with facilities for ...
Sites: Singapore Botanic Gardens
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B.Add and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 8B.27 adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Inscribes the Cultural Landscape of Maymand, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criterion (v);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Maymand is a small and relatively self-contained south facing valley within the arid chain of Iran’s central mountains. The villagers are agro-pastoralists who ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement, Denmark, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The 18th century settlement of Christiansfeld in South Jutland is an exceptional example of a Moravian Church planned colony settlement, which reflects the Moravian Church’s societal and ethical ideals. Founded in 1773, it was built as a colony of the Moravian Church, a ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand, Denmark, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand series covers the former royal hunting forests of Store Dyrehave and Gribskov, traces of connecting roads between them, and the former royal hunting park of Jægersborg Dyrehave/Jægersborg Hegn. The ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars, France, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
In north-east France, on cool, chalky land, the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars form a very specific agro-industrial landscape, with the vineyards as the supply basin and villages and urban districts concentrating the production and trading ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus, Germany, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Speicherstadt and the adjacent Kontorhaus district are two densely built central urban areas in the German port city of Hamburg. Speicherstadt, originally developed on a 1.1-km-long group of narrow islands in the Elbe River between 1885 and 1927 (and partly rebuilt from 1949 ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal, Israel, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Hewed into the limestone slopes of hills bordering the Vale of Jezre’el, a series of man-made catacombs was developed from the 2nd century AD as the necropolis of Bet She’arim. It became the primary Jewish burial place outside Jerusalem following the failure of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale, Italy, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located on the northern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures dating from the era of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194). Two ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, Norway, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in a dramatic landscape of mountains, waterfalls and river valleys, the Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site comprises a cluster of pioneering hydro-electric power plants, transmission lines, factories, transport systems and towns. The complex was established by the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The Forth Bridge, United Kingdom, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Forth Bridge, which spans the estuary (Firth) of the River Forth in eastern Scotland to link Fife to Edinburgh by railway, was the world’s earliest great multispan cantilever bridge, and at 2,529 m remains one of the longest. It opened in 1890 and continues to operate as an important passenger ...
Sites: The Forth Bridge
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the San Antonio Missions, United States of America, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (ii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The San Antonio Missions are a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a 12.4-kilometer (7.7-mile) stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas. The complexes were built in the early eighteenth century and as a group they illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts ...
Sites: San Antonio Missions
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela to include the Routes of Santiago in Northern Spain, which becomes Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Route of Santiago de Compostela is an extensive interconnected network of pilgrimage routes in Spain whose ultimate ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System, Mexico, with exception of the following component parts: 02 Town, Convent, Aqueduct and Water Tank of Tepeapulco and 03 Archaeological Site of Xihuingo, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, named after the friar Francisco de Tembleque, was constructed between 1555 and 1572 and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, Uruguay, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criterion (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located on land projecting into the Uruguay River west of Fray Bentos town, the industrial complex is marked by the enormous cold storage building and tall brick, boiler chimney which punctuate a range of saw-toothed roofs. Illustrating the whole process of ...
39 COM 8B.52
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of 12 properties inscribed at the 38th session (Doha, 2014) and not adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the following Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, 2014):
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador , Peru, Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System;
China, The Grand Canal;
Germany, Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Shahr-i Sokhta;
Iraq, Erbil Citadel;
Mexico , Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche;
Myanmar , Pyu ...
Sites: Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Erbil Citadel Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape Pyu Ancient Cities Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Shahr-i Sokhta The Grand Canal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev, for the following World Heritage properties:
AFRICA
Mozambique: Island of Mozambique;
Senegal: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary;
United Republic of Tanzania: Stone Town ...
Sites: Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Acropolis, Athens Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Area of Agrigento Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Archaeological Site of Olympia Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Bisotun Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Castel del Monte Central Amazon Conservation Complex Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula City of Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Crespi d'Adda Delos Dinosaur Provincial Park Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Durmitor National Park Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Engelsberg Ironworks Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent Flemish Béguinages Garajonay National Park Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli Gros Morne National Park Historic Centre of Brugge Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of San Gimignano Historic Centre of Siena Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Historic District of Old Québec Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Huascarán National Park Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Island of Mozambique Kaziranga National Park Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre Land of Frankincense Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Manú National Park Meidan Emam, Esfahan Miguasha National Park National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region Old Town Lunenburg Pantanal Conservation Area Persepolis Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Río Abiseo National Park Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula Rock Drawings in Valcamonica SGang Gwaay Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus Soltaniyeh Stari Ras and Sopoćani Stone Town of Zanzibar Studenica Monastery Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica Taos Pueblo Tchogha Zanbil The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/9B,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 9B adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Welcomes the report of the World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies on proposals to improve the preparation and evaluation of mixed World Heritage nominations;
Reiterates that due to the complexity of mixed site nominations, and their evaluation, States Parties should ideally seek prior advice from IUCN and ICOMOS if possible at least two years before a possible nomination is submitted, in compliance with Paragraph 122 of the Operational ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8E.Rev,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/16/40.COM/8E.Rev, for the following World Heritage properties:
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Austria: Historic Centre of Vienna;
Canada - United States of America: Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias ...
Sites: Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) Archaeological Site of Delphi Archaeological Site of Mystras Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) Birka and Hovgården Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica Cocos Island National Park Convent of Christ in Tomar Dutch Water Defence Lines Frontiers of the Roman Empire Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone Historic Centre of Kraków Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Historic Centre of Prague Historic Centre of Telč Historic Centre of Vienna Holašovice Historic Village Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc Iguaçu National Park Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico Laponian Area Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Medieval City of Rhodes Medieval Town of Toruń Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios Monastery of Batalha Naval Port of Karlskrona Old City of Zamość Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora Pitons Management Area Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza Roman Walls of Lugo Royal Domain of Drottningholm Sangay National Park Skogskyrkogården Su Nuraxi di Barumini Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae The Trulli of Alberobello The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos Tugendhat Villa in Brno University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
41 COM 8B.49
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of Six Properties Inscribed at the 40th Session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and not Adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016):
Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lut Desert;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), The ...
Sites: Archaeological Site of Ani Lut Desert Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement The Persian Qanat
41 COM 8B.52
Statement of Outstanding Universal Value of a Property Inscribed at the 40th Session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and not Adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add.2,
Adopts the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage property inscribed at the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016):
Chad, Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ARAB STATES
Egypt, Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Armenia, ...
Sites: Bourges Cathedral Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Chartres Cathedral Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands Cultural Landscape of Sintra Hanseatic Town of Visby Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Historic Site of Lyon Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Litomyšl Castle Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin Morne Trois Pitons National Park Palace and Park of Fontainebleau Paris, Banks of the Seine Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Rock Carvings in Tanum Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France Sceilg Mhichíl White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/7, WHC/18/42.COM/7A, WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add, WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/18/42.COM/7B and WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add.2,
Recalling Decisions 40 COM 7 and 41 COM 7, adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
Thanks the State Party of Bahrain for having organized a World Heritage Site Managers Forum (Manama, 2018), as a capacity-building exercise aiming at increasing the understanding of the World Heritage decision-making process among site managers, in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B.3,
Recalling Decisions 42 COM 8B.24, 42 COM 8B.35 and 42 COM 5A (Manama, 2018),
Considering that, in compliance with the Convention and the Operational Guidelines, Outstanding Universal Value is recognised at the time of inscription of a property on the World Heritage List and that no recognition of Outstanding Universal Value is foreseen prior to this stage, decides to include the review of the referral procedure and its application for examination in the framework of the next revision ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8E and WHC/18/42.COM/8E.Add,
Commends the States Parties for the work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annexes of Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8E and WHC/18/42.COM/8E.Add, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Sri Lanka, Golden Temple of Dambulla
EUROPE AND NORTH ...
Sites: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Alto Douro Wine Region Amiens Cathedral Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret Mammoth Cave National Park Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Nahanni National Park Olympic National Park Palace and Park of Versailles Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple Residences of the Royal House of Savoy The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes Villa Adriana (Tivoli) Villa d'Este, Tivoli Yellowstone National Park Yosemite National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8E and WHC/19/43.COM/8E.Add,
Commends the States Parties for the work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/19/43.COM/8E and WHC/19/43.COM/8E.Add, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
India, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
India, Churches and Convents ...
Sites: Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Canal du Midi Carlsbad Caverns National Park Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Churches and Convents of Goa Ellora Caves Everglades National Park Fatehpur Sikri Grand Canyon National Park Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Historic Centre of Urbino Khajuraho Group of Monuments Plitvice Lakes National Park Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Redwood National and State Parks Val d'Orcia Vézelay, Church and Hill