Statistics
Gabon
Date of ratification of the Convention:
Tuesday, December 30, 1986
Tuesday, December 30, 1986
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Mixed
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
- Ecosystème et paysage culturel pygmée du massif de Minkébé (2003)
- Parc national d’Ivindo (2005)
- Grottes de Lastourville (2005)
- Parc national des Plateaux Batéké (2005)
- Parc National Moukalaba-Doudou (2005)
- Parc national des Monts Birougou (2005)
- Ancien Hôpital Albert Schweitzer de Lambaréné (2009)
Activities
News
- European Commission contributes €2.5 million to Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative Dec 19, 2008
- Natural heritage experts review protected areas in Congo Basin to identify those suitable for World Heritage inscription Mar 20, 2008
- [in French only] Le Comite de pilotage oriente les actions CAWHFI de l'année 2008 sur deux priorités : le renforcement de la gestion des aires protégées, l'implication effective des acteurs concernés. Mar 14, 2008
- Inscription of Lopé-Okanda site (Gabon) on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Aug 21, 2007
- Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Jun 29, 2007
- CAWHFI Steering Committee validates the annual action plan: Sustainable management of ecological landscapes and reinforced collaboration between stakeholders Apr 20, 2007
- Economy Minister Confirms French Commitment to Protect Congo Forests Jun 8, 2006
- First Steering Committee of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative Mar 1, 2006
- Conservation and Sustainable Management of Wildlife surrounding National Parks of the Congo Basin Jan 13, 2006
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)
- H. E. Mrs Gisele Marie Hortense Ossakedjombo-Ngoua Memiaghe
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of Gabon to UNESCO
Source: UNESCO/ERC - Commission nationale gabonaise pour l'UNESCO
Source: UNESCO/ERC
Other sources of information within UNESCO
- UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
- Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
- Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
- Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
- Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
- Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)