The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commends the State Party for the dynamic way in which it has begun the implementation of the 2003 workshop recommendations that set out the benchmarks for a possible removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, in particular monitoring, restoration of the water control structures and releases of fresh water from the dams;
2. Reiterates its request to the State Party to acknowledge that the Ichkeul National Park is considered as a “net consumer of water” and to confirm its commitment to an average annual release of 80 to ...
Sites: Ichkeul National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Congratulates the State Party and welcomes its commitment to co-operate with national and international partners to raise financing for World Heritage conservation in India;
2. Commends the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and its partners for committing financial support for World Heritage conservation in India including support to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary;
3. Recommends the World Heritage Centre and IUCN to fully co-operate with the State Party, UNF and other national and international partners to begin activities benefiting Manas Wildlife Sanctuary as ...
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes the detailed report provided by the State Party and acknowledges its efforts to achieve progress on the different programmes to restore and conserve this property;
2. Commends the State Party for its co-operation with the State of Florida and local governments in the development of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the Everglades Forever Act which taken together will restore the natural hydrological system, will meet the water supply and flood control needs of the adjacent municipalities, and will reduce the phosphorous levels in ...
Sites: Everglades National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Commends the State Party for its efforts in addressing key integrity issues in the management of the property; 2. Also commends the Government of the Netherlands for providing financial support to conserving Sangay National Park and encourages it to continue doing so; 3. Appreciates the efforts of Fundación Natura in assisting the State Party to avoid land use conflict issues and to support sustainable development activities among the local residents; 4. Invites the State Party to continue working with Fundación Natura and other partners and stakeholders ...
Sites: Sangay National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes that the property’s conditions have improved substantially since it was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996 and that the State Party is showing firm commitments to the conservation of the property;
2. Commends the State Party, non-governmental organizations, municipalities and communities in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, and international organizations for their support to implement the recommendations since the 2000 mission;
3. Also commends the Government of Germany for having provided significant ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking note of the results of the joint mission undertaken by the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS,
2. Congratulates the State Party on its efforts to improve the conservation of the property;
3. Expresses its appreciation to the governments of Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States of America and Italy for their generous contributions to the protection of the property;
4. Encourages the State Party to pursue the implementation of the following measures to enable the Committee to consider removing the property in the List of World Heritage ...
Sites: Royal Palaces of Abomey
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking note of the detailed report on the damage caused to the Timbuktu property by the floods in August 2003, which the UNESCO mission in January 2003 confirmed, as well as of the approval by the Chairperson of the Committee of the emergency assistance request submitted by the State Party,
2. Thanks the Italian government for its support in the organisation of the seminar on the management of World Heritage properties in Mali and on the rehabilitation of the earthen architecture of Timbuktu;
3. Encourages the State Party to carry out, as swiftly as ...
Sites: Timbuktu
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commending and congratulating the State Party for the steps taken to enhance the protection of the property, and notably for having established a plan aiming at the relocation of the families presently living within the property and for having repaired the roofing of the storages,
2. Considering, however, that further action is required to ensure the full safeguarding of the property,
3. Strongly encourages the State Party to pursue its efforts towards the protection of Tipasa and, to enable the Committee to consider the possible removal of the property ...
Sites: Tipasa
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Takes note of the information provided by the State Party, and expresses its concerns over the deterioration of the property caused by rising groundwater levels and other threats;
2. Commends the State Party for the efforts made in order to solve the problems related to the rising ground water in the area;
3. Reiterates, however, the urgency to adopt more long-term and sustainable measures in coordination with the relevant national institutions and in accordance with the recommendations contained in the UNESCO Mission Report of September 2002;
4. ...
Sites: Abu Mena
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes with concern that the security situation in Iraq is delaying implementation of activities critical for the conservation of Ashur;
2. Encourages the State Party to establish, as early as possible, a site management coordination unit, which will be responsible for any action to be undertaken on the property and shall constitute a counterpart of the World Heritage Centre in the development of an emergency Conservation Plan;
3. Requests the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS to continue assisting the responsible Iraqi authorities, in every possible way, ...
Sites: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Recalling its Decision 27 COM 7A.19 to consider the possible removal of the property from the World Heritage List in Danger at its 28th session having taken into account all ICOMOS recommendations and whether or not the management plan is completed and adopted by the Oman authorities,
2. Noting with satisfaction the considerable progress made by the State Party in the preparation of a Management Plan for the property, which appears now to be near completion,
3. Expresses its strong appreciation to the State Party for the difficult decisions made with ...
Sites: Bahla Fort
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes the information provided by the World Heritage Centre on the current state of conservation of the property and the lack of progress in implementation of the recommendations made by the Committee in 2003 (Decision 27 COM 7A.20), notably in the completion and adoption of the Urban Conservation Plan, the halting and removal of illegal constructions, and the strengthening of the local Unit of the General Organisation for the Preservation of the Historic Cities of Yemen (GOPCHY);
2. Strongly urges the State Party to make every effort towards the rapid ...
Sites: Historic Town of Zabid
The World Heritage Committee,1. Commends the State Party for having reached a compromise solution concerning the road construction in the immediate vicinity of the Minaret of Jam;2. Requests the State Party to implement the recommendations of the UNESCO mission of February 2004 as follows:
to give priority to the consolidation and restoration of the Minaret of Jam,
to construct an alternative footbridge across the Hari River in order toenable access of the villagers from the Bedam valley to the Jam valley;
3. Further requests the State Party, with assistance from the World Heritage ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Commends the State Party for its dedication to the safeguarding of this property;2. Thanks the Governments of Japan, Germany and Switzerland for their generous contributions towards the conservation of this property;3. Reasserts the need for the international community and various organizations involved in the protection of this property to continue their cooperation and assistance to the Afghan authorities;4. Requests the State Party, with the assistance of UNESCO and ICOMOS, to develop a comprehensive programme to mitigate the threats facing this ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes with satisfaction the extra-budgetary funded operational projects for the conservation or the restoration of the site of Angkor;
2. Congratulates the State Party, including the APSARA Authority for their dedication in the safeguarding of the World Heritage property, as well as multilateral donors, such as France, Japan, Italy and bilateral donors such as China, Hungary, India, Indonesia and Switzerland, the World Monuments Fund, and the private group ACCOR for their generous support;
3. Takes note of the remarkable improvement of the physical ...
Sites: Angkor
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commends the State Party for its decisions to postpone the completion of the vehicular bridge until the by-pass road is constructed, and to consider the vehicular bridge to be temporary, pending the identification of a long-term solution within the comprehensive site management plan Hampi management plan, as well as for implementing other recommendations of the UNESCO Mission of 2003;
2. Stresses its concern for the need of local community participation in the decision making process for the conservation and management of the property, and its ...
Sites: Group of Monuments at Hampi
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined the state of conservation of this property;2. Takes note of the conclusions and recommendation of the May 2004 Technical Workshop for the Conservation of the property;3. Commends the State Party for the initiatives that it has taken regarding the conservation and management of the property since its inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2003;4. Expresses its grave concern that although the responsible authorities have made efforts with some positive outcomes, the threat of uncontrolled development persists, resulting in ...
Sites: Kathmandu Valley
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Takes note that the State Party has submitted the revised work plan and budget breakdown for the implementation of the Shalamar Gardens Emergency Assistance project and requests the Advisory Bodies and the World Heritage Centre to assist the State Party in implementing this project;
2. Thanks the Governments of Norway for its generous contributions towards the preservation of the Lahore Fort;
3. Further requests the State Party, in collaboration with ICOMOS, to examine the heritage values of the Shalamar Gardens and Lahore Fort to redefine the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes with satisfaction the progressive implementation of the activities foreseen under the Emergency Assistance project approved by the World Heritage Committee at its 25th session in 2001;
2. Compliments the State Party on its renewed efforts to address the challenges faced by the property, especially with regard to irrigation, road developments and agricultural management;
3. Notes with appreciation the concern of the State Party to involve local communities and stakeholders in every stage of the conservation and management processes, and its ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commends the State Party for the progress made with the legal protection and the institutional arrangements for the World Heritage property;
2. Acknowledges the results of the international UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the property providing updated information;
3. Notes that the threats for which the property was included on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1997 have been partially mitigated through the improvement of its legal and institutional protection;
4. Expresses its concern about the difficulties in effectively implementing the measures ...
Sites: Butrint