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| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
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| World Heritage Online Map Platform | Funded by the Flanders UNESCO Trustfund (FUT), an online geographic information system for World Heritage is being developed. | Site Management | 2024-10-17 | ||
| World Heritage Site Managers' Forum | In recent years, it has become an established practice that a forum is organised in conjunction with each World Heritage Committee session. Since the 41st session of the Committee (Krakow, 2017), site managers from ... | Site Management | 2024-09-23 | ||
| World Heritage and the Arctic | Ilulissat Icefjord Laponian Area Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve Putorana Plateau Rock Art of Alta |
The Arctic Ocean urgently needs protection as melting sea ice is opening up previously inaccessible areas to activities such as shipping, bottom trawl fishing and oil exploration, according to a scientific report ... | Site Management | 2023-11-28 | |
| Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest | There exist a great variety of religious and sacred sites that are representative of the different cultures and traditions of the world. Approximately 20 percent of the properties inscribed on the World Heritage ... | Site Management | 2023-10-06 | ||
| Management of World Heritage Sites in Armenia | Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley |
Armenia | UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection, preservation and conservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in the ... | Site Management | 2023-10-03 |
| Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties | World Heritage properties and heritage sites in general are exposed to the impacts of natural and man-triggered catastrophic events, which threaten their integrity and may compromise their value. The loss or ... | Site Management | 2023-06-20 | ||
| World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples | Many cultural and natural World Heritage sites are home to indigenous peoples. As the UNESCO policy on engaging with indigenous peoples recognizes, World Heritage sites are often located within land managed by ... | Site Management | 2023-05-16 | ||
| Technical assistance for urban management and rehabilitation of the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt ... | Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata | Mauritania | The Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania) were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became rich and ... | Site Management | 2022-12-07 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syrian Arab Republic | Ancient Villages of Northern Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria constitute one of the most extraordinary archeological ensembles in the world. There are more than 700 sites from the Roman and Byzantine eras located in a vast region. They ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Stone Circles of Senegambia | Stone Circles of Senegambia | Gambia · Senegal | Africa is underrepresented on the World Heritage List, particularly concerning archaeological sites. This is why it is important to assist countries in the preparation of nominations. In a territory approximately ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical cooperation for the enhancement, development and protection of the Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's ... | Town of Luang Prabang | Lao People's Democratic Republic | The technical cooperation for the protection, enhancement and development of the Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a remarkable example of tripartite cooperation between the Lao People's ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the conservation of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, India | Group of Monuments at Hampi | India | Situated in an exceptionally beautiful landscape and covering a vast area of 42 km2, Hampi, in India, contains major archaeological remains of what was once the capital of the last great Hindu kingdom and one of the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the safeguarding, management and development of the Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia | Historic Centre of Riga | Latvia | The Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 for its urban and architectural values. The city’s urban morphology is a fine example of the development and evolution phases of ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management of the Île de ... | Island of Saint-Louis | Senegal | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has provided technical and financial support to national ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Support for the establishment of the national inventory of cultural heritage of Senegal | Senegal | The President of the Republic of Senegal (by Decree 2001-1065 of 20 December 2001) requested the Ministry of Culture (in particular, the Department of Cultural Heritage) conduct an inventory of historical sites and ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Urban conservation and management of historic centres. Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape | Cities and urban areas are the most represented types of heritage on the World Heritage List. World Heritage Cities are also among the World Heritage Properties that appear most often in state of conservation ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region supported by Government ... | Burundi · Djibouti · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Guinea-Bissau · Japan · Liberia · Rwanda · Sao Tome and Principe · Sierra Leone · South Sudan | Thanks to the support of the Government of Japan, the four-year “Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region”, in line with UNESCO Global Priority Africa, aims at ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Support for the conservation and management of Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak ... | Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape | Lao People's Democratic Republic | The property Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape, Lao People's Democratic Republic, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2001, as a cultural landscape, at the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites | Aldabra Atoll Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Canaima National Park Chitwan National Park iSimangaliso Wetland Park Kaziranga National Park Keoladeo National Park Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Sangay National Park Serengeti National Park |
Ecuador · Honduras · India · Nepal · Seychelles · South Africa · Uganda · United Republic of Tanzania · Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the United Nations Foundation. The project commenced in 2001 and operated ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| The Inventory of the historic city of Sana'a: a tool for urban conservation | Old City of Sana'a | Yemen | This publication documents the main outcomes of the studies undertaken in 2003 - 2006, by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the General Organisation for the Preservation of the Historic Cities of Yemen (GOPHCY), in ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme | Gunung Mulu National Park Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Kinabalu Park Lake Malawi National Park Lake Turkana National Parks Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Rainforests of the Atsinanana Simien National Park Sundarbans National Park The Sundarbans Ujung Kulon National Park W-Arly-Pendjari Complex |
Bangladesh · China · Ethiopia · India · Indonesia · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Niger · Philippines · Viet Nam | The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, global energy company Shell and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Case Studies on the Conservation and Management of Historic Cities | Since 2008, the World Heritage Centre, within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, supported and participated in the initiative “Developing Historic Cities: Keys for Understanding and Taking ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| State of conservation Information System | Conservation, at the core of the World Heritage Convention Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention refers to the conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List and indicates that “each State ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Preparatory assistance for the Slave Route, Benin | Benin | Wishing to submit the Slave Route (running from Djougou in the north of Benin to Ouidah, and passing through the Royal Palaces of Abomey) for inscription on the World Heritage List, the Benin authorities submitted a ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the identification of heritage in Ehotilé Islands National Park, Côte d’Ivoire | Côte d'Ivoire | The Ehotilé Islands National Park is a group of six islands situated along the eastern shoreline of the Côte d’Ivoire that shelters a complex and diverse flora and fauna. It was listed as a Ramsar Site (see the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo | The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba people whose remarkable mud tower-houses have become a symbol of Togo. In this landscape, nature is ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the property and support for the management of the Humberstone and ... | Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Chile | In the 19th century, the riches of Chile aroused the greed of European and American powers, resulting in the establishment of large industrial plants, including intensive saltpetre mining companies. The production ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear, Cambodia | Temple of Preah Vihear | Cambodia | The Temple of Preah Vihear, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is situated on Cambodia’s northern border with Thailand. The property consists of a series of sanctuaries which are linked by a network of paths ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the management of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, the Mountain Railways of India | Mountain Railways of India | India | The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) was the first of three mountain railways of India to be inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The property was extended in 2005 and 2008 to include two other railroads ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Issyk Kul warm-water lake, Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | North of the Tian Shan Mountains, 1608 m above sea level, is the Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, a natural reservoir of warm water contained in a region famous for its natural resources. In the Soviet era, the lake was ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Technical assistance for the valorisation of the Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan | Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore | Pakistan | The Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1981. The inscribed property includes two distinct royal complexes, the Lahore Fort and the Shalimar Gardens, ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Restauration and revitalisation of the Complex of Hué Monuments and historical town, Viet Nam | Complex of Hué Monuments | Viet Nam | Hué, Viet Nam, is one of the last large fortified citadel cities of south-east Asia which was the imperial capital until 1945. The Complex of Hué Monuments has exceptional architectural and landscape heritage which ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Safeguarding and development of the M'Zab Valley and its five fortified ksour (El Atteuf, Bou Noura, Beni Isguen, ... | M'Zab Valley | Algeria | This project’s objective was to provide technical assistance to set up management and conservation plans on several sites distributed across a vast territory.600 km south of Algiers, Algeria, the small M'Zab ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Conservation and preservation of the city of Constantine, Algeria | Algeria | The project in Constantine is part of the cross-sector project “Poverty Reduction through Sustainable World Heritage Management”, launched in 2002, on the theme of eliminating poverty and extreme poverty through the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Technical Assistance for the protection and development of Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco | Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou | Morocco | Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Morocco, is a fortified village of adobe buildings and is an interesting example of earthen architecture in North Africa. It contains barns and dwellings within its defensive walls, which ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Southern Oasis of Morocco | Morocco | At the initiative of the Permanent Delegation of Morocco and the “Agence pour la promotion et le développement économique culturel et social des provinces du Sud du Royaume du Maroc” (agency for the economic, ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Seminar in Cinque Terre (Italy) on cultural landscapes | Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) | In 1992, the World Heritage Committee changed the Operational Guidelines for the inscription of cultural landscapes on the World Heritage List. It was defined as the “combined works of nature and man” as set out in ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Technical assistance for the management of the Archaeological Site of Zeugma and its surroundings, Gaziantep, Turkey | Türkiye | Zeugma is an ancient city situated on the Euphrates south of Turkey. It is composed of two cities on either side of the Euphrates: Seleucia and Apamea. The construction of a new dam on the Euphrates in Turkey ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for World Heritage ... | Historic Centre of Urbino | The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary celebrations included the organization of the international conference “World ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Heritage and poverty alleviation (Senegal, Benin, Lao People's Democratic Republic, China, Guyana) | Urban heritage preservation policies, when separated from development strategies, can lead to a marginalization of the poorest populations. Constraints caused by regulations, in the absence of assistance mechanisms, ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Technical assistance for the management of iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Maloti-Drakensberg Park ... | iSimangaliso Wetland Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
Lesotho · South Africa | The rationale of this project was to provide technical assistance through an advisory mission for the development of management mechanisms and tourism management for two recently inscribed sites, one natural and one ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Royal Domain of Mbé cultural landscape, Congo | Congo | Located 200km from Brazzaville, Congo, the Royal Domain of the Mbé was inscribed on the Tentative Lists in 2008. The property, which is also of significant historical value, is made up of a group of areas linked to ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Support for conservation and management of the Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | Grand-Bassam is the first capital of the former French colony of Côte d’Ivoire, from 1893 to 1900. The historic city, or “France quarter” as it was called, was built on a stretch of land between the Ouladine Lake to ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Preparatory assistance and establishment of a management plan for the Historic Centre of Agadez, Niger | Historic Centre of Agadez | Niger | Founded in the ninth century, the Agadez, Niger, occupies a prominent position on the crossroads of the principal commercial routes of the Sahara, which allowed it to play an important role in the region until the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 |
| Meetings in Paris (France) for the Directors of cultural heritage of Francophone Sub-Saharan countries | Within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, the French Ministry of Culture and the Director General of heritage for several African countries organized a week of meetings for directors of the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Support for African local governments in the field of heritage (EU-AIMF project) | In 2009, a programme called “Heritage and Development” was initiated under the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement to respond to the requests expressed during the special sessions of the Africities Summits on ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Support for the identification, safeguarding and protection of heritage in Comoros | Comoros | The Comoros islands possess a rich cultural and material heritage as well as a rich intangible heritage. The country ratified the World Heritage Convention in 2000 and identified 4 sites for inscription on the ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | |
| Support for international training in France for World Heritage site managers. Support to the Pôle international ... | Managing a heritage site today involves much more than just conservation. It's also about site protection, enhancement and the arrangements for hosting and managing visitor flows, as well as commitment to developing ... | Site Management | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Training course on management issues for the existing staff and rangers to increase their capacity for the ... | The present staff needs to have more knowledge in order to manage this complex situation. This knowledge should be given through a training, which aim should be to move one step closer to effective ... | Site Management | 2022-03-05 | ||
| In Europe | Tangible Heritage in Europe | Site Management | 2022-03-05 | ||
| Capacity building “Cultural heritage and local development”, 18-21 November 2008, Porto Novo, Benin | Benin · Burkina Faso · Togo | Held on 18-21 November 2008 in Porto Novo, Benin, the first training session of the programme “Cultural heritage and local development” gathered local representatives from Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso. Held at the ... | Site Management | 2022-03-03 | |
| Business Planning for World Heritage Site Managers - a Toolkit | Aldabra Atoll Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Kinabalu Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Ujung Kulon National Park Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve |
Indonesia · Malaysia · Philippines · Seychelles · Uganda | This project focused on strengthening the business planning capacity of non-profit organisations (government agencies, NGOs) charged with the responsibility for the management and protection of natural World ... | Site Management | 2022-03-02 |
| Tunisia - Development of an emergency plan for the safeguard of the Ichkeul National Park | Ichkeul National Park | The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of the water resources of the Ichkeul National Park, then in monitoring ... | Site Management | 2022-03-02 | |
| Friends of World Heritage | UNF launched a “Friends of World Heritage” partnership program in September 2003 during the World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa . A newsletter and web site were set up to support the program and inform the ... | Site Management | 2022-03-02 | ||
| Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab State | The project consists of four core activities The creation and the development of an Arabic language web site on the World Heritage in the Arab Region, in cooperation with the a regional partner (possibly the Al ... | Site Management | 2022-03-02 |