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Themes2.4 - Upstream Processclose2.2.6 - Boundaries and buffer zonesclose2.7.1 - Cultural, Natural and Mixed Properties close2.7.4 - Cultural Landscapesclose2.2.5.3 - Management systemsclose
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2 - Policies Regarding CREDIBILITY of the World Heritage List
2.2 - Outstanding Universal Value
2.2.5 - Protection and management
Case Law - Individual component management
Synthesis based on relevant Committee decisions

Synthesis based on relevant Committee decisions

The World Heritage Committee requests to ensure the management of a serial property as a unified whole, with an effective and explicit operational coordination between management plans existing for individual component parts of the site and the overall management plan for the property (based on case law on decisions on Nomination).
Theme: 2.2.5.3 - Management systems
See for examples Decisions:  40 COM 8B.16 43 COM 8B.38 44 COM 8B.25 44 COM 8B.15
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2 - Policies Regarding CREDIBILITY of the World Heritage List
Decision of the World Heritage Committee 41 COM 9A
4. "[The World Heritage Committee] (…) recalls that, in order to be effective, the upstream support should ideally take place at an early stage, preferably at the moment of the preparation or revision of the States Parties’ Tentative Lists."
Theme: 2.4 - Upstream Process
Decision: 41 COM 9A
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2 - Policies Regarding CREDIBILITY of the World Heritage List
2.7 - Types of World Heritage properties
Decision of the World Heritage Committee 41 COM 9B
4. "[The World Heritage Committee] 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 potential nomination is submitted, in compliance with Paragraph 122 of the Operational Guidelines."
Theme: 2.7.1 - Cultural, Natural and Mixed Properties
Decision: 41 COM 9B
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