The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29COM7B.55, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Endorses the recommendations of the reactive monitoring mission of November 2005 jointly undertaken by ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre; 4. Commends the State Party for its thorough and action-oriented response to the mission's recommendations as well as for the consultative measures being undertaken;5. Requests the State Party to implement the recommendations made by the reactive monitoring mission and particularly to:a) Develop an ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.57, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Notes with concern the non-compliance with the standards of restoration and the resulting partial loss of authenticity occasioned by the large-scale restoration carried out on the Shahi-Zinda complex and the enlargement of the trunk road between the archaeological site of Afrasiab and the Timurid section of Samarkand;4. Also notes with concern the on-going urban planning scheme ("Project for the reconstruction of the central part ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add, 2. Expressing its deepest condolences to the State Party of Indonesia for the tragic loss of human lives caused by the recent earthquake that struck the Island of Java,3. Congratulates the State Party for the rapid response and the commitment shown for the safeguarding of the cultural heritage of the affected area, including the World Heritage site of Prambanan;4. Encourages the State Party to implement as soon as possible the urgent measures identified by the expert mission of June 2006 to reduce the risks ...
Sites: Prambanan Temple Compounds
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Congratulates the State Party and the Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap (APSARA) for their commitment in pursuing various actions regarding safeguarding and sustainable development, in cooperation with the international community; 3. Notes with satisfaction that the international community continues its commitment to the protection of Angkor even after the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, through the implementation of a variety of ...
Sites: Angkor
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.56, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Notes the positive achievements in the conservation and management of the property and particularly in adopting legal provisions for the protection of old villages and historic buildings in Suzhou and for the protection of historic setting of the property;4. Commends the State Party for its efforts to follow-up on the recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee in its decision 28 COM 15B.56 and encourages it to maintain and ...
Sites: Classical Gardens of Suzhou
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.49, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Commends the State Party of China for its continued commitment to address the conservation concerns of the cultural heritage properties in Beijing and for providing an updated management plan for the Imperial Palace of Beijing;4. Notes with great concern, however, that current restoration works at the Imperial Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace in Beijing are carried out in a hasty manner, lack of documentary evidence ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.52, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Recognises the efforts and progress made by the State Party to respond to the requests made at the 29th session (Durban, 2005);4. Encourages the State Party to continue its efforts to adopt and implement the provisions of the management plan of April 2005 within the Bodhgaya Development Plan, if possible by 1 February 2007;5. Invites the State Party to request assistance from the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.53, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Commends the national authorities for having cancelled the projects for major road developments, commercial complexes and a retail precinct in the vicinity of the World Heritage property, as well as for the significant improvements in the management of visitors within the core area of the property; 4. Requests the State Party not to implement the proposed commercial street development along the road on the northern edge of zone 2 of ...
Sites: Borobudur Temple Compounds
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.28 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Commends the State Party for the preparation of the overall Preservation and management plan for the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range World Heritage Site, and for the three supplementary Prefectural Plans;4. Suggests that these Prefectural Plans could be complemented, in time, by benchmarks and indicators, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these Plans over ...
The World Heritage Committee 1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.64 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Takes note of the information provided by the State party of Japan concerning the progress made in the elaboration of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed execution of a highway through the northern Nara prefecture;4. Appreciates the efforts of the Government of Japan to clarify the nature of the traffic congestion which the new highway is meant to address, and to analyze the impacts of the tunnel building on the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.103, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Regrets that insufficient information on the state of conservation of the property has been provided by the State Party;4. Notes with great concern that the site has been included in the List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites of the World Monuments Watch in 2005, due to the significant decay of the property caused by the local climate conditions and the shift of the riverbed; 5. Requests the State Party to invite a joint World ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,
2. Notes with concern the threats to the site caused by lack of an appropriate management system, continued deterioration of original wall structures, as well as inappropriate conservation measures which threaten the authenticity of the site;
3. Further notes, with regret, that despite the considerable efforts and the important international campaign funds provided to the site in the last 26 years, this World Heritage property is still lacking an appropriate management structure, conservation plan and ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.62, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Notes with concern that a management plan for the property based on the principles set out in the Operational Guidelines still needs to be prepared;4. Requests the State Party, with assistance from the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, to develop a comprehensive management plan, clearly based on the outstanding universal value of the property and specifically targeted at the situation in Shakhrisyabz;5. Also requests the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.58, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Commends the significant efforts made by the State Party of Viet Nam towards the removal of the illegal constructions that negatively impact on the value of the World Heritage property;4. Notes with appreciation the positive steps undertaken by the State Party to implement the recommendations made by the Committee at its 29th session in 2005;5. Notes however that the full implementation of those recommendations requires further ...
Sites: Complex of Hué Monuments
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add, 2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 15B.95 and 29 COM 7B.83, adopted at its 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions respectively,3. Notes with great concern that the reports provided by the State Party do not respond to the requests made by the Committee at its 29th session;4. Urges the State Party to collaborate closely with the Advisory Bodies and the World Heritage Centre to elaborate detailed benchmarks (completion of restoration work on the Church of the Transfiguration; and the development and ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 15B.80 and 29 COM 7B.70 adopted at its 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions respectively,3. Notes the continued efforts made by the national authorities, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the district municipalities with specific projects including the European Capital of Culture 2010 initiative, the substantive inventory process of core areas of the World Heritage property at the Historic Peninsula as well as improving legal provisions;4. Endorses the detailed ...
Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.89, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Notes with great concern that proposed new developments around the Tower of London and Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church World Heritage properties, appear not to respect the significance of either World Heritage property, their settings and related vistas;4. Regrets that the London Plan policies to protect the World Heritage property and its environment do not seem to be applied effectively, that ...
Sites: Tower of London
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7A.27, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Notes the authorities' continuing efforts towards the improvement of the general situation of the site;4. Notes with satisfaction that the State Party expanded the area of Butrint National Park and thereupon the buffer zone of the World Heritage property and requests the State Party to submit the relevant documents including maps of the revised buffer zone of the World Heritage property in accordance with chapter III.I of the ...
Sites: Butrint
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.63, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Commends the local authorities for initiating preparation of a management plan and a master plan for the World Heritage property, thus taking into account the World Heritage status in the urban planning processes;4. Notes with concern the potentially negative impact of the ongoing and new large-scale construction projects in the core and buffer zones of the World Heritage property on its outstanding universal value;5. Encourages the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling that the property was inscribed in 2004 for its outstanding universal value as a Cultural Landscape,3. Notes with great concern that the construction project of the "Waldschlösschen-Bridge" is located in the core area of the cultural landscape;4. Notes with satisfaction that the national authorities have commissioned a visual impact study, and the City of Dresden has suspended the construction project of the bridge until the discussions by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006);5. ...