The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/8B,
2. Takes note that the following States Parties had requested that their nominations not be examined at the 29th session of the Committee (Durban, 2005):
Issyk Kul (Kyrgyzstan)
Solovetsky Islands with the adjacent water area (Russian Federation)
Cistercian Abbey in Krzeszów (Grüssau in Schlesien) (Poland)
Sri Harimandir Sahib (India)
Makhteshim Country (Israel)
Serranía de Chiribiquete Natural National Park (Colombia)
Trans Border Rainforest Heritage of Borneo (Indonesia / Malaysia)
Glarus Overthrust ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC- 05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Inscribes Vredefort Dome (South Africa), on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criterion (i) :Criterion (i): Vredefort Dome is the oldest, largest, and most deeply eroded complex meteorite impact structure in the world. It is the site of the world's greatest single, known energy release event. It contains high quality and accessible geological (outcrop) sites which demonstrate a range of geological evidences of a complex meteorite impact structure. ...
Sites: Vredefort Dome
29 COM 8B.5
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List [Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)]
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC- 05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Inscribes Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (Egypt) on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criterion (i):Criterion (i): Wadi Al-Hitan is the most important site in the world to demonstrate one of the iconic changes that make up the record of life on Earth: the evolution of the whales. It portrays vividly their form and mode of life during their transition from land animals to a marine existence. It exceeds the values of other comparable sites in terms of ...
Sites: Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Inscribes Shiretoko (Japan) on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): Shiretoko provides an outstanding example of the interaction of marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as extraordinary ecosystem productivity, largely influenced by the formation of seasonal sea ice at the lowest latitude in the northern hemisphere.Criterion (iv): Shiretoko has particular importance for a number of marine and terrestrial ...
Sites: Shiretoko
29 COM 8B.7
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Inscribes the West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (Norway) on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (i) and (iii):Criterion (i): The West Norwegian Fjords are classic, superbly developed fjords, considered as the type locality for fjord landscapes in the world. They are comparable in scale and quality to other existing fjords on the World Heritage List and are distinguished by the climate and geological setting. The property ...
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party (Decision 29 COM 8B.3).
Sites: Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
29 COM 8B.9
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2, 2. Inscribes the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Mexico) on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The property ranks higher than other marine and insular World Heritage properties as it represents a unique example in which, in a very short distance, there are simultaneously "bridge islands" (populated by land in ocean level decline during glaciations) and oceanic islands ...
29 COM 8B.10
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Mbaracayu Forest Nature Reserve )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Decides not to inscribe Mbaracayu Forest Nature Reserve (Paraguay) on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria;3. Commends the State Party of Paraguay, and in particular the Bertoni Foundation, for its innovative management and protection efforts at the property, as an example to follow in achieving the effective and professional management of protected areas in the Latin America region;4. Encourages the State Party, in consultation with the ...
29 COM 8B.11
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Inscribes Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (Thailand) on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criterion (iv):Criterion (iv): The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (DPKY-FC) contains more than 800 fauna species, including 112 species of mammals, 392 species of birds and 200 reptiles and amphibians. It is internationally important for the conservation of globally threatened and endangered mammal, bird and reptile species that are recognised as ...
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party (Decision 29 COM 8B.3).
29 COM 8B.13
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Recalling Decision 28COM/14B.10 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Commends the State Party of Panama, and the NGOs supporting conservation efforts in Coiba National Park, for their excellent response to address the key issues requested by the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), in particular for the adoption of National Law No. 44 which established Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection;4. Inscribes Coiba National ...
29 COM 8B.14
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Nanda Devi National Park )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Approves the extension of Nanda Devi National Park (India) to include the Valley of Flowers National Park, India, on the basis of the existing natural criteria (iii) and (iv):Criterion (iii): The Valley of Flowers is an outstandingly beautiful highaltitude Himalayan valley that has been acknowledged as such by renowned mountaineers and botanists in literature for over a century and in Hindu mythology for much longer. Its ‘gentle' landscape, breath-takingly ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,
2. Decides to modify the boundaries of Durmitor National Park (Serbia and Montenegro) to be in line with the boundaries of the National Park approved by the State Party in 1997, thus excluding the town of Zabljak from the property. The World Heritage property, therefore, in line with the current boundaries of the National Park, comprises an area of 34,000 ha;
3. Requests the State Party of Serbia and Montenegro to submit a topographical map of the entire ...
Sites: Durmitor National Park
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Decides to extend Doñana National Park (Spain) to bring the boundaries of the World Heritage property in line with the extended National Park; thus the total area of the World Heritage property will be 54,251.7 ha;3. Commends the State Party of Spain for its efforts to enhance the protection and management of the ...
Sites: Doñana National Park
29 COM 8B.17
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC- 05/29.COM/8B.Add 2, WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Refers back to the State Party of Gabon the nomination of the Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda (Gabon) to the World Heritage List, on the basis of natural values, in order to allow the State Party to provide an improved comparative analysis that demonstrates the outstanding universal value of the property, considering other protected areas in Gabon and the region, and in relation to detailed inventories of fauna and ...
29 COM 8B.18
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Ecosystem and Cultural Landscape of the Minkébé Massif)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC- 05/29.COM/8B.Add 2, WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.2,2. Refers back to the State Party of Gabon the nomination of the Ecosystem and Cultural Landscape of the Minkébé Massif (Gabon) to the World Heritage List on the basis of its natural values to allow the State Party to:a) better document the natural values of this property;b) clarify the status and potential impacts of proposed mining activities adjacent to the property, specifically in relation to the potential exploitation of iron deposits ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.19 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Inscribes St Kilda (United Kingdom) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (v):Criterion (iii): St. Kilda bears exceptional testimony to over two millennia of human occupation in extreme conditions.Criterion (v): The cultural landscape of St. Kilda is an outstanding example of land use resulting from a type of subsistence economy based on the products ...
Sites: St Kilda
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party (Decision 29 COM 8B.3).
29 COM 8B.21
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historical Town)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Refers back to the State Party of Ethiopia the examination of the nomination of Harar Jugol, the fortified historical town (Ethiopia) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values (ii), (iv) and (v) to allow the State Party to supply further detailed information on:a) the Revision of the Master Plan to include consideration of the proposed ring road and the development of new housing in order to ensure that conservation and preservation are fully ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Refers the nomination of Chongoni Rock Art Area (Malawi) back to the State Party to allow it to put in place legal protection for all the shelters through their designation as national monuments;3. Congratulates the State Party of Malawi on its efforts in the preparation of the nomination, and encourages the State Party to continue its work to protect the outstanding universal value of the property;4. Requests the State Party to:a) augment the Management Plan to ...
Sites: Chongoni Rock-Art Area