The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/19/43.COM/7B,
- Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.15, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
- Commends the State Party and its partners for the actions undertaken to further the conservation of the property;
- Requests the State Party to:
- Align the boundaries of Khan Khentii State Protected Area with the property boundary,
- Clarify the nature of the protection that the buffer zone should offer the property and provide further protective measures for the buffer zone, including appropriate regulatory process to limit land use and new construction,
- Submit an updated draft Management Plan with a timeline for its implementation for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies,
- Develop and submit a Research and Conservation Plan for the cultural and natural heritage of the property, for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
- Also requests the State Party to ensure that the new authority for the management and conservation of the property and its buffer zone, to be established in 2020, is allocated appropriate resources to implement an updated and approved Management Plan and Research and Conservation Plan for the property and its buffer zone;
- Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2020, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 45th session in 2021.