Decision 44 COM 7B.147

Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape (Mongolia) (C 1440)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 43 COM 7B.69, adopted at its 43rd session (Baku, 2019),
3. Commends the State Party for its actions in establishing a functioning management authority for the property and addressing its requests recorded in previous decisions;
4. Takes note of the timely submission of the draft Management Plan by the State Party to the World Heritage Centre, and requests the State Party to take the recommendations of the ICOMOS Technical Review into consideration, notably when finalising the Management Plan so as to include:
   1. A system to monitor of the state of conservation, protection and management of the property and its buffer zone through the use of key indicators,
   2. A strengthened tourism development and visitor control policy and plans for the property and its buffer zone,
   3. A detailed short- and mid-term action plan with timetable, actions, priorities and duration, estimated budget and sources, implementing agencies and monitoring indicators;
5. Also requests the State Party to provide the World Heritage Centre with information about any restoration and proposed project and its potential impact on the OUV of the property, in line with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, including detailed information on Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs) prepared in conformity with the 2011 ICOMOS Guidelines on HIAs for World Heritage cultural properties, for review by the Advisory Bodies;
6. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2022, a report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, including the final draft of the Management Plan, for review by the Advisory Bodies.