Decision 45 COM 7A.18

City of Potosi (Bolivia, Plurinational State of) (C 420)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 7A.35 adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
3. Commends the State Party for its efforts to implement the previous Committee decisions and the set of corrective measures for achieving the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR) despite the difficult context at the national level;
4. Welcomes the finalization, official approval and submission of the Integrated and Participatory Management Plan (IPMP) for the entire property and requests the State Party to ensure its full implementation with adequate resources in place;
5. Urges the State Party to finalize the revised proposal of a Minor Boundary Modification for the establishment of the property’s buffer zone, and requests the State Party to submit the proposal to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies and approval by the World Heritage Committee, as per Paragraphs 163 and 164 of the Operational Guidelines, as soon as possible, and no later than 1 December 2023;
6. Regrets that no significant progress has been achieved to ensure the consolidation and enforcement of the legal framework and regulations related to the entire property and that no sufficient resources and mechanisms needed to address long-standing and serious concerns related to the property’s productive mining heritage have been identified;
7. Also requests the State Party to provide sufficient human and financial resources to address the architectural and industrial heritage conservation challenges identified for the implementation of future projects at the historic centre;
8. Express its concern about the environmental impacts of mining concessions approved at the Kari Kari Lagoons, one important component of the property, and requests the State Party to ensure legal protection to this area and protect its integrity;
9. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2024, 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 46th session;
10. Decides to retain City of Potosí (Bolivia (Plurinational State of)) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.