Decision 45 COM 7B.108

Brasilia (Brazil) (C 445)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 7B.[1]63 adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
3. Notes with satisfaction that the draft Preservation Plan for the Urban Ensemble of Brasilia (PPCUB), which was evaluated by IPHAN, reviewed by the State Department of Urban Development and Housing (SEDUH), and sent to a public hearing, will be submitted to the Legislative City Parliament of the Federal District for approval, and requests the State Party to submit the plan, together with IPHAN’s technical opinion, for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies before its submission to the Legislative City Parliament;
4. Notes that some progress has been made in the elaboration of the Management Plan, but further notes with concern that the foreseen timeframe has been altered, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and urges the State Party to launch the participatory process and to establish the Working Group for the elaboration of the Management Plan;
5. Also notes with satisfaction that the projects which could jeopardise the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) have been halted until the PPCUB is approved and also requests the State Party to submit the documentation concerning those projects for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies at the earliest possible stage and for the procedures for a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) to be included in the Management Plan;
6. Further notes that new laws concerning the occupation of public and private areas have been passed over the last two years and in the case that new regulatory instruments are required, further requests the State Party to consider the provisions of the IPHAN Ordinance 166/2016 and the PPCUB;
7. Notes with appreciation the heritage education activities carried out by IPHAN in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement with the Secretariat of Education of the Federal District;
8. Also urges the State Party to fully implement the recommendations of the 2012 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission;
9. Requests furthermore the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 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 47th session.