Decision 46 COM 7B.19

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx (Brazil) (C 1620)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/24/46.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 8B.27 adopted at its [extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023)] [extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021)],
3. Appreciates the systematic approach the State Party has taken to respond to the recommendations that were issued by the World Heritage Committee at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List;
4. Recommends the State Party to prioritise the detailed delineation of the attributes of the property and their degree of intactness, in line with paragraph 4.a) of its Decision 44 COM 8B.27, with the advice of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre if requested, and submit the results to the World Heritage Centre for evaluation by the Advisory Bodies;
5. Encourages the State Party to establish the Management Committee and develop on the basis of the completed definition of the attributes, a Management Plan, Conservation Plan, Risk Preparedness Plan and urban regulations for the buffer zone, with the advice of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre, if requested, and requests the State Party to submit these plans and regulations as soon as they become available to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies;
6. Stresses the importance to control urban development pressure, to ensure protection of views from the property into the surrounding landscape and to undertake Heritage Impact Assessments in conformity with the Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessment in a World Heritage Context, as required;
7. Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2025, 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 48th session.