The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commends the State Party for its decisions to postpone the completion of the vehicular bridge until the by-pass road is constructed, and to consider the vehicular bridge to be temporary, pending the identification of a long-term solution within the comprehensive site management plan Hampi management plan, as well as for implementing other recommendations of the UNESCO Mission of 2003;
2. Stresses its concern for the need of local community participation in the decision making process for the conservation and management of the property, and its ...
Sites: Group of Monuments at Hampi
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined the state of conservation of this property;2. Takes note of the conclusions and recommendation of the May 2004 Technical Workshop for the Conservation of the property;3. Commends the State Party for the initiatives that it has taken regarding the conservation and management of the property since its inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2003;4. Expresses its grave concern that although the responsible authorities have made efforts with some positive outcomes, the threat of uncontrolled development persists, resulting in ...
Sites: Kathmandu Valley
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Takes note that the State Party has submitted the revised work plan and budget breakdown for the implementation of the Shalamar Gardens Emergency Assistance project and requests the Advisory Bodies and the World Heritage Centre to assist the State Party in implementing this project;
2. Thanks the Governments of Norway for its generous contributions towards the preservation of the Lahore Fort;
3. Further requests the State Party, in collaboration with ICOMOS, to examine the heritage values of the Shalamar Gardens and Lahore Fort to redefine the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes with satisfaction the progressive implementation of the activities foreseen under the Emergency Assistance project approved by the World Heritage Committee at its 25th session in 2001;
2. Compliments the State Party on its renewed efforts to address the challenges faced by the property, especially with regard to irrigation, road developments and agricultural management;
3. Notes with appreciation the concern of the State Party to involve local communities and stakeholders in every stage of the conservation and management processes, and its ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commends the State Party for the progress made with the legal protection and the institutional arrangements for the World Heritage property;
2. Acknowledges the results of the international UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the property providing updated information;
3. Notes that the threats for which the property was included on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1997 have been partially mitigated through the improvement of its legal and institutional protection;
4. Expresses its concern about the difficulties in effectively implementing the measures ...
Sites: Butrint
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Acknowledges the recent efforts of the State Party, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage Division, the Advisory Bodies in setting up an Action Plan to address issues affecting the property, and welcomes the active co-operation amongst the stakeholders in the process;
2. Notes with concern that the State Party has not provided a report on the state of conservation of the property by 1 February 2005;
3. Further regrets that demolition and inappropriate urban development continues despite the Presidential Decree of 2003 to halt ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Noting the information on the state of conservation provided by the State Party,
2. Urges the State Party to finalize the legislative procedure for Draft Legislation n° 3807 and to inform the Committee of the appropriate measures taken to relocate the squatters;
3. Invites the State Party, once again, to consider requesting International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund to identify appropriate remedial measures;
4. Requests the State Party to submit a progress report on the measures being applied to reduce the impact of the rising water ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note with satisfaction of the continuing effort of the Director-General in pursuing a comprehensive initiative for the safeguarding of the cultural heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem, particularly with the setting up of highly qualified and purely technical missions and in line with the General Conference Resolution 32 C/Res 39 (October 2003) which referred to the relevant United Nations resolutions and decisions in particular the relevant Security Council Resolutions on the legal status of Jerusalem;2. Expresses its concern for the threats to the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes with appreciation the assurance provided by the State Party of Niger not to
go ahead with plans to construct a dam on the Mékrou River within "W"
National Park, or to start exploitation of a phosphate mine within the property,
without undertaking an independent evaluation on the environmental and social
impacts of such projects;
2 Reiterates its earlier decision, and encourages the State Party to continue
cooperating with IUCN, the World Heritage Centre, the “Union Economique et
Monétaire Ouest Africaine” (UEMOA), Ramsar, and the regional ...
Sites: W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
The World Heritage Committee,1. Reiterates its appreciation for the support provided under the Netherlands Funds in Trust Agreement with UNESCO to assist Cameroon to undertake actions recommended by the Committee for the conservation and protection of Dja Faunal Reserve;2. Requests the State Party to provide a report on the state of conservation of the property, including information on the status of oil and gas exploration around the property, to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2005 for examination by the Committee at its 29th session in ...
Sites: Dja Faunal Reserve
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Expresses its appreciation to the State Party for its invitation to receive a monitoring mission to Taï and Comoe National Parks and notes that the World Heritage Centre and IUCN are prepared to carry out that mission as soon as the security situation permits;
2. Requests the State Party to cooperate with IUCN and the World Heritage Centre to ensure that all necessary support is provided for a successful mission as soon as possible.
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Acknowledges the conservation efforts by the State Party as provided in the report of Kenya Wildlife Service through the Kenya National World Heritage Committee; 2. Commends the State Party for positive actions undertaken for the conservation and protection of the property, particularly in relation to surveillance, community relations and law enforcement; 3. Requests the State Party to finalize the Mt. Kenya National Park Management Plan and further requests the State Party to provide to the World Heritage Centre an indication of the time frame proposed ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Acknowledges the efforts by the State Party to put in place administrative and juridical structures and requisite infrastructure for reinforcing the conservation and the protection of the property; 2. Commends the State Party for the steps taken in ensuring the effective conservation and management of the Park through the implementation of major ecological programmes; tourism evaluation; and the inclusion of land claimants and local communities as mandatory partners in the Park's development; 3. Recommends that the State Party keep the World Heritage ...
Sites: iSimangaliso Wetland Park
The World Heritage Committee,1. Urges the State Party to provide a report on the state of conservation of the property as requested by the 26th Session of the Committee by 1 February 2005 for examination by the Committee at its 29th session in 2005.
Sites: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Calls upon the State Party to approve, as soon as possible, the decree for the application of the Law 2000/45 concerning the environment; 2. Requests the State Party to proceed with the establishment of an Environment and Development Technical Committee (EDTC), technical governmental body responsible for the technical evaluation and approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as well as for verifying the application of the environmental management plan; 3. Urgently encourages the State Party to sign the 1992 International Convention on Civil ...
Sites: Banc d'Arguin National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Requests the State Party to submit, by 1 February 2005, the new Management Plan for the property including a detailed topographic map showing the new proposed delimitation of the core and buffer zones of the World Heritage property, for examination by the Committee at its 29th session in 2005.
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Expresses its gravest concerns on the impacts that the proposed construction of dams could have on the outstanding universal value of this World Heritage property; 2. Invites the State Party to respond to the calls of its academicians, conservationists and scientists and consider letting the Nu Jiang River continue to flow naturally through and beside the World Heritage area; 3. Recognizes the importance of the energy sector in the development of the Yunnan Province and urges the Provincial and the Central Governments to seek alternatives to hydropower in ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Urges early finalization and implementation of the strategic plan; 2. Recommends that the State Party establish the planned “Balai Taman National Lorentz” immediately and improve community awareness of the property, particularly in the Lorentz region; 3. Invites the State Party to commission an independent review of the management of the property’s coastal and marine zones and an independent environmental audit of the impacts of the Habema Road, particularly the evidence linking impacts of the road to dieback disease in the Nothofagus temperate forests; 4. ...
Sites: Lorentz National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Commends the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal (DNPWC) for devising a system of controls on the use of the Kasara Bridge and the system of associated roads to minimize the negative impacts of Decisions adopted at the 28th session of the World Heritage WHC-04/28COM/26, p.79 Committee (Suzhou, 2004) the road construction project that had been undertaken without an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); 2. Invites the State Party to ensure that all other sectors of Government, including the Department of Roads and authorities ...
Sites: Chitwan National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Thanks the Solomon Islands National Commission for UNESCO for providing up to date information and conducting a site visit to assess the state of conservation of East Rennell; 2. Requests IUCN and the World Heritage Centre to organize a joint UNESCO - IUCN mission to the property, utilizing expertise from the region to ensure that it is cost-effective; 3. Also requests IUCN and the World Heritage Centre during the mission to: a) assess and report on the state of conservation of East Rennell, b) determine the state of preparation and appropriateness of the ...
Sites: East Rennell
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Commends the State Party for its efforts to monitor immigration of fishermen into the site, setting standards for compliance by aquaculture practitioners and a number of other regulatory and legislative instruments for the management of the Ha Long Bay World Heritage area; 2. Urges the State Party to take an integrated planning approach in the interest of sustainable development and conservation of the values of the World Heritage property, giving special attention to the many threats impacting on the Property which include increasing population in the ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Acknowledges receipt of the State Party’s report with clarifications on the proposed development project at Airlie Beach adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage property; 2. Requests that the State Party keep the World Heritage Centre and IUCN informed on the status of the proposed development project at Airlie Beach and the proposed measures to avoid any potential impact it may have on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage ...
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Acknowledges receipt of the State Party’s report with clarifications on the status of the proposed sand and clay mine adjacent to the World Heritage property of the Greater Blue Mountains Area; 2. Encourages the State Party to prevent any developments that could have adverse effects on the World Heritage property; 3. Requests that the State Party keep the World Heritage Centre and IUCN informed on the status of the proposed sand and clay mine adjacent to the Greater Blue Mountains Area and the proposed measures to avoid any potential impact it may have on ...
Sites: Greater Blue Mountains Area
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Commends the State Party for taking the necessary action to halt the construction of the Syangboche airstrip project and to remove the equipment and construction materials brought into the Park for the project; 2. Requests the State Party to enhance co-operation with local stakeholders.
Sites: Sagarmatha National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Notes the information provided by the State Party concerning recent oil spill accident at Te Wahipounamu-South West New Zealand; 2. Requests the State Party to take all necessary measures to prevent such accidents occurring in the future.
The World Heritage Committee,
Commends the State Party for providing information on the current status on actions taken to mitigate illegal fishing and for launching studies that may enable comparative analysis of current ecological conditions with those at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List; and congratulates the State Party for the comprehensive state of conservation report received 15 June 2004 as well as for the conservation actions taken to date to conserve the property;
Notes that the major threats facing the Tubbataha Reef are related to:
the ...
Sites: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Commends the Government of Viet Nam and the Provincial Government of Quang Binh for taking immediate action to implement the decisions of the 27th session of the Committee and encourages them to continue the momentum particularly with regard to the critical issue of fighting forest crimes, such as illegal logging and stealing of timber from the property;
2. Expresses its satisfaction and appreciation to the Governments of Viet Nam and Lao PDR for re-launching the dialogue to build trans-border co-operation that is critical for the conservation of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Noting the information provided by the IUCN-UNESCO mission to the property and congratulating both States Parties for their conservation efforts,
Requests the States Parties to create a management body or joint structure for dealing with the whole World Heritage area on both sides of the boundary to enable coherent planning and management with the main goal to preserve the old growth forest and its natural dynamics;
Urges both States Parties to further evaluate possibilities to reduce the negative impacts of the border fence on ungulates and other ...
Sites: Białowieża Forest
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Recalling its decision to defer the inscription of Pirin National Park on the List of World Heritage in Danger until its 27th session (26 COM 21 (b) 2), with decision on this to be based on an assessment of the State Party's response to the UNESCO/IUCN mission report (Decision 27 COM 7B.15) and noting the results of the joint UNESCO/IUCN mission of February 2004,
2. Regrets that the State Party did not adopt the final management plan by the end of 2003 as requested (Decision 27 COM 7B.15) and urges the State Party to adopt this plan at least by the end ...
Sites: Pirin National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Recalling the recommendation of the report of the monitoring mission in 2001 to include the property on the List of World Heritage in Danger, 2. Welcomes the collaboration between the Russian authorities, IUCN and the World Heritage Centre in addressing co-operation and communication issues; 3. Notes the results of the high-level mission and the detailed report provided by the Russian authorities on 10 March 2004 and acknowledges the efforts of the State Party in enhancing the conservation of this property; 4. Requests, while noting the complex ...
Sites: Lake Baikal
The World Heritage Committee [13], 1. Noting the report by the State Party and the results from the February 2004 joint UNESCO/IUCN mission to Bulgaria, 2. Welcomes that the State Party requested technical assistance from the World Heritage Fund to urgently purchase a portable electric generator to enable rapid closure of the sluice gates in a potential emergency situation; 3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit a calendar of activities for preparing a proposal for a transborder World Heritage area in the Danube Delta in cooperation with other concerned States Parties as requested ...
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Acknowledging progress achieved in the conservation of the property, in particular the development of the new management plan for the property, submitted for approval, 2. Requests the State Party to keep the World Heritage Centre informed on the court’s decision on the judicial review on the water licence granted to Canadian Zinc Corporation at Prairie Creek.
Sites: Nahanni National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Noting the report provided by the State Party, and acknowledging progress achieved on the conservation of the property, 2. Requests the State Party to keep the World Heritage Centre informed on the Federal Court decision on the Appeal on the winter road proposal and its implications for the integrity of the property.
Sites: Wood Buffalo National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Noting the report provided by the State Party that so far no further pumice quarries have been opened and no extension to the four existing quarries within the World Heritage property has been granted, 2. Welcomes the positive proposal from the Pumex Society, and the initiative of the State Party of informing IUCN of this proposal, for the environmental recuperation of areas currently being exploited within the property and the rehabilitation of unused industrial buildings into hotels and tourist services, thus assisting in replacing jobs lost in the ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Welcomes the State Party’s report on the state of conservation of this property and acknowledges the efforts from the State Party to address a number of integrity issues that have been of concern to the Committee; 2. Further welcomes the support provided by the United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF) project on the Maintenance of Biological Diversity in the Russian Federation to enhance the management of key protected areas within this property; 3. Notes the detailed results of the UNESCO-IUCN mission to the property ...
Sites: Volcanoes of Kamchatka
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Thanking the State Party for the report submitted in conformity with paragraph 56 of the Operational Guidelines (2002), 2. Welcomes the information provided on the proposed Detailed Spatial Plan of National Importance for securing freshwater supply to the Slovene Istria and requests the State Party to expand on this information by providing a copy of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) prepared for this project for review by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN; 3. Notes with concern the proposed development of a series of wind generators on the ...
Sites: Škocjan Caves
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Welcoming the enlargement of the National Park which enhances also the protection of the World Heritage area, 2. Requests the State Party to review in detail the implementation of the Doñana 2005 project, to provide a report on its implementation and on the state of conservation of the property by 1 February 2005 for examination by the Committee at its 29th session in 2005.
Sites: Doñana National Park
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Recalling that the State Party was to implement, as a matter of urgency, the 1995 Management Plan for this property, with provision for its on-going improvement, 2. Regrets that the plan was not published and delivered to the World Heritage Centre for review by IUCN; 3. Urges the State Party to submit two copies of the approved plan by 1 February 2005 at the latest and requests IUCN to carry out a detailed review and present its findings for examination by the Committee at its 29th session in ...
Sites: Henderson Island
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Noting with concern the events that have occurred in Galapagos and their potentially negative impact on the integrity of the Galapagos Marine Reserve. This recent development is not in line with previous efforts implemented by the State Party oriented to enhance the conservation of this property. It is also in direct contradiction with the high standards set by the State Party when implementing a truly participatory process to define the Fishery Regulation under the Special Law for Galapagos, 2. Observes with concern that the quarantine system in ...
Sites: Galápagos Islands
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Noting with concern that the forced opening of the Colono Road continues to be a potential threat to Iguaçu National Park, 2. Urges the State Party to work with local communities to resolve the on-going concerns over the re-opening of the Colono Road for local use; 3. Requests the State Party to provide all the necessary assistance to the World Heritage Centre and IUCN to carry out a mission as soon as possible so that a detailed report can be presented in time for examination by the Committee at its 29th session in ...
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes the incoming Panama government’s intention of not proceeding with the road through Volcan Baru National Park and congratulates it for its concern over the integrity of the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/ La Amistad National Park transboundary World Heritage property.
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Commending the State Party for its application of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve Coastal Zone Environmental Land Use Programme,2. Welcomes the new project entitled “Conservation Action in the Yucatan Coastal Environment: Sian Ka'an World Heritage property”, managed by the World Heritage Centre and funded by the Gillette Company, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the United Nations Foundation.
Sites: Sian Ka'an
The World Heritage Committee,1. Welcomes the news that the mining company Energy Resources of Australia has made a commitment to the Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) that no mining will take place at Jabiluka without the agreement of the Mirrar people;2. Notes that in December 2003 the Jabiluka mine site was put into long-term care and maintenance;3. Expresses its concern to the State Party of Australia over the continued contaminated water problems from the Ranger uranium mine and the apparent failure of internal management systems of the mining company Energy Resources of ...
Sites: Kakadu National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Noting that the Festival de Gavarnie has not been relocated,
2. Requests that the authorities halts the contested activities of the Festival at Gavarnie as initially announced at the time of inscription of the property;
3. Welcomes furthermore the authorities’ initiative to set up a Management Council for the French side of the World Heritage property;
4. Invites the States Parties of France and Spain to keep the World Heritage Centre informed on the progress made for the management plan and transboundary coordination of the property;
5. ...
Sites: Pyrénées - Mont Perdu