The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 7B.113, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Notes with appreciation the submission of the final management plan of the property and the activities towards its implementation;
4. Notes with concern the advanced stage of the highway project, and urges the State Party to submit as soon as possible the revised plans to ensure that they are in line with the recommendations of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission of 2005;
5. Requests the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Notes the report of the World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS advisory mission carried out in December 2008 at the invitation of the State Party;
3. Welcomes the State Party's efforts to obtain major funding for restoration projects at the Historic Centre of Naples for key monuments and encourages the State Party to ensure funding for the overall conservation of the vulnerable urban fabric;
4. Regrets that the management plan announced by the Periodic Report in 2006 has not been prepared and urges the authorities to ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Naples
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.97, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes with appreciation the comprehensive efforts made by the State Party in the last year to respond to the decisions of the World Heritage Committee and the recommendations by the 2008 reactive monitoring mission;
4. Acknowledges the efforts of the State Party to modify the "Daugava Left-bank Silhouette Development Concept" in reducing the height and density of planned buildings, and re-locating these buildings farther ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Riga
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.99, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not provide the documentation on the "Regulation on the Protection of the Vilnius Old Town" and the updated documentation on the development of high-rise buildings in the buffer zone as requested by the Committee at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008);
4. Commends the State Party for the innovative quality of the guidelines proposed to improve coordination and integrated management of all ...
Sites: Vilnius Historic Centre
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Notes the boundary definition of the property as provided in the report by the State Party;
3. Requests the State Party to:
a) Provide a clear map showing the boundary of the property,
b) Establish a declared buffer zone in accordance with Paragraph 103 of the Operational Guidelines, with height controls around the property as a means of protecting the skyline configuration of the city and prepare a "Views and Vistas Analysis" from strategic points within and outside the property,
c) Establish clear ...
Sites: City of Valletta
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.101, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the follow-up activities to the February 2008 World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS mission to the property taking into account the key recommendations concerning the proposed bridge at Verige, the adoption and implementation of the management plan, and the coordination of conservation activities and development planning for the whole area of Kotor Bay;
4. Regrets that no coordination body has been established yet as ...
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Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (Poland (C31)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.102, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes progress made with the conservation strategy and the negotiations concerning the register of additional areas in the register of monuments to further enhance the protection of the authenticity and integrity of the property;
4. Welcomes the new variant of the expressway S1 which takes into account the values, integrity and authenticity of the property and does not adversely impact on its Outstanding Universal ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 7B.89 and 31 COM 7B.116, adopted at its 30th (Vilnius, 2006) and 31st (Christchurch, 2007) sessions respectively, and the detailed recommendations made by the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/IUCN reactive monitoring mission of March 2006,
3. Takes note of the progress made in the implementation of the short-term Action Plan 2007-2009, in particular in the restoration and gradual opening of the palaces and parks;
4. Notes with serious concern the uninterrupted urban encroachment ...
Sites: Cultural Landscape of Sintra
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.104, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Appreciating the continuing efforts by the Kizhi Museum Reserve to improve maintenance, monitoring and presentation of the World Heritage property,
4. Regrets that the State Party has not implemented any requested activities and strongly urges the State Party to establish a Special State Group in charge to coordinate the implementation of all World Heritage Committee's decisions concerning this property;
5. Expresses its ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (Russian Federation) (C 540)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32COM 7B.105, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not provide a state of conservation report, or a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value;
4. Notes with concern, that the maps provided by the State Party define boundaries that include a significantly smaller area than that inscribed, and encourages the State Party to submit formally a significant boundary modification (according to Paragraph 165 of the Operational Guidelines) to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.106, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Regrets that the State Party has not provided a state of conservation report for the property, as requested in Decision 32 COM 7B.106;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2010, a report on the state of conservation of the property and further progress achieved on the implementation of the recommendations made by the 2007 reactive monitoring mission, for ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.107, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008
3. Acknowledges the results of the May 2009 World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission;
4. Notes the restoration and renovation efforts of the Regional and local authorities in the preparation of the celebration of the millennium of the City of Yaroslavl;
5. Expresses its serious concern about the changes to the horizontal urban skyline and in particular the construction of a new cathedral of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.108, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008)
3. Regrets that no consideration has been given to halting the construction of the tunnel or to re-routing it further away from the temple of Sagrada Familia;
4. Urges the State Party to allow a thorough analysis of the potential adverse impacts and mitigation measures on the design and implementation of the tunnel and relevant impact assessment systems for examination by the Advisory Bodies;
5. Encourages the State Party to ...
Sites: Works of Antoni Gaudí
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.109, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Requests the State Party to abandon the projects of the "Huerto de las Adoratrices" and the "Plaza de los Bandos", given their potential negative impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage property;
4. Notes the work undertaken towards setting up the requested integrated management plan for the property, and asks the State Party to ensure the full integration of this planning instrument with the ...
Sites: Old City of Salamanca
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Expresses its concern that the State Party has not provided any information on the proposed Cajasol tower, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines;
3. Notes the documentation provided by the State Party in May 2009;
4. Urges the State Party to carry out, if not already undertaken, a comprehensive impact assessment of the proposed developments on the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage property and its setting;
5. Also urges the State Party to halt any construction ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.110, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the results of the 2009 joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and endorses its recommendations;
4. Also notes the appointment of a site manager of the property and encourages the State Party to implement fully the management structure adopted in 2006 and clarify roles and responsibilities;
5. Further notes that, although some progress has been made in drafting the scope of a management ...
Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul
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Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (Ukraine) (C 527 bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.111, adopted at its 32d session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the findings of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission of March 2009 and in particular that the current fragmented management is failing to address the needs of the property and recommended that a unified system is put in place together with a unified management plan;
4. Also notes the satisfactory condition of the key monuments of the property, but expresses concern that other ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 7B.120, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Expresses its concern about numerous construction projects within the World Heritage property and its buffer zone which could affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
4. Urges the State Party to complete the revision of the Master Plan for the World Heritage property;
5. Requests the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to assess the state of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.112, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the information provided by the State Party, in particular that the work is progressing on a brief to define a local setting, for the final publication "Seeing the History in View: a method for Assessing Heritage Significance within Views" in 2009, and that considerations are underway on how a Dynamic Visual Impact Study fits within the planning system, and that a draft revised London Plan is to be published for ...
Sites: Tower of London
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Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church (United Kingdom) (C 426)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.113, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes that work was at an advanced stage on the visual impact study as requested, that "Seeing the History in View: a method for Assessing Heritage Significance within Views" is expected to be published in 2009, and that the Westminster World Heritage property Dynamic Visual Impact Study Steering Group selected five views considered to best encapsulate the Outstanding Universal Value of the property for assessment using the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.114, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Regrets that the State Party continues to make little progress in the urgent resolution of the significant A344 road closures and visitor facility issues at the property, despite assurances made as long ago as 1986;
4. Requests that the State Party keeps the World Heritage Centre informed of any progress, particularly the Ministerial announcement, as it occurs;
5. Also requests the State Party to submit to the World ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.115, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the detailed information provided by State Party and particularly:
a) The development of the new Supplementary Planning Document addresses the management issues raised by the World Heritage Committee in paragraphs 3b and 4b of Decision 31 COM 7B.121 and paragraph 3b and 3c of Decision 32 COM 7B.115,
b) The final version of the Supplementary Planning Document is expected to be formally adopted by Liverpool City ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.116, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the results of the November 2008 joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and the good overall state of conservation and management of the property;
4. Expresses its satisfaction that the Dyson Academy Project has officially been withdrawn;
5. Strongly recommends that the State Party submit to the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS, for review, a revised plan showing that all necessary social ...
Sites: City of Bath
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.117, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the results of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the Edinburgh Old and New Towns World Heritage property of November 2008 and the State Party's response;
4. Urges the State Party to take into account the recommendations by the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission, specifically addressing improvements for the Caltongate and Haymarket development; and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.108, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),
3. Takes note of the response provided by the State Party in regard to current issues of concern and notes progress made in developing the management plan;
4. Encourages the State Party to finalize the delimitation of the buffer zone and submit the proposed new boundaries for the buffer zone, including appropriate cartography and the legal framework, to the World Heritage Centre, for examination by the World Heritage ...
Sites: Brasilia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 7B.124, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Notes with satisfaction the efforts and progress made by the State Party in implementing the decisions of the World Heritage Committee,
4. Encourages the State Party to finalise the delimitation of the inscribed archaeological sites and their buffer zones and reiterates its request that the proposed new boundaries for buffer zones, including appropriate cartography as well as the legal framework, be submitted for ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 7B.125, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007
3. Encourages the adoption, and strict enforcement of the new law on monumental heritage, the Integrated Revitalization Plan and the implementation of the related actions proposed, and the adoption and full implementation of the Risk management plan for the Zona Colonial;
4. Requests the State Party to:
a) Submit to the World Heritage Centre, as soon as possible, the complete technical documentation of the Sans Souci project ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.121, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Concerning the intervention in the tower, requests the State Party to:
a) Cease the reconstruction project of the tower of the Jesuit Church in light of the potential impact that the proposed reconstruction could entail,
b) Carry out a holistic and multi-sector assessment of the architectural ensemble and establish an assessment of the attributes that contribute to Outstanding Universal Value as a basis for ...
Sites: City of Quito
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.122, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes progress by the State Party in implementing the decisions of the World Heritage Committee and invites the State Party to submit further details on the implementation of the management plan and conservation interventions at the property;
4. Urges the State Party to officially submit the limits of the World Heritage property and its potential buffer zone, in light of the requirements of the retrospective ...
Sites: Maya Site of Copan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.123, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit its report in one of the two working languages of the World Heritage Convention (French and English);
4. Urges the State Party to finalize the management plan as soon as possible and provide three printed and electronic copies of the management plan for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
5. Expresses its concern that the lack of a management plan ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.124 adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Expresses its concern to the fact that a holistic heritage conservation policy has not been agreed upon to guide the participatory decision making process for the World Heritage property and urges the State Party to develop an integrated management plan;
4. Takes note of the recommendations of the joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and requests the State Party to implement them as a matter of ...
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Panama) (C 135)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.125, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not provide updated information concerning the state of conservation of the property since 2006, and did not submit a comprehensive progress report as requested by the World Heritage Committee;
4. Requests the State Party, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, to develop a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, for examination by the World ...
33 COM 7B.141
Archaeological site of Panamá Viejo and Historic Distric of Panamá (Panama) (C 790 bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.126, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the progress report on the preparation of the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value of the property and requests the State Party to further develop it in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to integrate all components of the inscribed property and to meet the requirements of the Operational Guidelines;
4. Also notes the results of the 2009 joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/7B and WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Corr,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.127, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the progress reported by the State Party in implementing the recommendations from the 2008 reactive monitoring mission report, particularly in regard to starting the revision of the buffer zone;
4. Also notes progress in deterring illegal demolitions and in strengthening institutional frameworks for the management of the property and requests the State Party to ensure the regulatory ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 7B.129, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Notes with satisfaction progress made in measures to guarantee the conservation of the property and in developing the management plan and urges the State Party to finalise it to begin its implementation;
4. Requests the State Party to provide three printed and electronic copies of the finalised management plan for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies as soon as possible;
5. Encourages the State ...
Sites: Chavin (Archaeological Site)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 7B.130, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Urges the State Party to finalise the development of the management plan for the property and to secure adequate resources to sustain its implementation;
4. Takes note of the projects planned that might impact the property, in particular the Interoceanic Highway, the construction of a national airport and the proposed investment by the Regional Government, and requests the State Party, in accordance with Paragraph 172 of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.120, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),
3. Requests the State Party to submit more detailed technical information in regard to current intervention projects.
4. Urges the State Party to reconsider the construction of a cable car, considering the potential impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, and to implement the Directorial Resolution so that the Corredor Segregado is not constructed in light of the effects it would have on the Historic ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Lima
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.128, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), and the recommendations of the previous monitoring missions of 2002, 2004 and 2008,
3. Takes note of the decision taken by the State Party to halt construction of the planned "Marinas de Sacramento" project;
4. Notes with satisfaction progress made in establishing a management authority and encourages the State Party to technically and financially support its efficient operation as a coordinating and regulatory entity;
5. ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Expresses its utmost concern about the increase in illegal logging as well as other illegal resource exploitation in the Marojejy and Masoala National Parks, which are part of the serial property "Rainforests of the Atsinanana", which might affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
3. Takes note of the action plan that was developed by the Madagascar National Parks Board to address these threats and urges the State Party to ensure its urgent implementation;
4. Calls upon all State Parties ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/7B and WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.129, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Takes note of the process being followed to consult State Parties to ensure the accuracy of the state of conservation reports during their preparation, as presented in the introduction of Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B and requests the World Heritage Centre to make every effort to ensure that States Parties' input is included in these reports before they are distributed;
4. Recognizes the efforts on ...
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Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April 2009, in conformity with the Operational Guidelines
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having Examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/8A,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 8.1 and 32 COM 8A adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007); and 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) sessions respectively,
3. Stressing the importance of the process of revision and updating of Tentative Lists, as a tool for the regional harmonization of the World Heritage List and of long term planning of its development;
4. Takes note of the Tentative Lists presented in Annexes 2 and 3 of this document;
5. Also takes note that several States Parties (including, among others, Afghanistan, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/8B,
2. Approves the proposed name change to Historical Monuments of Thatta as proposed by the Pakistani authorities. The name of the property becomes Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta in English and Monuments historiques à Makli, Thatta in French.
The nomination of the Korean Cretaceous Dinosaur Coast has been withdrawn.
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Natural properties - Extension of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List - Tubbataha Reef Marine Park (Philippines)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Approves the extension of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, Philippines, inscribed under natural criteria (vii), (ix) and (x) and takes note of the consequent revised name of the extended property of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park lies in a unique position in the centre of the Sulu Sea, and includes the Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley Reefs. It protects an area of almost ...
Sites: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes The Wadden Sea, Germany and Netherlands, on the World Heritage List under natural criteria (viii), (ix) and (x);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world, with natural processes undisturbed throughout most of the area. It encompasses a multitude of transitional zones between land, the sea and freshwater environment, and is rich in species ...
Sites: Wadden Sea
The nomination of Lena Pillars Nature Park has been withdrawn.
Sites: Lena Pillars Nature Park
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Natural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - The Dolomites (Italy)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes The Dolomites, Italy, on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (vii) and (viii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The nine components of The Dolomites World Heritage property protect a series of highly distinctive mountain landscapes that are of exceptional natural beauty. Their dramatic vertical and pale coloured peaks in a variety of distinctive sculptural forms is extraordinary in a global context. ...
Sites: The Dolomites
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B, WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Decides not to inscribe Mount Wutai, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria;
3. Takes note that the geological values of the property are recognised through its inclusion in a national geopark, and encourages further work on this initiative integrated into the overall management of the cultural landscape of Mount Wutai;
4. Inscribes Mount Wutai, China, on the World Heritage List under cultural criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and ...
Sites: Mount Wutai
The nomination of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park - A Living Landscape and the Floodplain Ecosystem of the Central Sava Basin has been withdrawn.
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Mixed properties - New Nominations - The Cultural Landscape Orheiul Vechi (Moldova, Republic of)
The nomination of The Cultural Landscape Orheiul Vechi has been withdrawn.
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Cultural properties - New Nominations - Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (Cape Verde)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B et WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (vi).
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Cidade Velha, historic centre of Ribeira Grande demonstrates Outstanding Universal Value: Ribeira Grande was the first European colonial town to be built in the tropics, and marks a decisive step in European expansion at the end of the 15th century towards ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the nomination of the Historic town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Include the N'zima village, wholly or partially, in the nominated property, in order to fully express its value;
b) Extend the buffer zone so as to make it into a single area;
c) Complete the comparative analysis by considering colonial urban planning more widely, primarily and in general on the African continent, at comparable periods;
d) Complete and ...
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Cultural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - Ruins of Loropéni (Burkina Faso)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes the Ruins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The dramatic and memorable Ruins of Loropéni consist of imposing, tall, laterite stone perimeter walls, up to six metres in height, surrounding a large abandoned settlement. As the best preserved of ten similar fortresses in the Lobi area, part of a larger group of around a hundred ...
Sites: Ruins of Loropéni
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the nomination of Historic monuments of Mount Songshan, China, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
a) Consider further the relationship between some of the nominated sites and the central China sacred mountain, Mount Songshan and;
b) Consider how a nomination of some of the selected sites together with part of the mountain might reflect their value as an ensemble that manifests the power and influence the mountain had in constitutional, religious and ceremonial ...
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Cultural properties - New Nomination - Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (Islamic Republic of Iran)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, IslamicRepublic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (v);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System demonstrates outstanding universal value as in its present form, it dates from the 3rd century CE, probably on older bases from the 5th century BCE. It is complete, with numerous functions, and large-scale, making it ...
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Cultural properties - New Nomination - Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Republic of Korea)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, Republic of Korea, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The natural surroundings of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, shaped by the principles of pungsu, create a delicate setting for the living tradition of ancestral worship and its associated rites. The royal tombs, with their hierarchical ordering of areas ...
33 COM 8B.16
Cultural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain (Kyrgyzstan)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain, Kyrgyzstan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Sulaiman-Too Mountain dominates the surrounding landscape of the Fergana Valley and forms the backdrop to the city of Osh. In mediaeval times Osh was one of the largest cities of the fertile Fergana valley at the crossroads of important routes on the Central Asian Silk Roads ...
Sites: Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
33 COM 8B.17
Cultural properties - Extension of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List - Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (Pakistan)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Decides not to approve the extension of the Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro, to include the Mehrgarh, Rehman Dheri and Harappa as an extension to the Indus Valley Civilization Sites, Pakistan, on the World Heritage List;
3. Encourages the State Party to consider resubmitting Mehrgarh and Rehman Dheri as new nominations following additional research and comparative analyses;
4. Also encourages, in relation to Harappa, the State Party to consider resubmitting the site as an ...
33 COM 8B.18
Cultural properties - Extension of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List - Sacred City of Kandy (Sri Lanka)
The extension of the Sacred City of Kandy, to include the Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya, has been withdrawn.
Sites: Sacred City of Kandy
33 COM 8B.19
Cultural properties - New Nominations - The Architectural and Urban Work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the nomination of The Architectural and Urban Work of Le Corbusier, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland, back to the States Parties in order to allow them to:
a) Strengthen the justification of the Outstanding Universal Value to demonstrate the influence of the works of Le Corbusier on the architecture of the 20th century and the Modern movement,
b) Improve the delineation of buffer zones in relation to topography and visual parameters, and provide ...
33 COM 8B.20
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Tangible Spiritual Heritage of St.Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Belarus)
The nomination of Tangible Spiritual Heritage of St.Euphrosyne of Polotsk has been withdrawn.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Stoclet House, Belgium, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (ii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Stoclet House is an outstanding testimony to the creative genius of the Wiener Werkstätte. It was designed and built in Brussels from 1905 to 1911 by one of the founders of the movement, the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann, of whose work it is the masterpiece. The Vienna Secession ...
Sites: Stoclet House
33 COM 8B.22
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Cultural property of the historic town of Jajce (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The nomination of the Cultural property of the historic town of Jajce has been withdrawn.
33 COM 8B.23
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice - Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Kopčany (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
The nomination of the Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice - Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Kopčany has been withdrawn.
33 COM 8B.24
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Schwetzingen - A Prince Elector's Summer Residence - Garden Design and Freemasonic Allusions (Germany)
The nomination of Schwetzingen - A Prince Elector's Summer Residence - Garden Design and Freemasonic Allusions has been withdrawn.
33 COM 8B.25
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Italia Langobardorum. Places of power and worship (568-774 A.D.) (Italy)
The nomination of Italia Langobardorum. Places of power and worship (568-774 A.D.) has been withdrawn
33 COM 8B.26
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Mercury and Silver Binomial: Almadén, Idrija and San Luis Potosí (Mexico, Slovenia, Spain)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the nomination of the Mercury and Silver Binomial: Almadén, Idrija and San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Slovenia and Spain, back to the States Parties in order to allow them to:
a) Reconsider the definition of the property in San Luis Potosí, but also with its mining region, and more broadly in comparison with the other silver extraction sites using the amalgamation process in Mexico, to bring it into line with the mining and industrial theme of the mercury and silver ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Tower of Hercules, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Tower of Hercules is the only fully preserved Roman lighthouse that is still used for maritime signaling, hence it is testimony to the elaborate system of navigation in antiquity and it provides an understanding of the Atlantic sea route in Western Europe. The Tower of Hercules was restored in the ...
Sites: Tower of Hercules
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Defers the examination of the nomination of the Farms and Villages in Hälsingland, Sweden, to the World Heritage List in order to allow the State Party to:
a) Reformulate the nomination to select a few exceptional decorated farmhouses that maintain their agricultural setting and could be said to be exemplars of the specific and local tradition of decorated farmhouses of the late 18th and 19th centuries in Hälsingland and possibly neighbouring regions;
b) Provide a more ...
33 COM 8B.29
Cultural properties - New Nominations - La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, watchmaking town planning (Switzerland)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, watchmaking town planning, Switzerland, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The watchmaking urban ensemble of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle demonstrates outstanding universal value as these twin manufacturing-towns constitute an exceptional example of organic urban ensembles entirely dedicated to a single industry. They have been ...
33 COM 8B.30
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (United Kingdom)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, United Kingdom, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Pontcysyllte Canal is a remarkable example of the construction of a human-engineered waterway in a difficult geographical environment, at the end of the 18th century and the start of the 19th century. It required extensive and boldly conceived civil engineering ...
33 COM 8B.31
Cultural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - City of Graz - Historic Centre, Schloss Eggenberg (Austria)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the extension of the City of Graz - Historic Centre, to include Schloss Eggenberg, Austria, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
a) Extend the buffer zone to the road connecting the historic centre to the Castle along its entire length, through the intermediate zone urbanised in the 20th century, so as to preserve the historic link that existed between the two elements;
b) Strengthen the authority and broaden the scope of competence of the City of Graz Historic ...
33 COM 8B.32
Cultural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - The Causses and the Cévennes (France)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the nomination of The Causses and the Cévennes, France, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
a) Provide a more detailed inventory of the attributes of the property that relate to agro-pastoralism, in order to:
i) Justify the boundary of the property;
ii) Provide a basis for managing and sustaining the attributes, including processes and practices, that relate to agro-pastoralism;
b) Provide a nomination dossier that reflects the revised focus on ...
33 COM 8B.33
Cultural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - Triple Arch Gate at Dan (Israel)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B, recognizes that the nomination entitled "Triple Arch Gate at Dan" (Israel) brings to the attention of the Committee one of the elements of a technological innovation that has outstanding universal value on the basis of criterion (ii), and more specifically, that the "Triple Arch Gate at Dan" bears witness to the early diffusion of the architectonic principle of the true radial arch, in the Middle East during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, particularly in its most complete version, including voussoir bricks, ...
33 COM 8B.34
Cultural properties - Extension of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List - Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Approves the extension of the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans to include the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains, on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv) and the new denomination From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt, France;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The saltworks in Salins-les-Bains and Arc-et-Senans demonstrate outstanding universal value ...
33 COM 8B.35
Cultural properties - Extension of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List - Churches of Moldavia (Romania)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the extension of the Churches of Moldavia to include the Church of the Resurrection of Suceviţa Monastery, Romania, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Promulgate the management plan for the Painted Churches of Moldavia property, along with the section dealing with the management of Suceviţa;
b) Establish the Coordination Committee and its local representative in Suceviţa;
c) Define a tourism development plan for each of the properties, within the management plan, ...
Sites: Churches of Moldavia
33 COM 8B.36
Cultural properties - Extension of properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List - Spišský Hrad and its associated cultural monuments (Slovakia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Approves the extension of Spišský Hrad and its associated cultural monuments to include Levoča and the Work of Master Paul in Spiš, on the basis of criterion (iv), and the new denomination Levoča, Spišský Hrad, and the associated cultural monuments, Slovakia;
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The castle of Spišský Hrad, the town of Levoča, the associated sites in Spišské ...
33 COM 8B.37
Cultural properties - New Nominations - Gold Route in Paraty and its landscape (Brazil)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Defers the examination of the nomination of the Gold Route in Paraty and its landscape, Brazil, to the World Heritage List in order to allow the State Party to revise its dimension and denomination as a mixed property, highlighting its exceptional natural and cultural values;
3. Considers that any revised nomination with revised boundaries would need to be considered by a mission to the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Sacred City of Caral-Supe, Peru, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Sacred City of Caral-Supe reflects the rise of civilisation in the Americas. As a fully developed socio-political state, it is remarkable for its complexity and its impact on developing settlements throughout the Supe Valley and beyond. Its early use of the quipu as a ...
Sites: Sacred City of Caral-Supe
33 COM 8B.39
Natural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Manú National Park (Peru)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Manú National Park, Peru, in order to rationalize the property boundaries so that they include the entire Manú National Park, and considers that this minor modification will enhance the integrity and protection of the property, and facilitate its more effective management;
3. Encourages the State Party to enhance its efforts to implement the management regime in place for Manú National Park within the ...
Sites: Manú National Park
33 COM 8B.40
Mixed properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B, WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on the basis of natural criterion (vii);
3. Encourages the States Parties of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania to cooperate towards the preparation of a new nomination for a transboundary extension of the property to include the Albanian part of Lake Ohrid and its watershed, in order ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zones for Tipasa, Algeria, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Revise the boundary of the proposed buffer zone to include the port area;
b) Provide details of the status of the buffer zone and what protection it will afford the inscribed property as well as what protection will be given to archaeological remains associated with those in the property;
c) Clarify whether the Kbor er Roumia will be provided with a buffer ...
Sites: Tipasa
33 COM 8B.42
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Amphitheatre of El Jem (Tunisia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zones for the Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia, back to the State Party to allow it to provide information on the institutional arrangements and regulatory measures to manage and control development within the proposed buffer zone.
Sites: Amphitheatre of El Jem
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Decides not to approve the minor modification of the boundaries Kairouan, Tunisia;
3. Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zones for Kairouan, Tunisia, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Review the existing proposal to delineate a buffer zone so as to ensure the proper conservation and protection of the Property. The buffer zone should also seek to integrate the three components of the World Heritage property;
b) Provide information on the criteria for ...
Sites: Kairouan
33 COM 8B.44
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Medina of Sousse (Tunisia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zones for the Medina of Sousse, Tunisia, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Consider the enlargement of the buffer zone so as to effectively and adequately conserve and protect the property. The State Party may wish to extend the buffer zone to 200m beyond the ramparts, where possible, thus following the requirements of the Heritage regulations and the listing of the ramparts as "monument historique" (Decree of 25 January ...
Sites: Medina of Sousse
33 COM 8B.45
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Medina of Tunis (Tunisia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zones for the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Clarify the areas of the proposed property boundary and that of the buffer zone in relation to those provided with a map of 1984 showing 7 areas surrounded by an "area of environment";
b) Review the existing proposal to delineate a buffer zone so as to ensure the proper conservation and protection of the property, taking into consideration its values ...
Sites: Medina of Tunis
33 COM 8B.46
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis (Tunisia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zones for the Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis, Tunisia, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Clearly delineate an area that promotes the integration between the two components of the inscribed serial property to adequately protect and conserve the property. Current land uses and cadastral plans should be considered for the delimitation of the buffer zone;
b) Provide information regarding the administrative and ...
33 COM 8B.47
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (China)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, China, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
a) Reconsider to supplement the delineation of information provided on the property and the buffer zone for the Potala Palace, to bring the boundaries in line with the 1993 nomination map;
b) Bring the buffer zone for Johkang Temple in line with that shown in the nomination file;
c) Bring the buffer zone for ...
33 COM 8B.48
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Old Rauma (Finland)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the proposed buffer zone for Old Rauma, Finland;
3. Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
a) The designation of viewpoints within and outside the buffer zone from which view corridors will be protected in the case of development within the buffer zone;
b) The development of a comprehensive Management Plan to cover the nominated area, the buffer zone, and view corridors from any designated locations outside the buffer zone, such as the ...
Sites: Old Rauma
33 COM 8B.49
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Chartres Cathedral (France)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Chartres Cathedral, France.
Sites: Chartres Cathedral
33 COM 8B.50
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Aachen Cathedral (Germany)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Decides not to approve the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Aachen Cathedral, Germany, and considers that the current proposal has a significant impact on the extent of the property and affects its outstanding universal value;
3. Decides not to approve the proposed name change from Aachen Cathedral to Aachen Cathedral with the Carolingian Palace ...
Sites: Aachen Cathedral
33 COM 8B.51
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Hanseatic City of Lübeck (Germany)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, Germany;
3. Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
a) The Management Plan currently being prepared for the World Heritage Site should be comprehensive and cover the nominated areas, the buffer zone and the view corridors from the designated locations outside the buffer zone;
b) Information should be provided on the archaeological remains and urban area within the buffer ...
Sites: Hanseatic City of Lübeck
33 COM 8B.52
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Völklingen Ironworks (Germany)
The proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Völklingen Ironworks has been withdrawn.
Sites: Völklingen Ironworks
33 COM 8B.53
Cultural properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (Spain)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the proposed buffer zone for the Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, Spain, back to the State Party in order to allow it to finalize the management plan for the property.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B, WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1, WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1add and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B2 and having reflected upon its discussions on the inscriptions of properties to the World Heritage List;
2. Recognizes the reluctance of the World Heritage Committee to endorse the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies regarding deferral of the examination of properties and requests the Advisory Bodies to prepare a background document on the processes, benchmarks and time constraints resulting from World Heritage Decisions on referral and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC-09/33.COM/7B, WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add and WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Corr) and of proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-09/33.COM/8B),
2. Decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Belize, Belize Barrier Reef System (Decision 33 COM 7B.33)
Colombia, Los Katios National Park (Decision 33 COM 7B.36)
Georgia, Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (Decision 33 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-09/33.COM/7A, WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add and WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Corr),
2. Decides to maintain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 33 COM 7A.20)
Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, (Decision 33 COM 7A.21)
Central African Republic, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Comoé National Park Coro and its Port Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Galápagos Islands Garamba National Park Historic Town of Zabid Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Salonga National Park Samarra Archaeological City Simien National Park Virunga National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-09/33.COM/7A, WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add and WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Corr),
2. Decides to remove the following properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Azerbaijan, Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (Decision 33 COM 7A.25
Germany, Dresden Elbe Valley (Decision 33 COM ...
33 COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and sizes by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 11A.2, 31 COM 11A.2 and 32 COM 8D, adopted at its 30th (Vilnius, 2006), 31st (Christchurch, 2007) and 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) sessions respectively,
3. Recalls that, as decided at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) by Decision 31 COM 11A.2, the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies will not be able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is ...
Sites: 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Acropolis, Athens Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata Archaeological Site of Delphi Archaeological Site of Olympia Archaeological Site of Troy Białowieża Forest Castel del Monte Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena Chartres Cathedral Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula Durmitor National Park Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Hanseatic City of Lübeck Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Historic City of Trogir Holašovice Historic Village Madara Rider Meteora Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios Nemrut Dağ Old City of Dubrovnik Pilgrimage Church of Wies Rila Monastery Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus Semmering Railway St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Tipasa Xanthos-Letoon
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Significance, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Poland: Cracow's Historic Centre; Wieliczka Salt Mine; Historic Centre of Warsaw; Old City of Zamość; Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork;
3. Adopts the retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage property: Bulgaria: Srebarna Nature Reserve;
4. Decides ...
The Wold Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/9,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 9 adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Welcomes and approves the second compendium prepared by ICOMOS and IUCN.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/10A,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 10B adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Thanking the Government of Germany for having hosted the Workshop on natural serial properties in Vilm, (Germany, 26 - 30 November 2008) as well as all the experts who contributed to it,
4. Takes note of the outcomes and conclusions of the Workshop published in the BfN-Skripten series, as well as the analysis of the present situation of "Serial natural World Heritage Properties" prepared for publication by IUCN and the German ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/10B,
2. Recalling Decisions 7 EXT.COM 11, 31 COM 14, 32 COM 18 adopted respectively at its 7th Extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004), 31st (Christchurch, 2007), and 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) sessions,
3. Encourages the World Heritage Centre, Advisory Bodies and State Parties to continue to support the broadening of the content of the global training strategy and welcomes the establishment of the World Heritage Training and Research Institutes in Bahrain and Brazil and requests the World Heritage Centre to inform the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/10C,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 10A adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Having reviewed the application of the thematic studies and their contribution to the global strategy based on the underrepresented categories developed by the advisory bodies,
4. Requests the Advisory Bodies, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre, to incorporate into Annex III of the Operational Guidelines references to the thematic studies included in document WHC-09/33.COM/10C;
5. Welcomes the proposed thematic ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/11A,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 11D.1 and 32 COM 11B, adopted respectively at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) and at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Takes note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre on progress accomplished in the implementation of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Arab States;
4. Thanks the States Parties of the Arab region which have engaged in the Periodic Reporting process for their active involvement;
5. Also thanks the Kingdom of Bahrain, the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-09/33.COM/11B,
2. Recalling its Decisions 27 COM 20B.4, 30 COM 11D and 31 COM 11C adopted at its 27th (UNESCO, 2003), 30th (Vilnius, 2006), and 31st(Christchurch, 2007) sessions respectively,
3. Notes with satisfaction the significant progress achieved in implementing the World Heritage Convention in the Asia Pacific region through the execution of the Action-Asia 2003-2009 sub-regional Action Plans and the Pacific Action Plan 2009, and commends the States Parties of the Asia Pacific region, the World Heritage Centre and the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/11C,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 10 and 32 COM 11A, adopted respectively at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) and its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008);
3. Takes note of the results of activities in preparation for the launching of the Second cycle of Periodic Reporting, and in particular the workshop for the preparation of draft Statements of Outstanding Universal Value organized in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (March 2009) ;
4. Expresses its thanks to the Swiss Government and the African World Heritage Fund for ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/12,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 12 adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Takes note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre and commends the efforts of all professionals involved in preserving the Palestinian cultural and natural heritage despite difficult conditions;
4. Regrets the recent destructions in Gaza, and urges all parties concerned with the safeguarding of heritage to take appropriate measures to prevent and avoid any damage to the Palestinian cultural and natural ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/13 and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.13,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 16 and 32 COM 13 respectively adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007) and 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) sessions,
3. Takes note of the report of the Working group of the Committee on the World Heritage emblem presented in document WHC-09/33.COM/INF.13 and the work undertaken to propose corresponding revisions to the Operational Guidelines;
4. Requests the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Advisory Bodies, and relevant sectors of UNESCO, to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking into account rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee, on the creation of consultative bodies,
2. Welcoming the Chairperson's summary Workshop to reflect the Future of the World Heritage Convention that was held at UNESCO Headquarters from 25 to 27 February 2009,
3. Recognizing the need for further reflection on this issue,
4. Establishes a Working Group on the Reflection on the Future of the World Heritage Convention as a Consultative Body that shall meet for the duration of its 33rd session, with a specific mandate ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/14A,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 10 adopted at its 32nd Session (Quebec City, 2008);
3. Notes that the World Heritage Convention is approaching universal ratification and its fortieth anniversary in 2012, and therefore that it is appropriate to reflect on the successes of the Convention and also how it can best evolve to meet the emerging challenges it faces while also increasing its relevance and engagement with communities around the world;
4. Expresses its appreciation to the States Parties of Australia, ...
33 COM 14B
Report by the Chairperson of the Working Group on the election of the members of the World Heritage Committee
NO DECISION
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Noting that the issue of observers' participation in the Committee's meetings requires further discussion, as suggested by the State Party of Canada;
2. Requests the World Heritage Centre to propose amendments to Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure and to circulate these proposals to all States Parties for comment, prior to 1 December 2009;
3. Decides to inscribe the item "Amendment to the Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee" on the agenda of the 34th session in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking into account Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee, on the creation of Subsidiary bodies,
2. Establishes a Working Group on Item 16 (Budget) of the Agenda of its 33rd session as a Subsidiary Body, that shall meet for the duration of the session, with a specific mandate to:
a) Examine items 16A and 16B of the agenda and to formulate its recommendations thereon; and
b) Report back to the Committee at its plenary ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-09/33.COM/16A,
2. Takes note of the implementation rate of the budget for 2008-2009, the current situation of the Reserve and the contributions as at 31 December 2008;
3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present, at the next session of the Committee, a document on the situation of the accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the period 2008-2009 as well as the provisional implementation rate of the 2010-2011 budget according to the revised Budget structure (Decision 6 EXT.COM 6) and a schedule of appropriations and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/16B, and WHC-09/33.COM/16B Rev, Annex 1;
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 17 (Quebec, 2008),
3. Expresses concern that the budget documents as originally presented to the meeting were unclear in a number of areas and included some information that did not easily allow for comparison with the previous biennium;
4. Notes with appreciation, the World Heritage Centre's co-operation in providing further explanations and additional information during the Committee's 33rd session;
5. Requests the Secretariat to include in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/INF.17,
2. Submits to the consideration of the General Assembly the following provisional
Agenda for its 17th session.
Provisional Agenda of the 17th session of the General Assembly
of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
1. Opening of the session
1A. Opening of the General Assembly by the Director-General
1B. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly
2. Adoption of the Agenda of the 17th session of the General Assembly and Timetable for the elections to ...
33 COM 18
Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (July 2010)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Recalling its Decision 32 COM 19, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), which elected a Bureau whose mandate began at the end of its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) until the end of its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
2. Decides to elect, in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, a Bureau with the following composition:
a) Mr Juca Ferreira Brazil as Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, whose mandate will begin at the end of the 33rd session of the Committee (Seville, 2009) until the end of the 34th ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/19,
2. Decides that its 34th session will take place in Brasilia, Brazil, between 16 and 30 July 2010, and requests the World Heritage Centre to consult with the incoming Chairperson regarding the provisional Agenda and a detailed timetable;
3. Adopts the following provisional Agenda of the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2010.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 34TH SESSION
OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE
OPENING SESSION
1. Opening session
2. Admission of Observers
2A. Amendment to the Rule 8 of ...
Decision 7 EXT.COM/BUR 2.1
The Bureau of the World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the preparatory assistance request made by South Africa regarding the preparation of a nomination file for Richtersveld mixed heritage, as presented in Document WHC-04/7 EXT.COM/BUR.2;
Decides to approve this preparatory assistance request for mixed heritage for US$ 20,000 under the 2004 budget.
Decision: 7 EXT.COM/BUR 2.2
The World Heritage Bureau,
Having examined the preparatory assistance request made by Sudan regarding the preparation of a nomination file for the property 'Island of Meroe, as presented in Document WHC-04/7 EXT.COM/BUR.2;
Decides to approve this preparatory assistance request for cultural heritage for US$ 20,000 under the 2004 budget.
Recommendation: 7 EXT.COM/BUR 2.3
The World Heritage Bureau,
Having examined the technical cooperation assistance request made by India regarding an improved geographic information system (GIS) for Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), as presented in Documents WHC-04/7EXT.COM/6 and WHC-04/7EXT.COM/6 Add,
Noting that in accordance with Decision 28 COM 10A, four requests for technical cooperation will be submitted to the Chairperson / Committee in 2005 for a total amount US$ 104,915;
Considering that only an amount of US$ 160,000 is available for cultural properties under technical ...
Sites: Mountain Railways of India
Decision 7 EXT.COM/BUR 2.4
The Bureau of the World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the technical cooperation assistance request made jointly by Mongolia and the Russian Federation regarding the elaboration of a Joint Mongolian-Russian Federation Site Management Plan for the Uvs Nuur Basin, as presented in Document WHC-04/7 EXT.COM/BUR.2,
Decides to approve this technical cooperation assistance request for natural heritage for US$ 26,000 under the 2004 budget.
Sites: Uvs Nuur Basin