8194 Decisions
146 Resolutions
By Year
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decisions 37 COM 7B.23 and 38 COM 7B.77, adopted at its 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) and 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions, respectively,
Welcomes the information provided by the State Party concerning the reintroduction of the Persian leopard, and encourages the State Party to continue its efforts in that regard, in consultation with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Reintroduction Specialist Group;
Notes the information provided by the State Party that amendments to a number of federal legal provisions ...
Sites: Western Caucasus
40 COM 7B.102
Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (N 369)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.80, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Notes the updated information regarding the planned golf resort development project that may affect the property, requests the State Party to ensure that the World Heritage Centre is informed if this development begins to be implemented, and welcomes the State Party’s intentions to notify the Committee if any new proposal is submitted;
Urges the State Party to ensure that any new proposal submitted by the new land owner is assessed in ...
40 COM 7B.103
Gough and Inaccessible Islands (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (N 740bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.32, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
Notes with significant concern the rate of decline of seabird populations on Gough Island, including Atlantic petrel and Tristan albatross due to predation on chicks by the invasive house mouse ;
Requests the State Party to take urgent action to eradicate mice from the island and urges the State Party to make a firm commitment to allocate sufficient funds for the rapid implementation of the house mouse eradication ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add,
Welcomes the State Party’s decision to not authorize the Tusayan residential and commercial development, which had the potential to impact the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property;
Also welcomes the establishment in 2012 of a 20-year uranium mining withdrawal from 400,000 hectares of land around the Grand Canyon and the ongoing 15-year scientific study to better understand environmental impacts from uranium mining near the property;
Notes with significant concern that there are 11 consented ...
Sites: Grand Canyon National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Takes note with satisfaction of the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate the threats on the Outstanding Universal Value of the following World Heritage properties:
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan),
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex (Russian Federation),
New Lanark (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland),
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point (United States of America); ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/7B and WHC/16/40.COM/7,
Deplores the conflict situation prevailing in the country and the loss of human lives;
Commends the State Party for making strong commitments for conservation of its properties but expresses its utmost concern with regard to the damage occurred and the threats to the five World Heritage properties of Libya;
Considers that the optimal conditions required to ensure the conservation and protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of these properties are not present anymore and that the ...
40 COM 8A
Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April 2016, in conformity with the Operational Guidelines
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8A,
Stressing the importance of the process of revision and updating of Tentative Lists, as a tool for regional harmonisation of the World Heritage List and of long-term planning of its development;
Encourages States Parties to seek as early as possible upstream advice from the Advisory Bodies during the development or revision of their Tentative Lists as appropriate;
Takes note of the Tentative Lists presented in Annexes 2 and 3 of this ...
40 COM 8A
Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April 2016, in conformity with the Operational Guidelines
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8A,
Stressing the importance of the process of revision and updating of Tentative Lists, as a tool for regional harmonisation of the World Heritage List and of long-term planning of its development;
Encourages States Parties to seek as early as possible upstream advice from the Advisory Bodies during the development or revision of their Tentative Lists as appropriate;
Takes note of the Tentative Lists presented in Annexes 2 and 3 of this ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B,
Approves the name change to Climats, terroirs of Burgundy as proposed by the French authorities. The name of the property becomes The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy in English and Les Climats du vignoble de Bourgogne in French.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B,
Approves the name change to Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars as proposed by the French authorities. The name of the property in French becomes Coteaux, Maisons et Caves de Champagne.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B,
Approves the name change to Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana as proposed by the Peruvian authorities. The name of the property becomes Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa in English and Lignes et Géoglyphes au Nasca et Palpa in French.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B,
Approves the name change to the Historic Town of Vigan as proposed by the Philippine authorities. The name of the property in English becomes Historic City of Vigan.
Sites: Historic City of Vigan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B,
Approves the name change to Historic Centre of Oporto as proposed by the Portuguese authorities. The name of the property becomes Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar in English and Centre historique de Porto, Pont Luiz I et Monastère de Serra do Pilar in French.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.3 adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Inscribes Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park, Sudan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii), (ix) and (x);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Sanganeb Marine National Park (SMNP) and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park, Sudan (DMNP) is located in the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Hubei Shennongjia, China on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Commends the State Party for its efforts to improve the conservation of the property and in particular its expeditious actions to expand the property in the Badong County area and implement a range of ecological connectivity measures to improve integrity during the evaluation process;
Brief synthesis
Hubei Shennongjia is ...
Sites: Hubei Shennongjia
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Lut Desert, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii) and (viii):
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The property Lut Desert is in the southeast of the Islamic Republic of Iran (hereinafter referred to as Iran) and straddles the three Iranian Provinces of Kermān, Sistāno Balūchestān and Khorāsān-e Jonūbi. It is an arid continental subtropical area notable for a rich ...
Sites: Lut Desert
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Western Tien-Shan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (x);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Western Tien-Shan represents an exceptional diversity and beauty of a mosaic of landscapes, a unique combination of different types of ecosystems, outstanding diversity of fauna and flora with a considerable proportion of endemic species and communities, as well ...
Sites: Western Tien-Shan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Defers the examination of the nomination of the Mountains Ecosystems of Koytendag, Turkmenistan, to allow the State Party to prepare a revised nomination;
Encourages the State Party to work, with the support of IUCN if requested, to review other candidate natural World Heritage properties in Turkmenistan, in particular those identified in past global and regional analyses, so as to bring forward a nomination with the best possible chance of success;
Recommends the State Party ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.5 adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Takes note of the progress made by the State Party in conducting consultations with concerned stakeholders in order to achieve the widest possible support for the nomination of the property;
Refers the nomination of the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, Thailand, back to the State Party, taking note of the strong potential for this property to meet criterion (x), in order to allow it to more fully address the ...
Sites: Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Mistaken Point, Canada, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (viii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Mistaken Point is a globally significant Ediacaran fossil site almost entirely located within Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve on the south-eastern tip of the island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada. The 146-hectare property consists of a narrow, 17-kilometre-long strip of rugged naturally-eroding coastal ...
Sites: Mistaken Point