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China,,The Bureau was informed of the findings of a Centre/IUCN mission to this site in September 1998. The mission found this site to be overrun with tourist facilities, having a considerable impact on the aesthetic qualities of the site. The Chinese authorities have not taken any steps to implement the recommendation of the Committee, made at the time of the site’s ...

China,,The Bureau was informed of the findings of a Centre/IUCN mission to this site undertaken in September 1998. The mission found that the management authorities of this site has been effective in restricting hotel construction to areas outside of the property. Within the site, visitors have no option other than staying in small-scale tourist facilities established in ...

China, Unstable archaeological strata and cave roof Need to prepare the master plan of the site giving priority to the remodelling of the museum facilities Complete halt of site excavations Lack of research funds Lack of adequate maintenance of the site Site museum needs to be refurbished ,Regarding the ICOMOS - ICCROM joint mission’s recommendation to add cultural ...

Peru,  Lack of sufficient human and financial resources Need for an integral site management  ,In 1998, Emergency Assistance was provided to the Peruvian National Institute for Culture for taking protective measures at the archaeological site of Chavin against the possible impact of the El Nino phenomenon. The Emergency Assistance has enabled to improve the drainage ...

Ethiopia,,The city of Tiya is representative of the numerous archaeological sites of the Megalithic period which bear witness to extinct cultures. The preservation of the site is effective, but it could be further improved by: - developing the surrounding area, - installing a signposting system, - numbering the stelae, and - improving the maintenance of the grassy surface ...

Sweden,,At the invitation of the Director of Monuments and Sites of the County Administration of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre, undertook a mission to Tanum in September 1998 to discuss the E6 road upgrading project, funded by the European Union. The current E6 passes through the central-eastern part of the World Heritage site. The Swedish Road Administration ...

Niger, Armed conflict Poaching ,The Bureau recalled at its nineteenth session that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 as it was affected by civil disturbances and its staff held hostage. The World Heritage Committee at its eighteenth session took note that a peace accord was signed on 9 October 1994 and encouraged the authorities to ...

Honduras, Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve; Illegal tree felling; Poaching; Road construction;   Patuca II hydro power project  ,WHC: Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve is another of the pilot sites included in the UNESCO/IUCN project “Enhancing Our Heritage: Monitoring and Managing for Success in ...

Lebanon,,In June 2003, the Centre organized and carried out a mission to the site, in close collaboration with the responsible Lebanese authorities, in order to assess its state of conservation. The findings of the mission can be resumed as follows: - Legal framework The site is not protected by any legal instrument at the national level. No building regulations exist ...

Niger,,The Bureau expressed concerns that the region in which this site is situated has recently been affected by armed conflict. The Bureau was informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Niger had requested the Director-General of UNESCO to launch an appeal for the protection of this site. The Bureau recommended that the World Heritage Centre ...

Jordan, impact of new hotels under construction in the vicinity of the World Heritage site of Petra insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site proliferation of shops insufficient conservation of antiquities construction or road widening projects leading to the site other encroachments upon ...

Ethiopia,,At scientific level, since 1993, a five-year archaeological programme mobilizes annually a team of more than one hundred persons under the leadership of Dr. David W. Phillipson (University of Cambridge). The persons responsible for this site are to be congratulated on its presentation, management and conservation. In addition, a master plan for the development of ...

China, Unstable archaeological strata and cave roof Need to prepare the master plan of the site giving priority to the remodelling of the museum facilities ,A UNESCO mission, undertaken in September 1996, revealed a number of major problems, including complete halt of site excavations, since a number of years due to lack of research funds and lack of adequate maintenance ...

China,,The Bureau may recall the fact that UNESCO, in co-operation with UNEP's Bureau for Industry and Environment, located in Paris, and the Chinese Ministry of Environment, convened an international seminar in this World Heritage Site, in 1991. The outcome of the seminar alerted the Chinese authorities to the growing negative impacts of unregulated tourism development in ...

Türkiye,,As regards the site of Goreme in Turkey, the Secretariat informed the Committee of an ICOMOS report indicating two serious problems concerning the environment of this site. The Turkish authorities advised the Committee of the intent of their government to take all measures required for the protection of this vulnerable site.  

Côte d'Ivoire,,New information: IUCN received a copy of the report provided to the World Heritage Centre, prepared by a scientist, from the Centre de Recherche en Ecologie from Côte d'Ivoire entitled “Evaluation de l’état actuel du parc national de la Comoé”.  The report outlines the serious threat of poaching to the wildlife of ...

Türkiye,Management issues,  This mixed site was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the Committee in 1988. IUCN had drawn the attention of the Bureau, at its fourteenth session, to the problem of over-use of this site by tourists. Subsequently, the Ministry of Culture of Turkey organized an international workshop from 1-3 July 1991, to discuss a draft ...

Indonesia,a) Lack of a permanent site management authority to ensure co-ordination between conservation, research and development agencies; b) Poor site presentation and museum display; c) Lack of a comprehensive management plan to ensure conservation and development of the site.,Sangiran is one of the largest fossil sites in the world and contains potentially important ...

Jordan, impact of new hotels under construction in the vicinity of the World Heritage site of Petra insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site proliferation of shops insufficient conservation of antiquities construction or road widening projects leading to the site other encroachments upon ...

Jordan, impact of new hotels under construction in the vicinity of the World Heritage site of Petra insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site proliferation of shops insufficient conservation of antiquities construction or road widening projects leading to the site other encroachments upon ...