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8401.
WHC-15/39.COM/5B
8402.
“We want to share our story. It is a story that reaches back thousands of generations and stretches forward into the future. It is a story about our land and our people. It tells of the endless fight that has kept us standing strong and caring for our Ngurra (Country) today.”
Source: Ngaayintharri Gumawarni Ngurrangga:Murujuga Cultural Heritage Management Plan(Murujuga ...
8403.
Standing on the left border of the Kwanza River, district of Muxirna, province of Bengo, this church is contemporanian of the Fortress of C`Muxima'7.
The village of Muxirna was occupied by the portugueses in 1589 and ten years later (1599), the Fortress was founded and the church was built with a prayer invoking divine blessing from "Nossa Senhora da Muxirna".
Muxima was ...
8404.
WHC/21/44.COM/INF.8B3
8405.
On 2 April 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, signed an agreement with INRAP, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Institut national de recherches archéologiques preventives). The Letter of Intent was signed by Mrs Nicole Pot, Director of INRAP and Mr Jean-Paul ...
8406.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Minister of Culture of Brazil, João Luiz da Silva Ferreira today signed an agreement establishing a regional heritage management training centre in Rio de Janeiro. The new centre will help Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia to implement the the World Heritage Convention.
This is ...
8407.
Call for Applications for Cultural Mediterranean Projects.
The Marc de Montalembert grant - 7000 euros - helps young people from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and below 28 years of age to undertake a project corresponding to a personal vocation and dedicated to the cultures or arts and crafts of the Mediterranean. Since 1994 Twenty five projects have been ...
8408.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre met on Wednesday 6 October 2021 with His Excellency Mr Carlos-Edmilson Marques Vieira, following his nomination in July 2021 as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guinea-Bissau to France, UNESCO and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). This meeting provided an opportunity to update the Ambassador on current ...
8409.
France,,In February 1997 the French organisation "Comité des riverains de la Zone industrielle en Tourre-Bagatelle" from Castelnaudary, submitted a report to the Secretariat on the construction of a waste dump for the transformation and re-use of waste in the vicinity of the Canal. This waste comprises the residue (mud) of urban waste purification, manure, slaughterhouse ...
8410.
,Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)", two national workshops for the Atlantic Ocean SIDS are scheduled to discuss the most urgent and relevant issues on World Heritage for the State ...
8411.
Hanseatic City of Lubeck,The 3rd Meeting of European World Heritage Associations will take place in the Hanseatic City of Lubeck from 5 to 6 October 2017. It is being organized by the German World Heritage Sites Association, the German Commission for UNESCO and Lubeck & Travemunde Marketing GmbH, and features as its theme “Sharing World Heritage”.
Following the launch ...
8412.
Fatima, Portugal,The International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage will be organized jointly by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Economy of Portugal and the Municipality of Ourem.
Taking note of the United Nations (UN) declaring 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, the congress will discuss how ...
8413.
27th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 27COM 29 June - 05 July 2003
Committee Members
Argentina, Belgium, China, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe ...
8414.
In the sacred place of Tenochtitlan, archaeologists from INAH-Conaculta (The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History and the Mexican National Council for Culture and the Arts), have found 23 tombstones over 550 years old, with etched images of snakes, prisoners, ornaments and warriors, which, as a whole, appears to depict the story alluding to the birth of ...
8415.
UNESCO’s International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust will take place on 22 January and focus on the Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, whose liberation took place 75 years ago (27 January 1945). This year, the Organization will mark the anniversary at its Headquarters in Paris with a conference, a ceremony, and ...
8416.
Ecuador,a) Poaching;
b) Illegal livestock grazing;
c) Encroachment along the Park’s perimeter;
d) Unplanned road construction.,The State Party submitted on 26 March 2008 the requested report (in Spanish) together with a map to the World Heritage Centre.
The State Party provided an improved map, as requested by the World Heritage Committee (Decision 31 COM 7B.40); ...
8417.
Brazil,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
management system to be strengthened
urban development pressures
,On 19 February 2024, the State Party submitted a report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1620/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at the time of inscription of the ...
8418.
The first Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America, took place from 11 to 13 December 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico) and was organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more than 50 persons, two dozen experts who were selected for their professional work and ...
8419.
The University of Havana is the oldest higher education institution in the country, founded in January 1728. The Dominican fathers have the merit of promoting the approval of the first Cuban higher education center (third in the Caribbean region and sixteenth in Latin America), which name would be Real and Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo (Royal and Pontifical ...
8420.
National Reserve of Lachay
-11.374125 E y -77.361712 N
Reserved Zone of Lomas de Ancón
-11.681363 E y -77.100667 N
Private Conservation Area of Atiquipa
-15.741670 E y -74.380691 N
The Coastal Lomas System of Peru, is distributed along the Peruvian coast, from Tacna to La Libertad, which is approximately 51 hills (lomas formations), this time has ...
8421.
China,
Housing (Including high-rise buildings; Potential visual impact of new developments)
Land conversion (Land reclamation)
Management systems / Management Plan (Inadequacy of the current management systems; Lack of Management Plan)
,On 30 November 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at ...
8422.
Philippines,
Proposed plan for building an ossuary to replace the original 159 crypt burials (issue resolved)
Need for long-term solution to control the flow of heavy rainwater (issue resolved)
Ground Transport Infrastructure (Proposed project to build the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge)
,On 17 March 2023, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report along with the ...
8423.
WHC/19/43.COM/13.Add
8424.
8425.
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8427.
8428.
8429.
8430.
Switzerland Suisse Suiza Швейцария سويسرا 瑞士 The Swiss Confederation
8431.
Spain,,The twenty-fifth session of the Bureau requested ICOMOS to continue its dialogue with the Spanish authorities to assess the impact of the dam, its enlargement and to discuss proposed mitigation measures. The Bureau requested ICOMOS and the Spanish authorities to report on the results of these consultations.
8432.
France,
Project of new buildings within the historic setting (issue resolved)
Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on 15 April 2019
,On 26 January 2024, in response to Decision 45 COM 7B.53 of the World Heritage Committee, the State Party submitted a State of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/600/documents/. The report focuses ...
8433.
The Fortress of "S. Miguel" is established in the old mountain of S. Paulo, near the bridge of Luanda Island.It is the first defensive edification built in Angola, and Paulo Dias de Novais, the first Governor of Angola who unshiped in Luanda in 1575, sent it built. It is a huge ~ area walled in fortifications and countreforts, rubblework edification with a ...
8434.
On Thursday 9 September, the Director-General of UNESCO together with H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium, Mr Z’Ahidi Ngoma, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mr De Decker, Belgian Minister for Co-operation and Development, inaugurated the exhibition "CONGO - Nature and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo". Curated by the Royal Museum for ...
8435.
Patrimonio Mundial en Manos de Jovenes, the second Spanish edition of the World Heritage in Young Hands educational resource kit for teachers has just come off the press.
The 2,000 copies are currently being distributed to ASPnet schools, ASP national coordinators, National Commissions, and UNESCO Field offices in all Spanish-speaking countries in the world.
The WHYH ...
8436.
Heritage advocates often reproach journalists for not being sufficiently interested in their field and for being only able to speak about it in a sensational or superficial way. Journalists for their part, highlight the constraints of editorial offices or express a certain mistrust towards institutions and heritage stakeholders. The international workshop which was held at ...
8437.
On 25 November 2009, the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines and Cinque Terre in Italy signed the Twinning Program of Exchange and Cooperation agreement at the Kiangan municipality in Ifugao.
Governor Teodoro Baguilat Jr and Arch. Pasquale Bruno Malara, Director of the Regional Directorate of Liguria for Cultural Heritage and ...
8438.
The Marc de Montalembert grant - 7000 euros - helps young people from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and below 28 years of age to undertake a project corresponding to a personal vocation and dedicated to the cultures or arts and crafts of the Mediterranean. Since 1994 the Foundation has provided financial support to 27 projects undertaken by young grant winners ...
8439.
Honduras,Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve; Illegal tree felling; Poaching; Road construction,The Bureau recalled that the Honduran authorities had requested the Committee, at its last session, to include this site in the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The Committee had suggested at that time that the Honduran authorities ...
8440.
Portugal,,The Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, at its twenty-second ordinary session, was informed about a marina project that seriously threatens the characteristic features of the waterfront of the World Heritage site. Following a letter sent by the Chairperson asking the Portuguese authorities for information on the project, extensive information consisting of an ...
8441.
Alexandria, Egypt,Local counterparts for this expert meeting are the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Cairo University Centre for Architectural and Engineering Design and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The fifth and last Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage in its series was for the Mediterranean Basin at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, ...
8442.
,Oaxaca, Mexico 17-18 June 2024
Site managers from 9 countries will gather in the Historic Centre of Oaxaca, Mexico on 17-18 June for the first capacity-building workshop of the project “Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for resilient communities though Sustainable Tourism and Heritage Safeguarding’’ supported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ...
8443.
Within the framework of the project “Support to the reinforcement of the participative management structure of the Qhapaq Nan, Andean Road System”, a workshop entitled “Heritage Impact Assessments International Workshop” took place in Santiago de Chile from 7 to 10 August 2017. This meeting organized by the National Center of World Heritage Sites of the National ...
8444.
Among the numerous events organized as part of “Aqua Granda 1966-2016”, UNESCO is directly contributing to the exhibition “From the emergency to the restoration of cultural heritage: Stories and images from the archives of the city” at the Marciana National Library in Venice, Italy. The exhibition will run until 27 November 2016.
The Aqua Granda 1966-2016 exhibition at the ...
8445.
During its meeting in Baku this afternoon, the World Heritage Committee, inscribed two cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, ending this year’s inscriptions on the List.
The newly added sites, by order of inscription:
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene (Italy) — Located in north-eastern Italy, the site includes part of the vinegrowing landscape ...
8446.
Auditorium de la Cite de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Paris,The School of Chaillot’s opening presentation will be given by a female architect – a premiere. Salma Samar Damluji accepted to take on the lessons on the global topic of the relation between creation, history and heritage – and associated it with a clear focus on territory sustainable ...
8447.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the Caribbean World Heritage Youth Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change in Panama.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with Mar Viva Foundation will organise the Youth Project from 25 (arrival 24) to 29 (departure 30) January 2016 in Panama. We welcome the ...
8448.
Last July, students joined an environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling campaign in the ocean areas bordering the pebble beaches of the Peninsula Valdes World Heritage site, as part of the global eDNA expeditions that UNESCO is currently piloting across 25 marine World Heritage sites to better understand ocean biodiversity and the effects of climate change.
Water samples were ...
8449.
France,
Project of new buildings within the historic setting (issue resolved)
Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on 15 April 2019
,On 1 February 2022, in response to Decision 44 COM 7B.46 of the World Heritage Committee, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, available at ...
8450.
WHC/19/43.COM/INF.18
8451.
WHC-10/34.COM/13
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8453.
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Portugal,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure,The Centre received the following documentation: (a) A management plan prepared for the Cultural Landscape of Sintra (phase I) and a study on the state of conservation of several parts of the property that are administered by the Agency Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua. Both documents were prepared at the request of the municipality ...
8457.
Chile,a) Extremely fragile nature of the buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, and stucco and lightweight construction that functioned with regular maintenance;
b) Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property;
c) Metal cladding corroded and some of ...
8458.
Chile,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Management and governance
Documentation, inventorying and monitoring to be developed
General maintenance, including for unprotected archaeological remains on the surface
Safety of visitors and protection of the property
Potential impacts the industrial poultry farm located in the Camarones River ...
8459.
The Jesuit Mission of San Cosme y San Damián is one of a group of 30 Jesuit missions in the Rio de la Plata Basin and one of the seven remaining Jesuit missions in Paraguay. The current municipality of San Cosme y San Damián has an approximate population of 10,000 inhabitants and a surface area of 800 km², and is situated along the Paraná River coast. This Tentative List ...
8460.
France,a) Destruction of the Pertuis bridge;
b) Project of the draw bridge over the Garonne;
c) Proposed demolition and re-development of a wine warehouse as part of Cassignol College.,On 1 February 2010 the State Party submitted a detailed report that addressed issues relating to the demolition of the Pont de Pertuis, the proposed Bacalan-Bastide bridge, the ...
8461.
Peru,
Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved);
Formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan;
Revision of the Master and Strategic Plans;
New development projects within the Historic Centre including urban transportation systems (Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical buildings;
Development of the ...
8462.
WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B4
8463.
8464.
WHC/21/44.COM/5C
8465.
8466.
AREA I from 38° 59' 43'' S / 61° 39' 00'' W to 39° 00' 10'' S / 61° 34' 30'' W
AREA II from 39° 00' 13'' S / 61° 32' 30'' W to 38° 59' 23'' S / 61° 27' 30'' W
AREA III from 38° 59' 19'' S / 61° 20' 54'' W to 38° 59' 17'' S / 61° 21' 59'' W
The Provincial Natural Reserve Pehuén co - Monte Hermoso is placed in the districts of ...
8467.
Uruguay,a) Inappropriate architectural and urban design for a hotel-casino in a building block at the old harbour;
b) Need to strengthen management planning for the historic quarter.,The World Heritage Centre received a request from the State Party dated 27 November 2007 to organize a technical mission to the Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, ...
8468.
Brazil,a) Urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription in the World Heritage List;
b) Lack of a Master Plan.,On 6 May 2012, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). From 13 to 17 March 2012, a joint World Heritage Centre / ...
8469.
UNESCO Conference 16-17 September at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to evaluate the current status and future needs of the World Heritage Centre / UNF project: "Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo".
Co-sponsored by the Government of Belgium and the Government of Japan, this conference ...
8470.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Lack of Management Plan;
Lack of funding;
Poaching;
New railway;
Mining;
Proposed reduction of the protected area;
Refugees from Liberia
,The site was included on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 because of negative impacts from a proposed iron-ore mining project and threats due to the arrival of a large number of refugees from ...
8471.
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
,Previous deliberations:
World Heritage Bureau, eighteenth session - Chapter ...
8472.
,Europa Nostra Awards 2008
architectural heritage
cultural landscapes
works of art and collections of artistic and historic significance
archaeological sites
industrial and engineering heritage
Over the past 5 years, Europa Nostra has been managing the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage in the context of the European Commission's Culture 2000 programme. On 7 November 2006 ...
8473.
Valencia, Spain,An international Symposium on "Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and Protection, and for Tourism Management" will be organized by UPV (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia) in Valencia, Spain, from 7 to 10 February 2008. The idea is to celebrate the end of the Sharing Our Heritages (SOH) exchange programme (2005-2008) sponsored by ...
8474.
Segovia (Spain),The Second Meeting of European World Heritage Associations is being organized by the Spanish Group of World Heritage Cities and the Segovia City Council, with the support of the Association des biens francais de patrimoine mondial (ABFPM), the Associazione Beni Italiani Patrimonio Mondiale and the Nordic World Heritage Network. The meeting will be held in ...
8475.
20th session of the World Heritage Committee Mérida, Mexico 20COM 02 December - 07 December 1996
Committee Members
Australia, Benin, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Philippines, Spain, United States of America
Bureau Members
Chairperson:
...
8476.
In the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement (an agreement for the protection and enhancement of monumental, urban and natural heritage, between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Government of France) UNESCO has technical and financial assistance at their disposal through the following Ministries of France: Ministry ...
8477.
UNESCO and UNITAR (the UN Institute for Training and Research) have signed an agreement to protect cultural and natural heritage sites with the latest geo-spatial technologies. It was signed at the annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, and will be delivered through UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT).
The strategic ...
8478.
UNESCO headquarter,On the occasion of European Heritage Days, UNESCO will open its doors to the public on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September 2022, from 10 am to 6 pm.
This year’s edition will be marked by the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and will feature a unique exhibition by contemporary painter Sacha Jafri.
In addition to opening its emblematic ...
8479.
WHC-10/34.COM/7.1
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WHC/21/44.COM/INF.1
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8482.
WHC/18/42.COM/INF.18
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WHC/18/42.COM/INF.18
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The Sierra del Divisor National Park is legally established by Supreme Decree No. 014-2015-MINAM, over an area of one million three hundred fifty-four thousand four hundred eighty-five hectares thousand meters (1 354 485.10 ha), located in the district of Callería, province of Coronel Portillo in the department of Ucayali; and in the district of Contamana, province of ...
8486.
Dakar-Goree, Senegal 23-27 August 1999
Objectives
The World Heritage Youth Forum and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
By mobilizing the youth from different schools all around the world, UNESCO desired, through the Associated Schools Network to
sensitize young people to the World heritage preservation;
increase knowledge of the young people on a painful chapter of the human ...
8487.
Name of element
Central Point
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
No. in the Military Map of Portugal
Border Garrison Town of Elvas and its fortifications
Castle’s Keep
38º 52’ 50.413’’N
-7º 09’ 51.822’’W
324m
414
Stronghold of Almeida
Liberty Square
40º 43’ 29’’ N
-6º 54’ 23’’ W
750m
183
Fortress of Marvão
Pelourinho Square
39º 23’ ...
8488.
Virunga National Park, a World Heritage site in Democratic Republic of the Congo, has launched a #FestiveVirunga appeal to raise funds for the park’s incredible rangers.
And now there is a matching challenge - for just 1 week, for every dollar you give to the park, a private donor will be giving 2 more!
In true #TeamVirunga spirit, we would be so grateful if you would ...
8489.
Andorra,a) Modification of the buffer zone;
b) Legal protection; management plan and inventory.,At the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee, the State Party reported that the legal decree to protect the cultural landscapes of the property had been published in January 2005 and was open for comment until June 2005. The State Party has now confirmed that the legal ...
8490.
Mexico,
Statement on the selection of the component sites;
Need to expand the buffer zone;
Need to put in place legal protection for all the individual sites;
Need to establish an overall coordinated management system that encompasses all the sites.
,In response to the requests made by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (Decision 35 COM 7B.128), ...
8491.
Managers from 46 marine World Heritage sites will meet in Ajaccio, Corsica, from October 18-20, for the second World Heritage Marine Site Managers’ conference.
The World Heritage Convention was founded in 1972 on the premise that certain places on our planet – cultural or natural -- should be recognized as having “outstanding universal value” and ...
8492.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for the creation of “protected cultural zones” around heritage sites in Syria and Iraq. Opening an international conference on threats to cultural heritage and diversity in these countries at UNESCO Headquarters, she suggested a start could be made with the city of Aleppo, and especially the Omeyyad Mosque, a highly iconic ...
8493.
World Olive Tree Day was proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019 and takes place on 26 November every year.
The olive tree, specifically the olive branch, holds an important place in the minds of men and women. Since ancient times, it has symbolized peace, wisdom and harmony and as such is important not just to the countries where these ...
8494.
Morocco,a) Near total abandonment of the property;
b) Gully erosion;
c) Rock falls due to erosion;
d) Increased offences in old Ksar and degradation;
e) Delays in the establishment of a technical and administrative structure responsible for the site;
f) Lack of a management plan for the property;
g) Uncontrolled tourism and visitor pressure.,As requested by the ...
8495.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Poaching to the wildlife of this site
Need for a management plan
,The Centre received the State Party’s report entitled Gestion participative pour la conservation et la gestion durable du parc national de la Comoe, site du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO (Nord-ouest de la Cote d’Ivoire) dated 9 December 2002. The preparation for this ...
8496.
The area is defined by a natural tropical garden that gradually lost its original purpose over time. It is a mesophilus mountain forest formed by framboyanes or "flamboyant" trees, mocoques or "shaving brush" trees, and palos de rosa or rosewood trees. Giant ferns are among the many other species found there that possess great natural beauty. From 1944 to 1960, this was ...
8497.
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo: N: 995933,051; E: 666505,166Historic Centre of Panamá City Within Casco Antiguo: N: 989913,756; E: 661089,998
Panama City is directly associated with important interchanges of human values throughout its history due to its strategic position on the Central American Isthmus. As a terminal city and link of important communication routes, ...
8498.
WHC-10/34.COM/5D
8499.
8500.
WHC/19/43.COM/5D
8501.
WHC/19/43.COM/9A.Rev
8502.
WHC-12/36.COM/5B
8503.
8504.
01
Sierra del Rosario Cultural Landscape
22º51´44´´ N
82º55´40´´ W
02
Remains of Angerona Coffee Plantation
22º50´58´´ N
82º51´11´´ W
03
Church of Nuestra Señora de Regla
22º07´53´´ N
82º20´10´´ W
04
Remains of Alejandría Sugar Mill
22º49´05´´ N
82º01´16´´ W
05
San Severino Castle
23º03´22´´ N
81º33´34´´ W
06
Remains of ...
8505.
Colombia,a) Construction of TRANSCARIBE, a new public transportation system and its impact on the wall;
b) Lack of a regulatory conservation management system of the property;
c) Impact of the harbour public works on the fortifications of Cartagena;
d) Need of urban regulations for the protected area;
e) Lack of a Management Plan.,The World Heritage Centre received the ...
8506.
Peru,
Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation
No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides (issue resolved)
Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and ...
8507.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Mining
Influx of refugees
Agricultural encroachment
Deforestation
Poaching
Weak management capacity
Lack of resources
Unsatisfactory transboundary cooperation
Road construction
,On 30 March 2022, the States Parties of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property, and on 1 March 2023, they submitted ...
8508.
Guatemala,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of institution coordination; Earthquake. ,In accordance with Committee decision WHC-03/27.COM/7B.92, a second ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission took place from 9 to 13 February 2004 with the ...
8509.
Chile,
Insufficient delimitation of boundaries
Construction of a shopping mall in the vicinity of the Castro Church
Insufficient legal definition of buffer zones and visually sensitive areas of each component
,On 19 February 2016, the State Party submitted a progress report on the state of conservation of the property. ICOMOS conducted an extensive Technical Review of ...
8510.
Likiep Village Historic District consists of approximately 15 architecturally and/ or historically significant buildings or remnants of buildings, along with several other structures, built between 1880 and 1937. The proposed property is exemplary of the history and impact of German settlement in the Pacific in the late 19th Century.
German colonization began with ...
8511.
On 13 March 2009 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the latest maps of World Heritage sites produced by the Belgian universities of Louvain (UCL) and Gand (UGent), with the financial support of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) were officially presented to the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN).
The General Director for the ...
8512.
Project Publication on Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites of Portuguese Origin and Influence
In January 2013, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal (the Portuguese Tourism Authority) concluded their joint project on capacity-building for tourism management in World Heritage sites of Portuguese origin and influence. The project culminated in a final event at the School of Tourism in Lisbon, Portugal, where were showcased the project’s ...
8513.
From the 13 to the 15 October 2014, the Paraguay National Commission for cooperation with UNESCO through its Executive Committee for Heritage, the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), Paraguay National Secretary of Tourism (SENATUR) and the Paraguay Chamber of Tourism for the Jesuit Missions, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Culture, ...
8514.
Spain,Project to construct a new bridge over the river Rio Adajo just outside the historic walls of the city of Avila (issue resolved),On 24 April 2003, the World Heritage Centre received a report by the City Council of Avila with information and photos of a new building and the complete refurbishment within the square “Mercado Grande / Plaza de Santa ...
8515.
Cottbus, Germany,The heritage of mankind is a product of human knowledge, human ingenuity and technical developments and can only be protected by further interaction of those forces - this is the main point to highlight in the symposium. Education, management training and participation of different target groups for a sustainable use of local, regional and international ...
8516.
Quebec, Canada,The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 32nd session in Quebec, Canada from 2-10 July. During the session, the Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List. The Committee is chaired by Dr Christina Cameron, who has ...
8517.
Beemster (The Netherlands),The Regional Secretariat of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) for North Western Europe, based in Regensburg, Germany, invites World Heritage Cities' site-managers to the Regional Conference of the OWHC Region of North Western Europe that will take place in Beemster, Netherlands, from 12 to 14 September 2012.
The 40th anniversary of ...
8518.
,July 2015 15th at 23h59min (Brasilia time) is the deadline of the 2nd Public Call for Submissions from the Lucio Costa Centre, for the purpose of selecting previously unpublished and individual articles, in Portuguese or Spanish and for publication purposes, about “the strategies of valorization of Cultural Heritage in the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries of ...
8519.
Strasbourg, France,The Association of World Heritage Properties in France (ABFPM) and the City of Strasbourg, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre, with the support of the Ministry of Ecology and the Ministry of Culture of France, are organizing the “First Meeting of World Heritage Associations in Europe” on 15 to 16 October 2015 in Strasbourg (France).
The ...
8520.
,As the climate crisis intensifies, both cultural and natural World Heritage sites face growing and unprecedented challenges. In response, the Heidelberg Center for Cultural Heritage (HCCH) and ICOMOS Germany will convene a high-level roundtable on 2 July 2025, bringing together scholars, policymakers, site managers and international partners to identify concrete avenues ...
8521.
The Task Force on the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention was established by the 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Marrakesh, Morocco, 29 November - 4 December 1999.
The Committee determined that the Task force, chaired by Canada, would include Australia, Belgium, Hungary, Morocco, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, and the advisory bodies (ICOMOS, ...
8522.
In 1982, UNESCO’s General Conference established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, in many countries also celebrated as World Heritage Day. The day is promoted by ICOMOS globally, and the theme for 2021 is “Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures”.
The history of a place can involve many points of view. The conservation of cultural heritage requires careful ...
8523.
Mauritania,a) Illegal fishing;
b) Mechanical shellfish harvesting;
c) Oil exploitation;
d) Tourism and increased accessibility due to the new Nouadhibou-Nouakchott road;
e) Lack of management capacity and resources. ,In its Decision 32 COM 7B.6, the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to submit a report on efforts made in relation to the above ...
8524.
Yemen,
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved)
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques)
Densification of the historic fabric through occupation of green ...
8525.
Upon the conclusion of the second Governing Board meeting of the Lucio Costa Centre (CLC), Regional Training Centre for World Heritage Management (Category II Centre under the auspices of UNESCO), located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the member countries of the CLC adopted the Work Plan 2018-2020 as a new agenda of activities and actions in the field of World Heritage.
The ...
8526.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Lack of enforcement of the Luang Prabang Conservation Plan (PSMV) and illegal constructions;
Public works (proposed new town, airport extension, pedestrian bridge) which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value.
,In response to the request made by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session, the State Party submitted a State of ...
8527.
Valencia, Spain,Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them.
These are issues of universal concern, especially ...
8528.
Valencia, Spain,Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them.These are issues of universal concern, especially ...
8529.
8530.
8531.
8532.
WHC/21/23.GA/INF.5A.Rev.2
8533.
N10 15 18.96 W74 54 41.14 (begins at the municipality of Calamar, Bolivar),
N10 18 16.37 W75 31 45.75 (empties into the Bay of Cartagena)
The Canal del Dique - Dike Canal crosses the departments of Bolívar, Atlántico and Sucre. It starts on the Magdalena River, at the municipality of Calamar, and empties into the Bay of Cartagena. On its banks are the ...
8534.
Memorial sites are specific places with convincing architectural and/or archaeological evidence that are linked to a memorial aspect of material and intangible values that demonstrate the outstanding universal value of the site and are associated with the interpretation of its significance, which is presented here in the elementary and multidimensional narrative that ...
8535.
Peru,a) Need for a Master Plan officially approved and implemented;
b) Need for specific regulations for a risk-preparedness programme, traffic restriction studies and regulations for built heritage conservation.,During 2009, the World Heritage Centre received several press reports and information from the civil society of the city and neighbourhood associations regarding ...
8536.
Peru,
Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved) ;
Need of formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan;
Need of revision of the Master and Strategic Plans;
New development projects within the historic centre including urban transportation systems (cable car and Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical ...
8537.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Potential degradation of the historic site by continued and uncontrolled mining operations in the Cerro Rico Mountain
Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico
Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial ...
8538.
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed natural sites from Tajikistan, Italy, and Mexico on the World Heritage List.
Tajikistan National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan National Park (Tajikistan) covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country, at the centre of the so-called “Pamir Knot”, a meeting point of the highest ...
8539.
Panama,
Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Erosion
Lack of established boundaries and buffer zone
Absence of a conservation and management plan
Encroachments and urban pressure
Tourism pressure (particularly at Portobelo)
Insufficient legislation for the preservation of ...
8540.
Mexico,
Urban pressure (issue resolved)
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Lack of monitoring system (issue resolved)
Earthquake in 1999 (issue resolved)
Ground transport infrastructure
Management systems
,On 10 March 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/416/documents/), ...
8541.
Argentina,
Incomplete Management Plan
Flooding risk
Urbanization, Re-building/building extensions
Intensification of Agricultural processes
Antennae/Electric power lines
Increasing tourist pressure
,On 15 December 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1116/documents which reported the following:
A ...
8542.
World Heritage site managers and people intending to pursue a career in World Heritage site management are being invited to apply for Fellowships offered through the UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE World Heritage Site Managers Programme.
This programme - launched in January 2006 - is made possible as a result of an innovative public-private partnership between the UNESCO World ...
8543.
Are you a youth organization and want to sensitize young people about the value of World Heritage sites Or are you an NGO and wish to organize an action camp to preserve and promote a World Heritage site, with young international volunteers Here is a way to do so!
We are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2014. This year ...
8544.
World Heritage is the official publication from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, dedicated to presenting detailed feature articles about the most outstanding cultural and natural sites around the world. World Heritage is a quarterly magazine published since 1996 in English, French and Spanish. Explore recent issues or subscribe today.
We would be very grateful if you ...
8545.
Spain,,The World Heritage Centre received information about the enlargement of the barrage of Yesa, which will flood a stretch of the World Heritage property. On 1 February 2004, the State Party submitted a report on the importance to supply irrigation water to the region, and remarks that permission has been given by the State Administration to relocate the affected ...
8546.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Inappropriate conservation methods
New constructions
Need for a Safeguarding and Development Plan of the town
Urgent need for the enactment of a Cultural Properties Protection Law
,Asfollow-up to the decision of the twenty-fourth session of the Bureau, the Secretariat:
Ø informed the State Party and the Asian Development Bank
Ø ...
8547.
The territory of Apulia, which is a narrow strip of land, can be subdivided into five sub-regions; three of them - Gargano, Murge, and Salento - are composed of a powerful sequence of limestone rock that was deposited in a shallow sea during the Mesozoic Age, between 200 and 100 million years ago. In particular, the Murge are a wide area of tableland, 50 Km wide and 150 ...
8548.
1) Church complex of Patrocinio de Maria, Boljo-on (Cebu)The Augustinian Friars built the church of Patrocinio de Maria in the 18th century. The church and convent still uses clay roof tiles for its roof. The complex was a fortress church. With in the complex are; block house at the front left side of the complex served as a watch tower, a school at the left rear side ...
8549.
Krakow, Poland, 9 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow since 2 July, this afternoon ended the inscription of sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List with the final addition of three cultural sites in Brazil, Turkey and the United Kingdom, and the approval of the extensions of Strasbourg: from Grande-ile to Neustadt, a European urban scene (France) and The ...
8550.
Cambodia,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of presentation and interpretation; Looting/Theft.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session.
The Government of France organized, with the assistance of the Division of ...
8551.
China,
Housing (Including high-rise buildings; Potential visual impact of new developments)
Land conversion (Land reclamation)
Management systems / Management Plan (Inadequacy of the current management systems; Lack of Management Plan)
,On 30 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
8552.
Adaptation to climate change refers to adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
In 1992 the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Earth Summit) was held in Rio de Janeiro and resulted in the establishment of the UN Framework ...
8553.
The municipality of La Vega limits to the North and the west with Santiago's county, to the South, with the county Duarte, and to the East and Southeast, with the county Sánchez. La Concepción de la Vega began with the foundation of the fortress of the same name, built for Christopher Columbus in 1495 at the feet of the Sacred Hill. At the arrival of the Spaniards the area ...
8554.
The city of Trujillo of Peru in spite of to be into a genuine architectural - urbanistic latinoamerican problematic keeps a particular urban characteristics which are valued by the existence of a group of monuments with a historic - artistic
and architectural value. Into its own urban central kernel there are a lot of works that must be considered as real "landmarks" all ...
8555.
The first preparatory meeting for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for the Mexico and Central America sub region was held from 6 to 8 September 2010 at the Antiguo Convento Franciscano de Propaganda FIDE, currently the Guadalupe Museum in Zacatecas (Mexico). The meeting coincided with the ...
8556.
The Rivers and Heritage website was officially launched on 15 March 2012 at the World Water Forum in Marseille (France), during the session “Water Culture in local governance” organized by the AIMF in partnership with l'Académie de l'Eau and UNESCO in the framework of the France-UNESCO Convention. The site lies within the framework of the Rivers and ...
8557.
Compliance management in the Great Barrier Reef has matured over more than 30 years and is currently one of the most advanced worldwide. Still today, over 30% of all marine World Heritage sites are suffering serious pressure from fishing activities, most of which is illegal and unreported. Monitoring and evaluation of these sites is often costly and the need for a clever ...
8558.
On 30 and 31 August 2018, the 70th anniversary of IUCN was celebrated at Fontainebleau, France with the theme “The Future of Landscapes: A New Relationship for People and Nature”. It is at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, a World Heritage site, that in 1948 the founding assembly convened at the invitation of UNESCO to create the International Union for the Protection of ...
8559.
In the framework of the international assistance "Establishment of the Tentative List of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea", the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with ICOMOS and IUCN, organized this Friday 10 September 2021 an online workshop for the elaboration of the Tentative List of Equatorial Guinea.
This first session brought together a national team of ...
8560.
Portugal,Need for a restoration programme,By 20 March 2003, a state of conservation report elaborated by the Municipality of Sintra was sent to the Secretariat announcing the designation of a site manager responsible for the World Heritage site. The document states that several elements of the World Heritage site are in a serious condition: The two Parks (Pena and ...
8561.
Brazil,
Considerable population growth
Lack of institution coordination
,On 25 April 2003, the Secretariat received reports from the State Party concerning measures taken since November 2001 to improve protection, conservation and management of the site. On 10 January 2002, an Environmental Protection Area (Area de Protecao Ambiental, APA) was declared by Presidential ...
8562.
Brazil,Threats identified at the time of inscription in 2012:
Absence of an overall management framework for all the component parts of the serial property
Incomplete Management Plan for the property
Lack of details as to how the buffer zone will be protected and managed
No system in place for defining, recording and inventorying the key components of the overall ...
8563.
Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany,The UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology is pleased to host an International Conference on "World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education". The event is being co-organized by the German Commission for UNESCO, and the conference patrons are the UNESCO ...
8564.
Touho, New Caledonia,We are pleased to announce that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels de Nouvelle-Caledonie (CEN) will organize the UNESCO Asia Pacific World Heritage Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change Awareness among Youth from 7 to 13 April 2014 in Touho, New-Caledonia.
Contributing to the 2014 ...
8565.
Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan.,To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, a photo exhibition entitled “50 Years of World Heritage Convention – Protecting the Past for Now and Future” will take place from 21 to 26 November at the Jordan Museum in Amman, Jordan.
The exhibition, curated by Linda Al Khoury, Founder of Darat Al Taswer, is ...
8566.
-Cup of Vento or Albear: N23 01 40, W82 23 54-Palatino Deposits: N23 06 01, W82 22 56The Aqueduct of Albear was a project designed by military engineer Francisco Albear y de Lara, who was also in charge of the construction in the second half of the 19th century. The project was approved on November 17, 1857 and the first stone was laid on June 26, 1861. When Albear passed ...
8567.
Senegal,a) Delay in the appointment of a site manager;
b) Risk of collapse of historic buildings;
c) Marine erosion;
d) Illegal occupation of historic buildings.,At its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) the World Heritage Committee encouraged the State Parties of Senegal and Qatar to finalize an agreement to carry out a major rehabilitation work on for the coastal areas of ...
8568.
During her visit to Naples on the occasion of the World Urban Forum organized by UN-HABITAT, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, commended the Italian authorities, and in particular the Municipal authorities and Superintendency of Region for the positive emergency conservation achievements at the World Heritage archaeological complex of Pompei, following the collapse of ...
8569.
As part of an ongoing UNESCO World Heritage Fund International Assistance project “Capacity building and implementation of the World Heritage Convention in South Sudan”, UNESCO Juba Office in close collaboration with the South Sudan Ministry of Culture, Museums and National Heritage organized a three-day training workshop aimed at strengthening capacities of World ...
8570.
The Italian government and UNESCO have entered into a joint agreement to enhance their cooperation within the framework of the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage. The aim of the agreement is to reinforce the effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention, promote Global Strategy for a more representative World Heritage List, and ...
8571.
Brazil,
Legal framework (Insufficient legal framework and protection in place)
Management systems/ management plan (Lack of submission of a significant boundary modification to reflect the new boundaries of the property)
Fire (wildfires)
,On 30 November 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
8572.
Documents
Score 2.397769
8573.
The Ciudad Universitaria - University City of Bogotá is currently located in the central area of Colombia's capital, but by 1936 - when it was created - the land upon which it was erected corresponded on the western side of the small city, which had seen until then a linear development between north and south. For this reason, the appearance of the University City ...
8574.
The structure of the limes consisted of a complex system of towers, earthworks, walls, small fortifications, the forts behind the limes being usually placed at a distance of ca. 5 km from it, the related civil settlements and non-Roman structures. In front the earthen ramparts it was not identified insofar a ditch. Forts are similar, garrisons to mixed infantry and cavalry ...
8575.
5°51'35.36"N; 72°55'7.78"O (Floresta Municipality)
5°52'13.21"N; 72°56'57.22"O (Quebrada Monticelo)
5°48'41.55"N; 72°53'50.96"W (Quebrada Las Pilas)
5°49'41.29"N; 72°55'35.67"W (Potrero Rincón)
The Paleontological Sites of the Middle Devonian of Floresta, Boyacá comprise four distinct localities with a primary focus on paleontological exploration. These sites have ...
8576.
8577.
8578.
Paris, France,Programme of the Workshops and Conference
Ensuring the protection of sites in DRC: An Experts’ Workshop 13-14 September 2004
Partners for Heritage in DRC: a meeting between the public and private sector 15 September 2004
Promoting and Preserving Congolese Heritage: linking biological and cultural diversity International Donors’ ...
8579.
Ellis Island is a small, mostly artificial island located in Upper New York Harbor off the southern tip of Manhattan and less than half a mile (0.75 km) from the Statue of Liberty. On its 27.5 acres (11.1 ha) are over 40 buildings and other site features associated with the former Ellis Island Immigration Station, which opened in 1892 and functioned until 1954, when the ...
8580.
Pingyao city of north China's Shanxi Province signed an accord of friendship ties with Provins of France, as part of the on-going concluding ceremony of the French Culture Year, at the Great Hall of the People Thursday.This is the first time the two cities, both listed as cultural heritages by the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), signed ...
8581.
Over the last few days, Virunga National Park has been the scene of violent fighting between the Congolese Army and Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple (CNDP) rebels.
On Thursday 9 October, the Managing Director of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (or ICCN, the body in charge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo protected areas ...
8582.
On the occasion of the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders and in the framework of the XXIII General Assembly of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) held on 26 November 2014, UNESCO received an award for promoting Mediterranean cultural heritage in the world and for its efforts to promote the tangible and intangible cultural ...
8583.
Every year some 300,000 elephants are killed by poachers in Africa for their tusks, and approximately 41 tons of pangolin scales were seized in Africa (in 2017), that is the equivalent of over 34,000 animals.
On Sunday, 30 September 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo organized a ceremony, in the presidential park of N’sele, 50 km from the centre of Kinshasa, to set ...
8584.
On behalf of the World Heritage Centre, Director Ms Mechtild Rossler expresses her solidarity with the efforts currently being undertaken by national authorities in Colombia to curb increasing security challenges in the country’s national parks, some of which are classified as natural World Heritage properties.
In the light of these increasing and dramatic pressures, ...
8585.
UNESCO, through the World Heritage Centre and the Secretariat of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, is observing with attention and concern the large number of fires which have struck the Pantanal ecoregion in recent weeks.
According to information provided by experts and firefighters on site as well as satellite data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space ...
8586.
Mountain biodiversity is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day, a day to reflect on the importance of their rich biodiversity, as well as address the threats they face.
Mountains are home to 15% of the world´s population and host about half of the world's biodiversity hotspots. They provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity. Their conservation ...
8587.
The State Party of Djibouti ratified the World Heritage Convention in 2007 and established its first Tentative List in 2015 with 10 sites. However, Djibouti remains one of the twelve African countries without property inscribed on the World Heritage List.
In the framework of Priority Africa and under the “Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage ...
8588.
Kenya,
Illegal activities leading to serious destruction of canopy and a decrease of the overall forest area
Livestock grazing in the site
Fire
Landslides
Cannabis cultivation
Lack of implementation of the Management Plan
,The Centre and IUCN received a letter from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) noting that IUCN had ‘requested KWS nominate Mt Kenya World Heritage Site ...
8589.
Paraguay,,Upon the invitation of the World Monuments Fund (WMF), an interdisciplinary expert team visited the Jesuit Missions of the Guaranies in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil from 16 to 26 October 2002. The UNESCO Regional Adviser for World Heritage participated in the mission. The mission's objective was to analyse the present state of conservation of the Jesuit ...
8590.
School of High Studies in social sciences (EHESS) in Paris,On 26 and 27 June 2013, an international colloquium on African cultural policies will be held: cooperation, models and strategies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (École des hautes études en sciences sociales -- EHESS) in Paris, France.
This two-day event ...
8591.
,Nominations are now open, with the deadline for submission 30 April 2019.
The Prize rewards outstanding action to safeguard and enhance the world’s major cultural landscapes, which can contribute significantly to sustainable development and achieve a number of goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The prizewinner, who may be an individual, an ...
8592.
Strasbourg, France, 29-30 January 2003
Objectives
The First teacher-training course organized in France since the beginning of the project in 1994.
The objective of the course was to familiarize the teachers with the educational concept of World Heritage and to initiate a strategy for World Heritage Education for the Alsace region.
Outcome
The teachers who had already used ...
8593.
In Focus
New World Heritage sites 2007 Twenty-two sites were added to the World Heritage List during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Christchurch, New Zealand, bringing the total of inscribed sites to 851 (p.4)
uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, South Africa (p.20)
Vegaøyan, Norway (P.26)
Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina (p. 29)
...
8594.
Villa La Isabela Archaeological Site includes, among other archaeological vestiges, the ruins of the buildings built in the first European settlement in America: the Villa of La Isabela.
The site has 2 hectares and is located on a calcareous cliff over the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the northern mountains rage, northwest of the Dominican Republic (north of the island ...
8595.
Tehran University is the first center for higher education in Iran that was founded in 1934 and is one of the oldest universities all around the world. At the moment, it encircles 25 faculties, 9 campuses and 11 research centers. This university is initially established by merging following schools and educational centers in Tehran: Dār al-Fonun, School of Political ...
8596.
Ecuador,,In March 2007 the Ecuadorian National Committee of ICOMOS informed the Director of the UNESCO Quito Office of its concern regarding two projects proposed for the historic centre of Quito. These were the “reconstruction” of the tower of the Jesuit Church Iglesia Compañia de Jesús, which collapsed following earthquake damage in the mid 19th ...
8597.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed today’s Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly, which adopted unanimously a resolution on “Saving the cultural heritage of Iraq”.
The resolution, presented jointly by Germany and Iraq, was cosponsored by a total of 91 Member States, focuses on the fight against the destruction of cultural heritage and attacks against the ...
8598.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of),,With the aim of making an evaluation of the state of the property and identifying priorities for future projects, the Government of Japan, at the invitation of the State Party, sent an exploratory mission in August 2002, which included Japanese and international experts, as well as representatives from UNESCO and the Bolivian authorities. ...
8599.
Honduras,
Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve;
Illegal tree felling;
Poaching;
Road construction
,The Committee may recall the fact that it included this site in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996, and requested the State Party to implement the eleven-point corrective action plan that had been endorsed by the Minister for ...
8600.
Mexico,,On 28 January 2011, the State Party submitted a report responding to Decision 34 COM 8B.41 which relates to the property’s inscription on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010). At the time of inscription, it was noted that there was a need to: more clearly explain the choice of sites and how each one ...