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15739.
Basilica Therma is situated in the centre of Sarıkaya town of Bozok Plateau in the north of central Anatolia. The   town was established on a large valley 1170 meter over sea level. The reason why the town was situated at this very certain point is the thermal and healing fountain which has been running from the ancient times till today. Basilica Therma is a bath building ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5950165 Date 02/2018
15740.
Honduras, The foreseen construction of an airport in the vicinity of the World Heritage property in a national protected area; Deterioration of construction materials due to natural decay phenomena; Risk of structural failure of archaeological complexes resulting from tunnels excavated  for archaeological purposes; Deterioration derived from uncontrolled visitation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2013
15741.
Lithuania,Russian Federation, Potential pollution from the oil exploitation of the D-6 oil field in the Baltic Sea by the Russian Federation; Lack of bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the Russian Federation, including joint assessment of environmental impact of the D-6 project; Impacts of sewage spill accident which took place at Klaipėda Water Treatment Station ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2014
15742.
Hungary, Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’ Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage Increased traffic volume ,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2015
15743.
Lebanon, Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved) Construction of a tourist complex (land fill of the bay) (issue resolved) Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved) Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved) Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved) Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved) Road ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2017
15744.
Lithuania,Russian Federation, Potential pollution from the oil exploitation of the D-6 oil field in the Baltic Sea by the Russian Federation Lack of bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the Russian Federation, including joint assessment of environmental impact of the D-6 project Impacts of sewage spill accident which took place at Klaipėda Water Treatment Station ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2018
15745.
Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Tunnel construction project Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project) Absence of a single integrated Plan of Management ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2018
15746.
Sri Lanka, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitors / recreation Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Continued deterioration of the paintings Impact of water ingress, insect activity and other natural forces Management systems / management plan Newly (in 1999) constructed temple, alien to the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2018
15747.
Nepal, Management Systems/Management Plan Management activities Legal framework Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Commercial Development (Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple constructed in 2002 on the archaeological remains and the main sight lines of the property) Interpretative and visitation facilities Air pollution Housing Industrial ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 05/2019
15748.
Poland, Lack of Management Plan Slow process of consultation with local communities Ground transport infrastructure ,On 24 January 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/31/documents addressing the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee at its 42nd session, as follows: A Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 06/2021
15749.
Ukraine, Lack of legal framework and planning mechanisms (issue resolved) Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality Lack of management activities Urban development pressure High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape (built) Need for ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 06/2021
15750.
Viet Nam, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (Population growth) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Housing Industrial areas Financial and human resources Management systems / management plan ,The 2018 IUCN Advisory mission to the property concluded that the overall management was satisfactory with regard to the conservation of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 06/2021
15751.
Türkiye, Developments around the property that may have an effect on the landscape and visual integrity and archaeological potential of the property Proposed railway line at the site Visual impact of the irrigation zone to the south-east and quarry to the west of the property Need to strengthen the protection measures for the buffer zone  Development of the management ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 07/2023
15752.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Temperature change (Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature) Housing (Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration) Ground transport infrastructure (International tarmac road crosses the site, heavy automobile and truck traffic inducing vibrations, pollution, and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5950165 Date 06/2024
15753.
The Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a spectacular reef system in the famed Coral Triangle. The park encompasses 970 km² of coral atolls and deep seas 92 nautical miles from the nearest inhabited island. Managing this vast and remote area requires a focused management plan, and the Marine World Heritage Programme recently connected Site Manager Angelique Songco ...
News Score 1.5940018 Date 04/2015
15754.
The UNESCO Chairs Workshop on "Protecting Historic Cities and Landscapes - Compatible Design for New Interventions" was held from 28 to 29 September 2023, marked with the 15th anniversary of the inscription of ‘Mantua and Sabbioneta’ on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The event was organised by UNESCO Chair in Architectural Preservation and Planning in World Heritage ...
News Score 1.5940018 Date 12/2023
15755.
Abraj Al-Kuwait will be nominated as a single monument. It is to be noted that this building is considered to be part of a nation-wide network of infrastructural water supply and reservoirs which consist of 31 more water towers (known as the mushroom towers) that are strategically distributed in groups around the country, and are connected to the distribution grid of the ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5935116 Date 12/2014
15756.
Kenya,a) Lack of action plan for delivering the management plan; b) Lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; c) Lack of adequate sewerage and waste disposal and overall infrastructure; d) Uncontrolled development; e) Lack of resources; f) Urban and industrial development pressure, including possible new port and of oil exploration; g) Inadequate buffer ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 05/2009
15757.
Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City; b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities; c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 05/2008
15758.
Viet Nam,a) Population growth; b) Increased tourism pressure and development; c) Urban and industrial development; d) Lack of financial and technical resources; e) Absence of an integrated planning approach.,On 30 November 2006, the State Party submitted a report on the actual and potential impacts of the Cam Pha cement plant project and Cai Lan port project on the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 05/2007
15759.
Italy,a) Lack of overall management plan  b) Excessive tourism development c) Pumice-pit mining ,As requested by the World Heritage Committee (28 COM 15B.26) an IUCN/UNESCO monitoring mission was carried out at the invitation of the State Party. The mission took place from 21 to 28 March 2007, and included a two day visit to the property. The full ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 05/2007
15760.
India,General threats: a) Infrastructure construction in the vicinity of inscribed monuments; b) Lack of management mechanism; c) Lack of building and land-use regulations; d) Tourism development pressures. Specific threat: e) Building of inappropriately situated bridges.,The State Party submitted a report to the World Heritage Centre on 27 January 2007 on the progress ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 05/2007
15761.
Viet Nam, New port is to be developed in the Bay License for a large floating hotel at the site Various development projects ,The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, via its letter dated 8 September 2000, submitted an annual report on the Management and Preservation of Ha Long Bay World Natural Heritage Area (1999-2000). IUCN has reviewed the report and noted a number ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 10/2000
15762.
Türkiye, Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls and associated palace structures, including Tekfur Saray and the "Anemas Dungeon" (Blachernae Palace) Development Absence of a ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 06/2017
15763.
Uzbekistan, Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property (issue resolved) Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system (issue resolved) Managements systems/Management Plan (Lack of a proper conservation and management plan; Lack of guidelines for rehabilitation of housing) Management activities (Lack of coordination with regard ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5935116 Date 06/2019
15764.
France,,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a full report concerning the state of conservation of the property. The report provides information on progress achieved in the strategy for the combat against invasive species, as well as on the management of fires that had occurred since its inscription on the World Heritage List. a)  Management Plan At the time ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5878329 Date 05/2013
15765.
Ecuador, Fire (issue resolved); Need of a special law (issue resolved); Limited protected area (issue resolved);  Over fishing; Tourist pressure; Lack of financial resources; Lack of legal and physical enforcement; Illegal fishing and poaching; Invasive species ,The Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) has reported to IUCN on the state of conservation of the Site. ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5878329 Date 12/2002
15766.
This selection of "Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes. From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea" includes some of the most significant examples, chosen from a dense network of maritime and mercantile settlements distributed around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In their physical form and variety, these settlements share recognisable urban and ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5865183 Date 09/2010
15767.
Costa Rica,Panama,a) Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor); b) Encroachment (settlements, cattle ranching).,The World Heritage Centre received the report from the State Party of Costa Rica on 27 February 2009. The State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5857873 Date 05/2009
15768.
Costa Rica,Panama, Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor); Encroachment (settlements, cattle ranching); Planned road construction which would traverse the property on the side of Panama. ,From 17 to 24 January 2013, an IUCN reactive ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5857873 Date 05/2013
15769.
Albania,Austria,Belgium,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,Czechia,France,Germany,Italy,North Macedonia,Poland,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Switzerland,Ukraine, Management systems/ management plan (lack of integrated Management Plan, lack of legal protection from logging, and inadequate management of logging in the Slovak part of the property) Inappropriate ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5701301 Date 06/2021
15770.
Nine new members were elected to the World Heritage Committee on the first day of the 18th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, which started its meeting today at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The new members of the Committee are Algeria, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Senegal and Serbia. Each country will serve a ...
News Score 1.5629649 Date 11/2011
15771.
Argentina,Brazil,Tourism Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques, Lack of management mechanism (including legislation), Lack of presentation and interpretation, Lack of human or financial resources, Lack of institution co-ordination. ,Following an interdisciplinary expert team mission organised in October 2002, UNESCO and the World Monuments Fund ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5629649 Date 06/2004
15772.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan), Natural risk factors; Lack of planning, governance and management processes; Alteration of the urban and social fabric; Impact of archaeological excavations; Deterioration of monuments; Urban environment and visual integrity; Traffic, access and circulation. ,A report was provided to the World Heritage Centre by the Jordanian Permanent ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5590389 Date 06/2013
15773.
Situated in northern Jiangxi,Poyang Lake,the largest fresh water lake in China, lies to the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang River. It stretches 170 km from north to south (28° 25' - 29°45' N ), and 74 km at its broadest east to west (115 –116°44' E ), covering a total area of about 3,841 square kilometres (when water depth at Hukou where the lake ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5544252 Date 12/1996
15774.
Last year was one of extremes for marine World Heritage. We broke new ground with our High Seas report that identifies a path forward for World Heritage protection in this final ocean frontier. The World Heritage Centre’s Marine Programme expanded the network to include two new sites—Archipielago de Revillagigedo (Mexico) and Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay ...
News Score 1.5544252 Date 01/2017
15775.
The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary hosted from 17 to 24 November the training on the use of new technologies to improve the surveillance and ecological monitoring of this property inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Bird Sanctuary is inscribed since 1981 on the World Heritage List as a natural site, alongside the Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal. It is ...
News Score 1.5544252 Date 12/2020
15776.
Panamanian children from Santa Catalina and nearby communities ventured out to Coiba National Park to sample the World Heritage area’s rich marine waters 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 thereupon. On 7 February 2023, ...
News Score 1.5544252 Date 02/2023
15777.
South Africa,,Since mid-2005, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN have been receiving information from concerned organisations and individuals indicating that management of the eight conservation areas of the serial World Heritage property suffers from a lack of financial resources, and that essential management activities such as the removal of invasive alien species and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5544252 Date 06/2006
15778.
Central African Republic, Insecurity, poaching, transhumance, mining, illegal fishing ,Although an invitation was received from the State Party in March 2004 to carry out a monitoring mission to the property, as requested by the Committee at its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the prevailing security situation prevented the mission from taking place. No further information ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5544252 Date 05/2005
15779.
Türkiye, Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls and associated palace structures, including Tekfur Saray and the "Anemas Dungeon" (Blachernae Palace); Development and absence of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5519264 Date 05/2013
15780.
The Working Group on the Representativity of the World Heritage List was decided by the 23rd Session of the World Heritage Committee as a follow up to the 12th General Assembly of States Parties of the World Heritage Convention. At a meeting held on 21 January 2000 the following twelve States Parties were elected to the Working Group: Australia, Benin, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, ...
Activities Score 1.5519264 Date 03/2024
15781.
Mousa: HU 457 236 Old Scatness: HU 389 106 Jarlshof: HU 398 095 The Iron Age in Europe was a time of dramatic cultural change but is not directly represented on the World Heritage List.  Iron technology complemented bronze tools and weapons and society became proto-urban. Across Europe people built in timber, but in treeless areas of Scotland they developed their already ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5495362 Date 09/2023
15782.
Lebanon, Need for an international safeguarding campaign Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved) Construction project of a large fish market Construction project of a coastal motorway ,Previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee - Chapter VII.43 Twenty-third session of the Bureau - Chapter IV.67   New information: The International ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5466654 Date 10/1999
15783.
S.l. Name of component site State, Province or Region Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates 1.   The Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University [1953-1955] Dhaka 23°44'08.68"N 90°23'42.29"E 2.   Central Library (Old Building) University of Dhaka. [1953-1955] Dhaka 23°44'00.35"N 90°23'42.93"E 3.   Bangladesh Council of Scientific and ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5447156 Date 05/2023
15784.
The Kornati archipelago is an isolated island group situated in the central region of the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The Kornati archipelago occupies an area of about 320 sq km and includes about 150 islands, islets and rocks. This most indented island group in the Adriatic Sea includes as many as 12% of the total number of islands found in the Croatian part of the ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5447156 Date 01/2007
15785.
The Tiburtino territory, characterized by a richness of its waters and a particular geomorphological conformation of the valley crossed by the Aniene River, was frequented already in very ancient times, as shown by the numerous remains of the first civilization that settled there during the Upper Paleolithic. In the caves near Ponte Lucano, along the travertine embankments ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5447156 Date 01/2006
15786.
Of all the past civilisations, the Roman civilisation was the first to envisage from the very beginning the systematic construction of roads. The creation of a very extensive road network standing the test of time up to the present was only possible thanks to the administrative organisation which Rome had developed throughout the different provinces of its empire.The ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5422866 Date 04/2007
15787.
The stone pillar sites of Turkana Basin are associated with the advent of managed food production in East Africa, unlike other regions in the world where archaeological investigations have focused mainly on megalithic sites among early agrarian societies. The pillar sites consisting of basaltic boulders and others in the Turkana basin offer the opportunity to examine ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2023
15788.
An oil spill has occurred near East Rennell, the only natural World Heritage site in the Pacific that is on the Danger List. Experts from Australia are currently working with the national authorities to ascertain the status of the situation and advice on possible mitigation measures to be taken. On 4 February 2019, the bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader ran aground in Kangava ...
News Score 1.5382149 Date 03/2019
15789.
An ambitious project using cutting edge environmental DNA, known as eDNA, to understand the richness of biodiversity of UNESCO’s marine World Heritage sites launches today.  It will involve the collection by scientists and local residents of genetic material from waste, mucus or the cells of fish from across select marine World Heritage sites, with the ...
News Score 1.5382149 Date 10/2021
15790.
Yemen,a) Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state); b) Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings; c) Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up; d) Lack of conservation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2012
15791.
Malaysia,,In June 2008, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN were informed that the State Government of Sarawak may have planned some hydropower projects (2008-2020) in the rainforests of Borneo in Malaysia. The issues of concern include the development of dams that could flood a portion of the property, and the marginalisation of indigenous communities and their land rights ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2009
15792.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Need for information on the management (issue resolved)  Site Museum project Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project Risks of collapse of  Silbury Hill (issue resolved)  Infrastructure development pressure  Lack of visitor management ,At the time of the inscription of the property in 1986, the World Heritage Committee ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2009
15793.
China,,On 26 August 2007, the World Heritage Centre was informed through various sources, including a group of citizens who are living in Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), China, that some on-going development projects in the Historic Centre of Macao, involving high-rise buildings, were affecting the visual integrity of the property, notably the setting of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2008
15794.
Nepal,a) Pressure and degradation from increasing tourism and mountaineering; b) Airstrip development; c) Climate change.,At the beginning of July 2005, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN received informal reports about the development of a tourist resort, ‘Kongde View Resort’, within the Sagarmatha National Park. Upon expression of concerns by the World ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2006
15795.
Bahrain,,When inscribing this property on the World Heritage List at its 29th Session in 2005, the Committee requested the State Party to submit complete management and conservation plans for the property for consideration at its 30th Session in 2006 (decision 29 COM 8B.26). The State Party was requested to refrain from approving any land reclamation or construction in the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2006
15796.
Germany,Fire. Additional Details: Infrastructure development pressure,By letter of 25 July 2003 the German authorities informed the Centre of the extent of the damages caused by the fire at the "Jagdschloss Glienicke" of March 2003, of the first protection measures and the planned procedure for restoration works. The Centre was furthermore informed that the work has not ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2004
15797.
Mali, No management and conservation plan; Pressure from urban development; Deterioration of dwellings; Waste disposal problems; Encroachment of the archaeological sites. ,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 27 January 2013 as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012). a) State of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2013
15798.
Nepal, Growing energy demands of the tourist industry  Growing number of tourists Need to revise the management plan of the site ,The mission to Sagarmatha National Park was not requested by the Committee. However, IUCN discussed with the State Party the possibility of connecting the mission to Royal Chitwan National Park with a visit to Sagarmatha National Park. ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2003
15799.
Kazakhstan, Construction of a new mosque Newly developed Master Plan Conservation and Management Plan ,On 29 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report and an executive summary, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1103/documents. The report contains detailed information addressing the conservation issues raised by the Committee ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2014
15800.
Peru, Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices; Illegal occupation of the property; Unregulated farming activities; Rising water table levels; Delay in implementing protective measures (legislation and regulations already passed by the National Authorities). ,The State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2014
15801.
Solomon Islands, Mining Commercial fishing (issue resolved) Logging Invasive species Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources Legislation, management planning and administration of the property ,The State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property, as requested by the Committee at its 38th session (Doha, 2014). The State ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2015
15802.
Fiji,Threats identified at the time of inscription in 2013: Need of promulgation and implementation of the Fiji World Heritage Decree Lack of a medium-term plan for the conservation of structures in poor condition and for the professional development of expertise in conservation Need to finalize the Levuka town-planning scheme ,On 1 February 2015, the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2015
15803.
Solomon Islands, Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry/wood production, Logging Invasive/alien terrestrial species Storms Mining Commercial fishing (issue resolved) Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources Legislation, management planning and administration of the property ,The State Party did not ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 06/2016
15804.
China, Housing (Including high-rise buildings) Land conversion (Land reclamation) Management systems / Management Plan (Inadequacy of the current management systems; Lack of Management Plan) ,On 28 November 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1110/documents/, in which the following activities are ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 05/2019
15805.
Ethiopia, Erosion and siltation/ deposition Development projects Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Absence of established boundary ,On 27 December 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/17/documents/ and reported on the progress made on the number of issues requested by the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 07/2023
15806.
Lebanon, Port expansion project (issue resolved) Need for a Management Plan and a Master Plan (issue resolved) Plans for an extension of the jetty (issue resolved) Tourism infrastructure: “Diplomatic Club” project with above ground structures of reinforced concrete built at the south of the property on potentially archaeologically sensitive grounds Management systems/ ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382149 Date 07/2023
15807.
Huangshan, China,UNESCO Sites - Climate Change - Space Technology The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO and the Huangshan City Administration, custodians of the World Mixed Heritage site and Global Geopark of Huangshan Mountains, will convene the 2nd Huangshan Dialogue in September 2016. The ...
Events Score 1.5382149 Date 09/2016
15808.
An Executive Committee was created in 1960 (C 11 Res. 4.4141 and 4.4142, 1960) as a control panel for the large amount of activities undertaken within the framework of the International Campaign, and was modified in regard to membership and terms of reference in 1962 (C 12 Res. 4.421). The modified Executive Committee consisted of representatives of 15 member states that ...
Activities Score 1.5382149 Date 03/2022
15809.
Velebit is the largest mountain in Croatia and is a part of a bigger mountain chain of Dinarides stretching form the Alps, across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to Albania. The area of Velebit Mountain comprises 2.359 square kilometres. The mountain stretches in the form of slightly bended arch along the Adriatic coast in the northwest-southeast direction, ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.534024 Date 01/2005
15810.
The historic centre of Prague was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 as itern no. 616 and officially included the area which corresponds to the boundaries of the historic quarters of Prague at the end of the 18th century.Within the buffer zone of the historic centre one can find several properties which are themselves cultural monuments of exceptional quality and ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.534024 Date 06/2001
15811.
Beypazarı is a district of the capital city, Ankara, and located in Central Anatolia 98 km west of the capital. Beypazarı has been settled since ancient times, and holds symbols of ancient traditions with rich historical and natural resources. Though the district has been ruled by the Hittites, Phrygia, Galatia, Rome, Byzantine, Anatolia Seljuk, and Ottoman dynasties, it ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.534024 Date 04/2020
15812.
Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City; b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities; c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 06/2012
15813.
Yemen, Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state) Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up Lack of conservation measures and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 06/2010
15814.
Chile, Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 06/2010
15815.
Albania,Threats mentioned in the ICOMOS evaluation report at the time of inscription: a) Illegal construction dating from the late 1990s b) Lack of specific monitoring indicators c) Lack of a programme of archaeological excavations d) Lack of adequate firefighting arrangements in the historic urban zone e) Lack of a detailled tourist development plan,In its evaluation of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 05/2009
15816.
Egypt,a) Raise of the underground water level; b) Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens); c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan; d) Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled; e) Uncontrolled urban development; f) Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank; g) Demolitions in the villages of Gurnah on the West ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 05/2009
15817.
Egypt,a) Raise of the underground water level; b) Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens); c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan; d) Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled; e) Uncontrolled urban development; f) Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank; g) Demolitions in the villages of Gurnah on the West ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 06/2008
15818.
Estonia,a) Lack of an integrated management plan b) Extension to Viru Hotel c) Development of the Skoone Bastion d) Construction of new buildings adjacent to the Town Wall between Suurtüki and Rannamäe Streets e) Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town,The State Party provided a detailed response to the World Heritage Centre, based on ...
State of Conservation Score 1.534024 Date 05/2007
15819.
Nepal,a) Lack of a conservation policy and inappropriate management of the property; b) Impact on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity of the property by the Maya Devi Temple constructed in 2002.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee had requested the State Party to develop, in consultation with the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.51653 Date 05/2009
15820.
Colombia, Armed conflict; Illegal extraction of natural resources; Threats from major infrastructure projects; Lack of control of management agency. ,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012). In its Decision 36 COM ...
State of Conservation Score 1.51653 Date 05/2013
15821.
Serbia, Lack of legal status of the property; Lack of legislative protection of buffer zones; Lack of implementation of the Management Plan and of active management; Difficulties to monitor the property due to political instability, post-conflict situation (visits under the Kosovo Stabilisation Force / United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (KFOR / UNMIK) ...
State of Conservation Score 1.51653 Date 05/2015
15822.
Nepal, Management Systems/Management Plan Management activities Legal framework Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Commercial Development (Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple constructed in 2002 on the archaeological remains and the main sight lines of the property) Interpretative and visitation facilities Air pollution Housing Industrial ...
State of Conservation Score 1.51653 Date 07/2023
15823.
Hungary, Large scale reconstruction Building heights and regulations Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’ Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic ...
State of Conservation Score 1.51653 Date 07/2023
15824.
Site managers report on Covid-19 World Heritage sites are also affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the managers of World Heritage sites tell us how they are coping with the crisis. The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to warmly thank the site managers and staff who made the effort to update us during this particularly difficult time. Bwindi Impenetrable ...
News Score 1.5088348 Date 10/2020
15825.
El Salvador, Need for a Management Plan Heavy rains and storms causing serious flooding in 1998 (issue resolved) Earthquakes in 2001 (issue resolved) ,The Secretariat has received the Management Plan for the site. Concultura has been working since 1997 on that Management Plan, according to guidelines and criteria elaborated at the international seminar organized by the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5062709 Date 06/2003
15826.
The prehistoric site of Chega Sofla is also known as Tol-e Chiga Payini, Tol-e Chiga Domeni and Chogha Sofla. This site is located in the Zeydun plain south of a provincial city of Behbahan southeast Khuzestan province and a short distance from the northern shores of the Persian Gulf. Chega Sofla includes a settlement and a cemetery section. In the settlement section, five ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.498338 Date 08/2021
15827.
Kakamega Forest is a mid-altitude tropical rainforest, the easternmost outlier of the Congo Basin forests. Its West African affinities are unique in Kenya, and the forest contains many species found nowhere else in the country. The forest lies in the Lake Victoria catchment, about 40 km north of Kisumu, and just west of the Nandi Escarpment that forms the edge of the ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.498338 Date 06/2023
15828.
Geographic location has an emphatic habit of influencing the course of history. The story of Malta is an important case in point. Sited practically in the centre of the Mediterranean, its important strategic position was such that none of the maritime powers then vying for the control of this sea could have afforded to ignore it. The island's position was ideal, for apart ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.498338 Date 05/1998
15829.
The COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference has served as a venue to announce pivotal pledges that will support increased protection of natural World Heritage. Forests, coastal and marine ecosystems found in UNESCO natural World Heritage sites are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth and play a crucial role in climate regulation by absorbing and ...
News Score 1.498338 Date 11/2021
15830.
UNESCO, with its unique mandate in Earth Sciences, plays a vital role in promoting a sustainable world, with geoscience at the core of its mission. A workshop on geoheritage management in UNESCO designated sites will be held on 19 - 22 October 2023 for personnel working with current or aspiring natural UNESCO designated sites. A call for applications is now open until 13 ...
News Score 1.498338 Date 06/2023
15831.
Central African Republic, Heavy poaching; Lack of management plan; Possible transfer of the management of the site to a private foundation Civil unrest Lack of human or financial resources ,At its 25th session (Helsinki, 2001), the Committee requested the Centre and IUCN to co-operate with the State Party in order to identify potential financial sources to implement urgent ...
State of Conservation Score 1.498338 Date 06/2003
15832.
Brazil, Insufficient legal framework and protection in place ,On 1 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1035/documents/, providing the following information: The management plan of the Pouso Alto Environmental Protection Area (EPA) that surrounds the Chapada dos ...
State of Conservation Score 1.498338 Date 05/2016
15833.
Perge, the long-established city of Pamphylia region, is located 18 km east of Antalya and 2 km north of Aksu Village. The Archaeological site of Perge has been excavated systemically by Istanbul University since 1946. Archaeological finds in Perge date back to different periods beginning from the Late Chalcolitic Ages. It's revealed through the even rarely found remains ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4905627 Date 06/2009
15834.
The minaret represents columnar shaped tower. The height of the minaret from the bottom of the socle up to the top of the basic column is equal to 40,3 m. The height of 12-cut socle is 2,3 m. Diameter of the basis of the trunk is 6,19 m. Diameter of the top of a trunk (under the lantern) is 2,81 m, diameter of the lantern 3,66 m, diameter of the basic column is 1,05 m. The ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4905627 Date 01/2008
15835.
Russian Federation,a) Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov; b) Ongoing and accelerated urban development pressures,Current conservation issues At its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions, the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report for the property. In addition, requests were ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4905627 Date 06/2010
15836.
Kharga Oasis (a) NW corner: 36R 780150.50 m E - 2882738.25 m N NE corner: 36R 285678.26 m E - 2882281.51 m N SE corner: 36R 282536.98 m E - 2690578.57 m N SW corner: 36R 785938.04 m E - 2690675.87 m N Nabta Playa (b) NW corner: 36Q 241612.93 m E - 2515159.66 m N NE corner: 36Q 292065.13 m E - 2514259.72 m N SE corner: 36Q 291310.98 m E - 2464508.64 m N SW corner: 36Q ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4860578 Date 03/2015
15837.
Via Appia is the first and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans and is, therefore, also known as "regina viarum". It was built towards the end of the IV century BC, in 312, to ensure swift and direct communication between Rome and Capua. According to the  Roman historian Livy, it was built by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus and named ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 01/2006
15838.
1) Jago Dzong: N27 38 59.99 E91 09 002) Yangthe Thuwo Dzong: N27 28 0.00 E89 38 303) Taktshang: N27 30 00   E89 20 004) Tango: N27 28 00 E89 38 305) Gomdra: N27°30' 00 E89 20 006) Thujedra: N27 28 00 E89 38 307) Draphu Senge gyaltshen: N27 28 00 E89 38 308) Tshechudra: N27 55 00 E89 40 599) Tsendong dowaphu: N27 30 00 E89 20 0010) Langthangphu: N27 28 00 E89 ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 08/2012
15839.
The Trebon Basin is a world?famous area of Southern Bohemia. Its marvelous nature and landscape arising from sophisticated man's waterworks are multiplied by numerous cnd topquality cultural monuments. There, we can also still admire important historical technical works that transformed the originally forbidding forests and marshland into a prosperous region. The advanced ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 01/2001
15840.
Located in the heart of Tahrir Square, Cairo, the Egyptian Museum is a unique building designed to host the world's oldest collection of Pharaonic art and monuments. Built on an area of 13,600 sq. meters, with more than 100 exhibition halls, the museum is a product of a competition launched by the Egyptian Government in 1895 and thus it is considered the first national ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 01/2021
15841.
The Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA) lies in Biogeographic Zone 9B (Northeastern India) (Rodgers and Panwar 19881) and is also the western most limit of the Indo Malayan Biodiversity Hotspots. The GHCA occurs between 89°49'-91°2' East Longitude and 25°9'- 26°1' North Latitude. Garo hills is bounded on the North by the Goalpara district of Assam, on the South it shares ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 07/2018
15842.
Mdina is situated high above terraced fields thus dominating the rural skyline. It attracts large amounts of visitors mostly foreigners (about 80,000 each year). Mdina contributes greatly to the glorious heritage of the Maltese Islands with its original setting of Baroque palaces and churches and so it deserves every degree of protection possible to ensure its survival for ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 05/1998
15843.
The “Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop” are located 23 km Southeast of the Islahiye district on the West hills of Karatepe (Aslanlıtepe) in the Yesemek Village. The Workshop covers an approximate area of 400x20 meters beginning from the watercourse of Yesemek brook rising upwards about 90 meters. Karatepe, at a distance of113 kmto Gaziantep, is composed of ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 04/2012
15844.
A site of ancient settlement Ancient Pap and adjoining urban burial ground are located on the right bank of Syrdarya River. A site of ancient settlement has entered into the scientific literature under the name - Balandtepa (local population calls as Munchaktepa - Ayritom city). A site of ancient settlement Balandtepa (Bab-Pap) - ruins of ancient city, the area of more ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4827125 Date 01/2008
15845.
Last August, the UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage Managers Conference was held on board Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic Endeavour, and we were honored to be joined by CEO and Ocean Elder Sven Lindblad. Over the course of the week, Lindblad met with the managers responsible for the day-to-day protection of our common ocean heritage of humanity, sharing the stories ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 12/2016
15846.
For the third year running, the Wadden Sea World Heritage organized a stand on sustainable tourism at ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show. Partnering with the UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme, the Wadden Sea World Heritage offered a rich and diverse programme around the motto “People Protecting Places” at the fair grounds from 8 to 12 ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 03/2017
15847.
Krakow, Poland, 7 July—The World Heritage Committee, in this afternoon’s session, inscribed natural sites in Argentina and China on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as well as a transboundary site in Mongolia and the Russian Federation. It also approved the extension of the World Heritage site of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 07/2017
15848.
Today, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre released an update to its 2017 first global scientific assessment of the impact of climate change on UNESCO World Heritage coral reefs. The latest update concludes that limiting global temperatures to 1.5°C degrees above pre-industrial levels would mean World Heritage-listed coral reefs are expected to avoid severe annual bleaching ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 09/2018
15849.
Following the devastating fire at Mount Kenya National Park in February 2019 and the subsequent rampaging wildfire at Simien Mountains National Park in April 2019, UNESCO organized a capacity-building workshop in disaster risk management for World Heritage site managers and other stakeholders from Kenya and Ethiopia from 11 to 14 June 2019 at Mount Kenya World Heritage ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 06/2019
15850.
Today is International Youth Day, when we focus on the future guardinas of our irreplaceable UNESCO World Heritage.  If heritage is what we leave behind for future generations, we need to work with young people to protect it. This International Youth Day, we wish to highlight the Young Professionals Forum which took place during the extended 44th session of the World ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 08/2021
15851.
In the last 12 months, 145 cities, institutions and individuals have signed up to the HUL Call for Action to raise awareness about the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) and to accelerate inclusive urban and heritage management. Responses came from 59 countries from all regions of the world. They included stakeholders from academia, cultural ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 06/2022
15852.
On the Occasion of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), UNESCO has issued new guidance for the corporate sector to ensure that their operations do not put World Heritage at risk.  play_arrow “This guidance is based on over two decades of collaboration with the corporate sector. During this time, companies have really stepped up their support to UNESCO World ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 12/2022
15853.
The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded on Monday 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites and approved the extension of 5 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List. At the end of its fortnight's work, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites, of which 33 are cultural sites and 9 are natural sites. These sites will ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 09/2023
15854.
On January 19, the Museum of Science in Boston, inaugurated a new exhibition in partnership with UNESCO which sheds light on World Heritage sites threatened by climate disruption. Until 5 May, visitors can experience an immersive journey through 4 UNESCO-listed sites. From the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) and the Lagoon of Venice (Italy) to the island community of Rapa Nui ...
News Score 1.4827125 Date 01/2024
15855.
Afghanistan,a) Political instability; b) Inclination of the Minaret; c) Lack of Management Plan; d) Illicit excavations and looting.,At the time of drafting the present document, no progress report on the implementation of the corrective measures has been submitted by the State Party to the World Heritage Centre as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4827125 Date 06/2012
15856.
Barbados,,The State Party submitted a report on 1 February 2012 addressing the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee at the time of inscription, specifically that the State Party implement a programme of studies and training on traditional building conservation, crafts and materials, and in collaboration with local tertiary institutions, and implement a programme ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4827125 Date 05/2012
15857.
Cambodia,,At its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), the Committee took note that the State Party of Cambodia had submitted documents and, decided “to consider the documents submitted by the State Party at its 35th session in 2011” (Decision 34 COM 7B.66). The Committee did not request any State Party report on the state of conservation of this property. Upon ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4827125 Date 06/2011
15858.
Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property; b) Gas pipeline construction plans.,The World Heritage Centre and IUCN have received information that plans for the proposed gas pipeline traversing the World Heritage property of the Golden Mountains of Altai in the Russian Federation have not been abandoned as requested in previous Committee decisions. ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4827125 Date 05/2011
15859.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone; b) High-rise development ; c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed property and its buffer zones.,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010). a) Boundary issues By a letter of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4827125 Date 05/2011
15860.
Senegal,a) Lack of monitoring and control mechanism; b) The lack of a conservation and management plan; c) New construction and architectural modification and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity; d) Inappropriate housing restoration; e) Environmental disorder due to the modification of the mouth of the Senegal River; f) Extremely poor state of conservation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4827125 Date 05/2011
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