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,The 2014 Call for project proposals is now open.
The call intends to support projects, which are in compliance with the criteria set out in the Operational Guidelines of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC).
The call is open to:
public bodies with specific responsibility for the promotion of culture and artistic creation;
non-governmental ...
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With the support of UNESCO, UNDP, the Government of Botswana and local partners, projects to support conservation and sustainable livelihoods of communities have started in the Okavango Delta World Heritage site. The activities, which are planned and led by local civil society organisations, are supported through the Community Management for Protected Areas for ...
1200.
Yemen,
Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
,On 20 March 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/192/documents/.
The State Party has reported that Yemen continues to suffer significant political ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Management System/Management Plan (Lack of conservation and/or management plans)
Management activities (Inappropriate restoration works)
Housing (Urban encroachment)
Quarrying (Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties)
Since 2011:
War (Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict)
Major ...
1202.
Six case studies, looking at manager experience of how World Heritage may help to build support for protected areas are now available here
1203.
Peru,a) Delays in reviewing the master plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation;
b) No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides;
c) Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca ...
1204.
Senegal,a) Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife;
b) Drying up of ponds, and invasive species;
c) Illegal logging;
d) Livestock grazing;
e) Road construction project;
f) Potential dam construction;
g) Potential mining exploration and exploitation. ,On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property, which ...
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The Mangyshlak Peninsula is situated between the western cliff of the Ustyurt Plateau on the east and the Caspian Sea on the west. Some of the components of the local cultural complex became in our days the destinations of massive national and international pilgrimage. The main destinations of this pilgrimage are widely known as the “underground” mosques of local Sufi ...
1206.
The first guide for the insurance industry to protect our world’s priceless and irreplaceable assets was launched today at a major event by UN Environment’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) in São Paulo, Brazil, convening leading insurers, investors and banks.
The pioneering guide, Protecting our World Heritage, insuring a sustainable future, builds on last year’s launch of ...
1207.
The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed today their first Memorandum of Understanding to support the implementation of UNESCO’s programme for the protection of cultural and natural heritage in emergency situations.
The MOU provides a $2 million grant as part of a 2014 pledge by H.E. the Prime ...
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On 16 July 2019, US$ 2.9 million (NOK 25 million) were received from Norway as part of a partnership agreement signed last month supporting UNESCO's work in various fields, including heritage preservation.
These funds will be dedicated to the preservation of natural World Heritage sites in Africa. The significant increase in Norway’s contribution vividly demonstrates its ...
1209.
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global tourism industry faced significant setbacks, particularly affecting economies heavily reliant on tourism, like Seychelles. The pandemic showed the vulnerability of tourism, leading to a drastic decline of over 70% in foreign visitors to Seychelles in 2020. This downturn highlighted the nation's dependence on tourism ...
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The geographical region of Majuli is North-East of India, which has seven states - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalya are a part of the greater sub llimalyan Region. The island situates itself is in the state of Assam, mid-stream of the Great male river Brahmaputra river, which is also one of the largest rivers in the world. It is a part of the ...
1211.
China,
Underround transport infrastructure (Proposed high-speed railway between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, with station at Guntiangou)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Materials and techniques used in restoration works undertaken in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province (issue resolved)
Partial collapse of some platforms (issue ...
1212.
Viet Nam,
Management systems / management plan (Need to revise the management and zoning plans, including tourism planning and consideration of the adequacy of permissible activities and developments; Lack of an appropriate buffer zone; Need to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for any major developments within the ...
1213.
In an effort to support World Heritage conservation, the World Heritage Centre and its partners have developed a series of initiatives and have been actively involved in the implementation of projects, participatory workshops, seminars and training courses.
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Russian Federation,Pollution; Excess timber harvesting; Gas and oil pipeline; Excess fishing.,Following the decisions of the Committee and as a follow-up to the recommendations of the 2001 UNESCO/IUCN mission and the high-level mission to Moscow (November 2003), the State Party provided a report dated 27 January 2005. The report outlines key actions implemented on ...
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TripAdvisor, the world's largest on-line community of travellers, and UNESCO launched a partnership on Thursday to mobilize travellers' support to preserve natural and cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
At the launch of the partnership, TripAdvisor founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Kaufer, pledged to donate up to US$1.5m of support over ...
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A World Heritage partners’ event and panel discussion took place on the 15th of July in Istanbul sponsored by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, on the occasion of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee
The Partners' event, for the third consecutive year, provided a platform for discussing private sector partners’ contributions to World Heritage ...
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Viet Nam,
Termites invasion (issue resolved)
Fire at the property (issue resolved)
Increasing urbanization
Impact of road upgrading
Rapid tourism development
,Previous deliberations:
World Heritage Committee, eighteenth session - Chapter IX.22
World Heritage Bureau, eighteenth extraordinary session – Chapter VI.2.B
World Heritage Bureau, eighteenth ...
1218.
Mali,On 22 March 2012 a military coup d’etat ousted the President of the Republic of Mali. The cause of this uprising was the difficulties linked to the conflict in the north of the country that, since mid-January 2012, opposed the Mali army to the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), mainly supported by the Islamic groups Ansar Dine and Al ...
1219.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Lack of approved boundaries for core and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection
Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Sea wave erosion
Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material
Lack of functioning local consultative committee
Lack of implementation of the conservation and management ...
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Jordan,a) Unstable structures and lack of security;
b) Lack of comprehensive conservation plan;
c) Lack of management structure and plan;
d) Important tourism development project with new constructions.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee congratulated the State Party for the conservation measures undertaken since the reactive monitoring ...
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Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved)
Restoration work (destruction and total reconstruction)
,Previous deliberations:
1. Rehabilitation of Islamic Cairo
At its twenty-third session, the Bureau took note of the support of the international community for this project and encouraged its continuation. It requested the Secretariat to provide the Committee with ...
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Iraq,
Flooding
Management activities
Managements systems/management plan
Water infrastructure
Partial flooding and seepage due to a dam building project
Fragile mud brick structures
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 1 February 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which ...
1223.
Jordan,
Lack of Management systems / plan / structure
Unstable structures and lack of security
Lack of comprehensive conservation plan
Important tourism development project with new constructions
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
,On 1 February 2019, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, which is available at ...
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Cambodia,
Management systems/ management plan (Need to clarify the attributes of the Outstanding Universal Value with regard to the boundaries of the temples zone and the buffer zone; Need to augment the Conservation Plan, to refine the Management Plan and to complement the monitoring program)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Need to address a number of ...
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Gabon,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
concessions in the buffer zone of Ivindo National Park
need to enhance the management, technical and financial capacity
need to update the management plan of the property
,On 22 February 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
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The Kalambo falls prehistoric settlement is located about 30 kilometres North-West of Mbala district, Northern province. The site was excavated by professor John desmond Clark duringthe period 1956-1959. The excavations conducted in the lake-beds revealed exposed a stone age sequence extending from the early stone age through to the iron age, most of it stratified in ...
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The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee will resume on Sunday 17 July at Istanbul Congress Center, with a Bureau meeting at 9 am, followed by the Plenary at 9.30 am.
The agenda of tomorrow's meeting will be restricted to a limited number of items. The 40th session will end on Sunday evening after these items are examined.
Watch Follow the Committee’s live ...
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Libya,Jebel Ouenat is an isolated massif emerging some 2000 meters above the flat and remote planes of the Sahara desert between Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The Workshop, funded by the Italian Government, enabled the identification of the heritage values of the area, including exceptional natural features, a unique eco-system and thousands of rock art sites. The Jebel Ouenat ...
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Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan,The information session for States Parties on the 43rd session of the Committee is scheduled from 10 am to 11.30 am and will be followed by an Orientation Session for members of the Committee from 11.30 am to 1 pm.
The Orientation session has been organized for a couple of years at the request of a number of members of the World Heritage ...
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The Kong cultural landscape is an integral combination of a port town with a unique architecture, a smart system of water collecting and irrigation beside its rich and remarkable intangible heritage which has surrounded by beautiful natural and manmade landscape. Kong is one the best interactions between the marine, architecture, land use and culture. The historic port of ...
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The Albanian government has joined the EU in supporting UNESCO’s project aimed at the sustainable development of the Lake Ohrid region, a transboundary region in Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Two-thirds of Lake Ohrid is inscribed as a World Heritage site on the Macedonian side of the lake. The protection of this site would be further reinforced by ...
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A series of online workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) in collaboration with ICOMOS to support Iraq in its efforts towards the conservation of World Heritage properties, particularly those inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Within the framework of the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust project for 'Strengthening capacities in ...
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Hungary,a) Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’;
b) Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities;
c) Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage;
d) Increased traffic volume ,On 27 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was ...
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Ecuador,
Fire (issue resolved);
Limited protected area;
Over fishing;
Tourist pressure;
Lack of financial resources;
Need of a special law (issue resolved)
,IUCN received, on 10 October, a progress report from the Director of the Charles Darwin Research Station noting the implementation of a number of programmes aiming to enhance the institutional capacity of the Park ...
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Libya,
Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone)
Governance
Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas)
Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...
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In an ongoing commitment to sustainable tourism, Jet tours will support two safeguarding projects scheduled for implementation early 2007. The projects are part of a joint endeavour through the World Heritage Centre-Jet Tours partnership to promote preservation and awareness through responsible tourism. On 9 November 2006, the Centre's director, Francesco Bandarin, and ...
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Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,,[Oral report]
IUCN recalled that the workshop supported by the World Heritage Fund to establish a research programme and an integrated management plan for this property had taken place at Mount Nimba in December 1983.
The report of this workshop had stressed that the property is under severe pressure from poaching. The situation is ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,Shortcomings in the management; Lack of financial resources,As IUCN reported to the 12th meeting of the Committee, conditions here have substantially improved over the past few years when the "warning light" first went on in 1983.
Continued support and surveillance is required but the main threats are now under control.
On 2 March, a letter ...
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Room IV, UNESCO Headquarters,With over 1,200 sites and a mandate to safeguard both natural and cultural heritage, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention is uniquely positioned to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. At an expert meeting held in Vilm, Germany, in November 2024, a set of recommendations was developed to improve ...
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Ramallah, Palestine 8-10 April 2000
A national teacher-training Workshop was jointly organized by the Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Palestinian Ministry of Education with the support of UNESCO Amman Office and the Ron Polnick Foundation. About 30 teachers participated in this Workshop. The participants were introduced to the ...
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Yemen,
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration)
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
Reduction in support and resources ...
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Honduras,
Illegal settlements
Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural encroachment
Illegal logging
Illegal commercial fishing
Poaching
Alien invasive species
Management deficiencies
Potential impacts from hydroelectric development projects Patuca I,II and III
Lawlessness
Lack of law enforcement
Lack of clarity regarding land tenure and access to natural ...
1243.
The “Places of Globalisation” bring together a shared legacy based on heritage, linked to the routes of the Discoveries; they form a network of different places and promote cultural exchange between peoples, thereby contributing to dialogue between cultures and projecting a dynamic concept of culture and peace. The cultural legacy of the Ancient World gave rise to the ...
1244.
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 ...
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On 25 November 2020, the World Heritage Centre held an 'Online technical meeting for Libyan properties on the List of the World Heritage in Danger' to support Libya in drafting the desired state of conservation and corrective measures for the eventual removal of Old Town of Ghadames from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The online meeting brought together ...
1246.
Quito, Ecuador,This prize is awarded every second year by the Organization of World Heritage Cities to a city that is a member of the OWHC and that has distinguished itself by its achievements in the conservation, enhancement or management of property inscribed on the World Heritage List, and located on its territory.
EligibilityA city that is a member in good standing of ...
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Kenya,The Business Skills for World Heritage Programme has been developed collaboratively by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the international environmental charity Earthwatch, and the global energy company Royal Dutch Shell. The goal of the programme is to strengthen business management practice in World Heritage sites throughout the region. The application may ...
1248.
Isle of Vilm, Germany,14-18 November 2019, Isle of Vilm, Germany
This International Expert Workshop will create a tailored action plan and timetable to ensure World Heritage can make an impactful contribution to shaping the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The results are expected to inform the processes under both the UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the ...
1249.
The project was developed in response to the threats resulting from the introduction of alien species and is laying the foundations for the creation of a systematic approach to dealing with alien species in island ecosystems. The approval of this project was critical in enlisting additional substantial support from the Global Environment Facility, which is now building on ...
1250.
The proposal regarding The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia presents said property as a serial property that comes under the typology of Cultural Landscape. In the three categories that make up this typology according to annex 3 of the Operational Guidelines, and according to the different ways the landscape has developed, this property is put forward a) as an Evolving ...
1251.
Yemen,
Financial resources
Human resources
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Damage to historic buildings
Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances
Armed conflict
Water (rain/water table) (threats from rain and floods)
,On 12 February 2024, a report on the state of conservation of the property was ...
1252.
Dear friends and supporters of World Heritage,
I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year on behalf of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
2016 was a year with many challenges: World Heritage sites were threatened by natural disaster, terrorist attacks and ill-advised infrastructure projects. Across the world, we saw cultural and natural heritage on the frontline of ...
1253.
On 17 March 2021, the Director-General of UNESCO received, via the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO, a letter from Mr KIM Hyun-mo, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea, announcing the creation of a new Framework Agreement to support extra-budgetary projects related to World Heritage in the Asia and the ...
1254.
Nepal,
Collapse of the roof of the Patan Temple (issue resolved)
Landslide
Need to revise the implementation of the Action Plan
Need for restoration/consolidation works
Encroachment
Rebuilding
Traffic pressures
,At its 25th session, the Committee decided to dispatch a Second High Level Mission to be undertaken between December 2002 and June 2003 so that the findings ...
1255.
The archaeological site of Rehman Dheri consists of a rectangular shaped mound covering some twenty two hectares and standing 4.5 metres above the surrounding field. The final occupational phase of the site is clearly visible on the surface of the mound by eye and also through air photographs. It consisted of a large walled rectangular area with a grid iron network of ...
1256.
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 ...
1257.
It is constituted by a series of rail stations, buildings of offices, hotels and built residences between the last three decades of the XIX century and the first half of the XX century, to support the development of the export agroindustry that was implemented during that time in Guatemala.
1258.
Vilm, Germany,Organized by: the World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, IUCN, and the Natural Heritage Protection Fund (Russia) with support from the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm.
1259.
Senegal,,This site placed on the World Heritage List in 1978 under criterion (vi) has since December 1980 been the subject of an international safeguarding campaign following an appeal made to the international community by the Director-General of Unesco.
In 1981 a master plan for the safeguarding operations, setting out the operating criteria for the restoration of the ...
1260.
1261.
Iraq,
Need to conduct further studies regarding minimum water flows, to confirm the biodiversity within the property and its surrounding landscapes
Incomplete designation of all the components of the property as legally protected areas
Need to regulate oil and gas concessions, and other potentially impacting activities in the buffer zones of the property
Highly unstable ...
1262.
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 ...
1263.
Following the first meeting held on 1 April 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre organized an online technical meeting on 11 June to support the process of drafting the Desired state of conservation for removal (DSCOR) of Leptis Magna from the List of World Heritage in Danger, and the needed corrective measures.
The online meeting brought together representatives of ...
1264.
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.,This report has been prepared in response to the issues raised by the World Heritage Committee in its Decision 31COM 7B.23. The World Heritage Committee requested the ...
1265.
Tirana, Albania,The second thematic meeting of expert on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean will gather 40 participants, representing different European and Mediterranean countries and representatives from ICOMOS and IUCN. This meeting is organized within the framework of the France-UNESCO cooperation agreement by the Tirana European University, the ...
1266.
Lubenice is a fortified urban settlement from prehistoric times which is confirmed by the surrounding tumuli from the Bronze and Iron ages that have been found. It has continuously been settled throughout the ancient times and middle Ages. Among the existing built structures, along with medieval sacral buildings, a dominant role is played by structures that have a high ...
1267.
Uzbekistan,a) Serious impact of a large-scale restoration project;
b) Impact of urban landscaping programme on the authenticity and integrity of the property;
c) Detrimental impact of new roads;
d) Demolition of traditional urban houses.,Application of the Reinforced monitoring mechanism at the property since 2008 (32 COM 7B.79)
At its 32nd session (Quebec City, ...
1268.
The work at the World Heritage Marine Programme would not be possible without the help of its partners and donors. This month, the Marine Programme welcomes a new partnership with the French Agency for Marine Protected Areas. France’s support will scale up our peer-to-peer learning platforms for managers and grow our on-the-ground capacity for marine conservation around ...
1269.
Another year of supporting our future heritage leaders
The National Trust for Canada is now accepting applications for the Herb Stovel Scholarship Fund. Students studying built heritage and young professionals working in the field are invited to apply by May 27, 2016 for project bursaries or National Trust Conference attendance in 2016 or 2017. To view the Terms & ...
1270.
Austria,
Housing: High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna (proposed Vienna Ice-Skating Club – Intercontinental Hotel – Vienna Konzerthaus project)
Proposed new developments, including the Wien Museum and the Winterthur Building
Legal framework: Lack of effectiveness of the overall governance of the property
Legal framework: Lack of appropriateness of planning ...
1271.
In 2020 many natural World Heritage sites and other important sites faced serious challenges and emergencies such as threats related to COVID-19, poaching spikes, conflicts, and unprecedent climate-related disasters (e.g. cyclones, wildfires, …). Precious time is often lost in organizing an intervention, while during this time, the world's natural heritage can be ...
1272.
Colombia,a) Armed conflict;
b) Illegal extraction of natural resources;
c) Threats from major infrastructure projects;
d) Lack of control of management agency. ,On 27 February 2012, the State Party submitted a brief state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, which included an updated retrospectiveStatement of Outstanding Universal Value (RSOUV), along with ...
1273.
Argentina,Belgium,France,Germany,India,Japan,Switzerland,
Management systems / management plan (Need to introduce Heritage Impact Assessment procedures for proposed development at all component sites; Lack of monitoring indicators for all component sites and of agreed overall conservation approaches and procedures for the series (issue resolved); Need to complete the ...
1274.
St. Cyril's Church: N 50 29 0, E 30 28 19
St. Andrew's Church: N 50 27 31, E 30 31 05
St. Cyril's Church in Kyiv is an outstanding monument of world culture. It has preserved the 12th century architecture and 12th, 17th and 19th centuries monumental painting. It's a unique East-Christian construction of Kyivan Rus with typical for the epoch of feudal wars peculiarities. ...
1275.
Director-General of UNESCO expresses solidarity with the people of Myanmar after earthquake in Bagan
25 August – The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed her profound sympathy to the government and people of Myanmar after the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, including the ancient city of Bagan, causing loss of life and extensive damage to nearly 200 historic monuments and iconic pagodas.
“I wish to express my sincere ...
1276.
Youth Building Peace
The world has never been so young and it is getting younger every day. The development of any society depends on how well it nurtures its young women and men, how well they are supported.
In 2015, there were 1.2 billion young people in the world, and more than 600 million lived in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Young people carry the heaviest ...
1277.
UNESCO expresses its full support to the families of the victims of two deadly attacks carried out on Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 February 2022 against security guards on patrol in the W National Park in Benin, one of the components of the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger) inscribed on the World Heritage List.
"These deadly attacks that occurred at a ...
1278.
The standard list of threats/factors affecting the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage properties consists of a series of 14 primary factors, encompassing each a number of secondary factors.
The 14 primary factors are:
Buildings and Development
Transportation Infrastructure
Utilities or Service Infrastructure
Pollution
Biological resource ...
1279.
The temple is located within greater Baku in the village of Suralhany (15 km to the North) at Apsueron Peninsula which was one of the most important centers of Zoroastrizm in the History.
The present buildings dating XVII century. The pentagonal complex has open courtyard and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle. This was a pilgrimage and philosophical centers of fire ...
1280.
Mexico,,During the month of September 1993, several letters were received at the World Heritage Centre, informing about a tourism development project to recreate the former Rio San Francisco in the historical centre of Puebla. This project would imply the demolition of a great number of colonial constructions from the XVII-XIX centuries in the areas of d'Analco la Luz, Los ...
1281.
Yemen,
Floods
Poor maintenance
,The Yemeni Authorities put forward a request for emergency assistance amounting to US$ 40,000 following the floods which have seriously damaged a number of buildings within the World Heritage Site of Shibam. The Chairman of the World Heritage Committee approved an amount of US$ 9,500, sufficient for fielding an assessment mission to Shibam ...
1282.
Potsdam, Germany,The UNESCO World Heritage Day in Germany takes place yearly, on the first Sunday in June. Every year, a different World Heritage site hosts the main event. In 2012, the event will be hosted by the World Heritage site “Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin”. Across Germany, the World Heritage sites invite the public to participate in ...
1283.
,The event is convened within the framework of ‘The Afghanistan Heritage & Extractive Industries Development Initiative’, a UNESCO programme financed by the World Bank through the Afghan Ministries of Mines & Petroleum and of Finance, aiming specifically at ensuring the protection of cultural heritage sites within mining areas in the country.
The Symposium will ...
1284.
Denmark,Germany,Netherlands (Kingdom of the),
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
Water infrastructure
Marine transport infrastructure
Buildings and development/major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Climate change and severe weather events
Non-renewable energy facilities, renewable energy facilities, major linear utilities
,On 14 February 2024, the ...
1285.
The 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee opened on July 2nd with an official ceremony in Quebec City, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary.
Grand Chief Max Gros-Louis of the Huron-Wendat First Nation opened the ceremony with the performance of a purification ritual before Christina Cameron, Chairperson of the 32nd session, welcomed participants saying that ...
1286.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, one of UNESCO's most successful programmes and one of the most powerful tools for heritage preservation. Almost universally adopted, with 188 signatory countries, the Convention is unique in that it combines the protection of cultural and natural heritage in one instrument. Since its adoption by the ...
1287.
Last week, UNESCO released the first global scientific assessment of its World Heritage marine sites’ blue carbon ecosystems, highlighting the critical environmental value of these habitats. While these sites represent less than 1% of the world’s ocean, they host at least 21% of the world’s blue carbon ecosystem area, and 15% of the world’s blue carbon assets.
Over the ...
1288.
Italy,a) Construction project of a highway extension in the vicinity of Villa Saraceno;
b) Uncontrolled development in the Veneto region.,On 1 February 2006, the State Party submitted a detailed report responding to the decisions by the Committee at its 29th session. A second summary report was submitted in late March 2006 to the World Heritage Centre. This report ...
1289.
Nepal,a) Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses;
b) Lack of co-ordinated management mechanism,In response to the Decisions made by the Committee at its 27th (UNESCO, 2003), 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions, the State Party submitted on 1 February 2006 a proposal for a “minor ...
1290.
Mali,
Insufficient site management means
Illicit trafficking of cultural property
Instable security situation
,On 11 February 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516/documents/. It provides information on the following issues:
The Cultural Mission of Bandiagara has ...
1291.
China,,After the property was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997, progress has been made in the conservation work, particularly through the establishment of competent management authority (Management Committee was established in 2002 and a Cultural Heritage Protection Bureau was established in 2005).
However, the state of conservation of the property is of ...
1292.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Attribution of a petroleum exploration permit inside the property;
c) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
d) Encroachment;
e) Extension of illegal fishing areas;
f) Deforestation and cattle grazing.,On 25 February 2013, the State Party submitted a comprehensive ...
1293.
Indonesia,
Management systems/ management plan
Road construction
Agricultural encroachment
Illegal logging
Poaching
Institutional and governance weaknesses
,On 23 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1167/documents/. The report provides the following ...
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Madagascar,
Encroachment
Fire
Hunting and poaching of endangered species, including lemurs
Artisanal mining
Illegal logging of precious wood species (ebony and rosewood)
Weak governance and law enforcement to prevent the illegal logging end export of precious wood species
Need to strengthen the engagement of and benefit-sharing with local communities
,On 12 March 2020, the ...
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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 ...
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Russian Federation,a) Changes to the boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park;
b) Proposed gold mining.,On 29 February 2012 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. The World Heritage Centre and IUCN recall that the Committee, at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), urged the State Party to immediately implement the recommendations of the ...
1297.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by military and armed groups;
c) Mining;
d) Expansion of local settlements and agricultural activities.,On 30 January 2006, an updated report on the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party, including information on the Okapi ...
1298.
The latest World Heritage site to benefit from the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) is the Belize Barrier Reef System (BBRS). Recognized in large part for its extensive coral reef and mangrove ecosystems, this property is particularly vulnerable to siltation of the clear tropical waters on which it depends. The RRF was approached by the Ya'axche Conservation Trust (YCT), ...
1299.
Mozambique,
Management Plan not yet finalized;
Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings;
Threats to authenticity through inappropriate repairs;
Lack of development control;
Lack of adequate sewage and water systems;
Lack of adequate financial and human resources.
,On 4 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation ...
1300.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Presence of armed groups, lack of security and political instability rendering a large part of the property inaccessible to the guards
Attribution of mining permits inside the property (issue resolved)
Poaching by armed military groups
Bush meat hunting
Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the ...
1301.
In an effort to improve tourism management at World Heritage sites, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre convened an expert meeting on the development of a new and innovative tool for tourism and visitor management.
Experts participating in the meeting hosted at the UNESCO HQ in Paris 15-16 January 2018 included representatives from UNESCO, the Advisory Bodies (IUCN, ICOMOS, ...
1302.
From 18 to 22 October 2018, the World Heritage Centre undertook a technical mission to the Barotse Cultural Landscape, a site on the Tentative List of Zambia. The mission met with the local communities to identify suitable development projects compatible with the safeguarding of the cultural landscape, and to seek the support of the traditional custodians to nominate the ...
1303.
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention set forth the procedures for the protection and conservation of World Heritage properties, the inscription of properties on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, the granting of International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund, and the mobilization of ...
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The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention set forth the procedures for the protection and conservation of World Heritage properties, the inscription of properties on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, the granting of International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund, and the mobilization of ...
1305.
Galerie SEMA, VIADUC DES ARTS, 23, AVENUE DAUMESNIL, 75012 PARIS / France,The travelling exhibition Lasting Mediterranean Impressions and Colours is a meeting with the creativity and dynamism of Mediterranean arts and crafts. It re-assembles traditional arts and crafts, contemporary creations based on ancient materials and know-how, ancient pieces and different artistic ...
1306.
Mali,
Occupation of the property by armed groups
Lack of management structure at the site
Armed conflict
,On 31 January 2019, in response to Decision 42 COM 7A.14, the State Party submitted a state of conservation of the property, available at the address http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/documents/, which contained the following information:
In the framework of the State ...
1307.
The World Heritage Committee Friday closed its 36th session after almost two weeks of work under the chair of Eleonora Mitrofanova, the Ambassador of Russia to UNESCO.
The Committee added 26 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the session. It marked the 40th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural ...
1308.
The significant number of reports prepared by UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee represents an exceptional documentation on conservation issues, one of the most comprehensive monitoring systems of any international conventions, through a global network of hundreds of sites.
The Information System is a comprehensive database on the state of ...
1309.
Kerma was the capital of the first Kingdom of Kush and its culture, holds spiritual, national and political significance that continues to resonate with the present generation of Sudanese. Around 2500BC, one of the earliest urban centres in sub-Saharan Africa developed there and it was capital of a kingdom referred to in Egyptian hieroglyphic texts as the Kingdom of Kush. ...
1310.
Qatar announces $10m donation for new heritage protection initiative.
Doha, 15 June —The Prime Minister of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, today announced a $10 million donation to a new fund to protect World Heritage sites affected by conflict or natural disaster. The Prime Minister made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the annual ...
1311.
Côte d'Ivoire,a) Conflict and political instability;
b) Lack of management control and access;
c) Poaching; human occupation and agricultural pressure;
d) Bush fire.,From 10 to 23 June 2006, a UNESCO-IUCN monitoring mission visited the property. The results of the mission were presented orally to the 30th session of the Committee and a summary is provided here.
The mission ...
1312.
Australia,
Coastal development, including development of ports and Liquefied Natural Gas export facilities
Extreme weather events
Grounding of ships
Water quality
,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted the state of conservation report for the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154/documents/. The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014 ...
1313.
China,
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (Expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property)
Ground transport infrastructure (Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre)
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Housing (Uncontrolled urban ...
1314.
,The pilot implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) has been launched in Costa Rica and the city of Alajuela. A kick-off workshop was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth and the Municipality of Alajuela in close collaboration with UNESCO, from 21 to 24 February 2022. The workshop gathered 41 ...
1315.
Some 80 high-level participants, representing a wide range of fields, gathered at the International Conference on World Heritage in Young Hands - A Dialogue among Civilizations, held in Aswan/Cairo (Egypt) from 6-12 February 2002. In addition to experts from some 20 countries around the world, the Conference benefited from the participation of 20 Egyptian ...
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Zhouzhuang Town: Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, N 31 06, E 120 50
Luzhi Town: Wu County, Jiangsu Province, N 31 17, E 31 17
Wuzhen Town: Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, N 30 44 46, E 120 29 44
Xitang Town: Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, N 30 56 50, E 30 56 50
2500 years ago, when Suzhou became a city, its surrounding areas sprouted a number of half-urban, ...
1317.
Colombia,
Armed conflict
Illegal extraction of natural resources
Threats from major infrastructure projects
Lack of control of management agency
,On 23 February 2011, a succinct report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party, providing information on progress achieved in the implementation of the interim corrective measures identified ...
1318.
Niger,
Political instability and civil strife
Poverty
Management constraints (lack of human and logistical means)
Ostrich poaching
Soil erosion
Demographic pressure
Livestock pressure
Pressure on forestry resources
Gold panning
Illegal activities (increase in poaching threats and timber harvesting)
,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of ...
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The Selvagens Islands and their surrounding waters, from coastal to the deep sea, are a unique example, found nowhere else in the world, of a very well preserved and pristine macaronesian biota, also with extremely important geological features.
Selvagens Islands are a very remote and isolated group of Portuguese oceanic islands, located in the Northeastern Atlantic, 293km ...
1320.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Attribution of a petroleum exploration permit inside the property;
c) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
d) Encroachment;
e) Extension of illegal fishing areas;
f) Deforestation and cattle grazing.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 2 February ...
1321.
Afghanistan,
Commercial development
Ground transport infrastructure
Housing
Others (Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings)
,Following the major changes that occurred in August 2021 in Afghanistan, and subsequent halt of the field operations, some projects have resumed since February 2023 in particular the projects ...
1322.
In 2008 the NGO “Collectif du patrimoine des Comores” launched an inventory and cultural mapping project of the architectural and urban heritage of the Sultanates of the Comoros, with technical and financial support from the World Heritage Centre within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement.
The Comoros put the Historic Sultanates on their Tentative List ...
1323.
The World Heritage Centre highlights the importance of World Heritage sites for mirgratory birds on the occasion of the first World Migratory Bird Day launched by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and other partner organizations. UNESCO has a Memorandum of Understanding with CMS, and the World Heritage Centre is also working with CMS in the framework of the ...
1324.
The name "makhalla" (community), derives from the word "mahal", meaning "place" and "time, moment". This duality has always been characteristic of the makhalla. A makhalla is not only a territorial and administrative unit, a community of people living in a certain territory in a city or district, but also a way of life, a type of thinking and a centuries-old ...
1325.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Geothermal energy development project (issue resolved)
Buildings and Development (potential impact of lodge development project on the crater rim, proposed museum building at Laetoli)
Transportation infrastructure (impact of project for upgrading Lodoare Gate to Golini Main Road, construction of the southern bypass road and access road to ...
1326.
These are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as flood and disease control; cultural services such as spiritual, recreational, and cultural benefits; and supporting services, such as nutrient cycling, that maintain the conditions for life on Earth (UNEP).
Source(s): World Heritage ...
1327.
,Experts from Libya and from international archaeological missions will attend the meeting, altogether with international cultural institutions and UNESCO’s partner organizations in this field. The meeting will provide opportunities to exchange technical information on the present situation in Libya and initiate a network of professionals and institutions in view of ...
1328.
Jaeger-LeCoultre and International Herald Tribune provide support to World Heritage Marine Programme
With the support of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss luxury watch manufacture, the World Heritage Marine Programme will begin a series of conservation activities aimed at identifying, monitoring and preserving marine sites around the world. This partnership is being promoted through a series of articles entitled ‘Tides of time’ published by the International Herald ...
1329.
On 1 December 2023, the Director of World Heritage at UNESCO and H.E. Ms Kerstin Purschel, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Germany to UNESCO signed an agreement for a contribution to the World Heritage Convention, for a total amount of 600 000 Euros.
This generous contribution has been provided by the German Federal Foreign Office to support UNESCO activities linked ...
1330.
The Government of Italy has granted 400,000€ to support a new UNESCO project to build capacity for safeguarding cultural heritage in Myanmar.
The contribution will allow UNESCO to mobilize international expertise to assist Myanmar in protecting important heritage sites in the country, in particular, the ancient Pyu settlements dating back almost two millennia and ...