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Events 475
FAQ 46
News 1351
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Partners 20
Publications 42
State of Conservation 2869
States Parties 1
Tentative Lists 873
World Heritage Properties 78
1450.
An impressive landscape on the north side of the Alps, the Bregenzerwald has largely maintained its traditional farming structure including the specific types of farmstead buildings. In the long-stretched linear or nucleated villages many of the characteristic Bregenzerwald farmsteads of the 18th and 19th centuries have been conserved. They reflect in their shapes and ...
1451.
During the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 8-16 July, 18 new sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List. They include two natural sites and the extension of one natural site, which also became a transboundary property. Sixteen cultural sites were inscribed, one of them transboundary and three existing sites were extended. ...
1452.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Office in New York have received a large number of letters from individuals who are concerned about the state of conservation of the Church of St. Cyril - located near Saint-Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine- and in particular about planned reconstruction works in its interior.Please note that the Church of St. Cyril is not ...
1453.
Since the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (Seville, 2009), the World Heritage Centre and IUCN have received a large number of letters from individuals who are concerned about the state of conservation of the the World Heritage property Lake Baikal (Russian Federation), and in particular about the re-opening of the Baikalsk Paper and Pulp Mill (BPPM) and its ...
1454.
UNESCO welcomes the decision taken by Mr. Abbas Mortada, Minister of Culture of Lebanon, to halt the construction project at the Archaeological Site of Nahr El-Kalb.
Since 2019, the Archaeological Site of Nahr el-Kalb has been on Lebanon’s Tentative List for potential future World Heritage nomination, and since 2005 on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. It consists of ...
1455.
Germany,,The Secretariat has been informed by a great number of persons of a plan to construct a road close to the Castle of Tiefurth, which forms part of the World Heritage site Classical Weimar (Germany). According to this information several proposals have been developed for the location of the road. The Secretariat requested on 11 July 2000 the German authorities for a ...
1456.
Porto-Novo, Benin,A training workshop organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on the preparation of nominations of cultural properties to the World Heritage List will be held from 30 May to 3 June 2005, at the School of African Heritage in Porto-Novo, Benin. Financed by the Italian and Dutch Funds-in-Trust, and the Africa 2009 Programme, the project falls within the ...
1457.
Dehradun, India,The 5th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres will be hosted by UNESCO Category 2 Centre on ‘Natural World Heritage Management and Training for the Asia Pacific Region’ at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India on 22 November 2016.
On this occasion, the Centre is also organizing thematic ...
1458.
Probota Monastery, located in north-east Romania, has been on the World Heritage List since 1993.
The present church, built between 1528 and 1530 by Petru Rares. It is the beautiful internal and external frescos, painted shortly after the construction of the church, that give the site its particular cultural and artistic significance.
Probota Monastery has undergone ...
1459.
(1) Indricotheriinae Fauna Fossil site -1 at Yagou-TalaIndricotheriinae Fauna Fossil site -2 at Yagou-Tala103° 16' 46.476" E 35° 38' 43.414" N103° 19' 36.881" E 35° 38' 10.333" N(2) Platybelodon Fauna Fossil site at Laogou103° 24' 55.927" E 35° 28' 19.826" N(3) Hipparion Fauna Fossil site at Hualin103° 25' 14.131" E 35° 21' 19.102" N(4) Equus Fauna Fossil site at ...
1460.
Türkiye,Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas; uncontrolled development; absence of an urban development and conservation plan since its abrogation in 1996; lack of implementation by national and municipal authorities ,On 28 January 2005 the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a report on action taken in ...
1461.
Canada,Real estate project ,As requested by the twenty-fifth session of the Bureau, ICOMOS will undertake an assessment mission on the site from 15 to 21 October 2001.
1462.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Legal framework (Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes)
Financial resources
Human resources
Housing (Development or infrastructure projects)
Management System/Management Plan (Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan)
Since March 2011:
War (Destruction and damage due to the ...
1463.
Iraq,
Management systems/ management plan
War
Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures
State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property
,On 11 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
1464.
Solomon Islands,
Changes to oceanic waters
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources)
Forestry/wood production (Commercial logging)
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Storms
Mining
Management systems/management plans (Management planning and administration of the property)
Legal framework (Legislation)
,On ...
1465.
Serial properties integrated by four archaeological sites, vestiges of the first colonial sugar mills in America, built by Europeans on the island of Hispaniola at the beginning of the 16th century with the objective to produce sugar and its derivatives. These cultural sites allow us to understand the historical, social, economic, cultural and environmental processes of ...
1466.
Banganarti (in Nubian, Island of the Locust) is a small village on the right bank of the Nile, half-way between the Third and Fourth Nile cataracts. Seven and a half kilometer downriver, on the same bank, is situated Tungul/Old Dongola, once the capital of the Kingdom of Makuria. The excavations at Banganarti began in 2001 with the discovery of a huge church which stand on ...
1467.
Paris - UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee will hold its annual meeting from November 30 to December 5 in Kyoto (Japan) at the close of which it will inscribe new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger. Alongside the 22nd session of the Committee, UNESCO is organising another event in Japan the International World ...
1468.
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed natural sites from Tajikistan, Italy, and Mexico on the World Heritage List.
Tajikistan National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan National Park (Tajikistan) covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country, at the centre of the so-called “Pamir Knot”, a meeting point of the highest ...
1469.
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 ...
1470.
Global strategy needed in ‘watershed’ moment to steer away from unsustainable tourism, stress experts at UNESCO debate.
The online debate ‘Culture, Tourism and COVID-19: Recovery, Resiliency and Rejuvenation’ took place on 28 September and highlighted the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry and the crippling effect it is having on many World Heritage ...
1471.
India,Poaching/Hunting; Armed conflict; Civil unrest.,Since the late ‘80s Bodo militants have restricted staff movements to effectively protect Manas. The Head of IUCN’s Protected Areas Programme for Asia informed a panel at the IUCN Asia Pacific meeting held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in December 2003, that the Government of India and the Bodo people had signed an ...
1472.
Indonesia,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of presentation and interpretation,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session.
To celebrate the first 20 years since the completion of the ...
1473.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
Poaching by the army and armed groups;
Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries;
Impact of villages located within the property.
,On 1 February 2014, the State Party transmitted the state of conservation report of the property, available (pages 29 to 40) at the ...
1474.
Georgia,
General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral (completed)
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved)
Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue resolved)
,On 1 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of ...
1475.
Sri Lanka,
Weakness in the management of the Galle Heritage Foundation in its role as the managing authority for the property
Potential impact of a proposed port construction on the integrity of the property
Intrusive and illegal constructions within the Galle cricket ground impacting on the integrity of the property
,On 10 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state ...
1476.
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 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which ...
1477.
Italy,
A series of structural collapses at the property
Building projects in the vicinity of the property
Management system
Inadequate restoration and maintenance; lack of skills
Inadequate funding
Ineffective drainage systems
Visitor pressure
,On 1 December 2016, the State Party submitted a progress report on the state of conservation of the property, as well as the ...
1478.
Saudi Arabia,
Management system not in place
Detailed Conservation Strategy not finalized
Projects and development work with the potential to impact the authenticity of the property
High rate of decay of the historic houses
,On 27 November 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
1479.
State of Palestine,Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription,In January 2019, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1565/documents/. Progress in addressing a number of conservation issues identified by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
1480.
Türkiye,
Need to revise the Management Plan
Lack of legal protection for the entirety of the buffer zone
Need to integrate the local community into the management system for the property
Slow implementation of the drainage rehabilitation plan within the walled city
Lack of a fire response plan
Need to expand the patrols by the agricultural guards to include the quarry ...
1481.
The Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 for its urban and architectural values. The city’s urban morphology is a fine example of the development and evolution phases of a northern European city. The urban fabric of its medieval centre reflects the prosperity of the city between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries when it was ...
1482.
This special issue is devoted entirely to World Heritage sites belonging to members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It thus offers a unique opportunity to discover the rich cultural and natural heritage of a region that embraces Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia (all three of which already have sites inscribed on the World Heritage List), as well ...
1483.
A mission of experts led by UNESCO has rallied the support of the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) and of local communities in the preservation of the endangered mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park.The mission, comprising experts from UNESCO and the World Conservation ...
1484.
In response to the deteriorating security situation at the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex World Heritage property, the States Parties of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger have agreed to strengthen their cooperation to improve the management and protection of the property through a "Support Initiative for the Sustainable Management of the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex". Financed by the ...
1485.
Nepal,a) Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses;
b) Lack of coordinated management mechanism. ,On 1 February 2008, the State Party submitted a report on implementation of the integrated management plan (IMP). This includes state of conservation reports on each of the monument zones.
The ...
1486.
UNESCO Headquarter, Paris,British stage and screen star Clive Owen and French filmmaker and actor Jacques Perrin will lend their support to the safeguarding of marine World Heritage in an event in Paris on 7 February. The event will present a 10 year strategy to protect the Crown Jewels of the Ocean, supported by the Government of Flanders (Belgium), and the achievements ...
1487.
Kızılırmak (River) is the longest river that rises from and also flows into the territories of Turkey, and also that has the second biggest drainage basin of Turkey. Kızılırmak passes through Sivas, Kayseri, Nevşehir, Kırşehir, Kırıkkale, Çankırı, Çorum and Samsun Provinces in Middle and North Anatolia; flows into the Black Sea, covering a distance of 1.355 km Kızılırmak ...
1488.
1489.
Ethiopia,Presence of armed groups,[Oral report]
The management plan for this park, which resulted from a workshop supported by the World Heritage Fund, had beenfinalised.
However, the situation described by IUCN at the 8th session of the Committee in 1984 had not developed further and no further information had been obtained.
1490.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Poaching; Management issues,The last northern white rhinos in the wild are holding their own and in fact have increased by three to a total of 18.
Their status is still precarious, however, and support from the donors involved, including World Heritage, is scheduled to ...
1491.
On January 15th, forest fires were spotted on the slopes of Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in Africa. Inscribed onto the World Heritage list in 1997, Mount Kenya is a critical refuge for a host of iconic species, ranging from the African elephant, the leopard, and a variety of antelopes and rare birds. The mountain is also referred to as Kenya’s water tower, as it ...
1492.
Doha, 16 June – UNESCO and cruise operator Seabourn today announced a six-year, $1 million partnership agreement aimed at reinforcing protection for World Heritage and promoting sustainable tourism.
The partnership will work to foster wider support and understanding in the travel industry and among travelers, for UNESCO’s mission of identifying, ...
1493.
Every year, disasters caused by natural hazards affect millions of people around the world. The resultant human losses are tragic and highlight the vulnerabilities shared by our societies.
Recent events have illustrated the devastating effects of natural disasters. The State of Kerala in India, for example, experienced in August the worst episode of flooding since 1924. ...
1494.
,3 Months Internships
Dates: 1 March – 31 May 2013
Venue 1: Midrand, South Africa (AWHF)
Venue 2: Mombasa, Kenya (CHDA)
Venue 3: Porto-Novo, Benin (EPA)
Organizers: The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), The Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA)
Funding: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African World Heritage ...
1495.
,Out of a total of over 1200 World Heritage sites, there are only 6 natural and mixed sites within the 23 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, including the largest lake in the insular Pacific, an oceanic wilderness, and a maze of green dome-shaped Islands seemingly floating in a turquoise lagoon. To address this poor representation on the World Heritage List, the new ...
1496.
States Parties elected at the 1st Open Ballot:
Canada
Israel
Korea, Republic of
Madagascar
Morocco
Spain
Tunisia
United States of America
State Party elected at the Ballot for the Reserved Seat:
Mauritius
Detailled Results of the 1st Open Ballot
Number of States Parties present and voting:
160
Invalid votes:
2
Number of valid votes:
158
Majority ...
1497.
Some 500 of the 1400 participants of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee made the journey from Phnom Penh to Siam Reap and visited the Terrace of the Elephants at Angkor Thom ahead of the closing ceremony of the event.
The stone elephants that flank the impressive platform built some eight centuries ago by Angkor's King Jayavarman VII for public ceremonies ...
1498.
UNESCO profoundly regrets the loss of life and property in a number of historic centers in Yemen, including in the World Heritage sites of Zabid, Shibam, and Sana’a, in recent days following exceptional extreme weather conditions in the country.
The resulting damage is endangering the lives of the inhabitants of these historic centers, leaving some of them without adequate ...
1499.
Hong Kong SAR, Kaiping and Macao SAR,Join participants and instructors from the University of Victoria and the Architectural Conservation Program at the University of Hong Kong (http://acp.arch.hku.hk/) to consider approaches to planning for the sustainable conservation and management of the remarkable heritage resources of Kaiping Diaolou and surrounding villages in ...
1500.
Antequera, Málaga, Spain,In the framework of the World Heritage Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments, more than 40 international experts and site managers will convene in Antequera - Málaga, Spain, 20 to 24 September 2011, for the meeting, Megalithic Sites and the World Heritage Convention , organized by the UNESCO ...
1501.
Belarus,Poland,
Illegal logging
Excess commercial logging
Bark beetle infestation of forest
Alterations of the hydrological regime
Border fence impeding mammal movements
Lack of transboundary cooperation
Ambiguity regarding the boundaries of the property
,In 2006, the World Heritage Committee noted with concern that little progress had been made in the implementation of ...
1502.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict and political instability
Poaching by nationals and trans-border armed groups
Unadapted management capabilities to address the poaching crisis
,On 15 February 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/136/documents/, and which provides ...
1503.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Intensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants
Mining activities inside the property
Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property
Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future
Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 crossing the property, ...
1504.
Mozambique,
Management and Conservation 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
Accelerated building deterioration due to rising risks (e.g. 2019 ...
1505.
United States of America,a) Mining;
b) Wildlife management: bison and cut-throat trout;
c) Invasive alien species;
d) Water quality;
e) Road construction;
f) Snow mobile noise and impact on air quality;
g) High visitor use. ,On 17 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which provides information on progress ...
1506.
From 18-22 April 2011, the Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre organized its third online auction for the benefit of World Heritage marine sites. This year, the manufacture auctioned a limited series watch in tribute to the legend of divers' watches: the Prototype N°1 of the Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea, "LeCoultre Spécial Amérique 1959" ...
1507.
On behalf of the World Heritage Centre, Director Ms Mechtild Rossler expresses her solidarity with the efforts currently being undertaken by national authorities in Colombia to curb increasing security challenges in the country’s national parks, some of which are classified as natural World Heritage properties.
In the light of these increasing and dramatic pressures, ...
1508.
On 14 November 2023, UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands signed a new four-year (2023-2026) Funds-in-Trust Agreement for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, for a total amount of 1.5 million Euros.
The Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre started in 2001 and is one of the longest and ...
1509.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric;
b) Lack of approved statement of outstanding universal value;
c) Lack of use the management plan as the main vehicle for managing the property,
d) Lack of approved boundaries for core and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection;
e) Need to extend the property to ...
1510.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Lack of definition of the limits of the properties and of their buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties
Since 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Tourism development ...
1511.
Nestled within the expansive floodplains of Agusan Marsh in the province of Agusan del Sur, the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected inland wetland area characterized by intricate ecosystems of freshwater swamp forests, marshes, complex watercourses, and an array of shallow lakes and ponds, all situated at the heart of the Agusan River Basin—the third longest ...
1512.
WHC-11/18.GA/3
1513.
WHC-13/19.GA/3
1514.
WHC-15/20.GA/6
1515.
WHC/17/21.GA/5
1516.
WHC/19/22.GA/5
1517.
WHC/21/23.GA/5
1518.