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5055.
Sites of memory are places vested with historical, social or cultural significance due to events that took place there in the past. Their associative values end up being more important or comparable to the consideration that has been made of the materiality of the cultural assets conveying different meanings; however, the material remains may be essential for the ...
5056.
Georgia,
Lack of a management mechanism
Lack of definition of property and buffer zones
Privatisation of surrounding land
Natural erosion of stone
Loss of authenticity in recent works carried out by the Church
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities
,On 31 January 2012 the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation ...
5057.
Honduras,a) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural intrusions
b) Illegal logging
c) Poaching
d) Invasive exotic species
e) Management deficiencies
f) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development project Patuca II,A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN monitoring mission was carried out from 11-15 December 2006, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th ...
5058.
Russian Federation,
Lack of Management Plan
Weakening of conservation controls and laws
Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development
Road construction
Deforestation
,On 4 February 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. From 23 to 27 September 2012 a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission ...
5059.
Ecuador,
Development pressures which impact the authenticity of the site;
Weaknesses in the decision-making process regarding conservation;
Works in the Tower of the Complex of the Society of Jesus
,On 31 January 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report includes comprehensive information about the current ...
5060.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Lack of Management Plan;
Lack of funding;
Poaching;
New railway;
Mining;
Proposed reduction of the protected area;
Refugees from Liberia
,Principal issues:
Mining activities in areas immediately outside the site and potential impacts; refugee influx from neighbouring countries; planning of conservation projects with donors and partners.
New ...
5061.
Czechia,
Development of high-rise constructions on the Pankrác Plain
Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management, and conservation measures for the property, particularly lack of specific regulations for high-rise developments
Lack of Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for proposed projects which may affect the OUV of the property
Lack of a finalized Management ...
5062.
The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or ...
5063.
On March 30, 1954, a Chilean newspaper announced an archeological discovery of worid-wide significance. It was about the frozen body of a child of 8 or 9 years of age, sacrificed by the Incas at the top of one of the highest mountains of the Andes Cordillera, in front of Santiago city.
The existence of buildings' traces on the ascending path to the top of this hill was ...
5064.
The Lavreotiki area, at the SE end of Attica, was the largest silver-mining centre in both ancient and modern Greece. The mine workings cover an area of 120 km2, from Mt Paneion in Keratea to Cape Sounio and Legraina. Most of the Lavreotiki is protected by law and is a designated archaeological site, an area of outstanding natural beauty and a historical site, while the ...
5065.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today announced that UNESCO will do everything possible to safeguard and rebuild Mali’s extraordinary cultural heritage, which she described as “a vital part of the country’s identity and history and fundamental for its future. Its restoration and reconstruction will give the people of Mali the strength and the ...
5066.
Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July—The World Heritage Committee inscribed five new sites on the World Heritage List this afternoon. One of the new sites, a transboundary property, is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, the others are in Greece, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The new sites, in the order of their inscription, are:
Stećci – Medieval ...
5067.
The illicit trafficking of cultural objects depletes cultures of their identity and contributes to lucrative unlawful trade, which helps to finance terrorism and organized crime. It is a problem that has been growing surreptitiously across the globe. As just one example, since 2011, approximately 25 per cent of Syria’s archaeological sites have been pillaged. Objects from ...
5068.
In 332 BC, Alexander the Great who was welcomed as a liberator, first went to Memphis, the capital of Pharaonic Egypt, to honour the Egyptian gods and to receive the royal investiture as Pharaoh, then to the village of Rakhotis to the west of the delta near the Mediterranean, to found Alexandria whose perimeter who drew himself and ordered his architect, Dinocrates of ...
5069.
Montenegro,
Earthquake damage (issue resolved)
Lack of Management Planning/system
Inadequate legal system
Accelerated urban development and urban pressure
Proposed major bridge at Verige and other proposed development projects
Lack of buffer zone (issue resolved)
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Effects arising from use of transportation ...
5070.
India,
Management Systems/Management Plan (Lack of an adapted management plan; Lack of a heritage conservation unit; Absence of a Buffer Zone)
,On 1 December 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944/documents, and presents progress with several conservation issues addressed by the Committee at ...
5071.
The Wudalianchi is one of the first batch of state scenic spots areas approved though the State Council in 1982, and a state-level nature reserve approved in 1996. There are the most typical and perfect vestiges of modern volcanic eruption in China, and the world- known volcano-related mineral spring water. The Wudalianchi volcanic cluster is situated in the E-W tectonic ...
5072.
Þingvellir National Park is located on the northern shore of the Lake Þingvallavatn. It is about 240 km2 in size and its protection is based on the Þingvellir Conservation Act dating back to 1928. The national park was enlarged and the conservation status improved through better conservation and management with new legislation in 2004 by Act no. 47/2004 ...
5073.
Zimbabwe,
Poaching (issue resolved)
Oil exploration programme (issue resolved)
Mining project
Tourism development
,On 31 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party of Zimbabwe. Although a joint report was also requested, there was no input to the report from the neighbouring State Party of Zambia. From 9-15 January ...
5074.
Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty. It has been a prosperous trading town since the Middle Ages. The number and high quality of the timber-framed buildings make Quedlinburg an exceptional example of a medieval European town. The Collegiate Church of St Servatius ...
5075.
Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city. The original plan and many of the buildings have survived intact, along with installations that illustrate its subsequent development up to the present day. 871Naval Port of KarlskronaPort naval de KarlskronaPuerto naval de KarlskronaВоенно-морской порт Карлскруна مرفأ كارلسكرونا ...
5076.
When Emmanuel-Philibert, Duke of Savoy, moved his capital to Turin in 1562, he began a vast series of building projects (continued by his successors) to demonstrate the power of the ruling house. This outstanding complex of buildings, designed and embellished by the leading architects and artists of the time, radiates out into the surrounding countryside from the Royal ...
5077.
The Padang (Malay for ‘field’) is a multi-use open green space set at the heart of the historic Singapore settlement that combines the features and functions of a playing field, ceremonial parade ground, and tropical civic square. As one of the oldest open spaces in Singapore, the Padang is a seemingly nondescript yet dynamic green that has evolved organically and accrued ...
5078.
Ethiopia,a) Insufficient delimitation of this serial property;
b) Lack of conservation and Management Plans;
c) Lack of appropriate urban planning and building regulations;
d) Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments;
e) Rising water level / seepage;
f) Structural instability of Stele 3.,On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of ...
5079.
Senegal,
Lack of monitoring and control mechanism;
Lack of a conservation and management plan;
New construction and architectural modification and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity;
Inappropriate housing restoration;
Environmental disorder due to the modification of the mouth of the Senegal River;
Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict ...
5080.
Mauritania,
Illegal fishing;
Mechanical shellfish harvesting;
Oil exploitation;
Tourism and increased accessibility due to the new Nouadhibou-Nouakchott road;
Lack of management capacity and resources.
,A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property from 6-13 January 2014. A report is available at ...
5081.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching
Insufficient funding and management
Mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining
Tourism management and development
Proposed dam development
Operationalizing the uranium mining project
Lack of disaster preparedness
Need for buffer zone
Need for increased involvement of local ...
5082.
Central African Republic,
Insecurity
Poaching
Mining
Transhumance and illegal grazing
Illegal fishing
Illegal occupation of the property
,On 31 January 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at http://whc.org/en/list/475/documents/, providing the following information:
The Wildlife Ecosystem Project of North-eastern part of the Central ...
5083.
Croatia,Italy,Montenegro,Factors identified at the time of inscription:
Lack of a framework for ‘Heritage Impact Assessment’ for development proposals
Need to revise the buffer zones
Lack of management plans for each component
Intrusive and redundant elements within the serial components
Lack of a Tourism Carrying Capacity study and of visitor management plans
Lack of a ...
5084.
Bulgaria,
Lack of a Management Plan
Urban development pressure
Lack of an urban master plan and of a conservation master plan of monuments and archaeological sites
Illegal constructions
Housing
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Management Systems/Management plan
Marine transport infrastructure
,On 26 February 2021, the State Party submitted a report on the state of ...
5085.
Mali,
No management and conservation plan
Pressure from urban development
Deterioration of dwellings
Waste disposal problems
Encroachment of the archaeological sites
Instable security situation
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116/documents/), providing the following ...
5086.
Benin,Togo,
Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season
Management Plan/Management system (lack of human, material and financial resources, as well as insufficient legal and legislative frameworks; Management and Conservation Plan to be finalized and adopted)
Emergence of new forms of modern construction and uncontrolled urbanization
Deforestation
,On 1 ...
5087.
Indonesia,
Mining
Human resources (Security limitations)
Ground transport infrastructure (Development threats)
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Exploitation of marine resources)
Management systems/management plans (Absence of a co-ordinating agency, Absence of a finalized strategic management plan, Park boundaries not physically demarcated)
Financial resources ...
5088.
The earliest reference to Podblagaj dates from 1447. The settlement was located at the foot of the Blagaj fort, where the road runs down from the fort and intersects with the Nevesinje road. There was too little trade for a commercial centre to emerge. In an agricultural environment of this kind the circumstances were not such as to give rise to an urban settlement, let ...
5089.
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 ...
5090.
Serbia,a) Lack of legal status of the property;
b) Lack of legislative protection of buffer zones;
c) Lack of implementation of the Management Plan and of active management;
d) 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 ...
5091.
North Wuyishan Component：N27 56 00 E117 47 00Jinggangshan Component：N26 30 00 E114 05 00
Description of the World Heritage Site Mount Wuyi
At the 23rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee in December 1999, Mount Wuyi was accepted to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. The property meets Criteria iii and vi of world cultural heritage and Criteria vii and x of world ...
5092.
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, they express a long and intimate relationship between peoples and their natural environment.There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and ...
5093.
The City of Granada is one of the most ancient cities founded by the Spaniards in the New World and the oldest in dry land that remains in its original location. It was founded in 1524 and constituted one of the principal cities of the colonial era and of the XIX century in Central America. It is located at the North-western edge of the Nicaragua Lake, surrounded by an ...
5094.
Milan, Italy,The 18th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2012) is dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of 3D acquisition and modeling, virtual visualization and interaction, multimedia and their applications.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects and ...
5095.
The Brooklyn Bridge is a large-scale steel and stone cable-stayed suspension bridge with a central span of 1,595 feet (486m) and a toal length of 5,989 Feet (1,25m). Completed in 1883, it spans the East River to connect the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It is owned, operated, and maintained by the City of New York’s Department of Transportation, and ...
5096.
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, today expressed her sorrow over the tragic fire that ravaged the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, a World Heritage site in Uganda, and the deaths of two people in protests that followed the blaze. She made an appeal for calm and said UNESCO stands ready to help Ugandan authorities to assess damages and plan remedial action at this ...
5097.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Shortcomings in the management and lack of resources (issues resolved)
Residents allowed to grow crops inside the World Heritage site (issue resolved)
,Previous deliberations: Ngorongoro Conservation Area was included in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1984 due to poaching and threats posed by illegal agricultural encroachments. ...
5098.
Georgia,,Previous deliberations: None
New information: Upon request from the Government of Georgia, a consultant prepared in 1997 a preliminary study for a Master Plan for the heritage and tourist policy for the World Heritage site City Museum Reserve of Mtskheta. In 1999, the major elements of this study were presented in the form of "Terms of References for 9 ...
5099.
The Niah Caves is located in Island Southeast Asia (tropical islands lying in between mainland East Asia and Taiwan to the northwest and Australia and New Guinea to the southeast) which is one of the most organically diverse regions in the world, where 25 biodiversity hotspots could be found (Gower et. al., 2012). The caves comprise a series of colossal interconnected ...
5100.
Ballıca Cave Nature Park is located in the Pazar District borders 23 km southwest of Tokat City Center. The Park is on Akdağ. Akdağ is a mountain in the city of Tokat at the Central Black Sea Region with an elevation of 1916 meters. Its main rock is comprised mostly of Paleozoic rocks. Akdağ located in the northern section of the Alpine fold system was widely etched during ...
5101.
Serbia,, Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Serbia) (C 724 bis) (see Annexes 1, 2 and 3)
Annex 1
Document WHC-09/33.COM/7A, page 92
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
27. Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Serbia) (C 724 bis)
See Document WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add (Application of the Reinforced monitoring mechanism)
Annex ...
5102.
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 ...
5103.
Maison de l’ingénieur français Jean Laborde
Longitude : 78° 95 824 Est
Latitude : 079° 88 23 Sud
Tombeau de l’ingénieur français Jean Laborde
Longitude : 78° 95 575 Est
Latitude : 079 °83 82 Sud
Haut Fourneau
Longitude : 78° 95 386 Est
Latitude : 079° 81 41 Sud
Four à Cémenter
Longitude : 78° 95 286 Est
Latitude : 079° 83 72 Sud
Bassinde la Reine RANAVALONA I ...
5104.
The ecoregion of "Los Petenes-Ría Celestún" forms a coastal corridor of wetlands in excellent state of preservation. This system forms a unique biogeographical area in Mexico, of great ecological value for its large faunistic and floristic diversity.
This region is a mosaic of mudflats, known locally as blanquizales, mixed with mangroves, cattails, reeds, low ...
5105.
The Karez system of the Balochistan desert is a vibrant example of an ancient and still functional approach to community-based water management in an arid landscape. Karez irrigation technology was developed in arid and semi-arid areas from India and western China through the Middle East into North Africa. The technology is believed to have originated in the 1st millennium ...
5106.
The caravanserais, a new architectural type with social function developed in central Asia by the Karakhanids and Ghaznavids passed into Anatolian Turkish architecture. The institution of caravanserais has its most variations in Seljuk Anatolia, using the forms of Anatolian stone architecture.
These buildings offering travellers in mountain and desert all the ...
5107.
Five young heritage professionals from Canada, Egypt, Hungary, Peru, and Zimbabwe, received UNESCO-Vocations Patrimoine fellowships to pursue post graduate research at University College Dublin (Ireland) and at the Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus (Germany) in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on the evening of 22 October.
The fellowships were awarded by the ...
5108.
Armed conflict and natural disasters pose a dire threat to cultural heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. News stories are becoming all too frequent of priceless cultural treasures being damaged or lost forever and there are currently few measures in place to mitigate the effects of and recover from these dangers – even UNESCO World Heritage sites too often lack ...
5109.
Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 40th session since 10 July, this morning inscribed four new sites in China, India, Iran and Micronesia on the World Heritage List. Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia in the Federated States of Micronesia was inscribed both on the World Heritage List and on the List of World Heritage in ...
5110.
Paris, 3 August- Sunken coral islands, floating rainforests, giant undersea volcanoes or even spires of rock resembling sunken cities: none of these sites can be inscribed on the World Heritage List because they are found in the High Seas, outside of any national jurisdiction.
A report launched today by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and International Union for ...
5111.
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 ...
5112.
World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Today’s World Wetlands Day under the theme, ‘Wetlands and Biodiversity,’ is an opportunity to highlight the importance of wetland biodiversity conservation.
The significance of wetland biodiversity was stressed ...
5113.
From 19 to 25 October 2022, the Monaco Explorations mission conducted a series of scientific operations around Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles) with the aim of better understanding and protecting the coral reefs of this UNESCO World Marine Heritage site and promoting youth involvement. On this occasion, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco visited Aldabra Atoll on 24 and 25 ...
5114.
Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and the planet. This year’s theme: ‘It is time for Wetland Restoration’ - is in alignment with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Ecosystems support all life on earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet - and its ...
5115.
Early morning of 6 December 2022, Costa Rican Park rangers & volunteers sailed out to Cocos Island National Park to filter environmental DNA (eDNA) from the water. The local sampling is part of the global eDNA expeditions initiative that UNESCO currently conducts across 25 marine World Heritage sites to better understand ocean biodiversity and the effects of climate ...
5116.
Throughout March 2023, members of New Caledonia's World Heritage site associations and management committees joined the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) and the New Caledonian Biodiversity Agency (ANCB) to take part in UNESCO's environmental DNA sampling campaign, as part of a global effort to sample and reference marine biodiversity in ...
5117.
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 ...
5118.
Romania,a) Park and development projects and revalorisation in general, submission of restoration and construction projects to the World Heritage Centre lacking;
b) Deterioration of monuments in general and fortifications in particular, weak protection and maintenance measures;
c) Lack of an approved Protection and Management Plan,The State Party report, received on 3 ...
5119.
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 ...
5120.
Austria,,In 2005, it was communicated to the World Heritage Committee that the responsible planning authority of the City of Vienna decided to stop the high-rise project of Kometgründe-Meidling, and to support the development of the area through smaller scale projects. In March 2006, a joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS mission reviewed the state of conservation of ...
5121.
Pakistan,a) Lack of appropriate conservation work;
b) Deterioration of structures;
c) Suspension of management system.,The site, among the largest Bronze Age cities world-wide, was included in the ICOMOS World Report on Monuments and Sites in Danger in 2000. Despite the recommendations and resolutions adopted by the Executive Committee for the Safeguarding of Moenjodaro ...
5122.
Mexico,a) Pressure from Urban Development;
b) Urban decay of the Historic Centre;
c) Natural disasters (seismic instability and continued sinking of the city caused by the depletion of the aquifer);
d) Water and environmental pollution;
e) Lack of infrastructure;
f) Pressure from Tourism;
g) Lack of management mechanisms (including legislation);
h) Lack of ...
5123.
Peru, Urban Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation).,The Secretariat received a progress report by the State Party on 30 January 2004 comprising a copy of the Master Plan, a report on the “Emergency Evaluation of Buildings in the Historic Centre” and a copy of section II of the Periodic ...
5124.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Lack of Management Plan;
Lack of funding;
Poaching;
New railway;
Mining;
Proposed reduction of the protected area;
Refugees from Liberia
,In 1981 the World Heritage Committee inscribed Mt. Nimba on the World Heritage List. In 1992 Mt Nimba was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger by the Committee which requested the Centre to send an expert ...
5125.
Chile,,In February 2012, information was received by the World Heritage Centre on the construction of a shopping mall, in the vicinity of the Castro Church, a component part of the inscribed serial property. In conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, technical information was requested from the State Party on 8 March 2012. The State Party submitted the ...
5126.
India,,Previous deliberations:
World Heritage Bureau, twenty-third session - Chapter IV.60
New information:Following the decision of the Bureau at its twenty-third session, a reactive monitoring mission was undertaken by a World Heritage Centre staff to Hampi in October 1999, in close co-operation with the State Party. The mission discovered that two cable-suspended ...
5127.
United States of America,Air pollution problem, including ozone, particulate matter/haze and acid deposition from nitrogen and sulfur emissions ,The State Party provided a detailed report on the site, as requested by the 25th session of the Bureau. IUCN also received an informal report from the State Party. It is reported that: The National Park Service (NPS) ...
5128.
Cameroon,Central African Republic,Congo,
Civil unrest
Poaching
,On 29 January 2014, the three States Parties submitted a joint report on the state of conservation, available at the following address: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1380/documents/.
The States Parties informed of the proliferation of firearms resulting from the state of unrest in the Central African Republic ...
5129.
Egypt,
Rise in the water table (issue mostly solved);
Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed);
Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc.);
Need for a management ...
5130.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Conflict and political instability;
Lack of management control and access;
Poaching;
Encroachment: human occupation and agricultural pressure;
Bush fires.
,On 26 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/227/documents. The State Party reported on the following:
Steps ...
5131.
Nepal,
Natural disaster (severe earthquake of 25 April 2015)
Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses
Lack of coordinated management mechanism
Construction of forest road ; project for tunnel road in Pashupati Monument Zone Project for the extension of the Kathmandu International Airport
New ...
5132.
Costa Rica,Threats identified at the time of the inscription of the property in 2014:
Governance
Interpretative and visitation facilities (provide visitor interpretation and future accessibility to components not yet open to the public)
Human resources (guardians and managers)
Housing (future urban development)
Water infrastructure (discussion on the construction of a ...
5133.
France,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Quarrying
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Legal Framework
Governance
,On 29 November 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1425/documents/ and addresses the following:
Legal protection has been improved, namely through ...
5134.
,“Heritage has the ability to transcend language and it is an inherent part of our identity. It is a way to understand each other better”. This is how Victoria Kelly, one of the 28 participants to the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum, described the effect of cultural heritage on people and societies. With a background in both tangible and intangible cultural ...
5135.
,UNESCO, Portugal and the city of Elvas organized the Launch Workshop of the Culture|2030 Indicators project implementation, 22, 24, 26 and 30 November 2021.
The pilot implementation of the Culture|2030 Indicators’ framework has been launched in Portugal and in the city of Elvas. The launch workshop was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the city of Elvas in close ...
5136.
,A sub-regional celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention will be held in the United Republic of Tanzania, from 12 - 14 December 2022.
This event is organized jointly by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) of Tanzania, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention, and selected ...
5137.
51 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding Universal Value: Beacons of Hope In a Changing Ocean
World HeritageMarine Programme
51 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding Universal Value: Beacons of Hope In a Changing Ocean
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What we do
State of Conservation reporting
We monitor and prepare evaluations on how countries protect their ...
5138.
This church was built in the second half of the seventeenth century by Giuseppe Benoni; the facade is the work of Giuseppe Sardi.Antonio Barbaro left detailed instructions in his will for the design, building and financing of this church, which was intended to glorify the generosity of the donor and his family. The themes represented on the richly decorated facade are ...
5139.
The IUCN World Parks Congress meets every ten years, and its November 2014 meeting may prove to be a turning point for protected areas in offering and implementing solutions for the challenges faced by the planet.
Taken together, the national parks, reserves and designated protected areas of every kind (including the World Heritage natural and mixed natural/cultural ...
5140.
Modern heritage – the architecture, town planning and landscape design of the modern era, or the last two hundred years or so – is still underrepresented on the World Heritage List. And yet it is an integral part of many urban ensembles, which represent a majority of sites on the List. Raising awareness of the significance of this heritage, and addressing issues on its ...
5141.
This castle, undoubtedly the best in all of Aragon, was built during the 11th century and later, at the end of the 12th century, a wall was built around it. The oldest part was built in the time of Sancho el Mayor (1020-30); Sancho Ramírez (1064-1094) established a community of the St. Augustinian order here. Loarre Castle consists of a walled area with semi-circular and ...
5142.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Lack of definition of the limits of the property and of the buffer zone
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Since 2013:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,As a result of major escalations of armed conflict, the Ancient City of Aleppo has been severely ...
5143.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes;
Lack of human and financial resources;
Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property;
Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan.
Since March 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Damage ...
5144.
N 27 52 03 to N 27 07 35 and E 80 45 to E 80 55
The Neora Valley National Park (NVNP), covers a total area of 88 km². NVNP is a compact patch of virgin forest, rich in biodiversity located in the Eastern Himalayas, a global 'biodiversity hotspot'. It was notified as a National Park based on the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 in the year 1992. It is ...
5145.
Tunisia,,As a follow up to Decision 35 COM 7B.59, the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a report on the state of conservation of the property dated January 2012. It contains the decree cancelling inappropriate declassifications made from 1992 to 2008 (Decree No. 2011-11 of 10 March 2011 related to the National Archaeological Park of Carthage-Sidi Bou ...
5146.
India,a) Poaching of rhinos;
b) Development of a railway adjacent to the property;
c) Proposed upgrading of National Highway 37 adjacent to the property;
d) Insufficient infrastructure, budget and staffing.,The State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) ...
5147.
Oman,a) Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort;
b) Use of inappropriate conservation techniques;
c) Urban pressure;
d) Lack of a management plan and appropriate legislation.,On 12 February 2010 a report on the state of conservation of the Bahla Fort and its Oasis was submitted by the State Party. The report outlines progress made on the management plan and ...
5148.
Spain,High-rise development in the vicinity of the property.,On 28 January 2010, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. This addressed the requests of the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) to undertake a comprehensive impact assessment of the proposed development of the Torre Cajasol on the Outstanding ...
5149.
China, a) Proposed development of network of dams;
b) Large copper mine adjacent to property;
c) Boundary modifications;
d) Future tourism development;
e) Encroachment.
,On 29 January 2010 a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. This responds to the requests made by the World Heritage Committee in its Decision 32 ...
5150.
Bosnia and Herzegovina,a) Construction of a hotel in the buffer zone of the World Heritage property, not in conformity with provisions of the Master Plan, which was part of the management plan included in the nomination file
b) Cracks appearing on the surface of the bridge,At is 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee urged the State Party to ...
5151.
Montenegro,a) Earthquake damage;
b) Lack of management planning;
c) Urban development and urban pressure. ,The State Party submitted a progress report to the World Heritage Centre dated 1 February 2008.
The joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission was carried out from 18 to 21 February 2008 to review the proposed bridge construction of the ...
5152.
Spain,a) Urban development pressure;
b) Lack of comprehensive management plan.,In accordance with the World Heritage Committee’s requests (30 COM 7B.92; 31 COM 7B.119), the State Party organized a training and information seminar on management of Spanish World Heritage cities, which took place from 27-28 September 2007 in Aranjuez, Spain. The results of the seminar ...
5153.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved);
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved);
Rise of the underground water level;
Dilapidated infrastructure;
Neglect and lack of maintenance;
Overcrowded areas and buildings;
Uncontrolled development;
Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of ...
5154.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved);
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved);
Rise of the underground water level;
Dilapidated infrastructure, neglect and lack of maintenance;
Overcrowded areas and buildings;
Uncontrolled development;
Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of an ...
5155.
Honduras,Construction of an airport in the archaeological area of Rio Amarillo, 17 km. from the core zone of the World Heritage property.,In July 2004 the World Heritage Centre was informed by the Inter-American Development Bank of the project to build an airport in the region of Copan, within the framework of the “Mundo Maya” Programme, which aims to ...
5156.
Belarus,Poland,Logging; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation).
Additional Details:
Transboundary management, logging; community use,A joint IUCN/UNESCO mission visited Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest in Poland and the Republic of Belarus from 15 to 20 March 2004 in response to the decision of the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee (27 COM ...
5157.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved);
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved);
Rise of the underground water level;
Dilapidated infrastructure;
Neglect and lack of maintenance;
Overcrowded areas and buildings;
Uncontrolled development;
Absence of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of an integrated socio-economic revitalization plan linking ...
5158.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Potential degradation of the historic site by continued and uncontrolled mining operations in the Cerro Rico Mountain
Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico
Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial ...
5159.
Japan,
Water infrastructure (River engineering, in particular dams, impeding or restricting fish migration, including major runs of salmonids);
Aquaculture (Management of commercial fisheries, including coordination and cooperation with neighbouring State Parties);
Hyper-abundant species (Excessive population density of Sika Deer affecting forest regeneration and ...
5160.
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)
Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program to implement mitigation measures that minimize the negative impacts on the property caused by hydroelectric projects
Approval ...
5161.
China,Factors identified at the time of inscription in 2016:
Management systems / Management Plan (Need to put all 38 rock art sites under the highest protection level; Lack of a conservation/consolidation programme for all the rock art sites)
Management activities (Lack of monitoring systems, including a risk preparedness strategy addressing the risk of forest ...
5162.
Algeria,
Natural degradation caused by littoral erosion, marine salt and vegetation covering part of the inscribed sectors
Deterioration of the remains due to vandalism, theft and uncontrolled visitation causing accumulation of rubbish
Urbanisation on the outskirts of the property where, in the absence of a defined buffer zone, illegal construction provokes land ...
5163.
Portugal,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Legal framework (classify the whole site as a National Monument)
Management System/Management Plan (improve the documentation, update and supplement the Management Plan, improve the Action Plan, visitor management, improve institutional links between stakeholders)
Low impact research/monitoring ...
5164.
Austria,Belgium,Czechia,France,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
need to adjust boundaries / extend buffer zones of some components
review / implement management plans
,On 30 November 2022, the seven States Parties submitted a joint state of conservation report, which is ...
5165.
Brazil,
Housing (urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription on the World Heritage List)
Management systems/ management plan (lack of a Master Plan)
,On 30 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/445/documents/. Progress in a number of ...
5166.
Panama,
Severe deterioration of historic buildings
Conflicting interests of different stakeholders with regard to the use, management and conservation of the historic centre
Limited capacity for the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures
Deficiencies in the implementation of the legislative framework for protection
Lack of implementation of clear ...
5167.
Czechia,
Revolving theatre located in the castle garden (issue resolved)
Road tunnel and bridge projects (issue resolved)
,In 2013, the World Heritage Committee adopted Decision 37 COM 7B.103, noting the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate the threats on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the World Heritage ...
5168.
Panama,
Erosion and siltation/ deposition
Housing (encroachments and urban pressure)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (tourism pressure -particularly at Portobelo)
Land conversion
Management systems/ management plan (absence of a conservation and management plan)
Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of ...
5169.
Morocco,
Society’s valuing of heritage: Partial abandonment of the property
Erosion and siltation/deposition: Gully erosion leading to rock falls
Flooding: Floods at the end of 2014
Management systems/ management plan: Lack of an updated Management Plan
Deliberate destruction of heritage: Increased offences in old Ksar and degradation (issue resolved)
Governance: Delays in ...
5170.
Mauritania,Oil exploration; Mechanical shellfish harvesting; Impact of the Nouakchott and Nouadhibou road (started in 2003); Structural, human, organisational and budgetary malfunctions of the institution responsible for the management of the PNBA; Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living ...
5171.
Knossos: 27.163122 E, 35.297778 Ν
Phaistos: 24.814633 Ε, 35.051103 Ν
Malia: 25.493153 Ε, 35.292869 Ν
Zakros: 26.261061 Ε, 35.097981 Ν
Kydonia: 24.019375 Ε, 35.516278 Ν
Crete, prominently and strategically located in the East Mediterranean Basin, formed the bridge between the peoples and cultures of three continents, ...
5172.
Banteay Chhmar Temple was an ancient site in the Angkorian period (802-1432). It is located in Banteay Chhmar commune, Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province, about 65-km north of Sisophon city, via Road Number 56. The site face the Dangrek Mountain chain at the north, and it is surrounded by four villages, namely Banteay Chhmar west, Bnateay Chhmar north, Banteay ...
5173.
The site of Unakoti is located in the northeastern part of Tripura, about 8 km from Kailasahar and 185 km from the State capital Agartala. The vertical surface of the Unakoti hills was used by the ancient people to carve various mythological scenes such as the different iconographic forms of Siva, Ganesha, Uma-Maheshwara, etc. Unakoti is famous for its colossal rock cut ...
5174.
Dept
Province
District
Winery
UTM COORDINATES(DATUM WGS84)
South
East
Lima
CAÑETE
LUNAHUANA
LA REINA
8571643.10
380084.80
Lima
CAÑETE
LUNAHUANA
HIJOS DEL SOL
8564580.50
374443.90
Lima
CAÑETE
LUNAHUANA
RIVADENEYRA
8570272.70
379155.50
Ica
ICA
SALAS
LA CARAVEDO
8454182.50
419582.30
Ica
ICA
PARCONA
VISTA ...
5175.
Nanumea 5°40’30”S 176°06’56”E
Nuitao 6°06’34”S 177°20’03”E
Nanumanga 6°17’11”S 176°18’55”E
Nui 7°14’44”S 177°08’45”E
Vaitupu 7°29’21”S 178°40’47”E
Nukafetau 8°01’36”S 178°18’50”E
Funafuti 8°31’28”S ...
5176.
Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereignty. With its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of ...
5177.
5178.
The National Sanctuary of Huayllay (SNH) is a protected natural area legally recognized since 1974, thanks to the extraordinary geological formation of the Rock Forest of Huayllay. It is located in the district of Huayllay, in the province and department of Pasco at an altitude between 4,000 and 4,600 meters above sea level, covering an area of 6,815 hectares north of the ...
5179.
Municipality of San Marcos, Sucre N8 39 36.28 W75 7 48.15
Municipality of San Benito Abad, Sucre N8 55 45.37 W75 1 35.78
Municipality of Mompox, Bolívar N9 14 17.53 W74 25 29.01
The Hydraulic System of the San Jorge River occupies an area commonly known as Depresión Momposina (Momposina Depression) or La Mojana, where approximately 430.000 people live spread ...
5180.
Brazil,Insufficient legal framework and protection in place.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party on 30 March 2012, providing a detailed discussion of actions undertaken to date to re-establish the protection status of the area of Chapada dos VeadeirosNational Park. On 12 April 2012, the State Party sent a letter to the ...
5181.
Mauritius,a) Urban development;
b) Restoration works;
c) Visitor pressure.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 17 February 2012 along with additional information regarding a landscape project for the property and the Beekrumsing Ramlallah Interpretation Centre Project, for consideration and review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory ...
5182.
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 ...
5183.
Kenya,Lack of Management plan; lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; sewerage situation; lack of resources.,Following the joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the property in March 2004 the State Party was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) (Decision 28 COM 15A.39) to implement the recommendations of the mission and ...
5184.
Lesotho,South Africa,
Interpretative and visitation facilities: Need to improve presentation of cultural aspects, in particular the San rock art sites within the Environmental Centre
Legal framework: Revisions, amendments and enactment of relevant laws pertinent to the property not yet finalized in Lesotho
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, ...
5185.
Kenya,
Management systems/ management and conservation plan
Clarification of boundaries and buffer zone
Pressure from urban development
Marine transport infrastructure
Air transport infrastructure
Encroachment of the archaeological sites
Housing/ Deterioration of dwellings
Solid waste
Non-renewable energy facilities (Coal Power plant)
,A joint World Heritage ...
5186.
Mongolia,Russian Federation,
Mining (Mongolia)
Management systems / management plans (Transboundary management coordination) (Mongolia and Russian Federation)
Illegal activities (Short of coordinated capacities to prevent and minimize the effects of hunting, poaching and other threats to the integrity of the property) (Mongolia and Russian Federation)
Financial and human ...
5187.
State of Palestine,
Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription
Management systems/management plan: Need of a management plan (resolved)
Damage from illegal actions including new construction and archaeological excavations
Restricted access
,On 26 January 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...