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State of Conservation 2869
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World Heritage Properties 78
666.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, insecurity and political instability ;
b) Poaching by armed military groups ;
c) Encroachment;
d) Extension of illegal fishing areas ;
e) Deforestation and cattle grazing.,Application of the Reinforced monitoring mechanism at the property since 2007 (31 COM 7A.32).
On 1 February 2008, a concise report on ...
667.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Illegal Activities
Housing
Since March 2011:
War (Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict)
Illegal activities (illegal constructions following the start of the conflict and illegal excavations)
,On 3 January 2022 and 24 January 2023, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports for the six Syrian World ...
668.
China,
Management systems/management plan (property-wide management plan not yet finalized, actions to manage tourism, water quality, agricultural and urban development impacts not implemented)
Governance (Integrated governance arrangements not implemented)
,On 26 November 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at ...
669.
Ukraine,
Housing
Legal framework
Management system/management plan
Urban development pressure
High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dniepro river landscape (built)
War
,On 31 January 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, the summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/527. The ...
670.
From Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre We have noted with great concern, the news of massive floods sweeping across Europe and that a number of World Heritage sites in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary are threatened by the worst flooding in a century. I would like to transmit our solidarity with the regional crisis committees and ...
671.
The “Interpretive Planning at World Heritage Properties in Europe” report published by UNESCO presents the concept, methodology, and outcomes of the first regional training course on enhancing interpretive planning at World Heritage properties in Europe, held in 2021. The initiative aims to highlight the potential of heritage interpretation in transversally supporting the ...
672.
Russian Federation,Threats identified at the time of the inscription in 2012:
necessity to strengthen the integrity within the property
need to provide a clear demonstration that the legal regime supporting the property is effective
nedd to provide a revised long-term management plan for the property
,The State Party did not provide a report on the progress in ...
673.
Support to the thematic programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), support to the Seychelles seminar
674.
China,
Unstable archaeological strata and cave roof
Need to prepare the master plan of the site giving priority to the remodelling of the museum facilities
,A UNESCO mission, undertaken in September 1996, revealed a number of major problems, including complete halt of site excavations, since a number of years due to lack of research funds and lack of adequate maintenance ...
675.
Oman,
Degradation of the structures;
Use of recent construction materials (cement, etc.)
Need for a management plan
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.18) Twenty-third session of the Bureau (paragraph number IV.13)
New information: The monitoring missions are proceeding regularly and now cover the preparation ...
676.
Panama,
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Management systems/ management plan (delayed implementation of the Management Plan)
Marine transport infrastructure (planned construction of a naval base)
Legal framework (absence of clear regulations)
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
Human resources (insufficient management capacity)
Impacts of tourism / ...
677.
Indonesia,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination. ,In January 2004 IUCN undertook a mission to the site, responding to the invitation extended by the State Party in March 2003. The State Party delegation included representatives from the Indonesian Protected Area Management Agency (PHKA) and Natural ...
678.
Libya,
Flooding (issue resolved)
Conflict situation
Deterioration of the stone masonry
Sand covering certain areas of the property
Graffiti and fires
Discharge of domestic wastewater at the west of the property
,On 8 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at ...
679.
Libya,
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
,On 8 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/362/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is presented in this report, as follows:
The ...
680.
Marine heritage: Support to the Central Pacific project and support to the World Heritage marine programmeJing/ 景峰Feng
681.
Support for international training in France for World Heritage site managers. Support to the Pole international francophone (PIF)
682.
China,
Project to raise up the Yuzhen Palace at the property
Requirement for a living heritage management approach
Tourism development has begun to reach a critical mass
,On 27 November 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/705/documents/, presenting progress on a number of areas ...
683.
The proposed site consists of a group of protected areas on the south-east coast of the Caspian Sea and covers Turkmenbashi, Balkhan, North Cheleken and Mikhailov bays, which range from relatively deep to shallow. They are bordered by sandy and shelly spits and there are several islands, which are overgrown with halophytes and have coastal marshes. The largest of them is ...
684.
The islands of al Hallaniyyat are located in the north east of Dhofar (South of Oman) and administratively under Wilayat Shalim and al Hallaniyyat Islands (see the attached maps). The proposed reserve consists of four main islands and a small island on the shape of two paramount called Shunais. Al Hallaniyyat is the biggest island among the other four and is occupied by ...
685.
The property, known as Anavarza in Turkish, located within the boundaries of Dilekkaya Village today at 30 km south of the District of Kozan in Adana, is covering a 100 ha. area spread at the foot of a rocky (Dilekkaya) in 220 m. height. This rocky formation is an extension of the Taurus in the ‘Cilicia in plain’.
The noted first historical events about ...
686.
Equinor, one of the leading energy companies and an important player in the oil and gas sector and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), a leading standard-setting organization for the jewellery and watch industry, have confirmed their commitments to safeguard World Heritage sites.
With an aim to preserve biodiversity and sensitive areas, and to reverse nature loss by ...
687.
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee ended on Wednesday in New Delhi, India. The Committee inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The session concluded with Nauru ratifying the World Heritage Convention and becoming its 196th State Party.
The Committee inscribed 26 new properties, including making 2 major extensions to ...
688.
Mali,- No delimitation and protective measures for the buffer zone of the property;
- No management plan;
- Urban development pressure;
- Flooding risks and waste management problems.,From 14 to 16 February 2005, a World Heritage mission went to Timbuktu to participate in a Round Table meeting organised by the State Party on conservation issues of the city of Timbuktu. The ...
689.
Brazil,Illegal road construction; lack of transboundary cooperation; excessive aircraft traffic.,The Committee, at its 25th session (Helsinki, 2001) removed Iguaçu Nationa Park from the List of World Heritage in Danger after the State Party had taken the necessary measures to close down an illegal road (Estrado do Colono) that crossed the Park. The Committee ...
690.
Georgia,Management; Conservation.,At the request of the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee, a joint UNESCO-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission was undertaken from 8 to 16 November 2003. Despite the political situation in Georgia at that time, which made it difficult to organise meetings with the relevant authorities, the mission evaluated the state of conservation ...
691.
Mexico,
Illegal logging
Growth in human population
Tourism pressures associated with growth in visitor numbers and heavy concentration in specific areas
Agricultural advances
Forest fires
,On 5 February 2014, the World Heritage Centre wrote to the State Party of Mexico requesting further information in relation to media reports that the 2013-2014 overwintering population ...
692.
Libya,
Vandalism
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Human Resources
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Illegal activities
,On 30 January 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/287/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions ...
693.
Observing heritage sites from space for the sake of preservation has a long history. In the early 1920s, scientists were already using aerial photographs to map archaeological sites and to help detect changes not visible from the ground, such as buried roads and other remains.
In 1972, the World Heritage Convention was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference, and that same ...
694.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone,
b) Lack of effective management mechanisms,
c) Boundary issues,
d) Illegal logging. ,On 31 January 2012, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a response to Decision 35 COM 7B.21, adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35thsession.
From ...
695.
The World Heritage Centre is determined to support Solomon Islands and Australia in exploring all options to hold the responsible company, owners and insurers to account. The Director of the World Heritage Centre wrote a letter to both the shipping and charter firm South Express Ltd, the owner of the MV Solomon Trader, and the insurance firm Korea Protection and Indemnity ...
696.
Libya,Vandalism,At its 33rd and 34th sessions, the World Heritage Committee was informed of the acts of vandalism that occurred at the property in April 2009 and requested a joint reactive monitoring mission. The World Heritage Committee also urged the State Party, in consultation with the mission, to undertake a detailed assessment of the damage in order to identify ...
697.
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 ...
698.
Morocco,
Society’s valuing of heritage: Partial abandonment of the property
Erosion and siltation/deposition: Gully erosion leading to rock falls
Deliberate destruction of heritage: Increased offences in old Ksar and degradation (issue resolved)
Governance: Delays in the establishment of a technical and administrative structure responsible for the property (issue ...
699.
France,Spain,a) Impacts of the Gavarnie Festival (France);
b) Insufficient support for agroastoralism;
c) Inefficient transboundary cooperation;,The World Heritage Committee, in Decision 32 COM 7B.42, requested the State Party of France to take the necessary steps to relocate the Gavarnie Festival in line with its previous commitments and past decisions of the World ...
700.
The city of Balkh comprises a large urban site of some 11 square kilometres, lying west of the modern regional capital of northern Afghanistan, Mazar i Sharif, and about 46 miles south of the Amu Darya (Oxus) river whose course ran close to the city in antiquity. The foundation of the city of Paktra, later known as Bactria is ascribed to Kaiomars, and at an early date it ...
701.
Coordinates:
Lake Elementaita: S0 15 E36 01
Lake Nakuru: S0 17 E36 01
Lake Bogoria: N0 15 E36 06
The Kenya Lakes System consists of three separate but geologically and ecologically related lakes. The lakes are; Lake Elementaita (6,300 ha), Lake Nakuru (18,800ha) and Lake Bogoria (10,700ha) all of which lie in basins on the floor of the Great Rift Valley which transects ...
702.
In November 2006, the World Heritage Centre signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to establish the first World Heritage Digital Center (WHDC) under the leadership of Dr. Ching-chih Chen, information technology Professor at Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. "The World Heritage Centre ...
703.
From 18 to 29 October, the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The COP marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention and is one of the highlights of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. An important objective of the meeting is to adopt a revised and updated Strategic Plan including ...
704.
Hill Forts of Rajastan and Wooden Churches of the Carpathian region inscribed on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed two new cultural World Heritage sites, one in India and the other astride the border of Poland and Ukraine.
Hill Forts of Rajasthan (India)
The serial site, situated in the state of Rajastahan, includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh; Kumbhalgarh; Sawai Madhopur; Jhalawar; Jaipur, and Jaisalmer. The ecclectic architecture of ...
705.
Mechtild Rossler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, acknowledges the great efforts of those engaged for World Heritage protection, and calls for civil society as a whole to increase its commitment to protecting World Heritage sites. World Heritage is humankind’s common heritage, and the responsibility for its conservation is shared by everyone.
The World ...
706.
The 5th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage related category 2 Institutes and Centres took place in Dehradun, India on 22 November 2016. The UNESCO Category 2 Centre (C2C) on Natural World Heritage Management and Training for Asia and the Pacific Region (NWHMT) at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) hosted the meeting on its campus.
Four ...
707.
Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
This publication highlights the impacts of climate change on 26 natural and cultural World Heritage properties, along with ongoing and planned adaptation and mitigation measures. There are five chapters on glaciers, marine biodiversity, terrestrial biodiversity, archaeological sites, and historic cities and settlements, and ...
708.
Honduras,a) Illegal settlements;
b) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural intrusions;
c) Illegal logging;
d) Poaching;
e) Invasive exotic species;
f) Management deficiencies;
g) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development project Patuca II.,The property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the presence of unauthorized settlements within ...
709.
Oman,a) Poaching ;
b) Gas and oil exploration ;
c) Overgrazing by domestic stock ;
d) Boundary marking, management planning and management regime.,The State Party has provided a report on 10 February 2006 informing of the measures taken to address the main management threats to the property. The establishment of trained and equipped ranger units within the ...
710.
Lebanon,
Port expansion project (issue resolved)
Need for a Management Plan and a Master Plan
Plans for an extension of the jetty
,Following the request of the Committee, a report on the state of conservation of the site was submitted by the State Party, on 7 March 2003. In the report, the General Directorate of Antiquities (DGA) informs that a certain number of actions ...
711.
Iraq,
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites (issue resolved)
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is presented in ...
712.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Conflict and political instability (issue resolved)
Lack of management control and of the accesses to the property
Poaching
Encroachment: human occupation and agricultural pressure
Bush fires
Illegal gold panning
Boundaries: reduction of the surface of the Park
,The State Party has continued its efforts in terms of improving the surveillance mechanism and ...
713.
Situated in an exceptionally beautiful landscape and covering a vast area of 42 km2, Hampi, in India, contains major archaeological remains of what was once the capital of the last great Hindu kingdom and one of the world’s largest cities in the 16th century. Today, it is a living site, with 29 villages and widespread agricultural activity. Hampi is an important Hindu ...
714.
It is a great pleasure for me to share this 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention celebration with you.
Over the past five decades, the World Heritage Convention has protected and promoted humanity’s treasures and transformed the way we value and safeguard heritage.
In this issue we look at a few key sites that have marked turning points for the Convention, ...
715.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Management system to be strengthened (need to specify the limits of the property for the land parts by following the cadastral limits, to extend the limits of the unified buffer zone at the level of the Petit Paris district and the lighthouse, to strengthen the practical and operational dimension of the Conservation and Management Plan for the property, to ...
716.
Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galapagos and lack of enforcement;
b) Poor governance;
c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures;
d) Illegal fishing;
e) Instability of Park Director’s position;
f) High immigration rate;
g) Unsustainable tourism development;
h) Educational reform not implemented.,As requested by the World Heritage ...
717.
The National Reserve is situated in Rift Valley Province, Narok and Transmara Districts. The site adjoins the Serengeti National Park along the Kenya-Tanzania border, and is considered part of the same ecosystem. The National Reserve is Kenya's most-visited protected area, world famous for its high density of herbivores and predators, and the annual migrations of ...
718.
The Farasan Islands are a large archipelago of over 170 islands and islets of uplifted coral reef lying 40-90 km offshore from the city of Jazan on the south-eastern coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The protected area covers 5,408 sq. km, the majority of which is state owned with recognized municipal lands and private ownerships allocated within the boundaries of ...
719.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Temperature change (Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature)
Housing (Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration)
Ground transport infrastructure (International tarmac road crosses the site, heavy automobile and truck traffic inducing vibrations, pollution, and ...
720.
Egypt,a) Rise in the water table;
b) Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment;
c) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc);
d) Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
721.
722.
WHC-99/CONF.206/INF.6 I
723.
Madagascar,a) Encroachment;
b) Fire;
c) Hunting and poaching;
d) Artisanal mining;
e) Illegal logging.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party on 1 February 2013, complemented by an additional report in March 2013. The reports give a brief overview of ongoing management operations and efforts to implement the four urgent ...
724.
Peru,a) Frequent seismic activity in the region and flooding during the rainy season;
b) Demolition of houses in the Historical Centre and the restoration of the San Agustin Church;
c) Material decay and abandonment of buildings, as well as the effect of heavy traffic on historic buildings.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee requested the ...
725.
Algeria,
Natural erosion
Lack of maintenance of dwelling places
Loss of traditional conservation techniques
Uncontrolled land use
Non-operational safeguarding plan
Lack of coordination of actions
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system
Change in the land use plan
,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 29 ...
726.
Mali,
Insufficient site management means
Illicit trafficking of cultural property
Instable security situation
Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516/, providing the following information:
Intra- and ...
727.
Chile,
Management systems/management plan
Wind
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 ...
728.
Lebanon,
Absence of coordination mechanisms
Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings
Financial resources: Lack of resources for the management structure
Housing
Illegal activities: Illegal constructions and urban encroachments
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Land conversion
Legal framework: Absence of legislative framework
Livestock farming / grazing of ...
729.
WHC-98/CONF.201/INF.12
730.
Yemen,
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state)
Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings
Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up
Lack of conservation measures and ...
731.
Libya,
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Torrential rains
Fires
,On 6 February 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, an updated version of which was submitted on 31 January 2021. Executive summaries of both reports are available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/362/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by ...
732.
The Sudd wetland, with an estimated area of approximately 57,000 km2 represents one of the largest freshwater ecosystems in the world. The extent of the Sudd wetlands is highly variable; it depends largely on the seasons and years respectively. In the wet season the size of the wetland increases up to 90,000 km² and gradually decreases to about 42,000 km² depending on high ...
733.
Kiribati,a) Illegal fishing and overfishing by licensed and unlicensed vessels;
b) Degradation of seamounts;,The State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property, as well as a copy of the 2010-2014 Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) Management Plan on 12 February 2012. The report provides a summary of progress made on the three ...
734.
Indonesia,a) Mining;
b) Security limitations;
c) Development threats;
d) Exploitation of marine resources;
e) Absence of a co-ordinating agency;
f) Absence of a finalized strategic management plan;
g) Absence of physically designated Park boundaries;
h) Inadequate financing.,The State Party submitted a report on 9 November 2006 with information that the Strategic Plan ...
735.
India,
Lack of an operational site management plan;
Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic;
Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property.
,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which provides the following information on the progress achieved with regard to the recommendations ...
736.
Costa Rica,Panama,a) Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor);
b) Encroachment (settlements, cattle ranching).,The State Party of Panama report was received by the World Heritage Centre on 20 February 2008. It consisted of a response ...
737.
India,
Governments of Bangladesh and India were encouraged to co-operate with interested parties and consider initiating actions that could eventually lead to the joint inscription of The Sundarbans World Heritage site of Bangladesh and the Sundarbans National Park World Heritage site of India as a single entry on the World Heritage List
System of National Waterways ...
738.
Following the earthquakes that struck the region of Emilia in northern Italy, notably since May 20, the UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova dispatched an urgent technical mission with the objective of assessing the overall situation at the affected World Heritage properties. The mission also aimed to evaluate the current risks related to the evolution of ...
739.
Indonesia,
Mining
Security limitations
Development threats
Exploitation of marine resources
Absence of a co-ordinating agency
Absence of a finalized strategic management plan
Park boundaries not physically demarcated
Inadequate financing
,On 23 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
740.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching
Military conflict
Looting of the facilities
Godl mining
,Since the Committee session of June 2002, the political situation in DRC has been in constant and rapid change. A peace accord was signed in July 2002, which lead to a retreat of most foreign troops in October 2002. In April 2003 the new constitution was approved and ...
741.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching;
Managerment issues (issue resolved);
Civil unrest
,Since the Committee session of June 2002, the political situation in DRC has been in constant and rapid change. A peace accord was signed in July 2002, which lead to a retreat of most foreign troops in October 2002. In April 2003 the new constitution was approved and ...
742.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Proposed construction of a highway (issue resolved)
Armed conflict
Uncontrolled arrival of refugees causing deforestation and poaching
,Since the Committee session of June 2002, the political situation in DRC has been in constant and rapid change. A peace accord was signed in July 2002, which lead to a retreat of most foreign troops in ...
743.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict in the region
Poaching
Illegal encroachment and housing construction
Need to design and implement small-scale projects benefiting local populations
,Since the Committee session of June 2002, the political situation in DRC has been in constant and rapid change. A peace accord was signed in July 2002, which lead to a ...
744.
The cave is located near the village of Rabisha, in the district of Vidin. The beginnings of the formation of the cave go back 15 million years ago on a hill which is 461 meters high. The cave has a number of accessible halls and galleries which were inhabited during the Bronze Age and which contain remnants of settlements and drawings on the walls. The remnants in the ...
745.
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 ...
746.
Nepal,
Earthquake (Severe earthquake of 25 April 2015)
Housing (Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses)
Management systems/management plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction of a forest road)
Underground transport infrastructure (Project ...
747.
Tunisia,
Construction of dams;
Hunting;
Grazing,
Air pollution
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.11. Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.10
New information: At its twenty-third session in July 1999, the Bureau agreed with the recommendations of a joint IUCN/Ramsar/Centre mission to the ...
748.
749.
Peru,
Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation
No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides
Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca ...
750.
Senegal,
Lack of a site manager (Issue resolved)
Lack of monitoring and control mechanism
Lack of a conservation and management plan (existence of a Safeguarding and Enhancement Plan serving as a Conservation and Management Plan)
New constructions, architectural modifications and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity
Inappropriate housing ...
751.
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was the Royal Inland Road, also known as the Silver Route. The inscribed property consists of 55 sites and five existing World Heritage sites lying along a 1400 km section of this 2600 km route, that extends north from Mexico City to Texas and New Mexico, United States of America. The route was actively used as a trade route for 300 years, ...
752.
Bangladesh,
Governments of Bangladesh and India were encouraged to co-operate with interested parties and consider initiating actions that could eventually lead to the joint inscription of The Sundarbans World Heritage site of Bangladesh and the Sundarbans National Park World Heritage site of India as a single entry on the World Heritage List
High level of ...
753.
Egypt,
Growing number of visitors
Uncontrolled development of the nearby village
Deterioration of the stones
Motorway project
Encroachment upon the site and its buffer zone
,
754.
,At the request of a number of Members of the World Heritage Committee, an Orientation Session for members of the Committee is organized to allow for better preparations for the Committee. session.This session is organized notably for new Committee members. Interpretation in English and French will be provided.
PresentationEnglish Francais
755.
On 12 November 2015, H.E. Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and Chairperson of the Board of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), presented a contribution of $200,000 USD to Mounir Bouchenaki, Director of ARC-WH to support the implementation of the Arab States Regional Programme. Mechtild ...
756.
In addition to its generous annual contributions under the Programme Cooperation Agreement (2014-2017), the Government of Sweden decided in November 2017 to provide additional financial support to UNESCO in the amount of SEK 3,200,000 (around USD 400,000) to strengthen the protection of heritage, as well as to promote independent, free and pluralistic media.
The ...
757.
On 6 November 2017, The Church of England National Investing Bodies announced the launch of its new policy on investing in extractive industries: “Extractive Industries: Ethical Investment Policy”. The policy acknowledges the positive contribution that mining can make to development but also highlights the ethical importance of protected areas such as World Heritage sites ...
758.
The Working Group on the Representativity of the World Heritage List was decided by the 23rd Session of the World Heritage Committee as a follow up to the 12th General Assembly of States Parties of the World Heritage Convention.
At a meeting held on 21 January 2000 the following twelve States Parties were elected to the Working Group: Australia, Benin, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, ...
759.
Breiðafjörður is a large shallow bay located in Western Iceland, with an exceptional combination of natural features and cultural and historical heritage. It is approximately 50 km wide and 125 km long, encircled by mountains, including the volcano Snæfellsjökull on the Snæfellsnes peninsula on the south side, and the Western Fjords peninsula ...
760.
Nigeria,,Following the informal meeting held on 6 July 2015 in Bonn (during the 39th session of the Committee) with the State Party and the Advisory Bodies, the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report to address issues they had reported during that meeting on attacks at the property (December 2014), ...
761.
Honduras,
Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve;
Illegal tree felling;
Poaching;
Road construction;
Patuca II hydro power project .
,Summary of previous delibertions:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.8 Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.7
New information: The State Party has ...
762.
Helsinki, Finland - The World Heritage Committee opened its 25th annual session in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, 11 December. The meeting, hosted by the Finnish Government, was opened by the Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura; the President of Finland, Ms Tarja Halonen, and the Finnish ministers of Culture and Environment. The opening session was attended by ...
763.
Peru,a) Delays in revising the Master Plan, including detailed yearly operational plans, adequate budget provisions support;
b) No evaluation of transport options, including geological studies and the development of a study on the impact of buses on landslides;
c) Lack of impact studies on the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Camino Inca;
d) Delays in the development ...
764.
Lebanon,
Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved)
Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved)
Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved)
Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved)
Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved)
Road construction ...
765.
Mexico,
Illegal activities - Illegal logging
Land conversion - Agricultural encroachment
Forest fires (issue resolved)
Decline in the overwintering population of Monarch butterflies in the property
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (tourism pressures associated with growth in visitor numbers and heavy concentration in specific areas)
Major visitor accommodation ...
766.
Tunisia,
Land development and infrastructures within the property
Legal framework
Housing
Management system / management plan
,On 29 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/37/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
767.
Kazakhstan,
Management System/Management Plan (Newly developed Master Plan; Conservation and Management Plan)
Buildings and Development (Urban high rise/changes to skyline; Construction of a new mosque)
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Housing
,On 31 January 2020, the State Party submitted a state of ...
768.
Krakow, Poland,The World Heritage Convention sets out the responsibilities of the States Parties to identify, protect and manage natural and cultural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). While appropriate conditions for proper protection are nearly always generated at State level, most of the obligations associated with World Heritage inscriptions are usually met ...
769.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability
Attribution of a petroleum exploration permit inside the property
Poaching by the army (issue resolved) and armed groups
Encroachment
Extension of illegal fishing areas
Deforestation, charcoal production and cattle grazing
,On 15 March 2019, the State Party submitted a report on ...
770.
Lake Titicaca is the largest freshwater lake in South America and the highest of the world's large lakes. Titicaca is one of less than twenty ancient lakes on earth, and is thought to be three million years old. Lake Titicaca sits 3 810 m above sea level and is situated between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east. Peruvian part is located in Puno department, in Puno ...
771.
France,
Non-renewable energy facilities
Oil and gas
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
,At its 37th session in 2013, the World Heritage Committee noted with concern the increase in tourism pressure and its possible impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property (Decision 37 COM 7B.19). Since this Decision, the World Heritage Centre has continued to ...
772.
On 2 November 2010, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and Kris Peeters, Minister - President of the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium), signed an agreement establishing a Trust Fund that will support UNESCO's activities in the field of heritage.
This is the third Trust Fund signed between UNESCO and the Government of Flanders. It bears witness to the ...
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Honduras,a) Illegal settlements;b) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural encroachment;c) Illegal logging;d) Illegal commercial fishing;e) Poaching;f) Alien invasive species;g) Management deficiencies;h) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development projects Patuca I,II and III;i) Lack of law enforcement;j) Lack of clarity regarding land tenure and ...
774.
UNESCO is launching a call for UNESCO designated sites including Biosphere Reserves, UNESCO Global Geoparks and World Heritage sites, as well as elements of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to benefit from the capacity building support of the UNESCO Earth Network.
Earlier this month, a call for volunteer experts including young people was launched.
The programme aims at ...
775.
Panama,
Erosion and siltation/ deposition
Housing
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Land conversion
Legal framework
Management systems/ management plan
Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Erosion
Lack of established boundaries and buffer zones
Absence of a ...
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The Djerdap National Park embraces part of the area of the Djerdap Canyon known as the Iron Gates in the central part of the Danube river course,and is divided by the international border running along the middle of the river into the southern - Yugoslav and the northern - Rumanian part. The total area of the National Park is 63.600 ha and the protection zone consists of ...
777.
A World Heritage partners event and panel discussion, sponsored by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, took place on the 7th of July in Krakow on the occasion of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee.
The Partners' event, for the fourth consecutive year, provided a platform for discussing private sector partners’ contributions to World Heritage ...
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Central African Republic,
Heavy poaching;
Lack of management plan;
Possible transfer of the management of the site to a private foundation
,
Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.3 Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.2
New information:
The President of the State Party has yet to respond to ...
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780.
N 38 28 55 E 28 2 43 (Sardis)
N 3834 48 E 28 00 25 (Bintepe)
The Ancient City of Sardis
The ancient city of Sardis is located in Manisa Province in western Turkey, near the modern town of Sart. It lies at the foot of the Bozdağ Mountains and at the edge of the fertile plain of the Gediz River. This broad valley has been one of the major routes from ...
781.
Since 2018, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Partners have worked together to raise public awareness and create public engagement in the field of sustainable tourism development through culture. One of the major initiatives of the collaboration is World Heritage Journeys, a project that aims to increase sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites, while ...
782.
Uzbekistan,
Management Systems/Management Plan (Lack of strategic approach to urban conservation; Lack of implementation of the management plan)
Management activities (Impact of urban landscaping programme on the authenticity and integrity of the property)
Ground transport infrastructure (Large-scale development projects such as road building)
Others (Conservation of urban ...
783.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Legal framework (Lack of definition of the buffer zone)
Management System/ Management Plan (Lack of conservation and/or management plans)
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system (Inappropriate restoration works)
Housing (Urban encroachment)
Since 2013:
War (Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict)
,On ...
784.
Egypt,
Growing number of visitors
Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved)
Deterioration of the stones
Road construction project (issue resolved)
Encroachment upon the site and its buffer zone
,
785.
Egypt,
Growing number of visitors
Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved)
Deterioration of the stones
Road construction project (issue resolved)
Encroachment upon the site and its buffer zone
,
786.
Uganda,
Destruction by fire of the Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga
Ground transport infrastructure: Proposed widening of the Masiro Road
Management systems/management plan: lack of a Master Plan and a complete Management Plan with detailed disaster risk management plan and a tourism management plan
Management activities: Management structure (issue resolved)
,On 1 February 2022, the ...
787.
Chile,
Interventions planned at the port, such as the Barón Port and the Prat Dock, as well as for touristic facilities and real estate projects
Fragmentation of competencies and mandates by sectors and by different levels of government, as well as by the different types of specific protection and use of different areas, does not allow for the management of the property ...
788.
Shudong Village：N 26°06′22″, E 108° 55′21″
Dali Village： N 26°02′26″, E 108° 38′21″
Zadang Village: N 26°00′15″, E 108°38′38″
Village：N 25°57′37″, E 108°44′11″
Zengchong Village：N 25°54′55″, E ...
789.
1. City of Gerace: 38.27285, 16.216862. Baptistery of Santa Severina: 39.14848, 16.915263. Oratorium of San Marco a Rossano: 39.57140, 16.636344. Catholic of Stilo: 38.48038, 16.468285. Orthodox Monastery of S. Giovanni Theristìs in Bivongi: 38.49521, 16.47080
The nomination proposal constitutes a serial site consisting of 5 components - a city and 4 monumental buildings - ...
790.
Marrakesh - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting in Marrakech (Morocco) since November 29, has today included four new sites on its List of World Heritage in Danger. They are the Iguacu National Park (Brazil), the Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda), the Salonga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the Groups of Monuments at Hampi (India). The inclusion of ...
791.
World Heritage and literacy were bookends to a day where Philadelphia opened its arms to UNESCO, during the second day of Director-General Irina Bokova’s visit to the United States on Thursday.Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined the Director-General to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention at morning ceremonies held at Independence ...
792.
UNESCO, in partnership with the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA), the Japanese National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH), ICCROM and ICOMOS has organized a special session on "Resilient Cultural Heritage" within the framework of the Third United Nations World Conference Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), which has taken place between 14 and 18 March at ...
793.
On 9 May 2022, UNESCO organized an online meeting to discuss the removal of African properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Despite the richness and diversity of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage, the Sub-Saharan African region is one of the least represented regions on the World Heritage List, but still registers the highest number of endangered ...
794.
Ukraine,Urban development pressure,In line with the World Heritage Committee Decision 28 COM 15B.99,the State Party kept the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS informed on different projects, which may have an impact on the property.
On 1 December 2005, the State Party invited an expert mission, which took place in April 2006, to assess the state of conservation of the St. ...
795.
Nepal,
Growing energy demands of the tourist industry
Growing number of tourists
Need to revise the management plan of the site
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – pages 97 and 98 of Annex IV.
New Information: In accordance with the recommendation made by the twenty-second extraordinary session of the Bureau in November ...
796.
UNESCO HQ, Room VIII,On 25 February 2016, scientific experts will convene at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, to strengthen scientific partnerships to support the nomination of Sanganeb Atoll and Dungonab Bay-Mukkawar Island Marine Protected Areas as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The meeting is organized at the initiative of Cousteau and made possible through the ...
797.
Documents
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Indonesia,
Ineffectual legal and institutional framework for the management and protection of the property (issue resolved);
Impacts on the stone of Borobudur Temple from the use of epoxy resin, steam cleaning and water repellants (issue resolved).
,On 8 April 2020, the World Heritage Centre requested that the State Party of Indonesia clarify information provided by a ...