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Indonesia, Management infrastructure development within the constraints imposed by security risks in the area (issue resolved) Disposal of mine tailings (issue resolved)  Strategic planning and promoting Government-NGO-industry co-operation for conservation ,The WWF-Office for Sahul Bioregion is now located in Jayapura in Irian Jaya and has provided a report to IUCN ...

Last August, the UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage Managers Conference was held on board Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic Endeavour, and we were honored to be joined by CEO and Ocean Elder Sven Lindblad. Over the course of the week, Lindblad met with the managers responsible for the day-to-day protection of our common ocean heritage of humanity, sharing the stories ...

Libya,,Since its inscription on the World Heritage List, the site has never been the subject of a state of conservation report. In March 2003, the Centre dispatched a mission to Cyrene to assess its state of conservation and identify possible remedial measures. The findings and recommendations of the mission, which had been discussed with the State Party, were contained in ...

This lush, photo-driven guide introduces 50 of the most magnificently biodiverse places around the world, revealing not only their physical beauty but also celebrating the flora and fauna that make them unique. Did you know that Kakadu National Park in Australia boasts some of the oldest exposed rock on the planet and is known to have been inhabited continuously for over ...

Ecuador, heavy poaching of wildlife, illegal livestock grazing, encroachment along the Park's perimeter, unplanned road construction. ,Summary of previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.5. Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.4 New information: In response to the invitation of the twenty-third session of ...

The Franck Foundations in Halle are one of the most important architectural monuments in Germany from the period of Pietism and the early Enlightenment. August Herrmann Francke was a congregational pastor and theology professor who was deeply imbued with the religious conceptions of Pietism that stated that on should live out one's own inner piety in direct connection ...

The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Ina Marčiulionytė, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to UNESCO, started its work Sunday with an address by the Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, who highlighted the need for synergy between UNESCO's conventions on tangible heritage, intangible heritage, and diversity of cultural ...

On 5 December 2024, managers from the 51 UNESCO World Heritage marine sites convened online with experts from UNESCO and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to share best practices in managing tourism sustainably across the globe. Tourism and UNESCO World Heritage marine sites are deeply interconnected, as these flagship marine protected areas ...

Periodic ReportingQuestionnaire Third Cycle exercise | 2018-2024 © {{replace "periodicText"}} Access to specific State Party or World Heritage property Periodic Reporting questionnaire is restricted to designated national focal points and World Heritage site managers.  Third Cycle 2018-2024 The questionnaire for the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting was revised ...

Croatia, Armed conflict; Need to extend the buffer zone ,This World Heritage site was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1991 and has since then received numerous UNESCO missions, with a view to help in the ongoing restoration process and the monitoring of the work underway. It is recalled that immediately after the bombing of the city in December 1991, the ...

With the support of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, TourismAfrica 2006 (10-15 September, Geneva, Switzerland) is actively raising awareness of African World Heritage.  This four-day event gathers professional African and international decision-makers to advance the development of Africa's Tourism Industry, especially in the domain of sustainable tourism. The ...

Viet Nam,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration; Illegal fishing; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution co-ordination.,As requested by the 27th session of the Committee, the State Party submitted, in a letter dated 1 March 2004, a report addressing the main issues identified by the Committee (27 COM ...

Jordan, Heavy flooding in 1996 (issue resolved)  Insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities (issue resolved)  Insufficient conservation of antiquities (issue resolved)  Housing (uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site) Ground transport infrastructure (construction or road widening projects leading to the site) Other encroachments ...

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 ...

Iran (Islamic Republic of),Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: planned electrification of the Tehran-Garmsar-Bandar-e Torkaman line ,On 2 December 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1585/documents/. Progress on a number of conservation issues ...

Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos 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.,The State Party submitted two reports to ...

Tunisia,,[Oral report] The critical situation of this park, as reported to the Bureau at its 9th session (see text below) had not altered and IUCN noted that if compensatory measures to re-establish the water regime of this Park were not taken very soon, the property would lose its international importance for migratory ...

The master's degree course "World Heritage at Work", offered by the University of Turin and the Polytechnic of Turin and organized by the International Training Centre of ILO in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, is preparing for its second year. The programme is intended for professionals involved in the management of a World Heritage property and those ...

Manama, Bahrain,IUCN and Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage Call for application TABE’A Programme Training Series: Tentative Lists and Nomination preparation for Natural World Heritage sites. World Heritage Nominations: application of the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (SoOUV) 7-10 November 2016| Manama, Bahrain Background Tabe’a is partnership regional ...

Syrian Arab Republic,a) Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes; b) Lack of human and financial resources; c) Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property; d) Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan.,Decision 35 COM 8B.23 adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session ...