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Niue Nioué Niue The Republic of Niue
States Parties Score 2.2412035 Date 01/2001
12027.
Le site des Curieuses mines de fer de Télé-Nugar est situé à 155 km au sud de Melfi, capitale du département de Barhr Signaka. Le site se trouve dans le village Tele-Nugar, en bordure de la route entre Melfi et Sarh.Les mines de ce site ont été découvertes en 1911 et auraient fonctionné depuis l’Antiquité jusqu'au 19e siècle. Ce site qui s'étend sur environ 1000m ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2376857 Date 07/2005
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Galapagos Islands,World Heritage marine managers share a wealth of solutions and best practices on how to deal with the conservation challenges they face. Bringing these success stories together in ways that make them suitable for replication in other marine areas, is a central part of our work. Our Best Practice Guide for site managers shares the marine spatial ...
Events Score 2.2376857 Date 08/2016
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Singapore Singapour Singapur Сингапур سنغافورة 新加坡
States Parties Score 2.2359815 Date 06/2012
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The Churches of Chiloe represent a unique example in Latin America of an outstanding form of ecclesiastical wooden architecture. They represent a tradition initiated by the Jesuit Peripatetic Mission in the 17th and 18th centuries, continued and enriched by the Franciscans during the 19th century and still prevailing today. These churches embody the intangible richness of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.2346737 Date 07/2019
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Le centre historique de Praia correspond à un centre de population primitive de 15 ha de surface, située au plateau naturellement fortifiée de Santa Maria da Vitoria, surplombant le port du même nom, où la ville s’est constituée. Considéré depuis ses débuts comme un site militaire stratégique, cet emplacement permettait le control des activités maritimes et commerciales ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2340238 Date 03/2016
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The Birka archaeological site is located on Bjorko Island in Lake Malar and was occupied in the 9th and 10th centuries. Hovgården is situated on the neighbouring island of Adelso. Together, they make up an archaeological complex which illustrates the elaborate trading networks of Viking-Age Europe and their influence on the subsequent history of Scandinavia. Birka was also ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.2340238 Date 12/1993
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These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well preserved. Far from being mere wall decorations, the paintings form a systematic covering on all the facades and represent complete cycles ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.2340238 Date 08/2010
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Interpretation refers to the full range of potential activities intended to heighten public awareness and enhance understanding of cultural heritage site. These can include print and electronic publications, public lectures, on-site and directly related off-site installations, educational programmes, community activities, and ongoing research, training, and evaluation of ...
FAQ Score 2.2330627 Date 11/2022
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The World Heritage Committee meets annually and consists of representatives from twenty-one of the States Parties to the Convention, who are elected by the General Assembly for terms up to six years. The Committee is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance. It decides ...
FAQ Score 2.2330627 Date 11/2022
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The territory is located on the ridge of Boysuntog - the southwest spur of Gissar Mountains in the district of Boysun. The sites of Boysun, which is a subject of inclusion in protected historical and cultural and landscape territory of the cultural reserve: the basic historical-archeological sites (Teshik-Tash, Kushan wall, Kurganzol,); integral sites of folk cultures ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2330627 Date 01/2008
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Ecuador, Earthquake of March 1987;  Overpopulation; Heavy traffic;  Volcanic eruption ,Previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee, Chapter VII.43 and Annex IV   New information: The Ecuadorian authorities have provided detailed information on the disaster preparation scheme introduced to respond to the possible impact of the re-activation ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2330627 Date 10/1999
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India, Monsoon rain (issue resolved)  Gradual deterioration and the structural instability ,The Bureau, at its twenty-fourth session, examined the findings and recommendations of the ICOMOS monitoring mission to the site undertaken in February 2000. In order to mitigate potential threats caused by illegal encroachment and ad-hoc construction in the areas surrounding the ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2330627 Date 10/2000
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1) Jago Dzong: N27 38 59.99 E91 09 002) Yangthe Thuwo Dzong: N27 28 0.00 E89 38 303) Taktshang: N27 30 00   E89 20 004) Tango: N27 28 00 E89 38 305) Gomdra: N27°30' 00 E89 20 006) Thujedra: N27 28 00 E89 38 307) Draphu Senge gyaltshen: N27 28 00 E89 38 308) Tshechudra: N27 55 00 E89 40 599) Tsendong dowaphu: N27 30 00 E89 20 0010) Langthangphu: N27 28 00 E89 ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.232822 Date 08/2012
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Financial Regulations for the World Heritage Fund Article 15 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), establishes a Fund, called "the World Heritage Fund" hereinafter referred to as "the Fund" which is to constitute a trust fund, in conformity with the provisions of the Financial ...
Pages Score 2.232822 Date 02/2022
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Grenada Grenade Granada Гренада غرينادا 格林纳达 Grenada
States Parties Score 2.2307837 Date 08/1998
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Somalia Somalie Somalia Сомали الصومال 索马里 Somalia
States Parties Score 2.2307837 Date 07/2020
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Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so. 868Routes of Santiago de Compostela in ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.2295914 Date 12/1998
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The Town of St George, founded in 1612, is an outstanding example of the earliest English urban settlement in the New World. Its associated fortifications graphically illustrate the development of English military engineering from the 17th to the 20th century, being adapted to take account of the development of artillery over this period. 983Historic Town of St George and ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.2295914 Date 12/2000
12103.
Due to the prevailing situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain and following consultations with Bahraini authorities, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has decided to change the venue of the forthcoming 35th session of the World Heritage Committee from its initially planned location in Bahrain's capital Manama, to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This decision was ...
News Score 2.2273111 Date 03/2011
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Resources This section contains all of the documents, forms, and tools necessary for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. States Parties seeking to prepare property nominations or review general guidelines for the presentation of official documentation may follow the various models available in this section. Official documents Convention Text ...
Pages Score 2.2273111 Date 02/2022
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United States of America,,There is increasing evidence that the major wetlands system of the Everglades in Florida is under considerable threat with the adverse impacts of changes in water quality and quantity arising from a range of developments agricultural, industrial and urban - which are altering the natural systems. It is indicative of concern about the site that ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2273111 Date 10/1989
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Poland, Cave-ins; Subsidence;  Water seepage; Harmful atmospheric elements ,At its twenty-first session, the Committee was informed that the effectiveness of the dehumidifying system at the mines could only be assessed in the second half of 1998.
State of Conservation Score 2.2273111 Date 09/1998
12107.
Albania, Difficult financial situation Need for monitoring of the situation at the site  ,The Bureau at its twenty-fourth ordinary session in June/July 2000, requested the authorities to submit by 15 September 2000 a report on the implementation of the recommendations made by the UNESCO-ICOMOS-Butrint Foundation mission in 1997. To date, the requested report has not been ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2273111 Date 09/2000
12108.
UNESCO Headquarter, Paris,Dr Graham Watkins, Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, will give a lecture at UNESCO on Friday, 30 September 2005, Bonvin Building, Room XIV, at 15h00. The full title of the lecture is: "The Charles Darwin Research Station in Galapagos: Analysis of the Situation and Perception on Recent Changes in ...
Events Score 2.2273111 Date 09/2005
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UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI,The Director-General of UNESCO will present the Melina Mercouri Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) to the historic village of Maymand (Islamic Republic of Iran)The ceremony will be held in the presence of  Mr Petros Tatoulis, Deputy Minister of Culture of Greece, H.E. Ambassador George ...
Events Score 2.2273111 Date 09/2005
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Reykjavik, Iceland,In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Western and Nordic-Baltic European Countries met in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 18-21 October 2011, in a meeting hosted by Iceland and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage ...
Events Score 2.2273111 Date 10/2011
12111.
,As this year 1 February falls on a weekend, nominations, additional information concerning pending referrals and minor boundary modifications must be received at the World Heritage Centre, in compliance with the Operational Guidelines, the preceding Friday, that is 31 January 2014 by 17h00 GMT. Should you need any further information please contact Mr ...
Events Score 2.2273111 Date 01/2014
12112.
Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania,From Modern to Contemporary: Practices in Preserving Architectural Legacy of the 20th Century Modern Cities Forum “From Modern to Contemporary: Practices in Preserving Architectural Legacy of the 20th Century, Based on Tel Aviv Document for the Modern Cities” is going to be organized on the 12th and 13th of September 2019, Kaunas and Vilnius, ...
Events Score 2.2273111 Date 09/2019
12113.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris Room II,Information meeting regarding the organization of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee on Wednesday 14 May 2025, in Room II, from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Agenda Agenda of the Information meeting English French Presentation Presentation at the Information meeting English French Video Recording Watch the Information ...
Events Score 2.2273111 Date 05/2025
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Tanum, Sweden, 26-29 August 1999 Students from 12 to 18 years old and teachers from all Swedish schools working with the World Heritage site conservation in Sweden met at the World Heritage site of the Rock Carvings in Tanum. The camp was inaugurated with a "World Heritage dance" where the participants imitated and danced the nine Swedish World Heritage sites and concluded ...
Activities Score 2.2273111 Date 03/2022
12115.
In a joint effort, the Comitato Italiano per Venezia secured funding for the restoration of the dozens of iron window and door frames in the ancient Artiglierie building in the Arsenale.In time for part of it to be used as an exhibition venue for the 1999 Venice Biennale (the Superintendency used its ministerial budget to restore the roof and Special Law funding was ...
Activities Score 2.2273111 Date 03/2022
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Discover the new look of World Heritage, our quarterly magazine in English, French and Spanish featuring in-depth articles on World Heritage sites around the world and superb photographs, as well as the latest news in preservation. In Focus: World Heritage and the challenge of climate change Timbuktu: Mosques face climate challenges Coiba National Park, A jewel of the ...
Publications Score 2.2273111 Date 06/2006
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See ‘National Focal Point’.
FAQ Score 2.2256103 Date 11/2022
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Documents Score 2.2256103 Date 01/2019
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Documents Score 2.2256103 Date 01/2023
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