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The death toll continues to rise in Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo), where three females and one male silverback gorilla were shot and killed in the southern sector of the Park during the night of 22 July.The females, Safari, Neeza and Mburanumwe and the male Rugendo belonged to a group that was regularly visited by tourists. The death of these ...

In the framework of UNESCO’s Action plan for the safeguarding of Mali’s cultural heritage adopted in February 2013, and as part of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP 2007-2017), the World Heritage Centre has now published the Conservation Manual and the Study on Timbuktu’s Mausoleums. Both publications compile valuable documentation on this prominent ...

Saint Lucia,,This property comprises significant tracts of privately owned lands. Current land uses include a small number of hotels strategically located between the two volcanic pitons that contribute to the property’s Outstanding Universal Value. There is increasing pressure on government authorities to provide the necessary permits for considerable expansion of ...

The property is a mixed cultural and natural site covering the middle and upper reaches of the Sepik River basin including slopes of the Central Range and potentially the Torricelli and Prince Alexander mountains.    The Sepik River at 1126 km in length and covering an area of 7.7 million hectares is one of the world's greatest river systems.  It is the largest ...

UNESCO Headquarters and Online,Enhancing engagement in the World Heritage Reactive Monitoring process UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, under the World Heritage Leadership Programme, are pleased to announce that the 7th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum (WHSM25) will be organised in conjunction with the session of the World Heritage Committee. ...

Fauna and Flora International (FFI) a longtime partner of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, launched a global appeal this week with the objective of helping protect over 50,000 hectares of the globally unique “fynbos” ecosystem in the Cape Floral region of South Africa.The targeted lands are in the World Heritage site’s buffer areas, contributing to ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability; b) Poaching by military and armed groups; c) Encroachment; d) Illegal mining and deforestation.,On 30 January 2006, an updated report on the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party, including information on the Kahuzi-Biega National Park. ...

Egypt,,On 7 April 2010 the State Party submitted a report on the conservation of the property to the World Heritage Centre, in response to the request of the World Heritage Committee in its Decision 32 COM 7B.5. This decision noted the significant progress by the State Party in managing this property since its inscription, and a number of outstanding issues including in ...

Mexico,,On 18 January 2016, the World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the State Party regarding serious concerns over the conservation status of two species, vaquita (porpoise species) and totoaba (marine fish), both endemic to the Gulf of California and recognized as attributes of the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). The letter noted that according to the ...

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 ...

Periodic Reporting © UNESCO / Valentino Etowar What is Periodic Reporting Periodic Reporting is one of the core conservation monitoring mechanisms of the World Heritage Convention. Every eight years or so, the States Parties are invited to submit to the World Heritage Committee a Periodic Report on the application of the World Heritage Convention in their ...

Ethiopia,a)  Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species; b)  Increasing human populations and livestock numbers in the park; c)  Agricultural encroachment; d)  Road construction.,On 15 March 2013, the State Party submitted a comprehensive report on the state of conservation of the property, addressing remaining corrective measures ...

World Tourism Day is an opportunity to recognize the importance of sustainable tourism as a tool for intercultural dialogue, peace building and economic development. The United Nations’ International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 has focused its efforts on promoting tourism as a catalyst for positive change. For UNESCO, tourism presents both ...

Senegal, Road project; Poaching; Management issues;  Gold prospecting  ,A Centre/IUCN monitoring mission to the site was undertaken from 5 to 15 July 2001.  The full mission report is provided as an information document WHC-2001/CONF.207/INF.7.   As suggested in the report,  the Centre and IUCN propose that an aerial survey should be conducted as a matter of urgency. This ...

China, Management activities (Project to raise up the Yuzhen Palace at the property) Management systems / Management Plan (Requirement for a living heritage management approach) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Tourism development has begun to reach a critical mass) Others (Lack of clarity regarding components and buffer zone of the property) ,On 7 March 2023, ...

Rijal village located in the Assir Region, and is the capital of the Rijal Almaa Province. The village was a natural corridor linking those coming from Yemen and the Levant to Makkah and Madinah which makes it an important regional commercial center. The village consists of about 60 palaces built from natural stone, clay and wood, and the palaces consists of several ...

United States of America,a) Mining; b) Wildlife management: bison and cut-throat trout; c) Invasive alien species; d) Water quality; e) Road construction; f) Snow mobile impact on noise and air quality; g) Visitor numbers. ,In its report submitted on 30 January 2008, the State Party documented progress in addressing the threats already identified in 1995 which led to ...

A severe tropical cyclone struck the Island Nation of Fiji in late February 2016, causing catastrophic destruction and human loss. It is with great sadness that the World Heritage Centre learnt of the tropical cyclone storm that struck Fiji, and wishes to express its deepest sympathy for the human losses as well as for the material damages caused by Cyclone Winston. ...

United States of America, Agricultural, industrial and urban developments altering the natural systems; Pollution of the water (nutrients and mercury); Hurricane in August 1992 ,The Bureau at its nineteenth session recalled that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1993 due to an increasing number of threats since the date of its ...

Rome, Italy,Application deadline for the 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM and which will take place from 5  March to 30 April 2010 in Rome, Italy ICCROM is pleased to announce the third training course on Conservation of Built Heritage in Rome.  ICCROM has been a pioneer in organizing courses in heritage conservation ...