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12145.
Le Permien, dernière période de l'ère paléozoïque (-290 Ma à -250 Ma) fut marqué par la plus importante extinction de masse de l'histoire de la Terre. À partir de la fin de l'ère primaire, la configuration de la Terre a connu un changement majeur avec l'apparition d’un grand rift qui a  scindé la Pangée en deux, laissant se développer un bras de mer de direction Est-Ouest ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.225002 Date 02/2016
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The first management planning workshop in a series of five will take place on 25 and 26 March 2015 in the Korca region, Albania. The workshop is carried out in the framework of the 36-month European Union-funded project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid region”. The project is designed to address ...
News Score 2.225002 Date 03/2015
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Riversleigh and Naracoorte, situated in the north and south respectively of eastern Australia, are among the world’s 10 greatest fossil sites. They are a superb illustration of the key stages of evolution of Australia’s unique fauna. 698Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Sites fossiliferes de mammiferes d'Australie (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Sitios ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.225002 Date 12/1994
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UNESCO Headquarter, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, Room IX,3rd Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in "Culture, Tourism and Development" and UNITWIN-UNESCO Network "Culture, Tourism and Development"   University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne / IREST - EIREST / The French World Heritage Properties Association/ ICOMOS France / World Heritage Centre - France-UNESCO ...
Events Score 2.225002 Date 10/2012
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,The UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) in cooperation with UNESCO Jakarta is launching a capacity-building series as a follow-up to the World Heritage Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting (2018–2024) exercise for Asia-Pacific. Within South-East Asia, the capacity-building focus will be expressly related to two issues as highlighted in the World Heritage ...
Events Score 2.225002 Date 08/2024
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The most famous of the monuments affected by the Aswan High Dam Project was the temple complex on the island of Philae. Sacred to the goddess Isis, the sanctuary dates mostly to the Graeco-Roman period and was later transformed into a church (540 AD). The following monuments were also threatened by the construction of the dam: The small temples of Debod, Qertassi and ...
Activities Score 2.225002 Date 03/2022
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Authors of thesis are encouraged to send an abstract of their work and their personal data by filling the attached form. This will allow academics and researchers to know about their domain of research and to contact them. Thesis Academic institution(country) Language Title(type of thesis) Author(year) Abstract Politecnico di Torino, Department of ...
Activities Score 2.225002 Date 03/2025
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S.l. Name of component site State, Province or Region Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates 1.   The Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University [1953-1955] Dhaka 23°44'08.68"N 90°23'42.29"E 2.   Central Library (Old Building) University of Dhaka. [1953-1955] Dhaka 23°44'00.35"N 90°23'42.93"E 3.   Bangladesh Council of Scientific and ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2214637 Date 05/2023
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Area: 71.525 hectares - Perimeter: 173,4 Km C/imate: Regional: transition hot tropical / temperate with 5 month dry season. Local: altitude Sub-humid Tropical- temp: 20° C year average below 1.000 m.· pluv: 1.300to 1.700 mm total /yearAltitude: 900 - 1.496m.Geomorphology and hydrology:The area is made of two isolated metamorphic quartzite high plateau (Chapadao), separated ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2209933 Date 09/1998
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Grotto of Zaraut-kamar in the gorge of Zarautsoy is located in the southeast slope of the mountains Kugitangtau, entering into the system of southwest ridges of Gissar Mountains. Administratively Zarautsoy enters into the territory of the state natural reserve «Surkhan» in the area of Sherobod of Surkhandarya region, in 30 km to the northwest from Sherobod and in 5 km to ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2209933 Date 01/2008
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Align with the principles expressed by the States Parties in the Yaoundé Declaration March 1999, The Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC) is the only authority in term of political, technical orientation, coordination, harmonization and decision making regarding the conservation and sustainable management of the Central Africa forests ecosystem and ...
Partners Score 2.2209933 Date 08/2020
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Russian Federation, Management systems/ management plan (Lack of Management Plan) Legal framework (Weakening of conservation controls and laws) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development) Ground transport infrastructure (Road construction) Illegal activities (Deforestation) ,On 21 September 2018, the State Party sent a ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2209933 Date 05/2019
12157.
This region is characterized by one of the largest groups of churches and monasteries of the former Byzantine Empire. The complex of 10 monuments included on the World Heritage List, all richly decorated with murals, provides an overview of Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting in Cyprus. They range from small churches whose rural architectural style is in stark contrast ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.2209933 Date 12/2001
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Documents Score 2.2204607 Date 01/2023
12172.
The Morne Diablotin National Park, which is situated in the northwest of Dominica, is the island’s third national park to be established and was formally declared on January 21, 2000 by the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica. This followed twenty years of planning and negotiations, when calls for the Government to establish a “nature preserve” in the Morne Diablotin ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2160301 Date 05/2015
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Tonga Tonga Tonga Тонга تونغا 汤加 The Kingdom of Tonga
States Parties Score 2.2153347 Date 04/2004
12228.
Cette vaste dépression a livré les plus grands cimetières connus au Sud du Sahara. Plus de 40 sites archéologiques y ont été répertoriés, mais seuls six d'entre eux ont pu être partiellement fouillés jusqu'à présent. Leur étude permet de retracer la séquence complète de l'occupation de la région sur plus de deux millénaires et par là de reconstituer ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2153034 Date 11/1997
12229.
Paris - The Thirteenth General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention will take place this week at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The bi-annual two-day meeting, which opens Tuesday, is an opportunity for all of the countries which have signed the Convention to take part in its governance. Provisional AgendaParticipation: In accordance with Rule 2 of the ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 10/2001
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The conservation and preservation of cultural heritage is an interdisciplinary field requiring close cooperation between conservator-restorers, archaeologists, art historians, collection managers and museum curators on the one hand, and conservation scientists on the other. In order to promote the synergy between the cultural heritage field, and the natural sciences and ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 04/2010
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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sincere condolences on the death of Andrzej Tomaszewski, renowned professor of built heritage conservation and former Director of ICCROM. His passing comes as a great loss to the cultural heritage preservation field. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Prof Tomaszewski graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology with ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 11/2010
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The Atlas by Collins app can be downloaded for free on Tuesday, October 29th. The app comes with one globe pre-installed and includes 10 other globes that can be downloaded.  The free download is available to celebrate the launch of the World Heritage globe. With the World Heritage globe: Discover the locations of all 981 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Learn about the ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 10/2013
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For the one-year anniversary of the IUCN World Parks Congress, UNESCO has published the proceedings of this Congress to highlight the recommendations of the global conservation community on World Heritage for the next decade. The Promise of Sydney for World Heritage sites agreed at the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 is to secure the highest level of international ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 01/2016
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The Arab World Heritage Young Professionals Forum “empowering youth to build peace through the protection and preservation of heritage” starts today! The Forum was opened by H. E. Mr Mohamed Zinelabidine, Minister of Cultural Affairs of Tunisia, Dr Mohamed Ould Amar, Director-General of ALECSO; Dr Mechtild Rossler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre; H. E. Ms ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 12/2019
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Approximately 200 participants – World Heritage secretariat, Advisory Bodies, National Focal points, Site managers and category 2 Centres representatives from the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region –  took part, on 11 December, in the launching of the World Heritage Action Plan for the LAC region (2023–2029). The launching was held in the form of an on line ...
News Score 2.2153034 Date 12/2023
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Nepal,Collapse of the roof of the Patan Temple; Landslide; Revision of the implementation of the Action Plan; Need for restoration/consolidation works,The World Heritage Committee, at its sixteenth session, and subsequently the Bureau, at its seventeenth session, were informed of the alarming state of conservation of the historic building and monuments in the ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2153034 Date 10/1993
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Cambodia, Inadequate protective legislation; Inadequately staffed national protection agency; No permanent boundaries established and defined buffer zones; Need for monitoring and coordination of the international conservation effort ,The UNESCO Secretariat is assisting the Royal Government of Cambodia in carrying out its obligations following the inscription of the ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2153034 Date 10/1995
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Bangladesh, Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources. ,Following alarming reports on the state of conservation of Pahapur from independent experts, the World Heritage Centre organized a reactive monitoring mission to the property in April 2002. The ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2153034 Date 12/2002
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Germany, Urban pressure (issue resolved)  Current traffic planning (issue resolved) Need to review the legal protection of the site (issue resolved) Impact of the Havel waterway improvement project on the cultural landscape  ,WHC: By letter of 31 March 2003, the German Permanent Delegation reported that the "Havel Waterway Improvement Project " has ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2153034 Date 06/2003
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,The World Heritage Centre will organize a regional consultative meeting with the Arab States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 4 to 7 December 2005, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. Representatives of the Arab States Parties will be invited to discuss the terms of ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 12/2005
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Kyoto, Kobe and Sasayama, Japan,UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20105th Cycle: 13-26 September 2010 The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the 5th International Training Course on ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 02/2010
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Kyoto, Kobe and Sasayama, Japan,UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20105th Cycle: 13-26 September 2010 The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the 5th International Training Course on ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 09/2010
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Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA,Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Cultural Landscapes, this conference will bring together scholars and professionals from around the world to address the debates over the interrelationship between culture and nature, the challenges of preservation within ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 10/2012
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Geneva,UNESCO will present its actions for safeguarding Mali’s cultural heritage and endangered manuscripts in an exhibition booth at the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC-HAS) in Geneva, 15 to 17 July 2013. UNESCO will showcase activities carried out on the ground notably through an information kit, including the ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 07/2013
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,This Research Seminar is organised based on the themes defined by the 1st Public call for Research projects from Lucio Costa Centre and the 2nd Public call for Submissions from Lucio Costa Centre both published during the first semester of 2015 and is aimed at satisfying the objectives regarding research activities set by the Centre. Objective Promote a broad and ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 06/2016
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,Thanks to the generous funding from the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, “Masterclass on Sustainable Development & World Heritage Conservation in Bangladesh” will be organised by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France) and the UNESCO Dhaka Office, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 06/2021
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Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan.,To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, a photo exhibition entitled “50 Years of World Heritage Convention – Protecting the Past for Now and Future” will take place from 21 to 26 November at the Jordan Museum in Amman, Jordan. The exhibition, curated by Linda Al Khoury, Founder of Darat Al Taswer, is ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 11/2022
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,In the framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, launched in September 2021 in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Regional World Heritage Institute in Zacatecas and the UNESCO field offices in the region, is organising an online regional workshop for national Focal Points, on 15 ...
Events Score 2.2153034 Date 02/2023
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Créé par Michel Dolizi le 26 juin 1889 sur le rocher de l'artillerie (actuel emplacement de l'hôtel Oubangui), le poste de Bangui va s'étendre et se développer. Ce poste, bâti sur un rocher est dominé par les hautes falaises du Bas Oubangui. Les constructions  se sont développées sur les granulites à cause de l'inondation et des bas-fonds ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2126207 Date 11/2006
12250.
The site the area of the "twin towns" of Komarom (H) and Komarno (SK) situated on the facing banks of the Danube - has since ancient times been an important cross point on the Danube. The Roman fortresses and towns Brigetio and Celamantia of the Pannonian Roman Limes were flourishing and active between the 1st and the 4th centuries AD, (partly excavated ruins are ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2126207 Date 12/2007
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Revenue generated by tourist or visitor expenditure/ Peter Debrine
FAQ Score 2.2102323 Date 11/2022
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http://whc.unesco.org/sustainabletourismtoolkit/
FAQ Score 2.2102323 Date 11/2022
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Barbados Barbade Barbados Барбадос بربادوس 巴巴多斯 Barbados
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 04/2002
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Bhutan Bhoutan Bhután Бутан بوتان 不丹 The Kingdom of Bhutan
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 10/2001
12268.
Burundi Burundi Burundi Бурунди بوروندي 布隆迪 The Republic of Burundi
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 05/1982
12269.
Guyana Guyana Guyana Гайана غيانا 圭亚那 The Republic of Guyana
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 06/1977
12270.
Jamaica Jamaïque Jamaica Ямайка جامايكا 牙买加 Jamaica
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 06/1983
12271.
Kuwait Koweït Kuwait Кувейт الكويت 科威特 The State of Kuwait
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 06/2002
12272.
Liberia Libéria Liberia Либерия ليبريا 利比里亚 The Republic of Liberia
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 03/2002
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Monaco Monaco Mónaco Монако موناكو 摩纳哥 The Principality of Monaco
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 11/1978
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Bahamas Bahamas Bahamas Багамские Острова جزر البهاما 巴哈马 Bahamas
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 05/2014
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Djibouti Djibouti Djibuti Джибути جيبوتي 吉布提 the Republic of Djibouti
States Parties Score 2.2102323 Date 08/2007
12276.
Forty-eight sites will be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List of outstanding cultural and natural sites during the 28th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, which will meet at the Urban Planning Convention Center in Suzhou (China) from June 28 to July 7. UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura will address the inaugural session of the ...
News Score 2.2093482 Date 06/2004
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Spain,Since the beginning of the 2012 year, the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport have been coordinating all the Spanish activities in the framework of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Nationals and internationals meetings or forums: International Technical symposium about rock art, World Heritage. Organised by Comarca del Somontano ...
Events Score 2.2093482 Date 06/2012
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,The 11th Seminar on World Heritage and tourism: Tackling the challenges of the COVID-19 Crisis of the UNESCO Chair “Culture, Tourism, Development” Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University in collaboration with UNESCO World Heritage Centre will occur on the 14th of December 2020.  The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt international travel and forces the closure of World ...
Events Score 2.2093482 Date 12/2020
12280.
Dahsour was a part of the Memphite necropolis started to use in the time of King Snfru first King of fourth dynasty. He constructed two Pyramids; one called the "bent pyramid" because its angle reducing, and the other called the red pyramid, and the site was neglected after that time until the Middle Kingdom age when three kings from 12th dynasty reused the site the site ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2068233 Date 01/1994
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Khabr Nation Park and Ruchun wild life refuge covers an area of 169200 hectares. Khabr is eleventh National Park of Iran which alone covers an area about 120000 hectares. The lowest elevation is 1000 and the highest 3845 m. The area has a rich flora (about 750 species) and about 120 endemic species. In view of phytogeography, the area situated between Irano-Turanian and ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2068233 Date 09/2007
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This property is a unit of the National Park System that includes more than 58,000 hectares (143,733 acres) at the northern end of the Chihuahuan desert.  It was established to protect vast dunes of gypsum sand that have engulfed more than 176,000 acres--along with the plants and animals that have adjusted to this changed environment.
Tentative Lists Score 2.2068233 Date 01/2008
12283.
By Decision 40 COM 17, the World Heritage Committee, decided to continue the work of its 40th session at UNESCO’s Headquarters in the course of October 2016. Therefore, please save the date for this meeting which will take place in Room II at UNESCO’s Headquarters from 24 to 26 October 2016. More detailed information regarding this meeting will be available in due ...
News Score 2.2068233 Date 07/2016
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The partners will provide technical expertise and staff a 6 member steering committee, undertaken activities in the framework of the programme, fund-raise for the activities and promote Africa 2009.Les partenaires fourniront une expertise technique et une équipe de direction de 6 membres qui aura la mission d'entreprendre des activités dans le cadre du ...
Partners Score 2.2068233 Date 08/2012
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Georgia, Critical conditions of particularly two archaeological sites (issue resolved) Buildings constructed on the Samtavros Veli site Degradation and construction projects at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ,At the time of the preparation of this document no report from the authorities had been received.
State of Conservation Score 2.2068233 Date 12/2002
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Luxembourg, Building of a Judiciary Centre on the Saint-Esprit Plateau of the City of Luxemburg Archaeological excavations  project ,By fax dated 25 April 2002, the State Party informed the Secretariat that the Mayor of the Town of Luxembourg has issued, on 17 April 2002, an "agreement of principle to the Administration of Public Buildings for the construction of ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2068233 Date 12/2002
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Poland, Cave-ins; Subsidence;  Water seepage; Harmful atmospheric elements ,The Bureau was informed that an expert would proceed to Wieliczka Salt Mines in July 1989 in order to obtain the necessary information on the state of conservation of this property and on the most urgent needs for its protection. In the light of the results of this mission, which would be presented ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2068233 Date 09/1989
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Merida, Mexico,During the 20th Section of the World Heritage the exhibition Africa Revisited took place. It was designed and produced by Galia Saouma-Forero. The exhibition “Africa Revisited” was produced from information drawn from the first Global Strategy meeting in Harare in 1995 and the preparation of the meeting of Addis Ababa. The exhibition highlighted ...
Events Score 2.2068233 Date 12/1996
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,The World Heritage Centre organized an International Expert Meeting, Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention: Towards an Action Plan and the related thematic studies, at UNESCO Headquarters on 3 to 4 November 2008, to establish the foundations for the future development, strategy and implementation of the initiative, based on discussions ...
Events Score 2.2068233 Date 11/2008
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Beijing, China,UNESCO will co-organize the 4th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology (ICRSA4) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing on 24-26 October 2012. ICRSA4, with the theme “A New Era of Earth Observation for Natural and Cultural Heritage”, will focus on cutting edge space technologies for monitoring, documenting, ...
Events Score 2.2068233 Date 10/2012
12291.
Istanbul, Turkey,Yıldız Technical University and ICOMOS-ICORP are jointly organizing the International Symposium of “Cultural Heritage Protection In Times of Risk – Challenges and Opportunities”, that will take place on 15-17 November 2012 in Istanbul Turkey. The symposium aims to adopt a comprehensive approach that includes all kinds of risks of natural ...
Events Score 2.2068233 Date 11/2012
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Paleolithic Sites of the Callao Limestone Formation: N17 42 11.74 E121 49 25.5Paleolithic Sites of the Awidon Mesa Formation - Lanna, Andarayan, and Nangalisan:Kalinga Archaeological Site: N17 33 45.0318 E121 33 35.7372Lal-lo Neolithic Shell Midden Sites (Nagsabaran, Magapit, and Bangag, Lal-lo, Cagayan) and Gattaran Neolithic Shell Midden Sites (Gattaran, Cagayan): N18 12 ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2063825 Date 07/2024
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The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions states: “Cultural diversity” refers to the manifold ways in which the cultures of groups and societies find expression. These expressions are passed on within and among groups and societies. Cultural diversity is made manifest not only through the varied ways in which the ...
FAQ Score 2.2056894 Date 11/2022
12294.
Social inclusion is about the processes and outcomes that improve the terms on which people participate in society. People may be excluded from a range of development processes, opportunities, and benefits due to their gender, ethnicity, migrant or refugee status, religion... Social Inclusion recognizes and addresses these disadvantaged positions with the aim of fostering ...
FAQ Score 2.2056894 Date 11/2022
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Canada,,Via their letter dated 15 September 2000, the Canadian authorities provided information regarding possible logging threats. The information has been transmitted to IUCN for review. IUCN has received reports of possible impacts to Gros Morne National Park World Heritage site.  Approved and proposed logging plans for lands adjacent to the National Park are said ...
State of Conservation Score 2.2056894 Date 10/2000
12315.
Belize Belize Belice Белиз بليز 伯利兹 Belize
States Parties Score 2.2051535 Date 11/1990
12317.
Kenya, Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities (issue resolved) ,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1060/documents/, which addresses previous Committee ...
State of Conservation Score 2.204179 Date 05/2017
12318.
Le lac Abbeh : son paysage culturel, ses monuments naturels et son écosystème, témoigne des grands stades de l’histoire de la terre et des hommes. D'origine tectonique et inscrit dans un graben encadré par deux horsts, le Lac Abbeh, est un lac salé endoréique d'Afrique de l'Est situé à cheval sur la frontière avec l'Éthiopie. En effet, il y a 8500ans, le lac Abbeh occupait ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.2015548 Date 05/2015
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The professionals with direct responsibilities for heritage conservation and management of World Heritage properties.
FAQ Score 2.200098 Date 11/2022
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