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Senegal,Construction of a dam (issue resolved),The Committee may recall that the repair of barrages and gates regulating water flow into this wetland area was financed by the World Heritage Fund in 1988. The Senegalese authorities, by their letter of 25 August 1992, have informed the World Heritage Centre that the parallel wooden planks, held together by clay, which keep ...
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Algeria,Lack of legislative measures and urban enhancement for the safeguard and rehabilitation of the Kasbah,The Permanent Delegation of Algeria informed the Centre that the national authorities continued to devote all their efforts to the preservation of World Heritage values at the site of the Kasbah of Algiers, to which they accord special interest. In July, the ...
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Peru,
Lack of sufficient human and financial resources
Need for an integral site management
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee , Chapter VII.43 and Annex IV
New information: An ICOMOS expert undertook a mission to Chavin in September/October 1999 to update the 1993 state of conservation report and advise on future actions for ...
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Albania,
Difficult financial situation
Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
,New information:
The twenty-fifth session of the Bureau requested the State Party to submit a report by 15 September 2001 on its proposal for the implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the joint mission UNESCO-ICOMOS-Butrint Foundation (19-24 April ...
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Canada,Logging near the World Heritage site,Following the Bureau’s request, the Canadian authorities provided a report concerning the site, dated 14 September 2001, which was transmitted to IUCN for review. The report notes that logging in the Main River watershed near Gros Morne National Park is unchanged since June 2001. There is currently no logging activity in the ...
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Russian Federation,
Legal framework (issue resolved);
Governance (issue resolved);
Management systems/ management plan (issue resolved);
Financial resources (issue resolved);
Lack of fire /lightning protection (issue resolved);
Deformation and deterioration of the structures
,The National Commission of the Russian Federation submitted a report on the state of ...
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Lahore, Pakistan,Following the decision of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO will organize a Sub-regional Workshop to follow-up on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the State of Conservation of sites in South Asia.
Government officers and experts from 7 ...
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Leipzig, Germany,Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes in a complete and complex manner. Since its creation in 1994, it has been held every 2 years in Leipzig.
Denkmal unites an in-depth exhibition with an extensive international professional programme (conferences, ...
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,Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2008. The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 157 Contracting Parties to the ...
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Granada (Spain),Following the establishment of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes and its international conferences in 2007 and 2008, this 3rd International Conference is designed to discuss the concrete challenges of water management in World Heritage Cultural Landscapes while also aiming at promoting and further extending the network of ...
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Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation,The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 36th session in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
The Committee is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties. It has the final say on whether a ...
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Málaga, Spain,In the framework of the celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Andalusian Institute of Cultural Heritage (IAPH) is organising a round table meeting taking place on 19th March 2012 in Málaga, Spain.
Specialists in the field of cultural heritage, architects, archaeologists, cultural managers, ethnologists, art historians, ...
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Tiwanaku, Bolivia,Following Decision 35 COM 7B.119 approved by the World Heritage Committee in June 2011, an international meeting of experts to elaborate regulations and guidelines for the development of a conservation plan for Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (Bolivia), property inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2000 under criteria ...
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Ittingen, swi tzerland,The meeting was attended by 29 participants and experts from 17 countries, as well as by representatives of IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM, and the UNESCO World HeritageCentre.
The terms of reference of the expert meeting were defined by the Decisions of the World Heritage Committee at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008, 32 COM 10B) ...
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,Applications are now being accepted for a new online Professional Master Degree in the Management of African World Heritage at the Institute of African Research & Studies (IARS) of Cairo University. This two-year Degree, entirely by e-learning and in English, focuses on World Heritage in African and Arab countries and is targeted towards young heritage professionals ...
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Russian Federation - Moscow,Associated Event of the 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly.
Topics for discussion:
The UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” as an opportunity to establish a link between Science and Culture towards recognition and protection of Heritage of Science and Technology
Global Thematic Study on Heritage of Science and Technology, ...
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UNESCO House, Pas perdus hall,Baroque through the Eyes of children
Playful Architect is artistic project for children between 8 and 12 years old during which they receive dedicated classes and guided tours by professional architects and are encouraged to draw or paint their local cultural heritage from their own perspective.
The best works are selected by the ...
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This complex, located to the south-east of the Imperial City, comprises:
the temple itself (The Mieu) built in 1820;
the Temple of the Resurrection (Hung Mieu), dedicated to the worship of the father of Emperor Gia Long (1802-1820);
the multi-storey Pavilion of Radiant Benevolence from On-High (Hiern Lam Cac);
the nine bronze dynastic urns, cast between 1835 and 1839, ...
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Solomon Islands Îles Salomon Islas Salomón Соломоновы Острова جزر سليمان 所罗门群岛 Solomon Islands
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Brunei Darussalam Brunéi Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Бруней-Даруссалам بروني دار السلام 文莱达鲁萨兰国 Brunei Darussalam
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Afghanistan Afghanistan Afganistán Афганистан أفغانستان 阿富汗 The Islamic State of Afghanistan
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Armenia Arménie Armenia Армения أرمينيا 亚美尼亚 The Republic of Armenia
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Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Бангладеш بنغلاديش 孟加拉国 The People's Republic of Bangladesh
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Belarus Bélarus Belarús Беларусь بيلاروس 白俄罗斯 The Republic of Belarus
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Saint Lucia Sainte-Lucie Santa Lucía Сент-Люсия سانت لوسيا 圣卢西亚 Saint Lucia
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Bahrain Bahreïn Bahrein Бахрейн البحرين 巴林 The State of Bahrain
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Dominican Republic République dominicaine República Dominicana Доминиканская Республика الجمهورية الدومينيكية 多米尼加 The Dominican Republic
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Kyrgyzstan Kirghizistan Kirguistán Кыргызстан قيرغيزستان 吉尔吉斯斯坦 The Kyrgyz Republic
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Mauritania Mauritanie Mauritania Мавритания موريتانيا 毛里塔尼亚 The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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The ancient geographical region of Lycia situates on the Teke Peninsula on the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Ancient Lycia was surrounded by Mediterranean Sea on the south, Caria on the west and Pamphylia on the east. Lycian Civilization is well-known by many remains in this area dated to 5th and 4th century B.C. belonging to Hellenistic and Roman Period. The written ...
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The 2006 International Youth Volunteer Camp on the Restoration of Khami Ruins National Monument took place from 15 June to 8 July. The goal of the camp is to take remedial action and save crumbling World Heritage sites in their respective countries, and this year's camp was the seventh held since they began in 2000. UNESCO Harare Cluster Office Director and ...
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During the eighth Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Awards prize-giving ceremony, held in Monaco on 2 October 2015, H.S.H. Prince Albert II presented the Biodiversity Award to Emmanuel de Merode for his outstanding commitment to the preservation of the biodiversity of the Virunga National Park, one of five World Heritage sites of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Since 1984, the European Heritage Days have provided an open access to cultural heritage, allowing anyone and everyone to get involved with the continent’s rich past - from chateaux to archives, 17,000 monuments and sites will open their doors, with 25,000 different events happening. The European Heritage Days are the most widely celebrated participatory cultural events ...
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Forest ecosystems are home to the vast majority of the world’s terrestrial species, but they are also under the greatest pressure from human activities. Ranging in size from the Vallee de Mai, Seychelles (18 hectares), to Lake Baikal, Russian Federation (8.8 million hectares), World Heritage forest sites have a total surface area of over 75 million hectares, or 1.5 times ...
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Canada,Urban Pressure
Additional Details:
Road construction ,The Centre received the State Party’s report, dated 20 January 2004. IUCN reviewed the State Party’s report, which noted that the winter road proposal for Wood Buffalo National Park is unchanged since Canada last reported on this issue. IUCN noted from the report that the Canadian Parks and ...
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Dominican Republic,
Need for the adoption of a Master Plan
Housing rehabilitation programme
Tourism development programme
,At the request of the authorities of the Dominican Republic, an expert mission was undertaken in August 1998 to assess the state of conservation of the World Heritage site of Santo Domingo. The report states that, compared to the previous monitoring ...
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Orvieto, Italy,The 12th Expert Working Group Meeting on the Safeguarding of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan will take place from 10 to 11 December in Orvieto, Italy.
Uniting national experts and representatives from Afghanistan, representatives of the donors governments of Italy and Japan, and international experts from ...
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,The United Nations Ocean Conference takes place from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. Marine World Heritage related highlights will focus on environmental DNA, resilient coral reefs, and blue carbon.
Read more about UNESCO’s participation in the UN Ocean Conference: https://www.unesco.org/en/un-ocean-conference-2022
The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference ...
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Le centre historique de Tétouan est un ensemble urbain exceptionnel situé à 40 km au sud–est du détroit de Gibraltar, entre deux montagnes, sur la rive gauche du fleuve « OUED MARTIL » qui débouche sur la Méditerranée à 10km à l’Est et dont l’embouchure abritait jadis l’ancien port de Tétouan. Le centre historique de Tétouan occupe donc une position stratégique ayant ...
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World Heritage Centre is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Convention and for the administration of the World Heritage Fund.
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There are 21 Committee members represented by 21 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention.
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El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador Сальвадор السلفادور 萨尔瓦多 The Republic of El Salvador
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Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala Гватемала غواتيمالا 危地马拉 The Republic of Guatemala
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Libya Libye Libia Ливия ليبيا 利比亚 Libya
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Republic of Moldova République de Moldova República de Moldova Республика Молдова مولدوفا 摩尔多瓦共和国 The Republic of Moldova
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Serbia Serbie Serbia Сербия صربيا 塞尔维亚 Republic of Serbia
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Suriname Suriname Suriname Суринам سورينام 苏里南 The Republic of Suriname
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Turkmenistan Turkménistan Turkmenistán Туркменистан تركمانستان 土库曼斯坦 Turkmenistan
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Trinidad and Tobago Trinité-et-Tobago Trinidad y Tobago Тринидад и Тобаго ترينيداد وتوباغو 特立尼达和多巴哥 Trinidad and Tobago
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Le Lac Tchad est une étendue d’eau douce peu profonde qui s'étend au milieu d'un massif dunaire entre quatre (4) pays à savoir : le Tchad, le Cameroun, le Niger et le Nigeria. La paléogéographie nous renseigne que le Lac Tchad a été en constante évolution en rapport avec les conditions climatiques.
Sa superficie a connu des variations dont l’interprétation a fait l’objet ...
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Le royaume d'Ugrarit florissait au IIe millénaire sur la côte méditerranéenne. Les fouilles commencées en 1929 par la découverte fortuite d'une tombe ont mis au jour en soixante ans de recherches, les quartiers d'une capitale, des temples, les restes d'une fortification, un vaste palais royal et de nombreuses demeures. Elles n'ont cependant encore touché que le 1/6 du ...
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The definition of capacity-building identifies three broad areas where capacities reside – practitioners, institutions, and communities and networks – and this is the basis for identifying audiences to target for capacity-building initiatives. This is an approach which brings World Heritage in line with other sectors, for example, the UNDP and the health and food aid ...
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WHC/21/44.COM/10D
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India,Lack of management structure and management plan ,The State Party did not submit neither a state of conservation report nor copies of an adopted Management Plan, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009). Therefore the progress on the implementation of the decision is difficult to assess.
The World Heritage Centre and the ...
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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
Complete halt of site excavations
Lack of research funds
Lack of adequate maintenance of the site
Site museum needs to be refurbished
,Previous deliberations:
World Heritage Bureau, eighteenth session - Chapter ...
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,The International Conference on Heritage Authenticity in Africa will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 to 9 May 2025, with the aim of fostering an exchange of research, experience, knowledge, and observations.
Event
International Conference on Cultural Heritage in Africa: A Global Dialogue on the Concept of Authenticity
6 May 2025 - 8:00 am - 9 May 2025 - 6:00 ...
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Dès le XVIIe siècle, le Charolais-Brionnais, qui pratiquait jusqu'alors une pluriactivité agricole, s'est orienté vers l'élevage à l'herbe des bovins. Le développement de cette activité, à partir d'une race locale initialement polyvalente, sélectionnée et améliorée sur ses aptitudes bouchères pour devenir une race de viande spécialisée (la race charolaise), s’est ...
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Civilisation des populations autochtones du Maghreb antique, la civilisation numide a laissé de nombreux témoignages archéologiques constitués pour l'essentiel de monuments funéraires de type mégalithique et de ce que les spécialistes ont appelé le "type royal".. Le premier type est constitué de centaines de tombes mégalithiques monumentales d'une grande originalité ...
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These eight churches are outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and areas. They show the variety of designs and craftsmanship adopted in these narrow, high, timber constructions with their characteristic tall, slim clock towers at the western end of the building, either single- or double-roofed and covered by shingles. As such, ...
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Albania Albanie Albania Албания ألبانيا 阿尔巴尼亚 The Republic of Albania
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Oman Oman Omán Оман عمان 阿曼 The Sultanate of Oman
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South Sudan Soudan du Sud Sudán del Sur Южный Судан جنوب السودان 南苏丹 the Republic of South Sudan
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Formation géologique d'un intérêt scientifique exceptionnel, les collines de Chimtou, l'antique ville numide de Simitthus qui fut déduite colonie romaine sous l'empereur Octave-Auguste, sont constituées d'un calcaire de couleur variant du blanc crémeux au rouge brique avec une dominante jaune or. C'est cette dernière couleur qui a lui la célébrité et la large diffusion. ...
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Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Berlin, Germany,As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the world's largest travel and tourism trade fair, which will be held in Berlin, Germany from 12–16 March 2004. UNESCO has hosted workshops at ITB every year since 1999, but this is the ...
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La ville est située dans une vaste vallée appartenant aux États de Puebla et de Tlaxcala, à la latitude de 19°02' nord et à la longitude de 98°15' ouest par rapport au méridien de Greenwich. À l'ouest, le paysage naturel est marqué par les reliefs volcaniques de la Sierra Nevada, avec comme plus hauts sommets le Popocatepetl, qui atteint 5 452 mètres et l'Iztacihuatl, ...
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The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious ...
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For example ministries of culture, ministries of the environments, national agencies for heritage or conservation, heritage boards etc.
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Documents
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Cambodia Cambodge Camboya Камбоджа كمبوديا 柬埔寨 The Kingdom of Cambodia
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Ecuador Équateur Ecuador Эквадор إكوادور 厄瓜多尔 The Republic of Ecuador
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Iraq Iraq Iraq Ирак العراق 伊拉克 The Republic of Iraq
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Lebanon Liban Líbano Ливан لبنان 黎巴嫩 The Lebanese Republic
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Lithuania Lituanie Lituania Литва ليتوانيا 立陶宛 The Republic of Lithuania
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Marshall Islands Îles Marshall Islas Marshall Маршалловы Острова جزر مارشال 马绍尔群岛 The Republic of the Marshall Islands
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San Marino Saint-Marin San Marino Сан-Марино سان مارينو 圣马力诺 The Republic of San Marino
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Sudan Soudan Sudán Судан السودان 苏丹 The Republic of the Sudan
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Tajikistan Tadjikistan Tayikistán Таджикистан طاجيكستان 塔吉克斯坦 The Republic of Tajikistan
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Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay Уругвай أوروغواي 乌拉圭 The Eastern Republic of Uruguay
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Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tomé-et-Principe Santo Tomé y Príncipe Сан-Томе и Принсипи سان تومي وبرينسيبي 圣多美和普林西比
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Pays de collines, le Burundi compte 11 régions traditionnelles qui se distinguent les unes des autres sur le plan climatique et orographique. La région du Mugamba se situe sur la zone de partage des bassins hydrographiques du Nil et du Congo. Cette région se caractérise par un relief élevé (2 300 m en moyenne) et des températures annuelles comprises entre 14° et ...
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China,,When Potala Palace was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1994, the Committee requested the Chinese authorities to consider the future extension of the World Heritage protected area to cover Jokhang Temple and the historic sector of Barkor which are already part of the core preservation zone of the city of Lhasa, one of China's historic cities under ...
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Ukraine,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property in 2013:
Erosion, in particular shore erosion
Insensitive urban or infrastructure developments
Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse
,At the time of inscription of the property in 2013, the Committee, ...
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London, UK,The outcome of this meeting shall contribute to the development of guidelines and criteria for the review of sites of interest for the heritage of science and technology on the World Heritage List.The pursuit and application of knowledge underlie all human achievements, many of which have been recognised on the World Heritage List, as for example agriculture ...
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It is placed in the small bay of Kikombo, in the South of the Province of Kwanza- Sul. The little fort of "Kikombo" is linked to the history of netherlander domination and of portuguese reconquest. There was founded the Help Squadron of the Governor Francisco Soto Mayor in 1645 and later in 1648, the squadron of Salvador Correia, who, from there he left for the ...
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WHC-12/36.COM/12B
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WHC/19/43.COM/12
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Mt. Chilbo consists of multifarious figures of rocks formed by the long time erosion of various eruptive rocks pertaining to the Paekdu Volcanic Zone.Mt. Chilbo is divided into 3 areas; Inner Chilbo, Outer Chilbo and Sea Chilbo. Curious rocks forming part of Inner Chilbo have the harmonious, introspective characteristics, while the peaks and rocks in Outer Chilbo has the ...
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The Mansehra rock edicts are cut into the surface of three large boulders on the side of a rocky outcrop close to the city of Mansehra. They record fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Asoka (r. c. 272-235 BC) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. Dating to middle of the third Century BC, they are written from right to left in the ...
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The Shahbazgarhi rock edicts are cut into the surface of two large boulders on the side of a small rocky outcrop in the Vale of Peshawar. The record fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Asoka (r. c. 272-235 BC) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. Dating to middle of the third century BC, they are written from right to left in the ...
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Between 6 and 11 September, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, were threatened by a large brush fire, eventually consuming over 800 hectares of mountain forest. At one time more than 400 firefighters pumped water on the dense vegetation on the hills surrounding the World Heritage site to prevent the fire from reaching the ruins.
The fire was believed to have been started by ...
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The selection panel for the 2010 European Capital of Culture have recommended that the German town Essen and the Hungarian city of Pecs should share this title together with a third one, Turkey's Istanbul.Asked to explain the purpose and added value of the concept of European Capital of Culture in general, Sir Jeremy Isaacs explained that the role of the European ...
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On Friday, 27 August 2004, UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura and Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) President Katsuji Ebisawa held a public signing ceremony at NHK Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan to seal their new partnership agreement. Through the Heritage Images Archives Initiative, NHK is offering to contribute to the documenting and safeguarding of tangible and intangible ...
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On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its instrument of ratification for the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The World Heritage Convention will enter into force for the Bahamas on 15 August 2014, making the island country the 191st State Party to ...
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has welcomed the UN Security Council's statement denouncing the attack on the Mosul Museum.
"This statement is a strong testiment to the unity of the international community regarding the tragic destruction of irreplaceable heritage for all mankind," said the Director-General. "The members of the Security Council have ...
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"Heritage, World Heritage and the Future: Perspectives on Scale, Conservation and Dialogue”
The 14th International Anamed Symposium in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre held on 5-6 December at ANAMED, Koc University in Istanbul produced important outcomes for archaeological World Heritage sites.
The challenges affecting the conservation mechanism as well as ...
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WHITRAP Secretariat General launches the 2nd edition of the Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
The objective is to build an international exchange platform focusing on innovative World Heritage Education case studies, and to provide action guidelines and references for practitioners ...
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Dominican Republic,
Hurricane in 1999 (issue resolved)
Urban Pressure
Tourism Pressure
Lack of capacity in conservation techniques
Lack of management mechanism (including legislation)
Lack of presentation and interpretation
Lack of institution coordination.
,In 2003, the Committee requested the State Party to provide a report on the progress made in the adoption of the new ...
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Lack of policing of industrial fishing vessels illegally fishing for tuna and swordfish
Insurgence of the weed Sagina cf. procumbens
,IUCN noted that the invasive species Sagina has been eradicated but urged the State Party to carefully monitor the situation to ensure that future outbreaks do not occur. IUCN noted that ...
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Malaysia,Lack of inclusion of indigenous peoples and their claims in the decision to extend the Park,The State Party informed the Centre, by letter of 30 January 2002, that the Gunung Buda National Park, which lies adjacent to the Gunung Mulu World Heritage site, was declared a National Park on 14 September 2000 and that at present there is no decision taken to enlarge the ...
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Austria,This International Symposium is an activity of the World EXPO 2005 to take place from 25 March-25 September in Aichi, Japan. It aims to highlight the interrelationship between the natural and cultural diversity of our planet. Bringing culture and nature closer together in a comprehensive approach, the symposium will present case studies on sacred natural sites and ...
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Weimar (Germany),The first of four HERMES symposiums will be held in the newly restored Wieland estate in Ossmanstedt near Weimar. The event will bring together 20-25 experts from various countries and professional backgrounds.
Within the HERMES Project, sixteen partners from eight countries join forces in order to promote processes of regional development. This is to be ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), and within the framework of the Reflection Year on the Periodic Reporting exercise, the World Heritage Committee decided to establish a working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators (Decision 30 COM 11G).
The World Heritage Centre is organizing the ...
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Thessaloniki, Greece,World Heritage of Southeast Europe: Co-operation in the management of cultural sites and lanscapes. A follow-up to the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Europe.
Evaluation of the results of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for the countries of the Southeast Europe regional group: Strengths and weaknesses, suggestions for the future.
This meeting aimed at ...
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Uzbekistan,The second seminar of a series of itinerant workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture took place in Uzbekistan from 21st of April to 2nd of May 2008.
More than 30 cultural heritage professionals and World Heritage site managers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, ...
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Beijing, China,The ICOMOS Advisory Committee, including the Scientific Council, will meet this year from 27 October to 1 November in Beijing, China.
On this occasion, the Scientific Council is organizing a Symposium on the theme: Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters on 31 October 2012 in Beijing, which will also welcome ...
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Biebrich Castle, Wiesbaden, Germany,On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World heritage Convention, 20 high school students of the Pestalozzi-School Idstein, a German high school, in cooperation with the Monument Protection Agency of the State of Hesse, have produced this exhibition on the World Heritage Convention and the Hessian World Heritage sites which is to ...
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,A high-level World Heritage Leadership Forum will be convened to take stock of the results produced by the World Heritage Leadership Programme in its first six-years (2016-2022), and how these results can be more widely applied and utilized to different realities and contexts, to strengthen the capacity of heritage professionals of the next generation, who will work ...
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Rock Art Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh,How to leverage World Heritage to meet the Biodiversity Challenge of the Decade
Event date and time : 15 September 2023 18:15-19:15 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
This event organised by UNESCO and IUCN explores the unique contribution of natural and cultural World Heritage to biodiversity conservation ...
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The five Franciscan missions of Sierra Gorda were built during the last phase of the conversion to Christianity of the interior of Mexico in the mid-18th century and became an important reference for the continuation of the evangelization of California, Arizona and Texas. The richly decorated church facades are of special interest as they represent an example of the joint ...
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La zone du massif de Termit a un climat subdésertique à désertique. De tels climats sont caractérisés par deux saisons marquées par: la saison sèche de Novembre à Mai et la saison des pluies de Juin à Septembre.
C'est ainsi que le territoire du massif de Termit reçoit moins de 100 mm de pluie par an. Cette pluviométrie est donc caractérisée par une forte variabilité ...
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Perché comme un nid d'aigle à l'entrée d'un édifice (fajj) (d'où son nom Maaloula qui signifie en araméen "entrée") à 165 mètres d'altitude, ses maisons serrées les unes contre les autres descendent en paliers du sommet de la montagne couvrant le versant méridional pour atteindre la vallée. 5000 âmes y vivent en permanence. Il s'agit d'un village où ...
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Located in the north-west of Washington State, Olympic National Park is renowned for the diversity of its ecosystems. Glacier-clad peaks interspersed with extensive alpine meadows are surrounded by an extensive old growth forest, among which is the best example of intact and protected temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest. Eleven major river systems drain the ...
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‘Project funding’ refers to short to medium-term funding for specific and defined projects, which are not considered part of day-to-day running costs/maintenance.
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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua-et-Barbuda Antigua y Barbuda Антигуа и Барбуда أنتيغوا وبربودا 安提瓜和巴布达 Antigua and Barbuda
12736.
Finland Finlande Finlandia Финляндия فنلندا 芬兰 The Republic of Finland
12737.
Malaysia Malaisie Malasia Малайзия ماليزيا 马来西亚 Malaysia
12738.
New Zealand Nouvelle-Zélande Nueva Zelandia Новая Зеландия نيوزيلندا 新西兰 New Zealand
12739.
Uzbekistan Ouzbékistan Uzbekistán Узбекистан أوزبكستان 乌兹别克斯坦 The Republic of Uzbekistan
12740.
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Зимбабве زمبابوي 津巴布韦 The Republic of Zimbabwe
12741.
Montenegro Monténégro Montenegro Черногория الجبل الأسود 黑山
12742.
Le site archéologique de Nahr el Kalb est situé à 15km au nord de Beyrouth. Il a été classé par les décrets : No 166/ L.R. du Novembre 1933 et No 225 du 28 Septembre 1934 sur la liste nationale des monuments historiques. En 2005, ce site a été inscrit sur le Registre de la Mémoire du Monde.
Le cap de Nahr el Kalb a été considéré depuis l’antiquité comme un obstacle naturel ...
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Il s'agit du plus grand complexe du genre jamais réalisé. Il associe trois composantes : les captages de quatre sources principales avec dotation d'un cadre monumental, le nymphée connu couramment sous l'appellation de « temple des eaux », d'une grande valeur archéologique, un aqueduc de 132 km courant en général à fleur de terre ou en parcours souterrain et ...
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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova visited Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the weekend of 15-16 November for a firsthand look at the way the World Heritage site is being managed. Her visit came amidst widespread concerns over the health of the reef, which experts say is threatened by climate change, pollution and other environmental issues that make careful, long-term ...
12745.
In 2012, Rio de Janeiro, a Carioca landscape between the mountains and the sea, became the first urban cultural landscape ever inscribed on the World Heritage List.
To its beaches, carnival, football and World Heritage, also represented by the archaeological site of the Valongo pier (inscribed in 2017), the Brazilian metropolis now adds yet another attraction: ...
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Spain,
Construction work of the Rey Chico festivities hall
Need for a joint Spain-ICOMOS Scientific Committee
,Previous deliberations
At its twenty-third session, the Bureau took note that the revision of the Special Plan had begun and recommended that the extension of the cemetery respect the protection of the site.
New information
In September 1999, the University ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France,The second meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999 Second Protocol), the seventh meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the second meeting of the Parties to the Second ...
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Kyoto, Japan,To conclude the 40th anniversary year, the World Heritage Centre and the Government of Japan will co-organize the "Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention" in Kyoto on 6-8 November 2012. This is made possible thanks to the generous contribution of the host government, directly as well as through the ...
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,Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam
Following the brainstorming session held in July in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the first experimental workshop will be organised at the Thang Long Citadel Site Museum in Hanoi, Viet Nam, with the participation of 9 museums relating to cultural sites of the three countries.
This project is funded by the ...
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Following their meeting in Tokyo in December 2004, a group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan (Afghanistan), as well as representatives of the Afghan and Japanese governments and UNESCO, today released a list of recommendations for further activities to preserve the Bamiyan site.
Bamiyan remains one of the most important examples of ...
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The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta, one of the earliest initiators of Art Nouveau, are some of the most remarkable pioneering works of architecture of the end of the 19th century. The stylistic revolution represented by ...
12752.
“The organizational set-up that sets out the operational structure and working methods that allow actions to be taken”.
Source(s): Managing Cultural World Heritage
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“The human, financial and intellectual inputs that create operational capacity and facilitate processes”.
Source(s): World Heritage Resource Manual, Managing Cultural World Heritage
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Cabo Verde Cabo Verde Cabo Verde Кабо-Верде كابو فيردي 佛得角 the Republic of Cabo Verde
12781.
Mongolia Mongolie Mongolia Монголия منغوليا 蒙古 Mongolia
12782.
Philippines Philippines Filipinas Филиппины الفلبين 菲律宾 The Republic of the Philippines
12783.
Senegal Sénégal Senegal Сенегал السنغال 塞内加尔 The Republic of Senegal
12784.
Area: 350.018 hectares - Perimeter: 380 KmClimate: hot and humid tropical, with one to two month dry season.temp: 27,1 ° year averagepluv: 2.075 mm total /yearAltitude: 5 - 600 m.
Geomorpholoqy: The Ecological station is constituted by a 100.000 ha. archipelago, of hundreds of elongated islands and canals within the Rio Negro riverbed, covered by inundated forests. ...
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Area:APA: 150.000 hectares.Including: State Park: 30.702 hectaresClimate: Sub-humid to semi-arid Tropical7 with 6 month dry seasontemp: 24° C year average.· pluv: 850 mm total /year Altitude: +1- 455- 834 m.Geomorphology and hydrology:Pernaçu river is one of the few permanent affluents of the Sao Francisco river on its course from sub-humid tropical Cerrado's where it ...
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This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and encompasses the natural reserve of Krakatoa. In addition to its natural beauty and geological interest – particularly for the study of inland volcanoes – it contains the largest remaining area of lowland rainforests in ...
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The Silk Roads encompass some of the most complex and fascinating systems in the history of world civilizations. A shifting network of roads and pathways for trade that evolved over centuries, it enabled the exchange of cargo such as silk, spices, gems, furs, but also shared art, religion and technology. It is also one of the first cultural ‘corridors’ to be inscribed on ...
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Map(s) showing the boundaries of the area(s) and buffer zone(s), where applicable, of the World Heritage property as inscribed by the World Heritage Committee
12789.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites regularly conducts and publishes thematic studies in the context of the World Heritage Convention. An overview of the publications can be found here.
12790.
Documents
Score 2.085357
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