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Netherlands (Kingdom of the),a) Advertising policy;
b) Charter of good building conduct with commercial sector;
c) Examination of building permits and conservation objectives;
d) Tall buildings control;
e) Development projects;
f) Data concerning the number of inhabitants and surface. ,On 27 January 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,Poaching,An aerial census has now confirmed the alarming decrease in rhino (almost exterminated) and elephant numbers (down by 50% to 55,000). A detailed recovery plan has been prepared and submitted to Government who has allocated substantial extra funds for operating costs.
The Federal Republic of Germany has also approved a large grant to ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,
Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya
Reduced and degraded water resources
Water infrastructure
Potential impact of optical cables’ installation
Air transport infrastructure
Ground transport infrastructure
Illegal activities, including poaching
,On 15 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, ...
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Development in the historical structure of the Iranian architecture has begun from the second half of the 19th century and contemporaneous with establishment of Dar al-Fonun College which was the first training center for new sciences in Iran since 1851. At the outset of this development, there was a tendency toward the European architecture and employment of some elements ...
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UNESCO expresses its full support to the Argentinian fire-fighters and authorities regarding the fire that broke out on the night between 25 and 26 January 2024 in the Eastern side of the World Heritage site of Los Alerces National Park in Argentina, located in northern Patagonia.
We commend the hundreds of Argentinian fire-fighters working to bring the blaze under ...
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This issue of World Heritage is devoted to a number of truly extraordinary World Heritage sites that allow a better understanding of the history of the Earth and the formation of landscape. It is no surprise that UNESCO has acknowledged this diversity as the basis of the International Year of Planet Earth, a celebration that concludes in 2009. Representatives of two of the ...
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The area of Chamangá, located in the Province of Flores is characterized for having the greatest concentration of pictographic sites from Uruguay. The potential of this place in relation to these type of archeological areas is confirmed day after day with the constant increase in the number of rupestrian representations findings. More than 40 rock paintings have been ...
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The General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention met for its 1st extraordinary session on 13-14 November 2014 at UNESCO Headquarters under the Chairpersonship of Ms Vera Lacoeuilhe, Permanent Delegate of Saint-Lucia to UNESCO, with the mandate of examining the proposals made by the Open-ended Working Group to revise the Rules of Procedure in ...
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,The World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana in collaboration with the Antigua & Barbuda National Commission for UNESCO will organize the Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers, which will be held in St. Mary’s (Antigua & Barbuda) from 24 to 28 March 2013 within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust ...
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The coronavirus has challenged the core of what makes cities vibrant and successful: busy streets full of people. Will these cities ever come back to be the same The webinar on Euro-Mediterranean cities in the post-pandemic era, organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Secretariat in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, reflected on sustainable ...
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Senegal,
Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife;
Drying up of ponds, and invasive species;
Illegal logging;
Livestock grazing;
Road construction project;
Potential dam construction;
Potential mining exploration and exploitation.
,The report submitted by the State Party on 4 January 2013 on the state of conservation of the property provides information on the ...
208.
,The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Seventh Session in its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, with a deadline of 19 February, for the session that will take place from 18-23 April 2010 in Hiroshima, Japan. Entitled Conservation for Peace: World ...
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Nepal,
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Management systems/ management plan
Growing energy demands of the tourist industry
,At its twenty-first session, the Bureau noted that supplying the energy needs of the growing number of tourists, staff and the Sherpa community is the most critical management issue in this site. At present, site staff and a considerable ...
210.
TheIUCN World Conservation Congress, taking place in Marseille, France and online from 3 to 11 September 2021, will drive action on nature-based recovery, climate change and biodiversity through events, exhibits and forums.
The IUCN World Conservation Congress comes just months before CBD will be adopting the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, setting the ...
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On 2 June 2020, UNESCO successfully launched its first online international Expert Workshop on the Culture|2030 Indicators, with an opening speech by Mr Ernesto Ottone R., UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture and Ms Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
The Culture|2030 Indicators were developed in collaboration with the UNESCO ...
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UNESCO and the Development Fund of Protected Areas (DFPA) of Georgia have signed an agreement to support sustainable tourism and heritage conservation activities in Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands (Georgia) World Heritage site.
The partnership between UNESCO and DFPA, worth around US$ 150 000, will support Georgia’s sustainable tourism recovery through enhancing visitor ...
213.
Egypt,,In December 2007, the World Heritage Centre, accompanied by site management staff and IUCN regional staff, carried out a short visit to Wadi Al-Hitan with the assistance of the State Party and the Egyptian-Italian Environmental Co-operation Programme (EIECP). The mission was able to discuss the follow-up to the recommendations adopted by the World Heritage Committee ...
214.
Honduras,a) Illegal settlements;
b) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural intrusions;
c) Illegal logging;
d) Poaching;
e) Invasive exotic species;
f) Management deficiencies;
g) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development project Patuca II.,As requested in Decision 31 COM 7A.13 the State Party submitted a report on the implementation of the recommendations made ...
215.
Algeria,
Earthquake (issue resolved)
Lack of implementation of the Permanent Safeguarding and Presentation Plan
,In June 2001, the Bureau approved a request for emergency assistance and recommended that the State Party implement without delay the 1992 Permanent Safeguarding and Presentation Plan to reduce pressure on the site, keep the World Heritage Centre informed ...
216.
Peru,
Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation
No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides (issue resolved)
Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and ...
217.
The Napier Art Deco Historic Precinct is part of the central business district of the City of Napier, located between the shoreline of Hawke Bay and the coastal margin of the Heretaunga Plains, Hawke's Bay, North Island.Napier township was originally surveyed and laid out in the 1850s. Most of the town centre was destroyed on 3 February 1931 by a major earthquake ...
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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 28 April 2010, the State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property. This report provides an update on the implementation of ...
219.
Yemen,
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state)
Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings
Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up
Lack of conservation measures and ...
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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.,The Simien National Park was inscribed under criteria (vii) and (x) for its spectacular afro-alpine landscape and endangered endemic species. Severe declines in ...
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Ecuador,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Poaching/Hunting; Lack of monitoring system ,The State Party has continued to move forward in the drafting and approval of several regulations under the 1998 Special Law for Galapagos and the legal framework for activities in Galapagos is now almost complete. Despite these encouraging developments, the Special Law of Galapagos and ...
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Once a country signs the World Heritage Convention, and has sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, the resulting prestige often helps raise awareness among citizens and governments for heritage preservation. Greater awareness leads to a general rise in the level of the protection and conservation given to heritage properties. A country may also receive financial ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,a) Proposed cattle driving route;
b) Poaching.,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report as requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006). The State Party was requested to submit a report on progress made with the management plan and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), in addition to the following ...
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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.,A detailed report was received from the State Party on 16 January 2008, with information on the implementation status of the corrective measures and on the ...
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Yemen,
New buildings;
Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
,
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Sri Lanka,
Commercial development
Illegal activities
Management systems/ management plan
Marine transport infrastructure
,On 12 December 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451/documents/ and presents progress in a number of areas addressed by the Committee as follows:
The proposed ...
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India,
Insufficient water delivery (issue resolved)
Possible invasion of Paspalum grass (issue resolved)
Decline in the population of Siberian cranes (issue resolved)
Inadequate water supply
,The State Party submitted a report on 31 March 2006.
The State Party reports that in 2005 there was more than average rainfall in the catchment area of Ajan Band, the temporary ...
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Honduras,
Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve;
Illegal tree felling;
Poaching;
Road construction;
Patuca II hydro power project
,WHC:
Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve is another of the pilot sites included in the UNESCO/IUCN project “Enhancing Our Heritage: Monitoring and Managing for Success in ...
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Russian Federation,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration
Additional Details:
Federal Law; pollution; pulp and paper mill, decline in seal population; Baikal Commission; oil and gas pipeline,Following the invitation by the Russian authorities, as requested by the Committee (26 COM 21(b) 19 and 27 COM 7B.19), the high-level mission took place with meetings in the Ministry of Natural ...
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Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos;
b) Poor governance;
c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures;
d) Illegal fishing;
e) Instability of Park Director’s position and inadequacies in the Park’s management authority;
f) High immigration rate;
g) Unsustainable and uncontrolled tourism development;
h) Educational ...
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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
,A UNESCO mission, undertaken in September 1996, revealed a number of major problems, including complete halt of site excavations, since a number of years due to lack of research funds and lack of adequate maintenance ...
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Uganda,Tourism Pressure; Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Armed conflict; Civil unrest,As requested by the Committee, the State Party submitted a report in January 2004 prepared by the management authority of ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII, 7, place de Fontenoy Paris 75007,The 8th seminar of UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN-UNESCO network will be organized around two major themes:
Digital technologies servicing tourist experiences at World Heritage sites
Webanalytics and Big Data.
The workshop will explore the current and potential role of ICTs (Information and Communication ...
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On 16 June, during her official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, met with His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, who underscored the "strong ties which unite the Kingdom of Cambodia and UNESCO".
"I will always stand at the side of UNESCO to uphold its values," declared the King, voicing his pride and privilege to host the 37th ...
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Viet Nam,
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (Population growth)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Housing
Industrial areas
Financial and human resources
Management systems / management plan
,The 2018 IUCN Advisory mission to the property concluded that the overall management was satisfactory with regard to the conservation of ...
237.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Poaching;
Agricultural encroachment ;
Artisanal gold mining;
Impacts of the post-electoral crisis.
,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property in January 2014, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/195/documents. The report covers the following points:
Species monitoring: the 2013 monitoring shows ...
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Mozambique,a) Lack of management and conservation plan;
b) Buildings threatened with collapse; sanitation problems,,In 2003, UNESCO and the Government of Mozambique signed an agreement for the rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress, one of the most important monuments in the Island of Mozambique. The project will focus on three key activities: (i) Prevention from ...
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Cajamarca is the setting of the encounter between the culture of Spain and the Andean world. The layout of the city and its buildings, both civil and religious, built of adobe and volcanic stone within the Historic Centre of Cajamarca, offer an exceptional testimony of Spanish-Andean culture. The architecture, which is unique and covers every century from the 16th to the ...
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The Qawra/Dwejra site combines interesting geology, both on land and under the sea, rich diverse wildlife and habitats, dramatic seascapes dominated by a rocky shoreline, cultural elements spanning from the 3rd century BC to the 19th century AD and a general wilderness feel. Both the inland sea (Qawra) and Dwejra Bay are excellent examples of large-scale circular ...
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Peru,
Dam construction (issue resolved);
Power line development (issue resolved);
Wild fires (issue resolved);
Encroachment;
Urbanization of the valley;
Helicopters flights
Damages due to a crane accident (issue resolved)
Landslides
,On 2 May 2002, the Chairperson of the Committee addressed letters to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, ...
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Peru,
Fragility of its adobe structures;
Occupation of land by farmers;
Need of a management plan
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-first session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.29); Twenty-second session of the Bureau (paragraph number V.17); Twenty-second session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.19)
New information: The Master Plan for the site, ...
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From Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre We have noted with great concern, the news of massive floods sweeping across Europe and that a number of World Heritage sites in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary are threatened by the worst flooding in a century. I would like to transmit our solidarity with the regional crisis committees and ...
244.
According to the guidelines of the Memory of the World Programme – which is in charge of the heritage housed in museums, archives and libraries around the world -, the definition of documentary heritage includes the following elements:
mobile;
consisting of signs/codes, sounds and/or images;
can be conserved (the supports are inert elements);
can be reproduced and ...
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Uganda,,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau – Chapter IV. 42
New information: The same report that provided information on Bwindi Impenetrable Forest mentioned above points out that the rebels have occupied the site since 1997 and no meaningful conservation activities are being implemented in the site. Rebels continue to use the site as a ...
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The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded on Monday 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites and approved the extension of 5 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
At the end of its fortnight's work, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites, of which 33 are cultural sites and 9 are natural sites. These sites will ...
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Karachi, Pakistan,An inter-regional workshop entitled “World Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Role of Local Communities” will be held in Karachi, Pakistan, from 23 to 24 November 2017. The workshop aims to highlight the important role played by local communities in the conservation and management of World Heritage properties and to further advocate for the crucial ...
248.
On 19 January 2016, the Governor of the Region of Saint-Louis in Senegal signed a decree forbidding all demolition projects of older buildings on the island of Saint-Louis, inscribed on the World Heritage List since 2000. This welcome decision bears witness to the years of effort and hard work put in by managers of heritage sites in Senegal, supported by the World Heritage ...
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India,
1998 floods (issue resolved)
Need for long-term measures measures to mitigate future flood damage (issue resolved)
Elephant-human conflicts
Rhino poaching
Illegal encroachment by villagers
Need for integrated planning and management to incorporate community needs and aspirations
,An IUCN/Government of India mission to Assam, supported by the Centre and ...
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The cave is located near the village of Rabisha, in the district of Vidin. The beginnings of the formation of the cave go back 15 million years ago on a hill which is 461 meters high. The cave has a number of accessible halls and galleries which were inhabited during the Bronze Age and which contain remnants of settlements and drawings on the walls. The remnants in the ...
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Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved)
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved)
Coordination among institutions
Authenticity and adaptive re-use in conservation policy
Training and institutional building
,As recommended by the Bureau at its June session in Paris, an ICOMOS expert carried out a mission to Cairo from 6 to 18 August 2001, to evaluate ...
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Nepal,
Earthquake (Severe earthquake of 25 April 2015)
Housing (Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses)
Management systems/management plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction of a forest road)
Underground transport infrastructure (Project ...
253.
During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the organization of an international conference to discuss how to properly regulate the needs for modernization of our daily urban environment, while at the same time safeguarding the irreplaceable heritage that our historic cities ...
254.
Mexico,Urban development project including the demolition of a great number of colonial constructions,
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Mexico,Urban development project including the demolition of a great number of colonial constructions,
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World Heritage sites require an enormous number of resources for their protection. Conservation needs are met in different ways by governments, vibrant communities, or donors of many types. But increasingly the private sector is taking action with a powerful impact on conservation and management.
Natural sites especially are impacted by industrial activities, and ‘no-go’ ...
257.
Bulgaria,
Development of a hotel and a ski resort (issue resolved)
Project proposal envisaging the enlargement of the existing ski-zone within the World Heritage site
,No information was provided by the State Party following the 26th session of the Committee and the results of the report provided by the UNESCO-IUCN mission to the site concerning the number of existing and ...
258.
The handbook "Cultural heritage and local development: A Guide for African local governments" was created in response to the request formulated during the special session 'African Towns and Heritage', organised by the World Heritage Centre and the France-UNESCO Co-operation agreement at the Summit Africities 3 (Yaounde, Cameroon, December 2003). This guide was ...
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Ecuador,a) Delay in the full implementation of the Special Law and lack of enforcement;
b) Inadequate quarantine measures;
c) Illegal fishing;
d) Instability of Park Director’s Position.,The State Party of Ecuador has submitted a report on 15 February 2006, noting progress achieved in the conservation and management of the islands. Key highlights are:
a) The Minister ...
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At 3.30 AM on Saturday 25th April 1998 the south coast of Spain was host to what has been dubbed the worst environmental disaster in Europe. A supporting wall of the reservoir containing the toxic wastes of the Aznalcollar mine burst, releasing 5 million cubic metres of toxic mud and acidic water onto the surrounding landscape. The toxic waste entered the Agrio River, a ...
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Located in Batshireet soum of Khentii province, sacred Binder Mountain and its associated cultural heritage sites are inseparable part of the Khentii Mountain rang in centre of which the Mongolian most sacred mountain Burkhan Khaldun is situated.
Proposed property and the sacred Burkhan Khaldun Mountain are located in same geographical zone and belong to same type of ...
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At a year-end strategy discussion, Shell, Earthwatch and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre evaluated the results of the first year of work under their five-year programme of collaboration to enhance the business skills of managers of World Heritage sites. During the first year, nine World Heritage site managers from three sites in South East Asia had ...
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Argentina,Bolivia (Plurinational State of),Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,
Management systems (some management plans still pending).
Lack of risk preparedness and risk management plans.
Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) common framework needed.
Developing of a more effective and sustainable monitoring system.
,On 26 December 2022, the State Party of Chile, in its function as ...
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Geneva, Switzerland,The session on “Heritage and resilience” will take place on the morning of 22 May as a ‘featured event’ at the next UN-ISDR Global Platform (Geneva, 19-23 May 2013). The Global Platform is the most important event gathering the world’s community in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and an important milestone in the consultations leading to the ...
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Senegal,a) Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife;
b) Illegal logging;
c) Livestock grazing;
d) Road construction;
e) Potential dam construction;
f) Potential mining activities. ,The State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property on 18 March 2008. The report notes that a workshop was organized in September 2007, which developed a ...
266.
Uplistsikhe Cave Town-Fortress is situated on a rocky massif in 15 km eastwards to town Gori on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. The fortress is mentioned in chronicles from earliest times. Its history begins in the I-II millennium B.C. Uplistsikhe was an important religious, political and cultural centre in the Hellenistic and the late Antique periods (IV c. B.C. - IV ...
267.
In the last 12 months, 145 cities, institutions and individuals have signed up to the HUL Call for Action to raise awareness about the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) and to accelerate inclusive urban and heritage management. Responses came from 59 countries from all regions of the world. They included stakeholders from academia, cultural ...
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Phuket, Thailand,The World Heritage Convention is approaching two important milestones: 40 years since it came into force and the inscription of the 1000th property on the World Heritage List. However, the very success of the World Heritage Convention poses a series of challenges and opportunities not fully envisaged when it was adopted in 1972.
At its 33rd session ...
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Within the framework of International Assistance from the World Heritage Fund, UNESCO Office in Bangkok and the Heritage Department of Lao PDR are organizing from 10 to 12 November 2021, with the participation of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, an online workshop on ‘Impact Assessment for Sustainable Heritage Management’ for the Mekong cluster countries: Cambodia, Lao ...
270.
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, have welcomed a new commitment by British company Tullow Oil plc to stay out of World Heritage sites. The firm had received a licence to explore for oil in an area overlapping Kenya’s World Heritage-listed Lake Turkana National ...
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Peru was the seat of the viceroyalty created by the Spanish Crown in 1542, at first its territory included almost all of South America, although the creation of the viceroyalties of New Granada in 1717 and the viceroyalty of La Plata in 1776 reduced its territory, until before independence it was the main possession of the Spanish Monarchy in South America and the main ...
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Milan,The premier forum for the presentation of research on 3D acquisition, multimedia visualization, interaction technologies and their applications, the multidisciplinary International Conferences on Virtual Systems and Multimedia are a bridge between technology, art, history, science and engineering. Held annually since 1995 (excepting 2011 when the Egyptian ...
273.
Poland,a) Lack of management plan;
b) Consultation with local communities.,As requested by the World Heritage Committee (31 COM 7B.101) the State Party submitted on 1 February 2008 a state of conservation report on the property including a report on progress since its last report of April 2007.
The State Party notes that the work on the management plan is progressing ...
274.
Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, Zimbabwe,In line with UNESCO’s mandate to promote culture and education in Africa, the World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce that the workshop entitled “World Heritage and Education Institutions in Africa” will take place in Masvingo (Zimbabwe) from 26 to 28 April 2018. Organized in cooperation with the African World Heritage ...
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Peru,
Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation;
No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides;
Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca ...
276.
Mali,a) No management and conservation plan;
b) Pressure from urban development;
c) Deterioration of dwellings;
d) Waste disposal problems;
e) Encroachment of the archaeological sites.,The State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the World Heritage property on 27 February 2008. This report provided information on the alterations observed to the ...
277.
Niger,
Political instability and civil strife
Poverty
Management constraints
Ostrich poaching
Soil erosion
Demographic pressure
Livestock pressure
Pressure on forestry resources
,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. From 8 to 20 February 2015 an IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property. Both ...
278.
Nigeria,
Urban development close to the property
Road construction around the property
Pollution of the Osun River
Bush fires within the property
Adverse impact of the commercialisation of the annual festival
Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers and the lack of a tourism management plan
Road through ...
279.
Together, Ivvavik National Park of Canada, Vuntut National Park of Canada, and Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk) Territorial Park comprise 15 500 km2 of wilderness on the Yukon coastal plain, Richardson Mountains, a portion of the Old Crow Flats wetlands and an arctic island in the Beaufort Sea. Together, these parks comprise a land rich in wildlife, in variety of landscape and ...
280.
On November 18 2020, colleagues from UNESCO’s Africa Unit of the World Heritage Centre (WHC), Field Offices in the Africa region, as well as from the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), met online for their periodic meeting concerning the progress of the implementation of the 1972 World Heritage Convention in Africa.
The discussion focused on UNESCO’s longstanding Priority ...
281.
,Designed to support Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in their efforts to protect the Lake Ohrid area, the second Management Planning Workshop on 3-4 June in Tirana, Albania, will bring together stakeholders from both sides of the Lake to discuss the long-term vision and management objectives for a potential transboundary protection zone for Lake ...
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Paris, France,UNISCAPE and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette are jointly organizing the international conference "Landscape & Imagination. Towards a new baseline for education in a changing world", which will be held in Paris 2-4 May 2013.
The aim of the conference is to discuss the contribution that education and ...
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Philippines,Fishing; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation). ,The Centre and IUCN received a draft report from the Director of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park on 30 January 2004. The report notes that, as requested by the Committee at its 27th session, a number of assessments on the effects of illegal fishing on the marine biodiversity of the site ...
284.
Today at UNESCO HQ in Paris, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) opened its Seventh session. During the session the members of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (including the eight Biodiversity-related Conventions, the CBD, the World Heritage Convention, CITES, CMS, the Ramsar Convention on ...
285.
Viet Nam,a) Population growth;
b) Increased tourism pressure and development;
c) Urban and industrial development;
d) Lack of financial and technical resources;
e) Absence of an integrated planning approach.,On 30 November 2006, the State Party submitted a report on the actual and potential impacts of the Cam Pha cement plant project and Cai Lan port project on the ...
286.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Illegal Activities
Housing
Since March 2011:
Armed conflict (Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict)
Illegal activities (illegal constructions following the start of the conflict and illegal excavations)
,On 11 January 2024, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports for the six Syrian World Heritage ...
287.
Recent policy and conceptual developments in World Heritage, and in conservation generally, set the stage for new approaches that engage indigenous and local communities in World Heritage. The inclusion of communities as one of the five Strategic Objectives in the World Heritage Convention reflects an increasing demand for community engagement at all stages of the World ...
288.
Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
For more than 70 years, UNESCO has been working to foster scientific knowledge and cooperation on biodiversity and ecosystems, such as tropical forests, oceans, mountains. In recent years, the effect of human activities -- magnified by population growth and global climate change -- has reduced deeply biodiversity in ecosystems around ...
289.
United States of America,
Urban Pressure
Agriculture Pressure
,In a letter dated 30 January 2004, the State Party provided an update on the situation of Everglades National Park and requested that the property be retained on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
IUCN noted that the report provides an update on specific accomplishments to address previously identified ...
290.
The proceedings of the International Donors' Conference "Promoting and Preserving Congolese Heritage: Linking Biological and Cultural Diversity", held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France from 13-17 September 2004, are now available as World Heritage Paper Series N° 17. The publication has been made possible thanks to the financial support of the Japanese ...
291.
China,Threats identified at the time of extension of the property in 2014:
Management systems/management plan (property-wide management plan not yet finalized, actions to manage tourism, water quality, agricultural and urban development impacts not implemented)
Governance (Integrated governance arrangements not implemented)
,On 6 December 2016, the State Party submitted a ...
292.
Mozambique,
Need for a detailed programme for the recuperation / rehabilitation of the island
Storm in 1994
Lack of funding (issue resolved)
Precarious state of conservation of the stone
Solid waste collection
Presence of squatters in the Stone City
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the World Heritage Committee - Chapter VII.36:
The Committee ...
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Demonstrating an excellent example of cooperation between managers and staff of two of the globe’s most iconic World Heritage volcano sites, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the USA and New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park worked together to assess risk to visitors in what can be inherently dangerous places.
At the request of the Conservator, Tongariro ...
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We have opened the ICONS_L mailing list for discussing issues related to the International Conservation Networking System (ICONS), a relational database management system in support of networking on biodiversity and conservation issues, and for information management by indigenous and community-based organizations.ICONS provides basic structures for the management ...
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Yemen,Serious deterioration of the city's heritage. In particular, around 40% of the city's houses were replaced by concrete buildings, and many other houses and the ancient souq are in a deteriorating state. Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30 % of these built-up. ,A Report on the State of ...
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Spain,,At the time of the inscription the marine component of this mixed property was threatened by a large EU funded project aiming to reorganise and expand the port of Ibiza. At that time, and after reviewing the 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment, prepared for this project, IUCN concluded that the potential impacts on the marine component of this property could be ...
297.
298.
Workers’ Assembly Halls is a proposed transnational serial nomination that is representative of the global phenomenon of mass organisation of workers by the international democratic labour movement in the context of industrialisation during the formative period of working-class internationalism from 1850 to 1950. Purpose-built and established by international democratic ...
299.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Political uncertainties,
New settlements in the Park,
Gold mining,
Livestock grazing,
Destruction of vegetation,
Poaching,
Agricultural encroachment,
Over-exploitation of fish populations,
Lack of financial resources
,Virunga National Park, inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv) in 1979, was included on the List of World Heritage in ...
300.
On 29 and 30 September 2022, UNESCO organised the second online meeting for UNESCO’s Dive into Heritage project, with the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
UNESCO is currently developing the “Dive into Heritage” platform, an online tool to make World Heritage and its related intangible heritage more accessible to the general public through digital data. During its ...
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Australia,,IUCN and World Heritage Centre have received reports from various sources on the devastating impacts of non-native feral rabbits and rodents on the vegetation and wildlife of Macquarie Island. The rabbit population has increased from 10,000 to 100,000 rabbits since the 1980s. The negative impacts of this overpopulation are in particular the destruction of ...
302.
France,
Non-renewable energy facilities
Oil and gas
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
,At its 37th session in 2013, the World Heritage Committee noted with concern the increase in tourism pressure and its possible impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property (Decision 37 COM 7B.19). Since this Decision, the World Heritage Centre has continued to ...
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South Africa,,WHC:
Since its inclusion to the World Heritage List, Robben Island is threatened by tourism pressure due to an increasing number of visitors, placing a high demand on the available resources. The Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee accompanied by the Centre and a representative of the South African Department of Environment and Tourism visited Robben ...
304.
Morocco,
Abandonment of the site and progressive deterioration
Lack of management plan
Legal protection of the site
Infrastructure and Tourism Development projects
,WHC:
Following the request expressed by the Committee during its 26thsession, the State Party submitted, in March 2003, a new report on the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations ...
305.
UNF launched a “Friends of World Heritage” partnership program in September 2003 during the World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa . A newsletter and web site were set up to support the program and inform the public about the advantages of becoming a “member” of World Heritage.Build the capacity of World Heritage site management to deal with tourism.Raise public ...
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Australia,
Lack of a management plan
Problems with landowners resident in the site
Aboriginal concerns
,The Bureau at its eighteenth session took note of the first mission report to the site. The report indicated problems with landowner residents, aboriginal concerns and delays in the preparation of a management plan. IUCN suggested a redefinition of the boundaries of the ...
307.
Mauritania,
Capture operation of the monk seal (issue resolved)
Over-harvesting of fish resources (issue resolved)
A Rally, “Trophée des Gazelles - Rallye des Sables” traversed the area of the Park in 1997 (issue resolved)
Petroleum prospecting
Road construction project
,During a Centre mission to Mauritania from 21 to 28 September 2002, meetings were held with the Banc ...
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Online,UNESCO is pleased to introduce its first online international Expert Workshop on the Culture|2030 Indicators.
The Culture|2030 Indicators were developed in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, as well as a number international organizations and experts. As a framework of thematic indicators, the Culture|2030 Indicators is intended to support and ...
309.
WHC-98/CONF.201/INF.12
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Al- ḥarrah, or basalt desert, stretches from southern Syria across north-eastern Jordan into northern Saudi Arabia. Much of this area consists of broken-up lava flows which cover the desert floor with millions of basalt stones and boulders. As a result of the chemicals in the basalt interacting with those in the atmosphere the exposed parts of these rocks are covered with ...
311.
Russian Federation,
Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov (constructed)
Ongoing and accelerated urban development pressures
,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a boundary clarification, as well as a detailed state of conservation report that addresses the progress made with the implementation of the previous Committee’s decisions. An executive ...
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Philippines,
Illegal occupation
Need for a clear zoning scheme and regulations for appropriate tourism development within the property and its vicinity
,An IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission visited the property in December 2014 (mission report available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/652/documents/). No report was requested to the State Party by the Committee at its 38th ...
313.
Tunisia,
Construction of dams;
Hunting;
Grazing,
Air pollution
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.11. Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.10
New information: At its twenty-third session in July 1999, the Bureau agreed with the recommendations of a joint IUCN/Ramsar/Centre mission to the ...
314.
Central African Republic,
Heavy poaching;
Lack of management plan;
Possible transfer of the management of the site to a private foundation
,
Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.3 Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.2
New information:
The President of the State Party has yet to respond to ...
315.
On 7 July, the new donor platform Marketplace for World Heritage went live on the World Heritage Centre website. The webpage was launched at an event held during the 41st World Heritage Committee, which is currently taking place in Krakow, Poland.
Participants attending the World Heritage Committee were invited to explore this innovative new platform, which showcases ...
316.
Ethiopia,Encroachment; increasing human population within the park; declining populations of Walia ibex and Simien Fox; deforestation and soil deterioration.,A report was received from the State Party, dated 25 January 2005. The report provides details on the progress made in relation to the four benchmarks set by the Committee at its 25th session (Helsinki, 2001) for ...
317.
Chile,
Interventions planned at the port, such as the Barón Port and the Prat Dock, as well as for touristic facilities and real estate projects
Fragmentation of competencies and mandates by sectors and by different levels of government, as well as by the different types of specific protection and use of different areas, does not allow for the management of the property ...
318.
Every year, on 5 May, we celebrate African World Heritage Day to honour the natural wonders and cultural legacies of Africa.
From Mbanza Kongo, capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo in Angola, to the fortress of Fasil Ghebbi in the Gondar Region of Ethiopia, cultural sites across Africa bear witness to the continent’s multifaceted history, like vibrant strands woven into ...
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The name "makhalla" (community), derives from the word "mahal", meaning "place" and "time, moment". This duality has always been characteristic of the makhalla. A makhalla is not only a territorial and administrative unit, a community of people living in a certain territory in a city or district, but also a way of life, a type of thinking and a centuries-old ...
320.
,1. Abstracts or poster should be submitted electronically to: wh-info@unesco.org. and 2009seminar@fuuh.upv.es before 30 October 2008 and should include the following information:
a. Author’s name, title and qualifications ;b. title of paper or poster;c. E-mail address;d. telephone number and fax number;e. institution name and complete postal address;f. abstract (500 ...
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The Sajama National Park includes geological natural wonders made up of flora, fauna, thermal springs and also cultural wonders such as polychromed chullpas (pre-hispanic burial buildings), cave paintings, pucaras and colonial architecture and art. The native population, proud of what they have, has always tried to preserve their way of life as well as the ambience that ...
322.
Spain,Toxic flow from a mine holding pool,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – Chapter VII.25;
Twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau – Chapter IV.39.
New information: IUCN notes that at its last session, the World Heritage Bureau:
(i) expressed serious concerns regarding the possible reopening of the Aznalcollar mine, and encouraged ...
323.
Rutho the old name of El-Tur. The South Sinai zone beginning in this location in 1984 and discovering a Monastery dating 6th Century A.D. we found two bazelica churches, oil press, well provisions stores, kitchens, rooms of monks, number of ovens for bread and food, and is surroundbly a strong wall with two entrances.
324.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Proposed cattle driving route;
b) Poaching,In February 2006, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN were informed of the deterioration of the Selous Game Reserve since the end of the German Government (GTZ) assistance programme in 2003. This is in contrast to the considerable improvements in the management of the property during the GTZ funded ...
325.
,After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre will organise a second auction on March 18, 2010. This time, one of two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometer Models E168, tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his team during their recent Geophysic Expedition in the Himalayas, will be up for auction. The ...
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"It is time to get serious about wildlife crime"
This year’s theme for World Wildlife Day is right in line with one of the key goals of the World Heritage Convention: protecting sites which are home to threatened plant and animal species.
These invaluable sites are threatened more than ever, and illegal human activities such as poaching and illegal logging are some of the ...
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France,Spain,a) Impacts of the Gavarnie Festival (France) and request for its permanent transfer;
b) Insufficient transboundary cooperation on pastoral activities,As requested by the World Heritage Committee (Decision 31 COM 7B.44), the State Party invited a joint UNESCO/IUCN/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission in July 2007 to witness the Gavarnie Festival and discuss ...
328.
Almaty, Kazakhstan,Acclaimed as the ‘greatest route in the history of mankind’, the ancient Silk Road formed the first bridge between the East and the West and was an important vehicle for trade between the ancient empires of China, Central and Western Asia, the Indian sub-continent, and Rome. The Silk Road was more than just trade routes; it symbolized the ...
329.
Nigeria,
Urban development close to the property
Road construction around the property
Pollution of the Osun River
Bush fires within the property
Adverse impact of the commercialisation of the annual festival
Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers and the lack of a tourism management plan
Road through ...
330.
From 2020 through 2022, UNESCO Jakarta carried out a project “Towards a sustainable future for the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra UNESCO World Heritage site: integrating management and reviewing boundaries for the long-term protection of the Outstanding Universal Value,” funded by the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, in close coordination with the Directorate ...
331.
Yemen,New buildings; Increasing number of dilapidated buildings,As a result of activities financed by extrabudgetary sources, such as UNDP or funds collected under international safeguarding campaigns, the Secretariat has obtained information on the work carried out or projects pending in some of the sites inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Thus, for the Old City ...
332.
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (WS) contains Indawgyi Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Myanmar, and a substantial portion of the surrounding forested watershed. Established in 1999, ILWS covers 73,600 hectares and ranges in elevation from 169 m at the lake surface to over 1,400 m. The lake drains to the north and includes 12,000 hectares of open water, along ...
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The Tara National Park is in the westernmost part of Serbia and represents a mountainous area with exceptionally important geo-eorphological, hydrographic and ecological natural values.The total area of the National Park is 19,200 ha with a protective zone of 37,584 ha. The Tara National Park comprises the mountainous region located in a large elbow shaped curve of the ...
334.
The World Heritage Committee has decided that improvements in the preservation of the Everglades National Park (Florida, USA) and Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras) were sufficient to remove both UNESCO World Heritage site from the List of World Heritage in Danger.The Committee commended the United States of America for its investment of scientific and financial ...
335.
Honduras,
Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve;
Illegal tree felling;
Poaching;
Road construction;
Patuca II hydro power project .
,Summary of previous delibertions:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.8 Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.7
New information: The State Party has ...
336.
A practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites has been published in the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage Paper Series, thanks to the generous support of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust and the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment.
Climate change has become more prominent as a management ...
337.
The World Heritage Centre has concluded this year's map outreach campaign with its mailing of the 2007/2008 World Heritage Wall Map featuring 851 World Heritage sites produced in collaboration with National Geographic and Hewlett Packard. We had an overwhelming response for maps - attaining our target of 9000 requests within just nine weeks - and would like to thank ...
338.
Inaccessible since its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008, the Le Morne Mountain, symbol of Maroons and resistance to slavery, opened its footpaths to the public in July 2016.
This new development comes as a follow-up to the recommendations of the Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission, carried out by the World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS in February 2016 and to ...
339.
The World Heritage Committee Thursday inscribed ten new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List. A number of outstanding proposals for inscription are to be discussed in the afternoon. The new sites inscribed are:Sewell Mining Town (Chile). Situated 85 km south of the capital, Santiago in an environment marked by extreme climate more than 2,000 m up the Andes, Sewell ...
340.
UNESCO has launched a new guidance tool to enhance mutual understanding and achieve improved and constructive cooperation between the deployment of wind energy projects and the conservation of the world’s most precious heritage places.
With climate change being a defining issue of our time, the transition to renewable energy sources and sustainable energy production to ...
341.
This 3-year project by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Conservation International, and with financing from the UN Foundation and Global Conservation Fund, calls for the promotion of long-term management and conservation of five marine protected areas within the Eastern Tropical Pacific through using the World Heritage Convention and other international and national legal ...
342.
IntroductionWhen visitors from Bohemia and all of Europe call a part of this Earth "Paradise", they must certainly have a good reason. The name "ttesky rij" (Czech Paradise) has become a symbol for the delight felt by the intellectual and social elite in the second half of the 19th century over the beauties of nature in this country. The name was soon ...
343.
Bulgaria,Tourism Pressure; Ski development ,The joint UNESCO-IUCN mission was carried out from 3 to 6 February 2004 in close cooperation with the State Party, the site manager and the Ministry for Environment and Waters. It noted that a number of ascertained and potential threats exist, including the existing ski development and other potential development ...
344.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Proposed cattle driving route;
b) Poaching;
c) Insufficient funding;
d) Mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining;
e) Tourism management and development;
f) Potential and proposed dam development. ,On 17 February 2009, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides some ...
345.
Myanmar,
Management systems / Management Plan (Lack of a conservation plan for the burial sites)
Human resources (Need to strengthen capacity-building in the conservation of these particularly fragile and vulnerable sites)
,On 3 January 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
346.
,At the request of a number of Members of the World Heritage Committee, an Orientation Session for members of the Committee is organized to allow for better preparations for the Committee. session.This session is organized notably for new Committee members. Interpretation in English and French will be provided.
PresentationEnglish Francais
347.
Following the earthquakes that struck the region of Emilia in northern Italy, notably since May 20, the UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova dispatched an urgent technical mission with the objective of assessing the overall situation at the affected World Heritage properties. The mission also aimed to evaluate the current risks related to the evolution of ...
348.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),Factors identified at the time of inscription in 2016:
Management activities (Need to collect data related to each qanat and make it accessible to members of the local communities; Lack of permanent marking of the boundaries of property components and buffer zones on the ground)
Management systems / Management Plans (Need to extend the ...
349.
In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage Strategy, which was endorsed by the World Heritage Committee. The strategy outlines the guiding principles, mission statement, strategic orientations, and working methods of all activities relating to Natural Heritage. In addition, the strategy highlights recent ...
350.
Oman,
Degradation of the structures;
Use of recent construction materials (cement, etc.)
Need for a management plan
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.18) Twenty-third session of the Bureau (paragraph number IV.13)
New information: The monitoring missions are proceeding regularly and now cover the preparation ...
351.
Launched in July 2017 with financial support from the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, the “Communities and reinforcement of the management of the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage Site” project, has been successfully concluded with a three-day cultural celebration event, from 27 to 29 December 2018.
These ‘Cultural Days’ which responded to the theme “Let’s open our ...
352.
Poland,Urban Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation),As requested by the Committee, a report was submitted by the State Party on 23 February 2004, which outlined the progress made in the implementation of the 2nd phase of the Strategic Programme for the Oświęcim Area (OSPR) for the years 2002-2006. Within the framework of the strategic ...
353.
Uzbekistan,
Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property (issue resolved)
Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system (issue resolved)
Managements systems/management plan (Lack of a proper conservation and management plan)
Management activities (Lack of coordination with regard to the conservation and restoration activities ...
354.
Tuesday, June 25 - Recent flooding and the security situation threaten the preservation of the Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, Afghanistan. UNESCO will send a mission to the site and launch a safeguarding project, thanks to funding from the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) of USD 1.9 million.
The Minaret of Jam is ...
355.
Site # 1: Lake Bardawil
Lake Bardawil is situated on the Mediterranean coast, in the north of the Governorate of North Sinaï. It has an area of about 59,000 ha. It is a Ramsar Site (number 407) and was added to the Montreux Record on 4 July 1990. It consists of two interconnected hypersaline lagoons, with interspersed islands and peninsulas. The site provides ...
356.
Ecuador,
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing / collection of aquatic resources)
Legal framework (inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos)
Governance
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (high immigration rate)
Illegal activities
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Invasive ...
357.
Durban (South Africa), The World Heritage Committee chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed seven natural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Committee also made decisions concerning two natural sites already on the List. The one is extended in size while the inscription of the other under ...
358.
Yemen,
Legal frameworks, governance and management systems
Ground transport infrastructure: road network
Livestock grazing: sheep, goat and cattle
Invasive species
Fishing and collection of marine resources
Solid waste: primarily in and around main settlements
,On 19 February 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is ...
359.
This year, July 8 marked not only the 13th anniversary of the inscription of France’s Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems on the UNESCO World Heritage List, but also the Day of the Turtle in New Caledonia. In celebration, the local and traditional communities, government representatives, scientists and youth came together to agree on a ...
360.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Increased human pastoral population;
b) Immigration; Poaching;
c) Spread of invasive species;
d) Tourism pressure;
e) Encroachment and cultivation.,The World Heritage Centre received on the 6 January 2006 a state of conservation report for the property from the State Party, through its site management authority, the Ngorongoro Conservation ...
361.
Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,On 12 February 2012 the State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property.
a) Development pressures associated with tourism and housing
The State Party reports that it has approved development applications within the property. The World Heritage Centre requested further ...
362.
The Wild Ass Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch of the Gujarat State in India. It covers an area of 4954 km². The Sanctuary is named after a sub species of wild ass (Equus hemionus khur), the last population of which it harbours. The Rann is one of the most remarkable and unique landscapes of its kind in the entire world. It is a vast desiccated, ...
363.
Mexico,Urban development project including the demolition of a great number of colonial constructions,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-third session of the Bureau, Chapter IV.68
New information: In response to a request from the Bureau at its twenty-third session, the Mexican authorities submitted a detailed inventory of damages caused to the Historic Centre of ...
364.
Niger,a) Political instability and civil strife;
b) Poverty;
c) Management constraints;
d) Ostrich poaching;
e) Soil erosion;
f) Demographic pressure;
g) Livestock pressure;
h) Pressure on forestry resources.,On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. The report underlined the efforts realized by the State Party in ...
365.
Nepal,a) Pressure and degradation from increasing tourism and mountaineering;
b) Airstrip development;
c) Climate change;
d) Development of tourism resort in core area.,The World Heritage Committee requested this report in response to growing concerns related to tourism development within the property, and associated impacts on the property’s ...
366.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved);
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved);
Rise of the underground water level;
Dilapidated infrastructure;
Neglect and lack of maintenance;
Overcrowded areas and buildings;
Uncontrolled development;
Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of ...
367.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Shortcomings in the management and lack of resources (issues resolved)
Residents allowed to grow crops inside the World Heritage site (issue resolved)
Construction of an access road
,The Centre and IUCN received a report of extensive and increasing domestic crop cultivation in the Ngorongoro Crater and wider Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), ...
368.
Peru,
Management systems/ management plan (Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation; No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides; Lack of effective management of the property; Lack ...
369.
,The photographic exhibition "Close/far - A Journey of Discovery Exploring the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Immigration in Italy" is open in Rome from 28 October to 27 November 2022 at the prestigious Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Exhibition Hall) and in four Public Libraries of the city. This display is devised to mark the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention ...
370.
Mozambique,
Need for a detailed programme for the recuperation / rehabilitation of the island
Storm in 1994
Lack of funding (issue resolved)
Precarious state of conservation of the stone
Solid waste collection
Presence of squatters in the Stone City
,Thanks to a contribution from the World Heritage Fund, the World Heritage site Ilha de Mozambique, has been the ...
371.
Zambia,Zimbabwe,
Project to construct a dam across the gorge (issue resolved);
Unplanned tourism development;
Uncontrolled urban development driven by population increase;
Invasive species;
Pollution (water, air and visual);
Reduced water flows over the falls due to drought and/or upstream hydropower production.
,On 23 February 2010, the States Parties submitted a ...
372.
Benin,Burkina Faso,Niger,
Phosphate mining project (issue resolved)
Dam project (issue resolved)
Lack of monitoring of the implementation of the Management Plan
Transhumance
Insecurity
Poaching
,On 28 January 2022, the States Parties of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property, and on 30 March 2023, they provided ...
373.
On 22 January 2021, the Sultanate of Oman signed an agreement with UNESCO in the amount of Euros 583,566 to provide support for capacity-building of nomination projects and promotion of World Heritage sites in five Eastern African countries: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia and United Republic of Tanzania. The three-year capacity-building programme will support the ...
374.
Peru,
Management systems/ management plan (Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation; No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides ; Lack of effective management of the property; Lack ...
375.
The panel on ‘Heritage and Water’ during the UNESCO International Water Conference (13-14 May at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris) highlighted the spiritual and cultural significance of water at many heritage sites, and called for enhancing cooperation between planners and practitioners to demonstrate the importance of water management systems to policymakers.They also ...
376.
Further to a large number of correspondence received related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, we would like to direct you towards the latest UNESCO ...
377.
Egypt,a) Rise in the water table;
b) Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment;
c) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc);
d) Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
378.
Libya,
Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone)
Governance
Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas)
Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...
379.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict and political instability
Poaching by nationals and trans-border armed groups
Inappropriate management capabilities to address the poaching crisis (resolved)
,On 26 March 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, and additional information on 12 March 2021, all available at ...
380.
Christchurch, New Zealand - The World Heritage Committee today inscribed the Galápagos (Ecuador), and Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal) on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger with a view to mobilizing support for their conservation. Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, the 19 islands of the Galápagos and their ...
381.
The World Heritage Centre, with the support from the Flanders Government, has embarked on the development a comprehensive and integrated information system on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties. This information is now public and hosted on the World Heritage Centre’s website. This public tool has a multi-criteria search form in order to extract specific ...
382.
Building materials company CEMEX has committed to staying out of World Heritage sites and to building awareness of the need to protect them, following a collaboration with UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The commitment, confirmed in the firm’s 2015 Sustainable Development Report issued this week, is in line with the ...
383.
The UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes was created in 1995 to reward outstanding examples of action to safeguard and enhance the world’s cultural landscapes.
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes
Tae Rak channel and ...
384.
Chile,
Interventions planned at the port, such as the Barón Port and the Prat Dock, as well as for touristic facilities and real estate projects
Fragmentation of competencies and mandates by sectors and by different levels of government, as well as by the different types of specific protection and use of different areas, which does not allow for the management of the ...
385.
Ukraine,Urban pressure,The State Party reported to the World Heritage Centre on 9 September 2003 that an inter-Ministerial meeting had taken place on 27 July 2003 to follow up the Presidential Order of 3 February 2003 stopping the construction of the underground swimming pool. This construction, situated immediately outside the boundary of the property, caused cracks on ...
386.
Mauritania,a) Illegal fishing;
b) Mechanical shellfish harvesting;
c) Oil exploitation;
d) Tourism and increased accessibility due to the new Nouadhibou-Nouakchott road;
e) Lack of management capacity and resources. ,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, ...
387.
As part of the Third Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise in Africa, over 80 participants from 46 African States Parties with 96 World Heritage properties (53 cultural, 38 natural and 5 mixed) will be meeting at Grand Bassam, Cote-d’Ivoire, from 11 to 14 September 2019, to go through the statutory processes of the World Heritage Convention.
This regional meeting ...
388.
Inagua National Park is located on Great Inagua Island and encompasses 32,600 ha. The park features a permanent lake, Lake Rosa with scattered islands, a saline lagoon, extensive saltmarshes, dense mangroves, and permanent, brackish marsh. It is an important area for breeding, passage and wintering for numerous species of waterbirds and particularly important for its ...
389.
Portugal,a) Lack of management plan;
b) Lack of overall conservation of the site, its parks and palaces;
c) Urban development pressure.,At the request of the Committee (28 COM 15B.77, 29 COM 7B.81) a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/IUCN monitoring mission was undertaken to evaluate the overall state of conservation of the site as well as of its buffer and transition ...
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South Africa,The following threats were identified at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List:
a) Theft and vandalism;
b) Pollution of the Vaal River;
c) Lack of tourism management, particularly access. ,The joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN mission to Vredefort Dome was carried out from 28 April to 3 May 2008 in accordance with the World ...
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Thailand,
Illegal activities (poaching and illegal logging);
Road expansion, in particular regarding Highway 304;
Forest fragmentation, connectivity and the need for ecological corridors;
Encroachment;
Management Planning;
Tourism and visitor levels;
Dams and cattle grazing.
,An IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property on 13-17 January 2014. Subsequently, the ...
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The Lake Tuz SEPA was declared by the Decision of Cabinet of Ministers numbered 2000/1381 dated 14.09.2000. The Lake Tuz protected area is within the borders of three provinces namely, Ankara, Konya, and Aksaray. The Lake Tuz is the second largest lake in Turkey after Lake Van which is mainly fed by undergroundwater. Being a tectonic originated site, the area is located in ...