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705.
Peru,a) Frequent seismic activity in the region and flooding during the rainy season;
b) Demolition of houses in the Historical Centre and the restoration of the San Agustin Church;
c) Material decay and abandonment of buildings, as well as the effect of heavy traffic on historic buildings.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee requested the ...
706.
707.
Dehradun, India,The 5th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres will be hosted by UNESCO Category 2 Centre on ‘Natural World Heritage Management and Training for the Asia Pacific Region’ at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India on 22 November 2016.
On this occasion, the Centre is also organizing thematic ...
708.
India,General threats:
a) Lack of co-ordinated and integrated management system;
b) Lack of detailed property documentation;
c) Increasing numbers of visitors.
Specific threats:
d) Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value;
e) Lack of protection under national legislation.,The State Party ...
709.
Gabon,
Lack of management structure to deal with the cultural values of the property
Need for training of conservation managers
Road Development
Project of optical fibre
Poaching
,On 13 January 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1147/documents/ and provides the ...
710.
Afghanistan,a) Political instability;
b) Inclination of Minaret;
c) Local infrastructural requirements;
d) Lack of management plan.,The World Heritage Centre received a progress report by the State Party on 31 March 2006 in which it stated that following the request of the World Heritage Committee at its 29th session, the State Party has halted the construction of a road ...
711.
South Africa,
Ground water pollution
Mining
Surface water pollution
Acid mine drainage
,On 27 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/915/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous session is presented in the report as follows:
The ...
712.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil Gas and Exploration; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed conflict; Civil unrest.,On the Guinean part of the property, the ...
713.
Cambodia,
Inadequate protective legislation;
Inadequately staffed national protection agency;
No permanent boundaries established and defined buffer zones;
Need for monitoring and coordination of the international conservation effort
,International Assistance : Preparatory assistance : 1992 US$ 15,000 : Preparation of the Tentative List and nomination file for Angkor. ...
714.
Senegal,
Lack of a site manager (Issue resolved)
Lack of monitoring and control mechanism
Lack of a conservation and management plan (existence of a Safeguarding and Enhancement Plan serving as a Conservation and Management Plan)
New constructions, architectural modifications and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity
Inappropriate housing ...
715.
Mauritania,
Urban Pressure
Tourism Pressure
Lack of capacity in conservation techniques
Lack of management mechanism (including legislation)
Lack of human or financial resources
Lack of institution coordination
Storms
Desertification
,WHC:
In September 2002, the Centre participated in the mid-term review of the project “Safeguarding and Enhancement of Mauritanian ...
716.
Niger,
Armed conflict (issue resolved);
Poaching;
Decline in wildlife populations
,The Committee at its twentieth (Merida, 1996) and twenty-first (Naples, 1997) sessions had called for a site visit to evaluate the state of conservation of the site in order to determine whether the site could be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Exploratory field missions ...
717.
Montenegro,
Earthquake damage (issue resolved)
Lack of buffer zone (issue resolved)
Lack of Management Planning/system
Inadequate legal system
Accelerated urban development and urban pressure
Proposed major bridge at Verige and other proposed development projects
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Effects arising from use of transportation ...
718.
719.
Mozambique,a) Management Plan not yet finalised;
b) Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings;
c) Threats to authenticity thorugh unsympathetic repairs;
d) Lack of development control;
e) Lack of adequate sewage and water systems;
f) Delay in implementing rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress;
g) Lack of adequate financial and human ...
720.
Indonesia,
Mining
Security limitations
Development threats
Exploitation of marine resources
Absence of a co-ordinating agency
Absence of a finalized strategic management plan
Park boundaries not physically demarcated
Inadequate financing
,On 23 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
721.
Uruguay,a) Inappropriate architectural and urban design for a hotel-casino in a building block at the old harbour;
b) Need to strengthen management planning for the historic quarter.,The World Heritage Centre received a request from the State Party dated 27 November 2007 to organize a technical mission to the Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, ...
722.
Mali,
No management and conservation plan
Pressure from urban development
Deterioration of dwellings
Waste disposal problems
Encroachment of the archaeological sites
Instable security situation
,On 31 January 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, available at http://whh.unesco.org/en/list/116/documents/ providing the following ...
723.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability
Poaching by the army and armed groups
Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries
Impact of villages located within the property
Threat of oil exploitation
,On 15 March 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, available at ...
724.
India,
Civil unrest (Forced evacuation of Park staff)
Illegal activities (Poaching and logging, Illegal cultivation)
Crop production
Financial resources (Slow release of funds)
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Impact of tourism/visitor/recreation (Uncontrolled infrastructure development by local tourism groups)
Military training (Attempts by paramilitary group to set up ...
725.
Phase II of “Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property” (2014-2017): Japan continues funding to safeguard Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace
The Government of Nepal and UNESCO signed an agreement on Monday, 30 June 2014 to implement the three-year second phase of the project ...
726.
With the slogan “ … and when the skies fall silent ", the World Migratory Bird Day 2016 on 10 May aims to highlight the incredible numbers of migratory birds being threatened and lost each year . This is often linked to illicit activities are various and the toll that they are taking is disastrous – millions of birds are being killed each year. Such numbers are totally ...
727.
The World Heritage site in Bamiyan has received further support today with the Government of the Republic of Korea committing to provide US$5.4 to build a museum and cultural centre. The signing of the agreement saw the participation of H.E. Dr. Sayed Makhdoum Raheen, Minister of Information and Culture, H.E. Mr. Cha Youngcheol, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to ...
728.
Viet Nam,
Population growth;
Increased tourism pressure and development;
Urban and industrial development;
Lack of financial and technical resources;
Absence of an integrated planning approach.
,On 28 March 2013 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, providing an overview of progress made in addressing a number of ongoing projects ...
729.
Natural World Heritage sites are home to a great many species, which makes taking care of these sites even more important. This year for World Wildlife Day, we celebrate the 'big cats', predators who play a primordial role in the ecosystems in which they live, and many of whom are under threat.
Of the 36 wild species of cat that exist in the world, 35 occur in at least one ...
730.
Hungary,
Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’
Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities
Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic volume)
,On 27th February 2019, the State Party submitted a ...
731.
732.
Sudan,
Land conversion
Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods
Urban encroachment
Absence of a management plan with government commitment
Flooding
Ground transport infrastructure
Housing
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Management systems / management plan
Wind and ...
733.
,In view of the increasing number of nominations submitted or under preparation related to sites associated with memories of recent conflicts, the World Heritage Committee at its 42nd session (Manama, 2018) in three of its decisions requested to undertake a comprehensive reflection and convene an Expert Meeting on sites associated with memories of recent conflicts.
The ...
734.
UNESCO Pavilion, Climate Generations areas, Paris-le Bourget,A series of side events is organised at the UNESCO Pavilion/Paris-le Bourget during UNFCCC COP21 on 5 December that invite expert speakers and public to explore how the impacts of climate change are being evidenced and managed at UNESCO designated sites.
In support of the twenty-first session of the Conference of ...
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736.
Viet Nam,
Management systems / management plan (Need to revise the management and zoning plans, including tourism planning and consideration of the adequacy of permissible activities and developments; Lack of an appropriate buffer zone)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Developments and urbanization stemming from tourism and recreation; Localized, seasonal ...
737.
Libya,
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Torrential rains
Fires
,On 27 January 2022 and 28 February 2023, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports, the executive summaries of which are available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/362/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions, and ...
738.
Since the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (Seville, 2009), the World Heritage Centre and IUCN have received a large number of letters from individuals who are concerned about the state of conservation of the the World Heritage property Lake Baikal (Russian Federation), and in particular about the re-opening of the Baikalsk Paper and Pulp Mill (BPPM) and its ...
739.
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) has awarded Belizean conservation group Wildtracks with a grant to assess proposed dredging and mangrove clearance within Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, affecting what may be the only breeding location for the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Belize.
Corozal Bay and the adjacent Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, ...
740.
Following Decisions of the World Heritage Committee, the World Heritage Centre expects a total of 60 state of conservation reports on World Heritage properties which are due to be received by the deadline of 1 December 2016.
The Director of the World Heritage Centre confirmed that a number of these reports have already been submitted, for example from Donana National Park ...
741.
Ethiopia,,The city of Tiya is representative of the numerous archaeological sites of the Megalithic period which bear witness to extinct cultures.
The preservation of the site is effective, but it could be further improved by:
- developing the surrounding area,
- installing a signposting system,
- numbering the stelae, and
- improving the maintenance of the grassy surface ...
742.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,Organized by the UNESCO Chair in Culture, Tourism and Development of the University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, with the support of the France-UNESCO Agreement and ICOMOS France, this first workshop will take place on 27 May 2010 from 9:30 am until 5:30 pm at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. This first edition will open a cycle of annual ...
743.
Egypt,
Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved)
Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project and the Pyramids Security Project)
Growing number of visitors (issue resolved)
Housing
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure: Infrastructure and tourism developments
Management ...
744.
Timbuktu, Mali, 19 July—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova yesterday visited Timbuktu whose mausoleums have been rebuilt three years after they were destroyed by armed groups. During her visit, Ms Bokova paid tribute to the local communities without whom the reconstruction could not have been carried out.
The Mayor of the city and the Imam of the Great Mosque of ...
745.
The Working Group on the Representativity of the World Heritage List was decided by the 23rd Session of the World Heritage Committee as a follow up to the 12th General Assembly of States Parties of the World Heritage Convention.
At a meeting held on 21 January 2000 the following twelve States Parties were elected to the Working Group: Australia, Benin, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, ...
746.
Ethiopia,
Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species
Increasing human populations and livestock numbers in the park
Agricultural encroachment
Road construction
,The State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property, as requested at the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee, and thus almost no ...
747.
Bangladesh,
Lack of capacity in conservation techniques;
Lack of management mechanism (including legislation);
Lack of monitoring system;
Lack of human or financial resources.
,At its 26th session in 2002, having examined the state of conservation of the property, the Committee requested and encouraged the authorities to consider the nomination of the property to the List ...
748.
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 ...
749.
Barbados,The representatives of 18 Caribbean States Parties will meet in Barbados to participate in a sub-regional conference on "Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity & Integrity in a Caribbean Context". The concept of ‘outstanding universal value' is at the heart of the World Heritage Convention. The need to enhance understanding of this concept and explore ...
750.
From 4 to 9 September, managers from the 50 marine sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List gather in a momentous setting to discuss challenges and solutions toward reaching the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. With the oceans facing existential threats and global targets only a decade away, time is critical. Bringing managers together provides an ...
751.
Viet Nam,
Rapid economic development, particularly in the tourism, transportation - including marine transport - sectors
Donor co-ordination
Monitoring and setting environmental standards befitting an internationally significant marine protected area
,UNESCO staff who participated in the meeting (20-22 January 2003) to synthesize the state of conservation reports on ...
752.
Historical background:
Quite a strange destiny, that of Rosetta/Rachid, the small city in the Nile Delta, surrounded by water and sand and washed by the sea. It does indeed provide a good lesson in geographical determinism and evolution of a city in a dialectic and interactive relationship with its physical environment (the Nile Delta).
The Nile and its whims, the ...
753.
#RevivetheSpiritofMosul, UNESCO flagship initiative.
The United Arab Emirates, UNESCO and Iraq today signed a historic agreement whereby the Emirates will provide $50,4 million to contribute to the rebuilding of the cultural heritage of Mosul.
Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, has welcomed the partnership. “This is a historic partnership, the largest and ...
754.
Albania,North Macedonia,
Management systems/ management plan
Buildings and development
Ground transport infrastructure
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (proposed Galičica Ski Centre)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
,On 14 March 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at ...
755.
Italy,
A series of structural collapses at the property
Building projects in the vicinity of the property
Management system
Inadequate restoration and maintenance; lack of skills
Inadequate funding
Ineffective drainage systems
Visitor pressure
,On 1 December 2016, the State Party submitted a progress report on the state of conservation of the property, as well as the ...
756.
Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, and Frederick D. Gregory, Deputy Administrator of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), today signed a cooperation agreement at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C.
According to the agreement, UNESCO will benefit from NASA’s expertise in the earth sciences and space technology to ...
757.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Fire, Earthquake.
Additional Details:
Lack of full coordination between the concerned authorities,The State Party submitted a progress report on 31 January 2004, providing an update on the situation at this property.
The report stated that on 27 January 2004 a consultation meeting was organised in Isfahan ...
758.
Dominican Republic,General threats:
a) Urban development pressure including inadequate land use control;
b) Tourism pressures;
c) Lack of capacity in conservation techniques;
d) Lack of integrated management mechanisms (including legislation and service infrastructure);
e) Lack of means for presentation and interpretation of the site;
f) Ever present risk of earthquakes ...
759.
With the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a first online workshop on the future UNESCO’s Dive into Heritage platform entitled “Expert Workshop on the Dive into Heritage platform’s scientific content” was organised by UNESCO on the 12th and 13th of July 2022.
UNESCO is working on the creation of a new web tool “Dive into Heritage,” a comprehensive platform that will ...
760.
This castle, undoubtedly the best in all of Aragon, was built during the 11th century and later, at the end of the 12th century, a wall was built around it. The oldest part was built in the time of Sancho el Mayor (1020-30); Sancho Ramírez (1064-1094) established a community of the St. Augustinian order here. Loarre Castle consists of a walled area with semi-circular and ...
761.
Germany,Need for a Master Plan,A comprehensive state of conservation report has been submitted by the German Federal State of Saxon-Anhalt which focuses on the recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee in Naples 1997.
In order to guide and assist with conservation, preservation and development of Quedlinburg a number of activities have been carried out. These ...
762.
The massive wildfires in the Amazon, Australia, Central Africa, East Asia and Siberia last year brought forests to the headlines.
Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth. It is estimated that around 1.6 billion people - including more than 2,000 indigenous cultures - depend on forests for their livelihoods, medicine, fuel, food and shelter. The ...
763.
764.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Society valuing of heritage (Poor state of conservation)
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system (Inappropriate restoration techniques)
Legal framework (Lack of a buffer zone) (issue resolved)
Management System/Management Plan (Lack of a management plan)
Housing (Development projects threatening the emblematic ...
765.
Director-General of UNESCO expresses solidarity with the people of Myanmar after earthquake in Bagan
25 August – The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed her profound sympathy to the government and people of Myanmar after the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, including the ancient city of Bagan, causing loss of life and extensive damage to nearly 200 historic monuments and iconic pagodas.
“I wish to express my sincere ...
766.
UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura today opened the first meeting of a Committee of Experts on the Cultural Heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem, a site inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1981 by virtue of its outstanding cultural value. The opening session was held in the presence of the Permanent Delegates of UNESCO’s Member States and Norway’s Minister ...
767.
Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in the world; it includes the remains of millions of Muslims and dozens of scientists, guardians, and dutifuls. As well as the remains of the prince of faithfuls, Ali Ibn Abi Talib and graves of prophets of God, Salh and Hod. The cemetery extended from the center of the city to the far north-west and forms 13% from ...
768.
Uganda,
Mining
Staffing and budgetary deficiencies
Degradation of buffer zone
Climate Change
Management systems/ management plan
Impacts of tourism
,On 31 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/684/documents. Progress on a number of conservation issues raised by the Committee at its ...
769.
Via Appia is the first and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans and is, therefore, also known as "regina viarum". It was built towards the end of the IV century BC, in 312, to ensure swift and direct communication between Rome and Capua. According to the Roman historian Livy, it was built by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus and named ...
770.
As countries around the world grapple with COVID-19, the global pandemic also threatens our close evolutionary ‘cousins’ and one of the world’s most iconic threatened species - the mountain gorilla.
UNESCO’s Rapid Response Facility (RRF) has provided critical emergency support to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, to safeguard one of the world’s last remaining mountain ...
771.
This first African World Heritage Day is very special.
This is an opportunity to celebrate the wealth of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage, embodying outstanding universal values. This is a moment for the world to stand with Governments, local communities and societies to support one of the continent’s most precious resources. Africa’s cultural and natural heritage is ...
772.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Society valuing of heritage (Poor state of conservation)
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system (Inappropriate restoration techniques)
Legal framework (Lack of a buffer zone) (issue resolved)
Management System/Management Plan (Lack of a management plan)
Housing (Development projects threatening the emblematic ...
773.
Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property;
b) Gas pipeline construction plans.,This report was requested by the World Heritage Committee in its Decision 32 COM 7B.22at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), in relation to the threat from the planned gas pipeline development.
The State Party report, received on 30 January 2009, outlines progress ...
774.
,On 26 September (8.30am-10.00am, Panama time; 3.30pm-5.00pm, Paris time, France; 7.00pm – 8.30pm Kolkata time, India), experts in carbon credit financing for conservation will convene virtually to share first-hand insights on how blue carbon can help close the financing gap across marine protected areas (MPAs).
Register Now
Programme (1,5 hour)
Opening and welcome ...
775.
On November 13, 2015, a guard of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) was the victim of an attack that cost him his life at the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was deployed to a post at Zunguluka, one of the entrances to the park, when he was targeted by a group of armed militiamen ...
776.
Honduras,
Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve;
Illegal tree felling;
Poaching;
Road construction
,The Committee may recall the fact that it included this site in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996, and requested the State Party to implement the eleven-point corrective action plan that had been endorsed by the Minister for ...
777.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of management plan;
b) weakening of conservation controls;
c) impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development;
d) construction of a road;,A letter dated 1 June 2007 from the Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation was delivered to the World Heritage Centre by an official delegation from Russia on 4 June 2007. The letter ...
778.
China,
Site to be overrun with tourist facilities (issue resolved)
Several parts of the site severely impacted by floods in 1998 (issue resolved)
Plan for rehabilitation of damaged areas required (issue resolved)
,The 2014 IUCN World Heritage Outlook noted that the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) is threatened by uncontrolled development of tourism facilities, ...
779.
The territory of the "Valley of the Kings of Tuva" is located on the Turan-Uyuk mountain steppe basin in the Piy-Khem district of the Republic of Tuva of the Russian Federation. The total area of the TuranUyuk Valley is approximately 130,000 hectares. Here, in the vast valley of the Uyuk River, there are a thousand large earthen or stone-built mounds. Some of them reach ...
780.
Lumbini, Nepal,The 2016 Lumbini International Steering Committee Meeting will take place from 19 to 21 April 2016 in Lumbini and will be opened by the Director-General of UNESCO as part of her first official visit to Nepal.
In January 2015, a very first cross-cutting Lumbini International Steering Committee (ISC) Meeting was jointly organized in Lumbini by the Nepali ...
781.
Tunisia,
Land development and infrastructures within the property
Legal framework
Housing
Management system / management plan
,On 29 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/37/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
782.
The Lake Chilwa is in the Southern Region of Malawi in districts of Machinga, Phalombe and Zomba. The nearest largest town in Zomba which is about 30Km from Kachulu Habour.
The wetland is about 230,000 ha in area with an average altitude of 627 m above sea level. An average rainfall of 1042.9mm per annum for the entire Lake Chilwa catchment was calculated for a thirty year ...
783.
Libya,
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Excessive vegetation growth
Natural Degradation
Urban encroachment
Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry
,On 8 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/184/documents/. Progress in a number of ...
784.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova launched an appeal to all military forces in Mali: "I ask all armed forces to make every effort to protect the cultural heritage of the country, which has already been severely damaged”.
Invoking the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of armed conflict and its two Protocols, Irina ...
785.
Property History – Background
Parramatta is situated on the traditional land of the Burramatta clan of the Dharug people. The Dharug occupied land from Botany Bay to Picton in the south and Springwood in the west for many thousands of years prior to European settlement. The Burramatta had a close connection with the Parramatta River, which provided fresh water and fish, ...
786.
Chile,
Management systems/management plan
Wind
Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction
Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property
Corrosion of metal ...
787.
Bosnia and Herzegovina,a) Construction of a hotel in the buffer zone of the World Heritage property, not in conformity with provisions of the Master Plan, which was part of the management plan included in the nomination file;
b) Cracks appearing on the surface of the old bridge.,On 31 January 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, including ...
788.
Japan,a) Potential negative impact of an express highway on the property
b) Potential negative impact of a large-scale event planned to take place on the property in 2010,On 29 January 2008, the World Heritage Centre received a report from the State Party, dated 22 January 2008,which included the final version of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the ...
789.
Sri Lanka,a) Post tsunami response;
b) Need for development and management plan;,Following concerns expressed by the National Commission of Sri Lanka with regard to the construction of an international test cricket stadium in the buffer zone of the property, as well as a port development project in the Bay of Galle, two missions have been undertaken to assess the situation ...
790.
China,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,
Management systems/management plan (Need to implement the timetables for developing detailed management plans; Need for strategies for conservation of component sites; Need for visitor management strategies, including interpretation)
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Urban development (Comparative fragility of many sites)
Ground transport ...
791.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),
Flooding (and water damage)
Management systems/ management plan
Water (rain/water table)
Serious deterioration of materials and structures
Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
Lack of adequate management, planning and conservation mechanisms
Absence of detailed and technical information on ...
792.
Peru,a) Delays in revising the Master Plan, including detailed yearly operational plans, adequate budget provisions support;
b) No evaluation of transport options, including geological studies and the development of a study on the impact of buses on landslides;
c) Lack of impact studies on the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Camino Inca;
d) Delays in the development ...
793.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,,The Centre received a number of letters, including from the National Trust, raising concerns with regard to commercial development in the area surrounding the site, and the private sale and redevelopment of a complex for visitor facilities. These letters were transmitted to the State Party for comments and to IUCN ...
794.
Lebanon,
Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved)
Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved)
Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved)
Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved)
Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved)
Road construction ...
795.
Director-General Irina Bokova presented the President of Mexico, HE Enrique Pena Nieto, the certificate of inscription to UNESCO’s World Heritage List of the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System during his official visit to UNESCO Headquarters today. The presentation of the certificate took place in the context of an official ceremony in the presence of the ...
796.
The World Heritage Convention does not specifically define identification. Throughout the Convention reference is made to the "identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the cultural and natural heritage". Article 5 of the Convention makes reference to a number of "effective and active measures" that can be taken by ...
797.
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
,On 12 April, 2010, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property to the World Heritage Centre. According to ...
798.
Dag Hammarskjoeld Memorial site lies at a point 10 km from Ndola in the Ndola West Forest Reserve. The turn off is clearly sign posted off the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriage way. The memorial marks the site of the plane crash in which Dag the second and the then United Nation Secretary General (1953-1961) was killed on 17th September 1961 while on a mission attempting to bring ...
799.
Pakistan,,Inscribed in 1980 on the World Heritage List under criteria (ii) and (iii), the site is the subject of an international safeguarding campaign.
It was described as "one of the greatest metropolises of the most ancient East". To date, approximately 800,000 sq. m have been exposed, estimated to be about 10% of the total site. At the time of excavation, the standing ...
800.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, received the Mayor of Venice, Mr. Luigi Brugnaro, at UNESCO Headquarters, in the presence of representatives of the Italian government, to discuss the protection of the city of Venice and its Lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
This meeting follows the Director-General's visit to Venice on 3 and 4 November 2016, ...
801.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Visitor centre developments;
b) Lack of a management plan and management system. ,At its 29th session (Durban, 2005) the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to expedite efforts to finalize the redevelopment of the visitor centre, which was partially demolished after a fire in 2000, and report to ...
802.
Sri Lanka,
Management systems/ management plan
Newly (in 1999) constructed temple, alien to the World Heritage complex (issue resolved)
General deterioration of the Golden Temple
Lack of tourism strategy and interpretation
,On 10 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at ...
803.
Kiribati,a) Illegal fishing and overfishing by licensed and unlicensed vessels;
b) Degradation of seamounts;,The State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property, as well as a copy of the 2010-2014 Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) Management Plan on 12 February 2012. The report provides a summary of progress made on the three ...
804.
An impressive landscape on the north side of the Alps, the Bregenzerwald has largely maintained its traditional farming structure including the specific types of farmstead buildings. In the long-stretched linear or nucleated villages many of the characteristic Bregenzerwald farmsteads of the 18th and 19th centuries have been conserved. They reflect in their shapes and ...
805.
During the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 8-16 July, 18 new sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List. They include two natural sites and the extension of one natural site, which also became a transboundary property. Sixteen cultural sites were inscribed, one of them transboundary and three existing sites were extended. ...
806.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Office in New York have received a large number of letters from individuals who are concerned about the state of conservation of the Church of St. Cyril - located near Saint-Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine- and in particular about planned reconstruction works in its interior.Please note that the Church of St. Cyril is not ...
807.
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has signed a partnership agreement with the French not-for-profit organization, ‘Vocations Patrimoine, l'Heritage du futur', aimed at enhancing the management capacities of professionals currently working, or intending to work in the future, at World Heritage sites. The Association, whose President is the renowned ...
808.
Close to one thousand years ago, Anawrahta, king of the first Myanmar Empire and a staunch advocate of Theravada Buddhism, embarked on one of the most ambitious religious construction programs in history in his kingdom’s capital city, Bagan.
Today, over 3,000 temples and pagodas – the largest concentration in the world - stretch as far as the eye can see across ...
809.
The World Heritage Committee’s 44th session opened today in Fuzhou (China) at the Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Center, and continues online until 31 July. During the session, the 21-member Committee will notably examine the state of conservation of 255 sites already inscribed on the World Heritage List, 53 of which also figure on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
In ...
810.
Jordan,
Important tourism development project with new constructions (issue resolved)
Lack of comprehensive conservation plan, public use plan and archaeological research plan integrated with management plan
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (issue resolved)
Management systems/ management plan: complex management systems / structure
Unstable ...
811.
Hungary,
Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’
Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities
Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Increased traffic volume
,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
812.
Philippines,
Lack of sustainable funding for the functioning management agencies
Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan through operational arrangements
Implementation of Community-Based Land Use and Zoning Plan
Need for an integrated tourism Management Plan and mechanisms to control tourism related infrastructure developments
Vulnerability to natural ...
813.
Philippines,
Storms; Other climate change impacts (Vulnerability to natural disasters)
Financial resources (Lack of sustainable funding for the functioning management agencies)
Management activities (Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan through operational arrangements)
Management systems/ management plan (Need for an integrated tourism Management Plan ...
814.
Uzbekistan,
Management systems/management plan (Lack of a comprehensive conservation and management plan)
Management activities
Housing; Commercial development (Major interventions carried out, including demolition and re-building activities)
Legal framework (Need to reinforce the national legal framework)
Human resources (inadequate)
Financial resources (inadequate)
,On 3 ...
815.
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
,On January 31, 2011, the State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of Niokolo-Koba National Park (NKNP). The report ...
816.
817.
818.
India,a) Forced evacuation of Park staff;
b) Poaching and logging;
c) Illegal cultivation;
d) Slow release of funds;
e) Invasive species;
f) Uncontrolled infrastructure development by local tourism groups;
g) Attempts by paramilitary group Sashastra Seema Bal to set up base camps in the property.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was provided by the ...
819.
820.
On 27-29 September 2017, UNESCO will convene a three-day technical symposium in Tokyo, Japan, entitled “The Future of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues: Technical Considerations and Potential Effects on Authentic and Outstanding Universal Value”. This meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the potential reconstruction of the Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley ...
821.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,The Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads and World Heritage Nomination dossier drafting and harmonization workshop will be held from 17 to 20 September 2012 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The event is being organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Cluster Office in Almaty, in cooperation ...
822.
Ahead of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia signed a historic agreement at UNESCO Headquarters to renovate Block 17 of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum and install a new and joint permanent exhibition on the Holocaust in the former ...
823.
Russian Federation,a) Pollution;
b) Illegal timber harvesting; gas and oil pipeline;
c) Lack of adequate management regime.,Following previous World Heritage Committee discussions on the state of conservation of this property and, prompted by reports that works on a new oil pipeline started in May 2004 within the boundaries of the property, the World Heritage Committee at ...
824.
The high valleys of the Pisuerga and Ebro rivers, in the North of Castilla y León and the South of Cantabria regions, preserve a high number of Romanesque buildings, reaching almost a hundred monuments of this style or with important architectural or sculptural remains.
These works of medieval architecture and sculpture from the 11th and 12th centuries and part of the 13th ...
825.
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom,The WHEF is hosted by the University of Newcastle in conjunction with the Council for British Archaeology and the Hadrian’s Wall Community and Education Team, the Forum is targeted at students between 15 and 18.
All students are accompanied by a teacher, and a number of schools are also bringing a representative of their local ...
826.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Absence of a Management Plan,At its 29th session (Durban, 2005) the Committee requested the State Party to provide a detailed report on the state of conservation of the property. In January 2007, the State Party submitted a brief report that presents the activities of the Management Committee for Henderson Island, ...
827.
This mining town was established in the second half of the XVII century, and was originally called Real de la Limpia Coticepci6ii or Real de los Frailes by its Spanish founders. The town was laid out following the topography of the land. Its winding roads and alleys create interesting and attractive views from different angles that complement the town's unique ...
828.
Hin Nam No National Protected Area (HNN NPA) is situated in central Lao PDR, where the Central Indochina Limestone meets the Annamite Mountain Chain. It is one of the original National Biodiversity Conservation Areas (now called NPAs) of Lao PDR established in 1993 by Decree 164 of the Prime Minister. It encompasses 82,000 ha of a large, dissected karst plateau, which ...
829.
Senegal,
Lack of a site manager (Issue resolved)
Lack of monitoring and control mechanism
Lack of a conservation and management plan (existence of a Safeguarding and Enhancement Plan serving as a Conservation and Management Plan)
New constructions, architectural modifications and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity
Inappropriate housing ...
830.
India,Insurgency related threats resulting in destruction to park infrastructure and depletion of forest habitat and wildlife populations.,As requested by the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), an IUCN/WHC mission visited the property in April 2005. A detailed report will be available for consideration by the World Heritage Committee at its 29th session. ...
831.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Poaching
Artisanal gold mining
Agricultural encroachment (issue resolved)
Impacts of the post-electoral crisis (issue resolved)
,On 7 November 2018, the State Party submitted a detailed report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/195/documents/, which mentions the following:
Satellite images of the ...
832.
833.
The Ananuri fortified ensemble (architect K. Bakhsarashvili), dating from the 17th century, is located on the left bank of the Aragvi River, along the famous original Georgian Military Highway, 66km from Tbilisi. It incorporates a circuit wall with turrets, a porch, a Church of Virgin, a minor Church of Gvtaeba, a tower with a stepped pyramidal roof of Svanetian type, a ...
834.
,Ocean science is critical for the sustainable management of UNESCO marine World Heritage sites. Yet despite their iconic status, many sites lack essential capacity, technology and financing for generating the ocean science they need to ensure that the world’s marine heritage can be transmitted to future generations. In response, UNESCO is organizing its first virtual ...
835.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Increased human pastoral population;
b) Immigration; Poaching;
c) Spread of invasive species;
d) Tourism pressure;
e) Encroachment and cultivation,It is important to note that the State Party has submitted a re-nomination of this natural property under cultural criteria for consideration by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session. ...
836.
The draft Baseline Assessment report prepared under the coordination of ICOMOS and IUCN ECARO has been published for comments as part of the project ““Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid region” funded by the European Union and the Ministry of Environment of Albania.
The Baseline Assessment report ...
837.
Ethiopia,,The prehistoric site of the Lower Valley of the Omo was the object of intensive research by international teams between 1967 and 1976. Scholars of paleontology and prehistory discovered human and animal fossils and stone tools and brought to light a prehistoric camping ground, amongst the oldest known to date. At present, erosion endangers the site by erasing the ...
838.
A series of 30 exhibition panels available for World Heritage Exhibits. These posters can be used free of copyright restrictions for non-commercial purposes. They are available for downloading as PDF (See Documents below).
Culture/Nature: the link to preservation
The World Heritage emblem symbolises the interdependence of the world's natural and cultural diversity.
What is ...
839.
Tigray is home to 121 rock-hewn churches, believed to represent the single largest group of rock-hewn architecture in the world. Eighty of these churches, dating from the 5th to 14th centuries AD, as well as a small number of masonry-and-timber built churches, which include some of the oldest timber structures surviving worldwide (6th – 10th centuries AD), are located in ...
840.
Afghanistan,
Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches
Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Looting, illicit traffic and illegal excavations of cultural heritage assets
Continued use of certain heritage areas for military posts
Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions) (issue resolved)
Development pressure
,On 23 February 2016, ...
841.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
Name
Zone
Easting
Northing
Halat Ammar Post
37 R
215960.00 m E
3226871.00 m N
B. bin Hermas Station
37 R
233625.87 m E
3195119.35 m N
Al-Haradha Bridge
37 R
235412.48 m E
3188345.31 m N
Al-Hazm Station
37 R
241011.16 m E
3174058.10 m N
Al-Mohtatib Station
37 R
252566.95 m ...
842.
Andorra,a) Modification of the buffer zone;
b) Legal protection; management plan and inventory.,At the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee, the State Party reported that the legal decree to protect the cultural landscapes of the property had been published in January 2005 and was open for comment until June 2005. The State Party has now confirmed that the legal ...
843.
Senegal,a) Invasive species;
b) Systematic water management system not operational;
c) Lack of hydrological monitoring;
d) Salinisation of soils;
e) Cattle grazing;
f) Hunting;
g) Lack of management plan and sustained funding;
h) Poor management capacity and constant changes in staff;
i) Poor visitor management.,Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary was inscribed on the ...
844.
Hungary,,The State Party provided a report on 12 September 2000 on the state of conservation of the site in connection with the cyanide pollution of River Tisza, which was caused by the spill of 30 January 2000 at the Romanian Baia Mare mining site. The cyanide pollution potentially threatened the artificial and natural wetland areas of the site. There are three separate ...
845.
Reactive Monitoring Process
Once a site is inscribed on the World Heritage List (and becomes a “World Heritage property”), the State Party has to ensure that effective and active measures are taken for its protection, conservation and presentation.
To do so, States Parties are encouraged to establish services for the protection, conservation and presentation of the ...
846.
An oil spill has occurred near East Rennell, the only natural World Heritage site in the Pacific that is on the Danger List. Experts from Australia are currently working with the national authorities to ascertain the status of the situation and advice on possible mitigation measures to be taken.
On 4 February 2019, the bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader ran aground in Kangava ...
847.
The ancient city of Aspendos is located in Southern Turkey, in the ancient Pamphylia region by the Eurymedon (Köprüçay) river. The acropolis lies about 60 m. above sea level and sits on a flat-topped hill with many surviving monuments including the Nymphaeum, Basilica, Market Building and Odeion. The Eurymedon used to be a navigable river and gave access to the city. This ...
848.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme for Small Island Developing States coordinates and develops activities in these areas, providing support for the preparation of new nominations to the World Heritage List, and conservation and management assistance for ...
849.
Geneva, 18 February 2016 - Official Representatives of the Parties to seven global biodiversity-related conventions[1] met at the United Nations Office in Geneva from 8 to 11 February 2016 to explore ways to strengthen synergies and improve efficiency among the conventions with a view to enhancing their implementation at all levels. Assisted in their work by the heads and ...
850.
The Malleco Viaduct was in its time considered the highest railroad bridge in the worid. It is one of the largest works of metal engineering in Chiie. It was built within the setting of an ambitious state program to extend the railroad network, which President José Manuel Balmaceda deemed fundamental for the economic future of the country.
The work was part of the ...
851.
Kalambo falls is not only known in Africa as the second deepest fall, but also as a cultural site rich in archaeological resource. It measures 221 metres deep and uninterrupted waterfalls. The falls is situated on the edge of the Tanganyika Rift Escarpment near the Southeastern corner of Lake Tanganyika at the altitude of 1150m and are about 35 kilometres north of ...
852.
Sri Lanka,
Commercial development
Illegal activities
Management systems/ management plan
Marine transport infrastructure
,On 9 December 2022 the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
853.
Portugal,
Management and institutional factors (need to strengthen the research activities, management activities, the management system/management plan)
,On 14 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1573/documents/. Progress on a number of conservation ...
854.
The site of ancient town of Pyanjekent is the center of one appannage possession of Sogd of V-VIII centuries.
It consists of a vast citadel with three belts of fortifications; the city proper- shahristan, defended by fortress wall and suburban country houses and grounds, and a necropolis.
The site of ancient town was built in the V century. Primery idea was enlarged ...
855.
Russian Federation,Illegal Salmon fishing; Gold mining; Gas pipeline; Development of a geothermal power station; Forest fires; Boundary changes; Construction of the Asso-Palana road.,Following the Committee’s decision and the recommendations by the IUCN/UNESCO mission to the property in May 2004, a report was received from the Ministry for Natural Resources dated 27 ...
856.
India,
Low-impact research / monitoring activities (Lack of comprehensive and accurate documentation of the historic buildings of the property)
Commercial development, Housing (Potential impact of new constructions and development projects on the western section of the property and its buffer zone)
Management Systems / Management Plans (Lack of effective implementation of ...
857.
Kathmandu Valley World Heritage property,“Revisiting Kathmandu” is an international symposium on the conservation of living urban heritage. It takes place in the context of a rapidly changing understanding of heritage as a concept that does not only include monuments any more, but complex urban spaces, where people live, work, worship and celebrate. As values ...
858.
Niger,
Political instability and civil strife;
Poverty;
Management constraints;
Ostrich poaching;
Soil erosion;
Demographic pressure;
Livestock pressure;
Pressure on forestry resources.
,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 18 February 2014, available at the following Internet address: ...
859.
Mexico,a) Illegal logging;
b) Growth in human population;
c) Tourism pressures associated with growth in visitor numbers and heavy concentration in specific areas;
d) Agricultural advances;
e) Forest fires.,On 1 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides detailed information on the financial ...
860.
Canada,United States of America,a) mining and energy developments;
b) fragmentation of natural areas due to human constructions and activities;
c) invasion of non-native species;
d) climatic changes.,From 20 to 27 September 2010, a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session ...
861.
Barbados,From 4 to 6 April 2011, over 30 participants from 8 Caribbean States (Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica), as well as representatives from the Pacific (Fiji) and the Indian Ocean (Mauritius), CARICOM, ICOMOS and the University of the West-Indies attended the Meeting on World Heritage and Small Island Developing ...
862.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,a) Lack of enforcement of the Luang Prabang conservation plan (PSMV) and illegal constructions;
b) Public works (road upgrading and drainage) which may affect the World Heritage values.,The State Party provided a report to the World Heritage Centre on 23 January 2008. Concerning the points raised by the World Heritage Committee, the State ...
863.
Mt. Kumgang is a strikingly beautiful mountain with numerous peaks and curious rocks amounting to some 1,2000, waterfalls and pools formed by crystal-like clear waters flowing from hundreds of gorges, as well as with the seascape stretched along the coastline.
Mt. Kumgang is divided into Inner Kumgang, Outer Kumgang and Sea Kumgang according to its geographical ...
864.
Mexico,,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 Puebla and the Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatepetl by the earthquake of ...
865.
Poland,
Lack of legal protection at the national level of all the structures above ground within the boundaries of the property
Change of ownership of the pumping station at Adolph Shaft whihc may alter in the medium- to long-term the quality and regularity of the extraction of the water necessary to conserve the underground chambers
,On 9 December 2022, the State Party ...
866.
,The 16th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia will bring information technology and multimedia specialist together with leaders in Art, Science and Heritage to explore creative solutions to 21st Century challenges.
The Conference themes include:
Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality,
Virtual Heritage,
TransMedia Science and ...
867.
Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention states:
"Each State Party to this Convention recognizes that the duty of ensuring the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the cultural and natural heritage referred to in Articles 1 and 2 and situated on its territory, belongs primarily to that State ...".
The World ...
868.
The city of Balkh comprises a large urban site of some 11 square kilometres, lying west of the modern regional capital of northern Afghanistan, Mazar i Sharif, and about 46 miles south of the Amu Darya (Oxus) river whose course ran close to the city in antiquity. The foundation of the city of Paktra, later known as Bactria is ascribed to Kaiomars, and at an early date it ...
869.
The call for applications to participate in the second regional course on interpretive planning at World Heritage properties (WH-Interp) is now open. You have until 18 May 2022, 12 pm CET to apply! The course organised by UNESCO in cooperation with Interpret Europe is mostly aimed at practitioners with a professional role in the management of World Heritage properties in ...
870.
Italy,
Concern over the announcement of a universal exhibition in Venice (issue resolved)
Proposals for large infrastructure, navigation and construction projects (including new off-shore platform, new terminals, tourist port and large leisure facilities) in the Lagoon and its immediate setting
Potential negative environmental impacts triggered by motor boats, cruise ships ...
871.
Spain,Construction of a high-speed train tunnel next to Sagrada Familia,It is considered that the development of a large public infrastructure, the high-speed train tunnel, could threaten the structural stability of the Church of Sagrada Familia. The World Heritage Committee at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) requested that the State Party halt the construction of the ...
872.
Cameroon,
Lack of entire approval and implementation of management plan
Agricultural and forest encroachment
Mining exploitation project close to the property
Industrial agriculture in the buffer zone
Threats exerted by commercial hunting and deforestation around the Park
Mekin hydroelectric dam
Poaching
,On 17 February 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state ...
873.
The Meru Conservation Area (MCA) lies in the Somali-Maasai Regional Centre of Endemism, an area of some 1.87 million square kilometers, extending from north-eastern Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania and including much of north-eastern Kenya, south-eastern Sudan, parts of Ethiopia and north-eastern Uganda. The MCA is a complex of protected areas along the Tana River that ...
874.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation). ,The State Party provided in January 2004 an up-date in response to the Committee’s request, and informed the Centre of progress made towards the development of the management plan. The Henderson Management Plan has been in existence for a ...
875.
Bulgaria,
Upstream Iron Gates dam
Deterioration of the water quality
Impact of upstream pig farms
Loss of biodiversity
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.2.
New information: The State Party, via a letter dated 28 September 1999, has submitted a detailed report on the project for monitoring the state ...
876.
Helsinki,The European Periodic Report was submitted to the World Heritage Committee at its 30th meeting in Vilnius in 2006. The Nordic and Baltic sub-regional report identifies a number of objectives for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Periodic Reporting appears to be an important tool to strengthen and maintain the credibility of the implementation of ...
877.
Isle of Vilm, Germany,New initiatives related to biodiversity put economics in the forefront to raise awareness for conservation needs, and to link biodiversity with sustainable development and poverty reduction. These initiatives value ecosystem services (e.g. Sukhdev Study), identify biodiversity business opportunities (e.g. IUCN, Shell, et al Study) or develop ...
878.
The World Heritage Committee decided Tuesday to place the cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley on the List of World Heritage in Dangerwith a view to avert plans by the municipality of Dresden to build a bridge over the Elbe on the site.
The Committee decided that plans to build a bridge across the Elbe would have such a serious impact on the integrity of property's ...
879.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of Donana National Park, the Spanish authorities organized “Donana, 50 years of a National Park” from 14 to 16 February in Almonte (Spain) in the presence of King Felipe VI.
The event brought together a great number of Spanish and international experts, local communities, NGOs and different institutions to exchange on ...
880.
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 24 December 2019, the States Parties of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger submitted a joint state of conservation report, available at: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/749/documents, ...