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Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Tunnel construction project Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project) ,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Technical ...
State of Conservation Score 15.111785 Date 06/2017
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The Fortress of "Kambarnbe" built in 1604, is placed in Kambambe, Province of Kwanza Norte. This Fortress, like others, was a point of support to the conquest and penetration in angolan territory trough the Kwanza River. The occupation of Kambambe cost very much to the portugueses, on account of the resistance offered by the natives to the foreign authority. Besides ...
Tentative Lists Score 15.054517 Date 11/1996
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During the 7th International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) in Rhodes, Greece (23-26 September) a Youth Forum was held within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage in Young Hands Project . The forum was attended by 19 young people between 18 and 20 years of age, who met at the Marc de Montalembert Foundation in the heart of the medieval ...
Activities Score 14.928047 Date 06/2022
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The project for the reinstallation of Aksum Obelisk (Stela 2) is completed UNESCO has completed the engineering design for the reinstallation of the Aksum Obelisk (Stela 2). The design was developed by the Italian engineer Prof Giorgio Croci (Director of Studio Croci & Associati) who was also in charge of the dismantling of Stela 2 in Rome and of its air transportation ...
News Score 14.923628 Date 02/2006
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,Workshop Dates: 27 November to 1 December 2017 Applications Close: 15 September 2017 Link to event: https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/world-heritage-nominations-comparative-analysis-0 Contact: Mr. Nigel Gan nigel.gan@unitar.org The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 14th annual ...
Events Score 14.909241 Date 09/2017
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Central African Republic, Insecurity, poaching, transhumance, mining, illegal fishing ,Although an invitation was received from the State Party in March 2004 to carry out a monitoring mission to the property, as requested by the Committee at its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the prevailing security situation prevented the mission from taking place. No further information ...
State of Conservation Score 14.901306 Date 05/2005
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Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,The State Party provided its report on 10 May 2008, thus limiting the ability to consider information presented therein. The State Party provided a copy of a newly completed Soufrière Region Integrated Development Plan (the plan) in March 2008. The plan includes a detailed analysis of the ...
State of Conservation Score 14.881482 Date 06/2008
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Upstream Process © UNESCO / Namib Sand Sea The ability to evolve is one of the main strengths of the World Heritage Convention. While the Convention itself is essentially set in stone, the flexibility of the Operational Guidelines, through which the provisions and principles of the Convention are implemented, reflect the evolution of notions and processes and ...
Pages Score 14.872041 Date 09/2022
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Saudi Arabia, Detailed Conservation Strategy not finalized High rate of decay of the historic houses Housing Management systems/ management plan: Management system not in place Need for a risk management and prevention plan Projects and development work with the potential to impact the authenticity of the property ,On 16 November 2022, the State Party submitted a report on ...
State of Conservation Score 14.8679495 Date 07/2023
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The theme for this World Migratory Bird Day is Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a bird! At the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, we support natural sites around the world in their conservation efforts, which in turn supports animals in maintaining their natural behaviors in healthy habitats. Bird song is not only enjoyable to listen to, but scientists and site managers can use it to ...
News Score 14.809939 Date 05/2021
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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) learned with sadness the news of the accidental explosion that devastated the Saratoga Hotel, in Havana, on May 6, causing a significant number of losses and injuries, as well as considerable damage. The WHC expresses its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims, to the injured and to all Cubans. “To address this ...
News Score 14.80683 Date 05/2022
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After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre organized 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, was up for auction. A week after the ...
News Score 14.756878 Date 04/2010
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Yemen,a) Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state); b) Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings; c) Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up; d) Lack of conservation ...
State of Conservation Score 14.712559 Date 05/2009
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Financed by the US Contribution to UNESCO, the US$250,000 pilot project for the documentation and conservation of Kabul Museum’s endangered collections produced inventories of objects that survived the years of war, trained staff in conservation techniques and restored objects destroyed by Taliban. This pilot project, part of the UNESCO Programme for the Preservation of ...
Activities Score 14.679077 Date 03/2022
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The UNESCO - FFI - UNF Rapid Response Facility awarded an emergency grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania this week in response to its request for assistance in dealing with a sudden rise in the killing of elephants linked to an increase in Human / Elephant Conflicts on the border of Udzungwa Mountains National Park.   The park is part of the ...
News Score 14.654209 Date 05/2011
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Roma, Italy,This international training course which will take place in Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy from 24 September- 26 October 2012 (5 weeks), is organised in cooperation with UNESCO, Blue Shield Network and specialized international and national agencies, with the financial support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), and the Italian ...
Events Score 14.633978 Date 04/2012
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Roma, Italy,This international training course which will take place in Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy from 24 September- 26 October 2012 (5 weeks), is organised in cooperation with UNESCO, Blue Shield Network and specialized international and national agencies, with the financial support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), and the Italian ...
Events Score 14.633978 Date 09/2012
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Colombia,a) Armed conflict; b) Illegal extraction of natural resources; c) Lack of control of management agency. ,Since the time of this inscription of this property in 1994 there have threats to its integrity due to increased deforestation in the region surrounding the property and potential threats associated to the construction of a proposed road through Los ...
State of Conservation Score 14.606617 Date 05/2009
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Nepal, Growing energy demands of the tourist industry  Growing number of tourists Need to revise the management plan of the site ,The mission to Sagarmatha National Park was not requested by the Committee. However, IUCN discussed with the State Party the possibility of connecting the mission to Royal Chitwan National Park with a visit to Sagarmatha National Park. ...
State of Conservation Score 14.606346 Date 06/2003
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China, Project to raise up the Yuzhen Palace at the property Requirement for a living heritage management approach Tourism development has begun to reach a critical mass ,On 27 November 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/705/documents/, presenting progress on a number of areas ...
State of Conservation Score 14.59944 Date 05/2016
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Gifu, Japan,This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia and the founding of the Society. VSMM 2004 continues to push the boundaries of Virtual Reality and Multimedia research by expanding upon the 2003 conference and presenting "VR and the Human Factor: Art, Science and Culture." To celebrate the tenth ...
Events Score 14.592313 Date 11/2004
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At some time during the past one hundred years or so, the great, multimillennial tradition of earthen architecture, which even today is a dominant technique in every world civilization, fell victim to the Modern Ideal. Being ‘modern’, some thought, meant eating, clothing and housing oneself as one did in the industrial world. If some lived and worked in ...
Publications Score 14.4938345 Date 01/2008
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Indonesia, Management infrastructure development within the constraints imposed by security risks in the area (issue resolved) Disposal of mine tailings (issue resolved)  Strategic planning and promoting Government-NGO-industry co-operation for conservation ,The WWF-Office for Sahul Bioregion is now located in Jayapura in Irian Jaya and has provided a report to IUCN ...
State of Conservation Score 14.491492 Date 10/2001
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Last August, the UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage Managers Conference was held on board Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic Endeavour, and we were honored to be joined by CEO and Ocean Elder Sven Lindblad. Over the course of the week, Lindblad met with the managers responsible for the day-to-day protection of our common ocean heritage of humanity, sharing the stories ...
News Score 14.483143 Date 12/2016
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Libya,,Since its inscription on the World Heritage List, the site has never been the subject of a state of conservation report. In March 2003, the Centre dispatched a mission to Cyrene to assess its state of conservation and identify possible remedial measures. The findings and recommendations of the mission, which had been discussed with the State Party, were contained in ...
State of Conservation Score 14.478747 Date 06/2004
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This lush, photo-driven guide introduces 50 of the most magnificently biodiverse places around the world, revealing not only their physical beauty but also celebrating the flora and fauna that make them unique. Did you know that Kakadu National Park in Australia boasts some of the oldest exposed rock on the planet and is known to have been inhabited continuously for over ...
News Score 14.473649 Date 10/2023
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Ecuador, heavy poaching of wildlife, illegal livestock grazing, encroachment along the Park's perimeter, unplanned road construction. ,Summary of previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.5. Twenty-third session of the Bureau – paragraph number IV.4 New information: In response to the invitation of the twenty-third session of ...
State of Conservation Score 14.454014 Date 10/1999
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The Franck Foundations in Halle are one of the most important architectural monuments in Germany from the period of Pietism and the early Enlightenment. August Herrmann Francke was a congregational pastor and theology professor who was deeply imbued with the religious conceptions of Pietism that stated that on should live out one's own inner piety in direct connection ...
Tentative Lists Score 14.446585 Date 09/1999
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The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Ina Marčiulionytė, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to UNESCO, started its work Sunday with an address by the Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, who highlighted the need for synergy between UNESCO's conventions on tangible heritage, intangible heritage, and diversity of cultural ...
News Score 14.371645 Date 07/2006
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On 5 December 2024, managers from the 51 UNESCO World Heritage marine sites convened online with experts from UNESCO and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to share best practices in managing tourism sustainably across the globe. Tourism and UNESCO World Heritage marine sites are deeply interconnected, as these flagship marine protected areas ...
News Score 14.355581 Date 12/2024
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Periodic ReportingQuestionnaire Third Cycle exercise | 2018-2024 © {{replace "periodicText"}} Access to specific State Party or World Heritage property Periodic Reporting questionnaire is restricted to designated national focal points and World Heritage site managers.  Third Cycle 2018-2024 The questionnaire for the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting was revised ...
Pages Score 14.290384 Date 11/2024
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Croatia, Armed conflict; Need to extend the buffer zone ,This World Heritage site was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1991 and has since then received numerous UNESCO missions, with a view to help in the ongoing restoration process and the monitoring of the work underway. It is recalled that immediately after the bombing of the city in December 1991, the ...
State of Conservation Score 14.289162 Date 12/1994
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With the support of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, TourismAfrica 2006 (10-15 September, Geneva, Switzerland) is actively raising awareness of African World Heritage.  This four-day event gathers professional African and international decision-makers to advance the development of Africa's Tourism Industry, especially in the domain of sustainable tourism. The ...
News Score 14.278658 Date 09/2006
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Viet Nam,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration; Illegal fishing; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution co-ordination.,As requested by the 27th session of the Committee, the State Party submitted, in a letter dated 1 March 2004, a report addressing the main issues identified by the Committee (27 COM ...
State of Conservation Score 14.269024 Date 06/2004
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Jordan, Heavy flooding in 1996 (issue resolved)  Insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities (issue resolved)  Insufficient conservation of antiquities (issue resolved)  Housing (uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site) Ground transport infrastructure (construction or road widening projects leading to the site) Other encroachments ...
State of Conservation Score 14.265148 Date 05/2017
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Situated in an exceptionally beautiful landscape and covering a vast area of 42 km2, Hampi, in India, contains major archaeological remains of what was once the capital of the last great Hindu kingdom and one of the world’s largest cities in the 16th century. Today, it is a living site, with 29 villages and widespread agricultural activity. Hampi is an important Hindu ...
Activities Score 14.256764 Date 06/2022
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Iran (Islamic Republic of),Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: planned electrification of the Tehran-Garmsar-Bandar-e Torkaman line ,On 2 December 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1585/documents/. Progress on a number of conservation issues ...
State of Conservation Score 14.2561 Date 07/2023
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Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos and lack of enforcement; b) Poor governance; c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures; d) Illegal fishing; e) Instability of Park Director’s position; f) High immigration rate; g) Unsustainable tourism development; h) Educational reform not implemented.,The State Party submitted two reports to ...
State of Conservation Score 14.251793 Date 05/2008
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Tunisia,,[Oral report] The critical situation of this park, as reported to the Bureau at its 9th session (see text below) had not altered and IUCN noted that if compensatory measures to re-establish the water regime of this Park were not taken very soon, the property would lose its international importance for migratory ...
State of Conservation Score 14.241418 Date 12/1985
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