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The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe. This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs, rivers and natural lakes has been monitored and studied for over 50 years. It provides valuable evidence of the natural processes affecting ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.446854 Date 12/1995
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,The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee was taken as an occasion to brief all the States Parties from Europe and North America on the progress made in completing Section I and II of the Periodic Report.
Events Score 2.4464068 Date 07/2004
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Burgundy, France,7th edition of intensive international training: "Building the Future of Heritage Sites Together: Developing and Implementing Sustainable Management", Burgundy (France), from April 1st to 12th, 2019 The French-speaking International Pole of the Great Sites Network of France (RGSF) is launching its call for applications for the 7th edition of the Intensive ...
Events Score 2.446097 Date 07/2018
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The ‘Delhi Declaration on Heritage and Democracy’ was adopted at the closing session of the ICOMOS 19th General Assembly in New Delhi, India, on 15th December 2017, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium-Auditorium in New Delhi, India. The Delhi Declaration emphasized the understanding that people's perspective is central to heritage, and the General Assembly declared that ...
News Score 2.4429777 Date 12/2017
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The Historic Town of Vigan (Philippines), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, has been recognized as a model of best practices in World Heritage site management, at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. The distinction will be officially announced and a certificate presented to the Mayor of Vigan, Ms Eva Marie S. Medina, during ...
News Score 2.4423149 Date 10/2012
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Pakistan,a) Urban Pressure; b) Insufficient management mechanism (including incomplete legislation, lack of financial resources).,On 5 April 2006, the World Heritage Centre received a state of conservation report, dated 31 March 2006, with a copy of the two draft master plans from the State Party, one for Lahore Fort and the other for Shalamar Gardens. This report ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4417238 Date 05/2006
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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 ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4417238 Date 04/2014
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Chronology: The four Pharaonic temples of Dendera, Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, apart from their geographical location, all belong to the Ptolemaic period (dynasty of the Ptolemies, the successors of Alexander the Great, which reigned between 304 and 30 BC) and to the Roman period (between 30 BC and 395 AD) even though they all replaced much older temples on the same ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.440556 Date 07/2003
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The winners of the most recent Patrimonito Storyboard Competition have been announced. The winning storyboard will be developed into the next episode of Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures, a cartoon series for young people on World Heritage preservation. 6th: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda (The Virunga Mountains) Watch ...
News Score 2.4384289 Date 08/2007
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,Annual meeting for managers of all assets declared World Heritage in Spain. This year the theme will be: “50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.”The meeting will take place at Merida (Archaeological Ensemble of Merida).
Events Score 2.437521 Date 09/2022
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Student's appeal "We, the youth of Africa, have met at the UNESCO World Heritage Forum for Africa in Zimbabwe (18-24 September 1996). During this week, we have discovered just how important it is to conserve and preserve our heritage. Our appeal to you is to help us carry this heritage into the future. We "Patrimonitos" are defenders of World Heritage and the leaders of ...
Activities Score 2.436923 Date 06/2022
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Hong Kong,A working conference that will discuss current practices and future directions in which to expand and re-define the scope and nature of digital media in the service of representation, communication, and interpretation of cultural heritage. The University of Hong Kong and the Center for New Media at UC Berkeley are co-hosting the conference at the University of ...
Events Score 2.436779 Date 03/2006
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,The pilot implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) has been launched in Costa Rica and the city of Alajuela. A kick-off workshop was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth and the Municipality of Alajuela in close collaboration with UNESCO, from 21 to 24 February 2022. The workshop gathered 41 ...
Events Score 2.4364576 Date 02/2022
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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 ,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 ...
State of Conservation Score 2.436242 Date 06/2010
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Ethiopia, Presence of armed groups Loss of biodiversity Encroachment at the borders of the site Road construction ,Principal issues: Controlling illegal settlements, agriculture, poaching and road construction and  mitigating their impacts; co-ordination between conservation and development and boundary re-alignments to improve better conservation of the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4322782 Date 10/2001
10161.
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for World Heritage cities – Culture as a vector for sustainable urban development”
Activities Score 2.4286993 Date 06/2022
10162.
United Republic of Tanzania, Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching Insufficient funding and interruption of the retention scheme Management challenges of trophy hunting Changes in legislation in 2009 permitting hydrocarbon and uranium prospecting and extraction inside game reserves Excision of land from the property to accommodate a uranium ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4282732 Date 07/2024
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Albania, Ground transport infrastructure (planned by-pass road project and conversion of the bazaar into a pedestrian area in Gjirokastra) Housing Illegal activities (illegal construction dating from the late 1990s and later on) High impact research/monitoring activities (lack of specific monitoring indicators) Governance (lack of detailed tourism development plan and lack ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4282732 Date 06/2024
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Türkiye, Concern over the situation prevailing in Diyarbakir (issue resolved) Rehabilitation and reconstruction works and development Ground transport infrastructure (roads) Water infrastructure Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management system/Management and Conservation Plan modified Land Conversion ,On 2 February 2022, the State Party submitted a state of ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4276106 Date 08/2023
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A three-aisled church of the steep-pitched roof type with flat hooked tiles. The aisles of the church are divided from the nave by wooden arcades. The church retains a considerable number of paintings of the early 16th century. They are of an Italo-Byzantine style and iconography. Its wood-carved gilded iconostavis is a fine example of early 16th century work with a ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.4235783 Date 04/2002
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On 12 August 2011, the Government of Brunei Darassalam and on 8 December 2011, the Government of Palestine officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, their instruments of ratification, becoming the 188th and 189th State Parties to adopt the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The World Heritage ...
News Score 2.4235783 Date 03/2012
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,On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Mediterranean Agrnomy Institute of Montpellier is organizing a week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism from the 1st to the 5th of October 2012. To launch the week, the Event will start with an Operating Experience day on the ...
Events Score 2.4235783 Date 10/2012
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,African World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of May to remember and acknowledge the importance of promoting and safeguarding the UNESCO World Heritage in Africa for the benefit of present and future generations. To celebrate the 8th edition of African World Heritage Day, UNESCO in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the Permanent ...
Events Score 2.4235783 Date 05/2023
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Uruguay,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property in 2015: Insufficient legislative protection of the entire buffer zone Incomplete Management Plan Need to complete the arrangements for representation of the local communities on the Management Committee ,On 29 November 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 2.4204793 Date 05/2017
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