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19321.
Croatia,
Armed conflict (issue resolved)
Earthquake in September 1996 (issue resolved)
Need to extend the buffer zone
Large project in the vicinity of the property
Cruise ship tourism
Carrying capacity of the property
Planned Sport and recreation centre with golf course and tourist settlement (issue resolved)
,On 28 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of ...
19322.
Brazil,
Housing (urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription on the World Heritage List)
Management systems/ management plan (lack of a Master Plan)
,On 30 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/445/documents/. Progress in a number of ...
19323.
Bulgaria,
Commercial development (developments in the Bansko ski zone)
Management systems/ management plan (lack of effective management mechanisms)
Management and institutional factors (boundary issues)
Illegal activities (illegal logging)
,On 1 December 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available ...
19324.
Pakistan,a) Lack of appropriate conservation work;
b) Deterioration of structures;
c) Suspension of management system.,On 3 March 2023, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/138/documents and reports on progress of works carried out from August 2022 to March 2023 following the August 2022 monsoon ...
19325.
Cambodia,
Uncontrolled urban expansion;
Lack of an appropriate management system;
Lack of clarity regarding property rights, ownership and building codes;
Poor law enforcement;
Lack of capacity of management agency.
,On 24 November 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available ...
19326.
Panama,
Erosion and siltation/ deposition
Housing (encroachments and urban pressure)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (tourism pressure -particularly at Portobelo)
Land conversion
Management systems/ management plan (absence of a conservation and management plan)
Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of ...
19327.
Egypt,
Water (rain/water table): Rise of the underground water table level and ensuing damage to the structures
Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed)
Housing: Encroachments within the property and inappropriate recent constructions
Lack of conservation plan, ...
19328.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Management System/Management Plan (Lack of conservation and/or management plans)
Management activities (Inappropriate restoration works)
Housing (Urban encroachment)
Quarrying (Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties)
Since 2011:
Armed conflict (destruction and damage due to the armed ...
19329.
Yemen,Factors affecting the property identified at the time of inscription:
Collateral and deliberate damage related to the armed conflict
Vandalism and looting
Development pressures related to the population growth in the area of Ma’rib city
Environmental factors having negative impact on the archaeological sites
,On 19 February 2024, the State Party submitted a report ...
19330.
Uzbekistan,
Management activities
Restoration works conducted using non-traditional building material (issue resolved)
Tourism infrastructure
Conservation issues relating to termite attacks on wooden beams, and to salinity in walls impacting on ceramic tiles
,On 1 February 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
19331.
,Following the successful WHV campaign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention with 50 projects organized in 40 World Heritage sites around the world in 2012, we have the pleasure to launch the World Heritage Volunteers 2013 (WHV 2013), welcoming the participation of all interested organizations.
In the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage ...
19332.
International World Heritage Youth Forum : first WHY Forum organized in Russian Federation at Velikiy Novgorod, 24-29 August 2002.
The working program of the Forum included three round tables:
Associated Schools of UNESCO - Integration of the Experience of Dealing with the World Heritage into the Education SystemObjective was to work out recommendations based on the ...
19333.
Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta is located on the traditional lands of the Ngadjuri and Narungga peoples, respectively, who occupied these lands for thousands of years prior to European settlement and dispossession from the nineteenth century. Burra and Moonta figure in their oral traditions and in European contemporary written records and illustrations, ...
19334.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Lack of definition of the limits of the properties and of their buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties
Since 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 15 January 2018, ...
19335.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature
Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration
International tarmac road crosses the site
Heavy automobile and truck traffic (vibrations, pollution, risk of accidents...)
Pipeline crossing the southern ...
19336.
Le centre historique de Praia correspond à un centre de population primitive de 15 ha de surface, située au plateau naturellement fortifiée de Santa Maria da Vitoria, surplombant le port du même nom, où la ville s’est constituée. Considéré depuis ses débuts comme un site militaire stratégique, cet emplacement permettait le control des activités maritimes et commerciales ...
19337.
Zambia,Zimbabwe,
Project to construct a dam across the gorge (issue resolved);
Unplanned tourism development;
Uncontrolled urban development driven by population increase;
Invasive species;
Pollution (water, air and visual);
Reduced water flows over the falls due to drought and/or upstream hydropower production.
,On 15 February 2012 the States Parties of Zambia and ...
19338.
Ethiopia,a) Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species;
b) Increasing human populations and livestock numbers in the park;
c) Agricultural encroachment;
d) Road construction.,A detailed report was received from the State Party on 16 January 2008, with information on the implementation status of the corrective measures and on the ...
19339.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,a) Mining;
b) Influx of refugees;
c) Agricultural encroachment;
d) Deforestation;
e) Poaching;
f) Weak management capacity;
g) Lack of resources;
h) Lack of transboundary cooperation.,Reports on the state of conservation of the property were received from both States Parties on the 21 March 2006.
On the side of Côte d’Ivoire, the property ...
19340.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Mining
Influx of refugees
Agricultural encroachment
Deforestation
Poaching
Weak management capacity
Lack of resources
Unsatisfactory transboundary cooperation
Road construction
,On 1 February 2020, the States Parties of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property and on 30 January 2021 they submitted ...
19341.
Botswana,
Transboundary management of water resources
Lack of wildlife monitoring programme
Animal sanitation and diseases
Mining exploration licenses overlapping with the buffer zone
Management and governance
Engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples
Alien invasive species
,On 19 March 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available ...
19342.
Morocco,
Progressive deterioration of the built area ;
Lack of a rehabilitation policy for the Mellah Quarter (deposit of untreated refuse, overflow of sewers along the outside walls of the houses, continuous collapse of buildings);
Major deterioration of the maritime part of the fortifications of the Medina ;
Construction of two commercial centres in the buffer ...
19343.
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
Loss of chimpanzee habitat
Water pollution (ground water and surface water) due to mining
,On 1 February 2024, the State Party of Senegal submitted ...
19344.
In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and religious significance for the Maori people and symbolize the spiritual links between this community and its environment. The park has active and extinct volcanoes, a ...
19345.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants;
b) Mining activities inside the property;
c) Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property;
d) Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future;
e) Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 ...
19346.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
c) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries;
d) Impact of villages located within the property.
,On 2 February 2012, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party with ...
19347.
The property includes several group and individual tombs - totalling about 30 individual tombs - from the later period of the Koguryo Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in nowadays northeast China and half of the Korean peninsula between the 3rd century BC to 7th century AD. The tombs, many with beautiful wall paintings, are almost the only remains of this culture. ...
19348.
Cette oeuvre magistrale fut conçue en style éclectique par l'architecte J. Poelaert en 1862. L'édifice devait remplacer un premier Palais de Justice, établi dans les bâtiments de l'ancien couvent des Jésuites délabrés et trop exigus.En 1860, la Ville de Bruxelles organisa pour ce faire un concours international. L'ingénieur F. Wellens, président de la ...
19349.
WHC-13/19.GA/10
19350.
WHC-13/19.GA/8
19351.
WHC-11/18.GA/5 (36 C/REP/13)
19352.
The 23rd General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is meeting from 24 to 26 November 2021 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, convening the 193 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr Tebogo Seokolo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Permanent Delegate of South Africa to UNESCO.
During the session, ...
19353.
India,Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,No progress report has been received from the State Party, as requested by the Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007).
In August 2009, the World ...
19354.
Haiti,a) Lack of a Management Plan;
b) Lack of a Conservation Plan;
c) Water damage;
d) Vandalism;
e) Seismic activities;
f) Lack of a Risk Preparedness Plan.,On 27 November 2009, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the occasion of the “Workshop on the preparation of the Retrospective Inventory and Retrospective Statements of Outstanding ...
19355.
Peru,a) Damage caused by illegal mining and farming activities
b) Continued vehicle traffic through the geoglyphs
c) Lack of systematic monitoring of the property,The World Heritage Centre received the state of conservation report from the State Party in February 2009, which responds to the decision adopted by the World Heritage Committee in its 31st session (Christchurch, ...
19356.
Russian Federation,Impacts of a road project across the site,According to newspaper articles including the Eurasia Daily Monitor dated 31 March 2006, the Russian Federation “pledged to build two huge natural gas pipelines to China by 2011, one of these routes has already triggered an environmental controversy….. a direct pipeline link between Russia and China ...
19357.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Visitor centre developments; Lack of a Management Plan and management system.,On 4 February 2005 the State Party provided as a follow-up to the 2003 mission, a copy of the final Draft of the Management Plan. The Management Plan commissioned by the Environment and Heritage Service of the Department of the ...
19358.
Afghanistan,,The Italian firm RODIO has successfully implemented the first phase of the emergency consolidation for the cliffs and niches. The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan, has begun conservation work on the mural paintings in the Buddhist caves as well as the preparation of a General Master Plan. The Japanese company PASCO has ...
19359.
Italy,,Archaeologists and concerned citizens alerted the World Heritage Centre of a number of conservation issues at the property. The wooden walkway at rock No. 57 has been removed in 2003 to be replaced by a galvanized steel walkway drilled directly into the rock. The installation of steel walkways might be extended to other rock art areas. ICOMOS strongly advised ...
19360.
India,Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,No progress report has been received from the State Party, as requested by the Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007).
In August 2009, the World ...
19361.
India,Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,No progress report has been received from the State Party, as requested by the Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007).
In August 2009, the World ...
19362.
Myanmar,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Lack of a conservation plan for the burial sites
Need to strengthen capacity-building in the conservation of these particularly fragile and vulnerable sites
,On 30 November 2015, the State Party submitted a full report concerning the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
19363.
Mali,
Insufficient site management means
Illicit trafficking of cultural property
Instable security situation
,On 11 February 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516/documents/. It provides information on the following issues:
The Cultural Mission of Bandiagara has ...
19364.
The mercury-producing district of Huancavelica is located at the heart of the Andes range, at 3,700 meters above sea level, 245 kilometers southeast of Lima. Mercury or quicksilver production in Huancavelica was the largest of the Western hemisphere and it holds the fourth position of the world ranking, only bettered by Almadén (Spain), Idrija (Slovenia) and Mount Amiata ...
19365.
Central African Republic,
Insecurity;
Poaching;
Mining;
Transhumance and illegal grazing;
Illegal fishing;
Illegal occupation of the property.
,The State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property on 1 February 2012. The report emphasized the willingness and political commitment for the restoration of the site, but mentions that ...
19366.
Lithuania,
Limited financial resources (issue resolved)
Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme (issue resolved)
Rehabilitation and restoration programme (issue resolved)
Urgent restoration and infrastructural upgrading (issue resolved)
Revitalisation programme
High rise buildings located in vicinity of Vilnius Historic Centre which have an impact on the visual ...
19367.
Brazil,a) Urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription in the World Heritage List;
b) Lack of a Master Plan.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 5 February 2010. The report provides information on the activities implemented by the Superintendence of Instituto Do Patrimonio Historico e Artistico ...
19368.
Jordan,a) Unstable structures and lack of security;
b) Lack of comprehensive conservation plan;
c) Lack of management structure and plan.
d) Important tourism development project with new constructions.,In its decision 30 COM 7B.51, the Committee recommended that the State Party concentrate its efforts on the implementation of a series of eight priority measures. The joint ...
19369.
Morocco,a) Progressive deterioration of the built framework;
b) Absence of a rehabilitation policy for the Mellah Quarter (open air garbage dump, sewage runoff on the outer walls of houses, continuous collapse of the buildings);
c) Advanced deterioration of the maritime part of the fortified wall of the Medina;
d) Construction of two commercial complexes in the ...
19370.
Oman,Poaching; Gas and oil exploration; Overgrazing by domestic stock; Boundary marking, Management Planning and management regime.,The World Heritage Centre received a copy of the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Management Plan with a transmission letter by the State Party dated 5 October 2004 as well as a report by the State Party dated 22 February 2005 outlining the progress in ...
19371.
Nepal,
Proposed irrigation project to divert the Rapti river (issue resolved)
Increase in the natural rate of mortality of the rhinoceros (issue resolved)
Pollution of the Narayani River (issue resolved)
Bridge and road projects
33kV transmission line project
,The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) of Nepal, via letter dated 27 January 2004, ...
19372.
Latvia,Urban Pressure.
Additional Details:
Construction of a skyscraper,The Latvian authorities have provided a report with update information on the implementation of the law adopted in 2003 and the construction project "Saules akmens" as requested by the Committee at its 27th session, including the:
(a) Draft preservation and development plan: To date the draft ...
19373.
Cambodia,,In recognition of the national and global significance of the Angkor monuments and associated archaeological features as representations of the great Khmer civilization, the Supreme National Council of Cambodia ratified the 1972 World Heritage Convention in November 1991.
The World Heritage Committee at its 16th session in Santa Fe adopted by Decision of 14 ...
19374.
Afghanistan,
Political instability;
Inclination of the Minaret;
Lack of management plan;
Illicit excavations and looting.
,On 11 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report providing information on progress made to achieve the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
a) ...
19375.
Yemen,
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved)
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques
Densification of the historic fabric through occupation of green areas
Functional decay of ...
19376.
Spain,
Toxic pollution after mining accident in 1998;
Agriculture impacts;
Potential threats from accidental oil spills;
Potential impacts from infrastructural projects;
Water issues and water quality;
State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project
,On 28 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available online at ...
19377.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
Attribution of a petroleum exploration permit inside the property;
Poaching by the army and armed groups;
Encroachment;
Extension of illegal fishing areas;
Deforestation and cattle grazing.
,A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property from 5 ...
19378.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants;
Mining activities inside the property;
Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property;
Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future;
Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 crossing the ...
19379.
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 3 April 2015, the ...
19380.
Uganda,Destruction by fire of the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga ,On 16 February 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the property, addressing the requests of the Committee. A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission visited the property from 4–6 February 2015. Both reports are available at ...
19381.
Kenya,
Housing
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Management systems/ management plan
Renewable energy facilities
,On 29 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1060/documents/.
On 24 May 2014, the adoption of the Kabarnet Declaration ...
19382.
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 ...
19383.
Egypt,
Rise of the water table
Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed)
Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc.)
Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
19384.
Belize,
Sale and lease of public lands within the property
Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development
Oil concessions within the marine area
Introduced species
,On 18 March 2016 the State Party submitted a state of conservation report which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents/ and provides the following information ...
19385.
Australia,
Forestry / Wood production (Commercial logging in areas adjacent to the property)
Biosecurity
Impacts of tourism / visitation / recreation
Management systems / management plan
Mining (Mineral exploration and extraction)
Plans to permit commercial logging in the property (issue resolved)
Potential construction of a dam (issue resolved)
,On 15 June 2017, the State ...
19386.
China,
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (Expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property)
Commercial development; Ground transport infrastructure (Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre)
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Housing ...
19387.
Czechia,
Development of high rise constructions on the Pankrác Plain
Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management and conservation measures for the property
Lack of a finalized Management Plan
,Since the last Decision 36 COM 7B.73 (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), ICOMOS reviewed numerous documents submitted by the State Party (e.g. 2014 state of conservation report, ...
19388.
Libya,
Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone)
Governance
Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas)
Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...
19389.
Bulgaria,
Lack of a Management Plan
Urban development pressure
Lack of an urban master plan and of a conservation master plan of monuments and archaeological sites
Illegal constructions
,On 30 November 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, with annexes, which is accessible at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/217/documents/ and reports on ...
19390.
Malawi,
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Illegal activities
Invasive / alien freshwater species
Management systems/ management plan
Surface water pollution
Oil and gas exploration/exploitation
,On 28 January 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, ...
19391.
Honduras,
Financial resources
Human resources
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Illegal activities (settlements, livestock grazing and agricultural encroachment, drug trafficking, logging, commercial fishing, poaching and wildlife trade)
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Land conversion (deforestation and forest degradation)
Legal ...
19392.
Mali,
Lack of site management
Armed conflict
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/documents/), providing the following information:
Despite persistent insecurity, the state of conservation of the property is improving progressively. The involvement of local ...
19393.
Yemen,
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Land conversion
Financial resources
Human resources
Management system / management plan
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration)
Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings
Large sections of the city’s open spaces ...
19394.
Yemen,
Financial resources
Human resources
Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Damage to historic buildings
Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances
Armed conflict situation since 2015
Threats from rain and floods
,On 31 January 2022, the State ...
19395.
India,
Housing (Urban development in wider setting of Chittorgarh Fort)
Mining (Industrial mining activities in wider setting of Chittorgarh Fort)
Management systems / Management Plan (Interpretation strategy for the overall ensembles of palaces, temples and fortifications)
Management activities (Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring ...
19396.
India,
Management Systems/Management Plan (Lack of an adapted management plan; Lack of a heritage conservation unit; Absence of a Buffer Zone)
,On 1 December 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944/documents, and presents progress with several conservation issues addressed by the Committee at ...
19397.
Czechia,
Development of high-rise constructions on the Pankrác Plain
Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management, and conservation measures for the property, particularly lack of specific regulations for high-rise developments
Lack of Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for proposed projects which may affect the OUV of the property
Lack of a finalized Management ...
19398.
Chile,
Emergency situation due to the massive fire of April 2014 (issue resolved)
Interventions planned at the port, such as the Barón Port and the Prat Dock, as well as for touristic facilities and real estate projects
Fragmentation of competencies and mandates by sectors and by different levels of government, as well as by the different types of specific protection and ...
19399.
Lesotho,South Africa,
Interpretative and visitation facilities: Need to improve presentation of cultural aspects, in particular the San rock art sites within the Environmental Centre
Legal framework: Revisions, amendments and enactment of relevant laws pertinent to the property not yet finalized in Lesotho
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, ...
19400.
Jordan,
Housing
Lack of a database on cultural heritage
Lack of proper conservation and maintenance of the archaeological sites
Lack of traffic and visitor management plans
Potential encroachment from development in the village of Rum
Lack of trained staff and financial resources for the management of the property
Financial resources
Governance
Human resources
Impacts of ...
19401.
Panama,
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Management systems/ management plan (delayed implementation of the Management Plan)
Marine transport infrastructure (planned construction of a naval base)
Legal framework (absence of clear regulations)
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
Human resources (insufficient management capacity)
Impacts of tourism / ...
19402.
Mali,
Occupation of the property by armed groups
Lack of management structure at the site (problem resolved in 2019)
Armed conflict
,On 31 January 2024, the State Party submitted a State of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/documents/, providing the following information:
The security situation remains worrying, especially with ...
19403.
Cambodia,
Housing (Uncontrolled urban expansion; Lack of clarity regarding property rights, ownership and building codes)
Management systems/Management plan (Lack of an appropriate management system; Poor law enforcement; Lack of capacity of management agency)
,On 30 January 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, in response ...
19404.
India,
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting (Collection of medicinal plants)
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Management systems/ management plan (need to consolidate management of the Parwati Valley within the national park)
Human resources (inadequate levels of staffing, equipment and training for patrolling in high-altitude terrain)
Impacts of ...
19405.
,Dates: 15 – 26 September 2017
Place: University of Tsukuba, Japan
Organized by the World Heritage Studies and the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation (CPNC) at the University of Tsukuba, in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS.
The CBWNCL
Heritage Conservation is an evolving practice, and one of the current debates focuses on ...
19406.
Le « Domaine de Fontainebleau : château, jardins, parc et forêt », paysage culturel évolutif et vivant, est proposé pour inscription en extension du bien « palais et parc de Fontainebleau » inscrit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en 1981. Il se compose d’une résidence de chasse utilisée par les rois de France dès le XIIème siècle, de jardins, de pièces d’eau et d’un ...
19407.
A l'est de la Belgique, le plateau hercynien pénéplané, puis à nouveau exhaussé, forme la série des collines ardennaises. Les plus élevées dessinent une ligne de crête, d'orientation sud-ouest nord-ouest, que l'on peut suivre depuis la Croix Scaille (505m), par la Barrière de Charnplon (589m), la Baraque de Fraiture (652m), la Baraque Michel (672m), le signal de Botrange ...
19408.
This is a proposal for a modification to the boundaries of the Property inscribed in 2003 on the World Heritage List (Decision 27 COM 8C 42) and identified as “Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza” to include the monument of the Cathedral of the Asunción in Jaén.
After the experience of Úbeda and Baeza, Andrea Vandelvira ...
19409.
These places in Saxony-Anhalt are all associated with the lives of Martin Luther and his fellow-reformer Melanchthon. They include Melanchthon's house in Wittenberg, the houses in Eisleben where Luther was born in 1483 and died in 1546, his room in Wittenberg, the local church and the castle church where, on 31 October 1517, Luther posted his famous '95 Theses', which ...
19410.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Presence of armed groups, lack of security and political instability rendering a large part of the property inacessible to the guards;
b) Attribution of mining permits inside the property;
c) Poaching by armed military groups;
d) Villages in the ecologicalcorridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park;
e) Illegal mining ...
19411.
Colombia,a) Armed conflict;
b) Illegal extraction of natural resources;
c) Threats from major infrastructure projects;
d) Lack of control of management agency. ,On 27 February 2012, the State Party submitted a brief state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, which included an updated retrospectiveStatement of Outstanding Universal Value (RSOUV), along with ...
19412.
Lithuania,
Limited financial resources (issue resolved)
Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme (issue resolved)
Rehabilitation and restoration programme (issue resolved)
Urgent restoration and infrastructural upgrading (issue resolved)
Revitalisation programme
High rise buildings located in vicinity of Vilnius Historic Centre which have an impact on the visual ...
19413.
Germany,a) Noise pollution and traffic increase
b) Potential impacts by Rhine crossing project,At its 32nd session, (Quebec City, 2008), the Committee considered the recommendations of a World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS advisory mission which investigated the impact on Outstanding Universal Value of proposals being considered by the State Party for a crossing of the river in ...
19414.
Iraq,
War
Illegal activities
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, an updated version of which was submitted on 28 January 2021. These reports, which are available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/, ...
19415.
Russian Federation,
Management systems/ management plan (lack of Management Plan)
Legal framework (weakening of conservation controls and laws)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development)
Ground transport infrastructure (road construction)
Illegal activities (deforestation)
,On 19 February 2024, the State Party ...
19416.
CLT/WHC-13/18
19417.
China,The proposed high-rise buildings were threatening to affect the visual integrity of the property (issue resolved),The World Heritage Committee in Decision 33 COM 7B.67 noted, inter alia, the apparent inadequacy of the current management system and requested the State Party to develop a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value and appropriate legal and planning ...
19418.
Honduras,a) Illegal settlements;
b) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural intrusions;
c) Illegal logging;
d) Poaching;
e) Invasive exotic species;
f) Management deficiencies;
g) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development project Patuca II.,The property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the presence of unauthorized settlements within ...
19419.
Algeria,a) Natural erosion;
b) Poor upkeep of the dwelling places;
c) Loss of traditional conservation techniques;
d) Uncontrolled land use;
e) Existing but non-operational safeguarding plan;
f) Lack of coordination of activities. ,As requested by the Committee in paragraph 6 of its decision 29 COM 7B.44, the State Party transmitted, on 31 January 2007, a report on ...
19420.
Ecuador,a) Poaching;
b) Illegal livestock grazing;
c) Encroachment along the Park's perimeter;
d) Unplanned road construction.,The IUCN/UNF/UNESCO Enhancing Our Heritage Project (EoH), which includes Sangay National Park as a pilot site, reported in 2005-2006 continued improvements in management including a revision of site’s values and management objectives as well ...
19421.
Spain,
Project to construct a new bridge over the river Rio Adajo (issue resolved)
Urban pressure : re-designing of the Plaza Santa Teresa, located between the town walls and the extra-muros Church of San Pedro, including the replacement of traditional buildings with new ones
Lack of buffer-zone
,As requested in Decision 29 COM 7B.69, the State Party submitted a status ...
19422.
Spain,Urban pression,On 1 February 2004, the World Heritage Centre received a report by the State Party, in which it is stressed that the regional authorities had not received any information nor construction proposals concerning the Huerto de las Adoratrices, a walled plot in the core area of the World Heritage property formerly occupied by a convent and its garden. The ...
19423.
Australia,
Invasive Species
Legal and illegal long-line fishing
,On 31 January 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report gives an overview of the implementation and preliminary results of the Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Plan, the State Party’s findings regarding the dieback of the Macquarie Cushion ...
19424.
Niger,
Armed conflict (issue resolved);
Poaching;
Decline in wildlife populations;
Need to update the emergency rehabilitation plan
,IUCN and the Centre were informed in March 2002 that the vehicle and other equipment provided as part of Emergency Assistance had not been transferred to the site. IUCN Niger reports that the vehicle purchased by UNESCO was ...
19425.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),Threats identified at the time of inscritpion of the property:
Speed of the vehicles passing along the buffer zone
High-voltage power transmission lines and Zahedan-Zabol main road within the buffer zone
No archaeological map of the landscape zone of Shahr-i Sokhta published yet
,On 18 March 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state ...