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Remarkable natural and cultural properties from 40 countries will be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Paris (19 – 29 June). Six of these countries stand to have properties inscribed on the World Heritage List for the first time during the forthcoming session: Barbados, Jamaica, ...

Kenya, Illegal forest resource extraction; Community-wildlife conflict; Poaching; Land excisions from the property.  ,On 30 January 2013, the State Party submitted a short report on the state of conservation of the property, which unfortunately provides little information on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2008 monitoring mission or the concerns ...

Goias: a Jewel on Brazil's Rio Vermelho Mount Kenya National Park Kasbah of Algiers: a Demanding Restoration Rhodes: the City of Knights

Nairobi, Kenya,Thanks to the continued support of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation and in collaboration with UNEP and IUCN, a meeting of key decisionmakers in natural World Heritage will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 9-10 March 2006. Ten States Parties will be represented, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, ...

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WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.4

Kenya, Impacts of the Gibe III dam, Oil exploration, Wildlife populations and pressure from poaching and livestock grazing Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya, Management capacity of KWS and NMK, Design of the World Heritage site. ,In January 2013, the State Party of Kenya submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property. No ...

Nairobi, Kenya,In the framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Africa region, training workshop for Anglophone World Heritage Site Managers will be held from 19-21 February 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya  Over 100 participants including around 80 African World Heritage Site Managers from 18 Anglophone ...

United Republic of Tanzania, Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya Reduced and degraded water resources Water infrastructure Potential impact of optical cables’ installation Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities, including poaching ,On 13 February 2023, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report ...

Kenya,,The Centre received information from the National Museums of Kenya of the uncontrolled plans to construct houses and hotels on the island of Lamu likely to affect the authenticity and the integrity of the island. Following discussions held between the Centre and the Kenya Delegation to UNESCO, the Delegation indicated that they were aware of the situation and that ...

WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.4

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Kenya, Impacts of the Gibe III dam Other planned hydro-electric developments and associated large-scale irrigation projects in the Omo region Oil exploration Wildlife population decline and pressure from poaching, livestock grazing and illegal fishing Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya Management capacity of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and ...

Kenya, Impacts of the Gibe III dam Other planned hydro-electric developments and associated large-scale irrigation projects in the Omo region Oil exploration Wildlife population decline and pressure from poaching and livestock grazing Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya Management capacity of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and National Museums of ...

Port Louis, Mauritius,A UNESCO “Peer Exchange on Experiences Collecting Cultural Indicators in the Africa Region: Case studies from Kenya & Zimbabwe” was organized for the Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage of Mauritius on 15 September 2021 by the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in partnership with the UNESCO Institute of Statistics. The hybrid meeting ...

Kenya,a) Illegal forest resource extraction; b) Community-wildlife conflict; c) Poaching; d) Excisions from the property. ,Mount Kenya National Park was inscribed under natural criteria (vii) and (ix) as one of the most impressive landscapes of Eastern Africa with its rugged glacier-clad summits, Afro-alpine moor lands and diverse forests, which illustrate outstanding ...

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WHC.99/CONF.209/INF.8

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 ...

United Republic of Tanzania, Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya Reduced and degraded water resources Water infrastructure Potential impact of optical cables’ installation Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities, including poaching ,On 1 December 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report ...

Kenya,Factors identified at the time of inscription: Need to expanding the property boundary at the south-eastern end of the property Lack of exact demarcation of the extended buffer zone Lack of an indicator-based monitoring system ,On 16 January 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, which is available at ...

,Culture And Climate Change-related Emergencies: New Realities, New Perspectives Event date and time: 13 September 2023, 13:15-14:45 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Hotel Al Faisaliah The past years have witnessed the growing impact of disasters and climate change on cultural heritage around the globe – from the hurricanes and cyclones in Belize, Malawi and ...

Experts from East Africa gathered in Nairobi for a workshop to discuss current challenges posed at the World Heritage sites in danger in Kenya, Madagascar, and Tanzania. Africa, despite its rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage, remains the second least represented region on the World Heritage List. The continent hosts the highest number of endangered properties, ...