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Kenya,a) Lack of approved management plan and accompanying action plan; b) Lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; c) Lack of adequate sewerage, waste disposal, and overall infrastructure, and risk to limited fresh water supplies; d) Uncontrolled development e) Lack of resources; f) Urban and industrial development pressure, including possible new port ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3435903 Date 07/2010
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Kenya, Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities (issue resolved) ,On 1 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1060/documents/. Annexed to the report, the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 6.307516 Date 05/2019
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Amboseli National Park (formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve), is a National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya. The name "Amboseli comes from a Maasai word Empusel meaning "salty dust place", and it is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants. To the south of the Amboseli basin the land rises sharply towards Mount Kilimanjaro and the Kenya-Tanzanian ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.296445 Date 06/2023
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United Republic of Tanzania, Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya; Poaching; Reduced and degraded water resources; Potential impact of optical cables’ installation; Proposed road crossing the northern part of the property  ,On 1 February 2014, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report. An executive summary of ...
State of Conservation Score 6.2795925 Date 04/2014
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The Africa Nature risk preparedness workshop took place from the 20th-25th May 2013 at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Organized by African World Heritage Fund with the support of the Government of South Africa, this workshop aimed at English-speaking African countries. It gathered 14 site managers from natural World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, ...
News Score 6.2650905 Date 08/2013
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On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, six years after the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution 15GA/7 (in October 2005) that called for the elaboration of a new international standard-setting instrument that would be based on the recognition and guidance ...
News Score 6.2650905 Date 08/2013
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Quebec, Canada,The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 32nd session in Quebec, Canada from 2-10 July. During the session, the Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List. The Committee is chaired by Dr Christina Cameron, who has ...
Events Score 6.2650905 Date 07/2008
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Hegra Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh,World Heritage Map Platform Launch © UNESCO / Thomas Rigauts Side Event date and time : 14 September 2023 13:30-14:30 (UTC +3)Room : Hegra Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel With the generous support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), UNESCO has developed the World Heritage Online Map Platform, the pilot of a Geographic ...
Events Score 6.2650905 Date 09/2023
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Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It includes a great variety of structures, ranging from mosques, palaces and granaries, to historic city centres, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites. Its cultural importance throughout the world is evident and ...
Activities Score 6.2198167 Date 06/2022
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Coordinates: Tana River Delta: S02 30 E40 20 Tana Forests: S02 30 E40 30 The Tana delta and the Tana forest which include the Boni, Dondori, Lunghi, Lower Tana forest, Lango ya Samba Witu forest and the Tana delta provide unique ecosystem that is the Northern limit of Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests biodiversity hotspot. This area represents a number of unique ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.1662326 Date 12/2010
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This year’s World Migratory Bird Day is dedicated to the world’s major bird flyways—the flight paths of migratory birds that span continents and oceans. These flyways include World Heritage sites that are key stopover sites for birds, so the effective conservation of these sites are crucial for migratory bird conservation on a global scale. The three major flyways, shown ...
News Score 6.1077266 Date 05/2018
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The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of 45 new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List when it meets for its 31st session in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 23 June to 2 July.During the session, the Committee will also examine a strategy to reduce risks from disasters at World Heritage properties; the impact of climate change on World ...
News Score 6.091554 Date 06/2007
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,Based on an analysis of existing marine World Heritage sites and their distribution among the 18 IUCN marine regions, the Indian Ocean has been identified as one of the regions under-represented on the World Heritage List. In support of the Global Strategy toward a balanced, credible and representative World Heritage List, a comparative regional assessment is being ...
Events Score 6.0831175 Date 02/2011
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Juba, South Soudan,A Regional workshop on Tentative Listing for East African Countries will take place in Juba, South Sudan from 3 - 5 September 2012. The workshop is organized jointly by Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, South Sudan in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund and UNESCO Juba Office with generous support from the Government of Netherlands ...
Events Score 6.0831175 Date 09/2012
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poaching Military conflict Looting of the facilities Godl mining ,The Committee had declared these four sites as World Heritage in Danger, during 1994-1997, when war and civil strife ravaged the country. At the time of its twenty-second ordinary session (June 1998), the Bureau was of the view that the security situation in the country may ...
State of Conservation Score 6.057437 Date 09/1998
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poaching; Managerment issues (issue resolved); Civil unrest  ,The Committee had declared these four sites as World Heritage in Danger, during 1994-1997, when war and civil strife ravaged the country. At the time of its twenty-second ordinary session (June 1998), the Bureau was of the view that the security situation in the country may be ...
State of Conservation Score 6.057437 Date 09/1998
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Proposed construction of a highway (issue resolved) Armed conflict Uncontrolled arrival of refugees causing deforestation and poaching ,The Committee had declared these four sites as World Heritage in Danger, during 1994-1997, when war and civil strife ravaged the country. At the time of its twenty-second ordinary session (June 1998), the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.057437 Date 09/1998
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United Republic of Tanzania,a) Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya; b) Poaching; c) Reduced and degraded water resources.,Serengeti National Park was inscribed under natural criteria (vii) and (x). With its vast plains comprising 1.5 million ha of savannah, and the annual migration of large herds of herbivores (wildebeest, gazelles and zebras), followed ...
State of Conservation Score 6.0239496 Date 05/2009
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poaching; Managerment issues (issue resolved); Civil unrest  ,At its twenty-fourth ordinary session (June 26 - July 1, 2000, Paris), the Bureau reviewed a summary report of an intermediary mission to DRC, including to the war-impacted eastern parts of the country, and to the capital cities of neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, both of which ...
State of Conservation Score 6.007469 Date 09/2000
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The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets for its 34th session in Brasilia (Brazil), from 25 July to 3 August. During this year’s session - to be chaired by João Luiz Ferreira, the Brazilian Minister of Culture and President of the World Heritage Committee - 35 ...
News Score 5.985615 Date 07/2010
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50 Years of UNESCO World Heritage in partnership with National Geographic For 50 years now, UNESCO World Heritage has been a source of resilience, humanity and innovation. Through 30 splendid photographs, accompany us on a virtual world tour, focused on the future and youth.  Temporal Illusion, Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage, Cairo, Egypt, 2018​ Memphis and ...
News Score 5.9265604 Date 09/2022
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Mr John Zulu, site manager of Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls National Park and World Heritage site arrived in the U.S. August 5th to spend six weeks immersed in the details of people, park and resource management at Grand Canyon National Park as the latest "U.S. World Heritage Fellow" sponsored by the National Park Service with support from the United Nations ...
News Score 5.9114165 Date 08/2011
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Every year some 300,000 elephants are killed by poachers in Africa for their tusks, and approximately 41 tons of pangolin scales were seized in Africa (in 2017), that is the equivalent of over 34,000 animals. On Sunday, 30 September 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo organized a ceremony, in the presidential park of N’sele, 50 km from the centre of Kinshasa, to set ...
News Score 5.9114165 Date 10/2018
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The World Meteorological Organization is launching a series of climate change videos featuring TV weather presenters ahead of the COP21 climate conference (21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) to be held in France from 30 November to 11 December 2015. If humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to ...
News Score 5.8871627 Date 11/2015
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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 ...
News Score 5.8871627 Date 05/2016
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With the slogan “Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People”, the World Migratory Bird Day 2017 on 10 May aims to highlight the interdependence of people and nature, and more specifically people and migratory birds, as they share the same planet and the same limited resources.  For more than ten years now, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) ...
News Score 5.8871627 Date 05/2017
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Political uncertainties, New settlements in the Park, Gold mining, Livestock grazing, Destruction of vegetation, Poaching, Agricultural encroachment, Over-exploitation of fish populations, Lack of financial resources ,The Committee had declared these four sites as World Heritage in Danger, during 1994-1997, when war and civil strife ...
State of Conservation Score 5.8871627 Date 09/1998
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The future of the World Heritage Convention ahead of its 40th anniversary next year and the growing challenges of heritage preservation were the key themes of the opening addresses of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee at UNESCO in Paris today. The session will end on 29 June. The Chairperson of 35th session, Shaikha Mai bint Muhammad Al Khalifa, ...
News Score 5.879122 Date 06/2011
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United Republic of Tanzania,a) Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya; b) Poaching; c) Reduced and degraded water resources; d) Potential impact of optical cables’ installation; e) Proposed road crossing the northern part of the Property ,At the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011), the State Party announced its decision to ...
State of Conservation Score 5.876828 Date 05/2012
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Kenya, Management systems/ management and conservation plan Clarification of boundaries and buffer zone Pressure from urban development Marine transport infrastructure Air transport infrastructure Encroachment of the archaeological sites Housing/ Deterioration of dwellings Solid waste Non-renewable energy facilities (Coal Power plant) ,A joint World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 5.876828 Date 06/2021
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Participants to the 4th annual World Heritage Centre / Earthwatch / Shell "Business Planning for natural World Heritage site managers" year long training programme have just been informed of their successful candidacies.    In October 2012, 18 World Heritage site staff from 6 sites in Africa will travel to the Mpala Research Centre  in the shadow of ...
News Score 5.7491426 Date 06/2012
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A practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites has been published in the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage Paper Series, thanks to the generous support of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust and the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment.  Climate change has become more prominent as a management ...
News Score 5.7491426 Date 05/2014
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On 28 June 2022, the UNESCO eDNA initiative was featured at the United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon (Portugal), during a side event which showcased ambitious science-based initiatives that inform policy. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has the potential to revolutionize marine biodiversity assessments. This could save marine World Heritage site managers' precious time and ...
News Score 5.7491426 Date 06/2022
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,The United Nations Ocean Conference takes place from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. Marine World Heritage related highlights will focus on environmental DNA, resilient coral reefs, and blue carbon. Read more about UNESCO’s participation in the UN Ocean Conference: https://www.unesco.org/en/un-ocean-conference-2022  The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference ...
Events Score 5.7491426 Date 06/2022
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Political uncertainties, New settlements in the Park, Gold mining, Livestock grazing, Destruction of vegetation, Poaching, Agricultural encroachment, Over-exploitation of fish populations, Lack of financial resources ,At its twenty-fourth ordinary session (June 26 - July 1, 2000, Paris), the Bureau reviewed a summary report of an ...
State of Conservation Score 5.7438545 Date 09/2000
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Proposed construction of a highway (issue resolved) Armed conflict Uncontrolled arrival of refugees causing deforestation and poaching ,At its twenty-fourth ordinary session (June 26 - July 1, 2000, Paris), the Bureau reviewed a summary report of an intermediary mission to DRC, including to the war-impacted eastern parts of the country, ...
State of Conservation Score 5.7438545 Date 09/2000
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poaching Military conflict Looting of the facilities Godl mining ,At its twenty-fourth ordinary session (June 26 - July 1, 2000, Paris), the Bureau reviewed a summary report of an intermediary mission to DRC, including to the war-impacted eastern parts of the country, and to the capital cities of neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, both of ...
State of Conservation Score 5.7438545 Date 09/2000
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict in the region Poaching Illegal encroachment and housing construction Need to design and implement small-scale projects benefiting local populations  ,At its twenty-fourth ordinary session (June 26 - July 1, 2000, Paris), the Bureau reviewed a summary report of an intermediary mission to DRC, including to the war-impacted ...
State of Conservation Score 5.7438545 Date 09/2000
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Kenya, Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities (issue resolved) ,On 31 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/1060/documents/, which addresses previous Committee ...
State of Conservation Score 5.726199 Date 05/2017
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The first Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America, took place from 11 to 13 December 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico) and was organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more than 50 persons, two dozen experts who were selected for their professional work and ...
Activities Score 5.726199 Date 03/2022
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The following sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 21st session, meeting in Naples, Italy, 1-6 December, 1997. A total of 46 sites were inscribed: 7 natural sites; 38 cultural sites; and 1 mixed site. The work of the 21st Session thus brings the total number of sites on the World Heritage List to 552 (418 cultural, 114 ...
News Score 5.6917386 Date 12/1997
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Kenya,a) Lack of approved management plan and accompanying action plan; b) Lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; c) Lack of adequate sewerage, waste disposal, and overall infrastructure, and risk to limited fresh water supplies; d) Uncontrolled development e) Lack of resources; f) Urban and industrial development pressure, including possible new port ...
State of Conservation Score 5.6670127 Date 05/2011
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From 23 to 24 May 2014, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group organized the workshop “Strengthening South-South collaboration on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism” in Hongcun Village, China. Hongcun Village is one of the Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000. The event ...
News Score 5.59554 Date 06/2014
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Following the first African World Heritage entrepreneurship training workshops, which took place in Ghana and Senegal in May 2014, an Anglophone Entrepreneurship Field Training Workshop for World Heritage site managers and community representatives from Africa was organized from 22 September to 10 October in Livingstone, Zambia. This Field Training Workshop was devoted to ...
News Score 5.59554 Date 10/2014
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The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided UNESCO with 2 million euros to address some of the immediate socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on tourism and heritage. The project aims to support UNESCO’s efforts to accelerate the recovery, to protect livelihoods and to transform the sectors to become more inclusive and ...
News Score 5.59554 Date 03/2021
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United Republic of Tanzania, Poaching Rapidly growing human population Poorly designed ad-hoc tourism development projects Need to strengthen the coordination with the trans-border Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya  ,Previous deliberations:   Ngorongoro Conservation Area was included in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1984 due to poaching and threats posed by ...
State of Conservation Score 5.59554 Date 10/1999
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New report on lessons learned to engage local communities in the Conservation of World Heritage sites launched during the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee The role of local communities in ensuring that World Heritage contributes to sustainable development was chosen by the World Heritage Committee as the central theme for the celebration of the 40th anniversary ...
News Score 5.573804 Date 08/2013
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The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee ended on Wednesday in New Delhi, India. The Committee inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The session concluded with Nauru ratifying the World Heritage Convention and becoming its 196th State Party. The Committee inscribed 26 new properties, including making 2 major extensions to ...
News Score 5.573804 Date 08/2024
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Kenya,a) Lack of action plan for delivering the management plan; b) Lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; c) Lack of adequate sewerage and waste disposal and overall infrastructure; d) Uncontrolled development; e) Lack of resources; f) Urban and industrial development pressure, including possible new port and of oil exploration; g) Inadequate buffer ...
State of Conservation Score 5.5226154 Date 05/2009
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The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List when it meets for its 32nd session in Québec, Canada, from 2 to 10 July. During this year’s session, hosted by Canada to coincide with the 400th anniversary celebration of the founding of Québec City, 41 States Parties to the World ...
News Score 5.478001 Date 06/2008
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Kenya, Management systems/ management and conservation plan Clarification of boundaries and buffer zone Pressure from urban development Marine transport infrastructure Air transport infrastructure Encroachment of the archaeological sites Housing/ Deterioration of dwellings Solid waste ,A state of conservation report was received from the State Party on 1 February 2018, ...
State of Conservation Score 5.469675 Date 05/2018
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A monument known as the Temple of Anahita built on a rock platform overlooking the plain of Kangavar. This is a huge building measuring 220m×212m. The monument has a two-sided stairway on its southern front and a one-sided stairway at its northeastern corner. Historical sources and archaeological evidence attribute this monument to the Achaemenid period until the Islamic ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.4559293 Date 09/2007
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Spain,,At its 29th session, the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to report on the state of conservation of the World Heritage property, given that the Segovia Aqueduct was listed as one of the “100 Most Endangered Sites” by the World Monuments Fund in 2005. The processes for including a site on the World Monuments Watch List are linked to a ...
State of Conservation Score 5.4396653 Date 06/2006
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