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3601.
Located in the central part of the peninsula of Baja California, the sanctuary contains some exceptionally interesting ecosystems. The coastal lagoons of Ojo de Liebre and San Ignacio are important reproduction and wintering sites for the grey whale, harbour seal, California sea lion, northern elephant-seal and blue whale. The lagoons are also home to four species of the ...
3602.
Limassol, Cyprus,VSMM2008, The 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: Digital Heritage 2.0
A joint event for the exchange and sharing of know-how in the areas of Cultural Heritage (CH) and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) focusing on Multimedia Technologies, Computer Graphics and digital documentation/preservation in Cultural ...
3603.
,Friday 21 April 2023Online 14:00-16:30 Beijing time (UTC+8)2023世界遗产对话世界遗产、气候变化和韧性——气候变化威胁下的遗产灾害响应和紧急风险应对 (guojiang.org)
Following the 6 WHITRAP Shanghai World Heritage Dialogues organized in 2022 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, WHITRAP Shanghai is continuing the World Heritage Dialogues series organized and hosted by the College ...
3604.
An Executive Committee was created in 1960 (C 11 Res. 4.4141 and 4.4142, 1960) as a control panel for the large amount of activities undertaken within the framework of the International Campaign, and was modified in regard to membership and terms of reference in 1962 (C 12 Res. 4.421).
The modified Executive Committee consisted of representatives of 15 member states that ...
3605.
Velebit is the largest mountain in Croatia and is a part of a bigger mountain chain of Dinarides stretching form the Alps, across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to Albania. The area of Velebit Mountain comprises 2.359 square kilometres. The mountain stretches in the form of slightly bended arch along the Adriatic coast in the northwest-southeast direction, ...
3606.
Le bien proposé pour inscription constitue le cœur de l’agglomération messine. Il comporte les deux pôles majeurs de la ville historique que sont, d'une part, le noyau ancien avec la cathédrale Saint-Étienne, les ensembles monumentaux de Jacques-François Blondel, la place de la Comédie, les quais de la Moselle, la place Saint-Jacques, les rues de la Paix, du Palais et du ...
3607.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),a) Lack of a comprehensive Management Plan;
b) The boundaries of the property inscribed on an emergency basis were not aligned with the written text of the original Nomination File;
c) Development pressure related to the post-disaster reconstruction process.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party on ...
3608.
Mexico,a) Demolition of historical buildings in the protected area of the Historical Centre;
b) Urgent implementation of the management plan in Xochimilco;
c) Infrastructure works (new subway line).,The state of conservation report was received by the World Heritage Centre in two portions on 31 January and 1 February 2011. One part is for the Historic Centre of Mexico ...
3609.
Chile,
Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction
Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property
Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the ...
3610.
Ukraine,Urban development pressure,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee expressed its concern at the numerous construction or reconstruction projects in the buffer zone that could affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, invited the State Party to create a national coordination board to coordinate management between the two ...
3611.
Pakistan,
Housing; Land conversion (Encroachments and urban pressure)
Management systems/management plan (Inadequate management mechanisms; lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens)
Legal framework (Incomplete legislation)
Financial resources (Lack of sufficient financial resources to implement management mechanisms)
Underground transport ...
3612.
Uzbekistan,
Management activities
Restoration works conducted using non-traditional building material (issue resolved)
,On 29 April 2020, the World Heritage Centre requested a report from the State Party in order to obtain information on the progress achieved in addressing the recommendations of the 2018 ICOMOS Advisory mission, in light of emerging conservation issues at ...
3613.
These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well preserved. Far from being mere wall decorations, the paintings form a systematic covering on all the facades and represent complete cycles ...
3614.
Several monumental statues of human figures can be seen in the park, which also contains many hypogea dating from the 6th to the 10th century. These huge underground tombs (some burial chambers are up to 12 m wide) are decorated with motifs that reproduce the internal decor of homes of the period. They reveal the social complexity and cultural wealth of a pre-Hispanic ...
3615.
-Cup of Vento or Albear: N23 01 40, W82 23 54-Palatino Deposits: N23 06 01, W82 22 56The Aqueduct of Albear was a project designed by military engineer Francisco Albear y de Lara, who was also in charge of the construction in the second half of the 19th century. The project was approved on November 17, 1857 and the first stone was laid on June 26, 1861. When Albear passed ...
3616.
India,
Lack of an operational site management plan;
Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic;
Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property.
,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which provides the following information on the progress achieved with regard to the recommendations ...
3617.
Dominican Republic,
Legal framework (undefined and unregulated buffer zone leading to urban development pressure and inadequate control of land use)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Vulnerability to earthquakes and hurricanes
Deterioration of historic structures derived from natural and social factors (including ...
3618.
Serbia,
Lack of legal status of the property
Lack of legislative protection of buffer zones
Lack of implementation of the Management Plan and of active management
Difficulties to monitor the property due to political instability, post-conflict situation (visits under the Kosovo Stabilisation Force / United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (KFOR / UNMIK) ...
3619.
Panama,
Erosion and siltation/ deposition
Housing
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Land conversion
Legal framework
Management systems/ management plan
Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Erosion
Lack of established boundaries and buffer zones
Absence of a ...
3620.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Ground transport infrastructure (New infrastructure construction, including new proposed roads)
Housing (New constructions contributing to the haphazard densification of the main monumental complex)
Management systems/Management Plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism)
Impacts of tourism/visitors/recreation
Interpretative and ...
3621.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Need for information on the management (issue resolved)
Site Museum project (issue resolved)
Risks of collapse of Silbury Hill (issue resolved)
Lack of visitor management (issue resolved)
Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project
Infrastructure development pressure
Proposals for sections of dual carriageway and ...
3622.
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 ...
3623.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
High impact research / monitoring activities
Housing
Natural risk factors
Management systems/management plan; lack of planning, governance and management processes;
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and ...
3624.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
High impact research / monitoring activities
Housing
Natural risk factors
Management systems/management plan; lack of planning, governance and management processes;
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and ...
3625.
Historical background of temples in Bangladesh
Temples are not only monuments or monumental remains in the context of the history of society, cultures, religions and regions in Bangladesh (and in South Asia). Brahmanical (or Hindu), Buddhist, Jain, and various other religious traditions have manifested their heterogeneity and ritualistic performances through temples for ...
3626.
Melka Kunture, as it can be seen today, is part of a gently undulating landscape of the Upper Awash Valley, in the highlands of Ethiopia, at c. 2000m asl. All over the Upper Pliocene and the Pleistocene, tectonic activities led to the deepening of the demi-graben depression were the meandering paleo-Awash deposited alluvia. Through time, parts of the paleo-landscape were ...
3627.
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Cuito Cuanavale est l'une des plus importantes municipalités de la province de Kuando Kubango et est située à seulement 400 km de la frontière avec la Namibe. Cuito Cuanavale est entrée dans les annales de l'histoire glorieuse du peuple angolais comme le berceau de l'une des batailles militaires les plus violentes sous toutes les latitudes du continent africain au cours de ...
3629.
Al Khandaq is a village situated in the northern Sudan for about 423 km to the north of Khartoum. It was described by the early travellers as one of the best-built town in Nubia. It had been recognized to be a New Kingdom (1450-1100 BC) settlements with a temple of Amenhotep. These ruins were superimposed by a Makurian defensive fort (1250-1340 AD), a monastery of St. ...
3630.
The minaret represents columnar shaped tower. The height of the minaret from the bottom of the socle up to the top of the basic column is equal to 40,3 m. The height of 12-cut socle is 2,3 m. Diameter of the basis of the trunk is 6,19 m. Diameter of the top of a trunk (under the lantern) is 2,81 m, diameter of the lantern 3,66 m, diameter of the basic column is 1,05 m. The ...
3631.
Georgia,,Previous deliberations: None
New information: Upon request from the Government of Georgia, a consultant prepared in 1997 a preliminary study for a Master Plan for the heritage and tourist policy for the World Heritage site City Museum Reserve of Mtskheta. In 1999, the major elements of this study were presented in the form of "Terms of References for 9 ...
3632.
National Park "Una" is spread through the valley of the upper stream of the river Una as well as through the valley of the river Unac, right tributary of Una, all the way to the river Krka in the west. This area represents a unique natural complex in this part of Europe, very valuable for the conservation of the total landscape and biodiversity, especially because ...
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Area:APA: 150.000 hectares.Including: State Park: 30.702 hectaresClimate: Sub-humid to semi-arid Tropical7 with 6 month dry seasontemp: 24° C year average.· pluv: 850 mm total /year Altitude: +1- 455- 834 m.Geomorphology and hydrology:Pernaçu river is one of the few permanent affluents of the Sao Francisco river on its course from sub-humid tropical Cerrado's where it ...
3634.
Located in the heart of Tahrir Square, Cairo, the Egyptian Museum is a unique building designed to host the world's oldest collection of Pharaonic art and monuments. Built on an area of 13,600 sq. meters, with more than 100 exhibition halls, the museum is a product of a competition launched by the Egyptian Government in 1895 and thus it is considered the first national ...
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La cathédrale de Saint-Denis, autrefois basilique royale de Saint-Denis, occupe une place exceptionnelle dans l'histoire de l'architecture gothique, chacune des grandes étapes de sa construction constituant une révolution artistique et technique. Elle occupe aussi une place tout à fait particulière dans l'histoire nationale puisque du XIIIe siècle à la ...
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Vaux le Vicomte constitue le modèle admirablement conservé du premier château de Versailles, qui fut, lui remanié et agrandi à la fin du règne de Louis XIV et pendant les règnes suivants. Le château de Vaux est au centre d'une vaste composition axée, attribuée à Le Nôtre, intégrant les jardins. Le domaine (500 ha, dont 70 de jardins) avait été acquis par Nicolas ...
3637.
Tbilisi is a grand sample of Georgian urban heritage, in which an interesting process of adoption of foreign influences penetrating in the course of the centuries, their creative transformation and adaptation to the traditional Georgian dwelling and its planning structure is still alive. Major factor determining a character of the original national culture - geo-political ...
3638.
Geographic location has an emphatic habit of influencing the course of history. The story of Malta is an important case in point. Sited practically in the centre of the Mediterranean, its important strategic position was such that none of the maritime powers then vying for the control of this sea could have afforded to ignore it. The island's position was ideal, for apart ...
3639.
Mdina is situated high above terraced fields thus dominating the rural skyline. It attracts large amounts of visitors mostly foreigners (about 80,000 each year). Mdina contributes greatly to the glorious heritage of the Maltese Islands with its original setting of Baroque palaces and churches and so it deserves every degree of protection possible to ensure its survival for ...
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The Cultural Landscape of Nagarparkar is located at the southern limit of the vast Thar desert, where old stabilized sand dunes and the flat alluvial plain meet the marshy, tidal mudflats of the Runn of Kutch, and the Arabian Sea. Until as late as the 15th c. this area was covered by the Arabian Sea which extended northwards to the pink granite Karunjhar hills. Today these ...
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Manasija Monastery is located in the Resava river gorge, about 135km south-east of Belgrade. As an endowment of Despot Stefan Lazarević, the monastery was built in the hard times after the Battle at Kosovo (1389) and its construction lasted from 1406/7 to 1418. Its special feature is its fortification, capable of defending and protecting the monastery settlement.
The ...
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Banganarti (in Nubian, Island of the Locust) is a small village on the right bank of the Nile, half-way between the Third and Fourth Nile cataracts. Seven and a half kilometer downriver, on the same bank, is situated Tungul/Old Dongola, once the capital of the Kingdom of Makuria. The excavations at Banganarti began in 2001 with the discovery of a huge church which stand on ...
3643.
The Bodrum Castle (Castle of St. Peter) is located on a small rocky peninsula set between two sheltered bays in Bodrum, on the south- west coast of Anatolia. This peninsula inhabited and known in the ancient world as Zephyrion and was probably used as a rear base by the Byzantines in the early Middle Ages and then by the Turks. The Castle was built by the Order of St. John ...
3644.
The Nowon and Votwos of Ureparapara are the central architectural elements of pre-European contact Ureparaparan culture, and are inextricable with the Sok graded-society (commonly referred to as the Sukwe in reference to other of the Banks Islands). Nowon and Votwos architectural forms were built adjacent each other and were the overt manifestation of social power, ...
3645.
The inscription of Bam and its Cultural Landscape, the ancient Silk Road landmark, on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and on the World Heritage List in Danger will be celebrated in a ceremony on December 27, marking the first anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed much of the site and killed more than 26,000 people.
The Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...
3646.
Thirty-seven new sites will be proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee scheduled for July 8-16 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. The President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus; the Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura; and Ina Marčiulionytė, Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee and ...
3647.
Five young heritage professionals from Canada, Egypt, Hungary, Peru, and Zimbabwe, received UNESCO-Vocations Patrimoine fellowships to pursue post graduate research at University College Dublin (Ireland) and at the Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus (Germany) in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on the evening of 22 October.
The fellowships were awarded by the ...
3648.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq, in addition to the tragic loss of human life and the humanitarian crisis associated to the persecution of cultural and religious minorities, cultural heritage has been the target of intentional destruction. The goal has clearly been to erase the history of the country along with the identities and diversity of its people.
UNESCO ...
3649.
Armed conflict and natural disasters pose a dire threat to cultural heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. News stories are becoming all too frequent of priceless cultural treasures being damaged or lost forever and there are currently few measures in place to mitigate the effects of and recover from these dangers – even UNESCO World Heritage sites too often lack ...
3650.
From Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova commended international efforts to combine safeguarding with the balanced development of a spiritual site that represents a universal message of peace, on 19 April 2016.
Preceded by Buddhist chanting, Ms Bokova welcomed members of the International Scientific Committee for the Conservation ...
3651.
The opening ceremony of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee took place on 2 July at the Royal Palace of Wawel in Krakow, Poland, in the presence of nearly 1,000 people, among them the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and other leading personalities. The Committee will be in session until 12 July.
Notable speakers at the opening included the Director-General ...
3652.
Today marks the 47th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. This Convention protects the world’s most outstanding places, belonging to us all.
Where it all began
The idea of creating an international movement for protecting heritage emerged after World War I. The 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage developed from the ...
3653.
Global strategy needed in ‘watershed’ moment to steer away from unsustainable tourism, stress experts at UNESCO debate.
The online debate ‘Culture, Tourism and COVID-19: Recovery, Resiliency and Rejuvenation’ took place on 28 September and highlighted the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry and the crippling effect it is having on many World Heritage ...
3654.
President Zelensky made official the candidacy of the historic centre of Odesa for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in a speech to the Organization’s Executive Board on Tuesday afternoon. Receiving the application, Audrey Azoulay, the Organization’s Director-General, stressed that “this initiative marks confidence in UNESCO's protection mechanisms.”
President ...
3655.
On the Occasion of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), UNESCO has issued new guidance for the corporate sector to ensure that their operations do not put World Heritage at risk.
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“This guidance is based on over two decades of collaboration with the corporate sector. During this time, companies have really stepped up their support to UNESCO World ...
3656.
World Heritage Centre
Established in 1992, the World Heritage Centre is the focal point and coordinator within UNESCO for all matters related to World Heritage.
Ensuring the day-to-day management of the Convention, the Centre organizes the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee and its Bureau, provides advice to States Parties in the preparation of site ...
3657.
Czechia,a) Development of high rise constructions on the Pankrác plain;
b) Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management and conservation measures for the property.,In conformity with Decision 34 COM 7B.82 following the report of the reactive monitoring mission on the Historic Centre of Prague in January 2010, the State Party submitted a report on the state ...
3658.
Oman,
Need for a legal protection for all aspects of the property
Need for a Management plan
,At its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World Heritage Committee noted that new laws had been drafted for the property and requested the State Party to provide further details. It also congratulated the State Party on progress with the management plan, including support for ...
3659.
Senegal,a) Lack of management structure for the property on the island
b) Building threatened to collapse;
c) Maritime erosion;
d) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memorial,During its 29th Session (Durban, 2005), the Committee expressed its concern over information concerning the grave threats that continue to endanger the buildings in the northern zone of the ...
3660.
Pakistan,a) Lack of appropriate conservation work;
b) Deterioration of structures;
c) Suspension of management system.,The site, among the largest Bronze Age cities world-wide, was included in the ICOMOS World Report on Monuments and Sites in Danger in 2000. Despite the recommendations and resolutions adopted by the Executive Committee for the Safeguarding of Moenjodaro ...
3661.
Portugal,a) Lack of management plan;
b) Lack of overall conservation of the site, its parks and palaces;
c) Urban development pressure.,At the request of the Committee (28 COM 15B.77, 29 COM 7B.81) a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/IUCN monitoring mission was undertaken to evaluate the overall state of conservation of the site as well as of its buffer and transition ...
3662.
Mexico,a) Pressure from Urban Development;
b) Urban decay of the Historic Centre;
c) Natural disasters (seismic instability and continued sinking of the city caused by the depletion of the aquifer);
d) Water and environmental pollution;
e) Lack of infrastructure;
f) Pressure from Tourism;
g) Lack of management mechanisms (including legislation);
h) Lack of ...
3663.
Peru,Urban Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of presentation and interpretation; Floods/Landslides/ Hurricanes.
Additional Details:
Rise of ground water level,The Secretariat received on 30 January 2004 a progress report from the State Party containing information on ...
3664.
Albania,
Difficult financial situation
Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-first session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.44) Twenty-second session of the Bureau (paragraph number V.13) Twenty-second session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.14)
New information: The UNESCO-ICOMOS-Butrint Foundation ...
3665.
Türkiye,
Need for information on the Urban development Plan
Need to monitor the structure of the buildings
,Previous deliberations:
World Heritage Bureau, sixteenth session - Chapter VI 44
World Heritage Committee, sixteenth session - Chapter VIII 2
World Heritage Bureau, seventeenth session - Chapter VIII.3
World Heritage Bureau, eighteenthextraordinary session - ...
3666.
Azerbaijan,
Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City;
Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities;
Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
3667.
Peru,
Lack of a disaster preparedness Plan;
Lack of a Management Plan;
Planned and ongoing development projects which impact the Historic Centre, such as the planned construction of the Chilina Bridge;
Illegal demolitions involving historic buildings;
Urban sprawl.
,On 18 February 2014, the State Party submitted a State of conservation report, which is available ...
3668.
Saint Lucia,
Development pressures associated with tourism and housing;
Absence of strict development control process.
,On 20 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report; a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1161/documents/.
The State Party reports the following:
On 22 December 2013, the requested Limits of ...
3669.
Nigeria,,The World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report to address recent reports on:
Development close to the property
Road construction around the property
Pollution of the Osun River
Bush fires within the property
Adverse impact of the commericalisation of the annual festival
The State Party submitted ...
3670.
Uzbekistan,
Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property (issue resolved)
Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system (issue resolved)
Lack of a proper conservation and management plan
Lack of coordination with regard to the conservation and restoration activities carried out as part of the State Programme
Lack of on-going ...
3671.
Thailand,,From 28 April to 2 May 2014, at the invitation of the State Party, ICOMOS carried out an Advisory mission to the property and identified the following threats: Deterioration due to time; Direct and indirect impact of heavy flooding in 2011; Insufficient number of craftsmen with high standard of skill and traditional knowledge undertaking conservation activities; ...
3672.
Yemen,
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
,In December 2015, the State Party submitted a report on recent damages to the property. On 29 March 2016, the State Party submitted ...
3673.
Libya,
Need to complete the Conservation and Management Plan in order to co-ordinate actions in the short- and medium-term
Need to provide a detailed map at the appropriate scale showing the boundaries of the property and buffer zone, as well as regulatory measures foreseen to ensure the protection of the property
Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn ...
3674.
Chile,
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 use of different areas, which does not allow for the management of the ...
3675.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property in 2015:
Management activities (Insufficient protection measures for archaeological remains and mounds within the buffer zone)
Management systems/Management Plan (Lack of risk preparedness considerations in the Susa Development Plan and in the management framework of the ...
3676.
Mexico,Threats identified at the time of the extension/re-nomination of the property in 2014:
Governance (need to strengthen the coordinating mechanism)
Legal framework (need to assure that the buffer zone is configured in a way designed to protect the property)
Management systems (lack of an integrated Protection and Management Plan)
Weak monitoring system for the ...
3677.
Nigeria,Damage to the Hidi’s Palace, the Palace Square, the Black Smith Homestead, paved walkways and ritual structures by insurgents,On 29 November 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/938/documents/, and reports the following:
Relative calm has returned to the Sukur World Heritage property ...
3678.
Tunisia,
Land development and infrastructures within the property
Legal framework
Habitat
Management system / management plan
,On 9 April 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/37/documents/. Progress achieved regarding a certain number of conservation problems treated by the ...
3679.
Libya,
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
,On 30 January 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/184/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is presented in this report, as follows:
Due to the armed conflict and as a ...
3680.
Russian Federation,
Structural integrity issues at the Church of the Transfiguration
Lack of an integrated management plan addressing the overall management of the World Heritage property
Tourism development pressures including development of infrastructures
,On 21 January 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at ...
3681.
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 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report and subsequently additional information was submitted on 28 February 2019, available at ...
3682.
Iraq,
Management activities
Managements systems/management plan (absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan)
Water infrastructure (dam building project)
Flooding (partial flooding and seepage)
Fragile mud brick structures
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict (including deliberate destruction of heritage)
,On 31 January 2024, the State Party ...
3683.
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 ...
3684.
The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, initiated as a UNESCO special project in 1994, gives young people a chance to voice their concerns and to become involved in the protection of our common cultural and natural heritage. It seeks to encourage and enable tomorrow’s decision-makers to participate in heritage conservation and to respond to the continuing threats ...
3685.
Ifrane, Morocco 22-28 November 1999
Objectives
The Forum aims to stimulate young people's interest in preserving the world's cultural and natural heritage. The Forum will give participants the opportunity to exchange views among themselves and education and heritage conservation experts on how to protect cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value and will be ...
3686.
The 14 World Heritage sites of Canada presented in this issue offer a fascinating pattern. Indeed, they reflect key aspects of the evolution of the very concept of World Heritage over the past 32 years.
The sites predictably include historic cities like Old Québec and Lunenburg, great natural sites like Nahanni National Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, the Canadian ...
3687.
Initially protected by the broadest expanses of virtually impenetrable tropical rainforest on Earth, Brazil still takes prides in a stunning variety of species found nowhere else. With giant snakes such as the anaconda, minuscule hummingbirds, iridescent blue butterflies, voracious piranhas, the fauna of Brazil seems to haunt the imagination of humanity quite as much as it ...
3688.
Modern heritage – the architecture, town planning and landscape design of the modern era, or the last two hundred years or so – is still underrepresented on the World Heritage List. And yet it is an integral part of many urban ensembles, which represent a majority of sites on the List. Raising awareness of the significance of this heritage, and addressing issues on its ...
3689.
Wetlands are an essential, but often overlooked, aspect of our natural environment. They are vital sources of biodiversity and take many different forms – from lakes, rivers and swamps, to deltas and tidal flats, mangroves and coral reefs. Wetlands are found nearly everywhere, are essential to the survival of countless species of plants and animals, and are therefore ...
3690.
Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so. 868Routes of Santiago de Compostela in ...
3691.
Peru was the seat of the viceroyalty created by the Spanish Crown in 1542, at first its territory included almost all of South America, although the creation of the viceroyalties of New Granada in 1717 and the viceroyalty of La Plata in 1776 reduced its territory, until before independence it was the main possession of the Spanish Monarchy in South America and the main ...
3692.
Antananarivo fut appelée Analamanga — la « forêt bleue » — jusqu’en 1610, année où le roi merina Andrianjaka fit construire son palais sur la plus haute colline de la ville (à plus de 1 300 m d’altitude) et y bâtit le tout premier Rova avec le palais Besakana pour y poster une garnison de 1 000 hommes. L’ancienne Analamanga prend alors le nom d’Antananarivo : la « ville ...
3693.
Stolac is located in the area known as Herzegovina Humina, on the tourist route crossing Herzegovina linking the mountainous hinterland in Bosnia with the coastal regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dubrovnik and Montenegro. This road, which runs from Sarajevo via Mostar, Stolac, Ljubinje and Trebinje, enables one to reach Dubrovnik in less than four hours. Another route ...
3694.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Legal framework (Lack of definition of the buffer zone)
Management System/ Management Plan (Lack of conservation and/or management plans)
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system (Inappropriate restoration works)
Housing (Urban encroachment)
Since 2013:
War (Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict)
,On ...
3695.
Les Iles Marquises sont situées dans l'Océan Pacifique, près de l'Equateur, entre le 8° et 11 ° sud à environ 5700 km de l'Australie, 6000 km du continent Américain, et 8000 km de l'Asie du sud-est. Cet archipel, considéré comme l'un des les plus isolés au monde, est constitué d'une douzaine d'îles principales d'origine volcanique, âgées de 0,4 million à 7 ...
3696.
L'ensemble d'œuvres d'architecture (édifices, ensemble de bâtiments, espaces urbains et interventions du paysage) nommé « Architecture du XX siècle de la Ville de Montevideo » est constitué par un nombre significatif d'œuvres représentatives d'une architecture qui inclut une grande diversité d'expressions architectoniques. Il s'agit ...
3697.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Illegal Activities
Housing
Since March 2011:
War (Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict)
Illegal activities (illegal constructions following the start of the conflict and illegal excavations)
,On 15 January 2020 and 7 January 2021, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports for the six Syrian World ...
3698.
The Solovetsky archipelago comprises six islands in the western part of the White Sea, covering about 300 km2 . They have been inhabited since the 5th century B.C. and important traces of a human presence from as far back as the 5th millennium B.C. can be found there. The archipelago has been the site of fervent monastic activity since the 15th century, and there are ...
3699.
Categorization: archaeological site/ rock art; prehistoric;
The term "itacoatiara" originates from the Tupi-Guarani language and means "writing or drawing on stone", having been used in Brazil as a synonym for "rock engraving" expressions. The rock art site of the Itacoatiaras of the Inga River is located in the rural municipality of Inga, whose main city is about 105 km ...
3700.
Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece (the highest peak is 2,918 m. above sea level), rises on the border of Macedonia and Thessaly, between the provinces of Pieria and Larissa. Owing to its specific microclimate, which is partly due to the short distance from the sea and the steep increase in height above sea level, it stands out for its great diversity in terrain, ...
3701.
The "Paisaje Dulce y Salado" (the "Sweet and Salty Landscape") of Sigüenza and Atienza extends from the Río Dulce Cliff Natural Park in the South up to the town of Atienza in the north, covering an area of 219 square kilometres. This unique natural landscape is framed in the Sigüenza moorland, one of the most authentic, characteristic and well preserved examples of this ...
3702.
The site of Kültepe, which was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kanesh and centre of a complex network of Assyrian trade colonies in the 2nd millennium B.C., is located 20 km to the northeast of the modern city of Kayseri. Situated just at the foot of Mount Erciyes (ancient Argeus) and on a fertile plain, Kültepe occupies a position at which historic and ...
3703.
Eshab-i Kehf –the Seven Sleepers- (the companions of cave) is a narrative illustrating the interaction of different cultures in a process dating from Paganism to Christianity and then to Islam. The incident of a very long sleep and re-awakening in a cave, which constitutes the essence of the parable, appears in a variety of religions and legends. They are described as 7 ...
3704.
India,a) Lack of co-ordinated and integrated management system;
b) Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value;
c) Lack of protection under national legislation.,On 5 February 2010 a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. This report covered management ...
3705.
Ecuador,(a) Development pressures which impact the authenticity of the site;
(b) Weaknesses in the decision making process regarding conservation.,On 8February 2010, the World Heritage Centre received a state of conservation report submitted by the State Party, detailing the progress made in implementing Decision 33 COM 7B.136 adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its ...
3706.
Belarus,,Since its construction in 1582 the Nesvizh Castle complex was variously altered until the end of the 19th century. In consequence, it reflects different architectural styles from Renaissance, Baroque, and Classicism to Modern. Despite State Party assurances to the contrary, since June 2008 significant concerns have been raised regarding the different approaches to ...
3707.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone;
b) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed zone and buffer zone;,Following the request by 30th session of the Committee (Vilnius, 2006), an international conference was organized in St Petersburg, which also provided the opportunity for ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre to review the ...
3708.
Mexico,
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (tourism activities, off-road vehicles as well as potential problems derived from tourism-related water consumption)
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Ground transport infrastructure (proposed roads)
Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction
Environmental concerns in security efforts along the ...
3709.
Nigeria,
Urban development close to the property
Road construction around the property
Pollution of the Osun River
Bush fires within the property
Adverse impact of the commercialisation of the annual festival
Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers and the lack of a tourism management plan
Road through ...
3710.
India,
Lack of an operational site management plan (issue resolved)
Remains of a collapsed bridge (issue resolved)
Effects arising from the use of transportation infrastructure (Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property; Construction project for ...
3711.
Yemen,
Problems with the rainwater drainage network
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques)
Densification of the historic fabric ...
3712.
Belgium,
Management systems / management plan
Buildings and development (interpretative and visitation facilities)
,Since the end of 2019, the World Heritage Centre received information from third parties and been notified by the State Party of three projects that have a significant impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property:
The first project was the ...
3713.
3714.
Wanuskewin is located 2.5 kilometers north of the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated on Opimihaw Creek, a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, Wanuskewin features topography that is unusual for the Great Plains of North America. A deep and wide valley cuts through the otherwise flat prairie, offering sheltered terraces and coulee depressions alongside ...
3715.
The old merchant village of Vyatskoe is situated in Nekrasovsky district - one of the most environmentally friendly and historically significant areas of Yaroslavl region, 30 kilometres away from Yaroslavl city by Lyubimskaya Road, and 300 kilometres away from Moscow. Vyatskoe is first mentioned in the official records in 1502. In the 18th century two Russian Orthodox ...
3716.
Varakhsha is one of the biggest cities located in 45 km from the West of Bukhara, in the bank of abounding in water Rometonrud an ancient stream of Zarafshon River. It was consisted of triangle shape small city- shakriston and fortress connected in the Eastern wall. Some times this city was surrounded by defense ditch filled with flowing water. The site is surrounded by ...
3717.
1. Otgontenger Mountain
Otgon soum, Zavkhan province
2. Eej Khairkhan Mountain
Tsogt soum, Govi-Altai province
3. Khanbayanzurkh Mountain
Sainshand soum, Dornogovi province
4. The Great Bogd Mountian
Bogd, Jinst, Bayangovi and Bayanlig soums, Bayankhongor province
5. Altan Ovoo Mountain
Dariganga soum, Sukhbaatar province
6. Sutai Khairkhan ...
3718.
Phnom Kulen range is located 30 km northeast of Angkor archaeological site, Siem Reap province, northwest Cambodia. It is registered since 1992 on the Government of Cambodia’s tentative list as a World Heritage potential cultural site, with the criteria V and VI. Phnom Kulen means the Mountain of Leeches in Khmer. According to the old Khmer inscriptions (and particularly ...
3719.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors
Lack of planning, governance and management processes
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and circulation
,A report was provided to the World Heritage Centre by the Jordanian Permanent ...
3720.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors
Lack of planning, governance and management processes
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and circulation
,A report was transmitted to the World Heritage Centre by the Jordanian Permanent ...
3721.
The historical-town planning ensemble of Ston regarded as integrated cultural heritage (cultural property and cultural landscape) comprises Ston and Mali Ston, the connecting walls, the nature reserve of Mali Ston Bay, Stonsko Polje and the salt pans. The area of this cultural property includes urban ensembles developed in accordance with the configuration of the ground ...
3722.
The Fortress of Terezin lies north-west of the Czech capital, Prague, at the confluence of the rivers Labe (Elbe) and Ohfe (Eger). It stands in the open landscape as an self-contained technical and urban monument. Together with the town that it encloses, which for two centuries was a military town, it seems to fall within that category of historic towns already represented ...
3723.
The Archaeological site of Assos is located in the south-western part of the Biga Peninsula (Troad), within the borders of the Village of Behramkale, 17 kilometers south of the district of Ayvacık in the province of Çanakkale. The ancient city lies on a steep hill, rising 235 m above sea level, and commands panoramic vistas northward over the fertile valley of the River ...
3724.
In 1982, UNESCO’s General Conference established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, in many countries also celebrated as World Heritage Day. The day is promoted by ICOMOS globally, and the theme for 2021 is “Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures”.
The history of a place can involve many points of view. The conservation of cultural heritage requires careful ...
3725.
Pakistan,Urban pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human and financial resources; Transfer of custody.,The amount of US$ 50,000, approved by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee in June 2004 as Emergency Assistance for the property, was decentralized to ...
3726.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes
Lack of human and financial resources
Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property
Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan
Since March 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Damage of ...
3727.
Iraq,
Management systems/ management plan
War
Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures
State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property
,
On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, an updated version of ...
3728.
Iraq,Factors identified at the time of inscription:
Lack of a comprehensive conservation plan for the property, including a priority intervention scheme for the most urgent conservation measures needed
Need to augment the management plan to include the comprehensive conservation plan
Need to research the relationships between the Neo-Babylonian capital and its wider ...
3729.
Iraq,
Interpretation facilities for visitors (issue resolved)
Management system / management plan (issue resolved)
Lack of survey, documentation and mapping of surviving surface buried archaeological remains of all types (issue resolved)
Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized
Location and/or architectural design of the Kurdistan National Museum not ...
3730.
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 31 January 2020, the State Party ...
3731.
Austria,
Housing: High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna (proposed Vienna Ice-Skating Club – Intercontinental Hotel – Vienna Konzerthaus ‘Heumarkt Neu’ project)
Proposed new developments, including the Wien Museum and the Winterthur Building
Legal framework: Lack of effectiveness of the overall protection and governance of the property (issue partially ...
3732.
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 ...
3733.
Patrimonito
Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures
©
Patrimonito means 'small heritage' in Spanish and the character represents a young heritage guardian. Patrimonito has been widely adopted as the international mascot of the World Heritage Education Programme.
Patrimonito was created in 1995 by a group of Spanish-speaking students during a workshop at the 1st ...
3734.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors;
Lack of planning, governance and management processes;
Alteration of the urban and social fabric;
Impact of archaeological excavations;
Deterioration of monuments;
Urban environment and visual integrity;
Traffic, access and circulation.
,A report was provided to the World Heritage Centre by the Israeli Permanent ...
3735.
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
The General Conference of UNESCO adopted on 16 November 1972 the Recommendation concerning the Protection at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Complete Text
Read the complete text of the World Heritage Convention. Download the complete text in the language of your ...
3736.
Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid Region: Local Facilitator, Albania
IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe (SEE) is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join the IUCN SEE team working on the project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary ...
3737.
The 1st Management Planning Workshop to protect the transboundary Lake Ohrid region took place on 25-26 March in Korca, Albania.
The workshop is part of the project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid region”, a UNESCO initiative funded by the European Union and the Ministry of Environment of Albania ...
3738.
Colombia,a) Dilapidated state of conservation of the Church of Santo Domingo;
b) Construction of TRANSCARIBE, a new public transportation system and its impact on the wall;
c) Lack of a regulatory conservation management system of the property;
d) Impact of the harbour public works on the fortifications of Cartagena. ,On 3 January 2008, the World Heritage Centre ...
3739.
Japan,Urban pressure,At its 27th session in 2003, the Committee encouraged the State Party to continue efforts to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the property, after having examined the state of conservation of the property for the first time since its inscription on the World Heritage List in 1998. The Committee suggested that the authorities concerned continue ...
3740.
Afghanistan,,WHC:
Following the inscription of the Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam on the World Heritage List in 2002, the World Heritage Centre prepared a project for the elaboration of a management plan for the site amounting to US$ 50,000 to be financed by the Government of Italy under the Funds-in-Trust Agreement. The implementation of this project, which ...
3741.
East Nimba Nature Reserve (ENNR) is located at North- eastern Central Liberia with a total area of 13, 500 hectares or 337,500 acres. The Reserve is characterized by a composition of natural ecosystems evolving from several ecological and geo- physical processes that have resulted in the creation of many habitat types such as montane gallery forest, secondary thickets, or ...
3742.
Sutjeska National Park is a jewel in the Green Crown of Europe, and undoubtedly the most precious jewel, never fully explored, the largest natural reserve of this kind in Europe, real challenge for all botanists but, at the same time, inaccessible to the common man for decades is Strict Nature Reserve “Perućica”. The whole region is rich in cultural heritage and tradition. ...
3743.
The National Theater of Guatemala is located in the Miguel Ángel Asturias Cultural Center, named in honor of the Guatemalan writer winner of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature. This cultural complex is located on the top of the San José Buena Vista Hill and provides spaces to carry out cultural activities, ranging from the fine arts to the performing arts. All this in ...
3744.
The archaeological site of Sagalassos is located in southwest Turkey, near the present town of Ağlasun (Burdur province); roughly 110 km to the north of the well-known port and holiday resort of Antalya. The ancient city was founded on the south facing slopes of the Taurus mountain range and was the metropolis of the Roman province of Pisidia. Next to its mountainous ...
3745.
The present size and shape of the island is different from what it used to be, as it has been enlarged by land reclamation and dredging. Despite extensive land reclamation the archaeological sites are well protected and preserved. The site is fenced off by a sound concrete wall with a total length of about 1760 metres. Access to the island at the time of preparing this ...
3746.
The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July today finished its consideration of nominations for the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Meeting under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Culture of Brazil, João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites, including 15 cultural, 5 ...
3747.
Following the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee and in view of the 10th anniversary of UNESCO/African Union launching of the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the World Heritage Centre brought together African heritage experts to reflect on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Africa region at a two and half day workshop held at UNESCO ...
3748.
Some 230 Syrian and international experts joined forces in a two-day meeting to assess damage to cultural heritage sites in Syria, develop methodologies and define priority emergency safeguarding measures for the country’s heritage. The expert meeting, held in Berlin from 2 to 4 June, was organized by UNESCO and Germany. It was opened by Irina Bokova, Director-General of ...
3749.
Istanbul, Turkey, 17 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 10 to 17 July with Ambassador, Director General of Cultural Affairs and Promotion Abroad of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lale Ulker as its Chairperson has inscribed 21 sites on the World Heritage List. They include 12 cultural sites, six natural and three mixed sites. The ...
3750.
The World Heritage Committee will examine 36 nominations for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 43rd session, which will take place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from 30 June to 10 July under the chair of Abulfas Garayev, Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan.
The Committee will furthermore examine the state of conservation of 166 sites already ...
3751.
We are pleased to present the visual identity of the World Heritage Volunteers 2020-2021 Campaign.
The World Heritage Volunteers Initiative launched a Banner and T-Shirt design competition in 2020 for the World Heritage Volunteers 2020-2021 campaign, with the aim to have a global shared identity for the campaign, while celebrating the creativity of the participating ...
3752.
Strengthening synergies between culture and science in the fight against climate change was at the centre of the first ever meeting organised jointly by UNESCO, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) from 6 to 10 December 2021. This online 'International Co-sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage ...
3753.
According to a new count, 152 cultural sites in Ukraine have been partially or totally destroyed since the beginning of the war. UNESCO reiterates its call to respect international law, and continues its actions in support of cultural professionals in the field.
On Thursday, UNESCO published an updated assessment of the damage caused to cultural sites in Ukraine since 24 ...
3754.
Ahead of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia signed a historic agreement at UNESCO Headquarters to renovate Block 17 of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum and install a new and joint permanent exhibition on the Holocaust in the former ...
3755.
Mali,On 22 March 2012 a military coup d’etat ousted the President of the Republic of Mali. The cause of this uprising was the difficulties linked to the conflict in the north of the country that, since mid-January 2012, opposed the Mali army to the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), mainly supported by the Islamic groups Ansar Dine and Al ...
3756.
Afghanistan,
Political instability
Inclination of the Minaret
Lack of management plan
Illicit excavations and looting
,As requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Decision 34 COM 7A. 20), the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value on 8 February 2011. However, no progress report on the ...
3757.
Malta,This property has never been reported on under State of conservation reporting; however, the following issues were mentioned in the Periodic Report of 2006
a) Lack of definition of a buffer zone
b) Changes in building heights might alter the city’s skyline
c) Major potential development of the new City Gate and the Opera house
d) Development, ...
3758.
Oman,,At the 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the Committee inscribed the property on the World Heritage List and requested the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2007, for examination at its 31st session in 2007:
a) Documentation confirming that the enlarged areas are given adequate legal protection;
b) A management plan or system for the ...
3759.
Algeria,· Natural degradation due to sea salt, shore line and wind erosion, and to vegetation with roots seriously affecting archaeological remains;
· Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges following serious acts of vandalism (destruction, theft, waste dumping, etc);
· Increasing and uncontrolled urbanisation on the outskirts of the site and the ...
3760.
Ireland,Urban Pressure,Following the request by the World Heritage Committee, a joint UNESCO-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the site took place from 17 to 21 February 2004. The main aim of the mission was to evaluate the impact of a proposed municipal waste incinerator approximately 1.5 km from the buffer zone and 3.5 km away from the edge of the inscribed area. ...
3761.
France,
Development pressures
Environmental constraints
Natural disasters (earthquakes, wind storms (1987 and 1999), earth slides)
Tourism/visitor pressure (including the intensification of fish/shell industries and pasture in the bay)
Problems related to the presentation of the property: car park at the foot of the Mount, sign posts
Potential impact of wind turbines on ...
3762.
Russian Federation,
Lack of Management Plan
Weakening of conservation controls and laws
Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development
Road construction
Deforestation
,On 30 January 2014, the State Party submitted a State of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/900/documents/. This report addresses some of the issues ...
3763.
Senegal,
Lack of monitoring and control mechanism
Lack of a conservation and management plan (existence of a Safeguarding and Enhancement Plan serving as a Conservation and Management Plan)
New constructions, architectural modifications and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity
Inappropriate housing restoration
Environmental disorder due to the modification ...
3764.
Pakistan,
Demolition of two of the tanks and partial demolition of a third tank of the hydraulic works of the Shalamar Gardens (issue resolved)
Encroachments and urban pressure
Inadequate management mechanisms (including incomplete legislation, lack of financial resources)
Lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens
,On 1 April 2016, the State ...
3765.
Uzbekistan,
Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property (issue resolved)
Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system (issue resolved)
Managements systems/management plan (Lack of a proper conservation and management plan)
Management activities (Lack of coordination with regard to the conservation and restoration activities ...
3766.
Jordan,
Lack of Management systems / plan / structure
Unstable structures and lack of security
Lack of comprehensive conservation plan
Important tourism development project with new constructions
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
,On 16 March 2018, the State Party submitted a Management Plan for Um er-Rasas, including a section on the state of ...
3767.
Libya,
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Excessive vegetation growth
Natural Degradation
Urban encroachment
Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry
,On 8 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/184/documents/. Progress in a number of ...
3768.
Lebanon,
Absence of legislative framework and comprehensive management plan
Absence of coordination mechanisms
Illegal constructions and urban encroachments
Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings
Uncontrolled tourist development and absence of visitor management
Lack of resources for the management structure
,On 23 January 2019, the State Party submitted a state ...
3769.
Czechia,Factors identified at the time of inscription:
Lack of revised management plan, including visitor strategy
Need to improve risk management
High-voltage power lines crossing the landscape and visual impact of the Chvaletice power station
Necessity to ensure the correct interpretation of the site as a cultural landscape
,On 28 January 2020, the State Party submitted ...
3770.
Brazil,
Management systems/ management plan (need to augment the Management Plan)
Lack of implementation of the work set out in the Intervention Plan
Need to strengthen the protection and planning controls of the 1st block of houses and the protection of the buffer zone
,On 3 December 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
3771.
Ecuador,
Urban development pressures affecting the authenticity of the property
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (works in the Tower of the Complex of the Compañía de Jesús) (issue resolved)
Management system/plan (weaknesses in the decision-making mechanisms regarding conservation)
Transportation infrastructure (construction of metro, including ...
3772.
Lebanon,
Absence of coordination mechanisms
Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings
Financial resources: Lack of resources for the management structure
Housing
Illegal activities: Illegal constructions and urban encroachments
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Land conversion
Legal framework: Absence of legislative framework
Livestock farming / grazing of ...
3773.
Morocco,
Housing
Major urban projects for the city and for the Bouregreg Valley and the lack of impact assessments in order to guarantee the visual integrity of the property and its surrounding areas
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1401/documents/.
A joint World ...
3774.
Nigeria,
Damage to the Hidi Palace, the Palace Square, the Black Smith Homestead, paved walkways and ritual structures by insurgents
Civil unrest
Illegal activities
,On 28 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/938/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the ...
3775.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Lack of approved boundaries for the property and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection
Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Sea wave erosion
Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material
Lack of functioning local consultative committee
Lack of implementation of the conservation and ...
3776.
Iraq,
Lack of a comprehensive conservation plan for the property, including a priority intervention scheme for the most urgent conservation measures needed
Need to augment the management plan to include the comprehensive conservation plan
Need to research the relationships between the Neo-Babylonian capital and its wider landscape as the basis for consideration of further ...
3777.
Azerbaijan,
Need to prepare/revise and adopt the Management Plan and Conservation Master Plan
Need to define guidelines for residential house restoration
Need to monitor all processes of urban rehabilitation
,On 1 December 2022, the State Party submitted a State of Conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1549/documents/ Progress on a ...
3778.
Algeria,
Deliberate destruction of heritage: Deterioration of the remains due to vandalism, theft and uncontrolled visitation causing accumulation of rubbish
Erosion and siltation/ deposition: Natural degradation caused by littoral erosion, marine salt, rainwater runoff and vegetation covering part of the inscribed sectors
Housing
Human resources: Lack of capacities for ...
3779.
Musee de Bibracte, Saint-Leger-sous-Beuvray (Saone-et-Loire), France,[in French only] Du 29 juin au 10 juillet 2015, 13 gestionnaires de sites patrimoniaux issus de 11 pays (Burkina Faso, Colombie, Comores, Cote d’Ivoire, France, Irak, RDP Lao, Mali, Moldavie, Senegal, Togo) participeront a la 5eme edition de la formation internationale intensive "Construire ensemble ...
3780.
The illicit trafficking of cultural objects depletes cultures of their identity and contributes to lucrative unlawful trade, which helps to finance terrorism and organized crime. It is a problem that has been growing surreptitiously across the globe. As just one example, since 2011, approximately 25 per cent of Syria’s archaeological sites have been pillaged. Objects from ...
3781.
The World Heritage Convention is a legal tool. In adhering to it, countries commit to protect heritage within their borders and to refrain from any deliberate measures that might damage directly or indirectly the cultural and natural heritage of the territory of other States Parties to this Convention.
The true measure of the Convention is the effectiveness of its ...
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Ancient Umm al-Jimal[1] is in the Southern Hauran plain, the semi-arid Badia region of north Jordan, a basalt plain created by prehistoric volcanic eruptions from the slopes of the Jabal al-Arab, whose peaks are visible on clear winter days fifty km to the north-east in southern Syria. The site is 675 m above sea level and receives 150 mm average annual rainfall. The great ...
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Orvieto rises on a natural tableland at the summit of a 150-metre-high tufa cliff emerging, much like an island, from the surrounding plains. The city's distinctive feature comes from the particular relationship between this sheer cliff and the fabric of the city dominated by its imposing cathedral.Oriveto is of Etruscan origin with the more ancient traces dating back ...
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Background
The fortified settlement at Caričin Grad is located in south-east Serbia, on the slopes of Mount Radan, descending towards the Leskovac valley, away from any major roads, in the Pusta Reka valley.
The first archaeological excavations of Tsaritsin Grad began in 1912 and have been going on to the present day. Based upon the obtained results and historic sources, ...
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India,a) Lack of an operational site management plan;
b) Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic.,The Group of Monuments at Hampi was inscribed on the World Heritage in Danger List in 1999, due to the partial construction of a cable-suspended bridge within the protected archaeological area, which threatened the property’s integrity and ...
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Myanmar,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:Boundaries to be revisedTourism infrastructure developmentsPossible expansion of Bagan AirportIllegal constructions,On 24 November 2021, a report on the state of conservation was submitted, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1588/documents/ and provides updates on a number of ...
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Nepal,
Management Systems/Management Plan
Management activities
Legal framework
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Commercial Development (Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple constructed in 2002 on the archaeological remains and the main sight lines of the property)
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Air pollution
Housing
Industrial ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Poor state of conservation
Inappropriate restoration techniques
Lack of a buffer zone
Lack of a management plan
Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric
Since March 2011:
Damage due to the armed conflict
,On 14 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on all cultural heritage ...
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Raigad fort
Lat. 18° 14’, Long. 73° 26’
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Rajgad Fort
Lat. 18° 14’, Long. 73° 40’
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Shivneri Fort
Lat. 19° 12’, Long. 73° 52’
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Torna Fort
Lat. 18° 16’, Long. 73° 37’
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Lohagad
Lat. 18° 42’, Long. 73° 28’
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Salher Fort
Lat. 20° 72’, Long. 73° 94’
7
Mulher Fort
Lat. 20° 46’, Long. 74° 03'
8
Rangana Fort
Lat. 16° ...
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Marrakesh - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting since November 29 in Marrakesh (Morocco), has inscribed 48 new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage List.
The List now has 630 sites of "exceptional universal value" in 118 countries. Sites in South Africa, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Turkmenistan are on the List for the first time.
Notable among ...
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42nd session of the World Heritage Committee Manama, Bahrain 42COM 24 June - 04 July 2018
Committee Members
Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Bureau ...
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The Niah Caves is located in Island Southeast Asia (tropical islands lying in between mainland East Asia and Taiwan to the northwest and Australia and New Guinea to the southeast) which is one of the most organically diverse regions in the world, where 25 biodiversity hotspots could be found (Gower et. al., 2012). The caves comprise a series of colossal interconnected ...
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Paimio Sanatorium 60° 27' 54,004" 22° 44' 6,990"
Aalto House 60° 11' 48,359" 24° 52' 35,123"
Sunila Pulp Mill Housing Area 60° 29' 46,370" 26° 57' 27,047"
Villa Mairea 61° 35' 50,673" 21° 52' 28,496"
Säynätsalo Town Hall 62° 8' 24,738" 25° 46' 8,788"
Experimental House, Muuratsalo 62° 6' 53,273" 25° 44' 42,008"
Studio Aalto 60° 11' 53,294" 24° 52' 10,253"
Church of Three ...
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Ukraine,Factors affecting the property identified at the time of inscription:
War
Buffer zone
Legal framework
Management plan
,On 31 January 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1703/documents. The State Party reports that it has been working on two fronts: the implementation of ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,a) Poor state of conservation;
b) Inappropriate restoration techniques;
c) Lack of a buffer zone;
d) Lack of a management plan.
e) Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric. ,In January 2007, the Syrian authorities informed the World Heritage Centre of a large scale project in the King Faisal Street area, adjacent to the ...
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The site includes archaeological remains of three cities and 40 tombs: Wunu Mountain City, Guonei City and Wandu Mountain City, 14 tombs are imperial, 26 of nobles. All belong to the Koguryo culture, named after the dynasty that ruled over parts of northern China and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula from 277 BC to AD 668. Wunu Mountain City is only partly ...
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These two castles represent the most significant examples illustrating the exchange of influences and documenting the evolution of fortified architecture in the Near East during the time of the Crusades (11th - 13th centuries). The Crac des Chevaliers was built by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem from 1142 to 1271. With further construction by the Mamluks ...
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Our Pledge, Bergen, Norway
Cultural and natural sites form the environment on which human beings are dependent psychologically, religiously, educationally and economically. Their destruction or even deterioration could be harmful to the survival of our identity, our nations and our planet. We have the responsibility to preserve these sites for future generations.
Our ...
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Le lac Tchad est un vaste étendu d’eau douce peu profonde au milieu d'un massif dunaire qui couvre 4 pays, à savoir : le Cameroun, le Niger, le Nigeria et le Tchad.
La paléogéographie nous renseigne que le lac Tchad a été en constante évolution en rapport avec les conditions climatiques. Sa superficie a connu des variations dont l’interprétation a fait l’objet de ...
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(1) Indricotheriinae Fauna Fossil site -1 at Yagou-TalaIndricotheriinae Fauna Fossil site -2 at Yagou-Tala103° 16' 46.476" E 35° 38' 43.414" N103° 19' 36.881" E 35° 38' 10.333" N(2) Platybelodon Fauna Fossil site at Laogou103° 24' 55.927" E 35° 28' 19.826" N(3) Hipparion Fauna Fossil site at Hualin103° 25' 14.131" E 35° 21' 19.102" N(4) Equus Fauna Fossil site at ...