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3901.
The World Heritage Committee today finalized this year's additions to UNESCO's World Heritage List with the inscription of three new sites: Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (Serbia), Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (Azerbaijan), and Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico.The Late Roman fortified ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2007
3902.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 29 June - The World Heritage Committee inscribed 22 new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its ongoing session in Christchurch. The new inscriptions include 16 cultural, five natural and one mixed, cultural and natural property. In a decision unprecedented in the history of UNESCO's Convention concerning the Protection of the ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2007
3903.
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 36 sites on the World Heritage List during its next meeting from 24 June to 6 July, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. The forthcoming 36 th session of the Committee , an independent body of 21 States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention , will be chaired by. Eleonora Mitrofanova, Ambassador ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2012
3904.
Qatar announces $10m donation for new heritage protection initiative. Doha, 15 June —The Prime Minister of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, today announced a $10 million donation to a new fund to protect World Heritage sites affected by conflict or natural disaster. The Prime Minister made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the annual ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2014
3905.
Bonn, 29 June—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today launched the Global Coalition, Unite for Heritage, during the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany. The campaign is designed to strengthen the mobilization of governments and all heritage stakeholders in the face of deliberate damage to cultural heritage, particularly in the ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2015
3906.
The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the inscription of six cultural sites on World Heritage List: Tusi Sites (China), Susa, Cultural Landscape of Maymand (both in the Islamic Republic of Iran), Singapore Botanic Gardens (Singapore), Baekje Historic Areas (Republic of Korea), Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape (Mongolia). Tusi ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2015
3907.
The World Heritage Committee this afternoon approved the inscription of four cultural sites on the World Heritage List: Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining in Japan, Ephesus in Turkey, Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System in Mexico, and Fray Bentos Cultural-Industrial Landscape in Uruguay. The Committee also ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2015
3908.
The World Heritage Committee will examine proposals to inscribe 29 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 40th session (10 to 20 July), which will be chaired by Ambassador Lale Ulker, General Director for Overseas Promotion and Cultural Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session will be held at the Istanbul Congress Centre. The Committee will ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2016
3909.
The UNESCO Dolomites Foundation is the first Italian organisation to sign up to the Google Trekker Loan Program, so from today it will be possible to enjoy the Dolomites online, anywhere from New York to Calcutta, on Google Maps Street View. The result of the combined effort put in by volunteer mapping team from the Dolomites regional mountaineering clubs, the UNESCO ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2016
3910.
On 3 October 2017, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of South Sudan submitted three heritage sites to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to be included on its first ever Tentative List of potential World Heritage sites: Sudd Wetlands (Mixed Natural/Cultural site); Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape (Natural site); and DeimZubier Slave Route Site ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 10/2017
3911.
From 17 to 26 June 2020, UNESCO successfully organised its first World Heritage City Lab, an online innovation laboratory for analysis, assessment, learning, and development of strategies for the protection and management of World Heritage properties in the urban context. Carried out in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention— the ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2020
3912.
“The Global Research and Action Agenda on Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change: Scientific Outcome of the International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change”, the result of collaboration between UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), co-sponsored by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is now ...
News Score 1.7207828 Date 11/2022
3913.
World Heritage List Nominations Only countries that have signed the World Heritage Convention, pledging to protect their natural and cultural heritage, can submit nomination proposals for properties on their territory to be considered for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. {{type6 Nominations proposedfor examination security Only visible to Advisory Bodies ...
Pages Score 1.7207828 Date 03/2024
3914.
Peru,a) Need for a Master Plan officially approved and implemented; b) Need for specific regulations for a risk-preparedness programme, traffic restriction studies and regulations for built heritage conservation; c) Planned infrastructure projects (i.e. the Monastery Hotel, Commercial Centre Ima Sumaq and the Marriot Hotel),The State Party submitted a report on the state ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2011
3915.
Czechia,Revolving theatre located in the castle garden,On 31 January 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, providing highly detailed information on current state of conservation issues identified by the national authorities, and responding to the requests for removal of the revolving theatre from its site in the Cesky ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2011
3916.
Egypt,a) Rise in the water table; b) Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment; c) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc); d) Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2009
3917.
Indonesia,a) Ineffectual legal and institutional framework for the management and protection of the property; b) Impacts on the stone of Borobudur Temple from the use of epoxy resin, steam cleaning and water repellants.,The Borobudur Temple Compounds was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. At its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World Heritage Committee ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2009
3918.
Mexico,Urban development pressures in areas surrounding the property.,The State Party did not submit the design, adoption and implementation of the integrated Archaeological Site Management Plan as requested by the World Heritage Committee in 2005. Over the last two years, the State Party has undertaken several initiatives to update the existing Management Plan that was ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2007
3919.
Russian Federation,a) Structural integrity of the Church of the Transfiguration as well as the overall restoration and conservation project to replace the scaffolding within the Church; b) Tourism development pressures affecting the property; c) The need to strengthen management of the property. ,The Russian Federation has submitted two reports to the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2006
3920.
Latvia,Regulations for building permissions and guidelines for new construction projects within Riga and its buffer zone; high-rise building project located in the buffer zone.,As requested by the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), the State Party provided a report on Riga, submitted in January 2005, which provided update information on the implementation of the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2005
3921.
Albania,Lack of management mechanisms and tourism pressure; state of conservation of the property and implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions ,The inclusion of Butrint on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1997 was motivated by the fact that the property had been faced with serious deterioration of materials resulting in an important loss of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2004
3922.
Algeria,,Intense development linked to socio-economic changes threatens the historic ksour of the M'Zab Valley.  Several new houses have been built in areas that are not suitable for construction, such as the palm groves or the bed of the oued.  Rain water has already caused damage. Furthermore, buildings erected on the hills surrounding the town cause a strong ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2004
3923.
Latvia,Urban Pressure. Additional Details: Construction of a skyscraper,The Latvian authorities have provided a report with update information on the implementation of the law adopted in 2003 and the construction project "Saules akmens" as requested by the Committee at its 27th session, including the:   (a) Draft preservation and development plan: To date the draft ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2004
3924.
Bulgaria, Lack of a management plan (issue resolved); Urban development pressure; Lack of an urban master plan and of a conservation master plan of monuments and archaeological sites; Illegal constructions. ,On 28 January 2013, the State Party submitted a detailed and comprehensive state of conservation report. An ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2013
3925.
Algeria, Progressive deterioration Lack of a safeguarding legislative instrument Absence of legal instruments for the application of the 98.04 Law for the protection of cultural heritage Need for training ,WHC: In September 2002, a WHC mission went to the site in order to assess the development of the situation, and had the opportunity to visit the Citadel, the Lower ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2003
3926.
Egypt, Rising underground water level Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens) Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled Uncontrolled urban development Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank of the Nile Demolitions in the villages of Gourna on the West Bank of the Nile and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2017
3927.
Libya, Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone) Governance Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas) Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2018
3928.
Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Tunnel construction project Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project) Absence of a single integrated Plan of Management ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2019
3929.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 05/2019
3930.
Yemen, Financial resources Human resources Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved) Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved) Damage to historic buildings Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances Armed conflict situation since 2015 Threats from rain and floods ,On 1 February 2020, a report on ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2021
3931.
Côte d'Ivoire, Management system to be strengthened (need to specify the limits of the property for the land parts by following the cadastral limits, to extend the limits of the unified buffer zone at the level of the Petit Paris district and the lighthouse, to strengthen the practical and operational dimension of the Conservation and Management Plan for the property, to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2021
3932.
Uganda, Mining (Kilembe mine) Staffing and budgetary deficiencies (issue resolved) Degradation of buffer zone (issue resolved) Climate change Management systems/ management plan Impacts of tourism (cable car) Fires ,On 2 October 2019, the State Party submitted the state of conservation report. A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission subsequently ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2021
3933.
Yemen, Financial resources Human resources Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved) Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved) Damage to historic buildings Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances Armed conflict situation since 2015 Threats from rain and floods ,On 31 January 2022, the State ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2023
3934.
Chile, Insufficient delimitation of boundaries Construction of a shopping mall in the vicinity of the Castro Church Insufficient legal definition of buffer zones and visually sensitive areas of each component  Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan ,On 2 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 06/2024
3935.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.7207828 Date 07/2024
3936.
Some 80 high-level participants, representing a wide range of fields, gathered at the International Conference on World Heritage in Young Hands - A Dialogue among Civilizations, held in Aswan/Cairo (Egypt) from 6-12 February 2002. In addition to experts from some 20 countries around the world, the Conference benefited from the participation of 20 Egyptian ...
Activities Score 1.7207828 Date 03/2022
3937.
From 1 to 10 September 2016, thousands of leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, indigenous peoples, business and academia will gather together in Honolulu (Hawaii) to share ideas on how to improve the ways we manage the natural environment for human, social and economic development. Held every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) ...
Publications Score 1.7207828 Date 04/2016
3938.
The Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP) is a world heritage property located some 800km north of Addis Ababa in Amhara National Regional State in the northern Ethiopia highland massif. The property area was only 136 square kilometers when it was originally established under the Negarit Gazetta No 4 of 31st October 1969, Order No 59 of 1969. More recently, the Simien ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.700819 Date 01/2023
3939.
Shrines and sacred sites in Malawi have been in existence since 1500 A.D. They were used by our ancestors to offer sacrifices to their Mphambe (God) in times of drought or other calamities. These sites are spatially located in different areas throughout Malawi. Khulubvi Sacred Shrine Khulubvi sacred shrine is located in Nsanje District, in the lower Shire Valley in ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.700819 Date 01/2011
3940.
Ethiopia, Erosion and siltation/ deposition Development projects Housing Industrial areas Land conversion ,A joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission was carried out from 13-19 April 2015 regarding the concerns expressed by the Committee in 2014 at the potential impacts of the Kuraz Sugar Cane project. The mission report is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 1.700819 Date 06/2016
3941.
The earliest reference to Podblagaj dates from 1447.  The settlement was located at the foot of the Blagaj fort, where the road runs down from the fort and intersects with the Nevesinje road. There was too little trade for a commercial centre to emerge. In an agricultural environment of this kind the circumstances were not such as to give rise to an urban settlement, let ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6826539 Date 11/2007
3942.
Panama,a) Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property; b) Conflicting interests of different stakeholders with regard to the use, management and conservation of the Historic Centre; c) Limited capacity for the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures; d) Deficiencies in the implementation of the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6826539 Date 06/2012
3943.
Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, closely associated with the work of the Franciscan Order. Its medieval art masterpieces, such as the Basilica of San Francesco and paintings by Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and Giotto, have made Assisi a fundamental reference point for the development of Italian and European art and ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.6826539 Date 12/2000
3944.
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 tunnel ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6677065 Date 06/2024
3945.
Founded in 1519 by the conquistador Pedrarias Dávila, Panamá Viejo is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. It was laid out on a rectilinear grid and marks the transference from Europe of the idea of a planned town. Abandoned in the mid-17th century, it was replaced by a ‘new town’ (the ‘Historic District’), which has also preserved its ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.6677065 Date 07/2003
3946.
The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which exerted a profound influence on architectural and artistic development in the region. 1011Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.6677065 Date 12/2000
3947.
Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereignty. With its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.6677065 Date 07/2005
3948.
During mid-19th and 20th centuries, settlements arose along the Gulf of Arauco, in a territory known as the Carbon Basin of the Biobio Region in Chile, due to and for the exploitation of submarine coal deposits, which, located down the coastline of the cities of Coronel, Lota, Curanilahue and Lebu, began a globalization process in South America that originated an intense ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6530237 Date 11/2021
3949.
Tayrona National Park N11 16 0 W74 3 0 Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park N10 52 0 W73 43 0 The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park has an area of 383,000 hectares, ranging from 0 meters above sea level to perpetual snows as high as 5,770 meters above sea level. It is located in the jurisdiction of the departments of Magdalena, ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6530237 Date 09/2012
3950.
Ptolemais was one of the five major cities (the Pentapolis) in the Cyrenaica – Cyrene, Apollonia, Ptolemais, Taucheira, and Berenice/Euesperides. While closely linked to the cultural trends of the Graeco-Roman world, the five cities of the Pentapolis exemplify the distinctive regional cultural traditions created by the diverse ethnicities that made up the region’s social ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6530237 Date 07/2020
3951.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6530237 Date 07/2021
3952.
Albania,North Macedonia, Management systems/ management plan Buildings and development Ground transport infrastructure Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (proposed Galičica Ski Centre) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation ,A joint ICOMOS/IUCN Advisory mission visited the North Macedonia part of the property in December 2019 to consider road ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6530237 Date 06/2021
3953.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability; b) Poaching by nationals and Sudanese; c) Ill-adapted management capabilities.,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 8 February 2010. This report contained information on progress accomplished in the implementation of the corrective measures. From 20 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6435337 Date 06/2010
3954.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants; b) Mining activities inside the property; c) Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property; d) Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future; e) Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6435337 Date 05/2009
3955.
Over the course of the 12th century, Hiraizumi was a political and administrative center established in the northern part of Japan’s main island of Honshû, in what was then a borderland between the territories ruled by Japan’s central government and the regions farther to the north, and whose lively commerce with these regions served as its economic ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6310849 Date 09/2012
3956.
China,The proposed high-rise buildings were threatening to affect the visual integrity of the property (issue resolved),The World Heritage Committee in Decision 33 COM 7B.67 noted, inter alia, the apparent inadequacy of the current management system and requested the State Party to develop a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value and appropriate legal and planning ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6310849 Date 05/2011
3957.
France,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: need to revise the boundaries inventory of buildings and monitoring of slow changes management coordination ,On 29 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1635/documents/. Progress on a number of conservation issues ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6310849 Date 08/2023
3958.
Seaweed houses:1. Museumsgården, Museumsvej 3. N57 15 47 – E11 01 572. Hedvigs Hus, Linievejen 36. N57 18 27 – E11 07 32 Sea-salt production cultural landscape:3. Rønnerne (nature- and sites and monuments-protected areas, approx. defined by the points:) N57 13 33 – E11 00 33, N57 14 16 - E11 03 27 and N57 11 48 E11 07 43 Additional component parts (Seaweed houses) to be ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2023
3959.
The Samaria Gorge is the acknowledged natural site and symbol of the island of Crete. It holds a unique and distinguished position in Cretan, Greek and Mediterranean history, as a place that has served throughout history as an ark for life and a haven of freedom. It is also identified with the unceasing production of the material and immaterial cultural heritage of Crete ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 01/2014
3960.
The site the area of the "twin towns" of Komarom (H) and Komarno (SK) situated on the facing banks of the Danube - has since ancient times been an important cross point on the Danube. The Roman fortresses and towns Brigetio and Celamantia of the Pannonian Roman Limes were flourishing and active between the 1st and the 4th centuries AD, (partly excavated ruins are ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 12/2007
3961.
Ali ibn Moosa (Ali the son of Moosa) known as Reza is of descendants of Muhammad, the holy prophet of Islam, cherished by the Muslims of the whole world for his high spiritual levels and importance whom born in Medina and moved to Thus in Iran after the order of Ma'mūn, the seventh Abbasid caliph, when the most significance part of Imam Reza’s life regarding his political ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 02/2017
3962.
Kirkuk Citadel is located in the center of the city of Kirkuk, and considered one of the oldest parts of the urban city. Some historians believe that Gutians were the ones who built the Citadel, based on an old cuneiform tablet, and it can be said that this high settlement, now called Kirkuk Citadel, was famous since the middle of the second millennium BC as “Citadel of ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2021
3963.
Ahin Rice Terraces: 16°46' N, 120°56' E Hingyon Rice Terraces Cluster (Cababuyan South, Northern Cababuyan, Mompolia, and Poblacion): 16°51' N, 121°5' E Central Banaue Rice Terraces Cluster (Pula, Cambulo, Poitan, Tam-an, Amganad, Kinakin, Gohang, San Fernando, Uhaj, Bocos, and Viewpoint): 16°55' N, 121°3' E Ducligan Rice Terraces: 16°54' N, 121°9' E 1) Ahin Rice Terraces, ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2024
3964.
Les Califes omeyyades de Damas (660 av. J.C – 750 av. J.C) se firent construire dans la steppe de magnifiques palais appelés «Châteaux du Désert » parce qu'ils se situaient sur la lisière du désert syrien, loin de la Capitale et de ses tracasseries ainsi que des regards indiscrets des habitants et où ils pouvaient s'adonner au plaisir de la ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.6244192 Date 08/1999
3965.
Budapest, Hungary. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Budapest since June 24, has inscribed today 9 new sites on the World Heritage List. The List now numbers 730 sites of "outstanding universal value" in 125 countries. For the first time, a site from Afghanistan appears on the List. The 9 inscriptions this year include only cultural sites.Simultaneously with its ...
News Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2002
3966.
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has inscribed sites in Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, Islamic Republic of Iran and, for the first time, a site in the Marshall Islands, as well as the Republic of Korea on the UNESCO World Heritage List.   The latest sites inscribed include (in order of inscription): At Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah (Saudi Arabia) This ...
News Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2010
3967.
UNESCO and Panasonic Corporation announced the renewal of their strategic partnership agreement today. The new agreement will run for two years from June 2013 to May 2015. The strategic framework agreement was signed by UNESCO Director-General, Ms. Irina Bokova and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Panasonic Corporation, Mr. Takumi Kajisha, on June 18, 2013, in Phnom ...
News Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2013
3968.
During the morning session of its current meeting, in Baku, the World Heritage Committee inscribed seven cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The sites added to the List are situated in Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and People’s Democratic Republic of Lao. Inscriptions will continue through 7 July. New sites, by order of inscription:  Dilmun ...
News Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2019
3969.
During its meeting in Baku this morning, the World Heritage Committee inscribed six cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The newly inscribed sites are located in Azerbaijan, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Spain, and the UK. Inscriptions will continue in the afternoon. New sites, by order of inscription:  Royal Building of Mafra—Palace, Basilica, Convent, ...
News Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2019
3970.
Following the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Resolution on Aggression against Ukraine, and in light of the devastating escalation of violence, UNESCO is deeply concerned by developments in Ukraine and is working to assess damage across its spheres of competence (notably education, culture, heritage and information) and to implement emergency support ...
News Score 1.6244192 Date 03/2022
3971.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,a) New infrastructure construction including new proposed road b) Lack of coordinated management mechanism c) Parking lot and visitor centre d) Lack of sufficient professional staff,By the time of writing the present report, the State Party had not submitted the state of conservation report, which was requested by the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2012
3972.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2012
3973.
Poland,,Following the receipt of information and reportsfrom numerous NGOs and individuals, the World Heritage Centre requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report, including clarifications regarding the modernisation and enlargement of the original Main Terrace Restaurant pavilion, all works carried out to protect the Szczytnicki Park and the Great ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2011
3974.
Spain,a) Urban development pressure b) Lack of comprehensive management plan,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee expressed its concern about the lack of progress made with the integrated management plan for the property and about the changes made to the “Huerto de las Adoratrices” project. It requested that the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2009
3975.
Senegal,a) Delay in the appointment of a site manager; b) Risk of collapse of historic buildings; c) Marine erosion; d) Illegal occupation of historic buildings.,At its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) the World Heritage Committee encouraged the State Parties of Senegal and Qatar to finalize an agreement to carry out a major rehabilitation work on for the coastal areas of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2009
3976.
Türkiye,a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye); b) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls; c) Uncontrolled development and absence of a World Heritage management plan; d) Lack of co-ordination between national ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2007
3977.
China,a) Urban development pressure; b) Tourism pressure; c) Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works. ,On 30 January 2007, the World Heritage Centre received the state of conservation reports of the World Cultural Heritage properties of the Imperial Palace in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace from ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2007
3978.
Bangladesh,Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human and financial resources.,According to a report from the Government of Bangladesh received by the World Heritage Centre on 3 February 2005, a number of steps have been taken by the State Party, in close cooperation with the World Heritage Centre, to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2005
3979.
Morocco,Urban Pressure, Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of human or financial resources. ,The State Party sent a report to the Secretariat in January 2004 with regard to the decision taken at its 27th session, where the Committee expressed its concern with regard to the state of abandonment and degradation, the lack of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2004
3980.
Senegal, Lack of monitoring and control mechanism; Lack of a conservation and management plan; New construction and architectural modification and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity; Inappropriate housing restoration; Environmental disorder due to the modification of the mouth of the Senegal River; Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2013
3981.
China,a) Urban development pressure; b) Tourism pressure; c) Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works. ,On 30 January 2007, the World Heritage Centre received the state of conservation reports of the World Cultural Heritage properties of the Imperial Palace in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace from ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2007
3982.
China,a) Urban development pressure; b) Tourism pressure; c) Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works. ,On 30 January 2007, the World Heritage Centre received the state of conservation reports of the World Cultural Heritage properties of the Imperial Palace in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace from ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2007
3983.
Georgia, Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved) Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone (in progress) Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities Privatization of surrounding land Natural erosion of stone Loss of authenticity during previous works carried out by the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2017
3984.
Argentina,Belgium,France,Germany,India,Japan,Switzerland,Threats identified at the time of inscription in 2016: Management and institutional factors, including: Need to introduce Heritage Impact Assessment procedures for proposed development at all component sites Lack of monitoring indicators for all component sites and of agreed overall conservation approaches and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2018
3985.
Georgia, Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved) Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone (issue resolved) Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities Privatization of surrounding land Natural erosion of stone Loss of authenticity during previous works carried out by the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2018
3986.
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 1 February 2018, the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2018
3987.
Egypt, Natural decay and structural problems Rising underground water level Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens) Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan Absence of strategy to manage and control tourism sustainably Lack of a Conservation Plan for the property Limited available technical and human resources Major infrastructure and development projects taking ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 05/2019
3988.
Bulgaria, Lack of a Management Plan  Urban development pressure  Lack of an urban master plan and of a conservation master plan of monuments and archaeological sites  Illegal constructions  Housing Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management Systems/Management plan Marine transport infrastructure ,On 26 February 2021, the State Party submitted a report on the state of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2021
3989.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2023
3990.
Hungary, Large scale reconstruction Building heights and regulations Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’ Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2023
3991.
Ukraine, Housing Legal framework  Management system/management plan  Urban development pressure High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dniepro river landscape (built) ,On 10 January 2023, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/198253. The report provides ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2023
3992.
Georgia, Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved) Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone (issue resolved) Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities Privatization of surrounding land Natural erosion of stone Loss of authenticity during previous works carried out by the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 08/2023
3993.
Iraq, Deliberate destruction of heritage Armed conflict Illegal activities Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites (resolved at Hatra) ,On 30 January 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/. Progress in conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2024
3994.
Yemen, Threats arising from the armed conflict in Yemen Deliberate destruction of heritage Land conversion Financial resources Human resources Management system / management plan Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration) Housing (Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2024
3995.
France, Housing (high rise tower) Weakness of the planning and management systems in place ,Between 2019 and 2023, a high-rise building was erected within the World Heritage property, without prior notification to the World Heritage Committee, as required by Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines. An Advisory mission took place on 31 May and 1 June 2023 and provided a ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2024
3996.
Portugal, Legal framework (classify the whole site as a National Monument) Management System/Management Plan (improve the documentation, update and supplement the Management Plan, improve the Action Plan, visitor management, improve institutional links between stakeholders) Low impact research/monitoring activities (develop additional monitoring indicators and improve the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 07/2024
3997.
Türkiye, Management: preparation of a conservation strategy and plan, extension of the management plan, strengthening of local management capacity, monitoring and risk and disaster management processes, clarification of extent of archaeological features and buffer zone delineation Reconsidering the design of the proposed new roof shelter ,On 1 February 2024, the State ...
State of Conservation Score 1.6244192 Date 06/2024
3998.
For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation to the next, and the expression of sacred traditions and a delicate social balance, they have helped to create a landscape of great beauty that expresses the harmony between humankind and the environment. 722Rice Terraces ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.6244192 Date 12/1995
3999.
,[in French only] Ville d’Albi Concours d'illustrations inspirees par le texte de la Convention de 1972 ouvert a toute personne professionnel ou amateur, pratiquant les arts plastiques organise dans le cadre de la 9eme Foire internationale aux livres d'exception, mediatheque Pierre Amalric - (25 avril au 9 juin 2012) Ville de Strasbourg Journees europeennes du ...
Events Score 1.6244192 Date 01/2012
4000.
Land Route of the Silk Roads   Province City Name of Property Coordinates of the Central Point 1. Shaanxi Province City of Xi'an Dagoba of Kumarajiva N34 1630 E108 44 30   2. Daqin Monastery Pagoda N34 15 00 E108 31 00   3. Xi'an Mosque N34 06 34 E108 05 30   4. City of Xianyang Qian Imperial Mausoleum N34 34 51 E108 12 ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.602541 Date 02/2016
4001.
San Bartolo is located within the biological corridor of the Ixcan River Basin, northeast of the Department of Petén, and 42 kilometers north of Uaxactun.  It has the most beautiful, polychrome murals of all of the archaeological sites found in Guatemala, making it a proposed candidate for Cultural Heritage status for its unique value on an artistic level. The ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.602541 Date 04/2012
4002.
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 by the Israeli National Commission for UNESCO to the World ...
State of Conservation Score 1.602541 Date 06/2010
4003.
Cultural landscape of Bač and its surroundings belongs to Danube regions in Serbia (the Vojvodina Province) and it is situated on the borders of the Pannonia plain. Cultural landscape of Bač and its surroundings is containing numerous cultural and natural sites and monuments, which witnesses at least 8 millennium long cohabitation of man and nature. This territory is ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5971632 Date 01/2019
4004.
La partie Nigérienne du Lac Tchad, couvre une superficie de 340 423 ha avec une altitude moyenne de 286 m et d'une profondeur estimée à 4 m.Située en zone aride et semi-aride, la zone reçoit très peu de précipitations avec une moyenne annuelle de 1889,58 mm (environ vingt deux jours de pluies par an pour une saison hivernale qui dure trois mois de juillet à Septembre). ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5970612 Date 05/2006
4005.
Mozarabic art developed in the Iberian Peninsula between the late 8th century/early 9th century and the mid-11th century as a result of the convergence and hybridisation of various cultural traditions. Architecture, sculpture and items of furniture form part of an exceptional whole based on their monumental nature, their conservation status and uniqueness. The Mozarabic is ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5947309 Date 01/2019
4006.
Lisbon has witnessed the meeting and exchange of cultures that took place in the city throughout the centuries, from the diverse peoples who settled there since the 7th century B.C. and left their cultural mark, to the globalisation generated by the Portuguese discoveries, when the city became a precursor to the maritime exploration of the 15th and 16th centuries, ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5770392 Date 01/2017
4007.
Located on the north shore of the Tunca River in Edirne, the second capital of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Bayezid II Külliyesi (complex) consists of a mosque, tabhanes (guest-houses), a madrasah, (medical school), darüşşifa (hospital), imaret (soup kitchen-cellar), pharmacy, and food-storage areas. The main center of the Külliye, however, is the darussifa (hospital) and ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5770392 Date 04/2016
4008.
Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property; b) Gas pipeline construction plans.,On 10 February 2012, a report was submitted by the State Party providing some information on the current status of the gas pipeline project, on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 monitoring mission as well as on the state of conservation of Altaisky ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5770392 Date 06/2012
4009.
Location and landscape The property is located in the prominent Buddhist religious centre of Lalmai-Mainamati representing twin villages on a hill range. The low and lenticular shaped hill range has a maximum height of 45 metres, is 17 kilometres long (from north to south) and at its widest part is 4.5 kilometres wide (from east to west). It rises within a vast floodplain ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5618544 Date 05/2023
4010.
Iraq, War Illegal activities Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites  Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict ,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/. Additional information was submitted on 4 March 2023. Progress in a number of conservation issues ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5618544 Date 08/2023
4011.
The Cook Islands comprise of 15 islands spread over 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean, in the center of the Polynesia Triangle between the islands of Tonga to the west and French Polynesian to the east. Rarotonga is the capital island of the Cook Islands and is physically unique compared to the neighboring islands, where erosion and periodic submersions have reduced ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5442519 Date 01/2024
4012.
The network of shepherd's tracks links wide areas in the southern part of Italy through the region of  Abruzzo, Molise, Campania e Puglia. The routes of the transhumance comprise the grazing in the Gran Sasso and the Maiella up to Capitanata (Foggia). They pass through the inner side of the Apennines which are formed by an extremely variegated land, between mountains ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5442519 Date 01/2006
4013.
Wadi Howar is a wadi in Sudan and Chad. It travels approximately 400 kilometres in a northeasterly direction from the Ouaddai highlands in Chad across the North Darfur state of Sudan, before losing itself in the Libyan Desert. Towards its western end it forms a part of the international boundary between Sudan and Chad, separating the West Darfur State of Sudan and the ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5442519 Date 01/2022
4014.
The second Transboundary Platform Meeting of the project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid region” will take place on 2 October 2015 in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This initiative is part of a total of six meetings that aim to support the Albanian and Macedonian governments in ...
News Score 1.5442519 Date 09/2015
4015.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,At its 29th session in 2005, the World Heritage Committee encouraged the State Party to continue its efforts towards the establishment of an integrated ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 05/2007
4016.
Colombia,Tourism Pressure,Upon request of the Colombian national authorities an ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission took place from 29 November to 5 December 2003 to assess the state of conservation of the Church of Santo Domingo in Cartagena de Indias. The ICOMOS mission report was received at the Secretariat on 10 March 2004. A progress report from the Dirección de ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 06/2004
4017.
Egypt, Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved)    Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved)     Coordination among institutions Authenticity and adaptive re-use in conservation policy Training and institutional building ,Following the ICOMOS report of August 2001 on Islamic Cairo and the subsequent joint agreement between the World Heritage Centre and the Egyptian ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 12/2002
4018.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,At its 29th session in 2005, the World Heritage Committee encouraged the State Party to continue its efforts towards the establishment of an integrated ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 05/2007
4019.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,At its 29th session in 2005, the World Heritage Committee encouraged the State Party to continue its efforts towards the establishment of an integrated ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 05/2007
4020.
India, Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’) (project suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004) Tourist access road (issue resolved) ,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 05/2013
4021.
India, Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’) (project suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004) Tourist access road (issue resolved) ,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 05/2013
4022.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5442519 Date 05/2016
4023.
Dans le complexe spatial formé du Grand Erg Occidental et de la vallée de la Saoura la stratification dans le temps de l’action anthropique a donné lieu à un modèle original d’implantation d’oasis où le cadre naturel et les interventions dues à l’homme concourent à la formation de l’écosystème. L’oued Saoura a été défini comme un « événement unique dans tout le Sahara ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5382757 Date 12/2002
4024.
The pilgrimage to Mecca The greatest dream of a pious Moslem, whether he be African, Asian, European, of Arab culture or not, a Sunnite or a Shiite, is to tread on the very same sacred ground (haram) of Mecca to which he turns at each prayer, in order to repeat the gestures of the Prophet who, whilst accomplishing them, became part of the Brahminical tradition. Two ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5382757 Date 07/2003
4025.
L'emplacement choisi pour Dura Europos tient à sa position stratégique au point où la route qui va d'Antioche, la capitale méditerranéenne de l'empire séleucide, à Séleucie-du-Tigre, la capitale babylonienne, descend du plateau pour longer l'Euphrate. L'intérêt d'une telle position n'avait pas échappé aux maîtres de la région dans les périodes antérieures à la ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5382757 Date 08/1999
4026.
L'antique cité d'origine phénicienne (Antaradus) enlevée aux Musulmans par les Croisés garde des vestiges vivants de ce passage qui a duré deux siècles (fin Xle fin Xllle siècle) et qui l'a entièrement façonnée, la transformant en un bastion des Frans parmi les plus stratégiques du bord de la Méditerranée d'où, grâce à son port, elle assurait la liaison ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5382757 Date 08/1999
4027.
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has today has inscribed three new cultural sites, including two in Mexico and one in Brazil. It also inscribed three natural sites in China, Kiribati, Reunion Island (France) and extended a site already on the World Heritage List in Bulgaria. The cultural sites are (in order of inscription): Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ...
News Score 1.5382757 Date 08/2010
4028.
The millennial temples of Angkor with their monumental architecture, infinitely fine bas-reliefs, enduring spiritual significance and complex irrigation system constitute one of the most impressive success stories of the World Heritage Convention. The symbol of a whole nation, the 400km2 site lay fallow in the early 1990s. While monks continued to pray at many temples in ...
News Score 1.5382757 Date 12/2013
4029.
“The destruction of heritage is inseparable from the persecution of people. This is why we consider the protection of cultural heritage today as far more than a cultural issue. This has become a humanitarian imperative, and a security issue,” stated UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova today in The Hague during the Europe Lecture 2016, organised by the European Lecture ...
News Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2016
4030.
The World Heritage Committee’s 44th session will be chaired from Fuzhou (China) and take place online from 16 to 31 July, combining current work and issues left outstanding since last year, when the annual meeting was postponed due to COVID-19. The extended session will be chaired by Tian Xuejun, China’s Vice Minister for Education and Director of China’s National ...
News Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2021
4031.
The 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) is a perfect herald for the theme of the 2023 World Cities Day, “Financing sustainable urban future for all”. The HUL Recommendation is a crucial instrument for managing urban heritage in and around settlements and cities to recognize, protect and integrate historic built environments into urban ...
News Score 1.5382757 Date 10/2023
4032.
Global Strategy In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a Representative, Balanced and Credible World Heritage List. Its aim is to ensure that the List reflects the world's cultural and natural diversity of outstanding universal value. Twenty-two years after the adoption of the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural ...
Pages Score 1.5382757 Date 03/2022
4033.
Arab States The Arab States region consists of 19 States Parties that have ratified the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, with a total of 88 properties currently inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Arab States region is rich in its cultural and natural heritage, reflecting a diversity of values and features, ...
Pages Score 1.5382757 Date 08/2024
4034.
Ukraine,Urban development pressure,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 30 March 2012 prepared by the National Kiev-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve. The report addresses only those recommendations of the Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011) regarding the state of conservation of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. a) Accelerated urban ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2012
4035.
Estonia,a) Lack of an integrated management plan; b) Extension to Viru Hotel; c) Development of the Skoone Bastion; d) Construction of new buildings adjacent to the Town Wall between Suurtüki and Rannamäe Streets; e) Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town; f) Framework for high-rise buildings.,The State Party submitted a state of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 05/2011
4036.
Peru, Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved)   Need of formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan; Need of revision of the Master and Strategic Plans. ,The World Heritage Committee has examined the state of conservation of Lima in two prior occasions, noting the absence of a management coordination unit to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 05/2009
4037.
Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property; b) Gas pipeline construction plans,The State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property on 15 February 2008, which reported on progress in responding to the recommendations of the 2007 joint reactive monitoring mission. From 3 to 8 September 2007 a joint World Heritage Centre ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 05/2008
4038.
China,a) Inappropriate tourism and other development projects; b) No clearly defined boundary; c) Lack of a comprehensive Conservation Master Plan for the property and its surroundings,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 30 January 2008, providing information on the actions taken to address the issues raised by the World Heritage Committee in its ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 05/2008
4039.
Peru,a) Frequent seismic activity in the region and flooding during the rainy season; b) Demolition of houses in the Historical Centre and the restoration of the San Agustin Church; c) Material decay and abandonment of buildings, as well as the effect of heavy traffic on historic buildings.,The State Party submitted its state of conservation report on the property to the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2008
4040.
Montenegro,Proposed dam project on the Tara River; boundary issues; ski development; logging.,Threats to Durmitor National Park by a hydropower plant project were already discussed at the World Heritage Committee in 1985, when the Committee identified the property “for possible inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger” and noted “This property ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2005
4041.
Italy,Construction project of a Highway extension in the vicinity of Villa Saraceno; uncontrolled construction development in the Veneto region,On 1 February 2005 the State Party transmitted a first Technical Report to the World Heritage Centre.  In this report, the Italian Ministry of Culture, made the following observations, with respect to the Committee’s ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2005
4042.
Mexico,Urban development pressure in regions directly surrounding the property.,A joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission was sent to Teotihuacan following a multitude of newspaper articles and letters from concerned organizations and individuals during the second half of 2004, which related to the construction of a supermarket in the vicinity of the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2005
4043.
Kazakhstan,,Reports on the state of conservation of the property were submitted by the State Party on 7 September 2012 and on 3 March 2013. These reports address the construction of a new mosque outside the buffer zone, changes to the zoning plan and development of the Master Plan, as well as the completion of a management and conservation plan for the property. a)  ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 05/2013
4044.
Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Tunnel construction project Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project) ,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Technical ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2017
4045.
Austria, Housing: High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna (proposed Vienna Ice-Skating Club – Intercontinental Hotel – Vienna Konzerthaus project) Proposed new developments, including the Wien Museum and the Winterthur Building Legal framework: Lack of effectiveness of the overall governance of the property Legal framework: Lack of appropriateness of planning ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2019
4046.
Yemen, Problems with the rainwater drainage network Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved) Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved) Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved) Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques) Densification of the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2021
4047.
Peru, Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved) Management systems/ management plan (formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan; revision of the Master and Strategic Plans) Housing New development projects within the Historic Centre including urban transportation systems (Corredor Segregado and subway system) and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2021
4048.
Panama, Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing (encroachments and urban pressure) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (tourism pressure -particularly at Portobelo) Land conversion Management systems/ management plan (absence of a conservation and management plan) Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 07/2023
4049.
Mali, Occupation of the property by armed groups Lack of management structure at the site (problem resolved in 2019) Armed conflict ,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/documents/) providing the following information: The security context of the property ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 07/2023
4050.
Ghana, Erosion (issue resolved in 1998 but significant again in 2019) Housing, (issue resolved in 1998 but significant again in 2019) Commercial development Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Illegal construction Interpretative and visitation facilities Ground transport infrastructure Ground Water Pollution Solid waste Management systems/management ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 07/2023
4051.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Society valuing of heritage (Poor state of conservation) Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system (Inappropriate restoration techniques) Legal framework (Lack of a buffer zone) (issue resolved) Management System/Management Plan (Lack of a management plan) Housing (Development projects threatening the emblematic ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2024
4052.
Saint-Denis de La Reunion,[in French only] Du 2 au 4 novembre 2011, au Theatre du Grand Marche a Saint-Denis de La Reunion, se tiendront les premiers «Entretiens du patrimoine de l'ocean Indien : la ville patrimoniale ». Le Ministere francais de la Culture et de la Communication (ENSAM/DAC-OI) et le conseil regional de La Reunion inaugureront les 2/3/4 novembre 2011 a ...
Events Score 1.5382757 Date 11/2011
4053.
During the 7th International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) in Rhodes, Greece (23-26 September) a Youth Forum was held within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage in Young Hands Project . The forum was attended by 19 young people between 18 and 20 years of age, who met at the Marc de Montalembert Foundation in the heart of the medieval ...
Activities Score 1.5382757 Date 06/2022
4054.
Valencia, July 1998 By Minja Yang As the century approaches its end, the oracles of the day have set about prophesying doom or utopia in the next millennium at conferences, in the media and even in board rooms where marketing strategies are developed for just about anything from soap to satellite dishes. After a century of unprecedented commodities production through the ...
Activities Score 1.5382757 Date 03/2022
4055.
“Vicente was reviewing the large stones Quixadá that stood out sharply on the arranhenta vastness of the savanna, lifting, sky above, the huge granite cliffs. The light gave off strange gradations from the metallic gray and blue color of the sky, and another violet pale blue, to the black mud that flowed in large lists, vanishing in the crevices, chamalotando the rough ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.536294 Date 01/2015
4056.
The Pretzien Weir, a sluice gate weir completed in 1875, is located at the banks of the river Elbe in the vicinity of the city of Magdeburg. The Elbe river is one of the major streams of Central Europe. Periodic floods in this largely unregulated river frequently alter the water level at Magdeburg from 0,5 meters in times of draught to 7,5 meters in times of high flooding, ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.536294 Date 01/2024
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