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The Kenyan National Commission for UNESCO organized a three-day workshop from 26 to 28 March 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya in order to increase youth engagement in the conservation and promotion of World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage. As a State Party to three important UNESCO Conventions in the field of Culture, Kenya has made the Protection of the World Cultural and ...
News Score 9.46502 Date 04/2018
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A fire in Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest, burning for over two months, escalated to uncontrolled levels on the northern slopes in February. The Rapid Response Facility (RRF), a UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Fauna and Flora International joint initiative providing small grants in emergency situations affecting biodiversity within natural World Heritage sites ...
News Score 9.427087 Date 06/2022
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For more than a week, devastating fires have raged in Mount Kenya National Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 and a part of the Mount Kenya Biosphere Reserve since 1978. According to the Kenya National Parks Service (KWS), these fires have already destroyed more than 80,000 hectares of forest and grassland, which represents almost half the area of the World ...
News Score 9.395416 Date 03/2019
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United Republic of Tanzania, Poaching Rapidly growing human population Poorly designed ad-hoc tourism development projects Need to strengthen the coordination with the trans-border Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya  Road project ,The Centre and IUCN reported to the 25th session of the Bureau (Helsinki, December 2001) of the potential impacts on the Serengeti and Mara ...
State of Conservation Score 9.37134 Date 12/2002
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Culture|2030 Indicators Kenya and the city of Nakuru Project Page
Activities Score 9.366739 Date 05/2024
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Kenya, Illegal activities leading to serious destruction of canopy and a decrease of the overall forest area Livestock grazing in the site Fire Landslides Cannabis cultivation Lack of implementation of the Management Plan ,In response to the Centre’s letter dated 20 December 2001 informing the State Party of the decision of the Committee to request a mission to ...
State of Conservation Score 9.361306 Date 12/2002
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Mount Kenya, Kenya, 19-23 April 2004 Event The 4-day program included, besides an official opening, thematic presentations by resource persons from the Kenya National Museums, the Kenya Wildlife Service, the Kenyan National Commission and by the World Heritage Centre. All thematic presentations were accompanied by skills development activities based on the various chapters ...
Activities Score 9.352575 Date 03/2022
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Nairobi, Kenya,Following the Regional Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 20-22 January 2010) and the works which have progressed in the 44 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, this sub-regional meeting will be held from 4 to 6 May 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. It will bring together the designated national focal ...
Events Score 9.350722 Date 05/2010
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Promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Lamu Old Town (Kenya)
Activities Score 9.34063 Date 07/2024
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Kenya, Impacts of the Gibe III dam Other planned hydro-electric developments and associated large-scale irrigation projects in the Omo region Oil exploration Wildlife populations and pressure from poaching and livestock grazing Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya Management capacity of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and National Museums of Kenya ...
State of Conservation Score 9.330245 Date 06/2016
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China’s Xinjiang Tianshan and Namib Sand Sea (Namibia) were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Friday. Mount Kenya-Lewa Wildlife conservancy (Kenya), was also inscribed as an extension  to Mount Kenya Natural Park / Natural Forest. Xinjiang Tianshan (China) Xinjiang Tianshan (China) comprises four components—Tomur, Kalajun-Kuerdening, ...
News Score 9.321691 Date 06/2013
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Kenya, Illegal activities leading to serious destruction of canopy and a decrease of the overall forest area Livestock grazing in the site Fire Landslides Cannabis cultivation Lack of implementation of the Management Plan ,WHC: At its 25th Session held in December 2001 in Helsinki the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to invite a joint UNESCO/IUCN ...
State of Conservation Score 9.305691 Date 06/2003
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On January 15th, forest fires were spotted on the slopes of Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in Africa.  Inscribed onto the World Heritage list in 1997, Mount Kenya is a critical refuge for a host of iconic species, ranging from the African elephant, the leopard, and a variety of antelopes and rare birds.  The mountain is also referred to as Kenya’s water tower, as it ...
News Score 9.267493 Date 03/2012
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Participants to the 5th annual World Heritage Centre / Earthwatch / Shell "Business Planning for natural World Heritage site managers" year long training programme have just been informed of their successful candidacies.    In October 2013, 18 World Heritage site staff from 6 sites in Africa will travel to the Mpala Research Centre  in the shadow of ...
News Score 9.237579 Date 06/2013
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Kenya, Impacts of the Gibe III dam Other planned hydro-electric developments and associated large-scale irrigation projects in the Omo region Oil exploration Wildlife populations and pressure from poaching and livestock grazing Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya Management capacity of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and National Museums of Kenya ...
State of Conservation Score 9.225206 Date 05/2019
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The Eastern Arc Mountains are part of the larger Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot which is ranked ninth in the world. They are ancient crystalline mountains uplifted 30 mil-lion years ago stretching from the Taita Hills in Kenya to the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania.About thirty million years ago, the area was covered by extensive rainforest. During a cooler and ...
Tentative Lists Score 9.199077 Date 06/2023
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Nairobi, Kenya,In the framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Africa region, training workshop for Anglophone World Heritage Site Managers will be held from 19-21 February 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya  Over 100 participants including around 80 African World Heritage Site Managers from 18 Anglophone ...
Events Score 9.146536 Date 02/2020
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On 22 November 2023, the Republic of Kenya and UNESCO signed the Letter of Agreement to establish a partnership for the implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) in Kenya. The UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators is a framework to measure and monitor culture’s contribution to the national and local implementation ...
News Score 9.113599 Date 11/2023
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