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Today, for the third time, we celebrate African World Heritage Day. The Day was established to raise awareness of the immense potential of the African cultural and natural heritage. It also aims to alert the world to the vulnerability of this heritage: there are 21 African sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The preservation and enhancement of this heritage are ...
News Score 3.7603385 Date 05/2018
570.
Latvia,a) High-rise building projects located in the buffer zone threating the visual integrity of the property; b) Regulations for building permissions and guidelines for new construction projects within Riga and its buffer zone,As requested by the Committee at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), the State Party provided a report dated 24 January 2007 on the state of ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7603385 Date 05/2007
572.
United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique Estados Unidos de América Соединенные Штаты Америки الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية 美利坚合众国 United States of America
States Parties Score 3.7527046 Date 12/1973
574.
By compiling on the Internet the national laws of its Member States, UNESCO offers all stakeholders involved (Governments, customs officials, art dealers, organizations, lawyers, buyers and so forth) a complete and easily accessible source of information. In the event of a legal question about the origin of an object (which may have been stolen, pillaged, or illegally ...
FAQ Score 3.73738 Date 11/2022
575.
The United Nations Foundation (UNF) is a public charity supporting the goals and objectives of the Charter of United Nations by building and implementing public-private partnerships and promoting various actions. Since 1998, UNF has had a cooperation agreement with the United Nations to achieve the objectives of the Charter of United Nations through innovative, ...
Partners Score 3.7354386 Date 10/2023
576.
Moravian Church Settlements is a proposed transnational extension of Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement (Denmark) founded in southern Jutland 1773 as a colony of the Moravian Church, a Protestant denomination in the free church tradition centred in Herrnhut, Saxony. The serial extension comprises three component parts: Herrnhut (Germany), the ‘mother’ or ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.7318225 Date 01/2022
577.
Moravian Church Settlements is a proposed transnational extension of Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement (Denmark) founded in southern Jutland 1773 as a colony of the Moravian Church, a Protestant denomination in the free church tradition centred in Herrnhut, Saxony. The serial extension comprises three component parts: Herrnhut (Germany), the ‘mother’ or ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.7318225 Date 01/2022
578.
Moravian Church Settlements is a proposed transnational extension of Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement (Denmark) founded in southern Jutland 1773 as a colony of the Moravian Church, a Protestant denomination in the free church tradition centred in Herrnhut, Saxony. The serial extension comprises three component parts: Herrnhut (Germany), the ‘mother’ or ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.7318225 Date 11/2022
579.
Albania,Austria,Belgium,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,Czechia,France,Germany,Italy,North Macedonia,Poland,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Switzerland,Ukraine,Threats identified at the time of the extension of the property in 2011: Lack of integrated Management Plan; Lack of transnational research and monitoring plans; Need for capacity building. ,The World ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7306807 Date 05/2013
580.
Honduras, Illegal settlements Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural encroachment Illegal logging Illegal commercial fishing Poaching Alien invasive species Management deficiencies Potential impacts from hydroelectric development projects Patuca I,II and  III Lawlessness Lack of law enforcement Lack of clarity regarding land tenure and access to natural ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7306807 Date 05/2016
583.
Seville Heritage Park is one of Jamaica's most significant cultural heritage sites and the area is regarded as the genesis of modern Jamaica. The site has been occupied since prehistoric times, and includes the archaeological remains of the indigenous Amerindian (Taino) village of Maima, the 16th century Spanish settlement of Sevilla la Nueva, the post-1655 British sugar ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.725717 Date 02/2009
584.
Costa Rica,Panama, Water infrastructure - Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor) - Approval of a new hydropower project (Changuinola II or CHAN 140) without prior finalization of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7255533 Date 07/2023
585.
Ramallah, Palestine 8-10 April 2000 A national teacher-training Workshop was jointly organized by the Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Palestinian Ministry of Education with the support of UNESCO Amman Office and the Ron Polnick Foundation. About 30 teachers participated in this Workshop. The participants were introduced to the ...
Activities Score 3.715756 Date 03/2022
586.
Since 2018, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Partners have worked together to raise public awareness and create public engagement in the field of sustainable tourism development through culture. One of the major initiatives of the collaboration is World Heritage Journeys, a project that aims to increase sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites, while ...
Partners Score 3.7152138 Date 08/2020
587.
Senegal,a) Capture and relocation of wildlife; b) Road construction.,From 21 to 27 January 2007, a joint UNESCO/IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006). The State Party did not submit a further report but accompanied and made available all necessary information and documents to the mission team. The ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7126582 Date 05/2007
588.
Indonesia, Management systems/management plan Ground transport infrastructure (road construction) Land conversion (agricultural encroachment) Illegal activities (illegal logging; Poaching) Governance (institutional and governance weaknesses) Renewable energy facilities (geothermal development license adjacent to the property) Invasive species ,On 31 January 2024, the State ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7082882 Date 07/2024
589.
Valletta, Malta,In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Mediterranean Europe shall meet in Valletta on 21-24 September 2011, at a meeting hosted by Malta and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage Centre. National Focal Points will ...
Events Score 3.7065501 Date 09/2011
590.
Mali, Occupation of the property by armed groups Lack of management structure at the site Armed conflict ,On 25 January 2017, in response to Decision 40 COM 7A.6, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/documents/, and supplemented by a more detailed evaluation report submitted on 3 ...
State of Conservation Score 3.7024934 Date 05/2017
592.
Reykjavik, Iceland,In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Western and Nordic-Baltic European Countries met in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 18-21 October 2011, in a meeting hosted by Iceland and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage ...
Events Score 3.6968927 Date 10/2011
593.
The Salento peninsula is a uniform lowland area on the southeastern tip of Apulia. Like the Gargano and the Murge - the two sub-regions bordering on the Adriatic Sea, located more to the north - it is composed of limestone and, exactly because of its geological features, it shows karstic phenomena that have given rise to several natural caves, of which some are currently ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.6957939 Date 01/2006
594.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 3.6957939 Date 05/2011
595.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 3.6957939 Date 06/2016
596.
Croatia, Armed conflict (issue resolved) Earthquake in September 1995 (issue resolved) Need to extend the buffer zone Large project in the vicinity of the property Cruise ship tourism Planned sport and recreation centre with golf course and tourist settlement ,In November 2015, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission to the property was undertaken and provided a ...
State of Conservation Score 3.6957939 Date 05/2016
599.
Mr John Zulu, site manager of Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls National Park and World Heritage site arrived in the U.S. August 5th to spend six weeks immersed in the details of people, park and resource management at Grand Canyon National Park as the latest "U.S. World Heritage Fellow" sponsored by the National Park Service with support from the United Nations ...
News Score 3.6879528 Date 08/2011
601.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict and political instability Poaching by nationals and trans-border armed groups Inappropriate management capabilities to address the poaching crisis (resolved) Lack of management plan ,On 8 April 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
State of Conservation Score 3.683902 Date 07/2023
602.
Located 60 km outside of Asuncion, Templo San Buenaventura in the historical town Yaguaron is a well-preserved example of the colonial Franciscan Reductions of Paraguay. The Franciscan reductions, or missions, were some of the first Catholic institutions in the region and their effects can still be seen today. Their towns "reduced" the originally nomadic natives to fixed ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.6830912 Date 06/2022
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