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7876.
From 2 to 8 November 2024, UNESCO organized the 2nd Capacity Building workshop on Digital documentation of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This workshop was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Heritage Commission in the Kingdom of Saudi ...
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Access to specific State Party or World Heritage property Periodic Reporting questionnaire is restricted to designated national focal points and World Heritage site managers.
Third Cycle 2018-2024
The questionnaire for the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting was revised ...
7878.
Turkmenistan,a) Lack of interpretation and visitor management plan.
b) Archaeological excavations without conservation.,On 28 January 2010 a report on the state of conservation of the Parthian Fortresses of Nisa was submitted by the State Party. The report consists of an updated version of the Management Plan and of a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value. This is the ...
7879.
Mauritius,,In January 2010, the World Heritage Centre was informed of repetitive demolition of historic buildings within the buffer zone. Amongst the most important buildings were the Merchant Navy Club buildings, one of the oldest buildings, built in 1850.
On 9 April 2010, the World Heritage Centre wrote to the State Party expressing its concerns and requesting a ...
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Montenegro,Earthquake; lack of Management Planning; urban development; integrity.,The World Heritage Centre received on 1 February 2005 a report concerning progress in drafting the Management Plan for the property initiated in 2003. Subsequently, the World Heritage Centre received a letter from the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Transport, dated 15 March 2005, ...
7881.
Philippines,Fishing; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation). ,The Centre and IUCN received a draft report from the Director of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park on 30 January 2004. The report notes that, as requested by the Committee at its 27th session, a number of assessments on the effects of illegal fishing on the marine biodiversity of the site ...
7882.
Italy,,Archaeologists and concerned citizens alerted the World Heritage Centre of a number of conservation issues at the property. The wooden walkway at rock No. 57 has been removed in 2003 to be replaced by a galvanized steel walkway drilled directly into the rock. The installation of steel walkways might be extended to other rock art areas. ICOMOS strongly advised ...
7883.
Montenegro,Earthquake; no new information 1979-2003,The World Heritage Committee, at its 27th session, decided to remove the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger and endorsed the proposal for a Round Table in order to involve all stakeholders in the preparation of a management plan for the property.
The organisation of the Round Table was made ...
7884.
Romania,Urban Pressure.
Additional Details:
Project for the building of a theme park - "Dracula Park" - in the vicinity of the World Heritage site.,The representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Culture confirmed during a meeting with the World Heritage Centre on 11 October 2003 the official decision of the national authorities to relocate the proposed Dracula theme park, ...
7885.
Ecuador,
Fire (issue resolved);
Limited protected area;
Over fishing;
Tourist pressure;
Lack of financial resources
,It is recalled that a fire burned some 8,000 hectares of Isabela Island, part of the Galapagos National Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978. Emergency assistance was provided to the site under the World Heritage Fund (US$ 50,000). Meanwhile, ...
7886.
Colombia,
State of conservation of the fabric of the megalithic sculptures;
Lack of a management plan;
Lack of buffer zone;
Ongoing challenges by local communities with regards to the use of illegally constructed roads which traverse the archaeological park.
,In response to the recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (35 COM 7B.121), the ...
7887.
New Zealand,
Hydro-electric scheme (issue resolved)
Exportation of fresh water project
Cattle grazing
Potential logging
Land ownership
Introduced Himalayan thar
,As requested by the last two sessions of the Bureau, the Department of Conservation of New Zealand has supplied a report on the management of Himalayan Thar in this site. This report outlines the Department’s ...
7888.
Bulgaria,
Upstream Iron Gates dam
Deterioration of the water quality (issue resolved)
Impact of upstream pig farms (issue resolved)
Loss of biodiversity
Cyanide spill in the Danube River (issue resolved)
Need to finalize the Management Plan
Improve the transborder cooperation with other States Parties sharing the Danube River
,Following the findings of the ...
7889.
Brazil,
Uncontrolled development of buildings (issue resolved);
Risks of a landslide (issue resolved);
Opening of roads (issue resolved);
Need to improve the traffic flow and the drainage of run-off water (issues resolved)
Lack of a comprehensive conservation plan
Problems related to national and international tourism
,The Management Plan of the Historical Centre ...
7890.
Barbados,Need to iimplement a programme of studies and training on traditional building conservation, crafts and materials, and in collaboration with local tertiary institutions, and to implement a programme of measuring and documenting all the listed buildings within the property,In response to the requests made by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session ...
7891.
Uruguay,
Inappropriate architectural and urban design for a marina and hotel-casino in a building block at the old harbour;
Lack of a comprehensive participatory Management Plan for the Historic Quarter.
,In response to the Decision taken by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Decision 36 COM 7B.105), the State Party has submitted a state of conservation ...
7892.
Libya,
Vandalism
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Human Resources
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Illegal activities
Management System/Management Plan: absence of management plan
,The State Party did not submit the state of conservation report, which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023). No recent ...
7893.
Rabat, Morocco,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb (Rabat) and the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco, with the support of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), are organizing a meeting which will focus on the issue of preservation of the commonly called heritage of "architectural and urban modernities" in the Arab ...
7894.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands,The Course
According to the Emergency Events database EM-DAT, from 2000-2012, around 2.9 billion people were adversely affected by disasters caused by natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, floods, storms etc.). Another 1.5 billion people are living in countries afflicted with civil strife and violent conflicts, states the World Development Report ...
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Kuwait,The UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) in Kuwait organize a regional conference on the theme of urban conservation and the role of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in safeguarding the heritage of urban and architectural modernities in the Arab World. This conference will take place in ...
7896.
Table of Contents
In Focus
Revising the approach to urban conservation The capacity of historic cities to accommodate and benefit from the radical and rapid changes that accompany urban growth while maintaining heritage values is becoming a critical issue.
Towards social inclusion in urban settings More than half of the Earth’s population now lives in urban areas ...
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Table of contents
Scenic natural beauty
How can it be judged
The sites inscribed under criterion vii, known commonly as having the “wow” effect, are more than just stunning landscapes, and we take a close look at their unique qualities and conservation challenges.
Stories behind superlative scenery
The concept of aesthetics is no easier to deal with, being additionally ...
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Senegal,a) Lack of monitoring and control mechanism;
b) The lack of a conservation and management plan;
c) New construction and architectural modification and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity;
d) Inappropriate housing restoration;
e) Environmental disorder due to the modification of the mouth of the Senegal River;
f) Extremely poor state of conservation ...
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Mauritania,a) Illegal fishing;
b) Mechanical shellfish harvesting;
c) Oil exploitation;
d) Tourism and increased accessibility due to the new Nouadhibou-Nouakchott road;
e) Lack of management capacity and resources. ,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, ...
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Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City;
b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities,
c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
7901.
Germany,,The World Heritage Centre received a number of complaints and reports from individuals and local NGOs concerning the construction of a four-lane bridge (“Waldschlösschen-Bridge”) crossing the Elbe at a crucial point for the view axis, located within the core zone of the World Heritage cultural landscape. Although the project already existed at the ...
7902.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil Gas and Exploration; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed conflict; Civil unrest.,On the Guinean part of the property, the ...
7903.
India,Poaching/Hunting; Armed conflict; Civil unrest.,Since the late ‘80s Bodo militants have restricted staff movements to effectively protect Manas. The Head of IUCN’s Protected Areas Programme for Asia informed a panel at the IUCN Asia Pacific meeting held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in December 2003, that the Government of India and the Bodo people had signed an ...
7904.
India,Lack of management mechanism (including legislation), Lack of institution co-ordination.
Additional Details:
Rural development pressure ,According to the Progress Report submitted to the Secretariat by the State Party on 8 April 2004, the Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority Act (2002) was adopted by the State Legislature of the Karnataka Government, ...
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Ethiopia,
Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species;
Increasing human populations and livestock numbers in the park;
Agricultural encroachment;
Road construction.
,On 13 February 2014, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/9/documents/. A number of ...
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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 ...
7907.
Mexico,
Urban pressure (issue resolved)
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Lack of monitoring system (issue resolved)
Earthquake in 1999 (issue resolved)
Ground transport infrastructure
Management systems
,On 10 March 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/416/documents/), ...
7908.
Sri Lanka,
Weakness in the management of the Galle Heritage Foundation in its role as the managing authority for the property
Potential impact of a proposed port construction on the integrity of the property
Intrusive and illegal constructions within the Galle cricket ground impacting on the integrity of the property
,On 10 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state ...
7909.
Germany,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Management Plan and its Operational Master Plan not yet approved
Lack of an overall risk management plan for the property, including also risk preparedness against floods, explosions and other types of accidents
Need to approve and enforce protective measures related to the panoramic views from and ...
7910.
Russian Federation,
Illegal salmon fishing
Gold mining
Gas pipeline
Development of a geothermal power station
Forest fires
Boundary changes
Construction of the Esso-Palana road
Need for the development of a comprehensive national legal framework for the protection and management of natural properties
Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep
Lack of management ...
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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 ...
7912.
Afghanistan,
Civil unrest (Political instability)
River erosion (Inclination of the Minaret)
Management systems/ management plan (Lack of management plan)
Illegal activities (Illicit excavations and looting)
Erosion and siltation/deposition
,On 9 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
7913.
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 ...
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As recorded in King Lujian's Mausoleum Constructed by Imperial Orders, the king's tomb was completed in the eighth month of the 43rd year of Wanli's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1615), from which it could be inferred that the second wife's tomb was built in the 30th year of Wanli's reign (1602). The mausoleum was well protected by military and civil ...
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Le Parc National du « W » du Niger classé site naturel est envisagé à être nommé en site mixte avec la présence de sites préhistoriques notamment paléolithiques le long de la Mékrou ; les vestiges de la Casbah de Koulen et une soixantaine de sites dissimulés à l'intérieur du Parc.Sur le plan culturel, le Parc du W du Niger, province archéologique peu connue ...
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Mamayev Kurgan Memorial complex "To the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" in Volgograd is a symbol of heroism and patriotism of the Soviet nation and a tribute to the memory of those who died in the great battle of the Volga river, the most significant land battle in the human history which became a turning point in the World War II.Due to its convenient location in the ...
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Kerma was the capital of the first Kingdom of Kush and its culture, holds spiritual, national and political significance that continues to resonate with the present generation of Sudanese. Around 2500BC, one of the earliest urban centres in sub-Saharan Africa developed there and it was capital of a kingdom referred to in Egyptian hieroglyphic texts as the Kingdom of Kush. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Panama,Continued and growing presence of cattle.,No state of conservation report was submitted by the State Party as was requested by Decision 35 COM 7B.33. Therefore, the property’s state of conservation is assessed on the basis of other information received by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN. A revised retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value ...
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Sudan,a) Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods;
b) Urban encroachment;
c) Absence of a management plan with government commitment. ,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010). However, a ...
7922.
China,a) Dams;
b) Boundary modifications;
c) Mining;
d) Signage.,On 31 January 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. This report provides an overview of the status of dam related projects and the removal of mining threats from the property, as requested in Committee Decision 32 COM 7B.11.
a) Issues related to planned dam ...
7923.
Bangladesh,a) Lack of an effective management system;
b) Lack of adequate human and financial resources;
c) Property and buffer zone boundaries not clearly defined;
d) Drainage and internal moisture contents problem.,The World Heritage Committee in Decision 32 COM 7B.64 noted the lack of progress in the implementation of the activity concerning drainage problems at the ...
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Colombia,a) State of conservation of the fabric of monolithic sculpture;
b) Lack of management plan;
c) Lack of buffer zone;
d) Road construction through the archaeological park.,In 2006, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOSreactive monitoring mission was carried out to evaluate the impacts of the construction of a road through the archaeological park by the Yanacona indigenous ...
7925.
Bangladesh,
Governments of Bangladesh and India were encouraged to co-operate with interested parties and consider initiating actions that could eventually lead to the joint inscription of The Sundarbans World Heritage site of Bangladesh and the Sundarbans National Park World Heritage site of India as a single entry on the World Heritage List
High level of ...
7926.
Nepal,Encroachment of urban fabric due to development, lack of coordinated management.,Following the request of the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), The World Heritage Centre received a progress report from the State Party on 1 February 2005, as well as proposals for the redefinition of boundaries.
The report stressed how the international Technical Workshop ...
7927.
Viet Nam,Development of road infrastructure in and around the World Heritage property; Urban development pressure.,A fifteen-page report from the Director of the Hué Monuments Conservation Centre, with a number of annexes, maps, and photographs, was submitted to the World Heritage Centre by the State Party on 1 February 2005. In response to the concern ...
7928.
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 ...
7929.
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 ...
7930.
Honduras,
The foreseen construction of an airport in the vicinity of the World Heritage property in a national protected area;
Deterioration of construction materials due to natural decay phenomena;
Risk of structural failure of archaeological complexes resulting from tunnels excavated for archaeological purposes;
Deterioration derived from uncontrolled visitation ...
7931.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants;
Mining activities inside the property;
Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property;
Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future;
Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 crossing the ...
7932.
Uganda,Destruction by fire of the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga ,On 16 February 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the property, addressing the requests of the Committee. A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission visited the property from 4–6 February 2015. Both reports are available at ...
7933.
Belize,
Sale and lease of public lands within the property
Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development
Oil concessions within the marine area
Introduced species
,On 18 March 2016 the State Party submitted a state of conservation report which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents/ and provides the following information ...
7934.
Ethiopia,
Ground transport infrastructure
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Land conversion
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Other Threats: Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species
,On 3 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is ...
7935.
Senegal,
Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife
Drying up of ponds and invasive species
Illegal logging
Livestock grazing
Road construction project
Potential dam construction
Potential mining exploration and exploitation
,On 4 February 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
7936.
Senegal,
Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife
Drying up of ponds and invasive species
Illegal logging
Livestock grazing
Road construction project
Potential dam construction
Potential mining exploration and exploitation
Loss of chimpanzee habitat
,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
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Argentina,Bolivia (Plurinational State of),Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Management systems/management plan (management and conservation plans under development should integrate adequate risk preparedness and disaster management plans, as well as visitor management strategies)
Earthquake vulnerability
Management activities ...
7938.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),
Management systems/management plan
Water (rain/water table)
Serious deterioration of materials and structures
Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
Lack of adequate management, planning and conservation mechanisms
Absence of detailed and technical information on the state of conservation of ...