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8001.
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 ...
8002.
Mozambique,a) Delay in implementing rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress;
b) Management Plan not yet finalised;
c) Lack of site manager;
d) Buildings threatened with collapse;
e) Lack of development control and threats to authenticity;
f) Lack of adequate sewage system.,In February 2007, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report stating the ...
8003.
South Africa,
Lack of a proper buffer zone;
Lack of a management plan;
Mining activities;
Development pressure.
,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 29 January 2013. This report addressed the requests of the World Heritage Committee at its last session in relation to the impact of open-cast coal mining, the drafting of the management plan, ...
8004.
The church of Panagia Aggeloktisti is situated in the Larnaka district, in the north-western end of the village of Kiti, 12 km from the city of Larnaka and the ancient city of Kition. It is domed and built on a cross-in-square plan. The church, as it stands today, dates to the 11th century and was built over the ruins of a 5th century early Christian basilica, the ...
8005.
This is a serial proposal of 9 primarily commercial buildings in Chicago’s central business district, the “Loop.” The buildings, built over a period of about 20 years starting in the 1880s, exemplify the first generation of “skyscrapers.” Making use of new technologies of the time, particularly internal metal structural systems instead of load-bearing masonry walls, they ...
8006.
India,a) Insurgency 1988-2003;
b) Forced evacuation of Park staff;
c) Destruction of Park infrastructure;
d) Poaching and logging;
e) Illegal cultivation.,At the time of preparation of this report, the State Party had not submitted a state of conservation report, which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, Spain). Therefore, progress ...
8007.
Mexico,,The ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission, carried out from 23 to 29 November 2002, had as objective to review existing legal provisions, administrative aspects of site management and recent studies and actions undertaken. For the natural and urban areas of Xochimilco, the following important studies and actions have been undertaken for the conservation and management ...
8008.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Need for information on the management (issue resolved)
Site Museum project (issue resolved)
Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project
Risks of collapse of Silbury Hill (issue resolved)
Infrastructure development pressure
Lack of visitor management (issue resolved)
Proposals for sections of dual carriageway and ...
8009.
Saudi Arabia,
Detailed Conservation Strategy not finalized
High rate of decay of the historic houses
Housing
Management systems/ management plan: Management system not in place
Need for a risk management and prevention plan
Projects and development work with the potential to impact the authenticity of the property
,On 27 November 2020, the State Party submitted a report on ...
8010.
Sri Lanka,
Commercial development
Illegal activities
Management systems/ management plan
Marine transport infrastructure
,On 9 December 2022 the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
8011.
Gedi lies on the coastal region of Kenya, 94 km north of Mombasa town, another historic town. Gedi was a small town built entirely from rocks and stones, which was inhabited by Swahili people of East Africa. This historic town date back from the 15th century, and through careful preservation most of the original foundations can still be seen today. In 1927, the Gedi ...
8012.
Northern area, Carrowmore 51: UTM E 531369.2226 / N6011311.2566Southern area, Carrowkeel, Cairn F: UTM E174936.4226 N311386.5307
County Sligo possesses approximately one hundred intensely interconnected megalithic passage tomb sites and undisturbed cairns in often dramatic topographical environments.
The site can be visualised as a northern coastal group of passage tombs ...
8013.
Coordinates:
- Cashel: N52 31 17 W7 53 16
- Dún Ailinne: N53 7 3 W6 45 50
- Hill of Uisneach: N53 29 16 W7 31 43
- Rathcroghan Complex: N53 46 46 W8 15 18
- Tara Complex: N53 35 9 W6 33 42
The Royal sites grouped here were all sites of major royal inauguration, ceremony and assembly, representing each of the four Irish provinces: Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connaught, as ...
8014.
Jerusalem at the crossroads between the watershed route of the Judean Mountains being midway between Nablus and Hebron and the connection from the coastal Via Maris to the Jordan Rift Valley, has historically given it strategic importance. This meeting place between East and West has, over the ages, become cultural as well as physical.The Old City and Ramparts of Jerusalem ...
8015.
The Mount Hermon is located in the south of Beqaa on the border between Syria and Lebanon, reachable from Rachaya, considered one of the most picturesque Lebanon’s town, where the citadel of independence and old souks date back to the 17th century.
The name Hermon is derived from the root ḥrm "sacred", called also Jabal al-shaykh "mountain of the chief" (in Arabic), rises ...
8016.
The property is a mixed cultural and natural site covering the middle and upper reaches of the Sepik River basin including slopes of the Central Range and potentially the Torricelli and Prince Alexander mountains. The Sepik River at 1126 km in length and covering an area of 7.7 million hectares is one of the world's greatest river systems. It is the largest ...
8017.
Within the framework for the project on the Development for Cultural and Ecotourism in the Mountainous Regions of Central and South Asia, there is very positive news concerning activities carried out by UNESCO project partners in Ladakh, India - the Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC), in Murghab, Tajikistan (ACTED), and in the mountainous region surrounding Lake Issy Kul, ...
8018.
In November 2006, the World Heritage Centre signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to establish the first World Heritage Digital Center (WHDC) under the leadership of Dr. Ching-chih Chen, information technology Professor at Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. "The World Heritage Centre ...
8019.
Christchurch, New Zealand - The World Heritage Committee on Tuesday decided to inscribe the three new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List: the Rainforests of the Atsinanana (Madagascar); South China Karst (China); and Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Republic of Korea). The Rainforests of the Atsinanana comprise six national parks distributed along the eastern ...
8020.
From 18 to 29 October, the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The COP marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention and is one of the highlights of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. An important objective of the meeting is to adopt a revised and updated Strategic Plan including ...
8021.
To contribute to the 2012 celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) recently launched the World Heritage Youth Storyboard Competition at the national level. Adapting the theme of the 40th anniversary on the role ...
8022.
On 14 January 2015, a fire has once again ravaged the Palace of the King Houegbadja in the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage property in Benin.
Thankfully there were no victims. Despite the efforts of firefighters, all of the thatched roofs of the palace complex were burned. As they were built from fire-resistant earthen architecture, the walls of the palace buildings ...
8023.
The World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the World Heritage Volunteers 2015 and #Unite4Heritage common action.
This common action aims to encourage young people from the Arab States[1] countries to take part in one of ten selected World Heritage Volunteers Action Camps 2015, at locations around the world.
The aim of this action is to ...
8024.
The 5th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage related category 2 Institutes and Centres took place in Dehradun, India on 22 November 2016. The UNESCO Category 2 Centre (C2C) on Natural World Heritage Management and Training for Asia and the Pacific Region (NWHMT) at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) hosted the meeting on its campus.
Four ...
8025.
UNESCO led an emergency mission to Aleppo from 16 to 19 January to undertake a preliminary assessment of the extent of damages at the World Heritage site of the Ancient City of Aleppo, as well as the state of educational institutions in the city.
The UNESCO team reported extensive damage at the Great Umayyad Mosque, the Citadel, mosques, churches, suqs, khans, madrassas, ...
8026.
3 October 2017 – A stunning exhibit of the world’s most iconic coral reef systems opened today at the Aquarium of Paris. The display sheds light on the condition of these coral reef systems inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Through a series of photos, virtual reality experiences, films and educational activities for children, the exhibit will raise awareness of ...
8027.
On 28-29 September 2017, the Heads of eight bio-diversity-related Conventions, known as the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), met at FAO Headquarters to discuss ways to join forces in support of global biodiversity and sustainable development agendas.
“We all recognize that the loss of biodiversity has clear ramifications for global food security and ...
8028.
As we celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites 2019, with the theme of Rural landscapes, we highlight the value of conserving this heritage formed through long-term, harmonious interaction between humankind and the natural environment. Protecting these landscapes is key for sustainable development.
Rural landscapes are biocultural mosaics—using land sustainably ...
8029.
Heritage authorities from six heritage cities in Asia, Pacific and Africa gather in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, from 20 to 21 June 2019 to attend a workshop entitled “Experience Sharing Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Strategy among Heritage Cities in Southeast Asia, Pacific and Africa“ held by UNESCO Office Jakarta in collaboration with George Town World ...
8030.
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June, decided to remove the site of Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) from the List of World Heritage in Danger thanks to the national authorities’ measures to ensure its sustainable conservation and management.
The Saltpeter Works were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005 and, simultaneously, ...
8031.
The theme of this year’s World Tourism Day is, ‘Tourism and jobs, a better future for all.’ Given the booming worldwide travel industry, tourism now generates 10% of the world’s jobs or 313 million employees.Tourism is increasingly a major source of growth, employment and income for many of the world’s countries, and is included in Sustainable Development Goal 8 for its ...
8032.
International Day for Disaster Reduction promotes a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction by celebrating how people around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters.
This year’s theme is based on one Target of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: ‘Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and ...
8033.
Three participants from Ethiopia, together with 16 other representatives from Anglophone Africa, are taking part in an online World Heritage Nomination Workshop for Advanced Dossiers under the framework of the World Heritage Nomination Capacity Building Programme from 10 to 17 September 2020.
The online workshop, which was organized by the African World Heritage Fund ...
8034.
Unprecedented fires are blazing through the Pantanal, threatening numerous endangered species and the highly valuable ecosystem. The Rapid Response Facility, a joint initiative of UNESCO and Fauna and Flora International (FFI), is supporting firefighting activity in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve to prevent fires from spreading into the Pantanal Conservation Area World ...
8035.
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 is being celebrated under the theme: Building a shared future for all life.
This slogan is very fitting as the 1972 World Heritage Convention celebrates its 50th anniversary and we reflect on the next 50 years of the Convention and its shared future for all life.
It follows the 50th anniversary of UNESCO's Man and the ...
8036.
African World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of May to remember and acknowledge the importance of promoting and safeguarding the UNESCO World Heritage in Africa for the benefit of present and future generations. To celebrate the 7th edition of African World Heritage Day, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), in collaboration with the African World ...
8037.
The 5th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum (WHSMF23), in conjunction with the 45th extended session of the World Heritage Committee, started its first online session on 19 June 2023. This year's Forum, with the theme "Managing World Heritage for the Next 50 Years" is being hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National ...
8038.
A highly anticipated inception workshop titled "Heritage for Peace: Enhancing Transboundary and Regional Cooperation for Natural and Mixed World Heritage Sites in Asia" was successfully held on 6 July 2023, in an online format. This experts’ workshop marked a crucial step towards promoting transboundary conservation efforts and unlocking the immense potential of Asia's ...
8039.
Working On The Future
After seventeen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative continue to involve young people, communities and site managers in building together new, inclusive societies where World Heritage is a source of resilience, humanity and innovation, beyond the challenges that faces the ...
8040.
Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
This publication highlights the impacts of climate change on 26 natural and cultural World Heritage properties, along with ongoing and planned adaptation and mitigation measures. There are five chapters on glaciers, marine biodiversity, terrestrial biodiversity, archaeological sites, and historic cities and settlements, and ...
8041.
Italy,,Following information about a planned waste dump and a development project in the vicinity of the World Heritage property, the World Heritage Centre requested the State Party to submit details on the above. On 27 March and 5 April 2012, the State Party submitted a response including maps, and on 30 May 2012 a further response on the status of the waste dump ...
8042.
Belize,,There is a great demand for land on which to carry out tourism related real estate development projects in the Caribbean. The many islands of the Belize Barrier Reef have not escaped global investor attention and in this regard, projects are already being aggressively pursued (see for example: http/:www.treasurecovebelize.com).
In late 2007, the World Heritage ...
8043.
Egypt,
Growing number of visitors (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved)
Deterioration of the stones (issue resolved)
Road construction project (issue resolved)
Tunnel construction project (issue resolved)
Urban encroachment
Infrastructure and tourism developments
Development projects (highway or tunnel)
,At the time of ...
8044.
Panama,a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the sites by environmental factors, lack of maintenance,as well as polluted water;
b) Erosion;
c) Absence of management policies;
d) Uncontrolled urban development
e) Tourism pressures (in particular at Portobelo).,The State Party sent information that confirmed damage that had already been detected in 2001, ...
8045.
Georgia,a) General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments;
b) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities;
c) Lack of co-ordinated management system;
d) Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral.,The World Heritage Committee at its 29th session (Durban, 2005) encouraged the State Party to ...
8046.
Algeria,
Natural erosion;
Lack of maintenance of housing;
Loss of traditional conservation techniques;
Uncontrolled land-use;
Constant collapse of houses (three dead and others injured in May 2002);
Conservation Plan existing but not operational;
Lack of coordination activities at the property.
,Referring to the decion of the 28th session of the Committee (Suzhou, 2004), ...
8047.
China,
Bad state of conservation of many buildings
Need to better manage visitors
Urban development project
Air pollution
,The Bureau, at its twentieth extraordinary session in 1996, recommended that the Chinese authorities adopt a development plan for the town of Chengde in line with World Heritage conservation needs. The Chinese authorities reported to the Secretariat, ...
8048.
Yemen,
Renovations seriously threatening the authenticity and integrity of the Great Mosque
No system for the evacuation of waste water
Increase of the permanent humidity of the ground, posing the threat of erosion to the brick walls
Need for a safeguarding and urbanism plan
Lack of traditional materials (noura bricks)
Lack of coordination between the ...
8049.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Commercial development in the area surrounding the site
Redevelopment of a complex for visitor facilities
Need for an integrated management plan
,WHC:
UNESCO and IUCN carried out a monitoring mission to this site from 16 to 19 February 2003, as requested by the 26th session of the Committee. The mission team was ...
8050.
Mexico,
Urban pressure (issue resolved);
Lack of monitoring system (issue resolved);
Earthquake in 1999 (issue resolved).
,In 2012, information on the Integral Project for motorways and bridges was received from the State Party and in 2013, information was received regarding the construction of a cable car. Additional information was requested by the World Heritage Centre ...
8051.
Benin,
Absence of a national legislative mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage (issue resolved)
Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components (issue resolved)
Lack of presentation and interpretation at the site (issue resolved)
Lack and loss of documentation on the site (issue resolved)
Lack of sharing of knowledge between site managers ...
8052.
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 ...
8053.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),Threats identified at the time of inscritpion of the property:
Speed of the vehicles passing along the buffer zone
High-voltage power transmission lines and Zahedan-Zabol main road within the buffer zone
No archaeological map of the landscape zone of Shahr-i Sokhta published yet
,On 18 March 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state ...
8054.
Azerbaijan,
Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City (issue resolved)
Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities (issue resolved)
Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban ...
8055.
Iraq,
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites (issue resolved)
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions is presented in ...
8056.
France,
Project of new buildings within the historic setting (issue resolved)
Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on 15 April 2019
,On 15 April 2019, a fire devastated the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris, one of the components of the “Paris, Banks of the Seine” property.
On 5 June 2019, in response to a letter from the World Heritage Centre informing the French State ...
8057.
Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Berlin, Germany,As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the world's largest travel and tourism trade fair, which will be held in Berlin, Germany from 12–16 March 2004. UNESCO has hosted workshops at ITB every year since 1999, but this is the ...
8058.
,The theme of the 12th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage (FUUH) is both ambitious and crucial to the future of heritage conservation as well as to the development of communities, cities and civil society at large.
The Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Concept includes the broader territorial and landscape context and therefore goes far beyond ...
8059.
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK,For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore the most pressing issues in heritage studies today.
This year, for its tenth anniversary, coinciding with the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the University of ...
8060.
UNESCO headquarter,On the occasion of European Heritage Days, UNESCO will open its doors to the public on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September 2022, from 10 am to 6 pm.
This year’s edition will be marked by the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and will feature a unique exhibition by contemporary painter Sacha Jafri.
In addition to opening its emblematic ...
8061.
,In the framework of the ‘European Month in Cuba’, the EU-funded UNESCO Transcultura Programme is organizing an event on the management of heritage coastal defence systems in Europe and the Caribbean as a resource for developing the cultural and creative sectors.
Fortifications represent a common heritage between Europe and the Caribbean, stemming from their intertwined ...
8062.
Uniting the Seas (Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas) in favour of World Heritage Education for Sustainable Development with the support of ICTs
The GVRR project aims to link young people engaged in the preservation and promotion of World Heritage and Biosphere sites and sustainable development issues among the countries located along the Volga River and on the banks of the ...
8063.
This special issue of World Heritage is about interlinkages between nature and culture.
One of the defining characteristics of the World Heritage Convention is that the governance of both natural and cultural values of Outstanding Universal Value falls under one international instrument, but we have still to harness the full potential it offers to recognize and build on ...
8064.
Oc Eo - Ba The archaeological site is located in the southwestwards of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in Oc Eo town, Thoai Son district, An Giang province. It’s 40km away from Long Xuyen city, An Giang province to the northeast and 40km away from Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province to the southwest. This property has about 40 cultural relics of various types of ...
8065.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Urban development pressure;
b) New constructions in the area surrounding the property;
c) Lack of strategic plans for future development that set out clear strategies for the overall townscape and for the skyline and river front taking into account the townscape characteristics and important views related to the ...
8066.
Cellular Jail is situated on South Andaman Island, one of 572 islands forming Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. Inhabited since 2000 years, the islands were occupied by Europeans in the middle of 18th century. Few years later, British established naval base and a penal settlement on Chatham Island which was later shifted Viper Island.
The idea of ...
8067.
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 ...
8068.
Istanbul, Turkey 17 July—The World Heritage Committee, on the last afternoon of its 40th session which opened on 10 July, inscribed eight new sites on the List: one transnational site (in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan), and others in Canada, Chad, China, Iraq, Iran, Mexico and Sudan.
The newly inscribed natural sites are:
Hubei Shennongjia (China)—Located in Hubei ...
8069.
On 5 July 2023, five new projects in the field of cultural heritage were launched during a kick-off coordination meeting between UNESCO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over US$ 10 million will be provided across three years in the framework of the Fund-in-Trust Agreement signed in January 2020 between UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“The ...
8070.
Sri Lanka,a) Post tsunami response;
b) Need for development and management plan;,Following concerns expressed by the National Commission of Sri Lanka with regard to the construction of an international test cricket stadium in the buffer zone of the property, as well as a port development project in the Bay of Galle, two missions have been undertaken to assess the situation ...
8071.
Syrian Arab Republic,a) Poor state of conservation;
b) Inappropriate restoration techniques;
c) Lack of a buffer zone;
d) Lack of a management plan.,Since its inscription on the World Heritage List, the conservation of the Ancient City of Damascus has not been addressed in a comprehensive study and no global conservation actions have been taken. It is urgent to point out ...
8072.
Italy,Construction of roads and high voltage power line in the immediate vicinity of the property; Absence of boundaries for the property; Lack of Management Plan that addresses conservation issues, development control, tourism management and future rock art research; Construction of metal walkway.,Following the decision of the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session ...
8073.
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 ...
8074.
Colombia,
Armed conflict;
Illegal extraction of natural resources;
Threats from major infrastructure projects;
Lack of control of management agency.
,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012). In its Decision 36 COM ...
8075.
Panama,
Continued and growing presence of cattle;
Delayed implementation of the Management Plan for the Special Zone of Marine Protection;
Planned construction of a naval base;
Absence of clear regulations relating to the property;
Commercial and sport fishing;
Insufficient management capacity at the property.
,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 26 ...
8076.
Sudan,
Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods;
Urban encroachment;
Absence of a management plan with government commitment.
,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). There is therefore no information on ...
8077.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Increased human population
Poaching
Spread of invasive species
Tourism pressure
Grazing pressure
Governance of the property and community involvement
Challenging situation of community livelihoods
Potential impact of lodge development project on the crater rim
Impact of project for upgrading Lodoare Gate to Golini Main Road and access road to ...
8078.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved)
Inappropriate restoration works (issue resolved)
Rise of the underground water level
Dilapidated infrastructure
Neglect and lack of maintenance
Overcrowded areas and buildings
Uncontrolled development
Absence of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan
Absence of an integrated socio-economic revitalization plan linking the urban ...
8079.
Russian Federation,
Inadequate coordinated management between national, local and religious authorities
Lack of appropriate legal measures and rules for conservation, restoration, management and use of World Heritage properties of religious interest
Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system
Inappropriate location of the planned Museum ...
8080.
Australia,
Potential extension of a mining lease (issue resolved)
,In recent years, particularly 2018 and 2019, the World Heritage Centre received various third party information raising concerns about development proposals in the vicinity of the property and their potential threats to its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), particularly the construction of the Western ...
8081.
Cameroon,
Mining exploitation project close to the property
Lack of implementation and full approval and of the management plan
Agricultural and forest encroachment
Industrial agriculture of Hévéa in the contiguous zone
Threats exerted by commercial hunting and deforestation around the property
Mekin hydroelectric dam
Poaching
Risk of loss of ecological connectivity
,On 24 ...
8082.
Chad,Factors identified at the time of inscription in 2016:
Need to strengthen the legal protection status of the property and to extend the property to include all attributes of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)
Inadequate management plan and lack of management authority
Need for a zonation which allows full protection of the key areas for biodiversity
Need to ...
8083.
Viet Nam,
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (Population growth)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Housing
Industrial areas
Financial and human resources
Management systems / management plan
,On 30 November 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
8084.
Republic of Korea,
Management systems/ management plan (Development of a sustainable tourism management plan)
Commercial development; Housing (High-rise developments in the vicinity of the component parts)
,On 1 February 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1319/documents/. The ...
8085.
Beijing & Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China,The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, known as the Belt and Road Initiative or One Belt One Road, focuses on connectivity and cooperation among more than 60 countries, representing more than a third of the global economy and more than half of the World’s population.
The scope and extent of the Belt ...
8086.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
c) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries;
d) Impact of villages located within the property.
,On 2 February 2012, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party with ...
8087.
Iraq,
Legal Framework
Need to conduct further studies regarding minimum water flows, to confirm the biodiversity within the property and its surrounding landscapes
Incomplete designation of all the components of the property as legally protected areas
Need to regulate oil and gas concessions, and other potentially impacting activities in the buffer zones of the ...
8088.
Name of element
Central Point
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
No. in the Military Map of Portugal
Border Garrison Town of Elvas and its fortifications
Castle’s Keep
38º 52’ 50.413’’N
-7º 09’ 51.822’’W
324m
414
Stronghold of Almeida
Liberty Square
40º 43’ 29’’ N
-6º 54’ 23’’ W
750m
183
Fortress of Marvão
Pelourinho Square
39º 23’ ...
8089.
In Europe the limes was established under Augustus was moved ahead under Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius between the rivers Rhine and Danube, in the territory of the United Kingdom and Romania, was moved back under Gallienus and Aurelian in the 3rd century, and given up in the course of the 5th century. The boundary of this late Roman sector is in the Balkan, ...
8090.
Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park: N8 8 34 E124 54 45
Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park: N7 57 18 E124 48 09
Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park (MKRNP) and Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park (MKaRNP) are legislated protected areas located in the Province of Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Both are cultural and biodiversity important areas with unique landscapes ...
8091.
In March 2012, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) launched the Patrimonito National Storyboard Competition, Republic of Korea.
Of the 143 student submissions, 10 of the storyboards were selected by the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration and were then sent to the UNESCO World ...
8092.
Peru,
Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved);
Non-formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan;
Revision of the Master and Strategic Plans;
New development projects within the Historic Centre including urban transportation systems (Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical buildings;
Development of the ...
8093.
Kenya,a) Illegal Forest resource extraction;
b) Community-wildlife conflict;
c) Poaching;
d) Excisions from the property. ,IUCN, through its World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA) received reports in October 2007 of fencing encroaching on the boundaries of the World Heritage property. Further investigation suggests that the fence would create a barrier ...
8094.
India,a) Infrastructure construction near inscribed monuments;
b) Lack of management mechanism;
c) Lack of building and land-use regulations;
d) Tourism development pressures.,A series of consultative meetings were organised from 3 to 6 August 2005 in Hampi and Bangalore, financed under the World Heritage Fund,to review the management planning process. Through the active ...
8095.
Indonesia,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination. ,In January 2004 IUCN undertook a mission to the site, responding to the invitation extended by the State Party in March 2003. The State Party delegation included representatives from the Indonesian Protected Area Management Agency (PHKA) and Natural ...
8096.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Severe impact caused by heavy wildlife poaching and organized hunting,
Human encroachment particularly by local agricultural communities,
Influx of refugees from the neighbouring countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia
,IUCN has received a copy of the 2001 Tropenbos Côte d’Ivoire report La chasse et la filière viande de brousse dans ...
8097.
Romania,Proposed Dracula Park construction project,WHC:
The Centre has been informed through several press releases of the official decision of the Romanian authorities to relocate the proposed theme park, which was planned in the immediate vicinity of the World Heritage site. No official information from the national authorities had been received by the deadline of 1 ...
8098.
Russian Federation,
Lack of joint management system between national, local and religious authorities (issue resolved);
Lack of monitoring mechanisms;
Lack of appropriate legal measures and rules for conservation, restoration, management and use of World Heritage properties of religious interest.
,In August 2013, a joint World Heritage Centre/ ICOMOS/ICCROM monitoring ...
8099.
Malawi,
Need for a new management plan
Growing population within the Park, heavily dependent on fish and wood as principal resource (issue already mentioned and resolved in the past)
Oil exploration/exploitation
,On 1 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. Subsequently, a joint UNESCO/IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property ...
8100.
China,
Apparent decline in wildlife populations
Dams and related infrastructure
Lack of clarity of property boundaries
Mining
Inadequate management planning, including tourism planning
,On 26 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1083/documents. The State Party highlights the ...
8101.
State of Palestine,
Potential construction of a separation fence (wall)
Abandonment of terraces and afforestation
Impact of socio-cultural and geo-political transformations
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
,On 28 January 2016, the State Party ...
8102.
China,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Need to revise the system of buffer zones and to consider the definition of priority visibility corridors in order to protect them from the potential impact of new constructions
Finalize the creation of the Monitoring and Archive Centre and improve the historical and archaeological knowledge of the ...
8103.
Gabon,
Lack of management structure to deal with the cultural values of the property
Need for training of conservation managers
Road Development
Project of optical fibre
Poaching
,On 13 January 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1147/documents/ and provides the ...
8104.
Uzbekistan,
Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property (issue resolved)
Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system (issue resolved)
Managements systems/management plan (Lack of a proper conservation and management plan)
Management activities (Lack of coordination with regard to the conservation and restoration activities ...
8105.
Russian Federation,
Illegal activities (Illegal salmon fishing)
Mining (gold mining)
Major linear utilities (Gas pipeline)
Renewable energy facilities (Development of a geothermal power station)
Fires
Management and institutional factors (Boundary changes)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction of the Esso-Palana road)
Legal framework (Need for the development of a ...
8106.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Legal framework (inefficient enforcement of protective legislation)
Management systems/ management plan
Mining (potential degradation of the historic site by continued and uncontrolled mining operations in the Cerro Rico Mountain)
Surface water pollution
Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico
Deficiencies in conservation: ...
8107.
Czechia,Factors identified at the time of inscription:
Lack of revised management plan, including visitor strategy
Need to improve risk management
High-voltage power lines crossing the landscape and visual impact of the Chvaletice power station
Necessity to ensure the correct interpretation of the site as a cultural landscape
,On 28 January 2020, the State Party submitted ...
8108.
Ecuador,
Urban development pressures affecting the authenticity of the property
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (works in the Tower of the Complex of the Compañía de Jesús) (issue resolved)
Management system/plan (weaknesses in the decision-making mechanisms regarding conservation)
Transportation infrastructure (construction of metro, including ...
8109.
China,
Air pollution
Ground transport infrastructure
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Surface water pollution
Site to be overrun with tourist facilities (issue resolved)
Several parts of the site severely impacted by floods in 1998 (issue resolved)
Plan for rehabilitation of damaged areas required (issue resolved)
,On 26 November 2020, the State Party submitted a ...
8110.
Libya,
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Land conversion
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Excessive vegetation growth
Natural degradation
Urban encroachment
Local conditions affecting the physical fabric: Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry
,On 3 February 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, the executive summary of ...
8111.
Gabon,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
concessions in the buffer zone of Ivindo National Park
need to enhance the management, technical and financial capacity
need to update the management plan of the property
,On 22 February 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
8112.
The Founding of Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai was purposefully created by King Mangrai in AD.1296 to be the political, economic, social and cultural center of his newly expanded and integrated kingdom of the Tai people, called "Lanna Kingdom" (kingdom of a million rice fields). It was designed to be located in the landlocked heartland of Southeast Asia, north of modern-day ...
8113.
The nominated property is an archaeological site preserving the remains of a Buddhist temple known as Hoeamsa, a 14th-century Seon (Chan in Chinese; Zen in Japanese) monastery constructed in accordance with the Cheonggyu principles (Qinggui in Chinese), or “Pure Regulations.” The archaeological relics excavated at the nominated property offer material testimony to the ...
8114.
China,,From 12 to 17 April, an IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the Committee at its 30th session at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List. The mission was able to hold discussions with various stakeholders, including representatives of the Sichuan Government, the A’ba Tibetan/ Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, the ...
8115.
St. Cyril's Church: N 50 29 0, E 30 28 19
St. Andrew's Church: N 50 27 31, E 30 31 05
St. Cyril's Church in Kyiv is an outstanding monument of world culture. It has preserved the 12th century architecture and 12th, 17th and 19th centuries monumental painting. It's a unique East-Christian construction of Kyivan Rus with typical for the epoch of feudal wars peculiarities. ...
8116.
01
Sierra del Rosario Cultural Landscape
22º51´44´´ N
82º55´40´´ W
02
Remains of Angerona Coffee Plantation
22º50´58´´ N
82º51´11´´ W
03
Church of Nuestra Señora de Regla
22º07´53´´ N
82º20´10´´ W
04
Remains of Alejandría Sugar Mill
22º49´05´´ N
82º01´16´´ W
05
San Severino Castle
23º03´22´´ N
81º33´34´´ W
06
Remains of ...
8117.
Unjusa temple is located on the upper area of Daecho stream, one of the tributaries of the Yeongsan-gang river. It is enshrined in a mountainous valley stretching in the north-south direction. The hills on both sides are about 100 meters above the sea level.
Unjusa sits at the intersection of the Hwasun, Naju, and Jangheung regions which includes Korea's vast and fertile ...
8118.
The property consists of two archaeological sites:-Ha'amonga ‘a Mau'i Historic Park at Heketā near Niutoua;Ancient Royal Tombs at Lapaha in the village of Mu'aHa'amonga ‘a Mau'i Historic ParkAccording to oral traditions which have subsequently been recorded, the Tu'i Tonga Empire is said to have been formed around the year 950AD. The first Tu'i ...
8119.
Côte d'Ivoire,a) Poaching;
b) Agricultural encroachment;
c) Artisanal gold mining.,On 14 February 2012, the State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property. The State Party also submitted an evaluation report dated May 2011 on the services of the Ivorian Office of Parks and Reserves (OIPR) following the events of the post-electoral crisis. ...
8120.
Peru,a) Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices;
b) Illegal occupation of the property;
c) Unregulated farming activities;
d) Rising water table levels;
e) Delay in implementing protective measures (legislation and regulations already passed by the national authorities).,The ...
8121.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone,
b) Lack of effective management mechanisms,
c) Boundary issues,
d) Illegal logging. ,On 25 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides information on the status of tourism developments in the Bansko ski zone as well as other threats, and ...
8122.
Algeria,Some threats, identified in previous reports, have since been mitigated. Others remain, but should be resolved thanks to a new urban policy, and management tools and measures already in place or being elaborated.
a) Slow natural deterioration due to shore line and wind erosion, and sea salt ;
b) Deterioration of the gullies of the rock, bed of a former wadi, ...
8123.
Indonesia,a) Tourism development pressure;
b) Uncontrolled vendors around the property;
c) Lack of institutional coordination.,A joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS mission (17-25 February 2006), carried out at the request of the World Heritage Committee (Decision 29 COM 7B.53 ), assessed the state of conservation of the World Heritage property of Borobudur Temple ...
8124.
Türkiye,Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas; uncontrolled development; absence of an urban development and conservation plan since its abrogation in 1996; lack of implementation by national and municipal authorities ,On 28 January 2005 the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a report on action taken in ...
8125.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
c) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries;
d) Impact of villages located within the property.,On 25 February 2013, the State Party submitted a fairly complete report on the state of conservation of the property. ...
8126.
Iraq,Factors identified at the time of inscription in 2016:
Need to conduct further studies regarding minimum water flows, to confirm the biodiversity within the property and its surrounding landscapes
Incomplete designation of all the components of the property as legally protected areas
Need to regulate oil and gas concessions, and other potentially impacting activities ...
8127.
Benin,
Absence of a national legislative mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage (issue resolved in 2007, but significant again in 2020)
Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components (issue resolved in 2007, but significant again in 2020)
Lack and loss of documentation on the site (issue resolved in 2007, but significant again in ...
8128.
Albania,
Ground transport infrastructure (planned by-pass road project and conversion of the bazaar into a pedestrian area in Gjirokastra)
Housing
Illegal activities (illegal construction dating from the late 1990s and later on)
High impact research/monitoring activities (lack of specific monitoring indicators)
Governance (lack of detailed tourism development plan and lack ...
8129.
8130.
8131.
8132.
8133.
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 ...
8134.
The Quirimbas Archipelago, a cultural and natural heritage in northern Mozambique, consists of 31 islands stretching south from Cape Delgado for approximately 200 miles. These islands, running along the coast, are partly linked to the coast by sand bars, coral reefs, mangroves and water rich in marine life. Of special interest are the Islands of Ibo, and to a less extent, ...
8135.
The Succulent Karoo biome is an internationally recognized biodiversity hotspot, and is the world's only arid hotspot. The 116 000 km2 biome extends from the south-west through the north-western areas of South Africa and into southern Namibia. The biome is home to 6 356 plant species, 40% of which are endemic and 936 (17%) of which are listed in the Red Data Book. In ...
8136.
A site of ancient settlement Ahsiket located on the right branch of Sirdarya River in Turakargan district of Namangan region. Its area occupies the territory of more than 25 hectares. The city founded in III - II centuries B.C. and functioned up to 1219 A.D. It has been completely destroyed by Mongolian forces. The city structure consisted of the citadel, Shakhristan - the ...
8137.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released the results of its rhinoceros census in Nepal, reporting a reported 23% increase in rhino numbers in this World Heritage site since the last census taken in 2008. Numbers increased from 408 to 503. WWF reports that these numbers reflect the success of conservation efforts for this species and are a result of ...
8138.
Argentina, Reappropriation of land for a settlement scheme,IUCN visited the site in March.
Development of a village settlement by the Province has indeed begun and has resulted in detrimental impacts in this key area of the park.
There are also further plans for dam construction in the park and great concern by local conservationists over the future of this site has ...
8139.
Montenegro,
Construction of a dam on the Tara river (issue resolved)
Construction of an asphalt plant and the resulting water pollution (issue resolved)
Fire in June 1995
,At the invitation of the Yugoslav authorities, the World Heritage Centre carried out a mission to the site, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. The mission reviewed the state of ...
8140.
Tunisia,
Construction of dams;
Hunting;
Grazing,
Air pollution
,The Committee, at its last session (Merida, 1996), found that the construction of two dams had limited freshwater flow, dramatically increased the salinity of the lake and marshes and led to sharp reductions of migratory bird populations. Hence, the Committee decided to declare Ichkeul as a World Heritage site ...
8141.
Montenegro,
Construction of a dam on the Tara river (issue resolved)
Construction of an asphalt plant and the resulting water pollution (issue resolved)
Fire in June 1995
Uncontrolled expansion of the village
Adjacent development of a large sport facility
Mine tailing threat to the Tara River Canyon
,At its twenty-second session, the Bureau was informed that a map ...
8142.
Uganda,
lack of resources,
suspension of projects,
serious security issues at the Park due to the conflict in the region,
a greater part of the Park is not monitored by Park staff.
,Principal issues:
Insecurity due to war and armed conflict in regions bordering neighbouring DRC; illegal pit sawing, poaching and wildlife trafficking. Need for community support ...
8143.
Egypt,
Increasing flow of pilgrims,
Possible reconstruction of the church over the Saint's tomb
,Further to an alarming report prepared in 2000 by an ICOMOS expert, the Director and Chief of the Arab Unit a.i. of the World Heritage Centre carried out a visit to the site in September 2001.
A land-reclamation programme for the agricultural development of the region, funded ...
8144.
The Wudalianchi is one of the first batch of state scenic spots areas approved though the State Council in 1982, and a state-level nature reserve approved in 1996. There are the most typical and perfect vestiges of modern volcanic eruption in China, and the world- known volcano-related mineral spring water. The Wudalianchi volcanic cluster is situated in the E-W tectonic ...
8145.
Egypt,a) Raise of the underground water level (Luxor, Karnak);
b) Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens);
c) Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a buffer zone;
d) Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan;
e) Major infrastructure projects taking place or scheduled;
f) Uncontrolled urban development;
g) Housing and agricultural ...
8146.
Built by the Moors in a defensive position at the heart of the Caliphate of Cordoba, Cuenca is an unusually well-preserved medieval fortified city. Conquered by the Castilians in the 12th century, it became a royal town and bishopric endowed with important buildings, such as Spain's first Gothic cathedral, and the famous casas colgadas (hanging houses), suspended from ...
8147.
Zimbabwe,Final report
Saouma-Forero, Galia,Expert Meeting on Authenticity and Integrity in an African Context; Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; 2000
Authenticity and Integrity
Summary of ICCROM Position Paper, Amsterdam 1998
Jukka Jokilehto in collaboration with Joseph King (02 February 2000)
1. Integrated Strategic Process
The World Heritage Convention identifies as the duty of ...
8148.
Wood was the main building material in Belarus up to the end of the 19th century. Artistic styles of stone architecture influenced greatly the development of worship wooden architecture. The process of the form development in wooden architecture was more complex than in stone architecture, for it presupposed not just renewal but also a return to the cultural roots. ...
8149.
Area: 843.012,28 hectares- Perimeter: 809,04 Km
Climate: hot and humid tropical, with one to two month dry season.
temp: 24°year average
pluv: 1.750 to 2.000 mm total /year
Altitude: 200-600 m.
Geomorphology: Hilly and mountainous with large alluvial plains and some low tabular plateau's. Separating the two basins of Rio Ucayali (Peru) and Jurua (Brazil), the Park ...
8150.
Située à 22 km de Bamenda, sur la route de WUM dans le Département de la MEZAM, la Chefferie de BAFUT est un Ensemble composé d’un Palais, d’une forêt sacrée jouxtant la résidence du Chef Supérieur, d’une résidence des hôtes qui surplombe la Chefferie, des lieux de culte, deux quartiers de femmes, des loges de sociétés secrètes, le tout constituant une cinquantaine de ...
8151.
The Archaeological Landscape of Arpauzen is situated in the foothills of the eastern slope of Prisyrdarya Karatau Mountains. It is located in 30 km west from the station of Sholakkorgan (centre of the district) and 3 km south-west from the village of Abai.
Arpauzen is a complex of around 130 archaeological sites (20 ancient settlements, more than 80 burial grounds and 30 ...
8152.
The archaeological landscape of Kulzhabasy is situated on the territory of the Korday Region of the Zhambyl Region. It is located 200 km west-north-west from the city of Almaty and 30 km north-west from the train station of Otar on the south-western part of Chu-Ili Mountains.
The site is known since the beginning of the 1960s. However, the main concentrations of the rock ...
8153.
De style architecturale soudanais, la grande mosquée de Mopti, communément appelée mosquée de Komoguel, a une superficie de 12 a 76 ca. La construction de la mosquée remonte entre 1933 et 1935. Elle est construite à la place d'une autre qui datait de 1908.
La Mosquée s'étend sur près de 100m² et mesure 15m de haut. Elle se compose de deux parties : la première ...
8154.
Marking the most profound depths of the Caribbean Sea, the Cayman Trench is as deep as the K2 mountain is high and as long as the border of the United States. Along its northern edge lies the Cayman Ridge, stretching from the Sierra Maestra mountain range in Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras. In that ridge emerge three Cayman islands, uplifted long ago by friction between the ...
8155.
Major archaeological vestiges have been discovered at the World Heritage site of Aksum (Ethiopia) by the experts UNESCO sent to Aksum (Ethiopia) to survey the World Heritage Site last week. They were sent to prepare for the elevation of the Aksum Obelisk at its original location. The last segment of the 160-tonne 24.6-metre high stele arrived at the airport of Aksum this ...
8156.
The World Heritage Committee Thursday decided to extend the site inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2004 as Dečani Monastery (Serbia) and place it on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee also extended Andorra‘s site of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Andorra), adding a buffer zone to the property that was listed in 2004. These inscriptions end ...
8157.
"For her work on the evolution of the stars from the birth of the universe to the present time." (Jury Citation, General Public)
"For her work on the chemical composition of old stars and its relevance to the formation and evolution of galaxies." (Jury Citation, Scientific Public)
Who She Is
Professor Barbuy was born in Brazil, and received her doctorate degree from the ...
8158.
UNESCO has invited experts from both inside and outside of Libya to urgently examine the preservation of cultural heritage in the country, notably measures to safeguard cultural sites; prevent illicit trafficking, protect museums and strengthen cultural institutions in the wake of civil strife and the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime. The meeting - the first on protecting ...
8159.
World Heritage and literacy were bookends to a day where Philadelphia opened its arms to UNESCO, during the second day of Director-General Irina Bokova’s visit to the United States on Thursday.Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined the Director-General to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention at morning ceremonies held at Independence ...
8160.
With almost a thousand sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, the reach of the World Heritage Convention is vast. To better present one important issue and the work that’s being done to make a difference, UNESCO has produced an infographic on rhinoceros conservation. This attractive, easy to follow poster describes the plight of several rhinoceros species in Africa ...
8161.
New excavations within the Maya Devi Temple of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal, have revealed evidence of a series of shrines extending the history of the site to a much earlier date than previously known.
Until now, the earliest Buddhist temples have been attributed to Emperor Ashoka, who in the 3rd century BC spread Buddhism across the region, as evidenced by ...
8162.
The inscriptions of the 1000th site and Myanmar’s first property on the World Heritage List, were among the highlights of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, which ended today in Doha (Qatar). During its ten-day meeting, the Committee added a total of 26 new sites the List to bring the number of World Heritage Sites to 1007, in 161 countries.
The ...
8163.
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany) is receiving applications for the Master’s programme in World Heritage Studies.
CONCEPT
The international Master’s programme World Heritage Studies was developed around the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Its curriculum reflects ...
8164.
The value of rebuilding Timbuktu, a unique intellectual and spiritual capital rich in cultural treasures, is priceless for both Mali’s post-conflict recovery and for its significance for global patrimony. However $8 million is still required for the actual restoration costs, according to Lazare Eloudou Assomo, UNESCO Representative to Mali and global expert on the iconic ...
8165.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and French President Francois Hollande today sent a strong message of solidarity to the people of Iraq and Syria, and reiterated the urgent need to safeguard cultural heritage of both countries.
President Hollande and the Director-General Bokova met at the Louvre Museum in Paris, which houses several major works reflecting the splendid ...
8166.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jurgen Stock, addressed members of the UN Security Council on “Combating the Destruction, Smuggling and Theft of Cultural Heritage” in countries where destruction of heritage, looting and illicit trafficking are used to fuel hatred and finance terrorism.
The meeting, convened by the ...
8167.
The 199th session of UNESCO Executive Board unanimously adopted a decision regarding UNESCO’s role in “safeguarding and preservation Palmyra and other Syrian world heritage sites”, decision supported by the Russian Federation, South Africa, Germany, Belarus, Brazil, China, the United States, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Palau, Great ...
8168.
Climate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites, according to the report “World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate” released today by UNESCO, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
“Globally, we need to better understand, monitor and address climate change threats to ...
8169.
Experts from nearly 40 countries, including 12 outside the Africa region, gathered in Arusha (Tanzania) for the international conference "Safeguarding African World Heritage as a Driver of Sustainable Development" co-organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the United Republic of Tanzania and the People's Republic of China, from 31 May to 3 June 2016.
In his opening ...
8170.
Post Title: Cultural Heritage Specialist
Organisation: Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH)
Location: Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Closing Date: 18 April, 2017
Applications: All interested applicants should submit their CV to info@arcwh.org
Background of ARC-WH:The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage was established as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices ...
8171.
For decades, UNESCO has worked to protect cultural and natural treasures on land and sea by facilitating cooperation across borders. World Heritage is built on the premise that some places are so special that all of humankind should work together to protect them.
This spirit of international cooperation has been evident among World Heritage marine sites in the Eastern ...
8172.
In keeping with UNESCO’s mandate to promote culture and education in Africa, the World Heritage Centre, in close collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund and the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa in Harare, organized a regional workshop entitled “World Heritage and Education Institutions in Africa” at the Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo (Zimbabwe) from 26 to 28 ...
8173.
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, ended today. The next session of the World Heritage Committee will be in Baku, Azerbaijan.
During the session, the Committee inscribed 19 sites on the World Heritage List (13 cultural sites, three natural and three mixed sites, i.e. both natural ...
8174.
The World Heritage Centre, in close collaboration with the UNESCO Multisectoral and Regional Office in Dakar and the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), organized a workshop entitled "World Heritage and Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa" from 6 to 8 November 2018 at the University Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (Senegal), with the support of the Senegalese Ministry ...
8175.
The three countries agree on a roadmap to explore the boundary extension of the Okavango Delta World Heritage site to protect the river basin and the unique wetland system.
The States Parties of Angola, Botswana and Namibia met in Maun in Botswana on 3-4 June 2019 to discuss transboundary cooperation and ways to improve conservation of the Okavango Delta (Botswana) World ...
8176.
Recent flooding threatens the World Heritage property of the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire. UNESCO is sending a mission to provide technical assistance to national and local authorities in assessing the damage and collecting all the data necessary for the preparation of a risk management plan that better takes account of the flood issue.
On the weekend of 11 ...
8177.
International Day for Biological Diversity 2021 is being celebrated under the slogan: "We're part of the solution #ForNature".
This theme was chosen to be a continuation of the momentum generated last year under the over-arching theme, “Our solutions are in nature”, which served as a reminder that biodiversity remains the answer to several sustainable development ...
8178.
The International Advisory Committee (IAC) on World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan was officially opened in Khiva and online on 15 September 2021, within the framework of the International Cultural Forum “Central Asia at the Crossroads of World Civilizations”.
The initiative to establish this committee together with UNESCO was put forward by the President of the Republic of ...
8179.
With the support of UNESCO, UNDP, the Government of Botswana and local partners, projects to support conservation and sustainable livelihoods of communities have started in the Okavango Delta World Heritage site. The activities, which are planned and led by local civil society organisations, are supported through the Community Management for Protected Areas for ...
8180.
On 9 May 2022, UNESCO organized an online meeting to discuss the removal of African properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Despite the richness and diversity of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage, the Sub-Saharan African region is one of the least represented regions on the World Heritage List, but still registers the highest number of endangered ...
8181.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of 1972 World Heritage Convention, UNESCO is exhibiting a collection of images of World Heritage sites.
More than one hundred outstanding photographs are displayed around the UNESCO gates, offering a unique panorama of the diversity of the World Heritage sites. A selection of works by the photographer Yan Bighetti de Flogny, ...
8182.
After fifteen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative meet the challenge of ‘The Next 50’ years to involve young people, communities and site managers in building together new, inclusive societies where World ...
8183.
From 2020 through 2022, UNESCO Jakarta carried out a project “Towards a sustainable future for the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra UNESCO World Heritage site: integrating management and reviewing boundaries for the long-term protection of the Outstanding Universal Value,” funded by the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, in close coordination with the Directorate ...
8184.
The 2023 edition of the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes was awarded to the Gunditjmara community for its long-standing efforts to safeguard and manage the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, a property inscribed on the World Heritage List since 2019. The laureate will receive US$30,000 as prize.
The jury ...
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) have signed an agreement to reinforce capacity building and quality assurance for Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Environmental and Social Impact ...
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The Cook Islands and Tuvalu, two SIDS State Parties in the Pacific, submitted their first Tentative Lists in January 2024, marking a significant step in their continuing efforts on preserving their unique heritage.
The Cook Islands officially submitted their first Tentative List to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on 17 January 2024, featuring the “Maungaroa Cultural ...
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Gathered in Vilnius on Friday, at the initiative of Lithuania, nearly 30 States pledged to increase their support to the recovery of Ukraine’s cultural sector, through the coordination of UNESCO. A medium and long-term plan of action, drawn up by the Organization in consultation with over 40 international and Ukrainian institutions, will be implemented.
There can be no ...
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On 22 May 2024, managers from the 29 UNESCO World Heritage-listed coral reefs came together online with experts from the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to share experiences in monitoring the effects of the fourth mass bleaching event that is currently unfolding around the globe.
The world is now experiencing its fourth global coral ...
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Turkmenistan,Lack of interpretation and visitor management plan.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to submit a interpretation and visitor management plan and to provide three copies of the completed management plan.
The State Party submitted its report on 28 January 2009. A summary management plan activities ...
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Italy,a) Construction project of a highway extension in the vicinity of Villa Saraceno
b) Uncontrolled development and urban encroachment in the Veneto region,In compliance with Decision 31 COM 7B.113, the State Party submitted on 29 January 2009 an updated report on the status of planning of the highway Valdastico-South, section Vicenza-Rovigo and activities related to ...
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Poland,a) Lack of management plan;
b) Slow process of consultation with local communities.,The State Party provided a report on 28 January 2009 in response to the World Heritage Committee’s decision 32 COM 7B.102 including on the following issues.
Status of the management plan for the World Heritage property and its surroundings: The reported noted that the ...
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Afghanistan,a) Political instability;
b) Inclination of the Minaret;
c) Lack of management plan.,The State Party submitted a report to the World Heritage Centre on 27 February 2008 which describes the successful implementation of the emergency work carried out in 2007 to protect the Minaret from the nearby rivers' erosion following the destruction of the protective gabions ...
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Panama,a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water;
b) Erosion;
c) Absence of management policies included in management plans;
d) Uncontrolled urban development;
e) Tourism pressures (in particular at Portobelo).,Official information was received by the World Heritage Centre on ...
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Bangladesh,General threats:
a) Lack of capacity in conservation techniques;
b) Lack of management mechanism;
c) Lack of monitoring system;
d) Lack of human and financial resources.
Specific threats:
e) Negative impact of telephone tower built by the State Party within the property buffer zone on heritage and landscape value; Property boundaries and buffer zone ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina,Construction of a hotel in the buffer zone of the World Heritage property, not in conformity with provisions of the Master Plan, which was part of the Management Plan included in the nomination file. ,The State Party informed the World Heritage Centre on 9 January 2007 about the establishment of a group of experts to examine the situation and ...
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Iran (Islamic Republic of),a) Lack of comprehensive management plan;
b) Discrepancy between the potential Outstanding Universal Value of the property and the boundaries of the property actually inscribed on the World Heritage List.,A comprehensive management plan is being drafted within the framework of the financial assistance provided through the UNESCO Japan ...
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Canada,a) Mountain pine beetle epidemic;
b) Open-pit mining.,The State Party of Canada submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 31 January 2006. It states that the previously reported mountain pine beetle epidemic is continuing and is a concern related to forests both within and outside the World Heritage property. Within the serial property, the ...
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Romania,Mining pollution (accidental cyanide pollution); ,UNESCO and IUCN have been informed of a Ukrainian navigation project on the Bystroe Canal located within the UNESCO Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, on the Ukrainian side of the border. Although the Canal does not pass through the Romanian side (which is a World Heritage property), likely downstream ...
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Peru,Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Floods/Landslides.,The Secretariat received a progress report from the State Party on 30 January 2004. It presented the efforts in documenting and registering the structures and archaeological material, domestic and burial, discovered ...
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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 ...