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,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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...