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8191.
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 ...
8192.
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 ...
8193.
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 ...
8194.
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 ...
8195.
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 ...
8196.
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 ...
8197.
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 ...
8198.
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 ...
8199.
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 ...
8200.
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 ...
8201.
Egypt,
Raise of the underground water level;
Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens);
Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan;
Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled;
Uncontrolled urban development;
Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank;
Demolitions in the villages of Gurna on the West Bank of the Nile and ...
8202.
Oman,
Degradation of the structures;
Use of recent construction materials (cement, etc.)
,Since the eighteenth session of the Committee in December 1994, two missions were fielded to the Sultanate of Oman to monitor and evaluate the ongoing restoration work at the Fort.
The first of these missions was carried out in December 1994 and resulted in observations and ...
8203.
Malta,
Problems of climatology and hydrology
Proliferation of micro-organisms on the walls
Inappropriate lighting system
Decayed sewage and water supply pipes
Need of a new entrance for the site
,The Committee was informed, during its eighteenth session, of the very serious situation at this site, which is partially flooded and in a state of accelerated ...
8204.
Egypt,
Growing number of visitors
Uncontrolled development of the nearby village
Deterioration of the stones
Motorway project
,Following an exchange of correspondence between the Director-General of UNESCO, the Government of Egypt and the World Heritage Committee, which was informed during its eighteenth session in Phuket of the very serious problems which threatened the ...
8205.
Benin,
Storm in 1984 (issue resolved)
Need for a management and conservation plan for the site
,The twelve Royal Palaces of Abomey which are situated in a vast area of 44 hectares are the shared responsibility of the Royal Families and the Heritage Directorate of Benin. Since 1955 this site received support from the PREMA Benin II Project, financed by the Italian ...
8206.
Mozambique,
Need for a detailed programme for the recuperation / rehabilitation of the island
Storm in 1994
Lack of funding (issue resolved)
Precarious state of conservation of the stone
Solid waste collection
Presence of squatters in the Stone City
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the World Heritage Committee - Chapter VII.36:
The Committee ...
8207.
India,
Lack of co-ordinated and integrated management system;
Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value;
Lack of protection under national legislation.
,On 29 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report; a summary of which is available at ...
8208.
Tokyo, Japan,the Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site is organized by UNESCO (Kabul Office in close collaboration with WHC) and National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan (NRICP) inTokyo from 20 to 22 January 2008
Within the framework of Japanese Funds-in Trust project for the Safeguarding Bamiyan site, much ...
8209.
University of Cambridge, UK,10th Cambridge Heritage SeminarThe Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK18-19 April 2009
Deadline for paper proposals: 15 November 2008For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to ...
8210.
,UNESCO marine World Heritage sites are vital refuges for global biodiversity, hosting about 35% of threatened marine species. However, over 70% of the 50 marine sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List are currently threatened by climate change, according to the 2020 IUCN World Heritage Outlook. The UNESCO Environmental DNA (eDNA) Expeditions, a global citizen ...
8211.
At some time during the past one hundred years or so, the great, multimillennial tradition of earthen architecture, which even today is a dominant technique in every world civilization, fell victim to the Modern Ideal.
Being ‘modern’, some thought, meant eating, clothing and housing oneself as one did in the industrial world. If some lived and worked in ...
8212.
Spain, with its long, complex history and the global character of its territorial and cultural extension, remains marked by a striking diversity of historical influences and regional differences, and it justifiably prides itself on the forty Spanish sites currently inscribed on the World Heritage List. Together, they represent a broad range of categories: religious, ...
8213.
The World Heritage Convention arose from the need to identify and protect outstanding natural and cultural sites for future generations. Over time, the effectiveness of the Convention has led to an increasing number of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, resulting in not only a List including a great variety and number of places around the world, but an awareness ...
8214.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates
Kanchipuram
12°50'25.4"N
79°41'59"E
Components of the Nominated proposal
Rajasimhesvaram (Kailasanatha temple)
12°50'32"N
79°41'23"E
Parameswara Vinnagaram (Vaikuntaperumal temple)
12°50'13"N
79°42'35"E
Piravathaneswara temple
12°50'48"N
79°42'20"E
Iravathaneswara ...
8215.
Name of site
Latitude
Longitude
The 13 Stones
13˚17 ̒29˝N
61˚14 ̒52˝W
Petit Bordel
13˚16 ̒51˝N
61˚14 ̒56˝W
Barrouallie
13˚14 ̒07˝N
61˚16 ̒31˝W
Mount Wynne
13˚13 ̒08˝N
61˚16 ̒39˝W
Buccament
13˚11 ̒20˝N
61˚16 ̒00˝W
Sharpes Stream
13˚09 ̒49˝N
61˚13 ̒24˝W
Indian Bay
13˚08 ̒02˝N
61˚12 ̒29˝W
Yambou 1
13˚09 ...
8216.
The millennial temples of Angkor with their monumental architecture, infinitely fine bas-reliefs, enduring spiritual significance and complex irrigation system constitute one of the most impressive success stories of the World Heritage Convention.
The symbol of a whole nation, the 400km2 site lay fallow in the early 1990s. While monks continued to pray at many temples in ...
8217.
“On this International Day, I call upon all African stakeholders, States, civil society and local communities to assume the protection of the unparalleled richness of Africa’s heritage.”
“Supporting local communities – and especially young people – to promote and develop the abundant cultural and natural resources means paving the way for long-term, inclusive and socially ...
8218.
The World Heritage Committee’s 44th session will be chaired from Fuzhou (China) and take place online from 16 to 31 July, combining current work and issues left outstanding since last year, when the annual meeting was postponed due to COVID-19. The extended session will be chaired by Tian Xuejun, China’s Vice Minister for Education and Director of China’s National ...
8219.
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed the transnational property of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) features components in Austria, Germany, and SlovakiaIt covers almost 600km of the whole Roman Empire’s Danube frontier. The ...
8220.
UNESCO participated actively in the 12th edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo. Convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the WUF12 focused on the theme of “It All Starts at Home.” The meeting was attended by 25,000 from 182 countries. A UNESCO delegation led by the Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre, Ms Jyoti ...
8221.
TBS
System Broadcasting Tokyo
© TBS
Since 1996, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) have been working towards the promotion of the World Heritage Convention and raising awareness on the conservation of the world heritage properties’ outstanding universal value. This partnership was originally concluded between the World Heritage Centre and the National Federation of ...
8222.
Lithuania,Russian Federation,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration,The UNESCO mission to the Curonian Spit took place from 2 to 6 November 2003 as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session. At the time of the mission the oil production had not started but the platform and a pipeline had already been built about 22 km from the Curonian Spit and 3 km from the ...
8223.
Ukraine,
Urban development pressure;
High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape;
Lack of legal protection and planning mechanisms;
Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality.
,On 1 February 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the ...
8224.
Dominican Republic,
Undefined and unregulated buffer zone leading to urban development pressure and inadequate control of land use;
Pressures derived from tourism;
Inadequate and inefficient management and conservation arrangements (including legislation, regulatory measures, technical capacity for conservation and service infrastructure);
Lack of interpretation and ...
8225.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Resumption of mining activities
Harbour development
,On 26 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the property, which addressed the requests of the Committee. A joint ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission also visited the property from 27 to 29 January 2015. Both reports are ...
8226.
Egypt,
Growing number of visitors (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved)
Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved)
Tunnel construction project
Urban encroachment
Infrastructure and tourism developments
Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project)
,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Technical ...
8227.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya
Reduced and degraded water resources
Water infrastructure
Potential impact of optical cables’ installation
Air transport infrastructure
Ground transport infrastructure
Illegal activities, including poaching
,On 1 December 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report ...
8228.
Yemen,
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved)
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques)
Densification of the historic fabric through occupation of green ...
8229.
Ethiopia,
Absence of a Management Plan for the property (issue resolved)
Lack of clearly defined boundaries for the property and the buffer zone
Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008
Insufficient urban and architectural regulations
Urban development and encroachment around the property
Impact of rainwater and humidity
Impact of earthquakes
Geological ...
8230.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Management system to be strengthened (need to specify the limits of the property for the land parts by following the cadastral limits, to extend the limits of the unified buffer zone at the level of the Petit Paris district and the lighthouse, to strengthen the practical and operational dimension of the Conservation and Management Plan for the property, to ...
8231.
1. The City Wall in XingchengXingcheng City Wall is located at the west bank of Liaodong Bay of China, the middle part of Liaoxi Corridor and the central part of Xingcheng city.Xingcheng City Wall was built during the 3rd year of Xuande Reign of Ming Dynasty (428), completed in the 5th year of Xuande Reign (430), meant to protect and safeguard the city from the intrusion ...
8232.
1. Otgontenger Mountain
Otgon soum, Zavkhan province
2. Eej Khairkhan Mountain
Tsogt soum, Govi-Altai province
3. Khanbayanzurkh Mountain
Sainshand soum, Dornogovi province
4. The Great Bogd Mountian
Bogd, Jinst, Bayangovi and Bayanlig soums, Bayankhongor province
5. Altan Ovoo Mountain
Dariganga soum, Sukhbaatar province
6. Sutai Khairkhan ...
8233.
Belize,a) Sale and lease of public lands within the property, leading to destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort and housing development;
b) Oil exploration and potential oil drilling;
c) Introduction of invasive species,A report on the state of conservation of the property was received from the State Party on 16 February 2012. The report includes a request for ...
8234.
Russian Federation,a) Gradual changes to the urban fabric: construction and restoration projects
b) Inappropriate urban development
c) Major changes to the property’s skyline through the construction of the new Cathedral of the Assumption
d) High rise projects,No report has been submitted by the State Party. An ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property ...
8235.
Mali,a) Inappropriate design and scale of new Ahmed Baba Cultural Centre in the buffer zone of the Sankoré Mosque; lack of detailed drawings supplied to the Committee
b) Approaches to the restoration of the Djingareyber Mosque;
c) Urban development pressure;
d) Flooding and rubbish disposal;
e) Lack of building regulations and land use plan;
f) Lack of adequate ...
8236.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone;
b) High-rise development
c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed zone and buffer zone;,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee regretted that the State Party did not provide a detailed state of conservation report, and that the maps submitted by the State ...
8237.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants;
b) Mining activities inside the property;
c) Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property;
d) Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri forest, which might affect the property in the near future;
e) Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 ...
8238.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric;
b) Lack of approved statement of outstanding universal value;
c) Lack of use the management plan as the main vehicle for managing the property,
d) Lack of approved boundaries for core and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection;
e) Need to extend the property to ...
8239.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Development pressures;
b) Environmental pressures;
c) Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness;
d) Visitors/ tourist pressures;
e) Lack of resources;
f) Lack of legal framework. ,A joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission was carried out between 5-9 May 2008, at the invitation of the State Party following a ...
8240.
Russian Federation,a) Structural integrity of the Church of the Transfiguration;
b) Absence of an integrated management plan that addresses overall management of the World Heritage property;
c) Tourism development pressures affecting the property.,The World Heritage Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) noted with great concern that the reports provided by the ...
8241.
Russian Federation,Pollution; Excess timber harvesting; Gas and oil pipeline; Excess fishing.,Following the decisions of the Committee and as a follow-up to the recommendations of the 2001 UNESCO/IUCN mission and the high-level mission to Moscow (November 2003), the State Party provided a report dated 27 January 2005. The report outlines key actions implemented on ...
8242.
Uzbekistan,
Management systems/management plan (Lack of a comprehensive conservation and management plan)
Management activities
Housing; Commercial development (Major interventions carried out, including demolition and re-building activities)
Legal framework (Need to reinforce the national legal framework)
Human resources (inadequate)
Financial resources (inadequate)
,On 1 ...
8243.
Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese ...
8244.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Geothermal energy development project (issue resolved)
Buildings and Development (potential impact of lodge development project on the crater rim, proposed museum building at Laetoli)
Transportation infrastructure (impact of project for upgrading Lodoare Gate to Golini Main Road, construction of the southern bypass road and access road to ...
8245.
Mexico,a) Urban development pressures in areas surrounding the property;
b) Lack of management plan.,The joint UNESCO/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission in 28 November 2004 assessed the impact of the building of a supermarket in the vicinity of the property. The mission highlighted the need for a management plan. The property was examined during the 32nd session of the ...
8246.
Nepal,Urban Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of institution coordination; Earthquake.
Additional Details:
Loss of authenticity and integrity; Lack of enforcement of protective regulations; Rapid growth of population,The World Heritage Committee inscribed this property on the List of World Heritage in Danger at its 27th Session in 2003. ...
8247.
Viet Nam,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration; Illegal fishing; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution co-ordination.,As requested by the 27th session of the Committee, the State Party submitted, in a letter dated 1 March 2004, a report addressing the main issues identified by the Committee (27 COM ...
8248.
Côte d'Ivoire,Decision 36 COM 8B.17 had identified the following points and asked the State Party to:
Clarify the property’s limits for the land parts following the cadastral boundaries
Enlarge the property’s unified buffer zone to the Petit Paris neighbourhood and the lighthouse;
Clarify the land ownership situation (N’zima village, land lots with ...
8249.
Peru,
Possible Bill in Congress to reduce the level of legal protection (issue resolved)
Inappropriate tourism development proposals (issue resolved)
Overgrazing by domestic sheep (issue resolved)
Excessive burning (issue resolved)
Poaching by the military (issue resolved)
Low financial resources (issue resolved)
Cultural resources inventory of the site needed (issue ...
8250.
Spain,Toxic flow from a mine holding pool,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – Chapter VII.25;
Twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau – Chapter IV.39.
New information: IUCN notes that at its last session, the World Heritage Bureau:
(i) expressed serious concerns regarding the possible reopening of the Aznalcollar mine, and encouraged ...
8251.
Lebanon,
Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved)
Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved)
Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved)
Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved)
Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved)
Road construction ...
8252.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),
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 the property since 2007
Flooding and water damage
,On 10 ...
8253.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Conflict and political instability
Lack of management control and of the accesses to the property
Poaching
Encroachment: human occupation and agricultural pressure
Bush fires
,On 9 February 2016 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available on line at: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/227/documents/. The progress ...