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Table of Contents Astronomy and World Heritage Astronomical heritage, or cultural heritage relating to the sky, recognizes the relationships between humanity and the cosmos. From the Maya to the Inca and beyond These ancient cultures confronted their particular vision of the universe. The heritage of Galileo 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s first astronomical ...

India,Lack of management structure and management plan.,At its 29th session (Durban, 2005), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to establish: a) a site-management entity with full management authority for decision-making on the property, that would be answerable to the Archaeological Survey of India, and provided with all the necessary financial support ...

The ‘Delhi Declaration on Heritage and Democracy’ was adopted at the closing session of the ICOMOS 19th General Assembly in New Delhi, India, on 15th December 2017, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium-Auditorium in New Delhi, India. The Delhi Declaration emphasized the understanding that people's perspective is central to heritage, and the General Assembly declared that ...

The 15th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention elected Kenya and Peru to the World Heritage Committee at the 3rd open ballot. The World Heritage Committee is composed of the following States Parties:BeninCanadaChileCubaIndiaIsraelJapanKenyaKuwaitLithuaniaMadagascarMauritiusMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruRepublic of ...

Lahore, Pakistan,Following the decision of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO will organize a Sub-regional Workshop to follow-up on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the State of Conservation of sites in South Asia. Government officers and experts from 7 ...

Nine new members were elected to the World Heritage Committee on the first day of the 18th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, which started its meeting today at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The new members of the Committee are Algeria, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Senegal and Serbia. Each country will serve a ...

India, Construction of a dam (issue resolved); Bodo people insurgency; Destruction of Park infrastructures;  Illegal removal of vegetation; Poaching ,At the time of its last session (Merida, 1996), the Committee had noted that a site visit to Manas was foreseen in January 1997. On the basis of this site visit, jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Environment and ...

,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organising an event entitled ‘TOWARDS 2030: A new roadmap for Europe and North America’s commitments to the World Heritage Convention. Presentation of the 2024-2031 Regional Action Plan of Europe and North America’ during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. The event will take place on Monday, 29 July 2024, from 6:15 pm to ...

Golconda Fort N17 23 07.37 E78 24 14.87 Qutb Shahi Tombs N17 23 43.73 E78 23 47.79 Charminar N17 21 41.13 E78 28 28.00 Located in the city of Hyderabad, capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs and Charminar are the landmarks that symbolize the Qutb Shahi Dynasty. Golconda Fort lies 11 km to the west of city of Hyderabad, while the Qutb Shahi ...

No. Name of Components Latitude Longitude 1.       Arnala Fort 19°27'57.42"N 72°43'56.11"E 2.       Vasai Fort 19°19'49.79"N 72°48'56.06"E 3.       Korlai Fort 18°32'11.06"N 72°57'51.88"E 4.       Janjira Fort 18°17'59.70"N 72°57'51.88"E 5.       Bankot Fort 17°58'24.71"N 73° 2'32.60"E 6.     ...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, two young Indian men, Aniketh MJ and Sulesh Kumar, are planning to visit India’s 28 World Heritage sites over a span of 3 months starting March 5th, 2012, travelling mainly by bus and train. With this trip they would like to create a bond between the current generation of ...

Hyderabad,The World Heritage Committee highlighted the crucial importance of involving indigenous peoples, local communities and residents in conservation and management efforts for World Heritage properties, as well as other heritage sites in general, and this has become a part of five official Strategic Objectives of the World Heritage Committee. In this framework, the ...

India,,At the time of the examination of the Nomination File for the inscription of Champaner on the World Heritage List, in 2004, ICOMOS had recommended that the nomination be deferred to allow the State Party to provide a proper Management Plan and comprehensive planning which would integrate management of the 39 individual components of the property managed by the ...

India, Illegal activities (Poaching and illegal logging) Crop production (Subsistence agriculture inside the property) Financial resources (Slow release of funds by central Government) Invasive/alien terrestrial species Impact of tourism/visitor/recreation (Uncontrolled infrastructure development by local tourism groups) Land conversion Water infrastructure (Impacts of ...

Paris - The 13th session of the General Assembly of the State Parties of the World Heritage Convention ended on the 31st October with the election of eight new members of the World Heritage Committee. The following States Parties were elected: Argentina India Lebanon Nigeria Oman Russian Federation Saint Lucia United Kingdom 1 November 2001: Fifth Extraordinary ...

11th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 11COM 07 December - 11 December 1987 Committee Members Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Yemen Bureau Members ...

During its 46th session in New Delhi, India today - the World Heritage Committee adopted the 2024-2031 Regional Action Plan of Europe and North America, as one of the outcomes of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting for this region. Action Plans are a tool for setting regional priorities for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. It is a way of interpreting ...

Indonesia, Earthquake (issue resolved) Volcanic eruption (issue resolved) ,In response to the decisions made by the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM 7B.69) the State Party provided a report outlining the implementation of the action plans and recovery efforts following the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010. In the framework of the Safeguarding of ...

Craftsmanship means more than technical virtuosity. It is not only a profound understanding of materials, and of the tools with which materials are fashioned, but most importantly it involves a genuine pride which drives an individual to craft and weave as well as can be done, beyond what is required, beyond economic considerations of reward. An excellent example of such ...