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India,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: Management Systems/Management Plan (Lack of an adapted management plan; Lack of a heritage conservation unit; Absence of Buffer Zone) ,Following the submission of information by third parties, the World Heritage Centre sent four letters to the State Party (26 June 2017, 11 July 2017, 18 July 2018 and 14 ...

The World Heritage Committee will examine proposals to inscribe 29 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 40th session (10 to 20 July), which will be chaired by Ambassador Lale Ulker, General Director for Overseas Promotion and Cultural Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session will be held at the Istanbul Congress Centre. The Committee will ...

Bangladesh, Governments of Bangladesh and India were encouraged to co-operate with interested parties and consider initiating actions that could eventually lead to the joint inscription of The Sundarbans World Heritage site of Bangladesh and the Sundarbans National Park World Heritage site of India as a single entry on the World Heritage List  High level of ...

India, Forced evacuation of Park staff; Poaching and logging; Illegal cultivation; Slow release of funds; Invasive species; Uncontrolled infrastructure development by local tourism groups; Attempts by paramilitary group Sashastra Seema Bal to set up base camps in the property. ,On 11 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a ...

India, Housing (Urban development in wider setting of Chittorgarh Fort) Mining (Industrial mining activities in wider setting of Chittorgarh Fort) Management systems / Management Plan (Interpretation strategy for the overall ensembles of palaces, temples and fortifications) Management activities (Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring ...

Mattanchery Palace was built around 1555 A.D. by the Portuguese. It is a two tiered quadrangular building consisting of long and spacious halls. The central open courtyard enshrines the tutelary diety of the royal family "Pazhayannur Bhagwati". The upper story consists of a coronation hall, bed chamber known as Ramayana room, dining hall, assembly hall and the staircase. ...

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, also known as Thiruvaranga Tirupati, is one of the most illustrious Vaishnav[1] temples in the country, dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of Hindu deity, Bhagwan (God or Lord) Vishnu. Situated in an ethereal setting on the island of Srirangam that is bounded by the two rivers of Cauvery and Kollidam (a ...

A practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites has been published in the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage Paper Series, thanks to the generous support of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust and the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment.  Climate change has become more prominent as a management ...

Inaccessible since its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008, the Le Morne Mountain, symbol of Maroons and resistance to slavery, opened its footpaths to the public in July 2016. This new development comes as a follow-up to the recommendations of the Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission, carried out by the World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS in February 2016 and to ...

The theme of the 2020 International Day for Biological Diversity is “Our Solutions are in Nature”. The year 2020 was defined as a 'biodiversity super year', but because of the Covid-19 pandemic, major events dedicated to Biodiversity protection have been postponed to a later date. The current pandemic has shaken the international biodiversity agenda but has also revealed ...

The 24th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is meeting from 22 to 23 November 2023 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, convening the 195 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention. During the session, the General Assembly elected nine members to the World Heritage Committee: Ukraine, Republic of Korea, Viet Nam, Kenya, ...

Colombia,Plans to construct a new bridge (issue resolved),Upon request of the Secretariat, and further to information received from various public sources in Colombia over the period February to March 2003, the State Party provided extensive documentation on 12 March 2003, in Spanish, concerning a rehabilitation project for public spaces in the historic centre of Cartagena ...

Lumbini, Nepal,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre together with the UNESCO Kathmandu Office, in close collaboration with Nepal's Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust is organizing a workshop for the World Heritage property of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, Nepal. About 100 participants from different Nepali ministries, ...

Bangladesh, Pollution of marine waters Changes to oceanic waters (High level of salinity, sea level rise) Water infrastructure (Reduction in freshwater inflows, dredging of the Pashur River) Management systems/management plan (Overall governance and management of the property) Storms (Loss of monitoring capacity due to cyclone damage) Illegal activities (Tiger ...

The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the US Geological Survey have released a first ever satellite analysis of global mangrove forest coverage. The analysis reveals a total area of 137,760 square kilometers, 12.3% lower than had previously been estimated, and shrinking. For more information, click here.  Mangrove forests grow ...

India, 1998 floods (issue resolved) Need for long-term measures measures to mitigate future flood damage (issue resolved) Elephant-human conflicts Rhino poaching Illegal encroachment by villagers Need for integrated planning and management to incorporate community needs and aspirations ,An IUCN/Government of India mission to Assam, supported by the Centre and ...

Bangkok, Thailand,Draft agenda Venue: UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP)920 Sukhumvit Road (between soi 40 and 42) Tel: (66-2) 391-0879 ext.146 Thursday 20 November 8.00-8.30 Registration 8.30Welcome by Mr Victor Ordonez, Director of UNESCO PROAPIntroduction of participants 9.00LEAP-PROJECT STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVESPresentation by Mr Richard ...

The first Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America, took place from 11 to 13 December 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico) and was organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more than 50 persons, two dozen experts who were selected for their professional work and ...

An Executive Committee was created in 1960 (C 11 Res. 4.4141 and 4.4142, 1960) as a control panel for the large amount of activities undertaken within the framework of the International Campaign, and was modified in regard to membership and terms of reference in 1962 (C 12 Res. 4.421). The modified Executive Committee consisted of representatives of 15 member states that ...