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807.
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February, marking the date in 1971 when the Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar, drawing attention to the importance of wetlands. The theme for 2017 “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction” is selected to raise awareness and to highlight the vital role of healthy ...
News Score 4.343213 Date 02/2017
808.
The Republic of Mauritius received International Assistance from the World Heritage Fund to elaborate a Local Economic Development Plan for Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage property. The grant followed a request from the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the State Party of Mauritius to take necessary action to prevent the demolition of historical buildings in the Buffer ...
News Score 4.343213 Date 02/2017
809.
On 17 March 2021, the Director-General of UNESCO received, via the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO, a letter from Mr KIM Hyun-mo, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea, announcing the creation of a new Framework Agreement to support extra-budgetary projects related to World Heritage in the Asia and the ...
News Score 4.343213 Date 03/2021
810.
India,Lack of management structure and management plan ,On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a detailed account of the progress made on the development of the management plan and also details of various interventions carried out at the property to individual monuments. The ...
State of Conservation Score 4.343213 Date 05/2011
811.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan,The Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads is organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen National Commission for UNESCO in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 3 - 6 May ...
Events Score 4.343213 Date 05/2011
812.
North Carolina, USA,In the past, the International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology has been hosted in China, India, and Italy. For the first time in its history, the conference will take place in the United States at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The conference theme will be “The Age of Sensing.” The 1990s will be ...
Events Score 4.343213 Date 10/2014
813.
,There has been much discussion about possible strategies for the nominations on the UNESCO World Heritage List of the impact of maritime trade on the cultures and civilizations between East and West often referred to as the ‘Maritime Silk Routes’. The aim of this UNESCO Expert Meeting for the World Heritage Nomination Process of the Maritime Silk Routes, which will be ...
Events Score 4.343213 Date 05/2017
814.
36th session of the World Heritage Committee Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation 36COM 24 June - 06 July 2012 Committee Members Algeria, Cambodia, Colombia, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 4.343213 Date 06/2012
815.
The World Heritage Committee on Thursday afternoon inscribed four cultural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Japan), Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (Turkmenistan), Sydney Opera House (Australia), and the Red Fort Complex (India). The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, south-west of Honshu Island, is a cluster of mountains, ...
News Score 4.327194 Date 06/2007
816.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 4.327194 Date 05/2011
817.
India,a) Lack of an operational site management plan; b) Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic.,On 1 February 2010, the State Party submitted a draft Integrated Management Plan (IMP) for the “Hampi World Heritage Area” with two annexes and some maps. However, the State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of ...
State of Conservation Score 4.327194 Date 06/2010
818.
India, Lack of an operational site management plan (issue resolved) Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property Demolition works in the Hampi bazaar near Virupaksha temple ,On 16 February 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 4.327194 Date 05/2015
819.
India,Factors identified at the time of inscription: Low-impact research / monitoring activities (Lack of comprehensive and accurate documentation of the historic buildings of the property) Commercial development, Housing (Potential impact of new constructions and development projects on the western section of the property and its buffer zone) Management Systems / ...
State of Conservation Score 4.327194 Date 06/2021
820.
The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets for its 34th session in Brasilia (Brazil), from 25 July to 3 August. During this year’s session - to be chaired by João Luiz Ferreira, the Brazilian Minister of Culture and President of the World Heritage Committee - 35 ...
News Score 4.321881 Date 07/2010
821.
Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries, including a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret. The monuments ...
World Heritage Properties Score 4.321881 Date 07/2005
822.
India,a) Insurgency 1988-2003; b) Forced evacuation of Park staff; c) Destruction of Park infrastructure; d) Poaching and logging; e) Illegal cultivation.,Manas Wildlife Sanctuary was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992, during a prolonged period of political unrest and insecurity, which resulted in poaching and a dramatic decline in wildlife, as well ...
State of Conservation Score 4.3176394 Date 05/2009
823.
Sarnath is situated at a distance of 8 km from Varanasi easily accessible by any conveyance. There are several monuments at Sarnath which are divided into two groups. Under Group 'A' Chaukhandi Stupa and under Group 'B all other .monuments at the sites i.e. Stupas, monasteries, temples, etc. Chaukhandi Stupa is a lofty brick structure crowned with an octagonal tower. The ...
Tentative Lists Score 4.266591 Date 03/1998
824.
Narcondam Island is a 6.8 km² oceanic island of volcanic origin located about 240 km northeast of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. The boundaries are clearly defined, being an isolated island.
Tentative Lists Score 4.266591 Date 04/2014
825.
Spain Espagne España Испания أسبانيا 西班牙 The Kingdom of Spain
States Parties Score 4.266591 Date 05/1982
826.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea had its first site inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List today with the addition of a complex of Koguryo tombs. Andorra also entered the List with the cultural landscape of Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley. They were among 13 cultural sites listed in Suzhou today. Below are the new sites inscribed on July 1 at the World Heritage ...
News Score 4.245241 Date 07/2004
827.
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (China), Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (India), Trans-Iranian Railway (Iran), and Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences (Spain), on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou ...
News Score 4.2383885 Date 07/2021
828.
Cambodia, Inadequate protective legislation; Inadequately staffed national protection agency; No permanent boundaries established and defined buffer zones; Need for monitoring and coordination of the international conservation effort ,WHC: Other UNESCO Sector or Field Office: CLT/CH and UNESCO Field Offices: Following the decision of the World Heritage Committee at ...
State of Conservation Score 4.2383885 Date 06/2003
829.
S. No. State, Province or Region: Names of the component parts: Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates: 1. Punjab Ancient Site and Buddhist Stupa (Sanghol) Fatehgarh Sahib 30° 47' 4'' N 76° 23' 18'' E 2. Punjab Ancient site in (Ropar) Rupnagar 30° 57' 57'' N 76° 31' 23'' E 3. Punjab Ancient site at Firozpur 30° 54' 59'' N 74° 35' ...
Tentative Lists Score 4.228612 Date 04/2015
830.
India, Decline in the population of Siberian cranes (issue resolved) Inadequate water supply and competition for water with neighbouring communities Poor water (quality and quantity) management Invasive species (Prosopis, Eichhornia, Paspalum)(already an issue in the past)   ,On 8 December 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. A summary of this ...
State of Conservation Score 4.19114 Date 05/2016
831.
The World Heritage Young Professionals Fora are among the flagship activities of the World Heritage Education Programme, designed to foster learning and exchange by bringing together young people and heritage experts from different parts of the world to discover new roles for themselves in heritage conservation. They have been providing a platform for intercultural ...
Activities Score 4.1811824 Date 04/2025
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