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Christchurch, New Zealand, 23 June - The Pacific region's traditional respect for both natural and cultural preservation was celebrated at the opening of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Tumu te Heuheu of New Zealand, here Saturday.A traditional Powhiri welcome celebration took place at the Christchurch Town Hall auditorium to open the ...
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Nepal,a) Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses;
b) Lack of coordinated management mechanism. ,The State Party at the request of the World Heritage Centre provided a reply letter on the state of conservation issues, dated 29 December 2010.
a) Study on the impact of the proposed road on the ...
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Sri Lanka,
Lack of maintenance of historic buildings
Lack of control on building activities within the World Heritage historic centre.
,Immediately following the tragic Sumatra Earthquake and South Asia Tsunami, and based on the first reports of damage caused to the World Heritage property of the Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, the World Heritage Centre contacted ...
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The World Heritage Convention is a legal tool. In adhering to it, countries commit to protect heritage within their borders and to refrain from any deliberate measures that might damage directly or indirectly the cultural and natural heritage of the territory of other States Parties to this Convention.
The true measure of the Convention is the effectiveness of its ...
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The Côte d’Ivoire component of the transboundary Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, inscribed onto the list of World Heritage in Danger, has been awarded a Rapid Response Facility (RRF) small grant to help re-establish the presence of the protected area authority. Recent civil strife in this country had led to the abandonment of site management offices in ...
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The 2021 UNESCO Marine World Heritage Annual Overview, made public today, summarises a year of conservation successes for marine World Heritage, but also underscores the urgent need for greater action to protect sites from the rapidly increasing threat of climate change.
Consistent with its mandate, the work of the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme concentrates on ...
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Wadi Al Helo, or the sweet valley as the name indicates in Arabic, is home to multiple archaeological sites and historical layers located in the Hajjar Mountains of Sharjah, southeast of the Arabian Peninsula. The Wadi itself extends over an estimated area of 84 square kilometres, that bear testimony to the process and significance of copper mining and smelting during the ...
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The Architecture and urban planning of the Historical ports of Iran in the Persian Gulf such as Siraf, Kong, Laft, Kish and Mokran as a serial property consist of the historic urban texture of the ports, coastal areas, tangible and intangible heritage that directly related to the living cities, sea and their people. These historical ports are the storyteller of a part of ...
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The Napier Art Deco Historic Precinct is part of the central business district of the City of Napier, located between the shoreline of Hawke Bay and the coastal margin of the Heretaunga Plains, Hawke's Bay, North Island.Napier township was originally surveyed and laid out in the 1850s. Most of the town centre was destroyed on 3 February 1931 by a major earthquake ...
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The site of ancient settlement has oval - rhombic form, area is 10 hectares. From three sides it is cut through with river-beds, reaching the valley to the west. They are 40-50 m. deep.
There is an only narrow way in the gully from the east side. There are remains of a town wall in the form of a mound there. It's 40 m. long, 9-10 m. wide, 2-3 m. high. Situation of ...
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At the invitation of the Congolese Government, the high-level meeting requested by the World Heritage Committee in 2007 (Christchurch 2007) was held with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and Congolese Prime Minister Mr Adophe Muzito in attendance.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to exceptional biodiversity and five World Heritage sites: the Garamba, ...
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Copenhagen, 3 July 2023 – The city of Barcelona has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2026 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay. The designation was made on the recommendation of the Joint UNESCO-UIA Committee for the World Capital of Architecture that is presided by the eminent architect, Dominique Perrault.
We are pleased to ...
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In a groundbreaking move aimed at fostering socio-economic development and preserving cultural heritage, the Governments of Japan and the Kindgom of Saudi Arabia provided support of the Rehabilitation of the Majestic Cinema theatre in Stone Town of Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Government of Zanzibar has now agreed on the strategy, methodology and ...
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Nepal,
Collapse of the roof of the Patan Temple (issue resolved)
Landslide
Need to revise the implementation of the Action Plan
Need for restoration/consolidation works
Encroachment
Rebuilding
Traffic pressures
,Following a debate on the possible inscription of the Kathmandu Valley on the List of World Heritage in Danger and the delisting of certain parts of the site ...
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Lithuania,,The Historic Centre of Vilnius was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1994. Located in the centre of the Lithuanian capital at the confluence of the Neris and Vilnia Rivers, this 359ha historic area is an outstanding example of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures, as well as the blending of Eastern and Western European cultures.
As it is ...
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Spain,,At its twenty-second session, the Bureau was informed that a giant holding pool of the Aznalcollar mine owned by the Canadian-Swedish Boliden-Apirsa Company burst resulting in an ecological disaster. Although the main toxic flow had been diverted away from the National Park, the adjoining areas have been badly damaged. The Bureau was informed that the spill could ...
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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
,Within the framework of the new Master Plan for the City of Tyre, which is under ...
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Background
The fortified settlement at Caričin Grad is located in south-east Serbia, on the slopes of Mount Radan, descending towards the Leskovac valley, away from any major roads, in the Pusta Reka valley.
The first archaeological excavations of Tsaritsin Grad began in 1912 and have been going on to the present day. Based upon the obtained results and historic sources, ...
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Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Mining
Influx of refugees
Agricultural encroachment
Deforestation
Poaching
Weak management capacity
Lack of resources
Unsatisfactory transboundary cooperation
,On 3 March 2018, the State Party of Côte d’Ivoire submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/155/documents, providing the ...
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The very fossiliferous Neogene rock successions that outcrop in an emblematic ‘badlands’ landscape, located in the Upper Magdalena Valley (Department of Huila, Colombia), constitute an exceptional natural site with many undeniable attributes of universal value. These sedimentary rocks host one of the richest assemblages of fossil vertebrate fauna ever unearthed in South ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil and Gas Exploration; Fishing; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed ...
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The first step that a country must take towards the inscription of properties under the Convention is to make an ‘inventory’ of important natural and cultural heritage properties located within its boundaries. One output of this ‘inventory’ is a draft list of potential World Heritage properties, known as a Tentative List, which provides a forecast of the properties that a ...
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A fund to help the States of sub-Saharan Africa improve the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage will be launched in South Africa on 5 May. The African World Heritage Fund will also be used to help boost the number of African sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Sub-Saharan Africa is severely under-represented on the List. Despite great cultural and ...
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Thee World Heritage Committee at its 43rd session (Baku, 2019) confirms start of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise in the Africa region.The Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting ( a global World Heritage conservation monitoring exercise carried out in six-year cycles, shall begin in this second half of September 2019.
46 African States Parties with 96 World ...
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In line with UNESCO’s efforts since 1988 to encourage research on the Silk Roads as routes of interchange and dialogue of cultures, the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust (FiT) project “Support for the Asian Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination(s) (Phase II)” was launched in November 2018 and completed in November 2022.
Upon completion of this ...
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Since 2018, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Partners have worked together to raise public awareness and create public engagement in the field of sustainable tourism development through culture. One of the major initiatives of the collaboration is World Heritage Journeys, a project that aims to increase sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites, while ...
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Beijing, China,The Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum in Beijing, China, 15-21 September 1997, will gather some 100 students and teachers from 21 countries in the region. The objective is to involve young people in World Heritage preservation and promotion through discussions and creative workshops at the World Heritage sites of The Great Wall, Peking Man Site ...
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Maun, Botswana,Effective transboundary cooperation among Botswana, Angola and Namibia on management of the shared Cubango-Okavango River Basin is critical for the conservation of the Okavango Delta World Heritage property (Botswana), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014 under criteria (vii) (ix) and (x) due to its exceptional biodiversity and scenic values. Almost ...
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Bucharest, Romania,The National Commission of Romania for UNESCO is proud to organize this autumn, in Bucharest, Romania, the inter-regional project “HeRe – Heritage Revivals - Heritage for Peace”, from the 23rd to 27th September 2019.
HeRe aims to create a platform for multi-stakeholder participatory processes, that can facilitate the networking and exchange of good case ...
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Apo Reef is the second largest contiguous coral reef in the world and the largest one in the Philippines. The Apo Reef Natural Park consists of the three islands. Apo Reef is the largest among the three islands. It has a shallow lagoon with a depth of 2 meters to 10 meters surrounded by mangrove forest which serves as source of food, nursery and spawning ground of several ...
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Kyoto, Japan,UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2015
Organized by the Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University In cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS/ICORP Supported by Toyota Foundation “Initiative ...
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Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved)
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved)
Coordination among institutions
Authenticity and adaptive re-use in conservation policy
Training and institutional building
,Following the ICOMOS report of August 2001 on Islamic Cairo and the subsequent joint agreement between the World Heritage Centre and the Egyptian ...
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The Closing Event of the 40thAnniversary of the World Heritage Convention concluded today in Kyoto, Japan, after three days of presentations and lively panel discussions among international World Heritage experts. Held from 6 to 8 November, the occasion was the culmination of a year of celebratory activities around the world, gathering more than 500 international heritage ...
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WHC-2001/CONF.205/WEB.2
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WHC-12/36.COM/5E
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WHC/21/44.COM/10B
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Large timber monasteries, mostly built during the 18th and 19th centuries AD, on a similar linear plan. Four main timber structures are usually aligned on a large wooden platform on posts, providing spaces for cult, assemblies and accomodation for the monks: from east to west, the shrine, the prayer hall, the main teaching hall and an ancillary building. Above the shrine, ...
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, today expressed his deep regret at the destruction of Quebec’s ancient drill hall, a landmark adjacent to the Historic District of Old Quebec, which was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1985.
“I deeply regret the destruction of this important landmark,” said the Director-General. “It is particularly sad that ...
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Director-General of UNESCO deplores loss of life and offers support after collapse of Meknes minaret
Following the collapse of a minaret in the World Heritage city of Meknes, Director-General Irina Bokova expressed profound sympathy Sunday and said UNESCO's expertise was available to the Moroccan authorities in their restoration efforts.
"I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life of people who had gathered to worship at the mosque. I extend to the families of ...
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New guidelines developed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in cooperation with UNESCO outline how tourism and culture stakeholders can work together to support the inclusive recovery of cultural tourism, as countries around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The publication, entitled UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide, Issue 2: Cultural Tourism, ...
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UNESCO, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) will undertake a joint Advisory mission to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a component of the World Heritage site "Paris, banks of the Seine", from 28 to 29 March 2022, in order to assess the works in ...
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Montenegro,Construction of a dam (issue resolved),The Bureau was concerned that this Park, situated in Montenegro, was threatened by a proposed hydropower project which would affect water quality in the Tara River and flood portions of the Tara Canyon, which is one of the site's World Heritage values.
The Bureau was also concerned that the Government of Montenegro, which ...
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Canada,,Via their letter dated 15 September 2000, the Canadian authorities provided information regarding possible logging threats. The information has been transmitted to IUCN for review. IUCN has received reports of possible impacts to Gros Morne National Park World Heritage site. Approved and proposed logging plans for lands adjacent to the National Park are said ...
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Austria,Project to construct a huge sport-stadium near the Baroque Castle of Klessheim (issue resolved),WHC:
A large construction site in the buffer zone of the World Heritage site is being planned, which may have an impact on the panorama view from the Castle of Salzburg. ICOMOS has been involved in the project discussions with the City of Salzburg. Building heights and ...
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BTU Cottbus, Germany,The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop on "Understanding Each Other's Heritage -Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World" to be held in BTU Cottbus from 19th-21th July 2012. This WHS Alumni Conference is the second of a series of events and ...
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Nauru,Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)" the World Heritage Centre will organize a national workshop on World Heritage for government officials and community representatives, NGOs ...
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Rome, Italy,The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, Shanghai Centre (WHITRAP-Shanghai) in collaboration with CNR (National Research Council of Italy), ICVBC (Institute for the Conservation and Valorization of Cultural Heritage, Rome) is organizing an Advanced Training Activity on "Historic ...
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During unsettled periods between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, Ethiopian rulers moved their royal camps frequently. King Fasil (Fasiledes) settled in Gondar and established it as a permanent capital in 1636. After Fasil, successive kings continued building, improving the techniques and architectural style. Before its decline in the late eighteenth century, the ...
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Lao People's Democratic Republic,Lack of enforcement of the Luang Prabang Conservation Plan (PSMV) and illegal constructions; Public works (road upgrading and drainage) which may affect the World Heritage values. ,No new information has been received from the State Party.
Upon receipt of information at the end of 2004 concerning the unauthorized demolition of ...
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Benin,Burkina Faso,Niger,,The Centre has been informed about the planned project to construct the Dyodyonga electricity dam in “W” National Park on the Mekrou River valley, which constitutes the border between the Republics of Niger and Benin. In a letter dated 14 November 2002 the Centre requested the State Parties of Niger and Benin to verify the information ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by nationals and Sudanese;
c) Ill-adapted management capabilities.,In 1996, the consequences of the outbreak of the Great Lakes conflict that raged through the region for more than ten years, the retreat into the property of the armed bands and rebel groups, with the accompanying ...
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The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is an intergovernmental organization created to promote the conservation of all forms of cultural heritage, in every region of the world. Its mission is to provide Member States with the best tools, knowledge, skills and enabling environment to preserve their cultural ...
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In an ongoing commitment to sustainable tourism, Jet tours will support two safeguarding projects scheduled for implementation early 2007. The projects are part of a joint endeavour through the World Heritage Centre-Jet Tours partnership to promote preservation and awareness through responsible tourism. On 9 November 2006, the Centre's director, Francesco Bandarin, and ...
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The World Heritage Centre wishes to pay tribute to Dr. Joseph Eboreime, a leading personality of world cultural heritage in Africa who passed away on Wednesday 27 October.
Dr. Joseph Eboreime was the pioneer Director of Monuments, Heritage and Sites of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) of Nigeria.
He was a respected heritage professional who garnered ...
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Dominican Republic,
Hurricane in 1999 (issue resolved)
Urban Pressure
Tourism Pressure
Lack of capacity in conservation techniques
Lack of management mechanism (including legislation)
Lack of presentation and interpretation
Lack of institution coordination
Inappropriate conversion of historic houses in the city centre to accommodate tourism-related functions.
,At the time ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,Shortcomings in the management; Lack of financial resources,As IUCN reported to the 12th meeting of the Committee, conditions here have substantially improved over the past few years when the "warning light" first went on in 1983.
Continued support and surveillance is required but the main threats are now under control.
On 2 March, a letter ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,Shortcomings in the management and lack of resources (issues resolved),The Bureau recalled that this site was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1988, and was deeply concerned to learn that the Prime Minister of Tanzania had announced that the residents of the area will be allowed to grow crops inside this World Heritage site, ...
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Montenegro,
Construction of a dam on the Tara river
Construction of an asphalt plant and the resulting water pollution
,The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session, noted that the authorities responsible for the management of this site are of the view that the proposed construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Tara River and the pollution of the River by ...
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,The aim of the conference is the consolidation and impact assessment of results achieved in EU research projects related to movable ad immovable cultural heritage. There will be a special focus on exploitation and spin-offs of cultural heritage research results and testing of the acceptability of new sustainability approaches and new technologies by the user community, ...
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Xian, Shaanxi, China,This symposium, organized jointly by ICOMOS, the Chinese State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Shaanxi province People's Government and Xi'an Municipal People's Government, with support from the World Heritage Centre, will mainly introduce the cultural heritage feature of the Silk Road, the concepts and methods of transnational united ...
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Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal,This event will take place on February 14 and 15, in the Centro Cultural de Belem (Sophia Mello Breyner Room) in Lisbon, and it aims to stimulate and provoke debate on a range of issues related to historical heritage preservation. Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa (SCML) was established in 1498 by Queen Dona Leonor as a ...
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Parc de la Vanoise, France,The expert meeting on "Evaluation of general principles and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites" was held from 22 to 24 March 1996 at the Parc National de la Vanoise (France) at the kind invitation of the French Ministry for the Environment. Twenty experts representing natural and cultural heritage disciplines participated in ...
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Bucharest Romania,The Ramsar Secretariat is launching a call for nominations for the 5th edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. A prize will be presented in each of three categories: 'Management', 'Wetland Science', and 'Education'. Individuals, organizations, or initiatives may be nominated. The awards will be presented at the 11th meeting of the Conference of ...
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Colbert auditorium of the National Heritage Institute (INP), Paris,Capacity building for safeguarding heritage, and museum collections, enhancing museum security, preventing illicit trafficking: this is the new approach to awareness raising for Malian heritage.
Organized by the European and International Affairs Department, and the Direction Generale des Patrimoines of ...
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Dehradun, India,The 5th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres will be hosted by UNESCO Category 2 Centre on ‘Natural World Heritage Management and Training for the Asia Pacific Region’ at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India on 22 November 2016.
On this occasion, the Centre is also organizing thematic ...
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,The “Online technical meeting for Libyan properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger” aims at clarifying the process for the elaboration of the Desired State of Conservation (DSOCR) for the removal of Libyan properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Taking the Old Town of Ghadames as a case study, the participants will analyse the situation and set the ...
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,The “online technical meeting for Syrian properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger” aims at clarifying the process for the elaboration of the Desired State of Conservation for the removal of Syrian properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR). Taking the Ancient City of Damascus as a case study, the participants will analyse the situation and set ...
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,Peace is one of the pillars of UNESCO. In an unstable world, the future of nations does not depend only on their economic capital or their natural resources, but on their collective capacity to promote peace, the active participation of each in the new world public space is a condition for peace and development. The current moment we live, with the war in Ukraine and in ...
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Eski-Kermen: N44 36 35 E33 44 22
Crimean Gothia appeared as a specific polity in the 3rd-4th centuries AD as a result of the Gothic tribes' migration to the northern Black Sea area. In the 6th century, the Goths and the Alans became phoideratoi (allies) of the Byzantine Empire and therefore numerous fortresses and fortified ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Lack of definition of the properties and of the buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
,Due to the tremendous escalation of the armed conflict, the Ancient City of Aleppo has been severely damaged since 2013, and is undergoing regular ...
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The Trans-Andean railroad is a unique railway, narrow-gauge (106.7 cm), 450 km long, built beginning in 1873 and, with the decided backing of the Liberal Revolution led by Eloy Alfaro, completed and inaugurated in 1908, crossing through five provinces in Ecuador’s Highlands and Coast, with widely varied climatic zones, including primary forests. Set within a complex ...
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NetherlandsFunds-in-Trust
The UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) co-operation to support the World Heritage Centre was established in 2001 by the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences with the aim of reinforcing the implementation of the 1972 "Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage".
Under this Funds-in-Trust ...
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Switzerland Suisse Suiza Швейцария سويسرا 瑞士 The Swiss Confederation
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West of Ventimiglia, in the westernmost part of Liguria, shortly before the French-Italian border, there lies a 2-km long coastal plan called Piana del Latte - Latte being the name of the stream crossing it. Ever since the second half of the 19th century, this area has been characterised by a unified system of settlement, i.e. by the suburban villas built by wealthy ...
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Naganeupseong, a historic village located in the Southwest province of Korea, is noted for its well-preserved cultural landscape and traditional lifestyle continued from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Known as a former administrative town, stretching over Dongnae-ri, Namnae-ri and Seonae-ri in Nagan-myeon, Suncheon City of Jeollanam-do Province, the folk village has ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Presence of armed groups, lack of security and political instability rendering a large part of the property inaccessible to the guards
Attribution of mining permits inside the property
Poaching by armed military groups
Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Illegal mining and ...
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Tobago is the smaller, relatively northeasterly island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, with a surface area of about 316 km2. The Main Ridge is literally the backbone of the island, Gutting lengthways across two thirds of Tobago's surface. It encompasses 3958 hectares (9780 acres) of tropical rainforest specifically lower montane, lowland and xerophytic rainforest - ...
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The results of the latest geological and geophysical surveys conducted at the site of the Peking Man in Zhoukoudian (China) will be presented at the Espace EDF Electra, 6 rue Recamier, 75007 Paris, on Tuesday July 5 (11 a.m.) during a joint UNESCO/EDF scientific conference. The symposium will bring together Yves Coppens, Professor at the College de France, Yves Bamberger, ...
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Bangladesh was struck by a powerful cyclone on November 15 which left more than 3,000 people dead and millions without shelter. While a major international relief effort is currently underway to respond Cyclone Sidr's devastating impact on life and property, UNESCO's World Heritage Centre also sent a team to the Sundarbans World Heritage site, which was badly hit ...
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On 20 February 2014 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a discussion on the requirements of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was organized jointly with the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the UNESCO Tashkent Office. Mr Sodik Salikhovich Safoev, Head of the Committee on International Relations of the Senate of Oliy Majlis ...
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The Solomon Islands host a chain of coral atolls in the western Pacific, about 1800 kilometers northeast of Australia. The southernmost island in the group is Rennell Island. At 86 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide, Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world. East Rennell, on the southern end of Rennell Island, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in ...
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Today, more than 30% of World Heritage marine sites struggle with unsustainable fisheries. Addressing this challenge has been a core focus of the World Heritage Marine Programme for years, supporting sites around the world in developing capacity like technology-assisted surveillance, and community education and monitoring programs. However, until now, a comprehensive ...
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Dear friends,
As 2019 begins, I’d like thank everyone who has made efforts to protect World Heritage sites, whether by taking action at a property, making a donation for site preservation, or just by being a thoughtful tourist.
2018 was a challenging year with many threats to World Heritage globally. In addition to specific threats ranging from logging to overfishing, from ...
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On 4 July 2019, a special event devoted to the theme "Qhapaq Nan, Sharing experiences and good practices" brought together representatives of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru with the aim of sharing their collaborative achievements in management and conservation of this serial and transboundary World Heritage site.
Participants presented concrete and ...
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Two World Heritage properties in Madagascar - Tsingy de Bemaraha Integrated Nature Reserve and the Belo-sur-Mer Kirindy-Mitea Biosphere Reserve - received financial support for COVID-19 recovery and emergency response from the programme #SOSAfricanHeritage funded by the German Commission for UNESCO.
The grants follow submission of two project proposals by Madagascar ...
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World Heritage City Lab: concluding the 10th Anniversary of the UNESCO HUL Recommendation in Cordoba
World Heritage City Lab: concluding the 10th Anniversary of the UNESCO HUL Recommendation in Cordoba
On 12, 13 and 14 September 2022, the World Heritage City Lab concluded the 10th Anniversary of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) celebrations in Cordoba, Spain.
This concluding event was organised by the UNESCO World Heritage ...
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Odesa: UNESCO strongly condemns repeated attacks against cultural heritage, including World Heritage
UNESCO is deeply dismayed and condemns in the strongest terms the brazen attack carried out by the Russian forces, which hit several cultural sites in the city center of Odesa, home to the World Heritage property ‘The Historic Centre of Odesa’.
The attack took the lives of at least two people, according to preliminary reports, and damaged a number of significant cultural ...
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Zambia,Zimbabwe,Project to construct a dam across the gorge (issue resolved),The Bureau was informed that IUCN had reviewed the “Scoping Report: Potential impacts associated with the proposed development of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya Hotel Complex”, prepared by the Division of Water, Environment and Forestry Technology, CSIR, South Africa. This report was commissioned by Sun ...
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Senegal,
Construction of a dam (issue resolved)
Proliferation of the aquatic fern Salvinia molesta
,Principal issues:
Control and eradication of the invasive species, Salvinia molesta.
New information:
In June 2001, the twenty-fifth session of the Bureau noted detailed findings of the results of the two-person mission undertaken to the site from 31 March to 10 April ...
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Manama, Bahrain,The second regional meeting of the Arab States’ Focal Points for World Heritage (cultural and natural), will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 24 to 26 November 2013. This meeting, organized by the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), will be held in the framework of the follow-up to Periodic ...
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Rock Art Room, Al-Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh,Using impact assessment for heritage conservation and renewable energy development
Guidance and Toolkit on Impact Assessments and the Guidance for Wind Energy projects in a World Heritage Context for better decision-making on conservation, climate actions and sustainable development
Event date and time : 11 September 2023 ...
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,Room : Room 1 / MR 6You can visit the exhibition from 23 to 27 July in the Exhibition Hall 14. To showcase the 'Dive into Heritage' project's progress and achievements, a side event is organized on 23 July 2023, during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. The event will be an opportunity to present the project, generously funded by the Ministry of Culture of ...
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,From 6-8 March 2025, UNESCO is organising an event entitled "Women. Heritage. Digital Technology" in Dakar, Senegal. Held in conjunction of the International Women’s Day, this event celebrates the vital role of African women in safeguarding and promoting heritage, particularly through the use of digital technologies.
Despite systemic barriers, including limited access to ...
6725.
,On Wednesday 30 April 2025, managers from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Everglades National Park (United States of America) World Heritage sites, alongside experts from UNESCO, will share first-hand insights from the UNESCO Environmental DNA (eDNA) Expeditions initiative, which showcased the transformative potential of both citizen science and eDNA for ...
6726.
Financed by the US Contribution to UNESCO, the US$250,000 pilot project for the documentation and conservation of Kabul Museum’s endangered collections produced inventories of objects that survived the years of war, trained staff in conservation techniques and restored objects destroyed by Taliban.
This pilot project, part of the UNESCO Programme for the Preservation of ...
6727.
Supermodel and UN Goodwill ambassador for the Environment Gisele Bundchen narrates the latest film from the World Heritage Marine Programme, which premiered at the World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, to a standing-room-only crowd.
Ms Bundchen is a strong supporter of ocean conservation and believes in its critical role in human and ecosystem health. She has given ...
6728.
The UNESCO Heritage Division and its World Heritage Centre is very pleased to participate in World Tourism Day, especially given the collaboration of the World Heritage Convention with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in efforts to develop sustainable tourism.
World Heritage sites are the most outstanding cultural and natural places in the world, so they are ...
6729.
The European Commission and the European Parliament in collaboration with UNESCO, organized a photo exhibition on 15 November 2016 to celebrate the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Europe inscribed in 2015 and 2016. The new World Heritage sites join the EU’s network of over 300 sites. The exhibition was an opportunity to showcase the EU’s commitment to supporting World ...
6730.
The 2017 International Day for Monuments and Sites is dedicated to the theme “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism”, chosen in relation to the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development and in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
In designating 2017 as the International Year ...
6731.
The CEO of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, the environmentalist Andrew Zaloumis, has been awarded the prestigious 2017 KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek-Preis for his outstanding commitment and visionary management of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage site in South Africa. The award is presented every two years to honour individuals and organizations for their ...
6732.
The massive wildfires in the Amazon, Australia, Central Africa, East Asia and Siberia last year brought forests to the headlines.
Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth. It is estimated that around 1.6 billion people - including more than 2,000 indigenous cultures - depend on forests for their livelihoods, medicine, fuel, food and shelter. The ...
6733.
Vilm, Germany,Organized by: the World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, IUCN, and the Natural Heritage Protection Fund (Russia) with support from the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm.
6734.
The opening ceremony of the Closing Event taking place in Kyoto from 6 to 8 November featured a performance by UNESCO Artist for Peace Sarah Brightman, and a traditional drum performance by the Japanese group Hi Ryu (Flying Dragon).
The Chairperson of the event, Ambassador Masuo Nishibayashi, and UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova opened the celebration, along with ...
6735.
Qoqon - is one of the cultural centers of Ancient East. It is located in the western part of Ferghana valley in the lower stream of Sokh. Historical Center of Qoqon consisting of following cultural objects: Komol-Kozi Madrasah, Dahman Shahon, Madarihon Madrasah, Norbutabiy Madrasah, Gishtlik Mosque, apartment houses. The most ancient data about Qoqon date back to the II ...
6736.
Bunce is a 1600 feet uninhabitted island lying approximately 20 miles up the Sierra Leone River from Freetown, the Capital city of Sierra Leone. Bunce Island was established as a slave trading station in 1670. From 1670 to 1728 two companies- the Gambia Adventurers and the Royal African Company of England ran Bunce Island one after the other. Bunce Island’s ...
6737.
Article 5 of the World Heritage Convention, states:
"To ensure that effective and active measures are taken for the protection, conservation and presentation of the cultural and natural heritage situated on its territory, each State Party to this Convention shall endeavor, in so far as possible, and as appropriate for each country:
to adopt a general policy which aims to ...
6738.
WHC-13/37.COM/INF.5D
6739.
WHC-14/38.COM/5C
6740.
Lors de la construction d'une rocade, la société danoise DANISA a découvert au mois de février 1998 le village souterrain d'Agongointo-Zougoundo constitué par une série de caves du genre bunker allemand, faites de sol ferrugineux tropicaux et présentant des formes géométriques différentes.
Situées à 10 mètres environ sous-terre, ces caves ont été aménagées à la lumière ...
6741.
The Nicortsminda Cathedral of St. Nicholas is one of the most important architectural monuments of the medieval Georgia. It is located in the village bearing the same name in the mountainous region Racha in Western Georgia. According to the epigraphy on the western entrance, Nicortsminda Cathedral was built during the reign of King Bagrat III in 1010-1014.The Cathedral is ...
6742.
Samtavisi domed Cathedral, built in 1030 by architect Hillarion Samtavneli, is remarkable due to the beauty of proportions and refinement of carving on the façades. Compared with other similar structures of the same period its plan is somewhat truncated, almost square. There is a new system of decoration on the eastern façade, which was later developed more fully and ...
6743.
Kamakura was constructed by the samurai (warrior class) to be the seat of their political power. It is surrounded by hills to the north, east and west, and faces the ocean to the south. For this reason, it is ideally protected. The samurai government controlled all of Japan from here for over 150 years, and Kamakura became the center of politics, economy and culture. The ...
6744.
Subsequent foundations ort residences of Myanma kings: Sagaing from 1315 to 1364, Innwa from 1364 to 1841. Amarapura from 1841 to 1857, Mingun in 1810-1819, Mandalay after 1857. They are close to each other, inside a span of 30km on both banks of the Ayeyawady River. Innwa, Amarapura and Mandalay are noteworthy instances of city planning. The royal palace is located in a ...
6745.
The tomb, built in 1320-24 A.D., lies inside Multan Fort. This elegant building is an octagon in plan with a diameter of 15' 9ù and a side measuring 20’6". It is the first octagonal tom in the South Asia subcontinent. The special features in the construction of the Shrine are the tapering walls, horizontal wooden beam embedded at the exterior of brick work and a wooden ...
6746.
La ville de Curtea de Arges, l'ancienne capitale de la Valachie, conserve des importants monuments. Un premier ensemble et constitue par les ruines de la Cour princiere (XIIIe-XVIe siecles) et par l'eglise princiere Saint-Nicolas, elevee entre 1340-1376 en "croix grecque" et conservant a-peu-pres integralement la peinture originaire, dont les qualites artistiques la ...
6747.
The fortifications which are the subject of this proposal are located in regions of Spain which border neighbouring countries, i.e. Portugal and France.The bulwarked border fortifications were planned and built between the end of the 16th century or start of the 17th century and the end of the 18th century. They were constructed as a result of the military conflicts which ...
6748.
There are three archaeological features within the Ntusi village which deserve recognition and preservation. These are the two man-made mounds which are locally known as Ntusi male (NTIV) and Ntusi female (NT III) (in the plan attached) and the basin also known as Bwogero. Although most other features have been disturbed by human habitation, Ntusi village of a 1 km square, ...
6749.
In addition to their dramatic consequences for the affected people, to which the World Heritage Centre expresses its sincere sympathy, the massive floods which have recently struck Pakistan are causing great concern for the state of conservation of the World Heritage property of Mohenjodaro. The Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro display the remains of one of the most ...
6750.
IUCN and UNEP-WCMC have compiled a KML layer with key information on the natural and mixed World Heritage sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as of 1 January 2012. The information comes from the latest version of the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). The WDPA is a joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and IUCN, maintained at ...
6751.
Environmental factors, lack of maintenance and uncontrollable urban developments have been cited as reasons to inscribe the Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger.
The site, comprising a group of fortifications, is a magnificent example of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture built on ...
6752.
The “Technical Meeting on the Recovery of the World Heritage Site of Palmyra” took place on 18 December 2019 at UNESCO’s Headquarters, with the aim of reflecting on, and discussing the recovery of Palmyra, as a World Heritage property.
The meeting followed the latest World Heritage Committee Decisions, requesting to limit restoration works to first aid interventions until ...
6753.
On 18 May 2023, Tuvalu became the 195th State Party to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972). With this new ratification, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention nears universal recognition, as one of the most ratified legal instruments in the world.
Represented by H.E. Samuelu Laloniu, Special Envoy of the Tuvaluan ...
6754.
Austria,Urban pressure,From July 2003 onwards, letters of concern have also been received regarding the permission of several festivals taking place on the squares of the historic city centre. No new information has been received on the current planning process for the area around the main train station. In August 2003 individuals informed the Centre about the discovery of ...
6755.
United States of America,,In response to the letter from the Secretariat dated 9 August 1990 transmitting the recommendations of the Bureau on the conservation of this site, the US authorities have provided a map indicating the additions to this site, its new boundaries and the new designated wilderness areas. They have also requested that the Committee formally consider ...
6756.
India,,The heavy monsoon rains of 1996 and 1997 caused the sand-fill and the surrounding foundation, supporting the very large stone structure of the Sun Temple, to subside seriously. Loose stones have already begun to fall into the hollow interior of the Temple, previously supported by the sand-fill. International experts have pointed to the risk of the Temple structure ...
6757.
United States of America,
Agricultural, industrial and urban developments altering the natural systems;
Pollution of the water (nutrients and mercury);
Hurricane in August 1992
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee – paragraph number VII.12
New information: A member of the Centre visited the site in May 1999 and ...
6758.
Argentina,Brazil,
Aggressive natural environment
Need for increased subregional cooperation
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-third session of the Bureau, Chapter IV.51
New information: The Secretariat received a report from the authorities of Argentina dated 20 September 1999 on the construction of an industrial plant in the village of Santa Ana. It is reported that the ...
6759.
Guatemala,
Damages caused to the buildings by earthquakes (issue resolved)
Impact of the planned commercial centre
,The State Party has not submitted the requested report. However, the Secretariat received several complaints concerning the reconstruction and transformation of two of the more outstanding buildings of the historical centre: the Cathedral and the Church of ...
6760.
Kabul, Afghanistan,The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan includes some of the most important examples of Gandharan art in the world, despite the Taliban’s destruction of its two monumental Buddhas in 2001. The Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Bamiyan site was formed in 2002 within the framework of the ...
6761.
Yogyakarta, Indonesia,International Experts' Meeting for the Rehabilitation of Earthquake-affected Prambanan World Heritage Site and Taman Sari Water Castle in Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia On 27 May 2006, an earthquake that measured 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Yogyakarta, the "Cultural Hub" of Indonesia, damaging severely its cultural heritage, including ...
6762.
,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 Indiansand the wonderful ...
6763.
BTU Cottbus, Germany,The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop on “Understanding Each Other’s Heritage –Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World” to be held in BTU Cottbus from 19th-21th July 2012. This WHS Alumni Conference is the second ...
6764.
Bucharest, Romania,From 6 – 13 July 2012, the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP11) will be held in Bucharest, Romania. Since 1999, the World Heritage Centre and the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention are formally engaged in cooperation with a view to enabling the Contracting Parties to the Conventions to ...
6765.
Fujian, China,Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the project was organized in China on 1st to 5th Februrary. Following the overarching goal, the project contributed for youth and youth organizations to build the capacity and deepen their knowledge on issues related to preservation, conservation and promotion World Heritgae ...
6766.
The Lake Tana area was important in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in view of its role in maintaining the Christian faith against contemporary pressures, and the rise of the Solomonic Dynasty which patronized the building of churches and monasteries.
Many of the earliest manuscripts and precious examples of ecclesiastical art as well as royal objects ...
6767.
Following the decline of the Aksumite Empire, power shifted in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to Roha in Lasta District.
This was renamed for King Lalibela (1181-1221) of the Zagwe Dynasty which ruled in Lalibela for more than a century. The construction of eleven rock-hewn churches is attributed to King Lalibela. The buildings are monolithic, carved from a sloping ...
6768.
Further to the appeal made by the Director-General of UNESCO for the safeguard of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls in the present challenging context, the World Heritage Centre is in the process of the elaboration of an Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Old City.
One of the major fields of intervention identified is the improvement of the quality of the ...
6769.
28th session of the World Heritage Committee Suzhou, China 28COM 28 June - 07 July 2004
Committee Members
Argentina, Benin, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...
6770.
24th session of the World Heritage Committee Cairns, Australia 24COM 27 November - 02 December 2000
Committee Members
Australia, Belgium, Benin, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, Zimbabwe
Bureau Members
Chairperson:
...
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A.13.1
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WHC.14/38.COM/
6775.
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi (Viet Nam) becomes 900th site on UNESCO World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has inscribed new cultural sites in Viet Nam, China, Tajikistan, France, the Netherlands, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Committee also agreed to the extension of two cultural properties in Germany, Norway.
The latest ...
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6777.
WHC-15/20.GA/9
6778.
The final meeting in the Second Cycle of the Periodic Report on the State of World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place from 3 to 5 December in Santiago, Chile. The objective of the meeting is to draw up a World Heritage Action Plan (2013-2020) for this region.
The activity is in compliance with Decision 36 COM 10C, approved by the World Heritage ...
6779.
Key UNESCO partners joined with the Organization to approve a new action plan to address emergency and short term interventions for the safeguarding of Libya’s cultural heritage following a three-day international expert meeting in the Tunisian capital this week.
Organized with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Libya and in close cooperation with the Department of ...
6780.
Authenticity only applies to cultural properties and to the cultural aspects of ‘mixed’ properties. Authenticity can be seen as the link between attributes and Outstanding Universal Value.
According to paragraph 82 of the Operational Guidelines, a World Heritage property ”[] may be understood to meet the conditions of authenticity if their cultural values (as recognized in ...
6781.
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), entered in force on 1 July 1975, is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species ...
6782.
In 1997, the Division of Earth Sciences at UNESCO introduced the idea of creating a UNESCO Geoparks Programme to protect heritage of international geological significance. In 2000, the European Geoparks Network (EGN) was established. Following a meeting in Paris, this was expanded to a Global Geoparks Network (GGN) in 2004, which was placed under the auspices of ...
6783.
The "Policy document on the impacts of climate change on World Heritage properties", adopted by the 16th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, has been published in English and French.The document was prepared with the participation of relevant climate change experts and practitioners of heritage conservation and management, appropriate ...
6784.
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, and Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, have signed an agreement on the establishment of a centre in Turin (Italy) that will conduct research and training relating to the economics of cultural heritage and cultural policies for development.
Under the auspices of UNESCO, the ...
6785.
UNESCO is launching launch a call to constitute a roster of volunteer experts, prioritizing local and regional experts in the field of biodiversity and land restoration, environmental management and environmental law, as well as knowledge holders.
Volunteer experts will provide technical advice, generate data, build partnerships and provide training so that local actors, ...
6786.
Honduras,
Extreme pressure with the invasion of refugees and settlers into the Reserve;
Illegal tree felling;
Poaching;
Road construction;
Patuca II hydro power project
,The State Party, via a letter dated 21 June 2000, invited a Centre/IUCN mission to the site. IUCN and the Centre have collaborated to identify experts to undertake the mission from 22-29 October 2000 ...
6787.
Helsinki,The European Periodic Report was submitted to the World Heritage Committee at its 30th meeting in Vilnius in 2006. The Nordic and Baltic sub-regional report identifies a number of objectives for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Periodic Reporting appears to be an important tool to strengthen and maintain the credibility of the implementation of ...
6788.
Lemesos, Cyprus,The International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH) brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today.
In particular, the main goal of the conference is to focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research on tangible and intangible Cultural ...
6789.
Roma, Italy,The Fourth Herity conference in 2012 will be focused on "How The Cultural Heritage is communicated Public, Specialists, Managers and Institutions:evaluating the quality of the transmission of the cultural message" will take place in rome 5-7 December 2012.
Call for papers
All interested persons are invited to contribute to the conference. Please, send an ...
6790.
Istanbul, Turkey,Many activities such as tourism, infrastructure development, new buildings, urban regeneration and changes in land use may have negative impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the World Heritage properties.
The World Heritage Committee requests States Parties to present the possible impacts of the project proposals through Heritage Impact ...
6791.
Karlskrona, Sweden,The Baltic Sea World Heritage Summit will take place in Karlskrona, Sweden, from 24 to 26 September 2019.Co-organised by the Development of UNESCO Natural & Cultural Assets (DUNC) amongst others, the Summit for Coastal World Heritage sites around the Baltic Sea aims at strengthening the cooperation and the promotion of exchange of knowledge and good ...
6792.
Madrid, Spain,1st International Meeting on Urban Cultural Landscapes and World Heritage. Cityscapes: Places of Memory, Opportunities for the FutureThe inscription of El Paseo del Prado and El Buen Retiro. A Landscape of Arts and Sciences as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 25 July 2020 fostered this International Meeting on Urban Cultural Landscapes with the aim of ...
6793.
Room 1 MR 6,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on World Heritage (IIPFWH) are co-organizing a side event during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee entitled “The World Heritage Convention and the demonstration of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)” on 24 July 2024 | Room 1 MR 6, from 18:15 (after the plenary) ...
6794.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature
Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration
International tarmac road crosses the site
Heavy automobile and truck traffic (vibrations, pollution, risk of accidents...)
Pipeline crossing the southern ...
6795.
1.Façade maritime de la ville de Marseille, du nord au sud-batterie de Corbières-entrée du tunnel du Rove-quartier de I'Estaque ; en arrière plan massif naturel de la Nerthe (oppida celto-ligures)-Port de la Joliette: Digue du Large, Silo Panzani, Silo d'Arenc, Docks du XIXe siècle, immeubles des compagnies maritimes des XIXe et XXe siècles, Cathédrales (ancienne ...
6796.
On 1st March 2013, UNESCO signed the Plan of Operation with the Government of Uganda for the project “Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, architectural masterpiece of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda, World Heritage property in Danger”, generously supported through the Japanese Funds-in-Trust. Inscribed ...
6797.
In the part years, interest in rural areas, small settlements, and the fine-tuned interaction between humankind and its natural environment, has exponentially grown in China and all around the world.The critical role played by villages, small towns, and their vast surrounding environment is gaining global acknowledgment as a complementary counterpart to growing cities. ...
6798.
Afghanistan,,The Italian firm RODIO has successfully implemented the first phase of the emergency consolidation for the cliffs and niches. The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan, has begun conservation work on the mural paintings in the Buddhist caves as well as the preparation of a General Master Plan. The Japanese company PASCO has ...
6799.
Malta,
Need for a larger buffer zone
Need for better legal protection
Lack of staff
General erosion of the stones
Stone quarrying nearby
Violent storms
Structural Instability - movements of the soil
,During its eighteenth session, the Committee was informed of the very preoccupying situation at the site: the collapse of a wall of the monument and extensive limestone ...
6800.
Viet Nam,
Termites invasion (issue resolved)
Fire at the property (issue resolved)
Increasing urbanization
Impact of road upgrading
Rapid tourism development
,Since the launch of the first international safeguarding campaign in 1981, the Vietnamese authorities have come to realize the cultural and economic interest in preserving the urban and landscape heritage ...