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WHC-99/23.EXTBUR/INF.6

Xochimilco, Mexico,Organized in cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), this program will train individuals for lake ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of Xochimilco’s "chinampa" agricultural production system. Dates to be determined.

On 12 April 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, Amália García Medina, signed the Agreement establishing, in Zacatecas, the Regional World Heritage Institute as a category 2 institute under the auspices of UNESCO. The Regional Institute of Zacatecas, which will be located in the ‘Casa del ...

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Preparations are being completed in Chile, where almost everything is ready, for the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean that will take place in Santiago de Chile from 2 to 5 December 2012. The primary objectives of this meeting will be the development of the 2013-2020 Regional Action Plan and also ...

Spreading over almost 600 hectares, Chapultepec Woods constitutes one of the most important natural reserves in Mexico City. It has a certain variety of animal and tree species, including willow, eucalyptus, and ahuehuete, a Mexican coniferous tree. There are also various geological formations, from sand deposits to caves and holes located in the Hill itself The woods ...

Mexico,a) Pressure from Urban Development; b) Natural disasters (seismic instability and continued sinking of the city caused by the depletion of the aquifer); c) Water and environmental pollution. ,On 1 February 2007, the World Heritage Centre received the state of conservation report on the property of Xochimilco through the Permanent Delegation of Mexico to ...

CLT-82/CONF.015/INF.4

Mexico,,The Bureau requested the Mexican authorities to respond by 15 September 1997, to the recommendation of an expert mission. At the time of the preparation of this document, no report had been received.

Mexico, Tourism development  Land use ,New information will be reported orally during the meeting following the submission of the State Party report due on 15 May 2002.

The World Heritage Committee at its twenty-third session held in Marrakesh (Morocco) from 29 November to 4 December 1999, adopted the conclusions and recommendations of the mission of international experts sent to the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (Mexico). The Committee endorsed the main findings of the mission's report which "concluded that the World Heritage site under ...

Mexico, Industrial salt production facility; One mile-long pier construction ,At its nineteenth session, the Bureau discussed a report about a project for industrial salt production at the site and its potential threats to the whale population. A letter, noting the concerns of the Bureau about this project, was addressed to the Mexican authorities, but no response was ...

Mexico,,The ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission, carried out from 23 to 29 November 2002, had as objective to review existing legal provisions, administrative aspects of site management and recent studies and actions undertaken. For the natural and urban areas of Xochimilco, the following important studies and actions have been undertaken for the conservation and management ...

25th session of the World Heritage Committee Helsinki, Finland 25COM 11 December - 16 December 2001 Committee Members Argentina, Belgium, China, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...

23rd session of the World Heritage Committee Marrakesh, Morocco 23COM 29 November - 04 December 1999 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: ...

Mexico, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (tourism activities, off-road vehicles as well as potential problems derived from tourism-related water consumption) Invasive/alien terrestrial species Ground transport infrastructure (proposed roads) Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction Environmental concerns in security efforts along the ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is receiving petitions expressing concern about the state of conservation of the World Heritage property Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2008. The World Heritage Committee, at its next session (Bonn, Germany, 28 June - 8 July 2015), will examine the state of conservation of the property. ...

Two international experts’ meetings were held in Campeche (Mexico) on 12-15 March 2004, and subsequently in Valdivia (Chile) on 19-21 January 2005, on the subject of Fortifications in the Americas and the World Heritage Convention. Fortifications are one of the most significant cultural heritages that best summarizes and exemplifies the intercontinental history of the ...