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Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and the planet. In every corner of the world, human beings have depended on wetlands for centuries, drawing sustenance, inspiration and resilience from these important environments. This year’s theme: ‘Wetlands and Human Wellbeing' highlights the ...

Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, Cambodia,The World Heritage Youth Forum has become an annual event held in conjunction with the session of World Heritage Committee. As part of the 37th session, an international youth forum is being organized by the State Party of Cambodia with the support of the ASEAN Foundation and the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia. Young ...

Hungary, Possible development of straw-burning power plant (issue resolved) Lack of legal power, humand and financial resources (issue resolved) Need to reconsider the boundaries  Quarrying application (issue resolved)  Possible road development ,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report that addresses the progress made ...

Russian Federation, Lack of an overall management system  Structural degradation of its components of the property Tourism complex project ,On 27 February 2013, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation of the Committee Decision (35 COM 7B.106) adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). It ...

Colombia, State of conservation of the fabric of the megalithic sculptures; Lack of a management plan; Lack of buffer zone; Ongoing challenges by local communities with regards to the use of illegally constructed roads which traverse the archaeological park. ,In response to the recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (35 COM 7B.121), the ...

Peru, Damage caused by illegal mining and farming activities; Continued vehicle traffic through the geoglyphs; Lack of systematic monitoring of the property; Insufficient air traffic security measures; Lack of a management plan; Planned infrastructure projects (i.e. Interoceanic highway, new airport construction). ,In response to the requests made by the World Heritage ...

Mexico,Urban development pressures in the areas surrounding the property,In response to the request made by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Decision 36 COM 7B.101), in January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that addresses the main issues noted by the decision and is accessible at ...

With the slogan “ … and when the skies fall silent ",  the World Migratory Bird Day 2016  on 10 May aims to highlight the incredible numbers of migratory birds being threatened and lost each year . This is often linked to illicit activities are various and the toll that they are taking is disastrous – millions of birds are being killed each year.  Such numbers are totally ...

With the slogan “Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People”, the World Migratory Bird Day 2017 on 10 May aims to highlight the interdependence of people and nature, and more specifically people and migratory birds, as they share the same planet and the same limited resources.  For more than ten years now, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) ...

Scientists and rangers from the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) undertook an expedition to the Archipielago de Revillagigedo World Heritage site in Mexico to collect marine baseline information, including environmental DNA (eDNA) samples as part of the eDNA sampling campaigns currently piloted by UNESCO across 25 marine World Heritage sites. From 16 ...

Mexico, Serious concerns about the imminent extinction of an endemic porpoise species (vaquita) and over the conservation status of a marine fish (totoaba) Illegal fishing ,On 1 March 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission visited the property from 9 to 15 April ...

The World Heritage Committee The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, and consists of representatives from 21 of the States Parties to the Convention elected by their General Assembly. At its first session, the Committee adopted its Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee. The Committee is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage ...

Mexico,Urban development pressures in areas surrounding the property.,The State Party did not submit the design, adoption and implementation of the integrated Archaeological Site Management Plan as requested by the World Heritage Committee in 2005. Over the last two years, the State Party has undertaken several initiatives to update the existing Management Plan that was ...

The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by the World Heritage Committee. The programme concerns the development of a theoretical framework for urban heritage conservation, and the provision of technical assistance to States Parties for the implementation of new approaches and schemes. World Heritage Cities ...

Geographic location: The Las Labradas Archaeological Zone is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, in Northwestern Mexico, facing the Sea of Cortes, on the shore of the beach bearing the same name, in the Municipality of San Ignacio, in the Southern part of the State of Sinaloa, Mexico. It is found on the outskirts of a small fishing village called Barras de Piaxtla, ...

On 21 November 2006, the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Francesco Bandarin, signed a new cooperation agreement with Minister Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Minister for Science Policy. Under the agreement the Belgian Science Policy Office will, during a 5-year period, mobilize Belgian scientific expertise in using space technologies to assist State parties to the ...

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 ...

The World Heritage Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS) https://whc.unesco.org/en/heads/, collaborated with the UNESCO Science Sector in the organization of the 21st International Radiocarbon Conference, held from 9 to 13 July 2012, at UNESCO Headquarters. Nuria Sanz, General Coordinator of the HEADS Programme at the ...

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, ...

Peru, Fragility of its adobe structures; Occupation of land by farmers; Need of a management plan ,The Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee approved in 1997 an amount of US$ 20,000 under technical cooperation for the preparation of a management plan for Chan Chan. The Government of Peru submitted on 16 July 1998 a progress report on the preparation of the management ...

Mexico, Tourism development  Land use ,IUCN received a copy of a report from the Reserve’s authorities on coastal development in the site, dated 31 January 2003. The report indicates that six projects have been submitted for building residential or lodging facilities on private properties since April 2002. These projects that have been developed according to the ...