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1549.
Hungary,
Lack of legal power, human and financial resources (issue resolved)
Quarrying application (issue resolved)
Possible development of straw-burning power plant (issue resolved)
Need to delineate a precise buffer zone
Bypass road and bridge project to replace the high traffic road crossing the property
,On 16 November 2023, the State Party submitted a state of ...
1550.
Five young heritage professionals from Canada, Egypt, Hungary, Peru, and Zimbabwe, received UNESCO-Vocations Patrimoine fellowships to pursue post graduate research at University College Dublin (Ireland) and at the Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus (Germany) in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on the evening of 22 October.
The fellowships were awarded by the ...
1551.
Poland,
Lack of Management Plan
Slow process of consultation with local communities
Ground transport infrastructure
,On 24 November 2017, the State Party submitted a report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/31/documents concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee at its 40th session, as follows:
Following receipt of the ICOMOS ...
1552.
Indonesia,
Mining;
Security limitations;
Development threats;
Exploitation of marine resources;
Absence of a co-ordinating agency;
Absence of a finalized strategic management plan;
Park boundaries not physically demarcated;
Inadequate financing.
,At its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013), the Committee requested the State Party to submit a report on the state of ...
1553.
Indonesia,
Mining
Security limitations
Development threats
Exploitation of marine resources
Absence of a co-ordinating agency
Absence of a finalized strategic management plan
Park boundaries not physically demarcated
Inadequate financing
,On 23 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
1554.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved)
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved)
Rise of the underground water level
Dilapidated infrastructure
Neglect and lack of maintenance
Overcrowded areas and buildings
Uncontrolled development
Absence of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan
Absence of an integrated socio-economic revitalization plan linking the ...
1555.
Russian Federation,
Lack of joint management system between national, local and religious authorities (issue resolved)
Lack of monitoring mechanisms
Lack of appropriate legal measures and rules for conservation, restoration, management and use of World Heritage properties of religious interest
,On 23 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, ...
1556.
Jordan,
Buildings and Development: Lack of design and construction guidelines for the Churches to be constructed in the buffer zone
Management systems/ management plan: Lack of integration of the management procedures on maintenance, visitor management and disaster response in the management system
Need to ensure the protection of the western banks of the Jordan River to ...
1557.
Colombia,a) State of conservation of the fabric of monolithic sculpture;
b) Lack of management plan;
c) Lack of buffer zone.,A joint World Heritage centre/ICOMOSmission was undertaken in November 2006, as per the request of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, following a series of events related to the construction of a road through the archaeological site by the Yanacona ...
1558.
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 ...
1559.
Kenya,
Impacts of the Gibe III dam
Other planned hydro-electric developments and associated large-scale irrigation projects in the Omo region
Oil exploration
Wildlife populations and pressure from poaching and livestock grazing
Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya
Management capacity of KWS and NMK
Design of the World Heritage site
,On 1 February ...
1560.
Kenya,
Impacts of the Gibe III dam
Other planned hydro-electric developments and associated large-scale irrigation projects in the Omo region
Oil exploration
Wildlife populations and pressure from poaching and livestock grazing
Impacts of the larger development vision for Northern Kenya
Management capacity of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and National Museums of Kenya ...
1561.
On 25 November 2009, the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines and Cinque Terre in Italy signed the Twinning Program of Exchange and Cooperation agreement at the Kiangan municipality in Ifugao.
Governor Teodoro Baguilat Jr and Arch. Pasquale Bruno Malara, Director of the Regional Directorate of Liguria for Cultural Heritage and ...
1562.
There are only few monasteries in Europe that have maintained their monastic tradition continually from the 12th century to our times and also the respective buildings in both their functional and representative purposes. Heiligenkreuz is an outstanding example of this continuity embodied in the Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque components of the monastery premises where the ...
1563.
UNESCO Sites are symbols of our work in support of sustainable development. The international community helps us ensure these sites, of outstanding universal value, function as models of heritage conservation and sustainable human living. In Ethiopia, UNESCO's work includes developing integrated management plans for sites such as Simien Mountains National Park, the Castles ...
1564.
South Africa,
Theft and vandalism;
Pollution of the Vaal River;
Lack of tourism management, particularly access.
,On 31 January 2013 a report on the state of conservation of Vredefort Dome was submitted by the State Party. The report gives an overview of the continued implementation of the 2008 reactive monitoring mission recommendations but did not report on some of the ...
1565.
Lebanon,
Port expansion project (issue resolved)
Need for a Management Plan and a Master Plan (issue resolved)
Plans for an extension of the jetty (issue resolved)
Tourism infrastructure: “Diplomatic Club” project with above ground structures of reinforced concrete built at the south of the property on potentially archaeologically sensitive grounds
Management systems/ ...
1566.
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK,For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore the most pressing issues in heritage studies today.
This year, for its tenth anniversary, coinciding with the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the University of ...
1567.
Sites of memory are places vested with historical, social or cultural significance due to events that took place there in the past. Their associative values end up being more important or comparable to the consideration that has been made of the materiality of the cultural assets conveying different meanings; however, the material remains may be essential for the ...
1568.
Italy,a) Lack of continuous maintenance and monitoring of the urban fabric;
b) Weaknesses in coordinating the complex safeguarding and development process; lack of management plan;
c) Lack of formal clarifications of the delimitations of the property; lack of a buffer zone.,On 31 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation was submitted by the State Party. The ...
1569.
Gender Equality as a human right and a development goal is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights and in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Gender Equality is one of UNESCO’s two global priorities. In this understanding, gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and ...
1570.
The Qawra/Dwejra site combines interesting geology, both on land and under the sea, rich diverse wildlife and habitats, dramatic seascapes dominated by a rocky shoreline, cultural elements spanning from the 3rd century BC to the 19th century AD and a general wilderness feel. Both the inland sea (Qawra) and Dwejra Bay are excellent examples of large-scale circular ...
1571.
Qatar and Fiji had their first World Heritage sites inscribed during the afternoon session of the World Heritage Committee on Saturday, as the intergovernmental body added six properties to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration (Japan)
The beauty of the solitary, often snow-capped, stratovolcano, known around the world ...
1572.
From 3 to 6 May 2023, 11 students aged 10 to 14 from the Banc d'Arguin National Park UNESCO World Heritage site participated in UNESCO's Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling campaign, as part of a global effort to better understand ocean biodiversity and the effects of climate change.
Eleven young people from the 4 schools in the park’s coastal villages of Mamghar, R'Gueiba, ...
1573.
China,,On 26 August 2007, the World Heritage Centre was informed through various sources, including a group of citizens who are living in Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), China, that some on-going development projects in the Historic Centre of Macao, involving high-rise buildings, were affecting the visual integrity of the property, notably the setting of ...
1574.
Indonesia,a) Agricultural encroachment;
b) Illegal logging; poaching;
c) Road construction and institutional and governance issues.,At the time of inscription of the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) on the World Heritage List in July 2004, IUCN recommended that the property be simultaneously inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The World ...
1575.
Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland,The purpose of this international conference is to summarize previous discussions and experiences regarding the recovery and reconstruction of UNESCO World Heritage sites and attempt to develop the most appropriate, universal guidelines for moving forward with properties of exceptional value at the time of destruction.
Implementing ...
1576.
China,a) Dams;
b) Boundary modifications;
c) Mining;
d) Signage
e) Management planning.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was received from the State Party on 13 January 2012. The report responds to issues raised by the Committee in decision 35 COM 7B.12 and provides additional information on conservation actions undertaken at the property. Extracts ...
1577.
Sudan,a) Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods;
b) Urban encroachment;
c) Absence of a management plan with government commitment. ,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010). However, a ...
1578.
Albania,
Illegal construction dating from the late 1990s
Lack of specific monitoring indicators
Lack of programme of archaeological excavations
Lack of adequate fire fighting arrangements in the historic urban zone
Lack of detailed tourism development plan
Management activities
Management systems/ management plan
,On 1 February 2014 and 4 February 2015 respectively, the ...
1579.
Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan,
Management systems / Management Plan (Need to finalize the transboundary management framework for the property; Need to further develop collaboration between the States Parties in the framework of a tripartite Memorandum for management of the property; Need to review and rationalize the boundaries of the components of the property and ...
1580.
Viet Nam,
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (Population growth)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Housing
Industrial areas
Financial and human resources
Management systems / management plan
,The 2018 IUCN Advisory mission to the property concluded that the overall management was satisfactory with regard to the conservation of ...
1581.
Lesotho,South Africa,
Interpretative and visitation facilities: Need to improve presentation of cultural aspects, in particular the San rock art sites within the Environmental Centre
Legal framework: Revisions, amendments and enactment of relevant laws pertinent to the property not yet finalized in Lesotho
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, ...
1582.
Reactive Monitoring Process
Once a site is inscribed on the World Heritage List (and becomes a “World Heritage property”), the State Party has to ensure that effective and active measures are taken for its protection, conservation and presentation.
To do so, States Parties are encouraged to establish services for the protection, conservation and presentation of the ...
1583.
Türkiye,a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
b) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls and associated palace structures, including Tekfur Saray and the "Anemas Dungeon" (Blachernae Palace);
c) Uncontrolled ...
1584.
Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan,The Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan is organizing the 11th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Japan from 10 to 26 September 2016 under the UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management, in cooperation with ...
1585.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of adequate management regime;
b) Uncertain legal protection;
c) Pollution;
d) Illegal timber harvesting;
e) Gas and oil pipeline project across the World Heritage property (issue solved);
f) Illegal construction on the Lake shore;
g) Illegal sale of land;
h) Tourism development. ,On 2 March 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the ...
1586.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of management plan ;
b) Weakening of conservation controls and laws;
c) Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development for Olympic Games;
d) Road construction;
e) Deforestation. ,On 3 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides information on progress in ...
1587.
Senegal,
Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife
Drying up of ponds and invasive species
Illegal logging
Livestock grazing
Road construction project
Potential dam construction
Potential mining exploration and exploitation
Loss of chimpanzee habitat
,On 23 March 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
1588.
Senegal,
Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife
Drying up of ponds and invasive species
Illegal logging
Livestock grazing
Road construction project
Potential dam construction
Potential mining exploration and exploitation
Loss of chimpanzee habitat
Water pollution (ground water and surface water) due to mining
,On 1 February 2024, the State Party of Senegal submitted ...
1589.
Germany,Urban pressure,An expert conference on the high-rise building project of Cologne took place in November 2003, organised by the city of Cologne. As requested at the 27th session of the Committee, representatives of UNESCO and ICOMOS were invited to attend the meeting. They gave statements on the issue and were furthermore informed of the approved building plan for ...
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University of Fort Hare, Healdtown, Lovedale, St Matthews Complex
Healdtown, Lovedale, Clarkebury and St Matthews are at an important interchange of dialogue of Africa and Europe. One of the defining aspects of the dialogue and conflict of civilisations in South Africa and globally is missionary education. These ...
1591.
Niger,a) Political instability and civil strife;
b) Poverty;
c) Management constraints;
d) Ostrich poaching;
e) Soil erosion;
f) Demographic pressure;
g) Livestock pressure;
h) Pressure on wood resources.,The political instability and civil conflict, as a result of the Touareg uprising in the early nineties, has prevented effective management presence and facilitated ...