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,International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessment
15-24 October 2012, Shanghai , China
Application Deadline: 1 June 2012
In recent years the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has examined a considerable number of State of Conservation Reports related to threats from various types of large-scale development activities to the World Heritage properties. These ...
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Historic Centre of Puebla, Mexico,Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), the State Government of Puebla, the World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Office in Mexico have organized the International meeting of Experts "The First Peopling of the Americas and the World ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,On 25 and 26 February 2016, scientific experts will convene at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, to discuss potential new World Heritage marine sites in the Arctic. The meeting is part of a new project led by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The ...
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Baku, Azerbaijan,The World Heritage List includes over 1.000 properties covering over 276 million hectares under the 1972 World Heritage Convention’s protection. Increased understanding of the World Heritage decision-making processes among Site Managers has become crucial in order to achieve more effective protection of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of World ...
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Lao People's Democratic Republic,a) New infrastructure construction including new proposed road
b) Lack of coordinated management mechanism
c) Parking lot and visitor centre
d) Lack of sufficient professional staff,Following the UNESCO fact-finding mission of December 2010, the State Party was informed of the examination of the state of conservation of the property.
In ...
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Russian Federation,
Impacts of a road project across the property
Gas pipeline construction plans
,On 31 January 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party, providing information on the current status of the gas pipeline project and on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2012 reactive monitoring ...
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Peru,a) Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation;
b) No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides;
c) Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca ...
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South Africa,a) Lack of a proper buffer zone (land tenureship issues)
b) Lack of a management plan
c) Mining activities
d) Development pressure,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. Between 15 and 19 November 2010 a joint World Heritage Centre/ ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World ...
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The mid ocean ridge systems are the largest geological features on the planet. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is a mostly underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean that runs from 87°N -about 333km south of the North Pole- to subantarctic Bourvet island at 54°S. The MAR is about 3 km in height above the ocean floor and 1000 to 1500 km wide, has numerous transform faults ...
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Phase II of “Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property” (2014-2017): Japan continues funding to safeguard Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace
The Government of Nepal and UNESCO signed an agreement on Monday, 30 June 2014 to implement the three-year second phase of the project ...
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Nearly two-thirds of the ocean, half of the world's surface, lies beyond the jurisdiction of nations. While 49 marine sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, all of them are currently limited to areas within nation’s territories. Following a pioneering UNESCO-IUCN report in 2016, experts concluded that these remote ocean areas do harbour globally unique ...
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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has received numerous emails with third-party information regarding the construction of a concrete road passing through the World Heritage property “Sinharaja Forest Reserve” (Sri Lanka), which could negatively affect the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of this property. The road development was reportedly under temporary suspension, but ...
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Iraq,a) Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures;
b) State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property.,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). From 5 ...
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Belize,,There is a great demand for land on which to carry out tourism related real estate development projects in the Caribbean. The many islands of the Belize Barrier Reef have not escaped global investor attention and in this regard, projects are already being aggressively pursued (see for example: http/:www.treasurecovebelize.com).
In late 2007, the World Heritage ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,a) Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya;
b) Poaching;
c) Reduced and degraded water resources;
d) Potential impact of optical cables’ installation.
e) Proposed road crossing the northern part of the Property ,On 2 February 2011, the State Party submitted a detailed report on the state of conservation of Serengeti ...
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Belize,a) Sale and lease of public lands within the property;
b) Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development;
c) Oil concessions within the marine area;
d) Introduced species.,On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides information on the progress made in the ...
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Romania,a) Park and development projects and revalorisation in general, submission of restoration and construction projects to the World Heritage Centre lacking;
b) Deterioration of monuments in general and fortifications in particular, weak protection and maintenance measures;
c) Lack of an approved Protection and Management Plan,The State Party report, received on 3 ...
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Panama,a) Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
b) Conflicting interests of different stakeholders with regard to the use, management and conservation of the Historic Centre;
c) Limited capacity for the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures;
d) Deficiencies in the implementation of the ...
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Belize,a) Sale and lease of public lands within the property, leading to destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort and housing development;
b) Oil exploration and potential oil drilling;
c) Introduction of invasive species,A report on the state of conservation of the property was received from the State Party on 16 February 2012. The report includes a request for ...
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Panama,a) Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threatens the Outstanding universal value of the property;
b) Conflicting interests of different stakeholders in regard to the use, management and conservation of the historic centre;
c) Limited capacity for the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures;
d) Deficiencies in the implementation of the ...
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WHC-10/34.COM/7.1
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Central African Republic,
Insecurity
Poaching
Mining
Transhumance and illegal grazing
Illegal fishing
Illegal occupation of the property
,On 31 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the Central African Republic (CAR). This summary report outlines the measures taken by the State Party, from an institutional and technical ...
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South Africa,Prospecting mining permit issued for exploration inside the property.,The World Heritage Committee expressed its concern about the issuance of a prospecting mining licence for a considerable part of the property and its buffer zone to Bushmanland Minerals and requested that a joint World Heritage Centre/ ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission be invited to assess ...
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Estonia,a) Lack of an integrated management plan;
b) Extension to Viru Hotel;
c) Development of the Skoone Bastion;
d) Construction of new buildings adjacent to the Town Wall between Suurtüki and Rannamäe Streets;
e) Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town;
f) Framework for high-rise buildings.,The World Heritage Committee at its ...
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Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property;
b) Gas pipeline construction plans,The State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property on 15 February 2008, which reported on progress in responding to the recommendations of the 2007 joint reactive monitoring mission.
From 3 to 8 September 2007 a joint World Heritage Centre ...
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Australia,
Potential construction of a dam (issue resolved)
Commercial logging in areas adjacent to the World Heritage property
Road construction projects
,On 1st February 2010 the State Party submitted a report on the State of Conservation of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA). This provided detailed information on issues previously considered by ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,a) Poor state of conservation;
b) Inappropriate restoration techniques;
c) Lack of a buffer zone;
d) Lack of a management plan.
e) Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric. ,In January 2007, the Syrian authorities informed the World Heritage Centre of a large scale project in the King Faisal Street area, adjacent to the ...
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Russian Federation,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration
Additional Details:
Gold mining project; road construction; collaboration with local people,Following the joint IUCN/UNESCO mission to the site which took place from 17 to 21 May 2004, an update of the situation and revised recommendations are provided below in addition to the state of conservation report in document ...
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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. ,The state of conservation report was requested by the Committee at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) in relation to the above threats and in particular ...
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India,Lack of management structure and management plan ,On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a detailed account of the progress made on the development of the management plan and also details of various interventions carried out at the property to individual monuments.
The ...
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Iran (Islamic Republic of),a) Uncoordinated urban development - construction of a large scale commercial complex;
b) Subway route through the historical axis of Esfahan.,The State Party report submitted on 30 January 2008 provides detailed information on the following:
a) A consensus has been reached between the provincial and city authorities to modify the building as ...
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Uzbekistan,Lack of comprehensive conservation and Management Plan.,In replying to the request of the Committee at the time of its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), the National Commission of Uzbekistan for UNESCO submitted a summary of the provisions of the Management Plan for Shakhrisyabz. This document covers a wide range of institutional aspects of conservation, such ...
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Romania,
Water penetration and associated increased humidity levels
Structural problems and deterioration of the mural paintings
,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation of the Committee Decision adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), including information on the ...
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Mauritius,
Urban development;
Restoration works;
Visitor pressure.
,On 13 January 2014, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1227/documents/. It addresses the progress made in the implementation of the Committee Decision (36 COM 7B.45) adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012). As ...
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Zimbabwe,
Poaching (issue resolved)
Oil exploration programme (issue resolved)
,The World Heritage Centre and IUCN received reports of mining threats and threats from Hotel Development to the Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas World Heritage property before and following the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (Sevilla, 2009) and have ...
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UNESCO HQ, Room VIII,On 25 February 2016, scientific experts will convene at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, to strengthen scientific partnerships to support the nomination of Sanganeb Atoll and Dungonab Bay-Mukkawar Island Marine Protected Areas as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The meeting is organized at the initiative of Cousteau and made possible through the ...
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Sri Lanka,a) Need for development and management plan;
b) Intrusive and illegal constructions within the Galle cricket ground impacting on the integrity of the property;
c) Potential impacts of a proposed port construction on the integrity of the property.,A Joint World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission was undertaken in February 2010 to review the ...
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Senegal,a) Lack of implementation of the Action Plan, including the Safeguarding and Enhancement Plan (SEP), and establishment of a heritage bureau;
b) The lack of a management and conservation plan;
c) New construction and Architectural modification and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity;
d) Inappropriate housing restoration;
e) Environmental disorder ...
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Lack of overall management of new developments;
Lack of analysis and description of the townscape characteristics relevant to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and important views related to the property and its buffer zone;
Lack of clearly established maximum heights for new developments, for the ...
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Russian Federation,
Structural integrity issues at the Church of the Transfiguration
Lack of an integrated management plan addressing the overall management of the World Heritage property
Tourism development pressures including development of infrastructures
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Housing
Land conversion
Management activities
Management systems/ ...
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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 co-ordinated management mechanism,In response to the Decisions made by the Committee at its 27th (UNESCO, 2003), 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions, the State Party submitted on 1 February 2006 a proposal for a “minor ...
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China,a) Proposed development of network of dams;
b) Large copper mine adjacent to property;
c) Boundary modifications;
d) Future tourism development;
e) Encroachment.,The State Party submitted a report to the World Heritage Centre on 25 January 2008 which addresses the threats from dams and mining but does not clearly link this progress to the status of the outstanding ...
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Cameroon,a) Lack of implementation and full approval of management plan;
b) Industrial mining activities proposed adjacent to the property;
c) Industrial farming proposed in the buffer zone;
d) Threats from commercial hunting; deforestation around the property.,On 21 January 2010, the State Party transmitted a state of conservation report of the property containing the ...
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Belize,a) Sale and lease of public lands within the property,
b) Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development,
c) Introduced species.,The State Party report on the state of conservation of the property was received by the World Heritage Centre on 12 February 2010. This report includes an introductory statement questioning the March 2009 World ...
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Cameroon,
Lack of entire approval and implementation of management plan;
Mining exploitation project close to the property;
Industrial agriculture in the buffer zone;
Threats exerted by commercial hunting and deforestation around the Park.
,On 29 January 2013, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. This report identifies a number ...
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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 ...
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On 7 January 2005, the Government of Sierra Leone officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, its instrument of ratification, becoming the 179th State Party to adopt the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and natural Heritage.
This Convention, first adopted in November 1972, seeks to encourage the ...
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,The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO and the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society, with assistance from UNESCO through the World Heritage Centre and the Cluster Office for the Caribbean, will host a two-day capacity-building workshop focused on the conservation and management of military type architecture World Heritage sites in the Caribbean ...
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Dominican Republic,a) Undefined and unregulated buffer zone leading to urban development pressure and inadequate control of land use;
b) Pressures derived from tourism;
c) Inadequate and inefficient management and conservation arrangements (including legislation, regulatory measures, technical capacity for conservation and service infrastructure)
d) Lack of interpretation ...
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France,,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a full report concerning the state of conservation of the property. The report provides information on progress achieved in the strategy for the combat against invasive species, as well as on the management of fires that had occurred since its inscription on the World Heritage List.
a) Management Plan
At the time ...
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State of Palestine,
Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription
Management systems/management plan: Need of a management plan (resolved)
Damage from illegal actions including new construction and archaeological excavations
Restricted access
,On 26 January 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...
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On 9 March 2016, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan officially deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage with the Director-General of UNESCO.
South Sudan become the 192nd State Party to the World Heritage Convention on 9 June 2016, when the Convention entered into force for ...
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On 18 December 2008, the European Commission and UNESCO signed an agreement in Libreville, Gabon for a contribution of €2.5 million to the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWFHI).
Since 2004, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has been coordinating the Initiative for a total amount of about $10 million, with $3.3 million financed by the United Nations ...
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,Call for applications for the Regional Training Course on Emergency Response to Cultural Heritage at Risk, organized by the Regional Centre for Conservation and Restoration of South East Europe, Institute of Cultural Monuments “Gani Strazimiri” in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre UNESCO, in Gjirokastra (Albania) from 4 to 15 July 2018
Cultural heritage sites, ...
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On 3 and 4 November, fifty years after the 1966 Venice flood and the International Safeguarding Campaign launched by UNESCO, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, undertook a visit to Venice, Italy.
This visit was an opportunity to mark the longstanding cooperation with Italy and to express UNESCO’s support to its government and people after the country was struck by a ...
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Cuba,Mining,On 1 February 2007, the State Party provided the World Heritage Centre with a report on the state of conservation of the property, including clarification on the status of the proposed reactivation of mining concessions. This very general report noted:
a) A number of forest areas within and close to the boundaries of the property that were affected in the past ...
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Ethiopia,a) Insufficient delimitation of this serial property;
b) Lack of conservation and Management Plans;
c) Lack of appropriate urban planning and building regulations;
d) Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments;
e) Rising water level / seepage;
f) Structural instability of Stele 3.,On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of ...
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Panama,Continued and growing presence of cattle.,No state of conservation report was submitted by the State Party as was requested by Decision 35 COM 7B.33. Therefore, the property’s state of conservation is assessed on the basis of other information received by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN. A revised retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value ...
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Nepal,a) Lack of a conservation policy and inappropriate management of the property;
b) Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple (constructed in 2002) on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity.,On 30 January 2012 the State Party submitted a report outlining the progress in the development of the Integrated Management Plan (IMP), ...
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Cameroon,a) Lack of implementation and full approval of management plan;
b) Industrial mining activities proposed adjacent to the property;
c) Industrial farming proposed in the buffer zone;
d) Threats from commercial hunting; deforestation around the property.,At its 29th session (Durban, 2005), the World Heritage Committee requested the World Heritage Centre and IUCN ...
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Sudan,
Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods;
Urban encroachment;
Absence of a management plan with government commitment.
,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). There is therefore no information on ...
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Governance: Lack of overall management of new developments
High impact research/monitoring activities: Lack of analysis and description of the townscape characteristics relevant to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and important views related to the property and its buffer zone
Legal framework: Lack of ...
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Heritage impact assessments (HIAs) for World Heritage (WH) properties are conducted in order to evaluate effectively the impact of potential development on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of properties. Due to diversity of World Heritage properties and varieties of potential impacts, different assessment tools are to be applied, from the state of the art techniques - ...
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The World Heritage Committee consists of representatives from 21 of the States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, elected by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention.
The current composition of the Committee is: Argentina, Benin, Chile, China (Chair), Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, ...
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Christchurch, New Zealand - The World Heritage Committee on Monday decided to keep Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) on the List of World Heritage in Danger. But it asked Germany to provide an alternative solution to traffic management than the bridge currently planned in the site inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2004. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in ...
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UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation on 3 June announced a strategic partnership agreement to promote sustainable development through World Heritage conservation and environmental education for the next generation.
"This new partnership with Panasonic will strengthen our ability to accomplish our mission," said Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General. ...
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In June 2011 UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese Tourism Authority, signed an agreement engaging in a cooperation project on capacity-building for tourism management in World Heritage sites of Portuguese origin. This project is an integral part of the continuous cooperation that is being carried out by the World Heritage Centre and ...
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The World Heritage Committee has placed Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the proposed construction of Liverpool Waters, a massive redevelopment of the historic docklands north of the city centre.
The Committee contended that the development will extend the city centre significantly and alter the skyline and profile of the ...
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Project Publication on Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites of Portuguese Origin and Influence
In January 2013, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal (the Portuguese Tourism Authority) concluded their joint project on capacity-building for tourism management in World Heritage sites of Portuguese origin and influence. The project culminated in a final event at the School of Tourism in Lisbon, Portugal, where were showcased the project’s ...
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The URHC project team invites young filmmakers and urban heritage lovers aged between 18 and 30 years to produce a video of 5 minutes or less, expressing their vision of Historic Cairo.
How do you see Historic Cairo heritage Show us your vision of the historic soul of the Egyptian capital and of its future.Your video could win the opportunity to represent the image ...
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A reactive monitoring mission by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) to the assess the state of conservation of the “Tasmanian Wilderness” World Heritage site will take place from 23 to 29 November, at the invitation of Australia and in keeping with the request made by the World Heritage Committee ...
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The international workshop “Strengthening of the capacities of national and local teams in the preservation of the stone structures of Qhapaq Nan” was held from 21 to 23 June 2017 in the municipality of Alausi, Ecuador. The workshop was the second activity conducted within the framework of the project “Support of the strengthening of the participatory management system of ...
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UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, Mr. Ernesto Ottone R., joined the Buganda Kingdom and local communities in mourning the serious destruction of one of the sacred houses (Abalongo) at the Tombs of Buganda Kings of Kasubi, following a devastating fire which took place on 5 June, in Uganda, a property inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000.
"We are in ...
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UNESCO has been informed of a press release issued by the Office of the President of Kiribati on 15 November last, concerning the Government of Kiribati’s decision to lift the closure of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area as a no-take zone and to introduce a Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the sustainable use of marine resources within the World Heritage property. A ...
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Taiyuan, China,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, and the relevant Field Offices of UNESCO, is organizing a sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific in Taiyuan, China, to launch this ...
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Sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific
Dehradun, India,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with Indian National Commission for UNESCO, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and the relevant Field Offices of UNESCO, is organizing a sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific in Dehradun, India to launch this exercise for Central, West, ...
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Beemster (The Netherlands),The Regional Secretariat of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) for North Western Europe, based in Regensburg, Germany, invites World Heritage Cities' site-managers to the Regional Conference of the OWHC Region of North Western Europe that will take place in Beemster, Netherlands, from 12 to 14 September 2012.
The 40th anniversary of ...