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5357.
,The pilot implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) has been launched in the Republic of North Macedonia and the city of Skopje. A kick-off workshop was organized by the Ministry of Culture and city of Skopje in close collaboration with UNESCO, on 6th June 2022. The workshop gathered 40 participants, ...
5358.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan20-26 August 1999
Teachers' resolution
Summary and Recommendations
Participants
Countries represented
Organizers
Teachers' resolution
We, the participants of the Sub-regional Workshop have got acquainted with the program and materials of UNESCO World Heritage Kit and UNESCO ASPnet Unit and have come to the following resolution:
to promote and spread ...
5359.
First Central European Meeting - World Heritage in Young Hands - in Bratislava, Slovakia, 24-29 June 2002.
The purpose of the meeting was to initiate innovative educational approach and develop a sense of shared responsibility for our common cultural and natural heritage. It is considered important to introduce cultural heritage education in both schools and out of school ...
5360.
Cities are among the most quickly evolving environments on the planet. Over half of the world’s population lives in cities today, and knowing how to manage these urban areas as they grow, so that we can both cherish our history and yet help them to flourish socially, culturally and economically while they meet our needs, is a complex and monumental task. We examine these ...
5361.
Peru,
Delays in the revision of the Master Plan, including detailed yearly operational plans, supported by adequate budget provisions;
No evaluation of transport options, including geological studies and the development of a study on the impacts of buses on landslides;
Lack of studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Camino Inca;
Delays in the ...
5362.
The 4730 km2 Etosha Pan is a huge, pristine oval-shaped salt pan situated in northern Namibia. It is the central feature of Namibia’s Etosha National Park. It is the terminal playa of the Cuvelai drainage system in the lowest part of the Ovambo Basin at an elevation between 1,071 to 1,086 m above sea level. Smaller pans such as the connecting Fisher’s Pan in the east and ...
5363.
Benin,a) Absence of a national legislative mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage;
b) Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components;
c) Lack of presentation and interpretation at the site.,The State Party submitted its state of conservation report on 28 March 2010. The report provides information on the major rehabilitation, capacity ...
5364.
Nepal,
Proposed irrigation project to divert the Rapti river (issue resolved)
Increase in the natural rate of mortality of the rhinoceros (issue resolved)
Pollution of the Narayani River (issue resolved)
Bridge and road projects
33kV transmission line project
,The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) of Nepal, via letter dated 27 January 2004, ...
5365.
Guatemala,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of institution coordination; Earthquake. ,In accordance with Committee decision WHC-03/27.COM/7B.92, a second ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission took place from 9 to 13 February 2004 with the ...
5366.
India,Urban and tourism development pressure; Absence of communication and co-ordination between concerned authorities responsible for the conservation, management and development of the properties,The World Heritage Committee, at its 27th session in July 2003, requestedthe World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS to undertake a Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission to hold ...
5367.
India,Urban and tourism development pressure; Absence of communication and co-ordination between concerned authorities responsible for the conservation, management and development of the properties,The World Heritage Committee, at its 27th session in July 2003, requestedthe World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS to undertake a Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission to hold ...
5368.
The material remains of the Mayo Chinchipe Marañón culture demonstrate the development of a society 5500 years ago, living in the mega-diverse environment of the Amazon Region, interacting with it and using its resources optimally, attaining high levels of symbolism. They also held exchange with cultures in coastal regions of present-day Ecuador, as shown by their use of ...
5369.
In April 2023, during her visit to Chernihiv and her meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, committed to support efforts to rehabilitate the historic centre of Chernihiv, deeply affected in the early months of the war by the attacks from the Russian Federation. To draw up this important planning tool, a new ...
5370.
Viet Nam,
New port is to be developed in the Bay
License for a large floating hotel at the site
Various development projects
,The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, via its letter dated 8 September 2000, submitted an annual report on the Management and Preservation of Ha Long Bay World Natural Heritage Area (1999-2000). IUCN has reviewed the report and noted a number ...
5371.
Syrian Arab Republic,Since March 2011:
Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict
Illegal constructions following the start of the conflict
,On 14 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the six World Heritage properties in Syria, and on 9 April 2015 an update on the Ancient City of Bosra; which are available at ...
5372.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Lack of definition of the properties and of the buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties
Since 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 14 January 2015, the State Party ...
5373.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes
Lack of human and financial resources
Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property
Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan
Since March 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Damage of ...
5374.
The Archaeological Complex of Toro Muerto is a petroglyph site created by agroalfareras (agricultural-ceramic) societies in which their worldview symbols and daily life scenes were portrayed in thousands of engraved rocks of volcanic origin. It represents a remarkable example of particular tradition of rock art. Throughout a large range of evidences, it is possible to ...
5375.
The dendrological park "Sofiyivka" of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences is a research establishment of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; the park is of all-state significance. The construction of the park was started in 1796, the opening ceremony took place in May, 1802. In 1796-1832 the park belonged to the family of Pototskyi, but in 1832 it was confiscated ...
5376.
Most people know Bamiyan as the site where giant statutes of the Buddha were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. But it is the location of other important archaeological sites too, such as Shahr-i-Zohak (Red City), an impressive mass of ruins that was once the fortress protecting the entrance to Bamiyan in the 12th and 13th centuries. Now this site will be restored and ...
5377.
Solemn appeals for the preservation of the heritage of humanity and colourful cultural performances marked the opening of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh on 16 June.
The opening ceremony was marked by the moving return to Cambodia of two major art treasures of the 10th century by Emily K. Rafferty, President of the New York Metropolitan ...
5378.
The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary hosted from 17 to 24 November the training on the use of new technologies to improve the surveillance and ecological monitoring of this property inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Bird Sanctuary is inscribed since 1981 on the World Heritage List as a natural site, alongside the Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal. It is ...
5379.
Fiji,Threats identified at the time of inscription in 2013:
Need of promulgation and implementation of the Fiji World Heritage Decree
Lack of a medium-term plan for the conservation of structures in poor condition and for the professional development of expertise in conservation
Need to finalize the Levuka town-planning scheme
,On 1 February 2015, the State Party ...
5380.
Brazil,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
management system to be strengthened
urban development pressures
,On 19 February 2024, the State Party submitted a report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1620/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at the time of inscription of the ...
5381.
The first Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America, took place from 11 to 13 December 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico) and was organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more than 50 persons, two dozen experts who were selected for their professional work and ...
5382.
The El Gigante rockshelter is located on the southwestern part of Central Honduras over the Estanzuela River valley floor at a height of 1,300 MASL, allowing for a panoramic view of its surroundings. It is a completely enclosed site with a restricted entrance, given that the lower rim of the shelter is some 3-4 m. above the slope leading to it. Since the vault protects the ...
5383.
Türkiye,Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas; uncontrolled development; absence of an urban development and conservation plan since its abrogation in 1996; lack of implementation by national and municipal authorities ,On 28 January 2005 the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a report on action taken in ...
5384.
No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
I. ROUTE: AMUL - MERV
1
Amul
Lebap velayat
5
At the outskirts of the modern Turkmenabat city
2
Akcha-gala
Bayramaly etrap, Mary velayat
1.2
Approximately 8 km to the north-east of Merv, at the Akcha-gala deserted ...
5385.
Malta,
Need for a larger buffer zone
Need for better legal protection
,UNESCO sent a mission to Malta from 21 to 25 August, 1994, at the invitation of the Museums Department which is responsible for the conservation of the archaeological heritage of the island.
The six temples inscribed on the World Heritage List share a number of general problems, but two of them (Mnajdra ...
5386.
Philippines,a) Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation;
b) Absence of a finalized strategic site management plan;
c) Development of inappropriate river control structures and irregular construction in the rice terraces;
d) Diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the rice terraces;
e) Lack of human and ...
5387.
5°51'35.36"N; 72°55'7.78"O (Floresta Municipality)
5°52'13.21"N; 72°56'57.22"O (Quebrada Monticelo)
5°48'41.55"N; 72°53'50.96"W (Quebrada Las Pilas)
5°49'41.29"N; 72°55'35.67"W (Potrero Rincón)
The Paleontological Sites of the Middle Devonian of Floresta, Boyacá comprise four distinct localities with a primary focus on paleontological exploration. These sites have ...
5388.
Located on top of a steep hill overlooking the Bosphorus, the Yıldız Palace (meaning the Star Palace) was the seat of Ottoman government and the residence of Sultan Abdülhamid II for 33 years (1876-1909). The property is a vast complex of pavilions and gardens surrounding the courtyards and designed in different styles.The area of the palace complex was originally made of ...
5389.
France,Outbreaks of mould and bacterial spores on the surface of the cave paintings of Lascaux resulting from bio-climatic imbalance in the cave,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee expressed its concern that a new microbial outbreak in the cave in 2007 could not be prevented. While noting the work being undertaken to address the situation, ...
5390.
Cult-mortuary complex in Ostrusha mound - Center Point Coordinates 42°41'23.5"N 25°21'03.8"E
Tomb in Golyama Kosmatka mound - Center Point Coordinates 42°42'00.2"N 25°20'00.5"E
Tomb in Shushmanetz mound - Center Point Coordinates 42°42'24.7"N 25°20'55.5"E
Tomb in Golyama gola mogila mound, the so-called “The Griffins” - Center Point Coordinates 42°42'19.5"N ...
5391.
Vratsa Karst Nature Reserve covers an area of 1438.9 ha and includes the northern rocky slopes of the Vratsa Mountain, West Balkan Mountain Range. The Reserve contains an impressive, continuous 10 km long rocky outcrop with NW-SE direction, divided in the middle by the Vratsata Gorge and Leva River.
The territory includes a major karst region with exceptional natural ...
5392.
The salt domes can be observed in south, southwest, and central areas of Iran. The salt domes are one of the main units of structural geomorphology of Iran. Those with highest density are formed in Zagros Folded zones, Persian Gulf region, and rarely in central Iran and Azerbaijan. The main area the domes are originating is Hormoz Formation related to Infra-Cambrian. The ...
5393.
The Marianas Trench Marine National Monument consists of three units : the Trench Unit, encompassing the submerged lands within the Mariana Trench ; the Volcanic Unit, encompassing 21 designated volcanic features and the surrounding submerged lands out to a radius of 1 nautical mile (nm) ; and the Islands Unit, encompassing the waters and submerged lands of the three ...
5394.
Peru,
Dam construction;
Power line development;
Wild fires (issue resolved);
Encroachment;
Urbanization of the valley;
Helicopters flights
,The Bureau at its twenty-second extraordinary session recalled that over the last three years the Committee and the Bureau examined the state of conservation of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu at several occasions, particularly ...
5395.
Ethiopia,Need to strengthen the role of the site manager,In 1996, a report on the state of conservation of Aksum was submitted to the twentieth session of the World Heritage Committee which underlined that: “The site management should be strengthened by providing and collecting scientific documentation at the site level as the basis for management and conservation ...
5396.
Philippines,a) Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation;
b) Absence of a finalized strategic site management plan;
c) Development of inappropriate river control structures and irregular construction in the rice terraces;
d) Diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the Rice Terraces;
e) Lack of human and ...
5397.
Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian Peninusula, from 35,000 to ...
5398.
This site has the remains of monuments such as the Roman city of Aquincum and the Gothic castle of Buda, which have had a considerable influence on the architecture of various periods. It is one of the world's outstanding urban landscapes and illustrates the great periods in the history of the Hungarian capital. 400Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda ...
5399.
Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. The large houses with their steeply pitched thatched roofs are the only examples of their kind in Japan. Despite economic upheavals, the villages of ...
5400.
Mount Wuyi is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China. The serene beauty of the dramatic gorges of the Nine Bend River, with its numerous temples and monasteries, many now in ruins, provided the setting for the development and spread of ...
5401.
These two large Etruscan cemeteries reflect different types of burial practices from the 9th to the 1st century BC, and bear witness to the achievements of Etruscan culture. Which over nine centuries developed the earliest urban civilization in the northern Mediterranean. Some of the tombs are monumental, cut in rock and topped by impressive tumuli (burial mounds). Many ...
5402.
Objective
The Government of Japan established a Funds-in-Trust to preserve the tangible cultural heritage such as historic monuments and archaeological remains of great value.
Activities financed by the Funds-in-Trust
The Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage finances those activities which comply with this objective, such as ...
5403.
Ještěd mountain-top hotel and television transmitter are integrated into one tower structure. The tower stands on the mountain of the same name Ještěd, which is the highest element of the Lužické hory (Lužické mountains) massif in the northern part of the Czech Republic. The peak of the mountain (1012 m above sea level) is approximately 6 kms from the centre of Liberec and ...
5404.
David Gareji is located in Eastern Georgia, 25 km from Tbilisi, on Iori plateau near the border of Georgia and Azerbaijan. It includes the complex of 19 Medieval monasteries with approximately 5 000 cells for monks.David Gareji is one of the most important landmarks of Georgia. This site is characterised by a unique combination of historic architecture, prehistoric ...
5405.
The Northern Mountain Forest Complex (NMFC) consists of Hkakabo Razi National Park (NP) and Hponkan Razi Wildlife Sanctuary (WS), along with a proposed Southern Extension of Hkakabo Razi NP. Hponkan Razi WS, Hkakabo Razi NP, and the proposed Southern Extension form a contiguous property of more than 11,280 km2. Elevation ranges from 50 m at the southern end of Hponkan ...
5406.
The City of Granada is one of the most ancient cities founded by the Spaniards in the New World and the oldest in dry land that remains in its original location. It was founded in 1524 and constituted one of the principal cities of the colonial era and of the XIX century in Central America. It is located at the North-western edge of the Nicaragua Lake, surrounded by an ...
5407.
This large national park, composed of 720,000 hectares in the middle of the Alto Chaco, guarantees the conservation of the area’s natural processes and the protection of its important biodiversity. It is one of the first protected areas in Paraguay, created in 1975 with the purpose of conserving representative and unique samples of the Chaco in general. It protects ...
5408.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on all parties involved in the conflict in Syria to safeguard the country’s cultural heritage and take all possible measures to avoid further destruction. The Director-General’s appeal followed a meeting of experts held at the Organization’s Headquarters today to examine an action plan aimed ...
5409.
The differences in culture might be as big as the ocean between them, but Australia and Ecuador are home to two of the world’s best-known natural wonders. Site managers at the Galapagos Islands and Great Barrier Reef are entrusted with the care of vast areas that are vital for wildlife and treasured by people. UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme facilitated an ...
5410.
Today is World Wildlife Day with the theme: "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet," as a way to highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and particularly of Indigenous and local communities with historic ties to forest and forest-adjacent areas. ...
5411.
From June to October 2021, over Gambian 300 secondary school students have attended at least one discovery and training session at one of the two Stone Circles of Senegambia World Heritage sites in the country (two more are located in Senegal). Wassu and Kerbatch sites have been visited under the guidance of trained tour guides and teachers as well as staff from the ...
5412.
Peru,a) Intense temperature fluctuation;
b) Rain and winds;
c) Biological and microbiological growth;
d) Water erosion and destabilisation of one of the main structures;
e) Lack of a management plan.,Existing conservation conditions and interventions for the archaeological site were examined in 2007 and a request was made to the State Party submit proposals for the ...
5413.
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 ...
5414.
Czechia,Inappropriate placement of a revolving theatre in the 17th century garden in front of the rococo summerhouse “Bellaria”;,In the 1950s, a revolving theatre with 80 seats was installed inside the 17th century garden in front of the Bellaria in order to use this historic setting as a backdrop for the theatre. The theatre expanded in the 1960s, and in 1998 ...
5415.
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 ...
5416.
Morocco,
Deliberate destruction of heritage (issue resolved)
Ground transport infrastructure (issue resolved)
Housing (issue resolved)
Partial covering of the Oued Boukhrareb
,Following the decision taken during the 27th session of the Committee, the World Heritage Centre organized, in close cooperation with the State Party, a reactive monitoring mission to the Medina of ...
5417.
China,Tourism Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques;Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of institution coordination; Fire.
Additional Details:
Development pressures include religious activities within and around the World Heritage property. Bodh Gaya experiences extreme climatic conditions (very dry and hot weather), complicating the ...
5418.
Türkiye,
Need for information on the Urban development Plan
Need to monitor the structure of the buildings
,The Monument of Hagia Sonhia of the Archaeological Park
In 1993, an expert mission visited Hagia Sophia, one of the main monuments of the World Heritage Historic Areas of Istanbul. A series of recommendations for its rehabilitation elaborated by the UNESCO mission ...
5419.
Indonesia,
Preparation of a zonation map of Komodo National Park (issue resolved)
Population pressure
Forest fires
Poaching (deer)
Coral blasting
Fish poisoning
Tourism pressures
,The State Party had submitted a report on the state of conservation of the site using the format prescribed in the periodic reporting brochure and this report has been reviewed by IUCN. The State ...
5420.
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 ...
5421.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),,WHC:
Following the receipt of several letters expressing concern about the management of the site, and with regard to potential damage caused by heavy rains, the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre addressed, on 4 January 2001, a letter to the authorities of Venezuela requesting information on the state of conservation and ...
5422.
Velebit is the largest mountain in Croatia and is a part of a bigger mountain chain of Dinarides stretching form the Alps, across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to Albania. The area of Velebit Mountain comprises 2.359 square kilometres. The mountain stretches in the form of slightly bended arch along the Adriatic coast in the northwest-southeast direction, ...
5423.
The Salento peninsula in South-Eastern Puglia extends, between the Adriatic and the Ionian Seas, from the last hills of Murgia to the headland, Capo Santa Maria di Leuca, and its celebrated homonymous sanctuary, marking Finibus Terrae, which was probably built over the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Minerva. The Salento peninsula is prevalently calcareous, with a ...
5424.
The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or ...
5425.
NEGOTINSKE PIVNICE are a rural compound (settlements consisting of wine cellars) which are located in the Negotin Frontier area, in the far eastern corner of Serbia, next to the Bulgarian border, some 300 km away from Belgrade.
In the area of the Negotin Frontier, famous for its vineyards dating from the ancient times, the village population, living off viticulture, used ...
5426.
United States of America,a) Mining;
b) Wildlife management: bison and cut-throat trout;
c) Invasive alien species;
d) Water quality;
e) Road construction;
f) Snow mobile noise and impact on air quality;
g) High visitor use. ,On 17 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which provides information on progress ...
5427.
UNESCO will establish an observatory in Beirut (Lebanon) to monitor and assess the state of Syria’s cultural heritage. The decision was made during an international meeting of experts held at UNESCO from 26 - 28 May. The Observatory will monitor the state of buildings, artefacts and intangible cultural heritage to combat illicit trafficking and collect information to ...
5428.
On the occasion of International Youth Day, over ten Action Camps will be carried on in the framework of the World Heritage Volunteers 2015 campaign. Most of these Action Camps are led youth from all around the world. This year, the theme of International Youth Day is Youth Civic Engagement.
World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) campaign for 2015 seeks to mobilize and involve ...
5429.
Just over one year ago, on 25 April 2015, Nepal was devastated by an earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks. This natural disaster heavily damaged Nepal’s cultural and natural heritage, including 691 historic buildings in 16 districts, of which 131 fully collapsed. Rapid visual assessment showed that the monuments, institutions and sites within the World Heritage site ...
5430.
The opening ceremony of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee took place on 2 July at the Royal Palace of Wawel in Krakow, Poland, in the presence of nearly 1,000 people, among them the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and other leading personalities. The Committee will be in session until 12 July.
Notable speakers at the opening included the Director-General ...
5431.
The UNESCO-Africa-China Forum on World Heritage Capacity Building and Cooperation, held at UNESCO Headquarters from 3 – 4 June 2019, concluded with Recommendations and an Action Plan for joint projects supporting long-term capacity building for the safeguarding of African World Heritage properties. It was attended by ministers, decision-makers, World Heritage site ...
5432.
From 19 to 25 October 2022, the Monaco Explorations mission conducted a series of scientific operations around Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles) with the aim of better understanding and protecting the coral reefs of this UNESCO World Marine Heritage site and promoting youth involvement. On this occasion, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco visited Aldabra Atoll on 24 and 25 ...
5433.
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee ended on Wednesday in New Delhi, India. The Committee inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The session concluded with Nauru ratifying the World Heritage Convention and becoming its 196th State Party.
The Committee inscribed 26 new properties, including making 2 major extensions to ...
5434.
Iraq,
Flooding
Management activities
Managements systems/management plan
Water infrastructure
Partial flooding and seepage due to a dam building project
Fragile mud brick structures
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which ...
5435.
The ‘Niger-Loire: Governance and Culture’ project, coordinated by the World Heritage Centre within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, and financed by the European Commission, was launched in Mali in November 2007 as a result of discussions initiated in 2004 on the development of the Inner Niger Delta and its inscription on the World Heritage List as ...
5436.
This church was built in the second half of the seventeenth century by Giuseppe Benoni; the facade is the work of Giuseppe Sardi.Antonio Barbaro left detailed instructions in his will for the design, building and financing of this church, which was intended to glorify the generosity of the donor and his family. The themes represented on the richly decorated facade are ...
5437.
World Heritage Fund
The Fund for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, called "the World Heritage Fund", was established in 1977 under Article 15 of the World Heritage Convention.
The World Heritage Committee makes decisions on the amount of the budget of the World Heritage Fund as well as on its use. The World Heritage ...
5438.
Definition and delimitation of property
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is a volcanic mountain range that rises from the Atlantic abyssal plain, extending from the Arctic (Gakkel Ridge) to the Antarctic (Bouvet Triple Junction) across the two hemispheres, ranging more than 16,000 km. Ocean ridges such as MAR are highly complex and dynamic geological systems, which develop at ...
5439.
Category: Cultural property; cultural landscape, organically evolved and continuing.
The inscription comprehends the cultural heritage of the Railway Village of Paranapiacaba, built by the English company São Paulo Railway Co., the natural heritage of Atlantic Rainforest in the stretch circumscribed by the perimeter of the Nascentes de Paranapiacaba Natural Park, in the ...
5440.
Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property;
b) Gas pipeline construction plans.,This report was requested by the World Heritage Committee in its Decision 32 COM 7B.22at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), in relation to the threat from the planned gas pipeline development.
The State Party report, received on 30 January 2009, outlines progress ...
5441.
Türkiye,a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye);
b) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls;
c) Uncontrolled development and absence of a World Heritage management plan;
d) Lack of co-ordination between national ...
5442.
Tunisia,
Construction of dams;
Hunting;
Grazing,
Air pollution;
Problems caused by siltation of the lake;
Need to update the integrated management plan for the site
,WHC:
Representatives of IUCN and the Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat (Wetland Research and Conservation Centre, France) visited Tunisia from 17 to 23 June 2002. Their mission was to prepare an ...
5443.
Honduras,a) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural intrusions
b) Illegal logging
c) Poaching
d) Invasive exotic species
e) Management deficiencies
f) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development project Patuca II,A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN monitoring mission was carried out from 11-15 December 2006, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th ...
5444.
Mt. Pulag National Park lies on the north and south spine of the Grand Cordillera Central that stretches from Pasaleng, Ilocos Norte to the Cordillera Provinces. It falls within the administrative jurisdiction of two (2) Regions: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Cagayan Valley (R2).The whole park is located within the Philippine Cordillera Mountain Range and is ...
5445.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea,Threats identified at the time of inscription in 2013:
Need to develop tourism management and interpretation plans for the nominated property components
Need to further develop the monitoring system to ensure coordination between the monitoring bodies
,On 3 March 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of ...
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The North End: N 32°17′, E 104°10′
The South End: N 30°04′, E 101°38′
The East End: N 32°17′, E104°10′
The West End: N 31°29′, E 102°12′
The Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups are located in the alpine valleys in the east of ...
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Craftsmanship means more than technical virtuosity. It is not only a profound understanding of materials, and of the tools with which materials are fashioned, but most importantly it involves a genuine pride which drives an individual to craft and weave as well as can be done, beyond what is required, beyond economic considerations of reward. An excellent example of such ...
5448.
Brazil,a) Urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription in the World Heritage List;
b) Lack of a Master Plan.,On 6 May 2012, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). From 13 to 17 March 2012, a joint World Heritage Centre / ...
5449.
Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos and lack of enforcement;
b) Poor governance;
c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures;
d) Illegal fishing;
e) Instability of Park Director’s position;
f) High immigration rate;
g) Unsustainable tourism development;
h) Educational reform not implemented.,The State Party submitted two reports to ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by military and armed groups;
c) Encroachment;
d) Illegal mining and deforestation.,On 30 January 2006, an updated report on the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party, including information on the Kahuzi-Biega National Park. ...
5451.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by military and armed groups;
c) Encroachment;
d) Expansion of local fisheries;
e) Cattle grazing.,On 30 January 2006, an updated report on the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party, including information on the Virunga ...
5452.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Poor state of conservation;
Inappropriate restoration techniques;
Lack of a buffer zone;
Lack of a management plan.
Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric.
,On 28 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report of all cultural heritage sites in Syria including the six World Heritage properties, ...
5453.
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
Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties
,The Crac des Chevaliers was occupied by armed groups since the summer ...
5454.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes;
Lack of human and financial resources;
Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property;
Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan.
,On 28 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report of all cultural ...
5455.
China,Uncontrolled urban development and expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property ; Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre. ,Following Decision 28 COM 15B.55 of the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and at the invitation of the ...
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The Salento peninsula is a uniform lowland area on the southeastern tip of Apulia. Like the Gargano and the Murge - the two sub-regions bordering on the Adriatic Sea, located more to the north - it is composed of limestone and, exactly because of its geological features, it shows karstic phenomena that have given rise to several natural caves, of which some are currently ...
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The threats posed by climate change to natural and cultural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List are outlined in a new UNESCO publication, "Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage"*. The report features 26 examples - including the Tower of London, Kilimanjaro National Park and the Great Barrier Reef - case studies that are representative of the dangers faced by ...
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At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed that the conservation of biodiversity was one of the cornerstones of sustainable development.
They acknowledged that the world was facing an unprecedented wave of species extinction and the rapid destruction of ecosystems and decided that it was urgent to halt the global loss of biodiversity in order to ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Lack of definition of the limits of the property and of the buffer zone
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Since 2013:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 15 January 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the six Syrian ...