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During the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 8-16 July, 18 new sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List. They include two natural sites and the extension of one natural site, which also became a transboundary property. Sixteen cultural sites were inscribed, one of them transboundary and three existing sites were extended. ...
News Score 3.3385768 Date 07/2006
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Ramsar sites refer to sites listed on the List of Wetlands of International Importance, also known as the Ramsar List. These sites are designated because they meet the Criteria for identifying Wetlands of International Importance. The first criterion refers to Sites containing representative, rare or unique wetland types, and the other eight cover Sites of international ...
FAQ Score 3.3074665 Date 11/2022
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China,,The Bureau was informed of the findings of a Centre/IUCN mission to this site in September 1998. The mission found this site to be overrun with tourist facilities, having a considerable impact on the aesthetic qualities of the site. The Chinese authorities have not taken any steps to implement the recommendation of the Committee, made at the time of the site’s ...
State of Conservation Score 3.300221 Date 11/1998
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Forty-two new sites will be proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee scheduled for July 10-17 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban, South Africa. Extensions will be proposed for nine already inscribed sites. UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will address the opening ...
News Score 3.2969558 Date 06/2005
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China,,The Bureau was informed of the findings of a Centre/IUCN mission to this site undertaken in September 1998. The mission found that the management authorities of this site has been effective in restricting hotel construction to areas outside of the property. Within the site, visitors have no option other than staying in small-scale tourist facilities established in ...
State of Conservation Score 3.2838874 Date 11/1998
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China, Unstable archaeological strata and cave roof Need to prepare the master plan of the site giving priority to the remodelling of the museum facilities Complete halt of site excavations Lack of research funds Lack of adequate maintenance of the site Site museum needs to be refurbished ,Regarding the ICOMOS - ICCROM joint mission’s recommendation to add cultural ...
State of Conservation Score 3.2838874 Date 10/2000
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