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11320.
Mauritania, Management systems/management plan: Lack of adequate management systems/management plan Human Resources/ Financial Resources: Insufficient management capacity and resources Illegal fishing/collecting aquatic resources: Illegal fishing and Mechanical shellfish harvesting Marine Transport Infrastructure Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure: ...
State of Conservation Score 0.86599755 Date 06/2021
11321.
Ecuador, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing / collection of aquatic resources) Legal framework (inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos) Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (high immigration rate) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive ...
State of Conservation Score 0.86599755 Date 06/2021
11322.
Cameroon,Central African Republic,Congo, Civil unrest Poaching Mining Road and river transport project Optical fibre project in the vicinity of the property Forestry exploitation permits in the buffer zone ,On 30 November 2020, the States Parties submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.86599755 Date 06/2021
11323.
Spain, Oil and gas (Potential impacts from infrastructural projects in the vicinity of the property, including gas storage) Mining (Proposed re-opening of Aznalcóllar mine upstream of the property) Water infrastructure (Proposed upgrading of a dam upstream of the property) Water (extraction) (Unsustainable use of water with impacts on the Doñana aquifer) Water ...
State of Conservation Score 0.86599755 Date 06/2021
11324.
Serbia,See above,At its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021), the World Heritage Committee decided to adjourn the debate on the state of conservation of the property (Decision 44 COM 7A.33) until its next ordinary session. The state of conservation report submitted to the World Heritage Committee at its extended 44th session is available on the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 0.86599755 Date 08/2023
11325.
Nestled high in West Himalaya, India’s Valley of Flowers National Park is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep. The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements ...
World Heritage Properties Score 0.86599755 Date 07/2005
11326.
The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many of which are of a great age, stand in dramatic positions in a rugged landscape. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great religious buildings. 850Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy ...
World Heritage Properties Score 0.86599755 Date 12/1998
11327.
A l'est de la Belgique, le plateau hercynien pénéplané, puis à nouveau exhaussé, forme la série des collines ardennaises. Les plus élevées dessinent une ligne de crête, d'orientation sud-ouest nord-ouest, que l'on peut suivre depuis la Croix Scaille (505m), par la Barrière de Charnplon (589m), la Baraque de Fraiture (652m), la Baraque Michel (672m), le signal de Botrange ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8638809 Date 08/2008
11328.
Yoros Fortress         41°10'49.41" N - 29°05'46.89" E Galata Tower          41°01'35.85" N - 28°58'26.88" E Foça Fortress           38°40'09.25" N - 26°45'02.78" E Çandarlı Fortress     38°56'01.69" N - 26°56'01.50" E Çeşme Fortress       38°19´24.60" N - 26°18´12.49" E Amasra Fortress       41°45'02.84" N - 32°23'03.83" E Akçakoca ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8638809 Date 04/2020
11329.
Peru was the seat of the viceroyalty created by the Spanish Crown in 1542, at first its territory included almost all of South America, although the creation of the viceroyalties of New Granada in 1717 and the viceroyalty of La Plata in 1776 reduced its territory, until before independence it was the main possession of the Spanish Monarchy in South America and the main ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8603685 Date 01/2023
11330.
The cultural property called Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal stands as the Portuguese contribution to the most famous pilgrimage of Western Europe, benefiting from physical vicinity to Compostela and from the extensive road network of the peninsular Northwest. The impact of the discovery of the Apostle's tomb in Compostela (which occurred in the decade of 20 ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.85067534 Date 01/2017
11331.
Peru,a) Agricultural encroachment; b) Livestock keeping; c) Deforestation/ Illegal logging; d) Hydrocarbon concesssions; e) Infrastructure developments (road construction); f) Human occupation in the National Park; g) Illegal hunting, fishing and extraction of non-timber forest products; h) Coca cultivation; i) Management capacity and financing.,On 4 March 2011, the State ...
State of Conservation Score 0.85067534 Date 05/2011
11332.
Russian Federation,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration Additional Details: Federal Law; pollution; pulp and paper mill, decline in seal population; Baikal Commission; oil and gas pipeline,Following the invitation by the Russian authorities, as requested by the Committee (26 COM 21(b) 19 and 27 COM 7B.19), the high-level mission took place with meetings in the Ministry of Natural ...
State of Conservation Score 0.85067534 Date 06/2004
11333.
Germany, Noise pollution and traffic increase; Potential impacts of the Rhine crossing project; Lack of a Master Plan for the sustainable development of the property. ,On 8 August 2012, the State Party invited an ICOMOS advisory mission to evaluate the operation of a cable car in the city of Koblenz, located in the World Heritage property. As proposed by ICOMOS, the scope ...
State of Conservation Score 0.85067534 Date 05/2013
11334.
Uzbekistan, Management systems/management plan (Lack of a comprehensive conservation and management plan) Management activities Housing; Commercial development (Major interventions carried out, including demolition and re-building activities) Legal framework (Need to reinforce the national legal framework) Human resources (inadequate) Financial resources (inadequate) ,On ...
State of Conservation Score 0.85067534 Date 06/2021
11335.
Hungary, Large scale reconstruction Building heights and regulations Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’ Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic ...
State of Conservation Score 0.85067534 Date 06/2021
11336.
N id Nom de l’élément Département Coordonnées du point central Surface de l’élément Surface de la zone tampon 1 Utah Beach Manche 1 10 56 W ; 49 25 55 N 954 ha 3170 ha 2 Pointe du Hoc Calvados 0 59 17 W ; 49 23 41 N 20 ha 170 ha 3 Omaha Beach Calvados 0 52 08 W ; 49 22 07 N 1 128 ha 450 ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.84321594 Date 07/2014
11337.
The Cathedral Church “The Assumption of Virgin Mary” at Curtea de Argeş: N45°09'24.53" N24° 40'31.65"The Church of the “Three Holy Hierarchs” at Iassy (Iaşi): N47°09'35.24" E27° 35'04.14" Princely religious foundations in Wallachia and Moldavia is a serial nomination of two component parts: The Cathedral Church “The Assumption of Virgin Mary” at Curtea de Argeş, Argeş ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.84321594 Date 04/2024
11338.
Morocco,a) Pressures linked to development and the need to preserve the landscape; b) Implementation of a large-scale construction project at the entrance to the property; c) Lack of a management plan. ,Since 2005, large-scale development projects undertaken on the property of Volubilis are cause for concern. These new, large-scale constructions have a serious visual ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82737184 Date 05/2007
11339.
Belgium, Potential impacts of new construction projects Gradual erosion of the attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value and consequently threaten the integrity of the property with regards to its overall coherence and originality. ,On 31 January 2014, the State Party submitted a State of conservation report, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82737184 Date 04/2014
11340.
Viet Nam, Population growth; Increased tourism pressure and development; Urban and industrial development; Lack of financial and technical resources; Absence of an integrated planning approach. ,From 6 to 10 November 2013, an IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property, in accordance with Decision 37 COM 7B.16 (Phnom Penh, 2013). Subsequently, on 25 January 2014, ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82737184 Date 04/2014
11341.
Chile, Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property; Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82737184 Date 05/2014
11342.
India, Decline in the population of Siberian cranes (issue resolved) Inadequate water supply and competition for water with neighbouring communities Poor water (quality and quantity) management Invasive species (Prosopis, Eichhornia, Paspalum)(already an issue in the past)   ,On 8 December 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. A summary of this ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82737184 Date 05/2016
11343.
The industriel complexes in Ostrava are quite unique in the international contexte since they comprise, in a single locality, coal mines, coking plants and blast furnaces, thus representing the complete and concentrated technology of anthracite-based production of iron. The Ostrava industriel heritage is an integral part of the picture of this regional administrative ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.82447696 Date 06/2001
11344.
A/ The Monasteries of the Arab Desert: Arid and mountainous, the Arab Desert stretches its great lonely spaces from the Nile Valley to the Red Sea. The monasteries of St. Anthony and of St. Paul are about 10 km south of Zafarana, a place on the western shore of the Red Sea (about 230 km south-east of Cairo). The first monastery is on the flank of Gabal al-Alaa ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.82447696 Date 07/2003
11345.
The historic fortress of Gwalior, was initiated by Raja Sourya Sena who finished the fortification system around the plateau in 773CE. As per its strategic location on the basalt rock hills, it is mentioned as ‘Gopachala, Gopagiri’ and other allied names all meaning ‘cowherds’ hill in the old Sanskrit Inscriptions. The modern name Gwalior appears to have been derived from ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.82447696 Date 08/2024
11346.
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 ...
News Score 0.82447696 Date 04/2024
11347.
Portugal,,On 8 February 2012, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that responded to the recommendations of the ICOMOS advisory mission invited by the State Party to consider the potential impact of the Foz Tua Hydro-electric Dam Project. The mission was carried out from 4 to 6 April 2011. By that time, planning for the Foz Tua Hydro-electric Dam ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2012
11348.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone; b) High-rise development ; c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed property and its buffer zones.,On 28 February 2012, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). a) Boundary issues The State ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2012
11349.
Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,A state of conservation report on this property was requested by the World Heritage Committee in Decision 32 COM 7B.40 referred to above, in which, inter alia, the World Heritage Committee noted with concern that development continues to affect the integrity of the property, which if not urgently ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2009
11350.
Kenya,a) Lack of action plan for delivering the management plan; b) Lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; c) Lack of adequate sewerage and waste disposal and overall infrastructure; d) Uncontrolled development; e) Lack of resources; f) Urban and industrial development pressure, including possible new port and of oil exploration; g) Inadequate buffer ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2009
11351.
Costa Rica,Panama,a) Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor); b) Encroachment (settlements, cattle ranching).,The State Party of Panama report was received by the World Heritage Centre on 20 February 2008. It consisted of a response ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 06/2008
11352.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,a) Mining; b) Influx of refugees; c) Agricultural encroachment; d) Deforestation; e) Poaching; f) Weak management capactiy; g) Lack of resources; h) Lack of boundary cooperation.,Reports were received from the State Parties of Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea State on 23 January 2007 and 3 February 2007, respectively. The joint UNESCO/IUCN ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2007
11353.
Viet Nam,a) Population growth; b) Increased tourism pressure and development; c) Urban and industrial development; d) Lack of financial and technical resources; e) Absence of an integrated planning approach.,On 30 November 2006, the State Party submitted a report on the actual and potential impacts of the Cam Pha cement plant project and Cai Lan port project on the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2007
11354.
Türkiye, Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls and associated palace structures, including Tekfur Saray and the "Anemas Dungeon" (Blachernae Palace) Development Absence of a ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 06/2017
11355.
Nepal, Earthquake (Severe earthquake of 25 April 2015) Housing (Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses) Management systems/management plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism) Ground transport infrastructure (Construction of a forest road) Underground transport infrastructure (Project ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 06/2017
11356.
Viet Nam, Management systems / management plan (Need to revise the management and zoning plans, including tourism planning and consideration of the adequacy of permissible activities and developments; Lack of an appropriate buffer zone) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Developments and urbanization stemming from tourism and recreation; Localized, seasonal ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2018
11357.
Albania,North Macedonia, Management systems/ management plan Buildings and development Ground transport infrastructure Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (proposed Galičica Ski Centre) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation ,On 29 November 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, for which amendments were transmitted on 30 ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 05/2019
11358.
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lack of enforcement of the Luang Prabang Conservation Plan (PSMV) and illegal constructions Public works (proposed new town, airport extension, pedestrian bridge) which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value ,In 2014, the Committee observed that its main concerns were being addressed and encouraged the State Party to apply the Luang ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 06/2021
11359.
Senegal, Lack of a site manager (Issue resolved) Lack of monitoring and control mechanism Lack of a conservation and management plan (existence of a Safeguarding and Enhancement Plan serving as a Conservation and Management Plan) New constructions, architectural modifications and urban projects affecting authenticity and integrity Inappropriate housing ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 07/2023
11360.
France, Project of new buildings within the historic setting (issue resolved) Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on 15 April 2019 ,On 26 January 2024, in response to Decision 45 COM 7B.53 of the World Heritage Committee, the State Party submitted a State of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/600/documents/. The report focuses ...
State of Conservation Score 0.82447696 Date 06/2024
11361.
The Oglakhty Range is located on the left bank  of the Yenisei  (Krasnoyarsk Reservoir)  and represents a system of low-lying ranges with a great number of Devonian red sandstone rock exposures   providing a picturesque landscape on  the one hand, and its human use throughout thousands years on the other hand. Thousands of rock paintings related to different historic ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8072996 Date 11/2016
11362.
Ancient Termiz includes Qoratepa, Fayaztepa, Zurmala Mortar, Qirq-Qiz, Khakim at-Termiziy, Sultan-Saodat, Kokildor Khonaqo, Djarqurgan Minaret, Kampirtepa. Old Termiz is located in 5 km to the northwest from Termiz, on the right branch of Amudarya River. A total area is 500 hectares consists of four parts, a citadel - Qala, two shakhristans (city) and rabad - the suburb, ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.80380154 Date 01/2008
11363.
39th session of the World Heritage Committee Bonn, Germany 39COM 28 June - 08 July 2015 Committee Members Algeria, Colombia, Croatia, Finland, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Türkiye, Viet Nam Bureau Members Chairperson: ...
Committee Score 0.80380154 Date 06/2015
11364.
Matheran Light Railway: N18 59 20,27 - N19 01 41, 35 and E73 16 16,7 – E73 19 38.7 Kangra Valley Railway: N30 58 18 - N31 22 50 and E77 07 25 - E77 43 20 The two components of Matheran Light Railway and Kangra Valley Railway are proposed as extension to the inscribed series, the ‘Mountain Railways of India’ that has three components namely the Darjeeling ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.79803824 Date 04/2014
11365.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 0.79803824 Date 06/2010
11366.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Increased human pastoral population; b) Immigration; Poaching; c) Spread of invasive species; d) Tourism pressure; e) Encroachment and cultivation,On 8 January 2007, the World Heritage Centre received a report from the State Party on the state of conservation of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The State Party reported on progress in ...
State of Conservation Score 0.79803824 Date 05/2007
11367.
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 ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7893915 Date 02/2014
11368.
The Central Karakoram in the Gilgit-Balitstan region of Pakistan is an extreme mountain area between Skardu and Gilgit. It was declared as the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP) in 1993 and today it is the largest protected area in Pakistan, covering over 10,557.73 km2 in the Central Karakorum mountain range. The area is part of the Asian high-mountain system of ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7893915 Date 12/2016
11369.
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 ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7893915 Date 06/2022
11370.
Ukraine, Urban development pressure; High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape; Lack of legal protection and planning mechanisms; Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality. ,On 30 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7893915 Date 04/2014
11371.
Egypt, Rise in the water table Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc.) Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7893915 Date 05/2015
11372.
Chile, Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7893915 Date 05/2016
11373.
Peru, Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved) Formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan Revision of the Master and Strategic Plans New development projects within the Historic Centre including urban transportation systems (Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical buildings Development of the cable ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7893915 Date 05/2017
11374.
Mongolia, Management systems/Management Plan (Need to define the protection offered by the buffer zone; Lack of an overall management structure with resources) Legal Framework (Lack of legal protection for the property that covers cultural as well as natural attributes) (issue resolved) Mining (Mining or extractive industry) (issue resolved) ,On 30 November 2020, the State ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7893915 Date 06/2021
11375.
Madagascar, Encroachment Fire Hunting and poaching of endangered species, including lemurs Artisanal mining Illegal logging of precious wood species (ebony and rosewood) Weak governance and law enforcement to prevent the illegal logging end export of precious wood species Need to strengthen the engagement of and benefit-sharing with local communities ,The State Party has ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7893915 Date 06/2024
11376.
Teatro Amazonas: S3 7 49.01 W60 1 24.23Teatro da Paz: S1 45 28.32 W48 49 38.18 Built in the late nineteenth century, both Teatro Amazonas (Amazon Theater) and Teatro da Paz (Peace Theater) are located in the Brazilian Amazon in the cities of Manaus and Belém, respectively. These theaters are significant monuments located in the two largest urban centers of the region, ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 01/2015
11377.
N° Nom de l’élément Département Arrondissement Coordonnées GPS Surface indicative du bien 01 Grande Case de Bafut   Mezam/Bafut N 06°05'360' E 10°06.800' 300m2 02 Grande Case de Nso Mbui/ Kumbo N 06° 11’ 94.3’’ E 010° 41’ 18.9’’   300m2 03 Grande Case de Mankon Mezam / Bamenda II N 06° 0’9.52’’ E 010° 6’ 15.69’’ 300m2 04 Grande ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 02/2018
11378.
The Lonjsko Polje Nature Park is situated in the alluvial plain of the Sava River in the central Sava River basin region, between the cities of Sisak and Stara Gradiška and represents a unique landscape and ecological systems of flooded river plain of the Danubian basin. The Sava River begins to meander in this area creating typical wet areas that greatly determine its ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 01/2005
11379.
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, ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 01/2005
11380.
IntroductionWhen visitors from Bohemia and all of Europe call a part of this Earth "Paradise", they must certainly have a good reason. The name "ttesky rij" (Czech Paradise) has become a symbol for the delight felt by the intellectual and social elite in the second half of the 19th century over the beauties of nature in this country. The name was soon ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 01/2001
11381.
The historic centre of Prague was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 as itern no. 616 and officially included the area which corresponds to the boundaries of the historic quarters of Prague at the end of the 18th century.Within the buffer zone of the historic centre one can find several properties which are themselves cultural monuments of exceptional quality and ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 06/2001
11382.
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran which consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor were registered in the World Heritage List on 2008, are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian architectural and decorative traditions. They bear testimony to very important interchanges ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 01/2019
11383.
The Via Francigena in Italy is the first and most important road that, in the Middle Ages, connected the countries beyond the western Alps (the land of the Franks) to Rome: the main destination – along with Jerusalem and Santiago di Compostela – for pilgrims who, at the time, travelled from all over Europe. Dating back to the Longobard era, this road was not built from a ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 01/2019
11384.
The coastal forests of eastern Africa are ranked among the 35 identified world’s biodiversity hotspots due to the concentration of many endemic species and habitat loss. They originally extended from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, an area roughly corresponding to the Swahilian regional centre of endemism that hosts a large number of unique plant species and ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 06/2023
11385.
Balkans had always been attached strategic importance due to its position as outpost area and served as technologic, information and communicational bridge  between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. The road alignments connecting Anatolia to the Balkans and Central Europe have always been of particular importance due to the strategic emphasis on Balkans. Uzunköprü (Long ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 04/2015
11386.
The name "makhalla" (community), derives from the word "mahal", meaning "place" and "time, moment". This duality has always been characteristic of the makhalla. A makhalla is not only a territorial and administrative unit, a community of people living in a certain territory in a city or district, but also a way of life, a type of thinking and a centuries-old ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 12/2021
11387.
Cat Tien National Park is estimated as the reserve of natural resources in Vietnam with lots of rare, specious and endemic genes of fauna and flora, as plentiful site for scientists, domestic and foreign tourists. The natural area of Cat Tien National Park is 71.920ha wide including the South of Cat Tien (Dong Nai province) 39.627ha; Cat Loc (Lam Dong province) 27.850ha; ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7867558 Date 06/2006
11388.
Côte d'Ivoire,a) Poaching; b) Agricultural encroachment; c) Artisanal gold mining.,On 14 February 2012, the State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property. The State Party also submitted an evaluation report dated May 2011 on the services of the Ivorian Office of Parks and Reserves (OIPR) following the events of the post-electoral crisis. ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2012
11389.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability; b) Poaching by the army and armed groups; c) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries; d) Impact of villages located within the property. ,On 24 March 2011, the State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property, providing ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11390.
Kenya,,In March 2011, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN received information on a major hydro-electric dam project (GIBE III) on the Omo River in Ethiopia that is likely to affect both Lake Turkana, situated downstream in neighbouring Kenya, and the cultural landscape of the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia. This information included a letter of concern from International ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11391.
Indonesia,a) Mining; b) Security limitations; c) Development threats; d) Exploitation of marine resources; e) Absence of a co-ordinating agency; f) Absence of a finalized strategic management plan; g) Park boundaries not physically demarcated; h) Inadequate financing. ,From 24 January to 3 February 2011, a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11392.
France,The following potential threats were identified by IUCN at the time of inscription of the property. a) Mining b) Fishing and aquaculture c) Tourism d) Climate change,From 20 February to 3 March 2011, an IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008). The mission was requested to ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11393.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11394.
Russian Federation,a) Changes to the boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park b) Proposed gold mining,On January 31 2011, 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 Virgin Komi Forests, from 3-11 October 2010, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11395.
Panama,Continued and growing presence of cattle,On 15 February 2011 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. This report provides an overview of progress made in finalizing and implementing a management plan for the Special Zone of Marine Protection, establishing a formal policy on the development and conservation of the coastal zone ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 05/2011
11396.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone b) Lack of effective management mechanisms c) Boundary issues d) Illegal logging,On 21 January 2010 the World Heritage Centre received a report on the state of conservation of the property by the State Party. The last decision of the World Heritage Committee (33 COM 7B.21) and several previous reports and Committee decisions ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7867558 Date 06/2010
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