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It was in the 18th and 19th centuries that large and fast sailing ships made their mark on world history by forging lasting and stable links within Europe and with other continents as well. The sailing-ship traffic led to a blossoming of trade and to the growth of harbours and of seafaring communities; a maritime culture came into existence. Dragør is a unique instance of ...

The city of Zaruma is located on the slopes of the western Andes, at 1,200 meters above sea level, amidst rugged terrain with steep slopes that soar from 500 to 3,500 meters high in just 20 kilometers. The higher areas feature deep valleys and canyons, the headwaters of the Moromoro, Calera, Amarillo and Luis Rivers, which join to form the Puyango River. The Puyango then ...

Located 60 km outside of Asuncion, Templo San Buenaventura in the historical town Yaguaron is a well-preserved example of the colonial Franciscan Reductions of Paraguay. The Franciscan reductions, or missions, were some of the first Catholic institutions in the region and their effects can still be seen today. Their towns "reduced" the originally nomadic natives to fixed ...

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 15 April 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property ...

Albania,Threats mentioned in the ICOMOS evaluation report at the time of inscription: a) Illegal construction dating from the late 1990s b) Lack of specific monitoring indicators c) Lack of a programme of archaeological excavations d) Lack of adequate firefighting arrangements in the historic urban zone e) Lack of a detailled tourist development plan,In its evaluation of ...

Russian Federation, Lack of Management Plan Weakening of conservation controls and laws Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development Road construction Deforestation ,On 4 February 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. From 23 to 27 September 2012 a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission ...

Australia, Coastal development   Development of ports and Liquefied Natural Gas facilities Extreme weather events Grounding of ships Water quality Oil and gas ,On 24 January 2014, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, and on 17 February 2014, submitted supplementary information; both are available at ...

Haiti, Management systems/ management plan (lack of conservation, management and risk preparedness plans) Water damage (issue resolved) Vandalism (issue resolved) Earthquake (vulnerability) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Ground transport infrastructure Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Major visitor accommodation and associated ...

Senegal, Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife Drying up of ponds and invasive species Illegal logging Livestock grazing Road construction project Potential dam construction Potential mining exploration and exploitation Loss of chimpanzee habitat ,On 23 March 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...

Russian Federation, Management systems/ management plan (Lack of Management Plan) Legal framework (Weakening of conservation controls and laws) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development) Ground transport infrastructure (Road construction) Illegal activities (Deforestation) ,On 14 January 2022, the State Party ...

Albania, Ground transport infrastructure (planned by-pass road project and conversion of the bazaar into a pedestrian area in Gjirokastra) Housing Illegal activities (illegal construction dating from the late 1990s and later on) High impact research/monitoring activities (lack of specific monitoring indicators) Governance (lack of detailed tourism development plan and lack ...

Australia, Air transport infrastructure (construction of the Western Sydney Airport) Mining Water infrastructure (proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall) Unprecedented fires that affected large parts of the property ,On 1 December 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...

No. Name of Components Latitude Longitude 1.       Arnala Fort 19°27'57.42"N 72°43'56.11"E 2.       Vasai Fort 19°19'49.79"N 72°48'56.06"E 3.       Korlai Fort 18°32'11.06"N 72°57'51.88"E 4.       Janjira Fort 18°17'59.70"N 72°57'51.88"E 5.       Bankot Fort 17°58'24.71"N 73° 2'32.60"E 6.     ...

The proposal regarding The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia presents said property as a serial property that comes under the typology of Cultural Landscape. In the three categories that make up this typology according to annex 3 of the Operational Guidelines, and according to the different ways the landscape has developed, this property is put forward a) as an Evolving ...

The Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India is situated in the Himalayas and stretches from Ladakh (in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, or J&K) in the north to Kinnaur (in the state of Himachal Pradesh, or H.P.) in the south. Administratively, it can be said to comprise the Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh division in J&K, Spiti region of the Lahaul and Spiti ...

Plasencia : N40 01 52 W6 05 20 Parc National de Monfraguë : N39 47 58 W05 57 59 Trujillo : N39 27 42 W5 52 48 Le contenu des biens insérés dans la déclaration proposée (Plasencia-Monfragüe-Trujillo: Paysage méditerranéen) est de nature patrimoniale distincte, culturelle et naturelle, en accord avec les définitions rédigées dans les articles 1 et 2 ...

Le Turó de la Seu Vella de Lleida a été expliqué comme un paysage de la mémoire, un jalon monumental et un patrimoine situé dans un vide urbain. Le complexe, au coeur de la ville de Lleida, sur un promontoire qui centre géographiquement une grande plaine alluviale, présente trois éléments architecturaux qui composent le patrimoine le plus significatif et symbolique des ...

The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium. ...

Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed in 2005, as an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. They are highly significant tokens of the ...

Paper is a material which remains inextricably linked to the human civilization. Despite being gradually superseded by other information carriers, it is still considered to be the basic medium which allows the preservation and transmission of the memory of various events, literary works, administrative decisions as well as myriad forms of mass communication. It is assumed ...