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New World Heritage sites 2007 Twenty-two sites were added to the World Heritage List during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Christchurch, New Zealand, bringing the total of inscribed sites to 851 (p.4)
uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, South Africa (p.20)
Vegaøyan, Norway (P.26)
Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina (p. 29)
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The Archaeological Site of the Palace of the N 23 07 46, E 113 15 51The Archaeological Site of the Tomb of the Nanyue King N 23 08 26, E 113 15 18The Archaeological Site of the Wooden Watergate of the Southern Yue Statedom N 23 08 26, E 113 15 18The archaeological sites of the Southern Yue State (the palace of the Southern Yue State, the tomb of the Southern Yue King, and ...
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Romania,Proposed Dracula Park construction project,As requested by the 25th session of the Committee, a joint UNESCO-ICOMOS mission was undertaken to the site from 22 to 28 March 2002. The full report of the joint mission is contained in the Working Document WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.11. The general aim of the mission was to assess the different impacts the building of such a ...
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The World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the five field offices in the African region (Abuja, Dakar, Harare, Nairobi and Yaounde) and the African World Heritage Fund has organised four online workshops, between 27 November and 3 December 2020, with site managers from each of the African sub-regions in order to share and discuss the preliminary outcomes of the ...
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The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the Auspices of UNESCO is calling for case studies on best practices of digital technologies for the conservation and sustainable development of UNESCO-designated sites.
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The HIST Award on Sustainable Development of UNESCO-designated sites aims at recognizing exemplary ...
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,The Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, University of Birmingham and World Heritage UK have joined forces to hold special four-day international meeting at the World Heritage Site of Ironbridge Gorge, near Telford, Shropshire. The first two days will bring together academics from around the world to discuss research and global policy focusing on the ...
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The more than 1,800 UNESCO designated sites around the world – World Heritage sites, biosphere reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks – are impacted by climate change, and can play a significant role in understanding, adapting to and mitigating these impacts.
These were the key messages from the opening day of the 2nd Huangshan Dialogue, a global forum on UNESCO-designated ...
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Benin,Storm in 1984 (issue resolved),In accordance with the recommendation adopted by the Bureau at its eighteenth session, the mission comprising two Italian experts: Professor Spini (architect) and Ms Antongini (archaeologist), visited Benin from 3 to 28 July 1995. The mission reviewed and completed the nomination documents by making recordings of the entire nominated ...
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Slovakia,Travertine quarry on the south-western edge of the inscribed site,WHC:
An extensive report on the overall state of conservation of the site and the associated monuments, prepared by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, was received on 30 September 2002. Concerning the effects of quarrying on the conservation of Spišsky Hrad and its Associated ...
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Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre National Park (Italy),1st Training Workshop on "Conserving World Heritage Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes in South-Eastern Europe - Managing cultural landscapes"Following the launch of the joint project on World Heritage natural sites and cultural landscapes in South-Eastern Europe at the symposium held from 16-18 October 2006 in Osnabruck, ...
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,African Heritage Sites Facing Climate Change is a series of workshops and capacity-building sessions launched in partnership with the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Rabat. This initiative is aimed at site managers, mentees, experts, representatives of civil society, institutional stakeholders, cultural heritage professionals, and young Africans. ...
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Just a month after the submission of South Sudan’s first ever Tentative List of potential UNESCO World Heritage sites, UNESCO hosted a workshop on 23 November 2017 in Juba in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in order to guide the State Party in the ...
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Jordan,
impact of new hotels under construction in the vicinity of the World Heritage site of Petra
insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities
uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site
proliferation of shops
insufficient conservation of antiquities
other encroachments upon the integrity of the site
,During its eighteenth session, ...
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Cultural World Heritage sites are representative of the creativity and genius of humanity. While World Heritage belongs to everyone, and we share the responsibility to protect it, each site embodies the history, values, beliefs and skills of the people who created it. Whenever a cultural site is destroyed, it is a particularly devastating loss for those who hold the site ...
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On 18 July, site managers of World Heritage sites in Portugal and the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO signed a cooperation agreement to create the Network of World Heritage Sites in Portugal. The event was hosted by the University of Coimbra (UC) and covered by UC Television Web.
Through this agreement all partners have committed to promoting cooperation between ...
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Mfangano is located in Lake Victoria, South-West Kenya. The area is classified as semi-arid to semi-humid, with a bimodal rainfall pattern. The vegetation is variable but dominated by a combination of thick forest trees and shrubs down slope, while the hilltop is dominated by patches of forest and grassland. The inhabitants are the Abasuba people, a sub tribe of the Bantu ...
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The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July today finished its consideration of nominations for the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Meeting under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Culture of Brazil, João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites, including 15 cultural, 5 ...
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Algeria,· Natural degradation due to sea salt, shore line and wind erosion, and to vegetation with roots seriously affecting archaeological remains;
· Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges following serious acts of vandalism (destruction, theft, waste dumping, etc);
· Increasing and uncontrolled urbanisation on the outskirts of the site and the ...
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Musee de Bibracte, Saint-Leger-sous-Beuvray (Saone-et-Loire), France,[in French only] Du 29 juin au 10 juillet 2015, 13 gestionnaires de sites patrimoniaux issus de 11 pays (Burkina Faso, Colombie, Comores, Cote d’Ivoire, France, Irak, RDP Lao, Mali, Moldavie, Senegal, Togo) participeront a la 5eme edition de la formation internationale intensive "Construire ensemble ...
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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation present the new tablet PC edition of the 2013 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning photographs of World Heritage sites from around the world, the tablet app joins the paper and online versions of the popular calendar.
The tablet PC app calendar also includes fun facts about World Heritage sites in English, ...
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Members of the Lumbini International Scientific Committee (ISC) gathered at Lumbini, Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (Nepal), a World Heritage site, from 17 to 19 February 2017, to review project activities and coordinate initiatives carried out by the Government of Nepal, development partners, and donors.
International and national experts in archaeology, conservation, ...
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Colombia,
Conflicts between armed groups
Decentralization process of the management of the property
,A brief report was provided by the authorities on the technical meeting on the two World Heritages sites of Los Katios National Park and Darien National Park (Panama) held in Bogota on 23 and 24 May 2000. The meeting involved on-site staff and personnel from other ...
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Peru,
Lack of sufficient human and financial resources
Need for an integral site management
,The State Party informed the World Heritage Centre that, in accordance with the Emergency Plan, two of the mounds at the site were protected from the rain. In August 2000 a Project of Archaeological Investigation was initiated in co-ordination with the Management Plan ...
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Komodo National Park, Indonesia,From 25 to 29 November 2019, the World Heritage Marine Programme is organizing a workshop in the Komodo National Park (Indonesia) in support of the marine management of the World Heritage site.
While perhaps best known for the Komodo Dragon, the Komodo National Park is also home to a stunning array of corals, fish, seabirds, turtles and ...
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At the invitation of the Congolese Government, the high-level meeting requested by the World Heritage Committee in 2007 (Christchurch 2007) was held with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and Congolese Prime Minister Mr Adophe Muzito in attendance.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to exceptional biodiversity and five World Heritage sites: the Garamba, ...
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Taking place in Helsingør, Denmark the meeting prepared for the launch of the first sustainable travel website for World Heritage. The initiative is co-funded by the European Union.
The World Heritage Journeys of the European Union platform showcases a selection of sites based around four thematic journeys – Romantic, Royal, Underground and Ancient Europe. Each journey ...
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This expert mission is part of the collaboration offered by the Director-General of UNESCO during her official visit to the World Heritage site "Historic District of the Port City of Valparaiso", which took place in May 2022.
The objective is to provide the Chilean Government and the Municipal Corporation for the Administration of the World Heritage Site with technical ...
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Sri Lanka,,Joint report on the World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka:Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)Ancient City of Polonnaruva (Sri Lanka)Ancient City of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)ICOMOS monitoring missions to these three World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka were undertaken in November December 1994. The final and comprehensive report of this mission was submitted by ICOMOS in ...
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Sri Lanka,,Joint report on the World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka:Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)Ancient City of Polonnaruva (Sri Lanka)Ancient City of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)ICOMOS monitoring missions to these three World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka were undertaken in November December 1994. The final and comprehensive report of this mission was submitted by ICOMOS in ...
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Sri Lanka,,Joint report on the World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka:Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)Ancient City of Polonnaruva (Sri Lanka)Ancient City of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)ICOMOS monitoring missions to these three World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka were undertaken in November December 1994. The final and comprehensive report of this mission was submitted by ICOMOS in ...
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Istanbul, 10 July - The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee opened today in Istanbul (Turkey) under the chairmanship of Lale Ulker, Ambassador, Director General of Cultural Affairs and Promotion Abroad of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The opening ceremony was an opportunity to stress that World Heritage, which is now, more than ever, the subject of ...
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The World Heritage Convention, adopted in 1972, is a legally binding instrument providing an intergovernmental framework for international cooperation for the identification and conservation of the world's most outstanding natural and cultural properties. The document developed from the merging of two separate movements: the first focusing on the preservation of cultural ...
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Croatia,
War in the region;
Destruction of the forests and park facilities;
Poaching of bears;
Dynamite fishing.
,The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992. Missions to the site were carried out in 1992 and 1993. Given the fact that the situation remains critical due to armed conflict and that the political situation in the region has not ...
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Construction of two suspension bridges
Major increase in heavy goods traffic
Dismantling and reconstruction of an important historic monument
Serious problems in the implementation of cultural heritage policies and regulations
,A sub-national workshop to take place on-site in Hampi (October 2000) on enhanced management of World Heritage sites in India was being ...
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The Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a spectacular reef system in the famed Coral Triangle. The park encompasses 970 km² of coral atolls and deep seas 92 nautical miles from the nearest inhabited island.
Managing this vast and remote area requires a focused management plan, and the Marine World Heritage Programme recently connected Site Manager Angelique Songco ...
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Building materials company CEMEX has committed to staying out of World Heritage sites and to building awareness of the need to protect them, following a collaboration with UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The commitment, confirmed in the firm’s 2015 Sustainable Development Report issued this week, is in line with the ...
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University of Tsukuba, Japan,Heritage Conservation is an evolving practice, and one of the current debates focuses on identifying and recovering the connections between nature and culture sectors. This exchange has become instrumental for the interpretation, conservation and sustainable management of both natural and cultural heritage sites.
The purpose of the Capacity ...
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Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB (Scotland, UK)
At a time of economic crisis and environmental threat, countries everywhere have to address the dual challenge of protecting and preserving their natural and cultural heritage while maximizing their economic value.
This two-day international conference on 23 and 24 November ...
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The Historic Town of Vigan (Philippines), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, has been recognized as a model of best practices in World Heritage site management, at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. The distinction will be officially announced and a certificate presented to the Mayor of Vigan, Ms Eva Marie S. Medina, during ...
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Nainoa Thompson and the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage (sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines) are embarking on a 3-year trip that will take them to 13 marine World Heritage sites. The voyage is taking place with Hōkūle'a and Hikianalia, sister canoes who are both sailing on parallel sail plans in 2015-2017.
UNESCO and the Polynesian Voyaging Society signed a partnership agreement ...
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,Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), the University of Tübingen and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre have organized the International meeting of Experts "Human Origin Sites in Eurasia and the World Heritage Convention" at the University of Tübingen, Germany ...
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,The World Natural Heritage Management and Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific Region, a Category II Centre at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII, India) will co-organize a workshop under the auspices of UNESCO. The International Training Workshop on “Enhancing Capacity for Effective Management of Coastal and Marine World Heritage Sites of the Asia-Pacific Region,” ...
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Morocco, Marakkech,When, local time: Tuesday, 8 November 2016 -10:00am to 6:00pm
Where: Morocco, Marakkech
Type of Event: Category 7-Seminar and Workshop
Contact: p.dogse@unesco.org
The sessions held at the UNESCO Pavilion throughout this thematic day will serve to explore how UNESCO designated sites can support the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement ...
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Thanks to the generous financing of a Japan Funds-in-Trust project to UNESCO for ‘Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, architectural masterpiece of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda, World Heritage property in Danger,’ an illustrated tour guidebook entitled ‘KASUBI: Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tour Guiding ...
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The UNESCO office in Iraq has led a rapid assessment mission to the Nimrud archaeological site, located in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, on 14 December 2016. The objective of the mission was to assess the overall state of conservation of the site, in particular the extent of damage resulting from the deliberate destruction by ISIL/Daesh over the past 2 years. In addition, the ...
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In the framework of the “UNESCO Documentation and Advisory Services” (UDAS) project, UNESCO Beirut launched on 8 May 2017 a Third Consultation Workshop for “Baalbek and Tyre Archaeological Project” (BTAP). The workshop was organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and in collaboration with the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) and the Council for ...
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,On 5 June 2020, UNESCO organised an online meeting with the Japanese authorities and an international expert to discuss the response following the devastating fire of October 2019 at the Shuri-jo site, part of the World Heritage site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu”
The large fire, which broke out on 31 October 2019, had a significant impact ...
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Countries (or States Parties) submit nomination proposals to the World Heritage Committee. If the Committee determines, based on the recommendations of its Advisory Bodies (ICOMOS and IUCN), that the nomination meets at least one of the necessary criteria, then the property proposed by the State Party is inscribed on the World Heritage List. In general, the Committee adds ...
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Every year, thousands of volunteers participate in restoration and research projects at World Heritage sites around the globe. Innumerable opportunities exist for volunteers to focus their efforts on helping environmental watchdogs, nature conservationists or architectural restorers at sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, as well as assisting researchers with ...
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Lack of sufficient human and financial resources
Lack of a Management Plan
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,At the time of the preparation of this document, the World Heritage Centre had not received the report requested by the Bureau at its twenty-fifth session. There is no further information concerning the international assistance request for the site as, since ...
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