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796.
Uganda, lack of resources,  suspension of projects, serious security issues at the Park due to the conflict in the region, a greater part of the Park is not monitored by Park staff. ,A joint UNESCO/IUCN mission visited Uganda from 5 – 11 January 2003 to assess the state of conservation of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park World Heritage site, at the ...
State of Conservation Score 3.192319 Date 06/2003
797.
On 13 March 2009 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the latest maps of World Heritage sites produced by the Belgian universities of Louvain (UCL) and Gand (UGent), with the financial support of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) were officially presented to the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN). The General Director for the ...
News Score 3.1921337 Date 06/2009
798.
Morocco,,A mission report dated August 2000 formulated the following recommendations: ·  Status of the site at the national level: finalise the process of listing the site, including the private properties included therein; ·  Strengthen the capacities of the CERKAS responsible for the site; ·  Create a management commission for the ...
State of Conservation Score 3.1921337 Date 10/2000
799.
Putbus, Germany,Central Europe's Natural World Heritage and the Future of Cultural Landscapes - Part VI: "Tourism Planning and Management for Natural World Heritage Sites in Central and Eastern Europe" Are Central Europe's most precious natural values and landscapes well protected And is their outstanding universal value reflected in the list of World Natural ...
Events Score 3.1921337 Date 10/2007
800.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is inviting international experts to take part in a meeting, African human origin sites and the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, from 8 to 11 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to define a strategy of cooperation for sites of human evolution in Africa. The discussions will provide an important step in launching a ...
Events Score 3.1921337 Date 02/2011
803.
Jerusalem at the crossroads between the watershed route of the Judean Mountains being midway between Nablus and Hebron and the connection from the coastal Via Maris to the Jordan Rift Valley, has historically given it strategic importance. This meeting place between East and West has, over the ages, become cultural as well as physical.The Old City and Ramparts of Jerusalem ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.1908681 Date 06/2000
891.
India,Tendancy of iIllegal collection of medicinal plants and herbs (issue resolved),At its twenty-first session, the Bureau noted that the management of this site is based on enforcing a policy of strict protection. An Indian Supreme Court ruling of 1996 suspended, until further review by concerned authorities, rights of the local people to collect forest produce in ...
State of Conservation Score 3.1905396 Date 11/1998
892.
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 construction or road widening projects leading to the site other encroachments upon ...
State of Conservation Score 3.1900802 Date 10/2000
893.
Call to produce additional innovative resource material on specific World Heritage sites The importance of preparing new multi-media educational material focused on specific World Heritage sites in respective countries was given emphasis by participants from twenty different countries at the International conference on World Heritage in Young Hands ‘A Dialogue among ...
Activities Score 3.1892533 Date 03/2022
894.
The World Heritage Convention arose from the need to identify and protect outstanding natural and cultural sites for future generations. Over time, the effectiveness of the Convention has led to an increasing number of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, resulting in not only a List including a great variety and number of places around the world, but an awareness ...
Publications Score 3.1892533 Date 04/2014
895.
The government of Argentina has designated its 21st Wetland of International Importance, called the Humedales de Península Valdés (42,695 hectares), comprising two coastal sub-sites along the gulfs on either side of the Valdés peninsula in Patagonia, within the much larger Península Valdés World Heritage property that was inscribed in the ...
News Score 3.1891344 Date 08/2012
896.
Syrian Arab Republic, serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration international tarmac road crosses the site heavy automobile and truck traffic (vibrations, pollution, risk of accidents...) pipeline crossing the southern necropolis brightly-coloured antenna on ...
State of Conservation Score 3.1891344 Date 11/1998
905.
Every Sunday, listeners of the French radio station France Info can learn more about UNESCO's World Heritage sites, by listening to a new chronicle entitled “Treasures of Humanity” . Olivier Emond, a 31 years old journalist and History graduate, explains in short chronicles the history of World Heritage sites selected among the 788 that are inscribed on the World ...
News Score 3.1879513 Date 10/2004
906.
Lushan National Park World Heritage site, China,China has 31 World Heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the volume of mass tourism in China has been a major challenge for site management.  This workshop will be the first of a series of training activities for tourism management in China. It will provide a broad overview of sustainable tourism issues and ...
Events Score 3.1879513 Date 05/2006
907.
Heavy rainfall over the past week in Sudan has resulted in extensive flooding, destroying homes, infrastructure, farms and livelihoods of communities. This situation, which might make it increasingly difficult to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, has prompted the declaration of a three-month state of emergency in the country. UNESCO is closely monitoring the situation of two ...
News Score 3.1878865 Date 09/2020
908.
Workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Khartoum Office aiming at developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the World Heritage Site of Gebal Barkal and the Napatan Region. In this context, between 9 and 13 March 2020, a mission team conducted a site visit to all the components of the serial property and steered ...
News Score 3.1878865 Date 03/2020
909.
Workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Khartoum Office aiming at developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the World Heritage Site of Gebal Barkal and the Napatan Region. In this context, between 9 and 13 March 2020, a mission team conducted a site visit to all the components of the serial property and steered ...
News Score 3.1878865 Date 03/2020
910.
Workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Khartoum Office aiming at developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the World Heritage Site of Gebal Barkal and the Napatan Region. In this context, between 9 and 13 March 2020, a mission team conducted a site visit to all the components of the serial property and steered ...
News Score 3.1878865 Date 03/2020
911.
Workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Khartoum Office aiming at developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the World Heritage Site of Gebal Barkal and the Napatan Region. In this context, between 9 and 13 March 2020, a mission team conducted a site visit to all the components of the serial property and steered ...
News Score 3.1878865 Date 03/2020
912.
Workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Khartoum Office aiming at developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the World Heritage Site of Gebal Barkal and the Napatan Region. The workshops were organized within the framework of the Netherlands funds-in-trust project Contributing to Sustainable Tourism at the World ...
News Score 3.1878865 Date 03/2020
913.
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 ,The Secretariat continued to receive numerous independent reports expressing alarm ...
State of Conservation Score 3.1878865 Date 10/2001
916.
The Baptism Site, or “Eshria’a” (Al-Maghtas), is located on the Western Bank of the Jordan River about 10 km east of Jericho in the southern Jordan Valley, and 9 km north of the Dead Sea. The Jordan Rift Valley stretches from Lake Tiberias to the Dead Sea and includes numerous cultural heritage sites dating from the prehistoric eras up to the present. The Baptism Site was ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.1867707 Date 10/2015
917.
Benin, Storm in 1984 (issue resolved) Need for a management and conservation plan for the site ,This property constitutes an important tangible witness to the Danxome history and civilization dating from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. It comprises a group of buildings, open areas and extremely high walls and covers an area of about 44 hectares. At ...
State of Conservation Score 3.1867707 Date 09/1998
918.
Seoul, Republic of Korea,This Forum aims to create a meeting point between site managers and young people representing local communities so they can share collective knowledge and explore areas of common interest in World Heritage conservation and preservation. The event is in line with the Global Strategy identified by the World Heritage Committee, with its emphasis on ...
Events Score 3.1867707 Date 08/2012
919.
Vau i Dejes, Albania,International Workshop: Building together the future of Heritage Sites in the Balkans Subject: Three-and-a-half day exchange workshop about heritage sites sustainable management in the Balkans, based on case studies and shared experiences. Dates: From Monday 18 to Thursday 21 May 2020. The workshop will officially end on May 21st in Tirana with the ...
Events Score 3.1867707 Date 05/2020
920.
Refers to a decision taken by the World Heritage Committee on whether a site should be inscribed on the World Heritage List. Once a site has been nominated and evaluated, it is up to the intergovernmental World Heritage Committee to make the final decision on its inscription. Once a year, the Committee meets to decide which sites will be inscribed on the World Heritage ...
FAQ Score 3.186695 Date 11/2022
921.
Dag Hammarskjoeld Memorial site lies at a point 10 km from Ndola in the Ndola West Forest Reserve. The turn off is clearly sign posted off the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriage way. The memorial marks the site of the plane crash in which Dag the second and the then United Nation Secretary General (1953-1961) was killed on 17th September 1961 while on a mission attempting to bring ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.1861794 Date 11/1997
922.
,In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Volunteers 2012, 'Beyond territories and boundaries', will hold 50 Patrimonito work camps at 40 World Heritage sites in 25 countries around the world. The projects will involve 33 youth organisations and some 700 volunteers who will cross borders, share their cultures, ...
Events Score 3.1861794 Date 04/2012
923.
Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, UK,The Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site is proud to host the UNESCO Youth Summit on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June 2012. Summer 2012 will be an unprecedented moment in the history of Maritime Greenwich when the site will host the equestrian events as part of the 2012 Olympic Games. This will be an incredible opportunity to ...
Events Score 3.1861794 Date 06/2012
935.
Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the United Nations Foundation. The project commenced in 2001 and operated in nine World Heritage sites in Africa, South Asia and Latin America that have all been recognized for their biodiversity values. The specific aim of the project ...
Activities Score 3.1848595 Date 06/2022
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