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In March 2012, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC)  launched the Patrimonito National Storyboard Competition, Republic of Korea. Of the 143 student submissions, 10 of the storyboards were selected by the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration and were then sent to the UNESCO World ...

Argentina, Reappropriation of land for a settlement scheme,IUCN visited the site in March. Development of a village settlement by the Province has indeed begun and has resulted in detrimental impacts in this key area of the park. There are also further plans for dam construction in the park and great concern by local conservationists over the future of this site has ...

A wide range of World Heritage publications, from periodicals to brochures and information kits, books, manuals, reports, and a map of World Heritage sites are available in a variety of languages for adults and young people. World Heritage publications Periodicals Review Paper Series More Brochures & Info kits Resource Manuals Other materials Wall Map ...

The KIT: World Heritage in Young Hands Developed in 1998, the World Heritage in Young Hands Educational Resource Kit for secondary school teachers is one of the main tools of the World Heritage Education Programme. It aims to sensitize young people to the importance of preserving their local, national and world heritage. Download the Kits © The World Heritage in ...

The World Heritage Resource Manual Series are intended to provide knowledge and assistance to State Parties in ensuring a representative and credible World Heritage List consisting of well-protected and effectively managed properties. Published for the first time in English and French language between 2010 and 2013, the Manual Series were a joint undertaking by the three ...

China,Urban development pressure; Tourism pressure; Lack of management mechanism (no legislation for buffer zone).,On 30 January 2005, the World Heritage Centre received a fax-letter from China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH), informing the secretariat that the Government of Beijing Municipality attached great importance to the conservation of the ...

Ecuador,Fire,Senior Ecuadorian parks officials visited IUCN Headquarters in March to discuss possible inclusion of a marine reserve surrounding the islands in the Park. This was strongly encouraged and a workshop on the topic is to be held later this ...

The International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on World Heritage (IIPFWH) was launched on 25 June 2018 during the 42nd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Manama, Bahrain. “Our newly established Forum will focus on capacity strengthening for effective participation of Indigenous peoples in World Heritage processes, and we hope to establish diverse partnerships in ...

India,Possible construction of a dam,The Committee at its 9th Session (Note: for the inscrption of the site on the World Heritage List) asked to be kept informed of possible construction of a dam on the Manas River. This proposal has now been rejected and the threat to the reserve has been ...

Világorokseg ifju kezekben, the Hungarian version of the World Heritage in Young Hands educational resource kit for teachers, has just been published in the framework of the UNESCO Young People's World Heritage Education Project, coordinated by the World Heritage Centre and UNESCO Associated Schools. The Kit introduces the concept of World Heritage education and ...

With almost a thousand sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, the reach of the World Heritage Convention is vast. To better present one important issue and the work that’s being done to make a difference, UNESCO has produced an infographic on rhinoceros conservation. This attractive, easy to follow poster describes the plight of several rhinoceros species in Africa ...

United States of America,Tourism Pressure. Additional Details: Tourism regulation; control of wildlife infection; invasive species eradication and control,The State Party provided via letter dated 30 January 2004 a detailed updated report on the situation of Yellowstone National Park.   IUCN received the State Party’s report on Yellowstone National Park noting ...

Philippines,Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of human or financial resources. Additional Details: Natural erosion (landslides) through lack of maintenance ,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee.   At its 25th session in 2001, ...

,The World Heritage Centre, the African World Heritage Fund  together with international heritage experts will organise a workshop to discuss and work on the methodology for data analysis and synthesis, following the results of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise in Africa.  The aim is to review a  first draft regional report and to outline an initial Action ...

Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 14-16 March 2005 Organizers The UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office, in collaboration with the UNESCO Harare Office and under guidance of UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Event The workshop was convened to familiarize the participating teachers from the sub-region with the World Heritage in young Hands Education Kit published in Swahili in ...

Wroclaw, Poland,The National Heritage Board of Poland is organizing the Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for Eastern and Central Europe, to be in held in Wroclaw, Poland, from 14 to 15 September 2007. The main objective of this meeting is to address the implementation of the Action Plan in Central and Eastern Europe as approved by the World Heritage Committee at its ...

This guidebook for urban and architectural regulation of Cidade Velha (Cabo Verde) was produced within the framework of an international assistance for the elaboration of an ‘Illustrated guidebook of the urban rules of Cidade Velha’. Its objective is to make the urban legislation of the city of Cidade Velha, inscribed on the World Heritage List since 2009, more accessible ...

Australia,Road construction,A proposal for revocation of 390 ha of Lindeman Island for expansion of a holiday resort was tabled in the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 27 February 1986. Public interest in this action was high and on 12 March the proposal was withdrawn. Another potential threat from a proposed silica mine at Shelburne Bay has been the subject of an ...