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Istanbul, Turkey, 17 July—The World Heritage Committee this morning inscribed four new sites on the World Heritage List: the transnational serial site of The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland), along with sites in Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil and India. ...
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13 May 2023 – World Migratory Bird Day highlights the importance of water for migratory birds and calls for more action to protect water resources and aquatic ecosystems. UNESCO World Heritage sites are crucial safe havens for all 12 migratory bird species that are celebrated today.
Water is fundamental to life on our planet. Many migratory birds rely on aquatic ecosystems ...
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,,
WHC:
The Centre has been informed by several individuals and through press articles of two development proposals in the vicinity of the site, which can have a potential impact on the World Heritage area. ICOMOS-UK has expressed its concern regarding this matter. In October 2002, a letter was received from ...
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The Pharmaceutical Museum in Matanzas preserves and treasures Dr. Ernesto Triolet’s French Drugstore, founded on the 1st of January 1882 at Arms Square, currently Place of Liberty, in Matanzas. The drugstore was founded by pharmacists Don Juan Fermín de Figueroa, Cuban, and French Ernesto Triolet Lelievre. The pharmacy worked as such until January 16, 1964, and in May it ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,Is it possible to protect heritage in time of war This was the challenge facing UNESCO in
the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) in 2000 and which led to the launch of the "Biodiversity
Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Conserving World Heritage Sites in the DRC" programme,
developed with the United Nations Foundation, the ...
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Libya,
Vandalism
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Human Resources
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Illegal activities
,On 8 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/287/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the ...
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Gifu, Japan,This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia and the founding of the Society. VSMM 2004 continues to push the boundaries of Virtual Reality and Multimedia research by expanding upon the 2003 conference and presenting "VR and the Human Factor: Art, Science and Culture." To celebrate the tenth ...
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Former Lester Institute of Technical Education, Wenyuan Building (3rd Floor), Tongji University,On 26 to 28 September 2023, Tongji University, as host, together with the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and Pacific Region, a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP Shanghai), ...
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Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (State of Conservation 2004)
China,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation). ,In accordance with decision 27 COM 7B.43 adopted by the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2003, the State Party submitted a progress report to the World Heritage Centre on 16 January 2004. With regard to urban development pressure in Beijing and renewal of the ...
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Philippines,Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation, absence of a finalized strategic site management plan, diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the Rice Terraces, lack of human and financial resources.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre in December ...
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Lisbon, Portugal,In 2015, representatives of 195 countries met in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) to discuss the impact of climate change on societies, their livelihoods and their cultural heritage. Evidence suggests that torrential downpours, violent and unexpected storms, heat waves, new records in pollution and landslides are increasingly ...
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Montenegro,Earthquake; no new information 1979-2003,The World Heritage Committee, at its 27th session, decided to remove the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger and endorsed the proposal for a Round Table in order to involve all stakeholders in the preparation of a management plan for the property.
The organisation of the Round Table was made ...
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Mixed Cultural/Natural PropertyThe property is a mixed cultural and natural site straddling the international border of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. This low-lying region of savannas, wetlands and monsoon forest habitats covers more than 10 million ha. The area is home to some of the largest and healthiest wetlands in the Asia-Pacific region. Combined with the Kakadu ...
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Peru,a) Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support;
b) No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides;
c) Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca Trail;
d) Delays in the ...
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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 ...
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Croatia,Italy,Montenegro,Lack of management plans for each component Lack of a framework for Heritage Impact Assessment for development proposalsNeed to revise the buffer zones Intrusive and redundant elements within the serial componentsLack of a Tourism Carrying Capacity study and of visitor management plansLack of a transnational values-based conservation ...
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Kazakhstan,
Management System/Management Plan (Newly developed Master Plan; Conservation and Management Plan)
Buildings and Development (Urban high rise/changes to skyline; Construction of a new mosque)
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Housing
,On 23 February 2022, the State Party submitted a state of ...
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Uganda,Tourism Pressure; Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Armed conflict; Civil unrest,As requested by the Committee, the State Party submitted a report in January 2004 prepared by the management authority of ...
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Arusha, Tanzania,The international conference " Safeguarding African World Heritage as a Driver of Sustainable Development" co-organized by UNESCO World Heritage Centre, United Republic of Tanzania and the People's Republic of China will be held from 31 May to 3 June 2016 at the World Heritage property, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in Arusha (Tanzania).
Purpose of ...
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,“Heritage has the ability to transcend language and it is an inherent part of our identity. It is a way to understand each other better”. This is how Victoria Kelly, one of the 28 participants to the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum, described the effect of cultural heritage on people and societies. With a background in both tangible and intangible cultural ...
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Historically, developments in Delhi took place in a triangular patch of land with River Yamuna on one side and the northern range of Aravalli hills on the other two sides. The wider regional importance of Delhi strategically stems from its location on an important trade route, the Uttarapatha that ran along the Gangetic plain and linked up to the Silk Route.
Archaeological ...
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Montenegro,
Earthquake damage (issue resolved)
Lack of Management System/Management Plan
Inadequate legal framework
Building and development (accelerated urban development and urban pressure)
Ground transportation infrastructure (proposed major bridge at Verige and other proposed development projects)
Lack of buffer zone (issue resolved)
Major visitor accommodation and ...
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Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved);
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved);
Rise of the underground water level;
Dilapidated infrastructure;
Neglect and lack of maintenance;
Overcrowded areas and buildings;
Uncontrolled development;
Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of ...
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University of Tsukuba, Japan,UNESCO Chair on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation
Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific: Disasters and Resilience
Dates: September 21 – October 1, 2018
Place: University of Tsukuba, Japan
Organized by the UNESCO Chair on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage ...
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Spreading over almost 600 hectares, Chapultepec Woods constitutes one of the most important natural reserves in Mexico City. It has a certain variety of animal and tree species, including willow, eucalyptus, and ahuehuete, a Mexican coniferous tree. There are also various geological formations, from sand deposits to caves and holes located in the Hill itself The woods ...
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Nearly two years after armed groups occupied northern Mali and destroyed cultural heritage there, an international conference will take place in the capital, Bamako, from 28 to 30 January to examine the long-term conservation of the country’s invaluable ancient manuscript collections.
UNESCO’s Office in Bamako, Mali’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ...
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Camaguey, Cuba,The oldest tourist destination is the city, whose aim was at the beginning welcome travelers of religious pilgrimage.
Other activities of this type were identified with significant milestones and trade routes, which were the initial basis and created a hosting infrastructure and food -inns, guest houses, taverns- both populations, villas or destination ...
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The Trans-Andean railroad is a unique railway, narrow-gauge (106.7 cm), 450 km long, built beginning in 1873 and, with the decided backing of the Liberal Revolution led by Eloy Alfaro, completed and inaugurated in 1908, crossing through five provinces in Ecuador’s Highlands and Coast, with widely varied climatic zones, including primary forests. Set within a complex ...
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Uganda,a) Mining activities inside the property;
b) Staffing and budgetary deficiencies;
c) Degradation of buffer zone;
d) Impact of tourism and climbing expeditions.,In February 2007, the State Party submitted a detailed report on the conservation and management status of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP) covering the following issues:
a) Park operations and ...
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The Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (Colombia), the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe (Sudan), Wadi Rum Protected Area (Jordan) and The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power , 568 – 774 A.D. (Italy), and the Fagus Factory in Alfeld (Germany), have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Inscriptions will continue on Monday.
The Coffee ...
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We are living in a time of unprecedented change. As we celebrate our marine treasures this World Oceans Day, we at UNESCO are also reflecting on the work needed to sustain them as sea levels rise, and the water grows warmer and more acidic. This year, the effects of climate change have been multiplied by a strong El Nino that has brought record-breaking temperatures to ...
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Serbia,
Lack of legal status of the property;
Lack of legislative protection of buffer zones;
Lack of implementation of the Management Plan and of active management;
Difficulties to monitor the property due to political instability, post-conflict situation (visits under the Kosovo Stabilisation Force / United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (KFOR / UNMIK) ...
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,Dates: 15 – 26 September 2017
Place: University of Tsukuba, Japan
Organized by the World Heritage Studies and the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation (CPNC) at the University of Tsukuba, in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS.
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Heritage Conservation is an evolving practice, and one of the current debates focuses on ...
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The National Theater of Guatemala is located in the Miguel Ángel Asturias Cultural Center, named in honor of the Guatemalan writer winner of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature. This cultural complex is located on the top of the San José Buena Vista Hill and provides spaces to carry out cultural activities, ranging from the fine arts to the performing arts. All this in ...
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Algeria,
Natural erosion;
Lack of maintenance of housing;
Loss of traditional conservation techniques;
Uncontrolled land-use;
Constant collapse of houses (three dead and others injured in May 2002);
Conservation Plan existing but not operational;
Lack of coordination activities at the property.
,Referring to the decion of the 28th session of the Committee (Suzhou, 2004), ...
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The Großglockner High Alpine Road is a mountain pass road and, together with the Schloss Schönbrunn, one of the most important touristic landmarks in Austria. The impressive setting of this alpine scenic route combines the art of mountain road construction with a singular nature and landscape experience, running through the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park, protected ...