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8271.
IMPACT publication: Sustainable Tourism and the Preservation of the World Heritage Site of the Ifugao Rice Terraces Philippines
Activities Score 1.8574 Date 06/2022
8272.
Assistance to the project for the creation of a global network of World Heritage forests. Seminar in Nancy, France
Activities Score 1.8574 Date 06/2022
8273.
Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region supported by Government of Japan
Activities Score 1.8574 Date 06/2022
8274.
Bonn, 29 June—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today launched the Global Coalition, Unite for Heritage, during the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany. The campaign is designed to strengthen the mobilization of governments and all heritage stakeholders in the face of deliberate damage to cultural heritage, particularly in the ...
News Score 1.8571799 Date 06/2015
8275.
Russian Federation,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration Additional Details: Gold mining project; road construction; collaboration with local people,Following the joint IUCN/UNESCO mission to the site which took place from 17 to 21 May 2004, an update of the situation and revised recommendations are provided below in addition to the state of conservation report in document ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8571799 Date 06/2004
8276.
Bahrain, Project of land reclamation (“North Star”) in the bay in front of the property, as well as the project of a fishing harbour (issue resolved); Physical and visual integrity threatened by the urban and architectural development projects around the protected area; Visual integrity threatened by a project of a causeway foreseen off the northern coast as ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8571799 Date 05/2013
8277.
Torrential rains which have occurred in Peru over the last five days have caused the death of a tourist and a tour guide, and have impacted two World Heritage properties, City of Cuzco, and The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, both inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983. Peruvian regional and national authorities have declared a state of emergency following ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 01/2010
8278.
On 19 November 2015, the 20th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted a Policy on the integration of a sustainable development perspective into the processes of the Convention. The overall goal of the policy is to assist States Parties, practitioners, institutions, communities and networks, through appropriate guidance, to harness ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 11/2015
8279.
Following the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 24-25 November 2015, more than 50 representatives and experts from twelve countries together with UNESCO representatives, international experts and representatives of IICC Xi’an (China), Secretariat of Silk Roads Coordination ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 12/2015
8280.
Policy makers and advisors from the Federal Government of Somalia and national heritage experts met on 6 June 2016 in Mogadishu to consider the benefits of ratifying the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. During a technical workshop organised by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education together with the Italian NGO CISP as part of the European-Union funded ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 06/2016
8281.
International Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and sustenance. It also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for by the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 04/2017
8282.
Krakow, Poland, 6 July—The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Historic Centre of Vienna on List of World Heritage in Danger due to high-rise projects in the middle of the Austrian capital. In its decision, the Committee regrets that the Vienna Ice-Skating Club—Intercontinental Hotel project fails to comply fully with previous Committee decisions, notably concerning ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 07/2017
8283.
The World Heritage Centre has learned with great sadness of the recent passing  of Wayne Lotter, courageous defender of natural heritage and wildlife, who was attacked by a gunman in Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) on 16 August 2017.  The Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Dr. Mechtild Rossler, presents her sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 08/2017
8284.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is participating in the Annual Meeting of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes in New Delhi, India, on 7–8 December 2017, ahead of the 19th ICOMOS General Assembly (11–15 December 2017). Organized by the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes ICOMOS-IFLA (ISCCL) and ICOMOS India, this two-day ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 12/2017
8285.
World Heritage is the official publication from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, dedicated to presenting detailed feature articles about the most outstanding cultural and natural sites around the world. World Heritage is a quarterly magazine published since 1996 in English, French and Spanish. Explore recent issues or subscribe today. We would be very grateful if you ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 03/2019
8286.
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June, today decided to remove the Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine) from the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee said its decision was due to the high quality of work carried out on the Nativity Church, the restoration of its roof, exterior ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 07/2019
8287.
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 ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 11/2022
8288.
The extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee begins in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we express our gratitude to our hosts for convening the first in-person Committee since the onset of COVID-19. Surrounded by old friends and young professionals alike, we are reminded that this meeting is more than the sum of important decisions taken. It is a powerful platform ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 09/2023
8289.
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Riyadh until 25 September, decided today to inscribe the sites of "The Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings and Lavra of Kyiv-Pechersk" and "L’viv – the ensemble of the historic centre" on the List of World Heritage in Danger, due to the threat of destruction the Russian offensive poses. The UNESCO World Heritage ...
News Score 1.8569326 Date 09/2023
8290.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Visitor centre developments; b) Lack of a management plan and management system. ,At its 29th session (Durban, 2005) the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to expedite efforts to finalize the redevelopment of the visitor centre, which was partially demolished after a fire in 2000, and report to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8569326 Date 05/2008
8291.
Cameroon,Lack of monitoring of the implementation of Management Plan.,In November 2004, the European Delegation and Coopération Française in Cameroon, informed UNESCO of the existence of industrial activities in the vicinity of the property.  According to the information provided, the American company GEOVIC has been allocated 6,950 hectares of land 50 ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8569326 Date 06/2005
8292.
Ukraine,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property in 2013: Erosion, in particular shore erosion Insensitive urban or infrastructure developments Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse ,At the time of inscription of the property in 2013, the Committee, ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8569326 Date 06/2016
8293.
,Each year on the second weekend in May, dedicated people and organizations plan World Migratory Bird Day events to celebrate migrating birds in their region and to raise awareness about the need for their protection. Since World Migratory Bird Day began in 2006, events have been carried out in 104 countries. On their epic journeys spanning thousands of kilometres, ...
Events Score 1.8569326 Date 05/2012
8294.
Following the successful meeting held in Martinique on the subject of Rock Art in the Caribbean and the World Heritage Convention, it was noticed by the working groups that the logical theme for follow-up in terms of the trans-regional value and future possibility serial nomination was that of Rock Art in the Caribbean. Rock Art has been defined as one of the most ...
Activities Score 1.8569326 Date 06/2022
8295.
Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,A state of conservation report on this property was requested by the World Heritage Committee in Decision 32 COM 7B.40 referred to above, in which, inter alia, the World Heritage Committee noted with concern that development continues to affect the integrity of the property, which if not urgently ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8568168 Date 05/2009
8298.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre was informed of two attacks on an ancient rock carving of a seated Buddha located near Janabad in north-west Pakistan, a region known for its ancient Buddhist heritage and archaeological sites. According to numerous reports, suspected pro-Taliban militants carried out two attacks on the rock in early and late September, the second attack ...
News Score 1.8562528 Date 10/2007
8299.
One of America's most renowned photographers, Tom Till's work has appeared in magazines such as Time, Life, National Geographic and The New Yorker, as well as in numerous books. Along with his World Heritage collection, Mr. Till has photographed the landscapes, nature and history of more than 60 countries worldwide. The World Heritage exhibit includes photos of 32 sites, ...
News Score 1.8562528 Date 09/2010
8300.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) learned with sadness the news of the accidental explosion that devastated the Saratoga Hotel, in Havana, on May 6, causing a significant number of losses and injuries, as well as considerable damage. The WHC expresses its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims, to the injured and to all Cubans. “To address this ...
News Score 1.8562528 Date 05/2022
8301.
Malaysia,Lack of inclusion of indigenous peoples and their claims in the decision to extend the Park,The State Party informed the Centre, by letter of 30 January 2002, that the Gunung Buda National Park, which lies adjacent to the Gunung Mulu World Heritage site, was declared a National Park on 14 September 2000 and that at present there is no decision taken to enlarge the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8562528 Date 12/2002
8302.
Levoca, Slovakia,The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic and Slovak National Commission for UNESCO are organizing the International Training Workshop on the preparation of Section II of the Periodic Report for Central and South Eastern Europe. The Section II of the Periodic Report on the state of conservation of specific World Heritage properties will be examined by ...
Events Score 1.8562528 Date 04/2005
8303.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), and within the framework of the Reflection Year on the Periodic Reporting exercise, the World Heritage Committee decided to establish a working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators (Decision 30 COM 11G). The World Heritage Centre is organizing the ...
Events Score 1.8562528 Date 11/2006
8304.
Thessaloniki, Greece,World Heritage of Southeast Europe: Co-operation in the management of cultural sites and lanscapes. A follow-up to the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Europe. Evaluation of the results of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for the countries of the Southeast Europe regional group: Strengths and weaknesses, suggestions for the future. This meeting aimed at ...
Events Score 1.8562528 Date 12/2006
8305.
11th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 11COM 07 December - 11 December 1987 Committee Members Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Yemen Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 1.8562528 Date 12/1987
8306.
3rd session of the World Heritage Committee Luxor, Egypt 03COM 22 October - 26 October 1979 Committee Members Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Ghana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States of America Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 1.8562528 Date 10/1979
8307.
Georgia,a) General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments; b) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities; c) Lack of co-ordinated management system; d) Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral. ,The Committee during its 33rd session reiterated its request to the State Party to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8555412 Date 06/2010
8308.
United Republic of Tanzania, Poaching; Reduction of elephant populations; Insufficient funding; Mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining; Tourism management and development; Potential and proposed dam development. ,In February 2013, the State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property. The State Party report provides an overview of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8555018 Date 05/2013
8309.
Yemen, Legal frameworks, governance and management systems Ground transport infrastructure: road network Livestock grazing: sheep, goat and cattle Invasive species Fishing and collection of marine resources Solid waste: primarily in and around main settlements ,On 16 May 2018, the State Party confirmed to the World Heritage Centre, that an earlier letter from the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8555018 Date 06/2018
8310.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Impact of fire at Cowgate; b) Major development projects, including the Caltongate development. ,In response to the request from the World Heritage Committee at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), a World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS joint reactive monitoring mission to the property took place in November 2008. Its ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8554411 Date 05/2009
8311.
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 1.8551128 Date 10/2004
8312.
While exact details of the route are still under cover, it has been announced that the Olympic Torch will be carried through Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site (United Kingdom). The torch will be carried over the iron bridge which has stood for hundreds of years as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution and will then be carried along the River Severn before travelling on ...
News Score 1.8551128 Date 12/2011
8313.
The City of Brussels recently hosted a workshop entitled "Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List: New perspectives for local development", which took place on 8 September 2015 at Brussels City Hall in the World Heritage site of La Grand-Place, Brussels (Belgium). The workshop focused on issues specific to site management for properties inscribed on the World ...
News Score 1.8551128 Date 09/2015
8314.
The International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO was officially established in the Republic of Korea, on 23 May 2022. The Assistant Director-General for Culture, Mr Ernesto Ottone R., signed the final Agreement for this UNESCO Category 2 Centre, together with Mr Eung-chon CHOI, ...
News Score 1.8551128 Date 05/2022
8315.
Gyeongju, Republic of Korea,UNESCO Bangkok and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO are co-organizing the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Mayors’ Forum for World Heritage Cities. As a commemorative event for the 40th Anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, this event will be co-hosted by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government and the Gyeongju Municipal ...
Events Score 1.8551128 Date 08/2012
8316.
Room XI (Fontenoy), UNESCO Headquarter, Paris,The World Heritage Centre is organizing an Information Session for the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention on the occasion of t he 20th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (UNESCO Headquarters, 18-20 November 2015).  The subject of the Information Session will be the new procedure for elections to the ...
Events Score 1.8551128 Date 09/2015
8317.
Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan,The participants at the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee (2019, Baku) are kindly invited to attend the side event on "Planning the Reconstruction and Recovery of World Heritage: the case of the Ancient City of Aleppo in Syria"Congress Centre of Baku3 July 20196.30pm - 8.00 pmRoom B2 Since December 2016 and after several years of ...
Events Score 1.8551128 Date 07/2019
8318.
,In order to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of Culture and Media of Montenegro will prepare a publication related to World Heritage sites in Montenegro. The publication will present both national and transnational inscriptions, with special emphasis on implementation of conservation measures on the Natural and Cultural Historic ...
Events Score 1.8551128 Date 11/2022
8319.
Rabat, MOROCCO Autumn 2000 Objectives The teacher-training seminar for the Associated Schools Project teachers, concerning the use of the pedagogic Kit "World Heritage in Young Hands". The seminar's program consisted of theoretical, practical and operational activities. The objective was to train the teachers so that the Associated Schools can participate fully in World ...
Activities Score 1.8551128 Date 03/2022
8320.
In an effort to involve the young generation in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young adults representing natural World Heritage sites around the world have joined the Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum. The Forum is held from 16-29 October at Mt Fuji and Nagoya, Japan, parallel to the Convention on Biological ...
News Score 1.8551091 Date 10/2010
8321.
Experts from nearly 40 countries, including 12 outside the Africa region, gathered in Arusha (Tanzania) for the international conference "Safeguarding African World Heritage as a Driver of Sustainable Development" co-organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the United Republic of Tanzania and the People's Republic of China, from 31 May to 3 June 2016. In his opening ...
News Score 1.8551091 Date 06/2016
8322.
For decades, UNESCO has worked to protect cultural and natural treasures on land and sea by facilitating cooperation across borders. World Heritage is built on the premise that some places are so special that all of humankind should work together to protect them. This spirit of international cooperation has been evident among World Heritage marine sites in the Eastern ...
News Score 1.8551091 Date 09/2017
8323.
A new UNESCO project funded by the Government of The Netherlands is supporting Eritrea’s efforts to strengthen the conservation and management of Asmara: A Modernist African City World Heritage property using the UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape Approach. Eritrea’s capital city Asmara was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017 as “an exceptional example of ...
News Score 1.8551091 Date 12/2018
8324.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in New Delhi (India), decided on Wednesday to remove Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal from the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the positive steps taken by the State Party, which have contributed to improving the natural site’s state of conservation. Inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1981 for its ...
News Score 1.8551091 Date 07/2024
8325.
Afghanistan,a) Political instability; b) Inclination of the Minaret; c) Lack of management plan.,The State Party submitted a report to the World Heritage Centre on 27 February 2008 which describes the successful implementation of the emergency work carried out in 2007 to protect the Minaret from the nearby rivers' erosion following the destruction of the protective gabions ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8551091 Date 05/2008
8326.
Bosnia and Herzegovina,Construction of a hotel in the buffer zone of the World Heritage property, not in conformity with provisions of the Master Plan, which was part of the Management Plan included in the nomination file. ,The State Party informed the World Heritage Centre on 9 January 2007 about the establishment of a group of experts to examine the situation and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8551091 Date 05/2007
8327.
Petra, Jordan Event The 1st sub-Regional World Heritage Skills Development Course in the Arab Region held in Petra, Jordan (2002) scientifically supervised by ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property). Objectives Enhance young peoples awareness and sense of ownership of the heritage Develop a manual of best ...
Activities Score 1.8551091 Date 03/2022
8328.
The technical mission sent by the Director-General of UNESCO to the Old City of Jerusalem, which is inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, completed its technical assessment on the works conducted on the pathway to the Haram el-Sharif.This mission, conducted by Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre, took place from 27 February to 2 March 2007. ...
News Score 1.8542589 Date 03/2007
8329.
After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre organized a second auction on March 18, 2010. This time, one of two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometer Models E168, tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his team during their recent Geophysic Expedition in the Himalayas, was up for auction. A week after the ...
News Score 1.8542589 Date 04/2010
8330.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of Donana National Park, the Spanish authorities organized “Donana, 50 years of a National Park” from 14 to 16 February in Almonte (Spain) in the presence of King Felipe VI. The event brought together a great number of Spanish and international experts, local communities, NGOs and different institutions to exchange on ...
News Score 1.8542589 Date 02/2020
8331.
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. The Committee at its eighteenth session decided to retain the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger and that another ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8542589 Date 10/1995
8332.
Indonesia,,A mission to consider the state of conservation of Komodo National Park took place in July 1995 under the leadership of Prof. Soedomo, Chair of the Indonesian World Heritage Committee. He was accompanied by Ms. Suryati (World Heritage Committee Indonesia), Mr. Mulyana (Directorate General for Forest Protection and Natural Conservation, PHPA), Ms. Hartati ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8542589 Date 10/1995
8333.
Portugal,,The Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, at its twenty-second ordinary session, was informed about a marina project that seriously threatens the characteristic features of the waterfront of the World Heritage site. Following a letter sent by the Chairperson asking the Portuguese authorities for information on the project, extensive information consisting of an ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8542589 Date 11/1998
8334.
Mahe, Seychelles,Capacity Building workshop for Indian Ocean SIDS: Enhancing capacities for the integration of World Heritage site management in the sustainable development of local communities. Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local ...
Events Score 1.8542589 Date 04/2012
8335.
UNESCO Headquarters - Fontenoy Room II,At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully apply Article 8, paragraph 2, of the World Heritage Convention which stipulates that “Election of members of the Committee shall ensure an equitable representation of the different regions ...
Events Score 1.8542589 Date 03/2014
8336.
Krakow, Poland,Relevant information regarding the session will be put online as soon as it becomes available Programme,Side Events All about the 41st World Heritage Committee session as well as important information on the programme and conference venue.  Available soon More--> Contact,Organisers Find a list of relevant contacts for specific requests to the ...
Events Score 1.8542589 Date 07/2017
8337.
The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of the water resources of the Ichkeul National Park, then in monitoring the workshop and its recommendations and finally in coordinating the implementation of the management strategy of site: to provide a finalized management ...
Activities Score 1.8542589 Date 03/2022
8338.
Ile d'Aix (Region Poitou-Charentes)25 august- 15 september 2008 Description Fort Liedot forms part of the Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente (World Heritage Tentative List as cultural site, 2002). The site is in need for regular restoratiions and installations. The work camp will continue works of the restoration in the parhs of th ...
Activities Score 1.8542589 Date 03/2022
8339.
25th session of the World Heritage Committee Helsinki, Finland 25COM 11 December - 16 December 2001 Committee Members Argentina, Belgium, China, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...
Committee Score 1.8542589 Date 12/2001
8340.
24th session of the World Heritage Committee Cairns, Australia 24COM 27 November - 02 December 2000 Committee Members Australia, Belgium, Benin, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, Zimbabwe Bureau Members Chairperson: ...
Committee Score 1.8542589 Date 11/2000
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