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World Heritage Properties 85
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WHC-99/CONF.209/13
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WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
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WHC-01/CONF.208/9
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WHC-02/CONF.202/18
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WHC-97/CONF.208/14.Corr
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WHC-96/CONF.201/14A
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WHC-04/28.COM/20
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Cairo, Egypt,UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Flemish Goverment, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Egypt's Centre for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage
8419.
,50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention - Thung Yai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.More details to follow.
8420.
Avila Municipal led Patrimonitos Programme undertaken within the frame of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme
8421.
Marine heritage: Support to the Central Pacific project and support to the World Heritage marine programmeJing/ 景峰Feng
8422.
Support for international training in France for World Heritage site managers. Support to the Pole international francophone (PIF)
8423.
Support for the Silk Roads World Heritage Sites in Central Asia (Phase II)Lin Chih-HungRoland
8424.
Case Study: Assessment of cumulative impacts of multiple developments near a World Heritage property
Case Study: Assessment of cumulative impacts of multiple developments near a World Heritage property
8425.
Solemn appeals for the preservation of the heritage of humanity and colourful cultural performances marked the opening of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh on 16 June.
The opening ceremony was marked by the moving return to Cambodia of two major art treasures of the 10th century by Emily K. Rafferty, President of the New York Metropolitan ...
8426.
UNESCO could not conserve the Crown Jewels of the Ocean without support from public and private partner organizations around the world. In a world that is for 70% oceans, it seems fitting to honor the ocean’s most precious places on Earth Day. This year, we are celebrating Earth Day at a special event hosted in New York City by long-time partner Jaeger-LeCoultre.
“Through ...
8427.
Today is World Wildlife Day with the theme: "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet," as a way to highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and particularly of Indigenous and local communities with historic ties to forest and forest-adjacent areas. ...
8428.
Uzbekistan,,In 2009, in the framework of a reactive monitoring to the World Heritage property of Samarkand, the Director of the World Heritage Centre had had the opportunity to visit the city of Bukhara and discuss its state of conservation with the local authorities. On 4 January 2010, the World Heritage Centre received a technical report comissioned by the UNESCO Office ...
8429.
Austria,a) High-rise construction project of Wien-Mitte;
b) High-rise construction project of Vienna Central Train Station. ,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee urged the State Party to halt the construction of the 100m high building of the Vienna Central Train Station project, the height of which would protrude above the trees on ...
8430.
China,,On 26 August 2007, the World Heritage Centre was informed through various sources, including a group of citizens who are living in Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), China, that some on-going development projects in the Historic Centre of Macao, involving high-rise buildings, were affecting the visual integrity of the property, notably the setting of ...
8431.
Bahrain,,When inscribing this property on the World Heritage List at its 29th Session in 2005, the Committee requested the State Party to submit complete management and conservation plans for the property for consideration at its 30th Session in 2006 (decision 29 COM 8B.26). The State Party was requested to refrain from approving any land reclamation or construction in the ...
8432.
Russian Federation,
Lack of Management Plan
Weakening of conservation controls and laws
Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development
Road construction
Deforestation
,On 5 October 2016, following the reception of third party information and the review of IUCN, the World Heritage Centre requested the State Party to clarify the current status of the establishment of ...
8433.
Ethiopia,a) Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species;
b) Increasing human populations and livestock numbers in the park;
c) Agricultural encroachment;
d) Road construction.,In January 2012 the State Party submitted a comprehensive report on the state of conservation of the property, addressing the corrective measures adopted by the ...
8434.
Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City;
b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities;
c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
8435.
Canada,United States of America,,This state of conservation report is presented by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN following the receipt of extensive correspondence relating to the potential impact of proposed mining development in the Elk and Flathead Valleys of southeast British Columbia, Canada. This property has also received considerable attention relating to the ...
8436.
Ecuador,a) Development pressures which impact the authenticity of the site;
b) Weaknesses in the decision-making process regarding conservation;
c) Works in the Tower of the Society of Jesus Complex.,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 26 January 2011. The report succinctly responds to the decisions made by the World Heritage ...
8437.
China,a) Proposed development of network of dams;
b) Large copper mine adjacent to property;
c) Boundary modifications;
d) Future tourism development;
e) Encroachment.,The State Party submitted a report to the World Heritage Centre on 25 January 2008 which addresses the threats from dams and mining but does not clearly link this progress to the status of the outstanding ...
8438.
Sri Lanka,
Lack of maintenance of historic buildings
Lack of control on building activities within the World Heritage historic centre.
,Immediately following the tragic Sumatra Earthquake and South Asia Tsunami, and based on the first reports of damage caused to the World Heritage property of the Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, the World Heritage Centre contacted ...
8439.
The World Heritage Resource Manual Preparing World Heritage Nominations (2nd edition, UNESCO 2011), draws up some principles concerning boundaries for World Heritage properties:
”the property boundaries must encompass the attributes necessary to meet the condition of integrity, that is a complete and intact set of attributes that convey potential Outstanding Universal ...
8440.
CL/WHC-10/1
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On 15 December 2006, Mr Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ambassador Tatjana Gjonaj, Permanent Delegate of Albania to UNESCO, signed an agreement establishing a Funds-in-Trust in favour of the restoration of the historical centre of Gjirokastra inscribed on the World Heritage List since 2005.Mrs Blegina Agalli, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Culture, ...
8442.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sincere condolences to the friends and family of Professor Philip Vallentine Tobias, who passed away on Thursday, 7 June 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Professor Tobias, born on 14 October 1925, was an exceptional paleoanthropologist and an inspiration to generations of students. He was internationally ...
8443.
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 ...
8444.
Considering that the sky is the common heritage of all humanity, as well as recognizing the need to identify and reinforce the ties that exist between religious / sacred traditions and knowledge of the universe, that illustrate in many places the close relationship between spirituality, the skyscape and sacred places, experts from 18 States Parties from around the world ...
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UNESCO and the Government of Malawi have joined forces with an NGO Ripple Africa to support conservation of the exceptional fish biodiversity in Lake Malawi National Park World Heritage site. The project which was initiated thanks to Norway’s financial contribution to the World Heritage Fund focuses on supporting sustainable co-management of the fish resources as a key ...
8446.
Türkiye,Management issues,
This mixed site was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the Committee in 1988. IUCN had drawn the attention of the Bureau, at its fourteenth session, to the problem of over-use of this site by tourists. Subsequently, the Ministry of Culture of Turkey organized an international workshop from 1-3 July 1991, to discuss a draft ...
8447.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,Following the renewal of the creation agreement of the Lucio Costa Centre, between UNESCO and the Government of Brazil on 13 June 2018, the cooperation is reinforced through the definition of a common work programme for the next biennium.
From 29 to 31 August 2018, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the Brazilian authorities, the Category 2 Centre ...
8448.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
c) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries;
d) Impact of villages located within the property. ,On 8 February 2010, the State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property. This ...
8449.
The World Heritage Committee holding its 34th session chaired by João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Minister of Culture of Brazil, has inscribed the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Uganda) on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee also decided to remove the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) from this List.
In March 2010, fire almost completely destroyed the ...
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Following the first African World Heritage entrepreneurship training workshops, which took place in Ghana and Senegal in May 2014, an Anglophone Entrepreneurship Field Training Workshop for World Heritage site managers and community representatives from Africa was organized from 22 September to 10 October in Livingstone, Zambia.
This Field Training Workshop was devoted to ...
8451.
The team of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sadness after learning that former President of ICOMOS International, Prof Michael Petzet passed away on 30 May 2019.
The passing away of Michael Petzet represents an important loss for the conservation community. His strong opinions were always a reflection of his unerring commitment to excellence in ...
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Dr Michael Jansen was a scholar and professor in conservation engineering, and the Managing Director of the German University of Technology | GUtech · Urban Planning and Architectural Design in Oman.
"We pay tribute to the memory of Michael Jansen and for the immense contribution he made to safeguarding heritage of many countries. He has been involved for decades as expert ...
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Sri Lanka,a) Need for development and management plan;
b) Intrusive and illegal constructions within the Galle cricket ground impacting on the integrity of the property;
c) Potential impacts of a proposed port construction on the integrity of the property.,In Decision 34 COM 7B.72, the World Heritage Committee, regretted that the State Party had not provided a conservation ...
8454.
Russian Federation,a) Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov;
b) Ongoing and accelerated urban development pressures,Current conservation issues
At its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions, the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report for the property. In addition, requests were ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Political uncertainties,
New settlements in the Park,
Gold mining,
Livestock grazing,
Destruction of vegetation,
Poaching,
Agricultural encroachment,
Over-exploitation of fish populations,
Lack of financial resources
,Kahuzi Biega National Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List under criterion (iv) in 1980, and Virunga National Park, ...
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Niger,
Armed conflict
Poaching
,The Bureau recalled at its nineteenth session that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 as it was affected by civil disturbances and its staff held hostage. The World Heritage Committee at its eighteenth session took note that a peace accord was signed on 9 October 1994 and encouraged the authorities to ...
8457.
Argentina,Brazil,
Aggressive natural environment (issue resolved)
Need for increased subregional cooperation
,Upon the invitation of the World Monuments Fund (WMF), an interdisciplinary expert team visited the Jesuit Missions of the Guaranies in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil from 16 to 26 October 2002. The UNESCO Regional Adviser for World Heritage participated in the ...
8458.
Russian Federation,
Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone;
High-rise development ;
Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed property and its buffer zones.
,On 31 January 2014, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report that addressed the progress made in the implementation of the World Heritage Committee Decision adopted at ...
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Iraq,
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites (issue resolved)
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 17 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/.
The State Party does not provide updated information on the situation at the site which is still occupied by extremist ...
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Honolulu, Hawai’i,A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage Oceania is an expansive geographic region dominated by an ocean that covers over one-third of the surface of the earth. This region is larger than the total land area of the entire world and is comprised of numerous island groups collectively referred to as Melanesia, Micronesia, ...
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Colombia,
Armed conflict;
Illegal extraction of natural resources;
Threats from major infrastructure projects;
Lack of control of management agency.
,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012). In its Decision 36 COM ...
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Uganda,
Destruction by fire of the Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga
Ground transport infrastructure: Proposed widening of the Masiro Road
Management systems/management plan: lack of a Master Plan and a complete Management Plan with detailed disaster risk management plan and a tourism management plan
Management activities: Management structure (issue resolved)
,On 6 February 2020, the ...
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Pakistan,
Housing; Land conversion (Encroachments and urban pressure)
Management systems/management plan (Inadequate management mechanisms; lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens)
Legal framework (Incomplete legislation)
Financial resources (Lack of sufficient financial resources to implement management mechanisms)
Underground transport ...
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The World Heritage Centre organized an international meeting on natural heritage protection and management in the Arab States on 21 December at the UNESCO Headquarters.
The meeting entitled “The Management of Natural Heritage in Support of Sustainable Development: An Institutional Challenge in the Arab States” was co-chaired by Mechtild Rossler, Director of the Heritage ...
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Each year, between the end of May and the beginning of June, three international days serve as a reminder of three vital and interdependent issues on which the future of our planet depends: biological diversity, the environment and the ocean.
And with each year comes an even greater need to understand the urgency of coming together and tackling the immense challenge of ...
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Mauritius,,In January 2010, the World Heritage Centre was informed of repetitive demolition of historic buildings within the buffer zone. Amongst the most important buildings were the Merchant Navy Club buildings, one of the oldest buildings, built in 1850.
On 9 April 2010, the World Heritage Centre wrote to the State Party expressing its concerns and requesting a ...
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China,
Boundaries of the property
Pressures of urban development and Growth in tourism-related activities resulting in many construction activities
Reconstruction and/or demolition of historic structures and rebuilding with new material and design features
Deterioration of mural paintings due to humidity; use of lacquer varnish and excessive retouches
,Previous ...
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Kuwait,The UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) in Kuwait organize a regional conference on the theme of urban conservation and the role of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in safeguarding the heritage of urban and architectural modernities in the Arab World. This conference will take place in ...
8469.
The devastating fires that raged across Greece in the summer of 2007 seriously affected the World Heritage site of Olympia, stopping short of destroying its Museum and archaeological area, which could only be saved thanks to the strenuous efforts of the responsible authorities. Disasters such as the one that threatened Olympia are in fact increasing, including as a result ...
8470.
The Italian government and UNESCO have entered into a joint agreement to enhance their cooperation within the framework of the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage. The aim of the agreement is to reinforce the effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention, promote Global Strategy for a more representative World Heritage List, and ...
8471.
Lebanon,
Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved)
Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved)
Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved)
Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved)
Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved)
Road construction ...
8472.
France,,In February and September 2009 information was brought to the knowledge of the World Heritage Centre by two associations expressing their strong concerns regarding the revision of the two Architectural, Urban and Heritage Landscape Protection Zones (ZPPAUP), one for the Upper Town and the second for the Lower Town, susceptible to affect the protection of the World ...
8473.
Bangladesh,a) Lack of an effective management system;
b) Lack of adequate human and financial resources;
c) Property and buffer zone boundaries not clearly defined;
d) Drainage and internal moisture contents problem.,The State Party’s report, received on 6 March 2008, provides information on the implementation of the decisions by the 31st session of the World ...
8474.
China,a) Urban development pressures;
b) Lack of an adequate management framework set out in a plan to address the development pressures.,The State Party provided to the World Heritage Centre, on 28 January 2008, a report on the developments of the Planning for the Integrated Management of the World Heritage property in Suzhou. The State Party report provides information ...
8475.
Ethiopia,a) Inexistence of the delimitation of this serial site;
b) Lack of conservation and management plans;
c) Lack of appropriate urban and architectural legislation;
d) Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment.,Following the return of the Aksum Obelisk, from Rome to Aksum, in April 2005, and in the framework of the Italian Funds in Trust, UNESCO has ...
8476.
State of Palestine,,The State Party submitted the state of conservation report for the property on 21 February 2013. It consists of a short note about maintenance and tourism services, about the restoration of the roof of the Church of the Nativity and about the preparation of a conservation and management plan for the historic town of Bethlehem, declared as the “buffer ...
8477.
Australia,
Potential construction of a dam (issue resolved)
Commercial logging in areas adjacent to the World Heritage property
Roading activities adjacent to the site
,IUCN has received information on the proposed Basslink project. The project involves constructing an electricity connector between Tasmania and the Australian mainland in order to connect the Tasmanian ...
8478.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Pleasance Housing proposal (housing development in the buffer zone)
Proposed extension of the Hyndford Quarry
,On 10 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/429/documents), which addresses progress made in the implementation of World Heritage ...
8479.
Russian Federation,
Inadequate coordinated management between national, local and religious authorities
Lack of appropriate legal measures and rules for conservation, restoration, management and use of World Heritage properties of religious interest
Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system
Inappropriate location of the planned Museum ...
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8496.
8497.
8498.
8499.
8500.
8501.
8502.
8503.
8504.
8505.
8506.
8507.
8508.
8509.
8510.
8511.
8512.
8513.
8514.
8515.
8516.
8517.
8518.
8519.
8520.
8521.
8522.
8523.
8524.
8525.
WHC-08/32.COM/8B.Add
8526.
Documents
Score 1.8505791
8527.
Documents
Score 1.8505791
8528.
WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.3
8529.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/INF.3
8530.
WHC-98/CONF.203/INF.4
8531.
WHC-08/32.COM/8B.Corr
8532.
WHC/21/44.COM/18
8533.
WHC-05/29.COM/22
8534.
WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.7
8535.
WHC-93/CONF.002/4
8536.
8537.
8538.
8539.
8540.
8541.
8542.
8543.
WHC-07/31.COM/19A
8544.
8545.
Documents
Score 1.8505791
8546.
Documents
Score 1.8505791
8547.
WHC-07/31.COM/INF.18A
8548.
WHC-08/32.COM/INF.15
8549.
CLT-82/CONF.015/2
8550.
CC-80/CONF.016/9
8551.
8552.
8553.
CC-90/CONF.004/3
8554.
SC-88/CONF.001/4B
8555.
CC-90/CONF.004/4
8556.
SC-88/CONF.001/4A
8557.
CC-86/CONF.003/6
8558.
SC-85/CONF.008/8
8559.
WHC-04/28.COM/14B Rev
8560.
WHC/23/18.EXTCOM/5
8561.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/7
8562.
WHC-04/28.COM/16
8563.
WHC-11/35.COM/9B
8564.
WHC-05/29.COM/16
8565.
WHC-08/32.COM/6B
8566.
WHC-09/33.COM/6B
8567.
WHC/24/46.COM/5C
8568.
WHC-04/7EXT.COM/12
8569.
WHC-95/CONF.203/INF.13
8570.
WHC-02/CONF.202/13C
8571.
WHC-02/CONF.202/13DRev
8572.
WHC-96/CONF.201/20
8573.
WHC/23/18.EXTCOM/2
8574.
WHC/23/19.EXTCOM/2
8575.
WHC-14/38.COM/15
8576.
WHC-97/CONF.208/16
8577.
8578.
8579.
8580.
8581.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/INF.7
8582.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/INF.8
8583.
SC-88/CONF.001/13 Corr
8584.
WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.8
8585.
8586.
WHC-96/CONF.201/14D
8587.
WHC-01/CONF.208/13
8588.
WHC-04/7EXT.COM/14 Corr
8589.
WHC.98/CONF.203/16Add.
8590.
WHC.92/CONF.002/10 Add.
8591.
WHC.94/CONF.003/09 Rev
8592.
WHC-92/CONF.002/10 Add
8593.
WHC/23/45.COM/7B
8594.
WHC/24/46.COM/7B
8595.
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
8596.
WHC-2000/CONF.203/5
8597.
WHC.03/27.COM/7B
8598.
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
8599.
WHC-14/38.COM/7B
8600.
WHC-96/CONF.201/INF.17