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State of Conservation 4003
States Parties 3
Tentative Lists 906
World Heritage Properties 85
8601.
WHC-96/CONF.201/14B
8602.
Documents
Score 1.8505791
8603.
WHC-02/CONF.202/7Rev Ways and means to reinforce the implementation of the World Heritage Convention
WHC-02/CONF.202/7Rev
8604.
CC-86/CONF.003/9
8605.
WHC-07/31.COM/11D.2
8606.
WHC-04/7EXT.COM/4B
8607.
WHC-09/33.COM/5C
8608.
8609.
Note 1 – Identifying and mapping attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value of a World Heritage property
8610.
Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention - A Thematic StudySidorenkoAnna
8611.
World Heritage Youth Forum (2011) First South East Europe (SEE)Vujicic-Lugassy,QuinVesna,Carméla
8612.
Germany,,The World Heritage Centre received a number of complaints and reports from individuals and local NGOs concerning the construction of a four-lane bridge (“Waldschlösschen-Bridge”) crossing the Elbe at a crucial point for the view axis, located within the core zone of the World Heritage cultural landscape. Although the project already existed at the ...
8613.
Ethiopia,Soil erosion,On 22 September 2011, the World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the State Party raising its concern about development projects being undertaken within the property, which could affect its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) related to the discovery in the Rift Valley of hominid fossils, some of which date back four million years and have been of ...
8614.
State of Palestine,Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription,In January 2019, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1565/documents/. Progress in addressing a number of conservation issues identified by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
8615.
India,
Lack of an operational site management plan (issue resolved)
Remains of a collapsed bridge (issue resolved)
Effects arising from the use of transportation infrastructure (Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property; Construction project for ...
8616.
Communities is one of the five strategic objectives for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention (Credibility, Conservation, Capacity Building, Communication and Communities). These 5 ‘Cs’ were adopted in 2002 at the World Heritage Committee session held in Budapest, Hungary, and were enlarged to encompass ‘communities’ in 2007 (Christchurch, New Zealand, ...
8617.
WHC-12/36.COM/17
8618.
WHC/21/23.GA/6
8619.
WHC-15/20.GA/7
8620.
WHC/17/21.GA/6
8621.
WHC/19/22.GA/6
8622.
8623.
WHC/21/23.GA/11
8624.
City of Elche, Spain / World Heritage property “Palmeral of Elche",The International Conference “Religious heritage and tourism: types, trends and challenges” co-organised by the UN World Tourism Organisation, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain and the City Hall of Elche will be held from 27 to 28 November 2014 in Elche, Spain.
Relevant information and ...
8625.
Tel Aviv - Yafo, Israel,Brief Description: The international forum ”Modern Cities Reporting“ examines the tools of the HUL approach and their implementation in world heritage modern cities. The forum will discuss both theoretical and practical aspects of the HUL approach, present a few case studies from around the world and include a hands-on workshop.
Co-organizers: The ...
8626.
Damascus, Syria 8-10 January 2002
A World Heritage Education Kit and ASPnet Workshop was organized by the Syrian National Commission.
Topics of the workshop included an overview of UNESCO's goals and programs; ASPnet's background, objectives, and schools; the World Heritage Convention on the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage; and WHE Kit teacher training.National ...
8627.
Afghanistan,
Political instability
Inclination of the Minaret
Lack of management plan
Illicit excavations and looting
,By 26 April 2010, the State Party had not submitted a progress report on the implementation of the corrective measures, nor a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value including the conditions of integrity and authenticity, as requested by the World ...
8628.
8629.
WHC-13/37.COM/12
8630.
Discover the rich history of the Silk Road on a guided visit to six World Heritage sites from April 12 to 27, 2009. The American Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, is offering an exciting and informative program to the oasis cities of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan accompanied by archaeologist and early Silk Road scholar, Dr. ...
8631.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its condolences for the lives lost in northern Italy last week in the floods and mudslides resulting from torrential rains.
Villages as well as road and railway communication lines of the Cinque Terre World Heritage site have been severely affected by the rains, and the Centre is working with the national and local ...
8632.
Côte d'Ivoire,,[Oral report]
IUCN reported that this site was still under very serious threat due to poaching, gold prospection, tree-felling, and subsequent encroachment.
The World Wildlife Fund had been discussing the means whereby international support could be raised to mitigate the situation.
IUCN noted that unless conditions improved, this ...
8633.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,The World Heritage Centre organized an International Expert Meeting, Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention: Towards an Action Plan and the related thematic studies, at UNESCO Headquarters on 3 to 4 November 2008, to establish the foundations for the future development, strategy and implementation of the initiative, based on discussions ...
8634.
UNESCO, Hall Segur,The photographic exhibition on Moenjodaro revisits one of the world's greatest riverine civilizations, recognized as World Heritage in 1980. While illustrating the great achievements of the UNESCO International Safeguarding Campaign from 1974 -1997 it also focuses on local communities and the future prospect of the archeological site for sustainable ...
8635.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone
b) Lack of effective management mechanisms
c) Boundary issues
d) Illegal logging,This state of conservation report follows up on issues that were not considered at the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee for procedural reasons, as the extension of the property was withdrawn by the State Party. This report is also ...
8636.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,,In the past few years, proposals have been put forward for a large scale re-development of an extensive flat area alongside the river Avon, in the centre of the World Heritage property. The area is in the bowl of the valley and thus can be seen from higher parts of the city. The proposals to develop the area have met ...
8637.
Indonesia,a) Agricultural encroachment;
b) Illegal logging;
c) Poaching;
d) Road construction;
e) Institutional and governance weaknesses.,At the time of inscription in 2004, the IUCN evaluation report recognized roads and road building as an immediate and present threat to the property which also facilitated poaching, encroachment and illegal logging. IUCN recommended ...
8638.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the Tower of London that could harm the setting, related vistas and integrity of the World Heritage property;
b) Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible impacts of development projects, as well as the lack of an approved management plan;
c) Lack of ...
8639.
Ukraine,
New constructions within the historic centre
Lack of valid detailed planning documents
Inadequate infrastructure including the sewage system
Housing
Management systems/ management plan
Solid waste
,The cultural and natural heritage of Ukraine remains under constant threat since the outbreak of the war on 24 February 2022.
UNESCO has expressed its deep concern, ...
8640.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone,
b) Lack of effective management mechanisms,
c) Boundary issues,
d) Illegal logging. ,On 25 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides information on the status of tourism developments in the Bansko ski zone as well as other threats, and ...
8641.
Austria,a) Urban development pressure, high-rise projects;
b) Train station project outside the buffer zone. ,The World Heritage Committee, at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), regretted that the State Party had not provided the requested report on the state of conservation of the property, and expressed its concern about the lack of information on major on-going ...
8642.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Potential impacts of a hydro-electric project in Kenya;
b) Poaching;
c) Reduced and degraded water resources.,Serengeti National Park was inscribed under natural criteria (vii) and (x). With its vast plains comprising 1.5 million ha of savannah, and the annual migration of large herds of herbivores (wildebeest, gazelles and zebras), followed ...
8643.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Mining
Influx of refugees
Agricultural encroachment
Deforestation
Poaching
Weak management capacity
Lack of resources
Unsatisfactory transboundary cooperation
Road construction
,On 30 March 2022, the States Parties of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property, and on 1 March 2023, they submitted ...
8644.
Egypt,
Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved)
Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project and the Pyramids Security Project)
Growing number of visitors (issue resolved)
Housing
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure: Infrastructure and tourism developments
Management ...
8645.
Manama, Bahrain,IUCN and Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage
Call for application
TABE’A Programme Training Series: Tentative Lists and Nomination preparation for Natural World Heritage sites.
World Heritage Nominations: application of the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (SoOUV)
7-10 November 2016| Manama, Bahrain
Background
Tabe’a is partnership regional ...
8646.
8647.
8648.
8649.
8650.
8651.
8652.
8653.
8654.
8655.
8656.
8657.
WHC-06/30.COM/8B.ADD
8658.
WHC-06/30.COM/18A
8659.
WHC-10/34.COM/2A
8660.
WHC/23/19.EXTCOM/3
8661.
WHC-06/30.COM/4 Decisions adopted at the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee (Durban, 2005)
WHC-06/30.COM/4
8662.
WHC-07/31.COM/24
8663.
WHC-03/06.EXTCOM/8
8664.
WHC-10/9 EXT.COM/5
8665.
Documents
Score 1.8471874
8666.
WHC-09/33.COM/20 Final Decisions of the 33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee (Seville, 2009)
WHC-09/33.COM/20
8667.
WHC-98/CONF.203/11Add.
8668.
SC/83/CONF.009/INF.3
8669.
SC-89/CONF.004/4
8670.
SC-91/CONF.002/3
8671.
SC-89/CONF.004/5
8672.
SC-91/CONF.002/4
8673.
WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
8674.
WHC-04/7EXT.COM/15
8675.
SC-87/CONF.005/4 Add Corr
8676.
SC-87/CONF.005/4
8677.
WHC-04/28.COM/14B Add
8678.
WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add.Rev
8679.
WHC/24/46.COM/8B.Add.2
8680.
Documents
Score 1.8471874
8681.
WHC-10/34.COM/12B
8682.
WHC-06/30.COM/INF.11F
8683.
WHC-07/31.COM/INF.5C
8684.
WHC-02/CONF.202/4
8685.
WHC-07/31.COM/20B
8686.
WHC-03/27.COM/22
8687.
WHC-08/32.COM/3A
8688.
WHC-10/34.COM/19
8689.
WHC-95/CONF.203/15 Rev
8690.
WHC-11/35.COM/7.1
8691.
CC-86/CONF.003/5
8692.
8693.
8694.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/4
8695.
WHC-93/CONF.002/2 Bis
8696.
WHC-99/CONF.205/5 Rev.
8697.
CC-79/CONF.003/12 Rev
8698.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/INF.9
8699.
WHC-05/29.COM/6
8700.
8701.
8702.
WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
8703.
8704.
SC.91/CONF.002/10
8705.
SC.91/CONF.002/12
8706.
Documents
Score 1.8471874
8707.
8708.
WHC.03/27.COM/7A
8709.
WHC/23/45.COM/7A
8710.
WHC/24/46.COM/7A
8711.
WHC-07/31.COM/7A
8712.
WHC-09/33.COM/7A
8713.
WHC-10/34.COM/7A
8714.
WHC-11/35.COM/7A
8715.
WHC-05/29.COM/7B
8716.
WHC-06/30.COM/7B
8717.
WHC-08/32.COM/7B
8718.
CC-86/CONF.003/8
8719.
WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.15
8720.
WHC-06/30.COM/INF.6A
8721.
8722.
Documents
Score 1.8471874
8723.
Documents
Score 1.8471874
8724.
8725.
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.9
8726.
CC-78/CONF.010/INF.2
8727.
WHC-95/CONF.203/12
8728.
WHC-03/27.COM/20C World Heritage Partnerships Initiative: performance indicators and progress report
WHC-03/27.COM/20C
8729.
Documents
Score 1.8471874
8730.
The letter follows the receipt of numerous individual letters and e-mails sent to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
8731.
World Heritage Youth Forum (2013) Second South East Europe (SEE) for peace and sustainable developmentQuinCarméla
8732.
India,Lack of management mechanism; lack of building and land-use regulations; rural poverty; tourism development pressures.,The World Heritage Centre received a progress report from the State Party on 29 January 2005.
Following the recommendations of UNESCO expert missions in 2002 and 2003, the construction of the Anegundi suspensioned bridge, which had caused the ...
8733.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Ground transport infrastructure (New infrastructure construction, including new proposed roads)
Housing (New constructions contributing to the haphazard densification of the main monumental complex)
Management systems/Management Plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism)
Impacts of tourism/visitors/recreation
Interpretative and ...
8734.
In addition to Chile's World Heritage sites, the map includes 17 sites that the Chilean government has submitted to the Tentative List to be potentially named World Heritage in future. The map will soon be available for free.
The map that UNESCO has launched to commemorate its 71st anniversary seeks to raise awareness of the diversity and location of Chile’s different ...
8735.
Just a month after the submission of South Sudan’s first ever Tentative List of potential UNESCO World Heritage sites, UNESCO hosted a workshop on 23 November 2017 in Juba in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in order to guide the State Party in the ...
8736.
Specially conceived for young people between the ages of 18 and 28, #MyAfricanheritage is an Instagram contest aiming to promote the exceptional cultural and natural heritage of the African continent. Each participant will post a photo of an African site inscribed on the World Heritage List along with a brief description of the site’s significance to the participant and ...
8737.
Marine World Heritage:50 Beacons of Hope in a changing ocean
Last year was a year of highs and lows for marine World Heritage. Sites made progress in strengthening climate adaptation capacity, adopting zero emission policies and establishing fisheries no-take zones. The 2020 Annual Overview of the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme – which was made public today – ...
8738.
In line with UNESCO’s Priority Africa, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) is supporting 10 African countries without inscribed World Heritage properties (Burundi, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan) through the “Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in ...
8739.
Indonesia,a) Lack of an effective site-management authority;
b) Absence of appropriate land-use regulations in the face of development pressure;
c) Need for a buffer zone;
d) Poor site interpretation and museum display,The State Party report was submitted to the World Heritage Centre on 27 January 2011. The report addresses the issue of the site potentially satisfying ...
8740.
Austria,a) Urban development pressure, high-rise projects;
b) hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen;
c) Train station project outside the buffer zone.,On 31 January 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report in response to Decision 33 COM 7B.88 that reflected the concerns of the 2009 World Heritage Centre /ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission, ...
8741.
Australia,Mining,The State Party has provided a clear but relatively brief report (dated 23 January 2008) in relation to the issues requested in the World Heritage Committee’s previous decision, which are as follows:
Addition of areas to the World Heritage property
The State Party reconfirms that 61,817 ha of land will be added to the Purnululu Conservation Reserve ...
8742.
Benin,Burkina Faso,Niger,
Phosphate mining project
Dam project
,At its 27th session the Committee noted with concern the proposed construction of the Dyondyonga electricity dam on the Mekrou River, on the border between the Republics of Niger and Benin within the W National Park World Heritage property in Niger and extending into the proposed World Heritage property in ...
8743.
Istanbul, Turkey, 13 July—The World Heritage Committee has added the Old Towns of Djennethe List of World Heritage in Danger due to insecurity, which is affecting the area and preventing the implementation of protective measures for the Malian World Heritage site.
The Committee has expressed concern over the property, which is situated in an area affected by insecurity. ...
8744.
Nearly two-thirds of the ocean, half of the world's surface, lies beyond the jurisdiction of nations. While 49 marine sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, all of them are currently limited to areas within nation’s territories. Following a pioneering UNESCO-IUCN report in 2016, experts concluded that these remote ocean areas do harbour globally unique ...
8745.
African World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of May to remember and acknowledge the importance of promoting and safeguarding the UNESCO World Heritage in Africa for the benefit of present and future generations. To celebrate the 7th edition of African World Heritage Day, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), in collaboration with the African World ...
8746.
Iraq,
Partial flooding and seepage due to a dam building project
Fragile mud brick structures
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
,The State Party submitted a short report on the state of conservation of the property on 29 December 2010 in response to the Decision made by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010).
The report ...
8747.
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 comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of an integrated socio-economic revitalization plan linking ...
8748.
Zambia,Zimbabwe,
Project to construct a dam across the gorge (issue resolved);
Unplanned tourism development;
Uncontrolled urban development leading to significant human population increase and pollution (water, air and visual);
Reduced water flows over the falls due to drought and/or upstream hydropower production.
,The World Heritage Centre and IUCN have received a ...
8749.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Development pressures;
b) Environmental pressures in relation with the Malindi port project;
c) Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness;
d) Visitors/ tourist pressures;
e) Lack of resources;
f) Lack of legal framework;,a) Planning and Legal Framework
The State Party report, received on 1 April 2010, notes that there has been a recent ...
8750.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has offered UNESCO’s support to the countries devastated by the earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and the ensuing tsunami. Mr Matsuura said that "UNESCO stands ready" to assist the national authorities within its fields of competence and "give whatever support it can to the United Nations Emergency Relief ...
8751.
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 25 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List, including three natural properties, 21 cultural and one mixed site. Two properties were added to the World Heritage List in Danger and one was removed from that list. The World Heritage List now numbers 936 properties: 183 natural sites; 725 cultural; and 28 mixed.
Natural ...
8752.
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day highlights women in the changing world of work, and sets our collective sights on the objective of making gender equality a reality by 2030.
Gender equality is an important priority for UNESCO’s work on heritage, creativity and cultural diversity. The equal participation, access and contribution to cultural life of women and ...
8753.
Two World Heritage properties in Madagascar - Tsingy de Bemaraha Integrated Nature Reserve and the Belo-sur-Mer Kirindy-Mitea Biosphere Reserve - received financial support for COVID-19 recovery and emergency response from the programme #SOSAfricanHeritage funded by the German Commission for UNESCO.
The grants follow submission of two project proposals by Madagascar ...
8754.
UNESCO, in partnership with World Monuments Fund (WMF), sent a team of experts from the University of Cape Town led by Prof. Heinz Ruther to the Stone Town of Zanzibar World Heritage property from 28 January to 2 February 2021. They are undertaking 3D data collection at the historic House of Wonders building, which partially collapsed on 25 December 2020, as part of an ...
8755.
Odesa: UNESCO strongly condemns repeated attacks against cultural heritage, including World Heritage
UNESCO is deeply dismayed and condemns in the strongest terms the brazen attack carried out by the Russian forces, which hit several cultural sites in the city center of Odesa, home to the World Heritage property ‘The Historic Centre of Odesa’.
The attack took the lives of at least two people, according to preliminary reports, and damaged a number of significant cultural ...
8756.
The World Heritage community deeply mourns the death of Jukka Jokilehto who passed away on 23 November 2023.
Jukka Jokilehto was a Finnish architect and urban planner and his involvement in World Heritage dates back to 1972 when he joined the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) as coordinator of the programme ...
8757.
India,Lack of management structure and management plan ,On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a detailed account of the progress made on the development of the management plan and also details of various interventions carried out at the property to individual monuments.
The ...
8758.
Iraq,State of war in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property.,On 12 February 2008, the World Heritage Centre received a report from the State Party. The Archaeological City of Samarra remains an insecure military area and, therefore, the archaeological and administrative staff is not able to carry ...
8759.
Nepal,a) Pressure and degradation from increasing tourism and mountaineering;
b) Airstrip development;
c) Climate change;
d) Development of tourism resort in core area.,As requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the State Party submitted a brief report on 30 January 2007, informing the World Heritage Centre that while the Department of National ...
8760.
Iraq,
Partial flooding and seepage due to a dam building project (interrupted for the time being);
Fragile mud brick structures;
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan.l>,As reported at the 28th session of the Committee (Suzhou, 2004), a Preliminary work plan for an assessment mission to the site was prepared in order to develop an emergency ...
8761.
Austria,Urban Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation).,Following the requests made by the World Heritage Committee at its 26th and 27thsessions to review the ‘Wien-Mitte’ project as to its height and visual impact on the World Heritage property, another urban design competition was launched by the City of Vienna to establish new ...
8762.
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
,Virunga National Park, inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv) in 1979, was included on the List of World Heritage in ...
8763.
Russian Federation,
Pollution of the Lake
Questions about the legal status of some parts along the border of the site (issue resolved)
Lack of resources
,A representative of the World Heritage Centre participated in the international workshop on “Sustainable Development of the World Heritage site Lake Baikal. Preparations of Recommendations to the Subordinate Legislation ...
8764.
India,
Construction of a dam (issue resolved);
Bodo people insurgency;
Destruction of Park infrastructures (issue resolved);
Illegal removal of vegetation;
Poaching;
Need to enable trans-border collaboration in the management of the site
,A UN Foundation planning grant project for preparing a World Heritage Biodiversity Programme for India (WHBPI) ...
8765.
,World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. World Migratory Bird Day is jointly organized by the Secretariats of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of ...
8766.
,A World Heritage City Lab, organised by the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands, was held from 16 to 17 December 2021.
The International World Heritage City Lab ‘Historic Cities, Climate Change, Water, and Energy’ was organised in the framework of the 10th Anniversary of the HUL Recommendation, and ...
8767.
The salt domes can be observed in south, southwest, and central areas of Iran. The salt domes are one of the main units of structural geomorphology of Iran. Those with highest density are formed in Zagros Folded zones, Persian Gulf region, and rarely in central Iran and Azerbaijan. The main area the domes are originating is Hormoz Formation related to Infra-Cambrian. The ...
8768.
According to reports from the Secretary of the Civil Defense of Mexico, the heavy rains and the downpour of the past few weeks have generated severe flooding in the country, including seriously affecting the Tlacotalpan World Heritage site. The storms have also resulted in the forced relocation of almost 8500 people from the city, and at least five persons have been ...
8769.
This year, two Marine World Heritage sites won the Future Policy Award, which celebrates policies that create better living conditions for current and future generations. Both Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau) and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Philippines) won a Future Policy Award 2012 in recognition of their marine policies.
Palau was given the Gold Award 2012 ...
8770.
This manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with the requirements of the World Heritage Convention. It also aims to help States Parties to ensure that heritage has a dynamic role in society and harnesses, but also delivers to others, the mutual benefits that such a role can ...
8771.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation have released the 2018 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning photographs of World Heritage sites from around the world, this popular calendar can be used in paper, online and tablet app versions.
UNESCO and Panasonic have been creating wall calendars since 1995 and a web version since 2010. The wall calendar ...
8772.
Water is essential to life; no living organism can survive without it. We need water for human survival, and water is critical for sustaining healthy ecosystems, which provide a wide range of benefits to people.
World Heritage sites include a large variety of landscapes, from wet tropical rainforests to arid deserts. Mountains inscribed on the World Heritage List provide ...
8773.
The Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) programme provides conservation grants to civil society organisations for activities that improve biodiversity conservation and promote sustainable livelihoods in UNESCO World Heritage sites. The programme is run by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and the UNDP-led Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small ...
8774.
Panama,Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Floods/Landslides. ,At the time of the preparation of this document, the Secretariat had not received from the State Party the requested report on the design and further measures taken for the conservation of the property.
From 13 to 16 March 2004 the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the World ...
8775.
Germany,,The Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990. The site was extended to include the Saveur Church and the Sacrow Castle in 1992. A mission to the site was carried out by ICOMOS, the World Heritage Centre and German experts in 1993 and a seminar was held on the "Development of the Potsdam Manmade Landscape" with ...
8776.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,Organized by the UNESCO Chair in Culture, Tourism and Development of the University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, with the support of the France-UNESCO Agreement and ICOMOS France, this first workshop will take place on 27 May 2010 from 9:30 am until 5:30 pm at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. This first edition will open a cycle of annual ...
8777.
Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan,The UNESCO Expert Meeting for Preparation of the Serial Transnational World Heritage Nomination “Silk Roads: Fergana – Syrdarya Corridor” will take place in Kyzylorda (Kazakhstan) on 14 November 2016. This Expert Meeting aims to continue the close consultation and coordination between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for the ...
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UNESCO Headquarters Paris,For the first time after 70 years of service to the heritage of humanity, UNESCO will open its doors to the general public the weekend of the 15th and 16th of September, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the European Heritage Days.To mark this special occasion, UNESCO is launching World Heritage Journeys of the European Union- the first-ever web platform ...
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,On 16 November (1pm-1.45pm, Paris time, France), in the Partnership Hub of the General Conference, the World Heritage Marine Programme will celebrate some of the conservation highlights delivered over the past years with the support of its key partners.
The 1972 World Heritage Convention protects 50 unique ocean ecosystems across 37 countries and has, since 2005, invested ...
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India,a) Lack of co-ordinated and integrated management system;
b) Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value;
c) Lack of protection under national legislation.,From 21 to 27 February 2011 a joint World Heritage Centre/ICCROM/ICOMOS monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World ...
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Afghanistan,
Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches
Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Looting, illicit traffic and illegal excavations of cultural heritage assets
Continued use of certain heritage areas for military posts
Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
,At the time of drafting the present document (10 May ...
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CL/WHC-11/10
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On 12 and 13 March, four checkpoints in the central sector of the Virunga National Park World Heritage site located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC), were attacked by rebel groups during a series of violent clashes. The RDC Armed Forces came to the rescue of the guards of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) to restore security to the area. ...
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From the 13th to the 15th of March 2018, the World Heritage Policy Compendium Working Group met for the second time at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The meeting was organised in follow-up to the first meeting of the group (December 2017, Paris) and on completion of the Policy Compendium Online Consultation, which was carried out in February and March 2018.
The Policy ...
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UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has issued the statement below following news of the death of French architect and heritage conservation expert Pierre-Andre Lablaude:
“Pierre-Andre Lablaude leaves behind him an immense body of work, including a remarkable contribution to the safeguarding and restoration of UNESCO's World Heritage, for which I wish to express our ...
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Romania,Drakula Park project; Deterioration of the monuments in general and the fortification in particular; lack of protection and maintenance measures, local responsibilities, and financial strategy.,The State Party is currently preparing a Management Plan for the property with financial assistance from the World Heritage Fund. This forms a part of the larger ...
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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 ...
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Peru,
Lack of sufficient human and financial resources
Need for an integral site management
,The State Party informed the World Heritage Centre that, in accordance with the Emergency Plan, two of the mounds at the site were protected from the rain. In August 2000 a Project of Archaeological Investigation was initiated in co-ordination with the Management Plan ...
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,This year marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the World Heritage Convention by UNESCO’s General Conference on 16 November 1972. With near universal ratification by 194 States Parties, the World Heritage Convention is now one of the most ratified international conventions in history. The 1,154 cultural and natural World Heritage properties located in 167 ...
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Wang Nam Keow, Thailand26 July-9 August 2008
Description
The project will consist of working for two weeks in and around one of Thailand's largest national parks, the Kao Yai National Park and part of the World Heritage site of Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex. The biggest threat to the National Park is humans. The people living in villages surrounding the park are ...
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The World Heritage Committee will inscribe some of the 30 sites nominated for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its forthcoming meeting in Manama under the chair of Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of Bahrain from 24 June to 4 July.
The proposed additions to the World Heritage List number five natural sites, including one extension to a site already inscribed, ...
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Scientists and rangers from the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) undertook an expedition to the Archipielago de Revillagigedo World Heritage site in Mexico to collect marine baseline information, including environmental DNA (eDNA) samples as part of the eDNA sampling campaigns currently piloted by UNESCO across 25 marine World Heritage sites.
From 16 ...
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Afghanistan,
Political instability
Inclination of the Minaret
Lack of management plan
Illicit excavations and looting
,As requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Decision 34 COM 7A. 20), the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value on 8 February 2011. However, no progress report on the ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,
Lack of approved boundaries for core and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection
Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Sea wave erosion
Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material
Lack of functioning local consultative committee
Lack of implementation of the conservation and management ...
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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 ...
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Brazil,a) Urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription in the World Heritage List;
b) Lack of a Master Plan.,A report on conservation issues at the property raised by an NGO was received by the World Heritage Centre in July 2008. The evaluation of the information provided raised concerns about actions that could be ...
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Germany,Four-lane bridge construction project in the core zone of the World Heritage property,Application of the Reinforced monitoring mechanism at the property since 2007 (31 COM 7A.32)
At the request of the State Party and the city authorities a Reinforced Monitoring Mission to the Dresden Elbe Valley was carried out on 4 and 5 February 2008. The mission was organized, ...
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India,
Lack of an operational site management plan (issue resolved)
Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic
Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property
Demolition works in the Hampi bazaar near Virupaksha temple
,On 16 February 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Illegal Activities
Housing
Since March 2011:
Armed conflict (Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict)
Illegal activities (illegal constructions following the start of the conflict and illegal excavations)
,On 11 January 2024, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports for the six Syrian World Heritage ...
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,On Thursday 18 May 2023, experts and managers from the Ningaloo Coast (Australia) and Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) marine World Heritage sites will share first-hand insights on designing and implementing a resilience strategy that takes a holistic approach in addressing the impacts of climate change and help adapt communities.
The 2016 third Global Marine ...