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8853.
IMPACT publication: Cultural Tourism and Heritage Management in the world Heritage Site of the Ancient Town of Hoi An, viet Nam
Activities Score 1.8438082 Date 06/2022
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Arab World Heritage Young Professionals Forum in Tunisia (2-6 December 2019)Yousfi,VangetiInes,Pravali
Activities Score 1.8438082 Date 11/2023
8855.
Conserving World Heritage through international partnerships in Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Activities Score 1.8438082 Date 02/2023
8856.
Case Study: Impact assessment of a wind energy project near a World Heritage property in the Netherlands
Activities Score 1.8438082 Date 07/2025
8857.
As per Rule 13.1 of the Rules of procedure of the General Assembly, candidatures should be sent to the Secretariat at least six weeks prior to the opening of the General Assembly. As per Rule 13.4, this list of candidatures shall be finalised 48 hours before the opening of the General Assembly. No other candidatures nor payments of compulsory and voluntary contributions to ...
FAQ Score 1.8434792 Date 12/2018
8858.
Both ICOMOS and ICCROM have recently established new addresses on the World Wide Web. In addition to its site at www.icomos.org in North America, ICOMOS now also has a second site in Europe, www.international.icomos.org. Both sites contain the same materials, and users should choose the site which is closest to them for access.ICCROM, which until recently has shared space ...
News Score 1.8434792 Date 07/1997
8859.
From Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre We have noted with great concern, the news of massive floods sweeping across Europe and that a number of World Heritage sites in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary are threatened by the worst flooding in a century. I would like to transmit our solidarity with the regional crisis committees and ...
News Score 1.8434792 Date 08/2002
8860.
On 16 November 2011, Kishore Rao, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, presented a certificate to German Minister for Environment Norbert Rottgen and the State Ministers recognizing the inscription of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany on the World Heritage List. The ceremony was held in Berlin, Germany and ...
News Score 1.8434792 Date 11/2011
8861.
Niger,,The Bureau expressed concerns that the region in which this site is situated has recently been affected by armed conflict. The Bureau was informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Niger had requested the Director-General of UNESCO to launch an appeal for the protection of this site. The Bureau recommended that the World Heritage Centre ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8434792 Date 10/1992
8862.
Lebanon, Port expansion project (issue resolved) Need for a Management Plan and a Master Plan ,
State of Conservation Score 1.8434792 Date 12/2002
8863.
Definition The WHITR-AP is a non-profit organization specialized in the area of heritage conservation.  Furthermore, as a category 2 institute under the auspices of UNESCO, it is the first one that established in the developing countries.  It will be an autonomous institution at the service of Member States and Associate Members of UNESCO.  The Institute's mission is to ...
Partners Score 1.8432767 Date 03/2023
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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 1 February 2022, the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8432767 Date 08/2023
8865.
On 18 October 2022, schoolchildren aged 10 to 15 years old and Traditional Owners* at the Shark Bay, Western Australia World Heritage site joined the UNESCO environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling campaign as part of a global effort to better understand ocean biodiversity and the effects of climate change thereupon. Amidst clear blue waters teeming with marine life, ...
News Score 1.8430811 Date 01/2023
8866.
Panamanian children from Santa Catalina and nearby communities ventured out to Coiba National Park to sample the World Heritage area’s rich marine waters as part of the global eDNA expeditions that UNESCO is currently piloting across 25 marine World Heritage sites to better understand ocean biodiversity and the effects of climate change thereupon. On 7 February 2023, ...
News Score 1.8430811 Date 02/2023
8867.
Solomon Islands, Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry/wood production, Logging Invasive/alien terrestrial species Storms Mining Commercial fishing (issue resolved) Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources Legislation, management planning and administration of the property ,The State Party did not ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8430811 Date 06/2016
8868.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan), Natural risk factors Lack of planning, governance and management processes Alteration of the urban and social fabric Impact of archaeological excavations Deterioration of monuments Urban environment and visual integrity Traffic, access and circulation ,The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Site proposed by Jordan) was inscribed, as a ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8430811 Date 06/2018
8869.
,Friday 21 April 2023Online 14:00-16:30 Beijing time (UTC+8)2023世界遗产对话世界遗产、气候变化和韧性——气候变化威胁下的遗产灾害响应和紧急风险应对 (guojiang.org) Following the 6 WHITRAP Shanghai World Heritage Dialogues organized in 2022 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, WHITRAP Shanghai is continuing the World Heritage Dialogues series organized and hosted by the College ...
Events Score 1.8430811 Date 04/2023
8870.
A fire tore through the Bluecoat Art Gallery in Liverpool, United Kingdom early Tuesday morning, just two months after extensive renovation works. The building is the oldest in Liverpool and part of the Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City World Heritage site, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004. The extent of the damage must still be assessed but seems to be ...
News Score 1.8426776 Date 05/2008
8871.
The Northern Luzon of the Philippines was severely affected by Typhoon Pedrin (International Name: Nesat) which crossed the region on Tuesday 27 September. Its trajectory passed across the Ifugao Province and has, according to preliminary reports, caused major mud and landslides within the area of the World Heritage property of the Rice Terraces in the Philippine ...
News Score 1.8426776 Date 10/2011
8872.
The World Heritage Committee, at its last meeting in June 2013, expressed concern for the Great Barrier Reef and requested Australia ensure that the property remains well protected. We received a report on the state of conservation from the Australian government this week. We are currently reviewing this report and all other available information regarding ...
News Score 1.8426776 Date 01/2014
8873.
Senegal,Road project; Poaching; Management issues, Following the recommendation made by the Bureau at its fourteenth session in June 1990, Unesco and IUCN representatives participated at several meetings organized by the Senegalese authorities in Dakar, to launch the comparative ecological and socio-economic study of the proposed route across this Park and the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8426776 Date 10/1990
8874.
India, Construction of two suspension bridges Major increase in heavy goods traffic Dismantling and reconstruction of an important historic monument Serious problems in the implementation of cultural heritage policies and regulations ,A sub-national workshop to take place on-site in Hampi (October 2000) on enhanced management of World Heritage sites in India was being ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8426776 Date 09/2000
8875.
Reykjavik, Iceland,This Workshop gathered specialists from Norway, Iceland, UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and Nordic World Heritage Foundation to discuss the outlines of a joint nomination, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). One of the most important questions remains how to define the limits of the phenomenon of the MAR. It could include the whole opening of the Atlantic ...
Events Score 1.8426776 Date 01/2007
8876.
,The workshop will apply a participatory methodology based upon the UNESCO World Heritage Resource Manual: Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage (2010). Special focus will be devoted to geohazards risk preparedness, with particular emphasis on landslides, seismic events, floods, and wild fires, through the participation of an interdisciplinary team of highly qualified ...
Events Score 1.8426776 Date 10/2016
8877.
15th session of the World Heritage Committee Carthage, Tunisia 15COM 09 December - 13 December 1991 Committee Members Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, United States of America Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 1.8426776 Date 12/1991
8878.
14th session of the World Heritage Committee Banff, Canada 14COM 07 December - 12 December 1990 Committee Members Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Yemen Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 1.8426776 Date 12/1990
8879.
4th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 04COM 01 September - 05 September 1980 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 1.8426776 Date 09/1980
8880.
Indonesia,a) Road construction b) Agricultural encroachment c) Illegal logging d) Poaching e) Institutional and governance weaknesses,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, providing information on progress in the implementation of recommendations adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8420299 Date 05/2011
8881.
Russian Federation,a) Changes to the boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park; b) Proposed gold mining.,On 29 February 2012 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. The World Heritage Centre and IUCN recall that the Committee, at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), urged the State Party to immediately implement the recommendations of the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8420084 Date 06/2012
8882.
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lack of enforcement of the Luang Prabang Conservation Plan (PSMV), illegal constructions and long-term conservation and management of wooden structures Public works (proposed new town, airport extension, pedestrian bridge, Nam Khan riverbank protection project and Nam Khan bridge replacement) Luang Prabang Hydropower Project (LPHPP) which ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8420084 Date 06/2024
8883.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,a) Lack of enforcement of the Luang Prabang Conservation Plan (PSMV) and illegal constructions; b) Public works (proposed new town, airport extension, pedestrian bridge) which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value. ,On 24 February 2012 a report on the state of conservation was submitted by the State Party, which was complemented ...
State of Conservation Score 1.841984 Date 06/2012
8884.
Chile,a) Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; b) Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property; c) Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some ...
State of Conservation Score 1.841984 Date 05/2012
8885.
Kenya, Management systems/ management and conservation plan Clarification of boundaries and buffer zone Pressure from urban development Marine transport infrastructure Air transport infrastructure Encroachment of the archaeological sites Housing/ Deterioration of dwellings Solid waste ,On 27 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report along with ...
State of Conservation Score 1.841984 Date 05/2017
8886.
Ukraine, Lack of legal framework and planning mechanisms (issue resolved) Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality Lack of management activities Urban development pressure High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape (built) Need for ...
State of Conservation Score 1.841984 Date 06/2021
8887.
Italy,a) Construction project of a highway extension in the vicinity of Villa Saraceno b) Uncontrolled development and urban encroachment in the Veneto region,In compliance with Decision 31 COM 7B.113, the State Party submitted on 29 January 2009 an updated report on the status of planning of the highway Valdastico-South, section Vicenza-Rovigo and activities related to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 05/2009
8888.
Portugal,a) Lack of comprehensive management plan; b) Lack of conservation of parks and palaces; c) Rapid encroachment by urban and infrastructure development; d) Tourism pressure; e) Lack of institutional coordination.,Following the recommendations of the reactive monitoring mission of March 2006, and the Committee’s Decision requesting to set up a clear management ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 05/2007
8889.
Bulgaria, Upstream Iron Gates dam Deterioration of the water quality Impact of upstream pig farms Loss of biodiversity ,The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its sixteenth session included this site in the List of World Heritage in Danger. Prevention of seasonal flooding has led to a decrease in the size and productivity of Srebarna and agricultural and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 10/1993
8890.
India, Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’) (project suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004) Tourist access road (issue resolved) ,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 05/2013
8891.
India, Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’) (project suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004) Tourist access road (issue resolved) ,On 1 February 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 05/2013
8892.
Iraq, Management systems/ management plan War Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property ,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 06/2017
8893.
Cameroon, Lack of entire approval and implementation of management plan Agricultural and forest encroachment Mining exploitation project close to the property (issue resolved) Industrial agriculture in the buffer zone Threats exerted by commercial hunting and deforestation around the property Mékin hydroelectric dam Poaching ,On 9 December 2016, the World Heritage Centre ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8419247 Date 06/2017
8894.
At some time during the past one hundred years or so, the great, multimillennial tradition of earthen architecture, which even today is a dominant technique in every world civilization, fell victim to the Modern Ideal. Being ‘modern’, some thought, meant eating, clothing and housing oneself as one did in the industrial world. If some lived and worked in ...
Publications Score 1.8419247 Date 01/2008
8900.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre sends its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ruzna Amli, a young Tanzanian woman from Songo Mnara, who had worked with the UNESCO restoration project of the Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara Ruins, a World Heritage Site in Tanzania. The young mother of three died of the consequences of a tragic accident during the restoration ...
News Score 1.8415567 Date 09/2007
8901.
Issue 74 of World Heritage magazine World Heritage sites are exposed to a wide variety of natural and human-induced hazards, such as earthquakes, cyclones or fires, which can have devastating effects on their value as well as on the lives and assets of the communities concerned. This issue explores the risks that sites are exposed to and different aspects of disaster risk ...
News Score 1.8415567 Date 02/2015
8902.
The course on “People-Centred Approaches to the Conservation of Nature and Culture”  is a flagship capacity building activity of the World Heritage Leadership Programme  This course is dedicated to World Heritage site managers/coordinators and heritage practitioners working in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The course will be held online in February 2022 and will ...
News Score 1.8415567 Date 11/2021
8903.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poaching; Managerment issues (issue resolved); Civil unrest  ,Since the Committee included this property in the List of World Heritage in Danger, at its last session in December 1996, the eastern regions of the country where this site is located have become further destabilised. Infrastructure of the Park has been damaged and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8415567 Date 09/1997
8904.
Paris, France,In celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the ancient capital of Nara Heijo-Jyo, Japan, in 2010, and in the framework of events called "Harmony of World Heritage", this concert is the first in a series to be presented worldwide under the direction of Miss Johnouchi, UNESCO Artist for Peace. The final concert will be held in Nara Heijo-Kyo in 2010, at the ...
Events Score 1.8415567 Date 05/2007
8905.
Ottawa, Canada,The meeting - organized with and fully sponsored by Canadian national authorities - was attended by 90 site managers, representatives of Parks Canada and advisory bodies IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM as well as a US delegation of cultural and natural heritage experts. During the two day meeting the debate tackled several themes relevant to the daily management of ...
Events Score 1.8415567 Date 12/2006
8906.
Oman,a) Poaching  b) Gas and oil exploration  c) Overgrazing by domestic stock  d) Boundary marking, management planning and management regime,As requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN monitoring mission visited the property from 21 to 25 January 2007, including a 2 day field visit. The full mission ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8410001 Date 05/2007
8907.
Iraq, Management systems/ management plan War Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property , On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, an updated version of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8410001 Date 06/2021
8908.
United Republic of Tanzania, Management system/management plan Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Development and environmental pressures, particularly in relation with Malindi port project (issue resolved) Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness Visitors/tourist pressures Housing pressure Lack of human and financial resources Lack of legal ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8410001 Date 07/2023
8909.
Ecuador,(a) Development pressures which impact the authenticity of the site; (b) Weaknesses in the decision making process regarding conservation.,On 8February 2010, the World Heritage Centre received a state of conservation report submitted by the State Party, detailing the progress made in implementing Decision 33 COM 7B.136 adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8406154 Date 06/2010
8910.
Austria,a) High-rise construction projects of Central Vienna ; b) High-rise construction project of Vienna Main Train Station.,On 31 January 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the Historic Centre of Vienna and the Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn in response to Decision 34 COM 7B.76. This report includes considerable illustrative ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8406154 Date 05/2011
8911.
Belgium, Management systems / management plan Buildings and development (interpretative and visitation facilities) ,Since the end of 2019, the World Heritage Centre received information from third parties and been notified by the State Party of three projects that have a significant impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property: The first project was the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8406154 Date 06/2024
8989.
Six case studies, looking at manager experience of how World Heritage may help to build support for protected areas are now available here
News Score 1.8404412 Date 12/2004
8990.
The annual report of the du World Heritage Committee (Helsinki, Finland, 11 - 16 décember 2001) has been issued.
News Score 1.8404412 Date 01/2002
8991.
World Heritage sites cover a quater of all marine protected areas on the planet: 46 jewels of the ocean, beautiful but fragile. Lest's protect them!
News Score 1.8404412 Date 12/2012
8992.
Open-Ended Working Group for the revision of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention (2014)
Activities Score 1.8404412 Date 06/2022
8993.
Integration of Conservation, Tourism and Local Livelihood Strategies at World Heritage sites after COVID-19 pandemicHayashi,BuckleNao,Servane
Activities Score 1.8404412 Date 04/2024
8994.
Sites of fossilized dinosaurs throughout the Southern seacoast of Korea are the largest grounds of various fossilized eggs and footprints of dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era in the world. These sites are characterized by the fact that the fossilized dinosaurs eggs are widely distributed in a perfectly well preserved conditions; the footprints of the ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.8401105 Date 01/2002
8995.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia today inscribed a natural site in the Russian Federation on the World Heritage List and has approved the Italian extension of a natural site in Switzerland. The two sites concerned (in order of inscription) Monte San Giorgio (Italy) (Extension of «Monte San Giorgio », Switzerland) Monte San Giorgio is a ...
News Score 1.8401105 Date 08/2010
8996.
As a global report released a month ago shows, the world’s ecosystems and biodiversity are deteriorating faster than at any time in human history, undermining humanity’s well-being and future existence.  The Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
News Score 1.8401105 Date 06/2019
8997.
Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, will undertake an official visit to Uzbekistan to take part in the International Conference on the Preservation of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, alongside Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on 26 August. A significant number of culture and tourism ministers from across the region and beyond are also ...
News Score 1.8401105 Date 08/2019
8998.
The World Heritage Listed Ningaloo Coast generates more than 1000 jobs for its local community and contributes over AU$100 million to the economy of Western Australia. The economic valuation is the first major milestone toward the design of a climate change adaptation strategy at World Heritage-Listed coral reefs as part of the global Resilient Reefs Initiative. Ningaloo ...
News Score 1.8401105 Date 01/2021
8999.
The Criteria for Selection To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention which, besides the text of the Convention, is the main working tool on World Heritage. The ...
Pages Score 1.8401105 Date 03/2022
9000.
Yemen, Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved) Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved) Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved) Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques Densification of the historic fabric through occupation of green areas Functional decay of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8401105 Date 06/2012
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