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FAQ 213
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Publications 109
State of Conservation 4003
States Parties 3
Tentative Lists 906
World Heritage Properties 85
8961.
WHC-08/32.COM/INF.11B
8962.
WHC-97/CONF.208/INF.16
8963.
WHC-97/CONF.208/8B.Rev
8964.
SC.91/CONF.002/11
8965.
WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
8966.
WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
8967.
WHC-97/CONF.208/7
8968.
WHC-04/28.COM/15B.Add
8969.
WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
8970.
WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add
8971.
WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
8972.
WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
8973.
WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add
8974.
WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
8975.
CC-86/CONF.003/INF.2
8976.
WHC-94/CONF.003/11 Add.
8977.
WHC-04/28.COM/INF.26
8978.
WHC-05/29.COM/INF.22
8979.
WHC-06/30.COM/INF.4
8980.
WHC-06/30.COM/INF.19
8981.
CC-86/CONF.003/2
8982.
SC-87/CONF.005/2
8983.
8984.
8985.
WHC-04/7EXT.COM/4B Add
8986.
WHC-95/CONF.203/INF.12
8987.
WHC-96/CONF.201/INF.19
8988.
WHC-04/7EXT.COM/12 Corr
8989.
Six case studies, looking at manager experience of how World Heritage may help to build support for protected areas are now available here
8990.
The annual report of the du World Heritage Committee (Helsinki, Finland, 11 - 16 décember 2001) has been issued.
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!
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)
8993.
Integration of Conservation, Tourism and Local Livelihood Strategies at World Heritage sites after COVID-19 pandemicHayashi,BuckleNao,Servane
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
9001.
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 ...
9002.
Uzbekistan,,WHC:
In December 2001, the National Commission of Uzbekistan for UNESCO alerted the World Heritage Centre to the immediate potential structural threats facing the Ak Sarai Palace and other main monuments at Shakhrisyabz World Heritage site. Upon receiving this news, which included information on extensive cracks, leaning walls and humidity inside the Ak-Sarai ...
9003.
Iraq,
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites (issue resolved)
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 12 April 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the four World Heritage properties in Iraq, as well as for ten of the eleven sites included in the country’s Tentative List. The report is available at: ...
9004.
WHC/21/23.GA/7.Corr
9005.
WHC/21/44.COM/INF.5A.2
9006.
9007.
WHC-12/36.COM/12D
9008.
9009.
WHC-12/36.COM/7C
9010.
WHC/17/41.COM/7
9011.
WHC/18/42.COM/7
9012.
WHC/19/43.COM/7
9013.
9014.
Will contribute resources towards site management, capacity building, alternative livelihoods for communities, research and fundraising activities.
Objectives
In April 2004, the World Heritage Centre entered into a US$ 5 million, biodiversity programme to protect India's World Heritage sites, Manas and Kaziranga and their endangered species including the one-horned ...
9015.
The World Heritage Committee on Monday morning inscribed Lena Pillars Nature Park of the Russian Federation, the last site to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session. Chad, Congo, Palau and Palestine had World Heritage sites inscribed on the List for the first time.
Lena Pillars Nature Park is marked by spectacular rock pillars that reach a ...
9016.
From 19-20 July 2022, a two-day workshop on “Sustainable Tourism Strategy for World Heritage Properties in Suriname” was organized which brought together representatives of government institutions, World Heritage site managers, and representatives of local communities to identify current challenges and opportunities for the development of sustainable tourism at ...
9017.
Afghanistan,a) Political instability;
b) Inclination of the Minaret;
c) Lack of Management Plan;
d) Illicit excavations and looting.,At the time of drafting the present document, no progress report on the implementation of the corrective measures has been submitted by the State Party to the World Heritage Centre as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th ...
9018.
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. ,Inappropriate construction of a hotel in the buffer zone:
The President of the National Commission for UNESCO informed the Centre, by letter of 31 ...
9019.
India,Development projects, threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank,The World Heritage Centre received a progress report from the State Party on 29 January 2005.
The State Party proposes to reconstitute a coordination committee which had previously existed for monitoring development activities and management of the three World ...
9020.
Russian Federation,
Gradual changes to the urban fabric: construction and restoration projects;
Inappropriate urban development;
Major changes to the property’s skyline through the construction of the new Cathedral of the Assumption;
High rise projects;
Management system.
,The State Party has not submitted a state of conservation report. The ICOMOS reactive ...
9021.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants;
b) Mining activities inside the property;
c) Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property;
d) Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future;
e) Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 ...
9022.
Austria,Hungary,
High-rise hotel development;
Large-scale heart clinic development (issue resolved)
,On 27 November 2020, upon request from the World Heritage Centre, the State Party of Hungary submitted a report on the state of conservation of the Hungarian component of the property; its executive summary is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/772/documents/.
In ...
9023.
Heavy fighting broke out again on December 3, 2007 between the DRC army and rebel forces of general Nkunda north of the city of Goma, in North Kivu. Heavy shelling and gunfire is taking place in the immediate vicinity of the heart of the gorilla sector in the Virunga National Park and World Heritage site. The renewed fighting poses a serious threat to the survival of the ...
9024.
The call for applications for the business skills training programme for protected areas in Africa is now open until 24 February 2017.
Each year, the Earth Skills Network (ESN) provides funded training in:
business planning and effective management practices and,
personal development of leadership capabilities, with
12 months of mentoring from an ESN corporate member with ...
9025.
In response to the fires in Mount Kenya National Park in early March, the Kenyan authorities - Mount Kenya Trust - submitted a grant application to the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) and obtained the maximum amount of US$30,000. This support will make it possible to finance hours of helicopter flights to monitor the Park's risk areas and intervene with water bombers in the ...
9026.
Hagia Sophia: UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without prior discussion, and calls for the universal value of World Heritage to be preserved
The Director-General of UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without prior discussion, to change the status of Hagia Sophia. This evening, she shared her serious ...
9027.
Each year, International Women's Day is the occasion to celebrate the role of women and encourage gender equality in everything that we do.
Women play a crucial role in managing World Heritage sites. To mention just a few, there are Tania Zaven, site manager of Byblos, Christina Sinclair, site manager of Edinburgh, and Beverly Wade, national focal point for the Belize ...
9028.
In line with UNESCO’s efforts since 1988 to encourage research on the Silk Roads as routes of interchange and dialogue of cultures, the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust (FiT) project “Support for the Asian Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination(s) (Phase II)” was launched in November 2018 and completed in November 2022.
Upon completion of this ...
9029.
Germany,a) Urban development pressure through high-rise building project impacting on the visual integrity of the Cathedral as a landmark;
b) Lack of buffer zone.,Buffer zone:
The State Party of Germany, in its letter dated 30 January 2008 provided the World Heritage Centre with a map of a buffer zone, as requested by the World Heritage Committee. It covers the east bank ...
9030.
Senegal,a) Capture and relocation of wildlife ;
b) Road construction.,In May 2006, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN were informed that a wildlife inventory was being undertaken jointly by the management authority (Direction des Parcs Nationaux - DPN) and African Parks Foundation (APF), a Dutch based NGO. On 2 June 2006, the preliminary results of this census were ...
9031.
Lithuania,
Limited financial resources (issue resolved);
Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme (issue resolved)
Rehabilitation and restoration programme
Urgent restoration and infrastructural upgrading
Revitalisation programme
,The World Heritage Centre has received letters from Lithuania citizens calling attention to a ‘Detailed Plan’ for Vilnius, which if ...
9032.
South Africa,Lack of institution coordination
Additional Details:
Conflicting land use ,The World Heritage Centre and IUCN received the State Party’s report in February 2004. The report noted that all decision-making within the Park takes place under the framework of the World Heritage Convention Act (WHCA), the Wetlands Park Regulations and other relevant ...
9033.
India,
Construction of a dam (issue resolved);
Bodo people insurgency;
Destruction of Park infrastructures;
Illegal removal of vegetation;
Poaching
,Principal issues:
Rehabilitation following damage to infrastructure in 1992 due to rebel activities. Poaching on selected wildlife species.
New information:
At its twenty-fifth session in June 2001, the Bureau had noted that ...
9034.
China,a) Uncontrolled urban development and expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property;
b) Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre. ,The State Party submitted its report to the World Heritage Centre on 20 January 2011.
The report describes ...
9035.
Denmark,a) Tourism impacts;
b) Hunting and fishing ,At the time of inscription of this property by the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), the Committee recommended the State Party to review the protection and management of the property, particularly in relation to hunting, fishing, and tourism activities and to submit a report on progress ...
9036.
France,,The property of Bordeaux, Port of the Moon was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch 2007). However, very shortly afterwards, two major river crossing problems arose, threatening the outstanding universal value of the property : the first concerns one of the wet docks of the Port due to the ...
9037.
India,
Major increase in heavy goods traffic (issue resolved)
Dismantling and reconstruction of an important historic monument (issue resolved)
Serious problems in the implementation of cultural heritage policies and regulations
Lack of a comprehensive management approach and plan
Lack of co-ordinating authority
Rural development pressure and ad-hoc public works, ...
9038.
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June, has decided to inscribe the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Mexico) on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to concerns about the imminent extinction of the vaquita, an endemic porpoise in the Gulf of California.
Mexico has made efforts to protect these threatened species, notably by ...
9039.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Uncoordinated urban development - construction of a large scale commercial complex
Subway route under the historical axis of Esfahan
,On 17 March 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/115/documents/, in response to Decision 37 COM 7B.62 (Phnom Penh, 2013), as follows:
Metro ...
9040.
Lebanon,
Port expansion project (issue resolved)
Need for a Management Plan and a Master Plan (issue resolved)
Plans for an extension of the jetty (issue resolved)
,In August 2016, the World Heritage Centre requested the State Party to submit detailed and clear information regarding the different components of the ‘Diplomatic Club’ project, proposed to be undertaken ...
9041.
Rationale: Tubbataha is a no-take area and the only activities allowed are tourism, which generates funds for conservation, and research.
Since the late 1970s, when dive tourism "discovered" Tubbataha, boat operators anchored on reefs and caused coral damage. By the mid-1990s, seven boats with gross tonnage between 100-300 operated in the Park during the diving season of ...
9042.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Increased human pastoral population;
b) Poaching;
c) Spread of invasive species;
d) Tourism pressure;
e) Encroachment and cultivation.,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which provides an update on the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the 2007 and 2008 ...
9043.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict and political instability
Poaching by nationals and trans-border armed groups
Inappropriate management capabilities to address the poaching crisis (resolved)
Lack of management plan
Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property
Artisanal mining
,No report had been provided by the State ...
9044.
WHC-03/27.COM/24
9045.
9046.
WHC-02/CONF.202/14B
9047.
9048.
Documents
Score 1.8370866
9049.
WHC/23/18.EXTCOM/3.Add
9050.
WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add
9051.
WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add
9052.
WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add
9053.
WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
9054.
WHC-06/30.COM/7A.ADD
9055.
WHC-07/31.COM/3A.Rev
9056.
WHC-05/29.COM/3A.Rev3
9057.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/INF.15
9058.
WHC-08/32.COM/INF.17
9059.
WHC-06/30.COM/7A.Corr
9060.
WHC-07/31.COM/21B
9061.
WHC-01/CONF.208/21Rev
9062.
WHC-08/32.COM/24rev
9063.
WHC-04/28.COM/6
9064.
WHC/20/14.EXTCOM/5
9065.
WHC/20/14.EXTCOM/5
9066.
WHC/21/15.EXTCOM/5
9067.
WHC-03/27.COM/4
9068.
WHC-02/CONF.202/25
9069.
WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1
9070.
WHC.93/CONF.002/09
9071.
WHC-93/CONF.002/9
9072.
WHC-98/CONF.203/13Add.
9073.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/15 Rev.
9074.
WHC-2000/CONF.204/15 Corr.
9075.
WHC-09/33.COM/10C
9076.
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.8A
9077.
WHC-04/28.COM/INF.14A
9078.
WHC.18/42.COM/
9079.
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.8B
9080.
WHC-04/28.COM/INF.14B
9081.
Documents
Score 1.8370866
9082.
WHC-07/31.COM/5.2
9083.
CC-81/CONF.003/INF.4 Rev
9084.
Documents
Score 1.8370866
9085.
9086.
WHC-03/27.COM/19
9087.
Documents
Score 1.8370866
9088.
WHC-07/31.COM/19B
9089.
CC-79/CONF.003/9
9090.
WHC-97/CONF.208/13
9091.
WHC-02/CONF.202/9
9092.
WHC-10/34.COM/7.3
9093.
WHC-98/CONF.203/12
9094.
WHC-04/28.COM/INF.19B
9095.
WHC-05/29.COM/20
9096.
WHC-15/11.EXTCOM/2
9097.
WHC/17/12.EXTCOM/2
9098.
WHC/19/13.EXTCOM/2
9099.
WHC-06/30.COM/3A
9100.
WHC-10/9 EXT.COM/3A
9101.
WHC/24/46.COM/3A
9102.
WHC/21/44.COM/3A
9103.
WHC/23/45.COM/3A
9104.
WHC-07/31.COM/3B.Rev
9105.
WHC-06/30.COM/3B.Rev
9106.
WHC-08/32.COM/3B
9107.
WHC-09/33.COM/3B.Rev
9108.
WHC-10/9.EXT.COM/3B
9109.
WHC/24/46.COM/3B
9110.
WHC/21/44.COM/3B
9111.
WHC/23/45.COM/3B
9112.
WHC-05/29.COM/21
9113.
CLT-82/CONF.015/INF.5
9114.
WHC-09/33.COM/14B.Corr
9115.
WHC-07/31.COM/INF.5B
9116.
WHC-08/32.COM/INF.5B
9117.
WHC-10/34.COM/INF.5B
9118.
WHC/23/19.EXTCOM/4
9119.
WHC/23/18.EXTCOM/6
9120.
WHC/16/40.COM/19