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United States of America, Agricultural, industrial and urban developments altering the natural systems; Pollution of the water (nutrients and mercury); Hurricane in August 1992 ,The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1993. At its last session, the World Heritage Committee examined the detailed monitoring report presented by the State ...

China,,The Bureau may recall the fact that UNESCO, in co-operation with UNEP's Bureau for Industry and Environment, located in Paris, and the Chinese Ministry of Environment, convened an international seminar in this World Heritage Site, in 1991. The outcome of the seminar alerted the Chinese authorities to the growing negative impacts of unregulated tourism development in ...

Costa Rica,Panama, Possible oil exploitation (issue resolved); Road construction proposal (issue resolved); Need to review the boundaries.  ,The Bureau may recall that the Committee, in 1990 (Banff, Canada) encouraged the Costa Rican authorities to better define the boundaries of the World Heritage site of Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves. The Costa Rican authorities, ...

Australia,,At its twenty-first ordinary session in June 1997, the Bureau, based on written and oral presentations made by IUCN, noted several positive developments with regard to the state of conservation of the following World Heritage sites: Tasmanian Wilderness, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Great Barrier Reef. The Australian authorities have been requested to ...

Mali,,A cultural heritage inventory programme, financed by UNESCO’s World Heritage Fund in 1995-96, was the starting point of an important work of identification, diagnostic and ad hoc interventions that the Cultural Mission and other partners (Konstanz University and Mali research architects) carry out to improve the conservation of this heritage, which is both cultural ...

China, Unstable archaeological strata and cave roof Need to prepare the master plan of the site giving priority to the remodelling of the museum facilities Complete halt of site excavations Lack of research funds Lack of adequate maintenance of the site Site museum needs to be refurbished ,Previous deliberations: World Heritage Bureau, eighteenth session - Chapter ...

Philippines, Proposed plan for building an ossuary to replace the original 159 crypt burials Need for long-term solution to control the flow of heavy rain water  ,In July 2000, the World Heritage Centre received correspondence from the owners of the San Augustin Church in Manila together with supplementary information from the Philippines National Commission for ...

Jordan, Lack of Management systems / plan / structure Unstable structures and lack of security Lack of comprehensive conservation plan Important tourism development project with new constructions ,The State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session (Bonn, ...

Venice, Italy,One year after the inauguration of the Old Bridge of Mostar, ten Culture Ministers from South East Europe will meet on the Venetian island of San Servolo on November 25 to 26 to discuss the issue of cultural heritage as an instrument for reconciliation and for economic and social development. Branko Crvenkovski, the President of the Former Yugoslav Republic ...

,International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessment 15-24 October 2012, Shanghai , China Application Deadline: 1 June 2012 In recent years the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has examined a considerable number of State of Conservation Reports related to threats from various types of large-scale development activities to the World Heritage properties. These ...

Bridgetown, Barbados,Twenty experts from Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will attend the 5-day training session  “Management of Caribbean cultural resources in a natural environment: Sites of Memory and participation of local communities” in Bridgetown, Barbados from 11 to 15 March 2013. It ...

Honolulu, Hawai‘i,Focus Meeting of the 29th IAU General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. Since 2008 the International Astronomical Union has worked with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to implement its Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative. Through deliverables such as the ICOMOS–IAU Thematic Study on the Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy ...

The Republic of Cameroun ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982. Since this date only the Dja faunal reserve has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. In April 2006 the Cameroonian authorities sent a new tentative list, on which the Waterfalls of Lobe were included. This site exemplifies both cultural and natural values and is intended for submission for ...

Germany,Urban development pressures,On 22 January 2009, the State Party submitted a detailed updated report on the state of conservation of the property addressing a) the restoration and construction projects reviewed by the World HeritageCommittee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), as well as b) informing about the statutes of a Steering Committee to be set up for ...

China,a) Proposed development of network of dams and large copper mine adjacent to property; b) proposed relocation of resident populations; c) future tourism development.,As requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the State Party submitted a report on 30 January 2007 with information on the plans for hydro-power and dam construction in the Nujiang, ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Possible impacts of development and high-rise projects in the immediate vicinity of the property.,The State Party submitted a report for the site on 30 January 2006, which was reviewed by the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS. Four main issues have been identified: a) Two tall buildings which impact on the Tower have been ...

Cameroon,a) Lack of entire approval and implementation of management plan b) Mining exploitation project close to the property c) Industrial agriculture in the buffer zone d) Threats exerted by bushmeat and deforestation around the park,On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report consists of a ...

Nepal,a) Pressure and degradation from increasing tourism and mountaineering; b) Airstrip development; c) Climate change; d) Development of tourism resort in core area.,The World Heritage Committee requested this report in response to growing concerns related to tourism development within the property, and associated impacts on the property’s ...

Libya,a) No exact boundaries of the property and no appropriate cartography; b) Urban encroachment and development; c) Obsolete and inadequate restoration methods; d) Lack of maintenance, insufficient guardianship and control system inside and outside the archaeological area; e) Absence of a management and conservation plan; f) Absence of a site presentation and ...

Since 2012, Google has been working with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to promote the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage sites. The partnership focuses on making World Heritage properties accessible to everyone through the Google’s World Wonders Project. The project offers people around the world the ability to visit the sites virtually in order to bring ...

Austria,Project to construct a huge sport-stadium near the Baroque Castle of Klessheim (issue resolved),WHC: A large construction site in the buffer zone of the World Heritage site is being planned, which may have an impact on the panorama view from the Castle of Salzburg. ICOMOS has been involved in the project discussions with the City of Salzburg. Building heights and ...

UNESCO Headquarters, room I,The official ceremony for the launch of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention will take place on 30 January 2012, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, room I, at 8 p.m, in the presence of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock, recently appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, will address the public and ...

World Heritage sites and their associated museums are working with both local communities and international heritage professionals not only to preserve, but to help people maintain and reinforce their relationship to their shared cultural and natural heritage.  Together they are facing threats and challenges like conflict, climate change and funding shortages. An ...

Monitoring World Heritage site closures In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments have taken measures to restrict movements of people and access to certain areas. This includes the closure of natural and cultural World Heritage sites in the 167 countries they are located in. Please consider the following when reviewing the statistics: The World Heritage ...