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9235.
,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 ...
9236.
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 ...
9237.
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 ...
9238.
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 ...
9239.
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 ...
9240.
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, ...
9241.
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 ...
9242.
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 ...
9243.
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 ...
9244.
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 ...
9245.
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 ...
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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 ...
9248.
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 ...
9249.
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 ...
9250.
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 ...
9251.
The World Heritage Committee on Wednesday decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on the World Heritage List. This decision recognizes the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it.
"Odesa, a free city, a world city, a legendary port that has left its mark on cinema, literature and the arts, is thus placed under ...
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France,Spain,a) Impacts of the Gavarnie Festival and request for its permanent transfer;
b) Insufficient transboundary cooperation.,Following reminders from the World Heritage Centre, the French State Party transmitted a report dated 23 February 2007.
In a letter dated 12 June 2006 addressed to the World Heritage Centre, the Mayor of Gavarnie expressed willingness to ...
9253.
Madagascar,
Encroachment
Fire
Hunting and poaching of endangered species, including lemurs
Artisanal mining
Illegal logging of precious wood species (ebony and rosewood)
Weak governance and law enforcement to prevent the illegal logging end export of precious wood species
Need to strengthen the engagement of and benefit-sharing with local communities
,The State Party has ...
9254.
Brazil,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
management system to be strengthened
urban development pressures
,On 19 February 2024, the State Party submitted a report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1620/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at the time of inscription of the ...
9255.
Three years after their destruction by extremists, the Timbuktu mausoleums are nearly restored through the extraordinary work carried out by local craftsmen and with international support. The announcement came at an event held in Bonn as part of the World Heritage Committee session taking place in the German city.
“The reconstruction of the mausoleums in Timbuktu is a ...
9256.
Rubbish and pollution are a problem at many World Heritage sites. Increased tourism means that more people are leaving trash at the world’s most iconic sites, so we need to learn to visit sites without leaving a trace behind.
Marine pollution is also a problem at many World Heritage sites, where waste—including plastics—wash up on the beach. Birds, turtles and marine ...
9257.
Honduras,a) Illegal settlements;
b) Illegal livestock grazing and agricultural intrusions;
c) Illegal logging;
d) Poaching;
e) Invasive exotic species;
f) Management deficiencies;
g) Potential impacts from hydroelectric development project Patuca II.,The property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the presence of unauthorized settlements within ...
9258.
Mauritania,
Socio-economic and climatic changes;
Gradual abandonment of the towns;
Transformations made to houses affecting their authenticity;
Tourism pressure;
No technical conservation capacities;
No management mechanism (including legal);
Lack of human and financial resources;
Weak institutional coordination.
,On 30 December 2012, the State Party submitted the state of ...
9259.
China,
Bad state of conservation of many buildings
Need to better manage visitors
Urban development project
Air pollution
,The Bureau, at its twentieth extraordinary session in 1996, recommended that the Chinese authorities adopt a development plan for the town of Chengde in line with World Heritage conservation needs. The Chinese authorities reported to the Secretariat, ...
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Russian Federation,
Changes to the boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park;
Gold mining inside the property.
,On 13 February 2014, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/719/documents, and addresses the following issues:
Changes to the boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park: The ...
9261.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,a) Mining;
b) Influx of refugees;
c) Agricultural encroachment;
d) Deforestation;
e) Poaching;
f) Weak management capacity;
g) Lack of resources;
h) Lack of transboundary cooperation.,The property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992, following a proposal to reduce significantly its size to allow mining of iron ore. Following ...
9262.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Lack of definition of the limits of the properties and of their buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties
Since 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,Since March 2014, ...
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9264.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, organized the international meeting, International Rock Art Archive Working Group, on 17 to 19 November 2010 at the Rock Art Research Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting was jointly financed by the University of Witwatersrand and the Spanish ...
9265.
In February, the United Republic of Tanzania submitted a request for a minor modification to the boundaries of the Selous Game Reserve. The 50000 km2 Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest remaining wilderness areas in Africa, harboring the largest remaining elephant population of Africa and has been inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1982. The request for ...
9266.
On 12 April 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, Amália García Medina, signed the Agreement establishing, in Zacatecas, the Regional World Heritage Institute as a category 2 institute under the auspices of UNESCO.
The Regional Institute of Zacatecas, which will be located in the ‘Casa del ...
9267.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation have released the 2017 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 ...
9268.
12 December 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Centre of San Gimignano on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
On this occasion, the City of San Gimignano organized a celebratory event, bringing together high-level representatives from the Italian government and UNESCO, as well as site managers, experts, artists, and representatives from the ...
9269.
,Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam
Following the brainstorming session held in July in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the first experimental workshop will be organised at the Thang Long Citadel Site Museum in Hanoi, Viet Nam, with the participation of 9 museums relating to cultural sites of the three countries.
This project is funded by the ...
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Germany – Bonn,One of the gaps of the World Heritage list, as identified by ICOMOS in 2004, concerns sites that are relevant in the context of aerospace history, i.e. aviation and/or astronautics.
This gap persists until today; it has also been considered in the context of the broader discussions of the World Heritage list, such as the discussion of (lack of) coverage of ...
9271.
Casablanca, Morocco,For the last ten years, the architectural heritage of the twentieth century has become more and more important at an international level. However, in the Arab region, the heritage of modernity, and more generally the architectural and urban production of the twentieth century is very weakly represented in spite of the initiatives of the various States ...
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The US$3,5 million aims to link the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable tourism at six World Heritage sites: El Vizcaino (Mexico), Komodo (Indonesia), Rio Plátano (Honduras), Sian Ka'an (Mexico), Tikal (Guatemala), and Ujung Kulon (Indonesia). It focuses on creating a model for using tourism to promote the protection of important habitats by working with local ...