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9368.
Johannesburg, South Africa,International Institute for Culture Tourism and Development (IICTD) 2 to 11 September: Johannesburg 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (South Africa) (Rio + 10).Information: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org
Events Score 1.8304138 Date 09/2002
9369.
Turin, Italy,States Parties Meeting towards a joint nomination of areas of the Alpine Arc for the World Heritage List (Turin, Italy 5-8 July 2001)
Events Score 1.8304138 Date 07/2001
9370.
Support for the establishment of an on-line State of Conservation Information System (SOC) database on the state of conservation reports for World Heritage PropertiesTournouxMarie-Noël
Activities Score 1.8304138 Date 06/2022
9371.
Support the development and implementation of corrective measures and desired state of conservation for the removal of Lake Turkana National Parks from the List of World Heritage in Danger
Activities Score 1.8304138 Date 06/2022
9372.
Case Study: Assessing the potential visual impact of onshore wind energy projects in relation to a World Heritage property in the United Kingdom
Activities Score 1.8304138 Date 07/2025
9373.
Latvia,a) High-rise building projects located in the buffer zone threating the visual integrity of the property b) Regulations for building permissions and guidelines for new construction projects within Riga and its buffer zone,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee expressed its appreciation to the State Party for the general success of its ...
State of Conservation Score 1.830243 Date 05/2009
9374.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Proposed cattle driving route; b) Poaching; c) Insufficient funding; d) Mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining; e) Tourism management and development; f) Potential and proposed dam development. ,From 2 to 9 June 2007, a joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN mission visited the property. The findings and recommendations of this ...
State of Conservation Score 1.830243 Date 06/2008
9375.
Egypt,a) Raise of the underground water level; b) Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens); c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan; d) Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled; e) Uncontrolled urban development; f) Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank; g) Demolitions in the villages of Gurnah on the West ...
State of Conservation Score 1.830243 Date 06/2008
9376.
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.,Reports on the state of conservation of the property were received from both States Parties on the 21 March 2006. On the side of Côte d’Ivoire, the property ...
State of Conservation Score 1.830243 Date 05/2006
9377.
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 11 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 1.830243 Date 06/2019
9378.
Uzbekistan, Ground Transport Infrastructure (Roads) High impact research / monitoring activities Housing, Development (Use of new building material and methods, inappropriate restoration and reconstruction methods; utilities or service infrastructure) Management deficiency (Lack of coordination with regard to the conservation and restoration activities carried out as part ...
State of Conservation Score 1.830243 Date 06/2021
9379.
India,a) Lack of an operational site management plan; b) Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic.,The Group of Monuments at Hampi was inscribed on the World Heritage in Danger List in 1999, due to the partial construction of a cable-suspended bridge within the protected archaeological area, which threatened the property’s integrity and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8299823 Date 05/2009
9380.
Taking action in the timeframe before a disaster to lessen post-event damage to lives and property. In risk management, many hazards such as earthquakes cannot be reduced, but the risk from that hazard can be reduced, or mitigated, for example by constructing earthquake-resistant buildings, or shelves that prevent objects from sliding off. The former is structural ...
FAQ Score 1.8298566 Date 11/2022
9387.
Montenegro, Construction of a dam on the Tara river (issue resolved) Construction of an asphalt plant and the resulting water pollution (issue resolved) ,The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. On 14 August 1995, the World Heritage Centre was informed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, that a fire broke out on 16 June 1995 at the Centre of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8298566 Date 10/1995
9388.
UNESCO, Paris,An Information Meeting will be held in UNESCO during the 7th Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee to inform the States Parties of progress made in the preparation of the Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America (Agenda enclosed as Annex I ). The meeting will attended by  representatives of the States Parties concerned as ...
Events Score 1.8298566 Date 12/2004
9389.
Ghana,The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, launch the call for applications for the Anglophone entrepreneurship training workshop, which will take place from 19 to 30 May 2014 in Ghana. The deadline for application is Friday 28 February 2014. For more ...
Events Score 1.8298566 Date 02/2014
9390.
Colombia,a) Armed conflict; b) Illegal extraction of natural resources; c) Lack of control of management agency. ,The State Party report on the state of conservation of the property was received by the World Heritage Centre on 15 February 2010, along with a draft retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value and a proposal for the Desired state of ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8296402 Date 06/2010
9391.
Georgia, Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved) Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone (issue resolved) Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities Privatization of surrounding land Natural erosion of stone Loss of authenticity during previous works carried out by the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8296402 Date 08/2023
9392.
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is an intergovernmental organization created to promote the conservation of all forms of cultural heritage, in every region of the world. Its mission is to provide Member States with the best tools, knowledge, skills and enabling environment to preserve their cultural ...
FAQ Score 1.8292997 Date 12/2018
9393.
Governance may take place at different levels (local, regional/provincial/state and national federal) and should be understood in a wide context to include legislation/institutional arrangements/democratic processes/citizens etc. According to the World Heritage Resource Manual ‘Managing Cultural Heritage’ (UNESCO 2013), good governance refers to “the relationship between ...
FAQ Score 1.8292997 Date 11/2022
9394.
A Capacity-Building Seminar was held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 18 to 20 October, 2017, for Managers of Eastern European sites. The practical Capacity-building Seminar took place over two days, during which were presented three thematic lectures given by international experts from World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, ICCROM, accompanied by three leading practical workshops and ...
News Score 1.8292997 Date 03/2018
9395.
UNESCO welcomes the decision taken by Mr. Abbas Mortada, Minister of Culture of Lebanon, to halt the construction project at the Archaeological Site of Nahr El-Kalb. Since 2019, the Archaeological Site of Nahr el-Kalb has been on Lebanon’s Tentative List for potential future World Heritage nomination, and since 2005 on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. It consists of ...
News Score 1.8292997 Date 05/2020
9396.
Governing Bodies --> Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee --->10-25 September 2023 24th session of the General Assembly of States Parties 2023 Statutory Meetings Extended 45th session (2023) 18th Extraordinary session (2023) 24rd GA (2023) All Decisions All meetings States Parties World Heritage Fund International Assistance The Centre Who is Who ...
Pages Score 1.8292997 Date 07/2024
9397.
Useful Websites Websites related to World Heritage International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)  Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) Websites ...
Pages Score 1.8292997 Date 02/2022
9398.
United Republic of Tanzania,Shortcomings in the management and lack of resources (issues resolved),The Bureau recalled that this site was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1988, and was deeply concerned to learn that the Prime Minister of Tanzania had announced that the residents of the area will be allowed to grow crops inside this World Heritage site, ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8292997 Date 10/1993
9399.
Bulgaria, Upstream Iron Gates dam Deterioration of the water quality Impact of upstream pig farms Loss of biodiversity ,The Bureau at its eighteenth session recalled that the site was inscribed in 1983 and placed on the World Heritage in Danger List in 1992. The Centre is continuously in contact with the Bulgarian authorities, which presented a report on their restoration ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8292997 Date 12/1994
9400.
Australia, Potential construction of a dam (issue resolved) Commercial logging in areas adjacent to the World Heritage property.  ,At its twenty-first session, the Bureau had requested the State Party to provide a timetable for the implementation of the Regional Forestry Agreement (RFA), including possible boundary extensions to the World Heritage site. The Australian ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8292997 Date 11/1998
9401.
Ajigawa-town, Aomori, Shirakami, JapanDu 20 au 29 juin 2008 Description The Shirakami Mountains is one of Japanese valuable preserved natural forest consisting primarily of beech trees. Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993, the Shirakami Mountains Preservation Society (SMPS) wants to help preserving the natural beauty of the Shirakami Mountains, so we will ...
Activities Score 1.8292997 Date 03/2022
9402.
31st session of the World Heritage Committee Christchurch, New-Zealand 31COM 23 June - 02 July 2007 Committee Members Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Spain, Tunisia, United States of America Bureau ...
Committee Score 1.8292997 Date 06/2007
9403.
13th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 13COM 11 December - 15 December 1989 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 1.8292997 Date 12/1989
9404.
Sub-Saharan Africa only represents less than 10% of the sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This figure highlights our shared responsibility to make more room to the rich heritage of this region. The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee resulted in undeniable progress in addressing this challenge. The list of World Heritage sites does not yet fully ...
News Score 1.8291714 Date 10/2023
9405.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),a) Uncoordinated urban development - construction of a large scale commercial complex; b) Subway route through the historical axis of Esfahan.,A UNESCO mission in January 2002 found that a commercial complex had been constructed within the property’s buffer zone. The construction was not authorized by the central government, exceeded ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8291714 Date 05/2009
9406.
Uruguay,a) Inappropriate architectural and urban design for a hotel-casino in a building block at the old harbour; b) Need to strengthen management planning for the historic quarter.,The World Heritage Centre received a request from the State Party dated 27 November 2007 to organize a technical mission to the Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8291714 Date 06/2008
9407.
Libya, Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone) Governance Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas) Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8291714 Date 07/2023
9408.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Management System/Management Plan (Lack of conservation and/or management plans) Management activities (Inappropriate restoration works) Housing (Urban encroachment) Quarrying (Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties) Since 2011: Armed conflict (destruction and damage due to the armed ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8291714 Date 06/2024
9410.
Early morning of 6 December 2022, Costa Rican Park rangers & volunteers sailed out to Cocos Island National Park to filter environmental DNA (eDNA) from the water. The local sampling is part of the global eDNA expeditions initiative that UNESCO currently conducts across 25 marine World Heritage sites to better understand ocean biodiversity and the effects of climate ...
News Score 1.8284903 Date 12/2022
9411.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Lack of approved boundaries for the property and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection; b) Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric; c) Sea wave erosion; d) Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material; e) Lack of functioning local consultative committee; f) Lack of implementation of the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8284903 Date 05/2012
9412.
Pakistan,a) Significant decay of the property caused by local climatic conditions and alluvial erosion; b) Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb; c) Lack of definition of boundaries of the property and buffer zone of the necropolis; d) Lack of monitoring.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8284903 Date 05/2011
9413.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea, Lack of Management Plan; Lack of funding; Poaching; New railway; Mining; Proposed reduction of the protected area; Refugees from Liberia ,In 1981 the World Heritage Committee inscribed Mt. Nimba on the World Heritage List. In 1992 Mt Nimba was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger by the Committee which requested the Centre to send an expert ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8284903 Date 10/1993
9414.
Micronesia (Federated States of),Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property on the List of World Heritage in 2016: Lack of legal framework (legislation LB392 not yet passed and implementated) Management system not extended enough Lack of a risk preparedness strategy as well as of a comprehensive tourism strategy into the management plan Need to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8284903 Date 05/2017
9415.
Argentina, Incomplete Management Plan Flooding risk Urbanization, Re-building/building extensions Intensification of Agricultural processes Antennae/Electric power lines Increasing tourist pressure ,On 15 December 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1116/documents which reported the following: A ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8284903 Date 07/2023
9416.
With a stunning visit to the Everglades the day before serving as a strong reminder, Director-General Irina Bokova turned her attention to a private-public sector roundtable on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Miami on Monday. Joining a panel of local leaders in the tourism industry and conservation, the Director-General highlighted the importance of better ...
News Score 1.8274093 Date 03/2012
9417.
The Asian World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop for young people: "Passing the Culture Message" was held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from 9 to 13 October 2014. Fourteen participants from the Asia-Pacific region participated in the programme, which included the opportunity to visit and film three World Heritage sites: Gyeongju Historic Areas, Seokguram ...
News Score 1.8274093 Date 10/2014
9418.
In the framework of the project entitled “The Power of Culture: Supporting Community-Based Management and Sustainable Tourism at World Heritage Sites in Malaysia and Southeast Asia” made possible thanks to support from the Government of Malaysia via the Malaysia Funds-in-Trust (MFIT) under the Malaysia-UNESCO Cooperation Programme (MUCP), UNESCO is spearheading a new ...
News Score 1.8274093 Date 12/2015
9419.
The World Heritage Marine Programme is pleased to announce the release of its annual report, 2015: A Year in Review. Looking back on the past twelve months, there is a lot of progress to acknowledge. With the support of global partners, big strides have been made in protecting some of the world’s most spectacular places. In the Arctic, Russia’s Natural System of Wrangel ...
News Score 1.8274093 Date 02/2016
9420.
On 9 May 2022, UNESCO organized an online meeting to discuss the removal of African properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Despite the richness and diversity of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage, the Sub-Saharan African region is one of the least represented regions  on the World Heritage List, but still registers the highest number of endangered ...
News Score 1.8274093 Date 05/2022
9421.
The UNESCO Chairs Workshop on "Protecting Historic Cities and Landscapes - Compatible Design for New Interventions" was held from 28 to 29 September 2023, marked with the 15th anniversary of the inscription of ‘Mantua and Sabbioneta’ on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The event was organised by UNESCO Chair in Architectural Preservation and Planning in World Heritage ...
News Score 1.8274093 Date 12/2023
9422.
Solomon Islands,,In March 2007, the State Party submitted a report and a copy of the Management Plan. The report provides information on the progress made in implementing the recommendations made by the Committee at its 29th session (Durban, 2005): a) Finalisation of the World Heritage Protection Bill Currently East Rennell is protected as a conservation area on customary ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8274093 Date 05/2007
9423.
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, welcomed the establishment by the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama, of the largest nature reserve in the world, by expanding the marine reserve Papahānaumokuākea, in Hawaii (USA), listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2010. "This decision is a powerful symbol of determination to protect the environment. It is a ...
News Score 1.8267186 Date 08/2016
9424.
Libya,Vandalism,The World Heritage Committee has examined the state of conservation of this property at its 33rd, 34th and 35th sessions. In April 2009, ten rock art sites, in two of the main wadis, were vandalised with spray paint. The State Party submitted a report in February 2010 which summarised the significant damage that had occurred to some of the most well-known ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8267186 Date 06/2012
9425.
Touho, New Caledonia,We are pleased to announce that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels de Nouvelle-Caledonie (CEN) will organize the UNESCO Asia Pacific World Heritage Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change Awareness among Youth from 7 to 13 April 2014 in Touho, New-Caledonia. Contributing to the 2014 ...
Events Score 1.8267186 Date 04/2014
9426.
Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan.,To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, a photo exhibition entitled “50 Years of World Heritage Convention – Protecting the Past for Now and Future” will take place from 21 to 26 November at the Jordan Museum in Amman, Jordan. The exhibition, curated by Linda Al Khoury, Founder of Darat Al Taswer, is ...
Events Score 1.8267186 Date 11/2022
9427.
The present staff needs to have more knowledge in order to manage this complex situation. This knowledge should be given through a training, which aim should be to move one step closer to effective management. Objectives The objective of the Training will be to increase the capacity of the existing staff and rangers for the management of the World Natural Heritage site of ...
Activities Score 1.8267186 Date 03/2022
9428.
Grobiņa archaeological ensemble is situated in the western part of Latvia not far from the Baltic Sea and City of Liepāja, in the territory of Grobiņa town and its vicinity. The first inhabitation of Grobiņa is connected with the Stone Age, later in the first millennium AD Grobiņa became a centre of the West Baltic tribe Curonians.  In the 7th century Norsemen appeared in ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.8261969 Date 05/2017
9429.
Türkiye,a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); b) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls and associated palace structures, including Tekfur Saray and the ‘Anemas Dungeon’ (Blachernae Palace); c) ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8261764 Date 06/2008
9430.
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 40 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets in Doha (Qatar) from 15 to 25 June under the chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Sites to be considered include five that are extensions to sites already on the List. The state of conservation of existing World Heritage sites ...
News Score 1.8260448 Date 05/2014
9431.
Austria,a) Urban development pressure; b) Lack of management plan.,During its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World HeritageCommittee congratulated the State Party on submitting a management plan and a Master Plan for the property, and encouraged the State Party to implement the recommendations of the advisory mission of October 2006. The World HeritageCommittee ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8260448 Date 05/2009
9432.
Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City; b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities; c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8255904 Date 06/2010
9433.
Syrian Arab Republic,Since March 2011: Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict Illegal constructions following the start of the conflict ,On 18 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the six Syrian World Heritage properties, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/22/documents/. The State Party reports no damage to ...
State of Conservation Score 1.8255904 Date 06/2017
9437.
With the support of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss luxury watch manufacture, the World Heritage Marine Programme will begin a series of conservation activities aimed at identifying, monitoring and preserving marine sites around the world. This partnership is being promoted through a series of articles entitled ‘Tides of time’ published by the International Herald ...
News Score 1.8255458 Date 09/2008
9438.
Iraq, a country in turmoil within a very unstable region, is fighting a cultural battle in the real sense of the word. This special issue of World Heritage magazine presents the key heritage sites of Iraq, reflecting on their historical significance and importance for the Iraqi people and the world, as well as efforts by UNESCO and other stakeholders to protect these sites ...
News Score 1.8255458 Date 06/2015
9439.
On 8 March the Director of the World Heritage Centre, Mechtild Rossler, met with Sneška Mihailović, Secretary General of Europa Nostra to discuss cooperation between the two organizations. Emphasis was placed on heritage sites under threat and the complementary role of NGOs and civil society in safeguarding World Heritage worldwide. Europe Nostra is a citizens’ movement ...
News Score 1.8255458 Date 03/2016
9440.
The 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 June to 10 July 2019, further to the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan. On 3 July 2018, during its 42nd session in Manama, Bahrain, the Committee elected H.E. Mr. Abulfaz Garayev, Azerbaijani Minister of Culture as the new Chair of the Committee, with ...
News Score 1.8255458 Date 07/2018
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