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Maldives Maldives Maldivas Мальдивские Острова ملديف 马尔代夫 The Republic of Maldives
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Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique Мозамбик موزامبيق 莫桑比克 The Republic of Mozambique
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Eswatini Eswatini (l') Eswatini Эсватини إسواتيني 斯威士兰 the Kingdom of Eswatini
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The Taung Skull Fossil Site, part of the extension to the site inscribed in 1999, is the place where in 1924 the celebrated Taung Skull – a specimen of the species Australopithecus africanus – was found. Makapan Valley, also in the site, features in its many archaeological caves traces of human occupation and evolution dating back some 3.3 million years. The area contains ...
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Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean ...
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Andorra Andorre Andorra Андорра أندورا 安道尔 The Principality of Andorra
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Botswana Botswana Botswana Ботсвана بوتسوانا 博茨瓦纳 The Republic of Botswana
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Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho Лесото ليسوتو 莱索托 The Kingdom of Lesotho
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Togo Togo Togo Того توغو 多哥 The Togolese Republic
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Guinea-Bissau Guinée-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Гвинея-Бисау غينيا - بيساو 几内亚比绍
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Equatorial Guinea Guinée équatoriale Guinea Ecuatorial Экваториальная Гвинея غينيا الاستوائية 赤道几内亚
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The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and mining settlements worked between the 16th and 20th centuries. The site also features routes used to transport silver ore to the coast, ...
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Le Camp de Concentration de Tarrafal est ancré dans les esprits des Portugais, Angolais, Guinéens et Cap-Verdiens comme le « camp de la mort lente » ou de « mort ». Pendant plus de trente ans de fonctionnement il a servi à pratiquer les crimes les plus odieux, laissant des cicatrices physiques et psychologiques irréversibles chez ceux qui se sont audacieusement opposés à ...
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The 987-ha site on the volcanic island of Pico, the second largest in the Azores archipelago, consists of a remarkable pattern of spaced-out, long linear walls running inland from, and parallel to, the rocky shore. The walls were built to protect the thousands of small, contiguous, rectangular plots (currais) from wind and seawater. Evidence of this viniculture, whose ...
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The medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, were major trading centres of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries they became Swedish administrative and defensive centres for the German territories. They contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of ...
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Fiji Fidji Fiji Фиджи فيجي 斐济 The Republic of Fiji
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Kiribati Kiribati Kiribati Кирибати كيريباس 基里巴斯 The Republic of Kiribati
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Myanmar Myanmar Myanmar Мьянма ميانمار 缅甸 The Union of Myanmar
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Palau Palaos Palau Палау بالاو 帕劳 The Republic of Palau
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Qatar Qatar Qatar Катар قطر 卡塔尔 The State of Qatar
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Samoa Samoa Samoa Самоа ساموا 萨摩亚 The Independent State of Samoa
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Mexico,In cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
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The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12th century B.C. and played a vital role in the development of classical Greek culture. These two cities are indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey ...
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This church is placed in Kambambe, Province of Kwanza Norte and it was built by order of the Governor Manuel Cerveira Pereira, in 1603.
It is one of the most ancient churches, and its architectural conformation is similar to the Church of Muxima.
It owned some slaves and was the religious local where the slaves were baptized with other names arising from the Factories ...
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WHC/16/40.COM/INF.3B
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WHC-10/34.COM/14
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WHC-13/37.COM/14
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WHC-11/18.GA/9
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WHC-12/36.COM/7C
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Covering about 350 hectares, Susa constitutes one of the world's largest archaeological sites. It was formed on the bank of Sha'ur river since the 4th millennium BC and has been uninterruptedly inhabited until the 8th century A.H. Along this period, it was the capital of the Elamites and subsequently the Achaemenians for some 2.800 years. Since about 150 years ago, first ...
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This document was prepared by the Arab States Unit of the World Heritage Centre, following the request of the World Heritage Committee that an analytical summary of the Periodic Reporting exercise be prepared for the Arab Region in view of its publication. This report aims at evaluating the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab Region, on the basis of ...
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The World Heritage Centre deeply regrets to announce the passing away, in Paris on Monday 27 September, of Michel Batisse (1923-2004), UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Science from 1972 to1984 and one of the founding fathers of the 1972 World Heritage Convention.
He played a critical role in the preparation and negotiation of this Convention, by guaranteeing the ...
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On the occasion of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Luang Prabang's inscription on the World heritage list, this brochure presents the spirit, the concept, the process, the practice, the partnerships, the implementation and the achievements of this complex multi partner cooperation fostered by the World Heritage Centre and based on a city-to-city partnership ...
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Director-General Koichiro Matsuura awarded diplomas and medals to colleagues who had completed 25 and 30 years of service to UNESCO at a June 14 ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. 29 individuals joined UNESCO or the UN in 1975, including Mrs Marielle Richon and Mrs Silvia Simmonds of the World Heritage Centre.62 individuals joined UNESCO or the UN in 1980, ...
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The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention are now available in Portuguese.
The Operational Guidelines define specific criteria for the inscription of sites on the World Heritage List as well as for the provision of international assistance under the World Heritage Fund. They were revised in 2007 by the World Heritage Committee at ...
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The call for applications for the 3rd Edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards is now open until 15 April 2021.
This call was launched by the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean and UNEP MAP Plan Bleu, in the frame of the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement last 20th January. ...
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Brazil,, The representative of Brazil informed the Committee of the creation of a park between Olinda and Recife which would ensure that the zone between the two towns remained non-aedificandi.
He also brought to the attention of the Committee the problems of land subsidence, of dense traffic and increase in tourism to which the town of Olinda was exposed.He added ...
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Zimbabwe,Poaching,Rhinos continue to be poached at the rate of almost one per day and poachers killed at the rate of one per month (29 to date). Various actions are underway to contain the problem and a helicopter has been provided by WWF.
As the main incursions are from across the border in Zambia, efforts at the diplomatic level have also been ...
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Germany,,At the seventeenth session of the Bureau, the German Delegate reported on the situation of the Old City of Lübeck, and in particular the demolition of certain monuments situated in the protected zone and the discovery of mural paintings which are presently being restored. A detailed report will be presented to the seventeenth session of the World Heritage ...
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Oman,,On the occasion of a mission sent to Oman from 14 to 21 September 1996, UNESCO experts noted that several structures of the site of Bat are now protected by wire fence enclosures, but that several repairs or preventive measures should be taken, in agreement with the wishes of the Omani authorities.
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Peru,
Major urban rehabilitation projects
Institutional cooperation to be improved
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-third session of the Bureau, Chapter IV.73
New information:At the time of the preparation of this working document no information had been received on the arrangements for the implementation of the assistance for the Master Plan. World Heritage Centre staff, ...
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Pakistan,
Lack of vegetation control
Heavy industries and the stone quarrying in the Taxila Valley areas
Need to redefine if necessary, the boundaries of the Taxila World Heritage Site
Newly constructed football stadium
,The Centre and ICOMOS organised a UNESCO-ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to Taxila (1-5 September 2000) following the request of the Committee ...
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Peru,
Fragility of its adobe structures;
Occupation of land by farmers;
Need of a management plan
,Principal Issues:
Conservation of earthen architecture and site encroachment.
New information:
By the time of the preparation of these working documents the World Heritage Centre had not received the official report from the State Party requested by the Committee at its ...
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Sri Lanka,Concerning issues over the management planning and the legal protection of the site,Although the State Party was requested by the Bureau at its twenty-fifth session to reconsider the proposed expansion of the Sigiriya airport and to provide a report on decisions taken by the Government in this regard by 15 September 2001, the Centre was informed on 20 September ...
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Leipzig, Germany,Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes in a complete and complex manner. Denkmal unites an in-depth exhibition with an extensive international professional programme (conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, information points, excursions and ...
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Berlin, Germany,The 35th annual CAA conference to be held on April 2-6, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, brings together students, researchers, heritage managers and other experts to present, examine, and discuss current theory and application of quantitative methods and computer science in Archaeology. The CAA conference has established a tradition of international, open ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,The World Heritage Committee decided at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) to suspend for two years the commencement of the next cycle of Periodic Reporting in order to ensure that necessary time is allocated to study and reflect on the first cycle and develop strategic direction, clear objectives and benchmarks for the next cycle (Decision 30 COM ...
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Visby, Sweden,Heritage or World Heritage are an international field where interests in politics, commerce, indigenous community relations, scientific research, representations of the past and creative performance are joined. The World Heritage programme focuses international attention on the need to maintain and restore meaningful places that refer in one way or the other ...
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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 ...
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Paris, France,This was the second informational meeting organized for all States Parties representatives of Europe and North America regions (first one being hold in Budapest, Hungary on occasion of the 26th Session of the WH Committee. During the meetings participants were briefed on the periodic report process and provided with a calendar of events and deadlines for the ...
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Modernist city of Asmara, Eritrea,Organised by the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Government of Eritrea and Africa 2009 (ICCROM, UNESCO-WHC, CraTerre-EAG, African cultural heritage institutions) as counterparts. It brought together 20 experts from various African countries, who presented Asmara (Eritrea), the Kenya Cultural Centre and National Theatre ...
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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 ...
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UNESCO Headquarter, Paris,The first one-day consultation meeting on the implementation of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) in the Arab States was held on 11 January 2010 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. It was organized within the framework of Phase 2 of the WHEAP focusing on Africa and the Arab states. About 25 experts gathered to exchange on the ...
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San Antonio, Texas, USA,The 15th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from May 31 to June 2, with the participations of experts from all the Americas and the intent to launch a permanent process of regional cooperation that will ensure greater participation ...
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Himeji, Hyogo (Japan),On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Himeji City organize an expert meeting on "Heritage and Societies-toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document Authenticity, and beyond".
The objective of this meeting is to contribute to the outcomes of the closing ...
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Tokyo, Japan,On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the University of Tsubuka, UNU-ISP and GEOC are organizing a symposium on the World Heritage for Peace and Sustainability. International experts in the field of both cultural and natural heritage are expected to attend.
For more information ...
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Mediatheque du Patrimoine, Charenton-le-Pont, France,ICOMOS France and IUCN France are organizing a seminar on “Impact assessments: enhancing cultural heritage” on 10 November 2017 at the Mediatheque du Patrimoine, Charenton-le-Pont, France.
The purpose of this seminar is to address from three different perspectives how projects are assessed, how they impact heritage and ...
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,The world's cultural and natural heritage is an important outcome of the development of human civilization and natural evolution, and an important vehicle for the exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Chinese National Commission, in collaboration with the State Administration of ...
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Cameroon Cameroun Camerún Камерун الكاميرون 喀麦隆 The Republic of Cameroon
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Dominica Dominique Dominica Доминика دومينيكا 多米尼克 The Commonwealth of Dominica
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Guinea Guinée Guinea Гвинея غينيا 几内亚 The Republic of Guinea
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Ireland Irlande Irlanda Ирландия آيرلندا 爱尔兰 Ireland
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Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua Никарагуа نيكاراغوا 尼加拉瓜 The Republic of Nicaragua
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Vanuatu Vanuatu Vanuatu Вануату فانواتو 瓦努阿图 The Republic of Vanuatu
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Zambia Zambie Zambia Замбия زامبيا 赞比亚 The Republic of Zambia
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The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre manages the database of World Heritage properties with natural values.
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Congo Congo Congo Конго الكونغو 刚果 The Republic of the Congo
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Cyprus Chypre Chipre Кипр قبرص 塞浦路斯 The Republic of Cyprus
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Mauritius Maurice Mauricio Маврикий موريشيوس 毛里求斯 The Republic of Mauritius
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Namibia Namibie Namibia Намибия ناميبيا 纳米比亚 The Republic of Namibia
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Biosphere reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Each reserve promotes solutions reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.
Biosphere reserves are ‘Science for Sustainability support sites’ – special places for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between ...
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Article 1 of the World Heritage Convention defines cultural heritage as:
monuments: architectural works, works of monumental sculpture and painting, elements or structures of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and combinations, which are of Outstanding Universal Value from the point of view of history, art or science;
groups of buildings: groups of ...
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WHC-13/37.COM/5C
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The fortifications which are the subject of this proposal are located in regions of Spain which border neighbouring countries, i.e. Portugal and France.The bulwarked border fortifications were planned and built between the end of the 16th century or start of the 17th century and the end of the 18th century. They were constructed as a result of the military conflicts which ...
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Echoing the call of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, the World Heritage Committee has established a Special Fund to support Mali’s efforts to safeguard the World Heritage properties affected by the armed conflict in the north of the country, notably the sites of Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia in Gao.
The Fund will support the Government of Mali in assessing ...
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China Chine China Китай الصين 中国 The People's Republic of China
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Italy,,The World Heritage Centre has received the Management Plan from the State Party by letter dated 1 February 2005. The State Party also provided on 30 March 2005 revised maps of the property that do not include the two museums.
ICOMOS studied the Management Plan for the World Heritage property. It noted that the chapter on visitor management provides ...
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Turkmenistan,Agriculture Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques, Lack of management mechanism (including legislation), Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Earthquake; Looting/Theft
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Lack of co-ordination among international teams working on-site. ,No new information has been received from the State Party. A mission to the Sultan ...
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Croatia,
War in the region;
Destruction of the forests and park facilities;
Poaching of bears;
Dynamite fishing.
,The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992. Missions to the site were carried out in 1992 and 1993.
The Committee at its eighteenth session decided to retain the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger and that another ...
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Zimbabwe,,The Khami National Monument is Zimbabwe's second largest stone-built settlement. Since its inscription in November 1986 not much data has been collected on the, site. Four custodians ensure the maintenance work of Khami; they monitor the wall movements, police the site against vandalism, check and maintain the fence, man the visitor centre and provide guide ...
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Belarus,Poland,
Logging operations;
Need for a management plan
,The Bureau at its twenty-first extraordinary session was informed that sustainable forestry operations in the Polish side of this trans-border site were restricted to forests outside of the World Heritage area. The Bureau had invited the Polish authorities to inform the Centre as to whether they plan to extend ...
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28th session of the World Heritage Committee Suzhou, China 28COM 28 June - 07 July 2004
Committee Members
Argentina, Benin, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...
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25th session of the World Heritage Committee Helsinki, Finland 25COM 11 December - 16 December 2001
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Argentina, Belgium, China, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...
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Angola Angola Angola Ангола أنغولا 安哥拉 The Republic of Angola
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Chad Tchad Chad Чад تشاد 乍得 The Republic of Chad
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Haiti Haïti Haití Гаити هايتي 海地 The Republic of Haiti
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Honduras Honduras Honduras Гондурас هندوراس 洪都拉斯 The Republic of Honduras
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Ancienne capitale du royaume de Ouaddaï, Ouara est situé à environ 60 km au nord-ouest de l'actuelle capitale Abéché. La cité a été abandonnée par ses souverains au 19e siècle à cause de la sécheresse. De cette cite, il ne reste que les ruines du palais du sultan Abdel-Kerim Ibn Djamé.Ce palais a été construit en briques cuites au XVIe siècle par un architecte ...
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Namdapha National Park, Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary and Jairampur Forest Division are located within India’s northeastern frontier state–Arunachal Pradesh. Among the last great remote wilderness areas of Asia, Namdapha and its adjoining areas, is flanked by the Patkai hills to the south and south-east and by the Himalaya in the north. The area lies close to the ...
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Memorial complex of Chor-Bakr has developed in the place of the prospective burial place of Abu-Bakr-Said who has died in 360 year by Muslim Calendar (970-971 A.D.) - one of the four of Abu-Bakrs (Chor-Bakr) - descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. At the tomb "sacred" appeared the necropolis of family tombs, constructed court yards enclosed with walls.In 1858 ...
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On Friday November 25, 2005, the French Global Environmental Fund (FGEF) approved the financing of an ambitious project of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This project aims to improve the conservation and sustainable management of wildlife in the forest landscapes surrounding some of the major tropical forest national parks of the Congo Basin. With a € 2.5 million ...
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Over the last few days, Virunga National Park has been the scene of violent fighting between the Congolese Army and Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple (CNDP) rebels.
On Thursday 9 October, the Managing Director of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (or ICCN, the body in charge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo protected areas ...
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InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Responsible Business Week to run from 17-23 September 2012
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts today embarks on a week-long programme of activities around the world to help protect and preserve unique cultural heritage sites as part of Responsible Business Week 2012. This marks the third year of InterContinental’s Responsible ...
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In the framework of Document WHC-12/36.COM/10C and Decision 36 COM 10C adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012), the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Santiago de Chile, Chile from 3-5 December 2012.
As the final meeting for the Region, it ...
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Today, we celebrate the first World Wildlife Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly. Since time immemorial, humanity has marvelled at the wild animals with which we co-exist and on which we depend. Prehistoric peoples have depicted wildlife through rock art and engravings, many of which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO’s global network of ...
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Every year some 300,000 elephants are killed by poachers in Africa for their tusks, and approximately 41 tons of pangolin scales were seized in Africa (in 2017), that is the equivalent of over 34,000 animals.
On Sunday, 30 September 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo organized a ceremony, in the presidential park of N’sele, 50 km from the centre of Kinshasa, to set ...
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On 23 November 2020, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), organized an online meeting on “World Heritage in Danger in the Arab States Region, Processes and Actions”.
Focal points and site managers responsible for properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in the Arab States region, as ...
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Further to recent reports and inquiries, regarding the displacement of the Maasai people in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area World Heritage property, UNESCO wishes to recall that neither the World Heritage Committee – the intergovernmental body of 21 elected States governing the Convention – nor UNESCO Secretariat have at any time asked for the displacement of the Maasai ...
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The Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for the Asia and Pacific Region, a UNESCO Category 2 Centre, at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), in Dehradun, India, will organize two training courses on natural heritage management in Dehradun, India in 2025. This course is directed at professionals, researchers and individuals working in the wildlife ...
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Upstream Process
© UNESCO / Namib Sand Sea
The ability to evolve is one of the main strengths of the World Heritage Convention. While the Convention itself is essentially set in stone, the flexibility of the Operational Guidelines, through which the provisions and principles of the Convention are implemented, reflect the evolution of notions and processes and ...
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Belgium,,In February 2008, information was received by the World Heritage Centre from a foundation raising concerns about interventions and new constructions at the World Heritage property which could have an impact on its authenticity and integrity, as well as the state of conservation of some of the historic buildings. Subsequently, on 17 July 2008 the World Heritage ...
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Senegal,Construction of dams,It is recalled that the World Heritage Committee, at its sixth and seventh sessions, had suggested that the Government of Senegal should nominate this property for inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the negative impacts which the agricultural development project on the Djoudj River would have on ...
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Costa Rica,Panama,Need to review the boundaries; Possible oil exploitation (issue resolved); Road construction proposal,The Bureau was informed that the Costa Rican authorities were not in agreement with all the boundary modifications recommended by the Committee, at its fifteenth session. The Bureau noted that the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines, which is ...
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Croatia,
War in the region (issue resolved);
Destruction of the forests and park facilities;
Poaching of bears;
Dynamite fishing.
,The Bureau at its twentieth session took note of the results of a multinational rapid assessment mission organized by the Centre and the Croatian authorities from 5 to 9 May 1996. The mission made an interdisciplinary review of the state of ...
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Germany,
Urban pressure
Current traffic planning
Need to review the legal protection of the site
,The Minister of Science, Research and Culture of the Land of Brandenburg has submitted the fourth state of conservation report as per the request of the World Heritage Committee at its twenty-first session which was made available to the Bureau as an information document.
The ...
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United States of America,
Geothermal development and other subsurface drillings,
Grizzli bears mortalities and habitat loss due to timber harvesting, oil and gas development, road and home building, mining,
Lake trout invasion is a threat to indigenous cutthroat trout and other species,
Bison and elk threatened due to proposals to try and eridacate disease from them,
Heavy ...
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Piazzale Aldo Moro, Rome, Italy,An international conference focusing on the study and conservation of archaeological and ancient landscapes through integrated technologies and virtual reality.Topics include: Remote sensing, archaeology, landscape, environment, ecosystem, image processing, virtual reality, 3D visualization, conservation, geophysics, photogrammetry, open ...
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Cochin, India,Within the framework of a technical cooperation between India and Israel, a workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India was held from 1 to 3 May 2006 in Cochin, India, organized by the Archaeological Survey of India in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre under an earmarked contribution by the Government of Israel to ...
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Val de Loire, France,[in French only] Le 23 juin 2004, les Ministères français de la Culture et de l’Environnement ont mis en place un Comité de pilotage avec des représentants des Ministères, des Départements régionaux pour les Affaires culturelles et l’environnement, et de l’ICOMOS France. Lors de cette ...
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,The regional meeting on the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in the Arab States will be take place in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, from 9 to 11 December 2013. This meeting, organized by the World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb (RABAT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Morocco will be held in ...
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan,From 19 to 21 October 2016, the UNESCO Office in Tashkent will organize, in close collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Board of Monuments of Uzbekistan, a consultation meeting in Bukhara (Uzbekistan) to discuss the application of the UNESCO Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscape (HUL, 2011) at two historic centres located ...
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Zhenze Historic Town, China,The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has observed that many activities such as tourism, infrastructure development, new buildings, urban renewal and changes to the land use being undertaken in and around World Heritage sites, may have negative impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV).
While reconizing the vital role of such activities for ...
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,Climate change has become the biggest threat to the conservation of the 50 marine sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. But understanding climate change impacts on a large marine protected area, some of whose ecosystems remain unmapped, can be challenging.
The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is an innovative and rapid assessment tool that is distinct from other ...
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,The IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3 will be launched on 2 December and the webinar, held the following week on 8 December, will celebrate this important milestone. The webinar will facilitate questions and answers between the panellists and online participants.
Keynote speakers
Mechtild Rossler, Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Kathy MacKinnon, Chair, IUCN World ...
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In Focus
New World Heritage sites 2007 Twenty-two sites were added to the World Heritage List during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Christchurch, New Zealand, bringing the total of inscribed sites to 851 (p.4)
uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, South Africa (p.20)
Vegaøyan, Norway (P.26)
Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina (p. 29)
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Le Palais de Rey-Bouba, témoin majeur de l’histoire du Lamidat du même nom, est un lieu de mémoire et d’identité encore vivant. Il a été construit sous le règne NDJIDDA (1798- 1866) entre 1805 et 1808. Il est situé au cœur de la cité de Rey- Bouba.
Le Palais a une supervision d’environ 5 hectares. Il est entouré d’un mur d’enceinte haut d’environ 7 mètres, compostant une ...
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In the framework of the “UNESCO Documentation and Advisory Services” (UDAS) project, UNESCO Beirut launched on 8 May 2017 a Third Consultation Workshop for “Baalbek and Tyre Archaeological Project” (BTAP). The workshop was organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and in collaboration with the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) and the Council for ...
11991.
India,Lack of management structure and management plan (issue resolved) ,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report which provides information on progress made in the implementation of Decision 35 COM 7B.68 made by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011). The State Party reports on conservation activities ...
11992.
Romania,
Water penetration and associated increased humidity levels
Structural problems and deterioration of the mural paintings
,On 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report that addresses the progress made in the implementation of the Committee Decision adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), including information on the ...
11993.
The first inhabitants of the southernmost end of America came from the north by land, and settled in the southern Patagonia area approximately 11,000 years ago, when the ice of the last glaciation had retreated to the Andean summits, giving place to more mild climatic conditions.
The evidences of these first groups of hunters-pickers, in this case grouped together under ...
11994.
Située au sud de la ville, l’église de Mandiakuy, fut successivement construite en paillote puis en banco qui s’écroula pendant l’hivernage en 1936. Construite pour la quatrième entre mars 1956 et septembre1958 par le Frère Gratien, sur financement de la communauté catholique locale, avec le soutien du Père Bernard Verspieren, l’église de Mandiakuy est un bâtiment de forme ...
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Thirty-four young messengers (participants) from over 20 different marine World Heritage sites around the world gathered in Hyderabad from 6 to 15 October as part of the International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv. The Forum is the largest youth initiative for both IUCN and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and gives young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 ...
11996.
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is coordinating the Modern Heritage of Africa (MoHoA) Programme in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), ...
11997.
On 4 July 2022, the Scientific Advisory Board of the environmental DNA initiative convened for the first time, sharing crucial recommendations as UNESCO prepares the global roll-out of the citizen science initiative.
The project “Environmental DNA Expeditions in UNESCO World Heritage Marine Sites” is guided by an international Scientific Advisory Board that brings together ...
11998.
Oaxaca, Mexico.― On 17-18 June, 2024, UNESCO organized the first workshop for the project ‘Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening Capacities for Resilient Communities through Sustainable Tourism and Heritage Safeguarding’, an initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The workshop brought together site managers from Belize, Costa ...
11999.
International Assistance under the World Heritage Convention is a financial assistance granted to the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, in order to help them protect the cultural or natural heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List or on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Apply for funding See completed projects
Fund Projects under ...
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China,
Boundaries of the property
Pressures of urban development and Growth in tourism-related activities resulting in many construction activities
Reconstruction and/or demolition of historic structures and rebuilding with new material and design features
Deterioration of mural paintings due to humidity; use of lacquer varnish and excessive retouches
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