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Le complexe archéologique de Tchitundu-hulu est situé au sud de l’Angola dans la Province du Namibe. Il se trouve dans l’orle do désert du Namibe, dans la localité de Capolopopo, municipalité de Virei et à 137 km de la ville capitale. Il s’agit d’un ensemble formé par trois collines granitiques, dont plusieurs sites d’art rupestre s'y trouvent : L’une des cavités ...
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Maijishan Mountain is placed on the first list of state key scenic spots by its peculiar grottoes, exquisite clay sculptures luxuriant vegetation, all kinds geologies and landforms, mountain peaks. Its main area is 142km2 including Maijishan Grottoes, the Immortal Cliff, the Stone Gate, Quxi Stream and Jieting Hot Spring.
Maijishan Grottoes was first built in Later Qin ...
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Le site de gravures rupestres d’Abourma est situé au nord de la République de Djibouti, sur le massif de Makarrassou de la région de Tadjourah. Il est le plus important du pays.
Ce site exceptionnellement riche d’Abourma, recèle d’un art rupestre de la préhistoire. Il livre sur près de trois (3) km de gravures rupestres, une variété de thèmes qui traduisent les ...
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L'origine de l'usine Menier remonte au début du XIXe siècle, avec Jean Antoine Brutus Menier, de souche angevine. Puis sous l'impulsion de quatre générations successives va se développer à Noisiel, en liaison avec les plantations de cacaoyers que possédait au Nicaragua cette dynastie un ensemble industriel de première importance tant dans sa conception que dans sa ...
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Badhyz is one of the most spectacular nature reserves in Central Asia. It encompasses three main types of landscape:
1. The north and west consists of the plateau and hilly ridges of the Gezgyadyk range in the foothills of the Eastern Kopetdag mountains, and is deeply dissected especially to the west where there are deep stony gorges.
2. To the east the mountains fall away ...
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In the Framework of Priority Africa, UNESCO intends to empower African institutions and professionals to safeguard better and promote UNESCO World Heritage properties on the Continent.
Capacity development is, therefore, one of the hallmarks of the new Strategy for World Heritage in Africa. For that, the World Heritage Centre (WHC), in close collaboration with the African ...
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Spain,High-rise development in the vicinity of the property.,Further to the World Heritage Committee’s discussion at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010) and Decision 34 COM 7B.100, the State Party invited an ICOMOS advisory mission to the property, by letter dated 10 December 2010, in order to assess the state of the construction work on the Torre Pelli - Cajasol ...
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Georgia,Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral; general need for interior and exterior conservation work of the monuments; insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 1 February 2005 which outlined in great detail the current condition of each of the ...
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (Need to develop tourism management and interpretation plans)
Management systems/Management Plan (Need to further develop the monitoring system to ensure coordination between the monitoring bodies)
,On 26 February 2019, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, which is ...
13492.
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 ...
13493.
According to the World Heritage Sustainable Development Policy, the World Heritage Convention promotes environmental sustainability:
“by valuing and conserving places of outstanding natural heritage value, containing exceptional biodiversity, geodiversity or other exceptional natural features, which are essential for human well-being.” (Article 13).
The policy also applies ...
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ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) is an international intergovernmental organization based in Rome, Italy. Established by UNESCO in 1956, ICCROM’s statutory functions are to carry out research, documentation, technical assistance, training and public awareness programmes to strengthen conservation of ...
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Reactive Monitoring is the reporting by the Secretariat, other sectors of UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the Committee on the state of conservation of specific World Heritage properties that are under threat. To this end, the States Parties shall submit specific reports and impact studies each time exceptional circumstances occur or work is undertaken which may have an ...
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The World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy (WHCBS) was approved by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (Paris, 2011) (Decision 35 COM 9B). The Strategy was developed by ICCROM and IUCN in collaboration with ICOMOS, the World Heritage Centre, and other The Capacity Building Strategy is organized according to the “5Cs” that represent the established strategic ...
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WHC-12/36.COM/8D
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WHC-13/37.COM/8D
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WHC-13/37.COM/18B
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WHC-14/38.COM/5F
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WHC/16/40.COM/12
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38 C/REP/19
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WHC-13/37.COM/15.Rev
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WHC/18/42.COM/6
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WHC/19/43.COM/6
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Nashville (USA),The 2005 Conference explores how heritage development compares with economic development by creating an interactive forum on best practices, public-private partnerships, and new heritage tools. The Conference’s programme will demonstrate how individuals can work together with public officials, developers and institutions to create sustainable economic ...
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6th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 06COM 13 December - 17 December 1982
Committee Members
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States of America
Bureau Members
...
13511.
5th session of the World Heritage Committee Sydney, Australia 05COM 26 October - 30 October 1981
Committee Members
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States of America
Bureau Members
...
13512.
1st session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 01COM 27 June - 01 July 1977
Committee Members
Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Tunisia, United States of America
Bureau Members
Chairperson:
Mr Firouz Bagherzadeh (Iran (Islamic Republic ...
13513.
Le paysage culturel de Diy‑Gid‑Biy (DGB) est un site que le Cameroun propose en extension au paysage culturel de Sukur du Nigéria inscrit en 1999. Ce paysage est un ensemble de ruines, constitué de seize (16) structures en pierre sèche qui s’étendent sur 22 km2 tout au long d’une chaine montagneuse partagée entre le Cameroun et le Nigéria, appelée « Monts Mandara ».
Ces ...
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WHC-2001/CONF.205/WEB.2
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According to the criterion (v) Sarajevo - Open city is unique example of traditional human living and settling. Beauty of a city is possible not only with numerous architectural monuments but also in interpretation of synthesis of living harmony and in preservation of varieties, and Sarajevo is such, unique, unrepeatable and united open site, the world city. Previous ...
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According to the data of historian Khafizi, the dam of Abdulkhan bandi was built by Akhmadali Nayman atalik, constitutionally to the order of Abdulakhan, the ruler of Bukhara. Remains of dam were fixed first in 1913 last century. Remains of dam researched in 1957 and 1962. The dam of Abdulkhan bandi located in Biglarsay that flowed down from the south mountainside of the ...
13517.
Funding
The conservation and protection of World Heritage sites require substantial financial resources. Sources of income include the World Heritage Fund, which receives most of its income from cfrom assessed contributions from States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and from voluntary contributions. Other sources of income include profits derived from sales of ...
13518.
Budapest, Hungary,CAA 2008, the 36th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology: On the Road to Reconstructing the Past 2-6 April 2008 at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. The main theme of the conference is the use of computer applications and quantitative methods in two fields: at large-scale (rescue) ...
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Old Havana and its fortifications, Cuba,The 2nd Caribbean Workshop on Disaster Risks Management will take place at “Old Havana and its fortifications” World Heritage site in Cuba from the 13th to the 17th of May 2013.
The workshop is organized by UNESCO Havana Office and the World Heritage Centre, in coordination with the National Council for ...
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Paro and Thimhu, Bhutan,The Workshop for Cultural Landscape and Sustaining its Significance – Bhutan 2016 will be held in Paro and Thimphu, Bhutan, from 12 July to 3 August 2016. The workshop is aiming to assist the development of management frameworks for two selected cultural landscape sites in Paro, Bhutan.
The workshop, co-organized by the Department of Culture, ...
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,The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the fragility of our cities sharply into focus. In light of the new challenges that the crisis has presented to cities worldwide, UNESCO introduces its World Heritage City Webinar on ‘Re-thinking Urban Heritage for Resilience and Recovery.’
During the Webinar, to be held online on 17 June 2020 from 1pm to 3:30pm Paris time (UTC+2), an ...
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The 37th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held from 16 to 27 June 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
This issue explores in the depth the sites of Angkor, one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia, and the Temple of Preah Vihear, dedicated to Lord Shiva and dating back to the first half of the 11th century AD. Discover also the Royal ...
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Le village de Zinga est situé au sud de Bangui et se localise au confluent de la Lobaye et de l'Oubangui. C'est un village d'environ 1km de long sur une largeur de 300 m. Les habitations sont des cases traditionnelles en matériaux locaux (toiture en palme de raphia et murs en terre crue). Bordant la rive droit de l'Oubangui, Zinga se distingue cependant par ...
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Le territoire de cette réserve s’étend essentiellement sur la partie basse et plate de la vallée de Cuatrociénegas, à une altitude d’environ 740 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer ; il peut, cependant, atteindre 2 100 mètres dans la sierra de la Madera située dans la partie nord-ouest de la réserve.
Cette vallée comprend des canyons et de vastes sillons, des plaines ...
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La réserve de faune de Gadabédji est située au Nord du département de Dakoro, à la porte du désert du Sahara. Cette zone couvre une superficie de 76 000 ha.Le climat est de type sahélien. On y rencontre deux saisons:- une saison sèche qui dure d'Octobre à Mai- une saison de pluie de Juin à Septembre.Le réseau hydrographique se compose de plusieurs mares temporaires ...
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The Secretariats of the world’s eight major biodiversity-related Conventions, including the World Heritage Convention, call for an inclusive post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt nature loss and deliver on the governments’ vision of living in harmony with nature by 2050. Failure to act would hamper the planet’s capacity to provide food, water and other benefits ...
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The first Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America, took place from 11 to 13 December 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico) and was organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more than 50 persons, two dozen experts who were selected for their professional work and ...
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Le Parc National de Conkouati Douli a été créé par décret présidentiel n° 99-136 bis du 14 août 1999. Il couvre une superficie de 504.950ha. Il est situé dans le Département du Kouilou, à cheval sur les districts de Nzambi et de Madingo-Kayes, à l’extrémité nord-ouest du département. il comprend une partie continentale et une partie marine. Il est ...
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Situé à proximité de l’océan atlantique, le Parc National de Campo Ma’an (264 064 ha) est créé par arrêté n° 2000/004/PM du 06 janvier 2000. Il se trouve sur grand paysage dominé par deux principaux types de reliefs : la partie Nord couverte par les montagnes et quelques plateaux et la partie Sud couverte de collines et de petites vallées. L’altitude d’ensemble est ...
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According to Paragraph 217 of the Operational Guidelines, States Parties “[…] are encouraged to raise awareness of the need to preserve World Heritage. In particular, they should ensure that World Heritage status is adequately marked and promoted on-site".
Paragraph 218 of the Operational Guidelines states:
“The Secretariat provides assistance to States Parties in ...
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The aims of Strategy for Reducing Risks from disasters at World Heritage properties (2007) are to strengthen the protection of World Heritage and contribute to sustainable development by assisting States Parties to the Convention to integrate heritage concerns into national disaster reduction policies and to incorporate concern for disaster reduction within management ...
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WHC/21/44.COM/8E
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WHC-13/19.GA/INF.3B
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WHC-11/18.GA/INF.8
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WHC-15/39.COM/5E
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WHC-11/18.GA/5 (36 C/REP/13)
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WHC/16/40.COM/13B
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China,,New information: At the time of its inscription at the twentieth session, the Committee recommended that the Chinese authorities carefully control tourism development at the site and encourage involvement of the Buddhist monasteries in conservation activities on the mountain. Recently, IUCN has been informed that the construction of the tourist light railway ...
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16th session of the World Heritage Committee Santa Fe, USA 16COM 07 December - 14 December 1992
Committee Members
Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, United States of America
Bureau Members
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11th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 11COM 07 December - 11 December 1987
Committee Members
Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Yemen
Bureau Members
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10th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 10COM 24 November - 28 November 1986
Committee Members
Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Greece, Guinea, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mexico, Norway, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen
Bureau Members
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9th session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO, Paris 09COM 02 December - 06 December 1985
Committee Members
Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Greece, Guinea, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mexico, Norway, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen
Bureau Members
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8th session of the World Heritage Committee Buenos Aires, Argentina 08COM 29 October - 02 November 1984
Committee Members
Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Guinea, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Türkiye
Bureau Members
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