Huascarán National Park
Factors affecting the property in 1995*
- Financial resources
- Ground transport infrastructure
- Management systems/ management plan
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
- Possible Bill in Congress to reduce the level of legal protection (issue resolved)
- Inappropriate tourism development proposals (issue resolved)
- Overgrazing by domestic sheep (issue resolved)
- Excessive burning (issue resolved)
- Poaching by the military (issue resolved)
- New road proposal
International Assistance: requests for the property until 1995
Total amount approved : 75,400 USD
| 1993 | Training and awareness-raising activities for Huascaran ... (Approved) | 20,000 USD |
| 1989 | Elaboration of a Master Plan for the Management of ... (Approved) | 20,000 USD |
| 1986 | Support for associated training activities for park ... (Approved) | 5,300 USD |
| 1986 | Financial support for the implementation of the ... (Approved) | 30,100 USD |
Missions to the property until 1995**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 1995
The Committee is requested to examine the written and oral report presented by IUCN.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 1995
19 BUR VI.20
Huascaran National Park (Peru)
The Representative of IUCN informed the Bureau that the first mission had been undertaken to this World Heritage site reviewing the condition of the site, parks staff and resources, tourism and other issues such as possible threats to the site by mining, dam and road projects. The Bureau requested the Centre: (1) to write a letter of support to the Park management; (2) to write a letter from the Chairman of the World Heritage Committee to the Peruvian Authorities to reiterate the nature of the World Heritage area and the importance of the protection of World Heritage values and its integrity.
19 COM VII.A.2.19/21
SOC: Huascaran National Park (Peru)
VII. 19 Huascaran National Park (Peru)
The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985 and that a report on the site was presented to the nineteenth session of the Bureau. In addition, the IUCN Representative informed the Committee about (a) the need for an inventory of cultural heritage within the Park to be undertaken, and (b) road proposals which might become a serious threat to the integrity of the World Heritage site.
The Committee thanked the Peruvian authorities for the arrangements made to facilitate the IUCN mission to the Huascaran National Park World Heritage site.
The Committee commended the commitment of the Chief of Huascaran National Park and the Director-General of Protected Natural Areas and wildlife for their stewardship of the site.
The Committee, however, expressed concern at the low level of financial support for the site's management and urged the authorities to allocate additional resources in recognition of the importance of the Park as a World Heritage site and its value for education and tourism.
The Committee recommended that an archaeological/historical heritage inventory be compiled to facilitate conservation of the cultural elements of the site.
The Committee noted with concern reports that there are proposals to develop roads within the site and invited the Peruvian authorities to provide clarification on this issue.
The Committee recommends that:
The Peruvian authorities be thanked for the arrangements made to facilitate the IUCN mission to the Huascaran National Park World Heritage site; the commitment of the Jefe of Huascaran National Park and the Director-General of Protected Natural Areas and Wildlife to the stewardship of the site be commended but that concern be expressed at the low level of financial support for the site's management and that the authorities be urged to provide greater resources in recognition of the importance of the Park as a World Heritage site and its value for education and tourism; the authorities seek financial support for the Andean Institute of Archaeological Studies to conduct an archeaological/historical heritage inventory to facilitate conservation of the cultural elements of the site; concern be expressed to the authorities at reports of roading proposals in the site, preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment be urged, in the event that roading is proposed, and that the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee be informed at its twentieth session of the recommendations of such an assessment and of the action proposed by the authorities to maintain the integrity of the site as it would be affected by any new road construction.
Peru
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The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.
