Gros Morne National Park
Factors affecting the property in 2000*
- Forestry /wood production
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2000
Total amount approved : 0 USD
Missions to the property until 2000**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2000
Via their letter dated 15 September 2000, the Canadian authorities provided information regarding possible logging threats. The information has been transmitted to IUCN for review. IUCN has received reports of possible impacts to Gros Morne National Park World Heritage site. Approved and proposed logging plans for lands adjacent to the National Park are said to be threatening the integrity of the site. Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd. is seeking permission to increase their volume of timber extraction and to clear-cut timber in the watershed of the Main River, Newfoundland, immediately adjacent to the World Heritage site. NGOs, local conservation groups, academics and tourism operators are requesting that the logging be halted until a thorough environmental assessment is conducted and research carried out to better understand the unique natural features of the Main River watershed and its importance to the World Heritage site. IUCN noted that the State Party has raised concerns in relation to this logging near the National Park and is working with the provincial government to address the situation.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2000
24 COM VIII.iii
State of conservation reports of natural properties noted by the Committee
State of conservation reports of natural properties noted by the Committee
Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest (Belarus/Poland)
Pirin National Park (Bulgaria)
Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon)
Gros Morne National Park (Canada)
Canadian Rocky Mountains Parks (Canada)
Comoe National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Komodo National Park (Indonesia)
Lorenz National Park (Indonesia)
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (Kenya)
Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (New Zealand)
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (Oman)
Huascarán National Park (Peru)
Danube Delta (Romania)
Lake Baikal (Russian Federation)
Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal)
Doñana National Park (Spain)
Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka)
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)
Gough Island (United Kingdom)
Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park (United Republic of Tanzania)
Ha Long Bay (Vietnam)
Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
24 COM X
Changes to names of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Following the request from the States Parties concerned, the Committee approved changes to the names of the following properties included on the World Heritage List:
Canada:
| Existing Name | Name change requested |
|---|---|
|
Anthony Island / Ile Anthony |
SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island) / SGaang Gwaii (Île Anthony) |
|
Parcs des Rocheuses canadiennes |
Parcs des montagnes Rocheuses canadiennes |
|
Parc provincial des Dinosaures |
Parc provincial Dinosaur |
|
Parc national du Gros Morne |
Parc national du Gros-Morne |
|
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Complex / Secteur du précipice à bisons "Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Complex" |
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump / Le précipice à bisons Head-Smashed-In |
|
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park / Parc national historique de l'Anse aux Meadows |
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site / Lieu historique national de L'Anse aux Meadows |
|
Lunenburg Old Town / Vieille ville de Lunenburg |
Old Town Lunenburg / Le Vieux Lunenburg |
|
Quebec (Historic area) |
Historic District of Québec |
|
Parc national de Wood Buffalo |
Parc national Wood Buffalo |
Canada and the United States of America:
| Existing Name | Name change requested |
|---|---|
|
Tatshenshini-Alsek/Kluane National Park/Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Reserve and Glacier Bay National Park / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Parc national de Kluane, Parc national et Réserve de Wrangell-St-Elias, et Parc national de la baie des Glaciers |
Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek |
|
Glacier Waterton Parc international de la paix |
Parc international de la paix Waterton-Glacier |
Germany:
| Existing Name | Name change requested |
|---|---|
|
Roman Monuments, Cathedral and Liebfrauen-Church in Trier |
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of our Lady in Trier |
The Bureau may wish to adopt the following decision and transmit it to the Committee for noting:
“The Bureau requests the State Party to provide a report on this development and issues associated with this site as indicated by IUCN in time for the twenty-fifth session of the Bureau.”
Canada
* :
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.
