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2
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
0
Mandate to the World Heritage Committee
4
State of Conservation Reports
7
International assistance
requests Approved
134,600
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Ratification of the Convention:
Tuesday, 30 December 1986
UNESCO
World Heritage
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 2

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Sites on the Tentative List 6

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 4

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

Activities 6
CAWHFI component funded by the European Commission (2016-2020)
Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin
CAWHFI component funded by the United Nation Foundation (2004-2010)
News 19
Ministers from Central Africa launch a Call to Action to improve the representation of African cultural and natural heritage on the World Heritage List
26 October 2022
UNESCO supports eco-tourism and income generating activities in Lopé National Park in Gabon
20 May 2022
Support for the Cultural Heritage Inventory Project in Gabon
8 December 2021
Danube Limes added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List closing this year’s inscriptions
30 July 2021
World Heritage Committee inscribes four cultural and one natural site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
28 July 2021
Ecomuseum of Lopé National Park reopens (Gabon)
16 February 2021
Online Training supports African countries to develop nomination dossiers
9 October 2020
The oldest evidence of human presence in the Congo Basin finally dated
24 June 2020
Director of World Heritage Centre meets with Minister for Culture of Gabon
9 August 2016
The European Commission supports a new phase of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative
18 December 2015
European Commission contributes €2.5 million to Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative
19 December 2008
Natural heritage experts review protected areas in Congo Basin to identify those suitable for World Heritage inscription
20 March 2008
[in French only] Le Comite de pilotage oriente les actions CAWHFI de l'année 2008 sur deux priorités : le renforcement de la gestion des aires protégées, l'implication effective des acteurs concernés.
14 March 2008
Inscription of Lopé-Okanda site (Gabon) on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
21 August 2007
Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
29 June 2007
CAWHFI Steering Committee validates the annual action plan: Sustainable management of ecological landscapes and reinforced collaboration between stakeholders
20 April 2007
Economy Minister Confirms French Commitment to Protect Congo Forests
8 June 2006
First Steering Committee of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative
1 March 2006
Conservation and Sustainable Management of Wildlife surrounding National Parks of the Congo Basin
13 January 2006
Events 1
[in French only] Contribution au renforcement des aires protégées : présentation des résultats, enjeux et perspectives de la première phase de l’Initiative pour le Patrimoine Mondial Forestier du Bassin du Congo
19 March 2013
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