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State of Conservation Plitvice Lakes National ... 1994

Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia
Factors affecting the property in 1994*
  • Illegal activities
  • War
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
  • War in the region;
  • Destruction of the forests and park facilities;
  • Poaching of bears;
  • Dynamite fishing.
International Assistance: requests for the property until 1994
Requests approved: 1 (from 1992-1992)
Total amount approved : 30,000 USD
1992 Expert mission to Plitvice to assess the damage caused ... (Approved)   30,000 USD
Missions to the property until 1994**

February 1992: IUCN expert mission; September 1992: UNESCO/IUCN mission; September 1993: WHC/IUCN mission

1992 Report on the Joint IUCN/UNESCO/EUROPARC Mission to the Plitvice Lakes National Park, 18-27 September 1992
1992 IUCN Expert Mission Report, Plitvice Lakes National Park, February 1992
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 1994

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. Given the fact that the situation remains critical due to armed conflict and that the political situation in the region has not changed, the Centre suggests another fact-finding mission to this area, particularly to the Korkaova Uvala Virgin forest.

Analysis and Conclusion by World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in 1994

It is recommended that the site be retained on the List of World Heritage in Danger and to carry out another mission at an appropriate time.

Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 1994
18 COM IX
SOC: Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)

Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)

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. Given the fact that there had been a recent outbreak in fighting in the Bihac region, the situation remains critical. The Committee decided, therefore, that another fact-finding mission to this area, particularly to the Korkaova Uvala Virgin forest should take place. The Committee decided to retain the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

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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. Given the fact that there has been a recent outbreak in fighting in the Bihac region, the situation remains critical. The Committee decided, therefore, that another fact-finding mission to this area, particularly to the Korkaova Uvala Virgin forest should take place. The Committee decided to retain the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

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Report year: 1994
Croatia
Date of Inscription: 1979
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)
Danger List (dates): 1992-1997
Documents examined by the Committee
WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
WHC-94/CONF.003/6
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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.