Decision 44 COM 7B.64

Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Brazil) (C 1493)

Decision: 44 COM 7B.64

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 42 COM 7B.35, adopted at its 42nd session (Manama, 2018),
3. Welcomes the actions taken by the State Party for the conservation and management of the property;
4. Strongly recalls that the Intervention Plan and recommendations adopted at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List should be implemented in their entirety in order to optimise the levels of the integrity and authenticity of the total ensemble and each of its components, and urges the State Party to take the necessary decisions for their implementation and set a timetable for their completion;
5. Also urges the State Party to accelerate the consultation and decision-making processes on the Yacht Club and Dino Barbieri Square, and requests the State Party to develop an appropriate communication strategy for the local population, with regard to the interventions of the Dino Barbieri Square and inform the World Heritage Centre on the results of these processes and submit detailed documentation on the Yacht Club projects;
6. Acknowledges the progress made in the improvement and monitoring of the quality of the water of the Pampulha Lake, and recommends that the State Party continue these efforts;
7. Takes note of the adoption of the Belo Horizonte Master Plan approved in June 2019, and also recommends that the State Party proceed with the analysis of its impact on the protection and management of the World Heritage property and its buffer zone;
8. Also requests the State Party to progress with developing a Strategic Management Plan, considering the entire set of recommendations adopted at the time of inscription, including an integrated Sustainable Tourism Development Plan, that will include measures to strengthen protection and planning controls in the property and its buffer zone, and to continue the participatory and inter-agency process in the management of the property and the preparation of building guidelines for specific neighbourhoods;
9. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2022, an updated report on the implementation of the above for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies.