Report of the twenty-fourth session of the World Heritage Committee (Cairns, Australia, 27 November – 2 December 2000) (en)
Rapport du Rapporteur de la vingt-quatrième session extraordinaire du Bureau tenue à Cairns, Australie (23-24 novembre 2000) (fr)
Rapport de la vingt-quatrième session du Comité du patrimoine mondial (Cairns, Australie, 27 novembre – 2 décembre 2000) (fr)
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CONF 204 II.1
Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable
II.1 The Committee adopted the Provisional Agenda and Timetable (WHC-99/CONF.204/1 Rev.10) without any modifications.
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 III.1-3
Election of the Chairperson, Rapporteur and Vice-Chairpersons
III.1 Proposed by the Delegate of Hungary, and endorsed by Canada, Thailand and Benin, Mr Peter King (Australia) was elected as Chairperson by acclamation. The following members of the Committee were elected as Vice-Chairpersons by ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 VI
Cairns Decisions - Work of The World Heritage Reform Groups
VI.1 The Committee noted the reports of the following four reform groups and sincerely thanked the States Parties who had participated in their work. Task Force on the implementation of the ConventionChair: C. Cameron ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 VII.14
Periodic Reporting: Progress report on regional strategies for periodic reporting
VII.14 The Committee approved the regional strategies presented in Annexes I, II, III and IV of Working Document WHC-2000/CONF.204/8. The budgetary implications are considered under item 13 of the Agenda (WHC-2000/CONF.204/15, ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 VIII.44-49
World Heritage and Mining
VIII.44 The Committee recalled that in accordance with its request at its twenty-third session, IUCN and the World Heritage Centre planned and organised, in consultation with the International Council on Metals and the Environment ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 VIII.1
Reports of the State of Conservation of Properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
VIII.1 The Committee reviewed document WHC-2000/CONF.204/9 describing state of conservation reports of eighteen natural and five cultural properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 VIII.2
Natural Heritage
VIII.2 The Committee was informed that in accordance with the recommendation it made at the last session, the Centre and IUCN had organised a workshop on the "Role of World Heritage Danger Listing in Promoting International ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000 -
CONF 204 VIII.3
Iguacu National Park (Brazil)
VIII.3 Iguacu National Park (Brazil) The Committee noted that an oil spill that occurred 600 km from the site did not have any major impact on the site. The Committee recognised that the illegal opening and the use of the Colon Road ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
Country: Brazil -
CONF 204 VIII.4
Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria)
VIII.4 Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria) The Committee was informed that the Minister of Environment and Water, by a letter dated 11 September 2000, has transmitted a state of conservation report to the Centre. The report reached the ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
Country: Bulgaria -
CONF 204 VIII.5
Manovo-Gounda-St.Floris National Park (Central African Republic (CAR))
VIII.5 Manovo-Gounda-St.Floris National Park (Central African Republic (CAR)) The Committee was informed that a representative of the State Party had presented a paper on the state of conservation of the site at the Amman Workshop ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
Country: Central African Republic -
CONF 204 VIII.6
World Heritage sites of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
VIII.6 World Heritage sites of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) The Committee noted detailed information on the state of conservation of the five sites in the DRC, i.e. Virunga, Garamba and Kahuzi Biega and Salonga National ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Salonga National Park Virunga National Park
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo -
CONF 204 VIII.7
Sangay National Park (Ecuador)
VIII.7 Sangay National Park (Ecuador) The Committee was informed that the Minister for Environment of Ecuador participated in the Amman Workshop and had noted that the inclusion of the Sangay National Park in the List of World ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Sangay National Park
Country: Ecuador -
CONF 204 VIII.8
Simien National Park (Ethiopia)
VIII.8 Simien National Park (Ethiopia) The Committee was informed that the Director of the Department of Agriculture from the Amhara Region, which is directly responsible for the management of this site, participated in the Amman ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Simien National Park
Country: Ethiopia -
CONF 204 VIII.9
Mount Nimba Nature Reserve (Guinea/Côte d'Ivoire)
VIII.9 Mount Nimba Nature Reserve (Guinea/Côte d'Ivoire) The Committee noted that at a World Heritage and Mining Technical Workshop, held at IUCN Headquarters from 20- 23 September, 2000, the case of Mt. Nimba was discussed and ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Country: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea -
CONF 204 VIII.10
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras)
VIII.10 Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras) The Committee was informed that the Centre/IUCN mission to this site was fielded from 24 to 30 October 2000. A preliminary report of the mission indicated that of the ten major ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Country: Honduras -
CONF 204 VIII.11
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
VIII.11 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India) The Deputy Inspector General for Wildlife of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) in New Delhi, in a letter of 26 September 2000 addressed to the Charge d'Affairs of the Permanent ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Country: India -
CONF 204 VIII.12
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Niger)
VIII.12 Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Niger) The Committee was informed that the State Party had notified the Centre that it wished to complete implementation of all activities of the rehabilitation programme before requesting the ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Country: Niger -
CONF 204 VIII.13
Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia)
VIII.13 Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia) The Committee was informed that following two winters of adequate rainfall that allowed recovery of the freshwater vegetation, reversal in rainfall patterns has led to a renewed increase in the ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Ichkeul National Park
Country: Tunisia -
CONF 204 VIII.14
Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda)
VIII.14 Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda) The Committee noted that the Executive Director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UAW), in his letter of 13 September 2000, has stressed that the Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP) should be ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
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CONF 204 VIII.15
World Heritage sites of the United States of America: Everglades National Park & Yellowstone National Park
VIII.15 World Heritage sites of the United States of America: Everglades National Park & Yellowstone National Park The Committee recalled that the twenty-fourth ordinary session of the Bureau requested the Centre and IUCN to meet ...
Session: 24th session of the Committee (CONF 204)
Year: 2000
Sites: Everglades National Park Yellowstone National Park
Country: United States of America