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CONF 204 IV.A.2
State of conservation
The Bureau examined reports on the state of conservation of eleven of the thirteen natural properties included in the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Bureau noted that in the case of Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria) and ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Everglades National Park Srebarna Nature Reserve
Country: Bulgaria United States of America -
CONF 204 IV.A.3
Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its twentieth session, had determined that the World Heritage values of Plitvice Lakes National Park had not been adversely impacted by the armed conflict of the early 1990s, and concluded ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Country: Croatia -
CONF 204 IV.A.4
Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Garamba National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Since the twentieth session of the Committee, the eastern part Democratic Republic of the Congo has become further destabilized and military action has spread to other parts of the country. Reports received indicate that in both these ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Garamba National Park Virunga National Park
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo -
CONF 204 IV.A.5
Sangay National Park (Ecuador)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its twentieth session, commended the Park administration's (Instituto Ecuadoriano Forestal y de Areas Naturales y Vida Silvestre, (INEFAN)) actions and reports, but reiterated its serious ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Sangay National Park
Country: Ecuador -
CONF 204 IV.A.6
Simen National Park (Ethiopia)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its last session noted the report of the technical mission to the site, (2-9 November 1996), which identified the deterioration of the Walia ibex population, loss of biodiversity, encroachment ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Simien National Park
Country: Ethiopia -
CONF 204 IV.A.7
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Guinea/Côte d'Ivoire)
The Bureau recalled that at its twentieth session, the Committee noted the fact that UNESCO's Legal Affairs Office was considering the proposals made by a working group for setting up an "International Foundation for Mt. Nimba". The ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Country: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea -
CONF 204 IV.A.8
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its twentieth session included Rio Platano in the List of World Heritage in Danger and urged the Honduran authorities to implement the eleven-point corrective action plan, endorsed by the ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Country: Honduras -
CONF 204 IV.A.9
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
The Bureau noted that the Ministry for Environment and Forests (MOEF) of India, hosted a World Natural Heritage Site Managers' Meeting for South Asia, from 16 to 19 January 1997. The Director of Manas Wildlife Sanctuary presented a ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Country: India -
CONF 204 IV.A.10
Air-and-Ténéré Reserve (Niger)
The Bureau recalled that a peace agreement, signed on 20 April 1995, had started a dialogue between the conflicting parties and set in motion the process for a return to a normal management regime and that the Committee at its ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Country: Niger -
CONF 204 IV.A.11
Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its twentieth session noted that the construction of two dams had limited freshwater flow and devastated the wetland values of Ichkeul National Park, leading to dramatic increases in the ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Ichkeul National Park
Country: Tunisia -
CONF 204 IV.A.12
Yellowstone National Park (United States of America)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its twentieth session noted several remedial actions taken by the State Party to minimize potential and ascertained threats to this site, and commended the President of the country for his ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Yellowstone National Park
Country: United States of America -
CONF 204 IV.A.14
Angkor (Cambodia)
The Bureau, while commending the efforts of the Royal Government of Cambodia and UNESCO, expressed deep concern over the looting and illegal excavation of cultural properties from Angkor, notably over the organized trade in ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Angkor
Country: Cambodia -
CONF 204 IV.A.15
Fort Bahla (Oman)
After having taken note of the report of the Secretariat concerning the situation at Fort Bahla, the Bureau thanked the Omani authorities for their communications of 12 and 24 March 1997 by which they confirmed their intent to carry ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Bahla Fort
Country: Oman -
CONF 204 IV.B.17
Australian World Heritage Sites
Introducing its written report on the state of conservation of natural World Heritage properties, IUCN supplemented this with a verbal report on more recent developments in Australia. IUCN recalled previous discussions of the Bureau ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Great Barrier Reef Kakadu National Park Shark Bay, Western Australia Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Country: Australia -
CONF 204 IV.B.18
Iguacu National Park (Brazil)
The Bureau noted that an alarming situation has recently developed in this Park which required urgent attention. A local organization is campaigning for the reopening of an 18 km road which was closed in 1986 to strengthen protection ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
Country: Brazil -
CONF 204 IV.B.19
Democratic Republic of the Congo
a) Okapi Faunal Reserve The Bureau was deeply concerned to learn that the armed conflict which spread, during early 1997, to the whole of the region has led to the looting of all facilities and killing of several ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo -
CONF 204 IV.B.20
Galapagos National Park (Ecuador)
The Bureau thanked IUCN, and the Observer of Ecuador for their reports. It noted that there was a major effort in Ecuador to take steps to conserve the World Heritage values of the islands. The Bureau recalled that, at its twentieth ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Galápagos Islands
Country: Ecuador -
CONF 204 IV.B.21
Kaziranga National Park (India)
The Bureau noted that a member of the Centre joined the Deputy Inspector General for Wildlife for India, during 24-25 January 1997, on a mission to Kaziranga National Park, in the State of Assam, India. The Bureau learnt with ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Kaziranga National Park
Country: India -
CONF 204 IV.B.22
Keoladeo National Park (India)
The Bureau recalled the fact that the Committee had previously expressed concerns regarding the decrease in the population of wintering Siberian cranes returning to this site and management problems, such as the over-growth of grasses, ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Keoladeo National Park
Country: India -
CONF 204 IV.B.23
Sundarbans National Park (India)
The Bureau was informed that the Sundarbans National Park and World Heritage Area, comprising 1,330 sq.km., forms the core area of the larger Sundarbans Project Tiger Reserve (2,585 sq.km) and the even larger "Sundarbans Biosphere ...
Session: 21st session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1997
Sites: Sundarbans National Park
Country: India