Decision : CONF 203 VII.27
Reports on the State of Conservation of Natural Properties Noted by the Committee
VII.27 The Committee noted the decisions of the twenty-second extraordinary session of the Bureau as reflected in the Report of the Bureau session (Working Document WHC-98/CONF.203/5) and included in Annex IV on the following properties:
- Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
- Shark Bay, Western Australia (Australia)
- Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia)
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest (Belarus/Poland)
- Iguacu National Park (Brazil)
- Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon)
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Canada)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Los Katios National Park (Colombia)
- Morne Trois Pitons National Park (Dominica)
- Nanda Devi National Park (India)
- Whale Sanctuary of El Viscaino (Mexico)
- Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)
- Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal)
- Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (Oman)
- Huascaran National Park (Peru)
The Committee noted that the Bureau's decision reflected the suggestion to establish an informal contact group on mining and World Heritage and that the IUCN "Draft Policy on Mining and Protected Areas" will be circulated.
- Kamchatka Volcanoes (Russian Federation)
- Virgin Komi Forests (Russian Federation)
- Skocjan Caves (Slovenia)
- Thung Yai-Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (Thailand)
- St. Kilda (United Kingdom)
- Ha Long Bay (Vietnam)
- Durmitor National Park (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
The Committee noted the UN official name for the State Party: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
Themes: Conservation
States Parties: Australia Belarus Brazil Cameroon Canada China Colombia Dominica India Mexico Nepal Oman Poland Russian Federation Slovenia Thailand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe
Properties: Białowieża Forest Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Chitwan National Park Dja Faunal Reserve Ha Long Bay Heard and McDonald Islands Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Iguaçu National Park Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Los Katíos National Park Morne Trois Pitons National Park Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Sagarmatha National Park Shark Bay, Western Australia Škocjan Caves St Kilda Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Virgin Komi Forests Volcanoes of Kamchatka Wet Tropics of Queensland Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Year: 1998
Decision Code: CONF 203 VII.27