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CONF 204 IV.A.1
State of conservation
The Bureau noted that state of conservation reports of three of the fifteen natural heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, namely Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria), the Everglades National Park and Yellowstone National Park (United States of America) are due by 15 September 1999 and will be submitted to the twenty-third ordinary session of the Committee, to be ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Everglades National Park Srebarna Nature Reserve Yellowstone National Park
Country: Bulgaria United States of America
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CONF 204 IV.A.2
Manovo-Gounda-St.Floris National Park (Central African Republic (CAR))
The Bureau recalled that uncontrolled poaching by armed groups had led to the death of four members of the Park staff in 1997, decimated more than 80% of the Park's wildlife populations and brought tourism to a halt. The Committee, at its twenty-first session (Naples, 1997), had welcomed the State Party’s intention to assign site management responsibilities to a private Foundation and ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
Country: Central African Republic
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CONF 204 IV.A.3
Garamba National Park; Kahuzi Biega National Park; Okapi Faunal Reserve; Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The Committee and the Bureau have expressed serious concerns with regard to the state of conservation of these four sites at their annual sessions as the eastern parts of the country have become increasingly engulfed in war since 1994. Hopes for peace in the latter half of 1998 were short-lived as renewed fighting spread to all parts of eastern DRC. The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Virunga National Park
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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CONF 204 IV.A.4
Sangay National Park (Ecuador)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session (Kyoto, 1998) was informed that the construction of the Guamote-Macos road was the main threat to this Park and an EIA had not been conducted. Construction has been slow but very destructive of the environment. Only a small section of the road is inside the World Heritage site; the remainder of the road forms the Park’s ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Sangay National Park
Country: Ecuador
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CONF 204 IV.A.5
Simen National Park (Ethiopia)
The Bureau recalled that the regional authorities in Bahir Dar, where this site is located, disagreed with the Committee’s decision to include this site in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996. Since then the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Ethiopia, UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa and the Centre have continued to inform the Bahir Dar authorities on the meaning and ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Simien National Park
Country: Ethiopia
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CONF 204 IV.A.6
Mount Nimba Nature Reserve (Guinea/Côte d’Ivoire)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session (Kyoto, 1998), had observed that despite a 2-3 year effort, the establishment of a foundation or a trust fund for the conservation of Mt. Nimba appeared increasingly unlikely to succeed in the near future. The Committee had noted that the Permanent Executive Secretary of the MAB National Committee for Guinea had informed the Centre ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Country: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
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CONF 204 IV.A.7
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras)
The Committee, at its last session (Kyoto, 1998), had recalled that the State Party is in the process of implementing an eleven-point corrective action plan for this site since 1996. A management plan for the site is being elaborated as part of a project financed by GTZ-KFW (Germany) and supported by a contribution of US$ 30,000 from the Fund. The Committee learned that a proposed ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Country: Honduras
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CONF 204 IV.A.8
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session (Kyoto, 1998), had learnt that the implementation of the rehabilitation plan was progressing satisfactorily. The Committee also learned that the construction of ranger posts and staff housing using the second instalment of US$ 90,000 had been delayed due to adverse climatic conditions in the area throughout 1998. The Committee was ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Country: India
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CONF 204 IV.A.9
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Niger)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee had recommended (Naples, 1997), a mission to this site to evaluate the state of conservation and to determine whether the site could be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger. At its last session (Kyoto, 1998), the Committee had noted the findings of the Centre/State Party/IUCN site mission (September-October 1998), and of previous missions of ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Country: Niger
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CONF 204 IV.A.10
Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia)
The Bureau recalled that, at its last session (June 1998), while being concerned about the feasibility of the effective rehabilitation of Ichkeul, it had urged the State Party to take all necessary measures to ensure rapid and effective implementation of the rehabilitation programme for Ichkeul. The Bureau had also recommended an expert mission to the site. The mission was intended to give ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Ichkeul National Park
Country: Tunisia
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CONF 204 IV.A.12
Angkor (Cambodia)
The Bureau, having examined the state of conservation report of the site and upon considering the additional information provided by the Director of the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS and members of the Bureau, commended the exemplary work being carried out by the Authority for the Protection of the Site and Development of the Region of Angkor (APSARA) and the International Co-ordination ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Angkor
Country: Cambodia
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CONF 204 IV.A.13
Bahla Fort (Oman)
The Bureau took note of the progress made in the preparation of the five-year conservation plan.  It will evaluate the progress after two years in order to assess if it can recommend the Committee to delete the site from the List of World Heritage in Danger.  The Bureau recommended that the Committee at its twenty-third session, endorse this procedure.  Moreover, the Bureau ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Bahla Fort
Country: Oman
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CONF 204 IV.B.15
State of conservation
ICOMOS presented a report on the conditions of the cultural World Heritage properties in Central America following the passage of Hurricane Mitch in October/November 1998. The report was prepared by an ICOMOS expert following a recent mission to the sites. ICOMOS provided information on five cultural sites: Joya de Ceren (El Salvador): The protective roofs proved to be inadequate to protect ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Antigua Guatemala Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Maya Site of Copan Ruins of León Viejo
Country: El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua
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CONF 204 IV.B.21
Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
At its twenty-first session (Naples, 1997), the Committee was informed by the Australian authorities of the rigorous environmental conditions set for the development activities in the Hinchinbrook region and of other measures implemented to strengthen the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef. At its twenty-second session (Kyoto, 1998), the Committee noted that the Australian authorities had ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
Country: Australia
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CONF 204 IV.B.22
Shark Bay, Western Australia (Australia)
At its twenty-second session the Bureau was informed that a petroleum exploration permit had been granted by the State Government of West Australia (WA) for an area located within the World Heritage site. The Australian Observer assured the Bureau that no development that threatened the World Heritage values of the site would be allowed to take place. But IUCN was concerned about the granting ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Shark Bay, Western Australia
Country: Australia
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CONF 204 IV.B.23
Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia)
The Bureau, at its twenty-second session learned that the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment had determined that clearing of vegetation that may have occurred within this property did not place the World Heritage values of the site at risk.  At its twenty-second extraordinary session (Kyoto, 1998), the Bureau was informed that the arrangements for the management of this site were ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Country: Australia
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CONF 204 IV.B.24
Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
The Committee, when it inscribed this property on the World Heritage List (Naples, 1997), had requested documentation on the marine resources surrounding this property. The Australian authorities informed the twenty-second extraordinary session of the Bureau (Kyoto, 1998) that the Australian Antarctic Division had granted funding to collate and analyse existing data on the benthic ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Heard and McDonald Islands
Country: Australia
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CONF 204 IV.B.25
The Sundarbans (Bangladesh); Sundarbans National Park (India)
The Committee when it inscribed «The Sundarbans» of Bangladesh in the World Heritage List (Naples, 1997) encouraged the authorities of Bangladesh and India to discuss the possibility of creating a trans-frontier site with the adjoining Sundarbans National Park and World Heritage site (India). The Ministry of Environment and Forests of Bangladesh with support from the Asian ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Sundarbans National Park The Sundarbans
Country: Bangladesh India
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CONF 204 IV.B.26
Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest (Belarus/ Poland)
At its twenty-second extraordinary session (Kyoto, 1998) the Bureau commended the Polish authorities for submitting an extension of the Bialowieza Forest and reiterated its previous request that the two States Parties co-operate to prepare a management plan for the Belarus part and consider removing the fence separating the two parts. IUCN informed the Bureau that the IUCN evaluation of the ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Białowieża Forest
Country: Belarus Poland
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CONF 204 IV.B.27
Iguacu National Park (Brazil)
Since 1997, the Bureau and the Committee have repeatedly called for the permanent closure of the 18 km road traversing this Park which had been illegally opened by local people. At its twenty-second session, the Bureau requested a Centre/IUCN mission to review the situation and to assist the State Party to mitigate threats to the Park. The twenty-second extraordinary session of the Bureau ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
Country: Brazil
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