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Decisions
By Year
1. The Seventh Ordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee was held at the invitation of the Government of Italy in the Villa Medicea of Poggio a Caiano, Florence, from 5 to 9 December 1983. It was attended by the following States Members of the World Heritage Committee: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Guinea, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
4. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the session was opened by Mr. J. Gazaneo of Argentina, since the outgoing Chairman, Prof. R. Slatyer, could not attend the meeting. Mr. Gazaneo welcomed the delegates and observers and introduced the opening addresses by the Representative of the Director-General of Unesco, Mr. M. Batisse, and the Italian authorities. Mrs. L. Vlad-Borrelli, ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
7. The Committee adopted the agenda for the meeting with the amendment to discuss the difficulties encountered in evaluating nominations of historic towns after point 6 of the agenda.
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
8. The Committee elected by acclamation Mrs. Vlad-Borrelli (Italy) as Chairman of the Committee and Mr. da Silva Telles (Brazil) as Rapporteur. The following States were elected also by acclamation as Vice-Chairmen: Algeria, Australia, Guinea, Norway and Sri Lanka.
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
9. Mr. Batisse, Assistant Director General (Science Sector) presented the report of the Secretariat and drew attention to the report of the seventh session of the Bureau held on 27-30 June 1983. He noted that since that date, the 4th General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention had taken place on 28 October 1983 during the 22nd session of the Unesco General Conference. As stipulated ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
The Committee examined the nominations to the World Heritage List, taking note of the comments of the representatives of ICOMOS and/or IUCN which had made an evaluation of each property. The Committee decided to enter in the World Heritage List the twenty-nine cultural and natural properties as follows:
Contracting State having submitted the nomination of the property in accordance ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Abbey of St Gall Agra Fort Ajanta Caves Ancient City of Nessebar Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores City of Cuzco Comoé National Park Convent of Christ in Tomar Ellora Caves Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico Monastery of Batalha Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon Old City of Berne Pilgrimage Church of Wies Pirin National Park Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Rila Monastery Sangay National Park Srebarna Nature Reserve Taj Mahal Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Wood Buffalo National Park
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Abbey of St Gall Agra Fort Ajanta Caves Ancient City of Nessebar Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores City of Cuzco Comoé National Park Convent of Christ in Tomar Ellora Caves Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico Monastery of Batalha Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon Old City of Berne Pilgrimage Church of Wies Pirin National Park Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Rila Monastery Sangay National Park Srebarna Nature Reserve Taj Mahal Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Wood Buffalo National Park
13. At its seventh session, the Bureau had expressed the wish that the Operational Guidelines (document WHC/2 Revised) be updated to incorporate the decisions taken by the Committee at its fifth and sixth sessions and the recommendations formulated by the Bureau at Its seventh session. The Secretariat presented the updated version of the Operational Guidelines (revised as of November 1983) ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
14. The Committee noted that tentative lists for natural properties had been submitted by Brazil and Portugal, presented in document SC/83/CONF.009/INF.3.
15. The Committee was greatly interested in the ideas presented by Mr. Parent, President of ICOMOS, in his report given at the seventh session of the Bureau, notably concerning the difficulties currently encountered in applying the ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
The Ancient City of Nessebar
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Bulgaria
C(iii)(iv)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Ancient City of Nessebar
Country: Bulgaria
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Ancient City of Nessebar
Country: Bulgaria
Rila Monastery
216
Bulgaria
C(vi)
This property was not considered as a testimony of mediaeval civilisation but rather as a symbol of the 19th Century Bulgarian Renaissance which imparted slavic cultural values upon Rila in trying to re-establish an uninterrupted historical continuity. The reconstruction of Rila (1834-1962) thus illustrates cultural criterion (vi) of the ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Rila Monastery
Country: Bulgaria
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Rila Monastery
Country: Bulgaria
Srebarna Nature Reserve
219
Bulgaria
N(iv)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
Country: Bulgaria
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
Country: Bulgaria
Pirin National Park
225
Bulgaria
N(i)(ii)(iii)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Pirin National Park
Country: Bulgaria
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Pirin National Park
Country: Bulgaria
Wood Buffalo National Park
256
Canada
N(ii)(iii)(iv)
The Committee drew attention to the harmful consequences that the eventual construction of a dam on the Slave River could have on those natural characteristics which make the property of outstanding universal value. It therefore recommended that the Canadian authorities take all possible measures to protect the integrity of the ...
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Wood Buffalo National Park
Country: Canada
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Wood Buffalo National Park
Country: Canada
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves
205
Costa Rica
N(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
The Committee reiterated the Bureau's wish that the Panamanian authorities take the initiative of nominating the part of the Friendship (Amistad) Park located in their territory.
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Country: Costa Rica
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Country: Costa Rica
Comoe National Park
227
Ivory Coast
N(ii)(iv)
The Committee recommended that the authorities should consider extending the protected area to include Mts. Gorowi and Kongoli thus enhancing the ecological and touristic value of this property.
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Comoé National Park
Country: Côte d'Ivoire
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Comoé National Park
Country: Côte d'Ivoire
Sangay National Park
260
Ecuador
N(ii)(iii)(iv)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Sangay National Park
Country: Ecuador
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Sangay National Park
Country: Ecuador
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
259
United States of America
N(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Country: United States of America
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Country: United States of America
CONF 009 VIII
Inscription: La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico (United States of America)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Country: United States of America
CONF 009 VIII
Inscription: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance, Nancy (France)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
Country: France
CONF 009 VIII
Inscription: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carriere and Place d'Alliance, Nancy (France)
Session: 7th session of the Committee (CONF 009)
Year: 1983
Sites: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
Country: France