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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine)
 

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CONF 003 V.32-33
Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
32. The Bureau noted that a proposal to construct a dam across the Batoka Gorge could flood some parts of this transfrontier World Heritage site and that the World Heritage Centre has informed the group of consultancy engineers who are undertaking an environmental impact assessment of the dam construction project of potential threats to the integrity of this site. The Bureau requested the ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Country: Zambia Zimbabwe
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CONF 003 V.13
Iguazu National Park (Argentina) and Iguacu National Park (Brazil)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session, had noted that eight helicopters simultaneously overflew the waterfall area and that local conservation groups opposed the use of the area by helicopters since it contravened legal regulations for air traffic over protected areas. At its last session, the Committee was informed that the Brazilian authorities had established a group ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Iguaçu National Park Iguazu National Park
Country: Argentina Brazil
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CONF 003 V.14
Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia)
The Bureau noted that, as requested by the Committee at the time of the inscription of this property on the World Heritage List in 1988, IUCN had undertaken a mission to the site. The Bureau learnt with satisfaction that despite a slow start, the management of the Wet Tropics area had achieved much progress last year, particularly with respect to: (a) establishing a headquarters and ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Country: Australia
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CONF 003 V.15
Srebarna Biosphere Reserve (Bulgaria)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session, recommended that the Bulgarian authorities nominate this site for inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger because this small (600 hectare) World Heritage site had lost much of its ecological viability. The Bureau was informed that IUCN had undertaken two missions to Bulgaria since the last session of the Committee and that ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
Country: Bulgaria
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CONF 003 V.16
Dinosaur Provincial Park (Canada)
The Bureau was in agreement with the proposal of the Canadian authorities to delete 423 hectares, where petroleum and natural gas exploration will take place, and add 2,133 hectares of significantly higher conservation value to this site. In effect, the proposed modification of the boundaries of the site has resulted in a net gain of about 1,700 hectares in the total area of this Park. The ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Dinosaur Provincial Park
Country: Canada
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CONF 003 V.17
Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
The Bureau was informed of progress achieved by the Canadian authorities in addressing threats to the conservation of this, Ripe site. The Bureau congratulated the Canadian authorities for the programme of action they have set in motion for its conservation. However, the Bureau was in agreement with the fact that safeguarding the World Heritage values of this site require continuous action ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Wood Buffalo National Park
Country: Canada
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CONF 003 V.18
Manovo-Gounda Saint Floris National Park (Central African Republic)
The Bureau recalled that when this site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988, several members of the Committee had registered their reservations as to its state of conservation and several threats to its integrity. The Bureau was concerned that despite assurances given to the Committee at the time of its inscription and the US$27 million EEC project in the region, the ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
Country: Central African Republic
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CONF 003 V.19
Talamanca-La Amistad National Park (Costa Rica/Panama)
The Bureau commended the Panamanian authorities for preventing 59,000 hectares of La Amistad National Park being released for oil exploration. The Bureau noted that the Costa Rican authorities have not responded to the Secretariat's letter of 6 February 1992, requesting them to consider revising the boundaries of the Talamanca-La Amistad Reserves by deleting four Indian Reserves in the ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Country: Costa Rica Panama
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CONF 003 V.20
Plitvice Lake National Park (Republic of Croatia)
The Bureau noted that the Croatian authorities have officially informed UNESCO that they will abide by the obligations of the World Heritage Convention and requested that a joint UNESCO/IUCN mission be undertaken to assess the impacts which unrest in the region has had on the state of conservation of Plitvice Lake National Park. The Bureau recommended that the Committee, as requested by the ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Country: Croatia
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CONF 003 V.21
Sangay National Park (Ecuador)
The Bureau was satisfied to note that the Sub-Secretario Forestal y Recursos Naturales y Renovables which is responsible for the management of this site has been successful in halting a proposed road construction project in order to bring together the relevant provincial and national agencies to discuss the environmental impact of the project and plan mitigating measures. In this regard, the ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Sangay National Park
Country: Ecuador
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CONF 003 V.22
Galapagos National Park (Ecuador)
The Bureau was informed that the employees of this World Heritage site recently staged a four-week strike demanding higher salaries and other improvements of their working conditions. The Bureau also noted that a draft tourism and conservation plan for Galapagos is now being finalized and the Master Plan for the management of the Park would have to be revised in the light of the strategies ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Galápagos Islands
Country: Ecuador
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CONF 003 V.23
Simien National Park (Ethiopia)
The Bureau noted with satisfaction that the Ethiopian authorities have submitted a rehabilitation project for this site. This project is now being implemented with US$50,000 approved by the World Heritage Committee.
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Simien National Park
Country: Ethiopia
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CONF 003 V.24
Mt. Nimba Nature Reserve (Guinea/Cote d'Ivoire)
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its last session concluded that the reduction in the size of this site proposed by the Government of Guinea in order to exclude areas that would be impacted by a proposed iron-ore mining project, posed a major threat to its integrity. Taking into account that the site also faced several other threats, the Committee, at its last session recommended ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Country: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
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CONF 003 V.25
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
The World Heritage Centre informed the Bureau that the damage caused by the invasion of this Sanctuary by militants from the Bodo tribe in Assam, India, was estimated to be about 50 million Indian rupees (about 1.6 million US dollars). Although considerable damage was done to the Park infrastructure, the habitat in the inaccessible parts of the Sanctuary still remained intact. The Bureau, ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Country: India
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CONF 003 V.26
Air-Tenere National Nature Reserve (Niger)
The Bureau expressed concerns that the region in which this site, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991, is situated has recently been affected by armed unrest. The Bureau was informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Niger had requested the Director-General of UNESCO to launch an appeal for the protection of this site. The Bureau recommended that the World ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Country: Niger
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CONF 003 V.27
Mt. Athos (Greece)
The Bureau was informed by the representative of IUCN that the vegetation cover in this mixed site has been destroyed and could have adverse impacts on the landscape in the area. The Bureau requested the World Heritage Centre to contact the Greek authorities and obtain verification of this information and to request them to invite a mission to examine the state of conservation of this ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Mount Athos
Country: Greece
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CONF 003 V.28
Niokola-Koba National Park (Senegal)
The Bureau recalled that an environmental impact study had found that the construction of a road through this National Park was preferable to the alternative of routing the road along the periphery of the Park because the route inside the Park could be better patrolled by Park staff. The Bureau noted that although the construction of the road had begun, work on the road has been temporarily ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Niokolo-Koba National Park
Country: Senegal
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CONF 003 V.29
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (Turkey)
The Bureau was pleased to note that the English version of the "Preservation and Management Plan" for this mixed site, prepared with financial assistance from the World Heritage Fund, has been published. The observer from Turkey informed the Bureau that the implementation of the Plan has begun and a project to remove some of the hotels and associated infrastructure which were threatening the ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Country: Turkey
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CONF 003 V.30
Durmitor National Park (Montenegro, Yugoslavia)
The Bureau noted that the authorities responsible for the management of this site had submitted to the Secretariat several reports on the potential impacts of the proposed hydroelectric dam construction on the Tara River and the pollution of that river by a large asphalt plant situated upstream along the river. The Bureau was informed by the representative of IUCN that the Yugoslav ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Durmitor National Park
Country: Montenegro
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CONF 003 V.31
Garamba National Park (Zaire)
The Bureau was happy to note that the rhinoceros population in the Park has now increased to 32 individuals due to an increase in the budget and personnel and that the state of conservation of the site continues to be stable. Hence, the Bureau recommended that the Committee, in accordance with the request made by the State Party by letter of 26 February 1991, delete this site from the List of ...
Session: 16th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)
Year: 1992
Sites: Garamba National Park
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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