Periodic Reporting: Section I: Mystery Land (Demo)

Section I: Mystery Land (Demo)

2. Synergies with other Conventions, Programmes and Recommendations for the Conservation of the Natural and Cultural Heritage

Chapter 2 aims to gather information on existing and potential synergies between Multilateral Environmental Agreements, as well as other UNESCO Conventions, programmes and recommendations. Your State Party is also invited to provide information on the extent to which it has implemented relevant policies adopted by the World Heritage Committee.

2.1. Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Some of the tables have been prefilled - as far as possible - by the World Heritage Centre. Please check and amend as necessary.

Question 2.1.1

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, in addition to the World Heritage Convention, your State is party to/not party to/in the process of adhering to the following agreements. Please check and amend as necessary.

	Not Party to	Party to	Adhesion in Progress
2.1.1.2	Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
2.1.1.4	Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
2.1.1.6	International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
2.1.1.1	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
2.1.1.3	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
2.1.1.5	Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)
2.1.1.7	International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

Question 2.1.2

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, the following World Heritage property(ies) in your State Party is/are also designated (in whole or in part) as (a) Ramsar site(s) under the List of Wetlands of International Importance (The Ramsar List). Please check and amend as necessary.

This information will be prefilled by the World Heritage Centre. Please tick the "update" box and use the comment field to submit your updates

Question 2.1.3

Does your State Party intend to designate any World Heritage property(ies) (in whole or in part) for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance in the next three years?

2.1.3.1	Yes
2.1.3.2	No

Question 2.1.4

Please indicate which World Heritage property(ies) your State Party intends to designate (in whole or in part) for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance in the next three years.

Question 2.1.5

Please list any other relevant global or regional multilateral environmental agreements on natural heritage which have been joined by your State Party.

Conventions/Agreements;Party to;Adhesion in progress

Name:

2.2. UNESCO Culture Conventions

Question 2.2.1

The table below indicates which of the UNESCO cultural Conventions your State is party to, not party to or in the process of adhering to. Please check and amend as necessary.

	Not Party to	Party to	Adhesion in Progress
2.2.1.1	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
2.2.1.2	1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
2.2.1.3	Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
2.2.1.4	1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit

Question 2.2.2

Please list any other relevant global or regional Conventions or agreements on cultural heritage to which your State Party is party to or in the process of adhering to.

Name:

Question 2.2.3

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre the following World Heritage property(ies) located in your State Party have been included on the List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection under the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

This information will be prefilled by the World Heritage Centre. Please tick the "update" box and use the comment field to submit your updates

Question 2.2.4

Does your State Party intend to request the granting of Enhanced Protection for any of its World Heritage properties under the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict in the next three years?

The Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention was adopted in 1999 and further elaborates the provisions of the 1954 Hague Convention relating to safeguarding of and respect for cultural property in the event of armed conflict and provides greater protection than before. The 1999 Second Protocol also specifies the sanctions to be imposed for serious violations with respect to cultural property and defines the conditions in which individual criminal responsibility shall apply. Finally it establishes a new type of enhanced protection for cultural heritage that is particularly important for humankind, enjoys proper legal protection at the national level, and is not used for military purposes. The current ‘List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection’ contains 12 sites, all of which are inscribed on the World Heritage List.

In accordance with Article 10 of the 1999 Second Protocol a cultural property may be placed under enhanced protection provided that it meets the following three conditions:

it is cultural heritage of the greatest importance for humanity;
it is protected by adequate domestic legal and administrative measures recognising its exceptional cultural and historic value and ensuring the highest level of protection;
it is not used for military purposes or to shield military sites and a declaration has been made by the Party which has control over the cultural property, confirming that it will not be so used.

Further reflection on enhancing synergies between the 1954 Hague Convention and its Second Protocol and the World Heritage Convention have been welcomed by both the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and the World Heritage Committee. More specifically the World Heritage Committee requested the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, in consultation with the Secretariat of the 1954 Hague Convention, to consider options for further developing concrete synergies, and coordinating reporting mechanisms, between the World Heritage Convention and the Second Protocol for the revision of the Operational Guidelines in 2017. The new questions related to enhanced protection under the Second protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention in the revised WH Periodic Reporting, questionnaire respond to this request to the Committee.

Cultural World Heritage properties, and the cultural aspects of mixed World Heritage properties, may be eligible for enhanced protection provided the property enjoys adequate legal and administrative protection at national level and is not used for military purposes. For further information, please visit here

2.2.4.1	Yes
2.2.4.2	No

Question 2.2.5

Please list any World Heritage properties for which your State Party intends to request the granting of Enhanced Protection.

2.3. UNESCO Programmes

Question 2.3.1

The table below indicates which of the selected UNESCO programmes your State Party participates in. Please check and amend as necessary.

	No	Yes
2.3.1.1	Man and the Biosphere Programme
2.3.1.2	UNESCO Global Geoparks

Question 2.3.2

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, the following World Heritage property(ies) in your State Party is/are also designated (in whole or in part) as (a) Biosphere Reserve(s) under the intergovernmental Man and the Biosphere Programme.

This information will be prefilled by the World Heritage Centre. Please tick the "update" box and use the comment field to submit your updates

Question 2.3.3

Does your State Party intend to nominate any of its World Heritage properties (in whole or in part) as (a) Biosphere Reserve(s) under the intergovernmental Man and the Biosphere Programme?

2.3.3.1	Yes
2.3.3.2	No

Question 2.3.4

Please indicate which World Heritage property(ies), (or part(s) thereof), your State Party intends to nominate as (a) Biosphere Reserve(s) under the intergovernmental Man and the Biosphere Programme:

Name:

Question 2.3.5

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, the following World Heritage property(ies) in your State Party are also designated (in whole or in part) as UNESCO Global Geopark(s)

This information will be prefilled by the World Heritage Centre. Please tick the "update" box and use the comment field to submit your updates

Question 2.3.6

Has your State Party applied for any of its World Heritage properties (or part(s) thereof) to be designated UNESCO Global Geopark(s)?

2.3.6.1	Yes
2.3.6.2	No

Question 2.3.7

Please indicate which World Heritage property(ies) (or part(s) thereof) is/are (a) UNESCO Global Geoparks applicant(s).

2.4. Cooperation and synergies between the Conventions and programmes your State is party to/is associated with/intends to join

This list of convention(s)/programme(s) in the table below will be automatically checked according to the responses given in questions 2.1 to 2.3.

Please answer the following questions, which explore levels of synergy in the implementation of these conventions and programmes in your State Party.

Question 2.4.1

Is there communication between the World Heritage Focal Point and the Focal Points of the Convention(s)/programme(s) listed below?

	Not Applicable	No	Yes
2.4.1.8	1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
2.4.1.1	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
2.4.1.2	Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
2.4.1.3	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
2.4.1.4	Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
2.4.1.5	Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)
2.4.1.6	International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
2.4.1.7	International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
2.4.1.9	Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
2.4.1.10	1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
2.4.1.11	2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
2.4.1.12	2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
2.4.1.13	2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
2.4.1.14	Man and the Biosphere Programme
2.4.1.15	Global Geoparks

Question 2.4.2

Please comment, if applicable, on the communication between the World Heritage Focal Point and the Focal Points of the other Convention(s)/programme(s):

Question 2.4.3

Are World Heritage Focal Points involved in the revision and implementation of national natural heritage strategies, policies and action plans, beyond specific issues related to World Heritage?

2.4.3.1	No
2.4.3.2	Yes

Question 2.4.4

Are World Heritage Focal Points involved in the revision and implementation of national cultural heritage strategies, policies and action plans, beyond specific issues related to World Heritage?

2.4.4.1	No
2.4.4.2	Yes

2.5. UNESCO Recommendations

Two UNESCO Recommendations are particularly relevant to the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. These are the 1972 Recommendation concerning the Protection, at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape. This question requests feedback about the extent to which the State Party takes these into account in developing national policies for protection of cultural and natural heritage.

Question 2.5.1

Is your State Party using the provisions of the 1972 Recommendation and the 2011 Recommendation to set policies or strategies for the protection of cultural and natural heritage?

	No	Yes
2.5.1.2	2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
2.5.1.1	1972 Recommendation concerning the Protection, at the National level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage

Question 2.5.2

Please describe how effectively each of the Recommendations is used:

↑ Top

Donate Now

Donate now and help preserve World Heritage sites

Full version - Print the full questionnaire
Short version - Print only your answers
Summary Tables - Print only Summary Tables

About us

How we work

Where we are

Special themes

Major programmes

Online materials

UNESCO Worldwide

UNESCO in countries

UNESCO in other languages

For the Press

Events

Networks and partners

Opportunities

Prizes and Celebrations

UNESCOand ...

Section I: Mystery Land (Demo)

2. Synergies with other Conventions, Programmes and Recommendations for the Conservation of the Natural and Cultural Heritage

2.1. Multilateral Environmental Agreements

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, in addition to the World Heritage Convention, your State is party to/not party to/in the process of adhering to the following agreements. Please check and amend as necessary.

Agree with current data ?

Your comment:

Does your State Party intend to designate any World Heritage property(ies) (in whole or in part) for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance in the next three years?

Please indicate which World Heritage property(ies) your State Party intends to designate (in whole or in part) for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance in the next three years.

Please list any other relevant global or regional multilateral environmental agreements on natural heritage which have been joined by your State Party.

2.2. UNESCO Culture Conventions

The table below indicates which of the UNESCO cultural Conventions your State is party to, not party to or in the process of adhering to. Please check and amend as necessary.

Please list any other relevant global or regional Conventions or agreements on cultural heritage to which your State Party is party to or in the process of adhering to.

Agree with current data ?

Your comment:

Does your State Party intend to request the granting of Enhanced Protection for any of its World Heritage properties under the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict in the next three years?

Please list any World Heritage properties for which your State Party intends to request the granting of Enhanced Protection.

2.3. UNESCO Programmes

The table below indicates which of the selected UNESCO programmes your State Party participates in. Please check and amend as necessary.

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, the following World Heritage property(ies) in your State Party is/are also designated (in whole or in part) as (a) Biosphere Reserve(s) under the intergovernmental Man and the Biosphere Programme.

Agree with current data ?

Your comment:

Does your State Party intend to nominate any of its World Heritage properties (in whole or in part) as (a) Biosphere Reserve(s) under the intergovernmental Man and the Biosphere Programme?

Please indicate which World Heritage property(ies), (or part(s) thereof), your State Party intends to nominate as (a) Biosphere Reserve(s) under the intergovernmental Man and the Biosphere Programme:

According to the information available at the World Heritage Centre, the following World Heritage property(ies) in your State Party are also designated (in whole or in part) as UNESCO Global Geopark(s)

Agree with current data ?

Your comment:

Has your State Party applied for any of its World Heritage properties (or part(s) thereof) to be designated UNESCO Global Geopark(s)?

Please indicate which World Heritage property(ies) (or part(s) thereof) is/are (a) UNESCO Global Geoparks applicant(s).

2.4. Cooperation and synergies between the Conventions and programmes your State is party to/is associated with/intends to join

Is there communication between the World Heritage Focal Point and the Focal Points of the Convention(s)/programme(s) listed below?

Please comment, if applicable, on the communication between the World Heritage Focal Point and the Focal Points of the other Convention(s)/programme(s):

Are World Heritage Focal Points involved in the revision and implementation of national natural heritage strategies, policies and action plans, beyond specific issues related to World Heritage?

Are World Heritage Focal Points involved in the revision and implementation of national cultural heritage strategies, policies and action plans, beyond specific issues related to World Heritage?

2.5. UNESCO Recommendations

Is your State Party using the provisions of the 1972 Recommendation and the 2011 Recommendation to set policies or strategies for the protection of cultural and natural heritage?

Please describe how effectively each of the Recommendations is used:

Donate Now

Online
materials

UNESCO
in countries

UNESCO
in other languages

Networks
and partners

UNESCO
and ...