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42 COM 7B.82
Grand Canyon National Park (United States of America) (N 75)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.104, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Reiterates its significant concern that there are uranium mines proposed in the area surrounding the property and requests the State Party to ensure Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, including a specific assessment of impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property, are completed and copies submitted to the World Heritage Centre for review by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN before any decisions ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Grand Canyon National Park
Country: United States of America
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42 COM 7B.83
Iguazu National Park (Argentina) (N 303)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.69, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Welcomes the finalization and submission of the updated Management Plan for the property and requests the State Party to ensure its formal adoption and begin its implementation as soon as possible; Takes note that the Management Plan defines a buffer zone for the property, and encourages the State Party to develop and submit a Minor Boundary Modification, as per Paragraphs 163 and 164 of the Operational Guidelines, to the ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Iguazu National Park
Country: Argentina
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42 COM 7B.84
Iguaçu National Park (Brazil) (N 355)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.70, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Notes the information provided by the State Party regarding the Baixo Iguaçu dam and the affirmation that specific impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) have been taken into account in the authorization process for this project, regrets that no specific assessment of the impacts on the OUV of the property has been submitted to the World Heritage Centre prior to proceeding with the project, and reiterates its ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
Country: Brazil
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42 COM 7B.85
Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) (N 1bis)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.74, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Commends the State Party for progress achieved with the further consolidation of governance and institutional arrangements related to the management of the property and with addressing the longstanding issues facing the property; Notes with concern that, despite this progress, some of the requests made during its 34th session in 2010 when the property was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger remain unresolved, ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Galápagos Islands
Country: Ecuador
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42 COM 7B.86
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Mexico) (N 1182ter)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add, Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.15, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017), Reiterates its utmost concern about the critical status of the vaquita population, specifically recognized as part of the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and endemic to the Gulf of California; Welcomes the important efforts by the State Party to implement the recommendations of the 2017 mission, in particular the significant progress made in strengthening surveillance efforts in the Upper Gulf of California, the ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Country: Mexico
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42 COM 7B.87
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (Panama) (N 1138rev)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.17, adopted at its 41st session (Kraków, 2017), Welcomes the continued progress made by the State Party in removing feral livestok from Coiba Island, and requests the State Party to establish a follow-up monitoring programme to confirm the successful removal of feral livestock from the island in the long term; Notes with serious concern that the Public Use Plan (PUP) foresees expansion of existing infrastructure and that potential negative impacts on the Outstanding Universal ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
Country: Panama
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42 COM 7B.88
Pitons Management Area (Saint-Lucia) (N 1161)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B; Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.77, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016); Takes note of the initiation of the integration of the Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) study into the legal and regulatory frameworks of Saint Lucia, urges the State Party to ensure that the LAC Regulations are developed as a matter of priority and requests the State Party to submit the completed LAC Regulations to the World Heritage Centre as soon as they are available; Notes the ongoing dialogue between the developers ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Pitons Management Area
Country: Saint Lucia
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42 COM 7B.89
Okavango Delta (Botswana) (N 1432)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decisions 38 COM 8B.5 and 40 COM 7B.78, adopted at its 38th (Doha, 2014) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions, respectively, Welcomes the cancellation of all petroleum and metals prospecting licenses in the buffer zone and the State Party’s commitment to continue monitoring the activities, but noting the location of the alternative licensing zones close to the buffer zone and the property, requests the State Party to ensure that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), including an assessment ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Okavango Delta
Country: Botswana
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42 COM 7B.90
Dja Wildlife Reserve (Cameroon) (N 407)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.18, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017), Congratulates the State Party for its efforts in strengthening surveillance and technical capacities and equipment for the guards, as well as the increased patrol efforts, appreciates the support of donors and technical partners for their support in the conservation of the property, and requests the State Party to continue these efforts to reinforce the number of guards; Notes with satisfaction the seizure of 216 ivory tusks in ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Dja Faunal Reserve
Country: Cameroon
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42 COM 7B.91
Simien National Park (Ethiopia) (N 9)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decisions 40 COM 7A.43 and 41 COM 7A.13, adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively, Commends the State Party for organizing a major event to mark the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger and the 50th anniversary of Simien Mountains National Park, thereby demonstrating its strong political commitment to conserving the property, and requests the State Party to continue its efforts to secure effective management and ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Simien National Park
Country: Ethiopia
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42 COM 7B.92
Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) (N 801bis)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decisions 39 COM 7B.4 and 40 COM 7B.80 adopted at its 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively, Notes the collaboration between the States Parties of Kenya and Ethiopia towards establishing the Joint Ethiopia-Kenya Technical Experts Panel to oversee the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to assess the cumulative impacts of development projects in the Lake Turkana Basin; Deeply regrets that the SEA, which should have been completed by 1 February 2018, has still ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Lake Turkana National Parks
Country: Kenya
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42 COM 7B.93
Lake Malawi National Park (Malawi) (N 289)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add, Recalling Decisions 38 COM 7B.92 and 40 COM 7B.81, adopted at its 38th (Doha, 2014) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively, While welcoming the State Party’s efforts for the property’s conservation and the implementation of the 2014 mission recommendations and acknowledging the State Party’s assurance that the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) is maintained and that the policy framework for protection is strong, requests the State Party to provide up-to-date monitoring data and ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Lake Malawi National Park
Country: Malawi
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42 COM 7B.94
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (South Africa) (N 1007bis)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.2, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015), Welcomes that the governance arrangements have been strengthened through the participation of the Chief Executive Officers of all three management authorities since 2016, to improve the coordination of the Joint Management Committee; Noting that the current budget allocations for the management of the property are reported to be sufficient, requests the State Party to ensure that sufficient funding will continue to be secured for the ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Country: South Africa
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42 COM 7B.95
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda) (N 684)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.82 adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Appreciates the signing of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration Treaty on Wildlife Conservation and Tourism Development (GVTCT) by the States Parties of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda, in order to coordinate biodiversity conservation and tourism development in the Greater Virunga Landscape, and encourages the States Parties of DRC and Uganda to continue to strengthen their ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Country: Uganda
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42 COM 7B.96
Serengeti National Park (United Republic of Tanzania) (N 156)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decisions 35 COM 7B.7, 38 COM 7B.94 and 40 COM 7B.83 adopted at its 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 38th (Doha, 2014) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), respectively, Commends the State Party on its anti-poaching efforts, contributing to further reduced elephant poaching and maintaining zero poaching of rhinos in the property; Notes with utmost concern that a series of dams have been proposed upstream of the property in Kenya, which could have a negative impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Serengeti National Park
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
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42 COM 7B.97
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas (Zimbabwe) (N 302)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decisions 38 COM 7B.97 and 40 COM 7B.84, adopted at its 38th (Doha, 2014) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively, Commends the State Party for its substantial efforts to enhance the property’s conservation with several initiatives underway, notably to strengthen anti-poaching efforts, and requests the State Party to continue these efforts, in particular to: Implement the Anti-Poaching Strategy and the Elephant Management Plan, and continue to report on progress made, Complete the ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Country: Zimbabwe
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42 COM 7B.98
Banc d'Arguin National Park (Mauritania) (N 506)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.85, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Warmly welcomes the efforts made by the State Party to implement the decisions of the Committee and the recommendations of the 2014 Reactive Monitoring mission and requests the State Party to continue these efforts; Also warmly welcomes the establishment and strengthening of a permanent concertation committee that includes the administrative and municipal, and regional and communal authorities, as well as the measures ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Banc d'Arguin National Park
Country: Mauritania
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42 COM 7B.99
Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park (Sudan) (N 262rev)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 40 COM 8B.6, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), Welcomes the progress achieved with the development of high quality maps and a draft Integrated Management Plan (IMP), the recruitment of additional staff, and the increase in resources; Requests the State Party to finalize, adopt and start implementing the IMP as soon as possible, and encourages it to provide further ressources for the management of the property; Noting with appreciation the activities undertaken to ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park
Country: Sudan
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42 COM 7B.100
Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) (N 1263)
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2, Recalling Decisions 40 COM 7B.86 and 41 COM 7B.23, adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively, Welcomes the State Party’s repeated invitations for the joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission to the property requested at its 40th and 41st sessions, but regrets that the mission could not be undertaken due to the security situation in Yemen; Expresses concern about the casualties and flash flooding caused by Cyclone Mekunu that hit the ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Socotra Archipelago
Country: Yemen
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42 COM 7B.101
Omnibus
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add, Takes note with satisfaction of the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate the threats on the Outstanding Universal Value of the following World Heritage properties: The Grand Canal (China) (C 1443bis) Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (Germany) (C 1447) Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (Russian Federation) (C 1170) Encourages the States Parties concerned to pursue their efforts to ensure the conservation of World Heritage ...
Session: 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (42 COM)
Year: 2018
Sites: Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl The Grand Canal
Country: China Germany Russian Federation
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