Decision : CONF 203 VII.27
Reports on the State of Conservation of Natural Properties Noted by the Committee
VII.27 The Committee noted the decisions of the twenty-second extraordinary session of the Bureau as reflected in the Report of the Bureau session (Working Document WHC-98/CONF.203/5) and included in Annex IV on the following properties:
- Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
- Shark Bay, Western Australia (Australia)
- Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia)
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest (Belarus/Poland)
- Iguacu National Park (Brazil)
- Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon)
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Canada)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Los Katios National Park (Colombia)
- Morne Trois Pitons National Park (Dominica)
- Nanda Devi National Park (India)
- Whale Sanctuary of El Viscaino (Mexico)
- Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)
- Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal)
- Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (Oman)
- Huascaran National Park (Peru)
The Committee noted that the Bureau's decision reflected the suggestion to establish an informal contact group on mining and World Heritage and that the IUCN "Draft Policy on Mining and Protected Areas" will be circulated.
- Kamchatka Volcanoes (Russian Federation)
- Virgin Komi Forests (Russian Federation)
- Skocjan Caves (Slovenia)
- Thung Yai-Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (Thailand)
- St. Kilda (United Kingdom)
- Ha Long Bay (Vietnam)
- Durmitor National Park (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
The Committee noted the UN official name for the State Party: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
Decision Code: CONF 203 VII.27
Themes: Conservation
States Parties (20): Australia Belarus Brazil Cameroon Canada China Colombia Dominica India Mexico Nepal Oman Poland Russian Federation Slovenia Thailand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe
Properties (23): Białowieża Forest Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Chitwan National Park Dja Faunal Reserve Ha Long Bay Heard and McDonald Islands Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Iguaçu National Park Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Los Katíos National Park Morne Trois Pitons National Park Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Sagarmatha National Park Shark Bay, Western Australia Škocjan Caves St Kilda Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Virgin Komi Forests Volcanoes of Kamchatka Wet Tropics of Queensland Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Year: 1998
State of conservation reports:
1998 Białowieża Forest
1998 Sagarmatha National Park
1998 Chitwan National Park
1998 Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
1998 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
1998 Iguaçu National Park
1998 St Kilda
1998 Škocjan Caves
1998 Dja Faunal Reserve
1998 Wet Tropics of Queensland
1998 Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
1998 Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
1998 Heard and McDonald Islands
1998 Shark Bay, Western Australia
1998 Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
1998 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1998 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1998 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1998
1998 Ha Long Bay
1998 Los Katíos National Park
1998 Virgin Komi Forests
1998 Volcanoes of Kamchatka
1998 Morne Trois Pitons National Park
1998 Białowieża Forest
1998 Sagarmatha National Park
1998 Chitwan National Park
1998 Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
1998 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
1998 Iguaçu National Park
1998 St Kilda
1998 Škocjan Caves
1998 Dja Faunal Reserve
1998 Wet Tropics of Queensland
1998 Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
1998 Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
1998 Heard and McDonald Islands
1998 Shark Bay, Western Australia
1998 Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
1998 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1998 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1998 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1998
1998 Ha Long Bay
1998 Los Katíos National Park
1998 Virgin Komi Forests
1998 Volcanoes of Kamchatka
1998 Morne Trois Pitons National Park