<
 
 
 
 
×
>
You are viewing an archived web page, collected at the request of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) using Archive-It. This page was captured on 20:48:40 Sep 15, 2019, and is part of the UNESCO collection. The information on this web page may be out of date. See All versions of this archived page.
Loading media information hide
UNESCO
English Français
Help preserve sites now!
Join the 120,944 Members
Login
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity (Brazil)
 

Advanced

Decision : 43 COM 7B.74
Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Philippines) (C 677bis)

The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add,
  2. Acknowledges the State Party’s commitment to protecting the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property and notes with satisfaction the temporary suspension of the construction of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge until the Archaeological and Heritage Impact Assessment (AHIA) of the project is completed and any resulting major design changes to the bridge are made;
  3. Encourages the State Party to continue close coordination and discussion among the National Commission for Culture and Arts, the Intramuros Administration, other cultural agencies and the Department of Public Works and Highways to ensure that the AHIA is completed as soon as possible, and that all potentially affected heritage structures and all possible impacts on the San Agustin Church of Intramuros are taken into consideration as part of the design changes;
  4. Requests the State Party to submit the World Heritage Centre, for review by the Advisory Bodies:
    1. The AHIA of the project, prepared in accordance with the ICOMOS Guidance on Heritage Impact Assessments for Cultural World Heritage Properties,
    2. Amended project details for the construction of the bridge,
    3. The draft Conservation Management Plan for Intramuros, prior to its finalization and implementation;
  5. Also encourages the State Party to regularly monitor all the component parts of the property, and also requests that it inform the World Heritage Centre of any new development project or major intervention that may have an impact on the OUV of the property before any decision is taken that would be difficult to reverse, in accordance with the Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines;
  6. Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2020, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 45th session in 2021.
Documents
 Decisions Report
Context of Decision
 WHC-19/43.COM/7B.Add
Decision Code: 43 COM 7B.74
Themes: Conservation
States Parties (1): Philippines
Year: 2019
State of conservation reports:
2019 Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Prev. Next