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The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.88, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Welcomes the halting of all work on the Bagrati Cathedral, as well as progress in the implementation of the rehabilitation programme and the conservation master plan for Gelati Monastery;
4. Notes with satisfaction that the coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities has been enhanced, joint activities reinforced and the management of religious and sacred World Heritage properties in Georgia ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Gelati Monastery
Country: Georgia
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Gelati Monastery
Country: Georgia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.27 adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes the efforts made by the State Party in the implementation of the World Heritage Committee's decisions with regard to the corrective measures aimed at future removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger;
4. Urges the State Party to submit proposals for a buffer zone as a minor boundary modification, as well as to develop and finalize the Urban Land-Use Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta;
5. Also ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Country: Georgia
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Country: Georgia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to adjourn the debate on this agenda item until its next ordinary session.
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Country: Serbia
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Country: Serbia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.29, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Recognizes the continued efforts of the State Party in addressing critical conservation issues at the property and in responding to the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee in spite of the challenging situation caused by the February 2010 earthquake;
4. Takes note of the submission of the International Assistance request for the organization of the proposed International Meeting in coordination with the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Country: Chile
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Country: Chile
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.30, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Acknowledges the efforts made by the State Party to implement some of the corrective measures;
4. Notes the results of the November 2010 joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission, endorses its recommendations and requests the State Party to:
a) Secure regular funding for the protection, conservation, restoration, maintenance and management of the property,
b) Install a clear institutional structure ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Country: Peru
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Country: Peru
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.31, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Recognizes the efforts being made by the State Party for the conservation of the property and encourages it to continue such efforts in co-operation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
4. Notes the results of the February 2011 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission, endorses its recommendations and requests the State Party to:
a) Finalize the approval process for the creation of the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Coro and its Port
Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Coro and its Port
Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.32, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Commends the State Party for the organization of the high-level meeting on the Conservation of the World Heritage properties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007);
4. Welcomes the Kinshasa Declaration in which the Prime Minister on behalf of the State Party makes the commitment to implement all the corrective measures adopted by the World ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Salonga National Park Virunga National Park
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Salonga National Park Virunga National Park
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.1, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Welcomes the development of activities which target some of the identified objectives by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), but regrets that many other important issues are not taken into account;
4. Takes note of the affirmation by the State Party that populations of flagship species have not declined since the time of the property's inscription and requests that the State Party should submit ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Dja Faunal Reserve
Country: Cameroon
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Dja Faunal Reserve
Country: Cameroon
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.3, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Commends the State Party's progress in addressing the key recommendations of the 2008 mission, and in particular the adoption and implementation of the Mount Kenya Management Plan 2010-2020 and the completion of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the first construction phase of the fence intended to minimise community-wildlife conflicts;
4. Requests the State Party to fully implement the remaining recommendations including ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
Country: Kenya
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
Country: Kenya
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Expresses its utmost concern about the proposed construction of the GIBE III dam on the Omo River in Ethiopia and its likely impacts on Lake Turkana, which is located downstream in neighbouring Kenya and draws almost 90% of its inflow from the above river;
3. Takes note of the African Development Bank's April 2010 study of the GIBE III proposal, "Assessment of Hydrological Impacts of Ethiopia's Omo Basin on Kenya's Lake Turkana Water Levels", which concludes that the construction and operation of the dam ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Lake Turkana National Parks
Country: Kenya
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Lake Turkana National Parks
Country: Kenya
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.4, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Recognizes the efforts made by the State Party and its partners to restore the property's Outstanding Universal Value and improve its management, and notes that the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary has been removed from the Montreux List of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in September 2009;
4. Considers that without detailed data on the trends of resident and migratory bird populations, it is not possible to assess the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Country: Senegal
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Country: Senegal
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.5, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Commends the State Party for the progress achieved in implementing the 2008 mission recommendations;
4. Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party to finalize the proclamation of the World Heritage status under national legislation, with the help of a Mediator and requests the State Party to:
a) Urgently finalize this process, and submit the proclamation to the World Heritage Centre as soon as possible,
b) ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Vredefort Dome
Country: South Africa
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Vredefort Dome
Country: South Africa
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.3, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Reiterates its utmost concern about the weakening of the legal protection status of the property, the different development projects (Stiegler's Gorge dam, Kidunda dam and Mukuju River uranium mine and oil exploration) which are being considered, ongoing wildlife poaching and the evident deterioration in the management of the property;
4. Urges the State Party to implement the following actions in order to protect the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Selous Game Reserve
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Selous Game Reserve
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.5, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Noting with appreciation the statement by the State Party at the session, welcomes its decision to reconsider the North Road and to maintain the stretch of 53 km from Kleins gate to Tabora B traversing the northern wilderness area of the property as a gravel road, under the management of the "Tanzania National Parks" (TANAPA) and reserved mainly for tourism and administrative purposes, as it is currently;
4. Calls upon the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Serengeti National Park
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Serengeti National Park
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.7, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Welcomes the decision of the State Party of Zambia not to approve the proposed mining operations in Chiawa Game Management Area and Lower Zambezi National Park nor the original proposal for a tourist and conference facility in the Chiawa Game Management Area across the river from the property, which could have impacted the property's Outstanding Universal Value;
4. Notes that mining exploration is on-going in other parts of ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Country: Zimbabwe
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Country: Zimbabwe
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.8, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Commends the State Party for the progress made in addressing land tenure issues by integrating pastoral lands into the buffer zone, thereby enlarging it and increasing the protection of the property, and notes the steps taken to support traditional Aboriginal communities within this buffer zone;
4. Encourages the State Party to develop an interim management plan, in order to give due consideration to the property's ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Purnululu National Park
Country: Australia
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Purnululu National Park
Country: Australia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Notes with extreme concern the approval of Liquefied Natural Gas processing and port facilities on Curtis Island within the property;
3. Urges the State Party to undertake a comprehensive strategic assessment of the entire property, identifying planned and potential future development that could impact the Outstanding Universal Value to enable a long-term plan for sustainable development that will protect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
4. Regrets that the State Party did not inform the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
Country: Australia
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
Country: Australia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.12, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Notes with satisfaction the initiation of the Sundarbans Environmental and Livelihoods Security project, which includes support for ecological monitoring and documenting the impacts of climate change on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, and welcomes the State Party's commitment to expand its coastal greenbelt zone through mangrove afforestation as a mitigation measure to climate change;
4. Also notes that in ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: The Sundarbans
Country: Bangladesh
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: The Sundarbans
Country: Bangladesh
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 32COM 7B.11, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes with concern reports that unapproved construction has begun at the Liuku dam on the Nu River outside the property, which appears to have resulted in the displacement of the Lisu people and the construction of new roads adjacent to its boundaries, and notes reports that surveying for four projects - Maji, Yabilou, Liuku and Saige, outside the boundary - is underway, including drilling and road construction;
4. Also ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Country: China
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Country: China
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.13, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property nor an Environmental Impact Assessment of the alternatives to the proposed upgrading of the highway NH37, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session;
4. Notes reports received by IUCN that:
a) The park authorities have increased efforts to prevent poaching, and that poaching is now largely under ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Kaziranga National Park
Country: India
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Kaziranga National Park
Country: India
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