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The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
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Austria
C(i) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property as an ensemble on the basis of cultural criteria (i) and (iv) considering that the site is of outstanding universal value being an especially well preserved example of the Baroque princely residential ensemble, which constitutes an outstanding example of a Gesamtkunstwerk. The Palace and Gardens are exceptional by virtue of the evidence that they preserve of modifications over several centuries that vividly illustrate the tastes, interests and aspirations of ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
State Parties: Austria
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
State Parties: Austria
II.1 The Chairperson opened the session and presented the documents relating to the adoption of the agenda (Working Documents WHC-96/CONF.201/2 and WHC-96/CONF.201/3) During discussions several States Parties expressed the wish to hold all debates in plenary sessions.
II.2 Following the proposal of the Chairperson and in order to respond to the requirements of the agenda and those of the States Parties, the Committee approved the agenda with the following modifications:
- Monday, 2 December and Wednesday, 4 December, from 17.00 to 18.00: Examination of the World Heritage Fund and Budget ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
III.1 As proposed by the Delegate of Australia, and endorsed by the Delegates of Germany, Benin, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Japan, Lebanon and Niger, Ms Maria-Teresa Franco (Mexico) was elected by acclamation as Chairperson of the Committee. The following members of the Committee were elected as Vice-Chairpersons by acclamation: Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan and Morocco, and Mr Lambert Messan (Niger) as Rapporteur.
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
CONF 201 VII.A.1-5
State of Conservation - Report and Draft Resolutions for Submission to the GA and GC
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
CONF 201 VII.B.6-12
State of Conservation - Revision of the Nomination Form and Format for SOC Reports
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
VII.17 Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Guinea/Cote d'Ivoire)
The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 because of negative impacts from a proposed iron-ore mining project and threats due to the arrival of a large number of refugees from neighbouring countries.
The Ministry for Energy and Environment, in collaboration with the "Mission Francaise de Cooperation et d'Action Culturelle", organized a Round Table on Mount Nimba which was held in Conakry (Guinea) on 17 and 18 April 1996 with participation from the Secretariat. The Round Table included ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
VII.18 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
The Committee recalled that the site was included in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992. At the nineteenth session of the Committee, the Observer of India indicated that her Government was ready to welcome a mission by members of the World Heritage Committee and the Director of the Centre to New Delhi, Assam and Manas. In her recent letters, the Ambassador of India to UNESCO reiterated this information and advised that an updated state of conservation report would be available in due course; the latter has not been received to date. The ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
State Parties: India
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
State Parties: India
VII.19 Air-et-Tenere Reserve (Niger)
The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 at the request of Niger as it was affected by civil disturbances. The Committee recalled that a peace agreement was signed on 20 April 1995 and that it had encouraged the authorities to strengthen their efforts to safeguard the site. In 1995 the dialogue established between the Parties, allowed for a detailed evaluation of the state of conservation of the site as well as the development of an action programme for the recovery of the site.
The Committee ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
State Parties: Niger
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
State Parties: Niger
VII.20 Everglades National Park (United States of America)
The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1993 and that at its last session, it examined the detailed monitoring report presented by the State Party, which outlined the precedent-setting long-term experimental restoration work necessary to restore the balance of the Everglades ecosystem. The State Party presented an interim monitoring report dated May 1996 outlining the Federal and State of Florida government's US$2 billion partnership efforts with the private sector to protect ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Everglades National Park
State Parties: United States of America
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Everglades National Park
State Parties: United States of America
VII.21 Yellowstone National Park (United States of America)
The Committee recalled that at its nineteenth session it decided that, on the basis of both ascertained dangers and potential threats outlined by the State Party, Yellowstone National Park be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger and that the State Party was invited by the Committee to provide information on the results of its required Environmental Impact Statement as related to proposed mining activity adjacent to the Park boundary and mitigating actions. In May 1996, the State Party advised the Centre about the ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Yellowstone National Park
State Parties: United States of America
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Yellowstone National Park
State Parties: United States of America
VII.14 Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria)
The Committee recalled that at its nineteenth session it examined a monitoring report prepared by the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention. This report indicated that the new water control structure allowed for an inflow of water on a small scale and that a colony of the Dalmatian Pelican had been re-established. The report concluded, however, that the integrity of the site had not yet been adequately restored.
As a result, the Committee decided at its nineteenth session to retain the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger and requested ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
State Parties: Bulgaria
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
State Parties: Bulgaria
VII.15 Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)
The Committee took note of the results of a international rapid assessment mission organized by the Centre and the Croatian authorities from 5 to 9 May 1996. The mission made an interdisciplinary review of the state of conservation of the site and determined that the World Heritage values had not been adversely impacted by the armed conflict. To the contrary, the mission concluded the natural systems of the area were recovering from pre-war overdevelopment and over-use. The mission surveyed the war damage to Park commercial and ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Plitvice Lakes National Park
State Parties: Croatia
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Plitvice Lakes National Park
State Parties: Croatia
VII.16 Sanqay National Park (Ecuador)
At its nineteenth session, the World Heritage Committee called for an Environmental Impact Assessment of road construction activities in the Park and requested information from INEFAN, the National Park administration, on road modifications, a land tenure study and steps for an updated management plan. INEFAN informed the Centre that with respect to the road construction a meeting had been organized with the concerned political authorities and local communities. It was also noted that the road was declared of military interest. The Centre received a ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Sangay National Park
State Parties: Ecuador
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Sangay National Park
State Parties: Ecuador
VII.22 Virunga National Park (Zaire)
The Committee recalled that Virunga National Park was included on the List of World Heritage in Danger in December 1994, due to the tragic events in Rwanda and the subsequent massive influx of refugees from that country. Virunga National Park, situated on the border between Rwanda and Uganda, has been destabilized by the uncontrolled arrival of refugees, causing illegal extraction of wood and poaching at the site.
The Centre wrote to the authorities requesting that the World Heritage Committee be informed about any action to be undertaken to stop ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
VII.24 Angkor (Cambodia)
The Committee was informed of the Secretariat's report to the Bureau on the progress made by the Government of Cambodia in meeting the obligations made to the Committee at the time of the inscription of the site on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee was informed that it continues to assist the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia to prepare the decrees necessary for the enforcement of the Law for the Protection of National Cultural Heritage which was promulgated on 25 January 1996.
The Authority for the Protection ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Angkor
State Parties: Cambodia
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Angkor
State Parties: Cambodia
VII.2S Old City of Dubrovnik (Croatia)
On September 5, 1996, the area of Dubrovnik was hit by an earthquake. In response to a request from the Croatian authorities, a fact-finding mission was sent to Dubrovnik late November to survey the effects of the earthquake. The expert mission reported that the earthquake caused minimum damage in Dubrovnik. Only some cracks dating back to the earthquake of 1979 had deteriorated.
Very serious damage, however, was caused to the historical town of Ston, which is on the Croatian Tentative List. Inside the city walls nearly all buildings were damaged ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Old City of Dubrovnik
State Parties: Croatia
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Old City of Dubrovnik
State Parties: Croatia
VII.26 Bahla Fort (Oman)
The Bureau at its twentieth session was informed that an expert mission would visit the site. This mission was undertaken in September 1996 and several recommendations were made regarding conservation techniques, proj ect management etc. All of these were accepted by the Omani Government.
After having examined the report of the Secretariat on the expert mission to Bahla Fort, the Committee thanked the Omani authorities for their efforts towards safeguarding the site and the satisfactory use of traditional materials, and to have adopted the recommendations of the ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Bahla Fort
State Parties: Oman
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Bahla Fort
State Parties: Oman
VII.27 Archaeological zone of Chan Chan (Peru)
It was recalled that an extensive report on the state of conservation of Chan Chan was submitted to the Committee at its seventeenth session in Cartagena in 1993 which concluded that the issue of encroachment and land occupation needed to be addressed in order to reclaim and secure the site. In 1996, the Government of Peru initiated this process. Long-term protection of the site is now a concern for the site managers and several alternatives of securing the site are presently under study.
Furthermore, a Pan-American Course on the ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
State Parties: Peru
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
State Parties: Peru
VII.28 Wieliczka Salt Mines (Poland)
At its eighteenth session in 1994, the Committee approved an amount of US$ 100,000 to purchase the dehumidifying equipment required for the preservation of the salt sculptures of this World Heritage site in Danger.
A contract to this effect was negotiated and signed between the Culture Sector of UNESCO and the Polish Permanent Delegation. The project is to be completed before the end of 1997.
The Committee commended the Polish authorities and the Marie Curie Foundation for their efforts in order to preserve the precious salt sculptures at Wieliczka, ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
State Parties: Poland
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
State Parties: Poland
VII.47 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (People's Republic of China)
A UNESCO mission, undertaken in September 1996, revealed a number of major problems, including the complete halt of site excavations, lack of adequate maintenance of the site and the lack of a new generation of researchers.
The Committee took note of the report provided by the Director of the UNESCO Division for Cultural Heritage who attended the first international Technical Committee on the Peking Man Site from 25 to 27 November 1996. The Technical Committee recommended enhancement in the protection of the site, ...
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
State Parties: China
Session: 20th session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Sites: Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
State Parties: China
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