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The Bureau reviewed state of conservation reports on thirteen of the fifteen natural World Heritage sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Bureau was informed that no new information was received with regard to the two natural World Heritage sites of the United States of America, namely the Everglades and Yellowstone National Parks, and that up-to-date information on the state of conservation of those two sites, based on reports requested from the State Party by 15 September 1998, and expected to be received by then, will be submitted to the twenty-second session of ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Everglades National Park Yellowstone National Park
State Parties: United States of America
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Everglades National Park Yellowstone National Park
State Parties: United States of America
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its nineteenth session (Berlin, 1995), had requested the Bulgarian authorities to submit, in 1998, a status report on measures taken to mitigate threats to the integrity of this site. Hence, the Bureau requested the Bulgarian authorities to submit the threat mitigation status report to the Centre before 15 September 1998, and IUCN to review that report and to make recommendations to the twenty-second session of the Committee.
The Bureau suggested that the State Party consider inviting an IUCN mission to the site for verification of the results ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
State Parties: Bulgaria
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Srebarna Nature Reserve
State Parties: Bulgaria
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session, was seriously concerned about the uncontrolled poaching by armed groups which had resulted in the death of four members of the Park staff in 1997 and the decimation of more than 80% of the Park's wildlife populations. Deteriorating security conditions had brought tourism to a halt. The Committee had welcomed the efforts of the Government of CAR to assign site management responsibilities to a private Foundation and had requested the Centre and IUCN to contact the State Party and the Foundation to prepare a detailed state of ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
Virunga National Park, Garamba National Park, Kahuzi Biega National Park, Okapi Faunal Reserve
The Bureau recalled that the four sites under consideration were declared as World Heritage in Danger by the Committee, during the years between 1994 and 1997, when the country had been affected by war and civil strife. The Bureau after reviewing the report of the Secretariat, based on the reports received through IUCN and other international NGO partners, decided to:
(i) reiterate the Committee’s concerns for the conservation and management of the four sites and recommended that ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Bureau noted that at its last session, the Committee was informed that colonisation and small-scale mining activities had been stopped, a new management plan was nearing finalisation and that several conservation projects funded by WWF had begun. The Committee had also urged the Centre, in collaboration with IUCN, agreement with the State Party and possible support from WWF, to plan and organise a site visit to address the problem of the Guamote-Macas road construction project and other threats to the integrity of the site.
The Bureau learnt that IUCN has received considerable ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Sangay National Park
State Parties: Ecuador
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Sangay National Park
State Parties: Ecuador
The Bureau recalled that the Regional authorities in Bahir Dar, where Simen National Park is located, had expressed their disagreement with the decision of the Committee, taken at its twentieth session (Merida, 1996), to include Simen in the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Bureau noted with satisfaction the efforts undertaken by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Ethiopia and the UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa to provide more information to the Bahir Dar authorities on the meaning and implications of the Committee’s decision to include Simen in the List of World ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Simien National Park
State Parties: Ethiopia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Simien National Park
State Parties: Ethiopia
The Bureau recalled that the Committee, at its last session, had requested the State Party (Guinea) and the Centre to contact the relevant mining companies, which foresee exploiting an iron-ore mine in the vicinity of the Reserve, to learn more details of their interest and willingness to set up an international foundation for the conservation of Mt. Nimba. The Bureau was informed that the Secretariat was intending to participate at a meeting, on 25 June 1998, jointly organised by the “Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique” (CNRS) and a certain number of French ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
The Bureau recalled that the Committee included this site in the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996, and requested the State Party to implement the eleven-point corrective action plan that had been endorsed by the Minister for the Environment of Honduras. The Bureau noted that the elaboration of a management plan is being carried out with a contribution of US$ 30,000 from the World Heritage Fund, as part of a large scale project for strengthening the conservation of Rio Platano financed by GTZ-KFW (Germany). Furthermore, the Bureau learnt from IUCN that a hydroelectric development ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
State Parties: Honduras
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
State Parties: Honduras
The Bureau recalled the fact that the Committee, at its last session, had noted that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) of India and the State Government of Assam had begun implementing a 2-3 year rehabilitation plan at a total estimated cost of US$ 2,135,000 of which US$ 235,000 had been requested by the State Party as emergency assistance from the World Heritage Fund. The Committee was satisfied with the use of the first instalment of US$ 75,000, approved by the Bureau at its twenty-first session in June 1997. This was used for the purchase of three vehicles, two boats and ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
State Parties: India
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
State Parties: India
The Bureau recalled that the Committee at its twentieth (Merida, 1996) and twenty-first (Naples, 1997) sessions approved a mission to this site to: evaluate the state of conservation of the site; determine the significance of prevailing threats to the site; compare data and information on the Reserve before and after its inclusion in the List of the World Heritage in Danger (1992); prepare a long-term action plan for the protection of the site with the assistance of the IUCN field project staff; and prepare a detailed report for the twenty-second session of the Committee. Although a ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
State Parties: Niger
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
State Parties: Niger
The Bureau recalled that the Committee inscribed Ichkeul on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996 and requested the Tunisian authorities to provide a programme of corrective measures to reverse the degradation of the site. It alerted them to the possibility of the deletion of Ichkeul from the World Heritage List, if rehabilitation of the site were not possible. Following discussions on a "Report on the action programme for the safeguarding of Ichkeul National Park", submitted by the "Ministère de l'environnement et de l'aménagement du territoire", which had been ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Ichkeul National Park
State Parties: Tunisia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Ichkeul National Park
State Parties: Tunisia
The Bureau welcomed the progress made in the implementation of the corrective measures at Butrinti and the start of the process that should lead to the adoption of a management plan for the site. It recommended that due attention be given to the problem of illicit traffic of archaeological objects from Butrinti as well as the unauthorised constructions in its vicinity.
The Observer of Greece repeated the interest of her country to collaborate in and provide expert advice for the preservation of Butrinti.
The Bureau requested the Secretariat to submit a progress report to the ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Butrint
State Parties: Albania
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Butrint
State Parties: Albania
The Bureau expressed its appreciation for the report of the Secretariat and for the continued efforts of UNESCO in mobilising international co-operation for the protection, preservation and presentation of the site of Angkor, especially through the International Co-ordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of Angkor.
The Bureau, however, requested UNESCO to continue its work in the strengthening of training activities for local and national capacity-building, especially in measures prohibiting and preventing the illicit traffic of cultural property. In this regard, and ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Angkor
State Parties: Cambodia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Angkor
State Parties: Cambodia
The Secretariat informed the Bureau that the Croatian authorities had submitted a substantive report on the state of conservation of Dubrovnik requesting the Committee to delete the Old City of Dubrovnik from the List of World Heritage in Danger. ICOMOS informed the Bureau that it was greatly impressed by the restoration works undertaken in Dubrovnik and that it strongly supported the request made by Croatia.
The Bureau congratulated the Croatian authorities on the progress made in the restoration and rehabilitation of the city. With great satisfaction, the Bureau decided to recommend ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Old City of Dubrovnik
State Parties: Croatia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Old City of Dubrovnik
State Parties: Croatia
Having taken note of the report of the Secretariat concerning the situation at the Bahla Fort, the Bureau thanked the Omani authorities for their effort in safeguarding the site. However, considering the serious deterioration of the monument, the Bureau requested the Omani authorities to continue the collaboration with the international expert and inform the Committee of the progress through the Secretariat. In this connection, it approved the continuation of co-operation on a cost-sharing basis as previously agreed, to continue rehabilitation and prepare a management plan for the site. ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Bahla Fort
State Parties: Oman
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Bahla Fort
State Parties: Oman
The Bureau commended the Government of Peru for its initiative to prepare a management plan for the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone. It requested the Government to submit a second report on the progress made in this respect by 15 September 1998 for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its twenty-second session. The Bureau furthermore requested the Government to inform the Committee on the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, as well as an assessment of the effectiveness of the emergency measures taken.
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
State Parties: Peru
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
State Parties: Peru
The Bureau, at its twenty-first extraordinary session in November 1997, requested that the Australian authorities provide specific information on the results of the financial review of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The Bureau noted that the Minister for the Environment of Australia has informed the Centre that the financial review of the GBRMPA has been completed, and that more detailed information on the recommendations of that review would be made available to the Centre as soon as the Government has considered those recommendations and has taken relevant ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
State Parties: Australia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Great Barrier Reef
State Parties: Australia
The Observer of Australia informed the Bureau that the granting of a petroleum exploration permit, on 29 November 1996, by the State Government of West Australia was brought to the attention of the Commonwealth Government in January 1997. In Australia decisions to issue mining exploration permits are taken at the level of the State Government. The State Government appeared to have been unaware that the area for which an exploration permit was issued was located within the World Heritage site. Following the intervention of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, the Environmental ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Shark Bay, Western Australia
State Parties: Australia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Shark Bay, Western Australia
State Parties: Australia
The Observer of Australia informed the Bureau that based on the concern that clearing may have occurred within the World Heritage property, the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment appointed a senior officer from the Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA) as an inspector under the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act (1983). This official would determine the nature of any vegetation clearance that may have occurred on private properties within the World Heritage area.
The investigator reported three cases of clearing, two of which were within the World Heritage area. Based on ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Wet Tropics of Queensland
State Parties: Australia
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Wet Tropics of Queensland
State Parties: Australia
The Bureau recalled that at its twenty-first ordinary session it requested the Brazilian authorities to close the 18km road traversing the Park that had been illegally re-opened by local people. The Committee at its last session (Naples, 1997), was informed by IUCN that the road had been temporarily closed, and that several actions had been undertaken by the Brazilian authorities to strengthen management of the Park. Nevertheless, the Committee called for the permanent closure of the road and requested the Brazilian authorities to provide information concerning the rehabilitation of the ...
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
State Parties: Brazil
Session: 22nd session of the Bureau (CONF 201)
Year: 1998
Sites: Iguaçu National Park
State Parties: Brazil
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