Action Plans
Latin America and the Caribbean
As follow up of Decision 37 COM 10A adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013) and based on the results of the 2nd cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise, the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) State Parties, in close cooperation with the World Heritage Centre (WHC), the Advisory Bodies and Category 2 Centres started working on the development of regional and sub-regional action plans.
Regional Action Plan
Action Plan for World Heritage in
Latin America and the Caribbean
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on the follow-up of the PARALC
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A regional meeting was held in Brasilia from 23 to 25 April 2014 with the support of the Brazilian government through the National Institute for Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) for the development of the Regional Action Plan.
The Action Plan is structured around the strategic objectives for the implementation of the Convention, synthesized in the Budapest Declaration on World Heritage (adopted in 2002), which were reaffirmed and finalised in 2007 ("fifth C").
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Regional Priorities
The Plan provides challenges in one or more sub-regions of Latin America and the Caribbean, considered as regional priority issues by the State Parties: (i) Education, communication and information; (ii) Integrated heritage management; (iii) Sustainable tourism in World Heritage sites and (iv) Categories of Heritage: Urban Heritage, natural sites and Cultural Landscapes and Archaeological Heritage.
PARALC 2014-2024
Action Plan for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (2014-2024)
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At its 38th session (Doha, 2014), the Committee adopted the Action Plan 2014-2024 and requested the State Parties to continue working on the development of sub-regional action plans (Decision 38 COM 10B.4). Furthermore, the Committee also called upon other regions to support the efforts of the LAC Region in implementing the Action Plan, in the spirit of the international cooperation promoted by the World Heritage Convention.
Sub-regional Action Plans
By Decision 38COM 10B.4, the Committee further encouraged the State Parties to continue working, in close cooperation with the World Heritage Centre, Advisory Bodies and the Region’s Category 2 Centres, to develop sub-regional action plans, based on the Action Plan for World Heritage (PARALC 2014-2024) and building upon the achievements of the previous plan with a focus on the specific needs of each sub-region.
Action Plan for the Caribbean
Action Plan for World Heritage in the
Caribbean 2015 - 2019
© UNESCO / Sub-regional meeting in La Havana on the Caribbean Action Plan
A sub-regional meeting was held in Havana (Cuba) from 26 to 28 November 2014 with the financial support of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust at the World Heritage Centre for the development of the Caribbean Action Plan .
The Action Plan presents an operational framework to facilitate the implementation of the PARALC in the specific context of the Caribbean. It also enriches and gives follow-up to the Kingston Action Plan adopted in 2013, and proposes an updated Caribbean Capacity Building Programme for World Heritage.
Sub-regional Priorities
The elaboration of the Plan was underpinned by the identification of the following sub-regional priorities: (i) Conservation and management; (ii) Nominations and tentative lists; (iii) Effects of climate change and risk management; (iv) Community participation; (v) Sustainable Tourism; (vi) Capacity Building and (vii) Networks and partnerships.
Action Plan for South America
Action Plan for World Heritage in
South America 2015 - 2020
© UNESCO / Sub-regional meeting in Cuzco on the Action Plan for South America
The PAAS 2015-2020 builds upon the PARALC; the answers received during the process of the Periodic Reporting for South American countries; and the State of Conservation Reports evaluated by the Committee in recent years. The Plan constitutes a prioritised sub-regional action framework that was agreed upon and approved by the State Parties of South America as a common working agenda.
The Plan contains three major components (i) Action Plan for World Heritage (PAAS); (ii) Capacity Building Strategy for World Heritage properties (EFCAS) and (iii) Program of Pilots Projects for World Heritage properties (PPPAS) as follows:
PAAS
6 Expected Results21 activities
EFCAS
6 Expected Results19 activities
PPPAS
4 Expected Results4 activities: 29 proposals
Action Plan for Mexico and Central America
Action Plan for World Heritage in Mexico and Central America
PAMAC 2018-2023
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The PAMAC 2018-2023 reflects the main priorities and opportunities for strengthening World Heritage agreed upon by the seven State Parties in the sub-region, and sets out an ambitious common agenda of work to implement at the national level and through opportunities for sub-regional cooperation. The PAMAC builds upon the regional Action Plan for Latin America and the Caribbean (PARALC 2014-2024), the answers received during the process of the Periodic Reporting for Mexico and Central American countries, and the State of Conservation reports evaluated by the Committee in recent years. The Plan contains three major components: (i) Action Plan for World Heritage (PAMAC), (ii) Capacity Building Strategy (EFCAMAC) and (iii) Program of Pilot Projects (PPPMAC).
PAAS
6 Expected Results22 activities
EFCAS
6 Expected Results30 activities
PPPAS
4 Expected Results4 activities: 16 proposals
- Capacity-building programme in Mexico and Central America launched in Zacatecas 10-Sep-2019
- Peru sets long-term vision with 18 sites for Tentative List 09-May-2019
- Category II Centre “Lucio Costa” in Brazil adopts Work Plan 2018-2020 for World Heritage 31-Aug-2018
- UNESCO Director-General and Government of Brazil renew agreement for World Heritage Category 2 Centre “Lucio Costa” for 6 more years 14-Jun-2018
- States Parties of Mexico and Central America adopt in Zacatecas “Action Plan for World Heritage” for next 5 years 17-May-2018
- Sub-regional meeting on the Action Plan for World Heritage in Mexico and Central America, 2018-2023 23-Apr-2018-25-Apr-2018
- Sub-Regional meeting on the Caribbean Action Plan for World Heritage 2014-2019 26-Nov-2014-28-Nov-2014
- Towards an Action Plan for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean 2014-2024 23-Apr-2014-25-Apr-2014