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28COM(2004)
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The World Heritage Committee, 1. Recalling the conclusions on the "Evaluation of the Cairns Decision" by the 27th session (Decision 27 COM 14), the Decision adopted on the Representivity of the World Heritage List at its 24th session ("Cairns Decision", 2000), subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly of State Parties at its 13th session (2001); and the Resolution on ways and means to ensure a  representative World Heritage List adopted by the General Assembly at its 12th session (1999), 2. Further recalling that the World Heritage Convention establishes a system of ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Recalling the conclusions on the "Evaluation of the Cairns Decision" by the 27th session (Decision 27 COM 14), the Decision adopted on the Representivity of the World Heritage List at its 24th session ("Cairns Decision", 2000), subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly of State Parties at its 13th session (2001); and the Resolution on ways and means to ensure a  representative World Heritage List adopted by the General Assembly at its 12th session (1999), 2. Further recalling that the World Heritage Convention establishes a system of ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre in WHC-03/28.COM/INF 13A and commends Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru on the progress made on the implementation of the candidature process for the inscription of the Qhapaq Ñan (Main Andean Road) on the World Heritage List;2. Considering the results of the consultation meetings with the Permanent Delegations to UNESCO of the referred six States Parties and the documents adopted at the Second Expert Meeting held in Cusco on 24 - 26 October 2003and Third Expert Meeting ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note of the Tentative Lists presented in document WHC-04/28.COM/14ARev;2. Noting also that the recently completed study of the World Heritage List and Tentative Lists prepared by  ICOMOS and IUCN would contribute significantly to the discussion concerning the improved use of tentative lists as requested by the Committee in its Decision 27 COM 8A,3. Decides to include on the Agenda of its 29th session in 2005 an item concerning the improved use of Tentative Lists.
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Approves the proposed name change of Miguasha Park as proposed by the Canadian authorities. The name of the property becomes Miguasha National Park in English and Parc national de Miguasha in French.
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Miguasha National Park
Country: Canada
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note that the following States Parties had requested that their nominations not be examined at the 28th session of the Committee in 2004:   • Corcovado National Park and Isla del Caño Biological Reserve (Costa Rica)   • Cajas Lakes and Ruins of Paredones (Ecuador)   • Primeval Forests of Slovakia (Slovakia)   • Ilhas Selvagens (Portugal)   • Rock Cities of the Bohemian Paradise (Czech Republic).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Country: Costa Rica Czechia Ecuador Portugal Slovakia
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note that the following States Parties had requested that their nominations not be examined at the 28th session of the Committee in 2004:   • Corcovado National Park and Isla del Caño Biological Reserve (Costa Rica)   • Cajas Lakes and Ruins of Paredones (Ecuador)   • Primeval Forests of Slovakia (Slovakia)   • Ilhas Selvagens (Portugal)   • Rock Cities of the Bohemian Paradise (Czech Republic).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Country: Costa Rica Czechia Ecuador Portugal Slovakia
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note that the following States Parties had requested that their nominations not be examined at the 28th session of the Committee in 2004:   • Corcovado National Park and Isla del Caño Biological Reserve (Costa Rica)   • Cajas Lakes and Ruins of Paredones (Ecuador)   • Primeval Forests of Slovakia (Slovakia)   • Ilhas Selvagens (Portugal)   • Rock Cities of the Bohemian Paradise (Czech Republic).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Country: Costa Rica Czechia Ecuador Portugal Slovakia
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note that the following States Parties had requested that their nominations not be examined at the 28th session of the Committee in 2004:   • Corcovado National Park and Isla del Caño Biological Reserve (Costa Rica)   • Cajas Lakes and Ruins of Paredones (Ecuador)   • Primeval Forests of Slovakia (Slovakia)   • Ilhas Selvagens (Portugal)   • Rock Cities of the Bohemian Paradise (Czech Republic).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Country: Costa Rica Czechia Ecuador Portugal Slovakia
The World Heritage Committee,1. Takes note that the following States Parties had requested that their nominations not be examined at the 28th session of the Committee in 2004:   • Corcovado National Park and Isla del Caño Biological Reserve (Costa Rica)   • Cajas Lakes and Ruins of Paredones (Ecuador)   • Primeval Forests of Slovakia (Slovakia)   • Ilhas Selvagens (Portugal)   • Rock Cities of the Bohemian Paradise (Czech Republic).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Country: Costa Rica Czechia Ecuador Portugal Slovakia
The World Heritage Committee,1. Requests that in the future the Advisory Bodies prepare their recommendations in the form of draft decisions, in collaboration with the World Heritage Centre, using the form approved by the Rapporteur, for inclusion in the working document on nominations.
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee,1. Defers examination of the nomination of the Hawar Islands, Bahrain, to the World Heritage List to allow the State Party to consider an appropriate extension to the property.
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Country: Bahrain
The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra represent the most important blocks of forest on the island of Sumatra for the conservation of the biodiversity of both lowland and mountain forests. This once vast island oftropical rainforest, in the space of only 50 years, has been reduced to isolated remnants including those centered on the three nominated properties. The Leuser Ecosystem, including ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
These nominations were withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Parties (Decision 28 COM 14B.2).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
These nominations were withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Parties(Decision 28 COM 14B.2).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes the Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark, on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (i) and (iii):Criterion (i): The Ilulissat Icefjord is an outstanding example of a stage in the Earth’s history: the last ice age of the Quaternary Period. The ice-stream is one of the fastest (19m per day) and most active in the world. Its annual calving of over 35 cu. km of ice accounts for 10% of the production of all Greenland calf ice, more than any other glacier outside Antarctica. The glacier has been theobject of scientific attention for 250 years ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Ilulissat Icefjord
Country: Denmark
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the  concerned State Party (Decision 28 COM 14B.2).
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
The World Heritage Committee,1. Defers the nomination of Coiba National Park, Panama, until the new proposed national law establishing the National Park is approved by the President of Panama and a revised, expanded nomination is submitted for examination;2 Encourages the State Party to continue its participation in the development of the proposed Cocos Islands – Galapagos Marine Biological Corridor where Coiba National Park can play an important role as a stepping-stone core area for marine conservation.
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
Country: Panama
The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes the Pitons Management Area, Saint Lucia on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (i) and (iii):Criterion (i): The Pitons Management Area contains the greater part of a collapsed stratovolcano contained within the volcanic system, known to geologists as the Soufriere Volcanic Centre. Prominent within the volcanic landscape are two eroded remnants of lava domes, Gros Piton and Petit Piton. The Pitons occur with a variety of other volcanic features including cumulodomes, explosion craters, pyroclastic deposits (pumice and ash), and ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Pitons Management Area
Country: Saint Lucia
The World Heritage Committee,1. Noting the agreement of the State Party to a modification of the original name,2. Inscribes the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, South Africa, on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The Cape Floral Region is considered of outstanding universal value for representing ongoing ecological and biological processes associated with the evolution of the unique Fynbos biome. These processes are represented generally within the Cape Floral Region and captured in the eight protected areas. Of particular scientific ...
Session: 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (28 COM)
Year: 2004
Sites: Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Country: South Africa