World Heritage 37 COM

[Pages:1581]World Heritage

37 COM

WHC-13/7B

Paris, 3 May 2013 Original: English / French

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE

Thirty-seventh session

Phnom Penh, Cambodia 16 - 27 June 2013

Item 7B of the Provisional Agenda: State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

SUMMARY

This document contains information on the state of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. The World Heritage Committee is requested to review the reports on the state of conservation of properties contained in this document. The full reports of reactive monitoring missions requested by the World Heritage Committee are available at the following Web address in their original language:

All previous state of conservation reports are available through the World Heritage State of conservation Information System at the following Web address:

Decision required: The World Heritage Committee may wish to adopt the draft Decision presented at the end of each state of conservation report.

Table of content

I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 5 ELABORATION OF THE STATE OF CONSERVATION REPORTS ..................................... 6 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT ..................................................................................... 7

II. REPORTS ON THE STATE OF CONSERVATION OF PROPERTIES INSCRIBED ON THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST....................................................................................10

NATURAL PROPERTIES.....................................................................................................10 AFRICA .............................................................................................................................10 1. Dja Wildlife Reserve (Cameroon) (N 407)...............................................................10 2. Sangha Trinational (Cameroun / Central African Republic / Congo) (N 1380rev) ...10 3. Mount Kenya (Kenya) (N 800) ................................................................................10 4. Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) (N 801bis) ...................................................13 5. Lake Malawi National Park (Malawi) (N 289) ..........................................................13 6. Vredefort Dome (South Africa) (N 1162) .................................................................13 7. Selous Game Reserve (United Republic of Tanzania) (N 199bis) ...........................16 ARAB STATES..................................................................................................................21 8. Banc d'Arguin National Park (Mauritania) (N 506)...................................................21 9. Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) (N 1253) ..................................................................21 ASIA-PACIFIC ...................................................................................................................22 10. Great Barrier Reef (Australia) (N 154).....................................................................22 11. Macquarie Island (Australia) (N 629 rev).................................................................27 12. Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area (China) (N 1083 bis) ....................29 13. Lorentz National Park (Indonesia) (N 955) ..............................................................29 14. East Rennell (Solomon Island) (N 854)...................................................................29 15. Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (Thailand) (N 590rev) ..........................33 16. Ha Long Bay (Viet Nam) (N 672bis)........................................................................38 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ....................................................................................39 17. Pirin National Park (Bulgaria) (N 225) .....................................................................39 18. Gros-Morne National Park (Canada) (N 419)..........................................................39 19. Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (France) (N 258) ........................................................................................................................39 20. Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (N 1317) .......................................41 21. Volcanoes of Kamchatka (Russian Federation) (N 765bis) .....................................45 22. Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) (N 754) ..............................................................49 23. Western Caucasus (Russian Federation) (N 900)...................................................49 24. Virgin Komi Forests (Russian Federation) (N 719)..................................................53

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25. Golden Mountains of Altai (Russian Federation) (N 768rev) ...................................56

26. Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Slovakia / Germany / Ukraine) (N 1133bis) ............................................56

27. Do?ana National Park (Spain) (N 685bis) ...............................................................56

28. Giant Causeway and Causeway Coast (United-Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (N 369)........................................................................................60

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN .........................................................................61

29. Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (Brazil) (N 1032) .................................................................................................................61

30. Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Costa Rica / Panama) (N 205bis)................................................................................................61

31. Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (Panama) (N 1138 rev) .........................................................................................................................66

32. Pitons Management Area (Saint Lucia) (N 1161) ....................................................66

MIXED PROPERTIES ..........................................................................................................67 AFRICA .............................................................................................................................67 33. Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lop?-Okanda (Gabon) (C/N 1147rev) ...............................................................................................................................67 34. Bandiagara Cliffs (land of the Dogons) (Mali) (C/N 516) .........................................67 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN .........................................................................68 35. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Peru) (C/N 274) ............................................68

CULTURAL PROPERTIES ..................................................................................................69 AFRICA .............................................................................................................................69 36. Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) (C 323 bis) ........................................................69 37. Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (C?te d'Ivoire) (C 1322rev)...................................69 38. Aksum (Ethiopia) (C 15)..........................................................................................72 39. Lower Omo Valley (Ethiopia) (C 17) .......................................................................76 40. Lamu Old Town (Kenya) (C 1055) ..........................................................................76 41. Old Towns of Djenn? (Mali) (C 116 rev) ..................................................................77 42. Island of Saint-Louis (Senegal) (C 956 bis).............................................................79 43. Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (South Africa) (C 1099) .....................................82 44. Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (South Africa) (C 915bis)....................................................................................................86 ARAB STATES..................................................................................................................87 45. Tipasa (Algeria) (C 193)..........................................................................................87 46. Kasbah of Algiers (Algeria) (C 565) ........................................................................89 47. Qal'at al-Bahrain ? Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (Bahrain) (C 1192bis) ..91 48. Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Egypt) (C 87) ..................................................92

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49. Historic Cairo (Egypt) (C 89) ...................................................................................94 50. Petra (Jordan) (C 326) ............................................................................................96 51. Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Jordan) (C 1093)..................................................99 52. Tyre (Lebanon) (C 299) ........................................................................................102 53. Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (C 190)..........................106 54. Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (C 287).....................106 55. Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania) (C 750)..106 56. Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (Sudan) (C 1073)...................108 57. World Heritage properties of Syria ........................................................................108 58. Old City of Sana'a (Yemen) (C 385) .....................................................................108 ASIA-PACIFIC.................................................................................................................109 59. Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) ...........................................................109 60. Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (China) (C 705)...................111 61. Group of Monuments at Hampi (India) (C 241) .....................................................114 62. Meidan Emam, Esfahan (Islamic Republic of Iran) (C 115)...................................117 63. Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan (Islamic Republic of Iran) (C 1397)..............................117 64. Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (Kazakhstan) (C 1103) ................................117 65. Kathmandu Valley (Nepal) (C 121) .......................................................................117 66. Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (Pakistan) (C 143).....................................121 67. Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Sri Lanka) (C 451)..................................124 68. Historic Centre of Bukhara (Uzbekistan) (C 602rev) .............................................124 69. Samarkand ? Crossroads of Cultures (Uzbekistan) (C 603rev).............................124 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ..................................................................................128 70. Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (Albania) (C 569bis) .............................128 71. World Heritage properties of Vienna (Austria).......................................................132 72. Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (Austria) (C 784) .......................................135 73. Ancient City of Nessebar (Bulgaria) (C 217) .........................................................135 74. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the V?z?re Valley (C 85) .....................138 75. Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Germany) (C 1066)...................................................140 76. Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and

Andr?ssy Avenue (Hungary) (C 400bis)................................................................141 77. Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (Italy) (C 829)

.............................................................................................................................141 78. Portovenere, Cinque Terre and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (Italy) (C

826) ......................................................................................................................141 79. Alto Douro Wine Region (Portugal) (C 1046) ........................................................144 80. Kizhi Pogost (Russian Federation) (C 544) ...........................................................147 81. Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslav (Russian Federation) (C 1170)..................147

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82. Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (Russian Federation) (C 632) ......................................................................................................................147

83. Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (Russian Federation) (C 545) .........................147 84. Cathedral, Alc?zar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (Spain) (C 383 rev) ...............148 85. Historic Areas of Istanbul (Turkey) (C 356) ...........................................................150 86. Neolithic Site of ?atalh?y?k (Turkey) (C 1405) .....................................................150 87. L'viv ? the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (Ukraine) (C 865bis)..........................153 88. Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

(Ukraine) (C 527 bis) ............................................................................................155 89. Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland) (C 1215)....................................................................................159 90. Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church (United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (C 426bis)...................................159 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN .......................................................................160

91. City of Potosi (Bolivia) (C 420) ..............................................................................160 92. Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (Bolivia,

Plurinational State of) (C 567rev)..........................................................................160 93. Brasilia (Brazil) (C 445).........................................................................................160 94. Churches of Chilo? (Chile) (C 971) .......................................................................164 95. Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valpara?so (Chile) (C 959rev)....................166 96. Colonial City of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (C 526).............................170 97. City of Quito (Ecuador) (C 2) ................................................................................174 98. National History Park ? Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers (Haiti) (C 180) ...................177 99. Maya Site of Copan (Honduras) (C 129)...............................................................178 100.Archaeological Site of Panam? Viejo and Historic District of Panam? (Panam?) (C

790bis)..................................................................................................................180 101.Historic Centre of the City of Arequipa (Peru) (C 1016) ... .....................................181 102.Historic Centre of Lima (Peru) (C 500bis) .............................................................184

III. OMNIBUS DECISION................................................................................................185

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I. INTRODUCTION

This document deals with reactive monitoring as it is defined in Paragraph 169 of the Operational Guidelines: "The reporting by the World Heritage Centre, other sectors of UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee on the state of conservation of specific World Heritage properties that are under threat". Reactive monitoring is foreseen in the procedures for the inclusion of properties in the List of World Heritage in Danger (Paragraphs 177-191 of the Operational Guidelines) and for the removal of properties from the World Heritage List (Paragraphs 192-198 of the Operational Guidelines).

The properties to be reported upon have been selected, among all those inscribed on the World Heritage List, in consultation between the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies. In making the selection, the following have been considered:

? Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List in Danger (see Documents WHC13/7A and WHC-13/7A.Add);

? Properties for which state-of-conservation reports and/or reactive monitoring missions were requested by the World Heritage Committee at previous sessions;

? Properties which have come under serious threat since the last session of the World Heritage Committee and which require urgent actions;

? Properties where, upon inscription, follow-up was requested by the World Heritage Committee.

Since the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007), the draft decisions prepared by the World Heritage Centre, jointly with the Advisory Bodies, reflect an attempt, wherever possible, to establish a two-yearly reporting cycle for most of the World Heritage properties under consideration. This would reduce the number of state of conservation reports to be examined by the World Heritage Committee (which this year number 160 in total, including 38 on the List of World Heritage in Danger), also providing States Parties, among other things, a more realistic timeframe to report on progress achieved on the Decisions by the World Heritage Committee. Exceptions to this approach have been made when special circumstances demanded an annual review. This approach for a 2-year cycle has also been strongly recommended by the experts meeting on the decision-making procedures of the statutory organs of the World Heritage Convention (Manama, Bahrain, 15-17 December 2010) and was adopted by the Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011) (see Decision 35 COM 12B para.10).

The World Heritage Centre (often in collaboration with UNESCO Field offices and other Sectors) and the Advisory Bodies review throughout the year a considerable amount of information on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties. At their bi-annual meetings (September and January) critical cases are reviewed and a decision is taken as to whether a report should be provided to the World Heritage Committee. In many cases a report is not required, as issues can be reviewed with the State Party concerned, or through expert advice provided on a specific project, following the submission of material in accordance with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines. In some cases States Parties request that experts visit the properties to review a specific issue through an advisory mission.

It is important that States Parties are provided with adequate and timely advice on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. As the conservation of World Heritage properties for future generations is a core activity under the 1972 Convention and plays a key role in its implementation, the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are at the disposal of States Parties, and their local authorities and site managers, to assist in protection and conservation processes through all means at their disposal, including written

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advice, advisory missions (missions at the request of States Parties and financed by them) and international cooperation and Funds in Trust projects.

Finally, it is important to clarify the nature of the different types of missions referred to in the state of conservation reports. Whereas all missions conducted to World Heritage properties and mentioned in the reports should be considered as "official" UNESCO missions, they can be grouped in various categories as follows:

? Reactive monitoring missions requested by the World Heritage Committee, which are carried out jointly by World Heritage Centre or UNESCO staff and representatives of the Advisory Bodies;

? Missions conducted within the framework of the Reinforced monitoring mechanism on selected properties;

? Monitoring or advisory missions carried out by UNESCO staff, consultants or experts from the Advisory Bodies in the framework of projects or requested by States Parties;

? Visits to World Heritage properties by UNESCO staff on the occasion of workshops, conferences or other events.

ELABORATION OF THE STATE OF CONSERVATION REPORTS

Once the list of properties subject to a state of conservation report for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its next session has been decided, the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies start compiling all information available: state of conservation reports submitted by the State Party, information received from NGOs, individuals, press articles and comments thereon by the State Party, mission reports, comments on these by the State Party, etc.

The major source of information are the state of conservation reports submitted by the concerned States Parties, before the statutory deadline of 1 February of any given year, following a request by the World Heritage Committee (Paragraph 169 of the Operational Guidelines) or a request for information on specific issues by the World Heritage Centre (in the case the property was not subject to a report to the World Heritage Committee previously). This report is the opportunity for a State Party to bring all relevant information to the attention of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, in reply to specific requests by the Committee. States Parties can also (and are encouraged to do so) submit detailed information on development projects to inform the World Heritage Centre, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines.

To enhance institutional memory, improve transparency of processes and easier access to

the relevant information by the largest number of stakeholders, it would be a positive step to

upload all such States Parties reports on the state of conservation of World Heritage

properties on the World Heritage Centre's website, linked to the property concerned, with

public access, and not only restricted to World Heritage Centre staff members and Advisory

Bodies as it is currently the case. This would also improve consistency with other UNESCO

normative instruments, as all States Parties reports provided within the framework of the

UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage (2003) are already

available

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The World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies also receive information from other sources than the State Party (NGOs, individuals, press articles, etc.). In such case, they communicate with the State Party to verify the information and get clarification on the specific issue.

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