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IUCN World Heritage Evaluations 2020 and 2021 IUCN Evaluations of Nominations of Natural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List WHC/21/44.COM/INF.8B2 IUCN World Heritage Evaluations 2020 and 2021 IUCN Evaluations of nominations of natural and mixed properties to the World Heritage List IUCN REPORT FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE, EXTENDED 44TH SESSION, 16-31 JULY 2021, FuZHOU (CHINA) / ONLINE Cover photos: Elephant at Langoué Baï, Ivindo National Park, Gabon (left). © IUCN / Wendy Strahm 2020 Mtirala National Park. View from Mtirala Mountain, Georgia (right). © Agency of Protected Areas / Paata Vardanashvili 2017 Preliminary remarks The IUCN evaluations in the present report have been compiled and completed during the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic. The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, initially scheduled to take place in 2020, was postponed to 16-31 July 2021 to be held as the Extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee. As the World Heritage Committee has to examine nominations of both the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 cycles, this report consolidates both evaluation cycles into one document under the document code WHC/21/44.COM/INF.8B2 and is divided into two parts: The first part (Volume I) contains IUCN’s evaluation reports of the 2019/2020 cycle as completed in spring 2020 in conformity with the timelines set out in the Operational Guidelines. At the time of finalisation, the postponement of the 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee to an unknown date had been announced, in response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The reports in Volume I were thus finalised based on the statutory deadline of 28 February 2020 for information supplied by the State Party. The second part (Volume II) contains IUCN’s evaluation reports of the 2020/2021 cycle as completed in spring 2021 in conformity with the timelines set out in the Operational Guidelines. At the time of finalisation, the new dates of the extended 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee had been announced. The reports in Volume II were finalised based on the statutory deadline of 28 February 2021 for information supplied by the State Party. IUCN Evaluations of Nominations of Natural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List Preliminary remarks Table of Contents Volume I and Volume II Volume I IUCN World Heritage Evaluations 2020 Table of Contents Executive summary table Alphabetical index, IUCN field evaluators, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Introduction A. Natural Properties Page n° A1. New Nominations of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific Japan – Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island 3 Republic of Korea – Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat 15 Europe / North America Georgia – Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 29 Slovenia – Classical Karst 41 A2. Referred Nominations of Natural Properties - A3. Minor Boundary Modifications of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific China – Hubei Shennongjia 53 Europe / North America Russian Federation – Volcanoes of Kamchatka 59 B. Mixed Properties Page n° B1. New Nominations of Mixed Properties Africa Ethiopia – Holqa Sof Umar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Umar: Caves of Mystery) 67 C. Cultural Properties Page n° C1. New Nominations of Cultural Landscapes Europe / North America Spain – Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a Landscape of Arts and Sciences 79 Latin America / Caribbean Brazil – Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 83 Peru – Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Center 87 Volume II IUCN World Heritage Evaluations 2021 Table of Contents Executive summary table Alphabetical index, IUCN field evaluators, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Introduction A. Natural Properties Page n° A1. New Nominations of Natural Properties Africa Gabon – Ivindo National Park 93 Europe / North America Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, France, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland – Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe [extension] in WHC/21/44.COM/INF.8B2.Add A2. Referred Nominations of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific Thailand – Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex in WHC/21/44.COM/INF.8B2.Add B. Mixed Properties Page n° - C. Cultural Properties Page n° C1. New Nominations of Cultural Landscapes Asia / Pacific Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat 107 Europe / North America Spain – Ribeira Sacra 111 United Kingdom – The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales 115 DISCLAIMER The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. WHC/21/44.COM/INF.8B2 IUCN World Heritage Evaluations 2020 IUCN Evaluations of nominations of natural and mixed properties to the World Heritage List IUCN REPORT FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE, EXTENDED 44TH SESSION, 16-31 JULY 2021, FuZHOU (CHINA) / ONLINE Cover photo: Mtirala National Park. View from Mtirala Mountain, Georgia © Agency of Protected Areas / Paata Vardanashvili 2017 IUCN Evaluations of Nominations of Natural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List Table of Contents Executive summary table Alphabetical index, IUCN field evaluators, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Introduction A. Natural Properties Page n° A1. New Nominations of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific Japan – Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island 3 Republic of Korea – Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat 15 Europe / North America Georgia – Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 29 Slovenia – Classical Karst 41 A2. Referred Nominations of Natural Properties - A3. Minor Boundary Modifications of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific China – Hubei Shennongjia 53 Europe / North America Russian Federation – Volcanoes of Kamchatka 59 B. Mixed Properties Page n° B1. New Nominations of Mixed Properties Africa Ethiopia – Holqa Sof Umar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Umar: Caves of Mystery) 67 C. Cultural Properties Page n° C1. New Nominations of Cultural Landscapes Europe / North America Spain – Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a Landscape of Arts and Sciences 79 Latin America / Caribbean Brazil – Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 83 Peru – Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Center 87 DISCLAIMER The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF IUCN EVALUATIONS TO THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE Meets protection and Meets one or more natural criteria Meets conditions of integrity management Name of the requirements State Note property Party (ID number) Criterion (vii) Criterion (viii) Criterion (ix) Criterion (x) Criterion Integrity Boundaries Threats addressed Justification serial of approach Protection status Management / zone in Buffer Protection surrounding arrea Paragraphs of the Operational 78, Guidelines for the 108-118, 77 77 77 77 78, 87-95 99-102 78, 98 137 78, 132.4 103-107 Implementation of the World 132.4, Heritage Convention 135 required mission Further Recommendation IUCN Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Japan Northern part of ̶ ̶ ̶ yes yes yes part yes yes yes yes no I Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (1574) Republic of Getbol, Korean Tidal ̶ no no part no no part yes yes part no yes D Korea Flat (1591) Colchic Rainforests and Georgia ̶ ̶ yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes part no I Wetlands (1616) Classical Karst Slovenia no no no no no no part ̶ no no _ no N (1615) Holqa Sof Umar: Natural and Cultural Ethiopia Heritage (Sof Umar: no no ̶ ̶ no no no ̶ yes no no no N Caves of Mystery) (1516) KEYS yes met I inscribe / approve part partially met N non inscribe / not approve no not met R refer ̶ not applicable D defer ALPHABETICAL INDEX State Party ID No. Property Page Holqa Sof Umar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Umar: Caves of Ethiopia 1516 67 Mystery) Georgia 1616 Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 29 Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Japan 1574 3 Island, and Iriomote Island Republic of Korea 1591 Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat 15 Slovenia 1615 Classical Karst 41 IUCN FIELD EVALUATORS Site Name Holqa Sof Umar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Umar: Stephen Swabey Caves of Mystery) Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands Josephine Langley and Angie Stringer Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part Ulrika Aberg and Wendy Strahm of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat Bastian Bertzky and Sonali Ghosh Classical Karst Kyung-sik Woo and Oliver Avramoski It should be noted that the IUCN field evaluators are part of a broader evaluation approach detailed in the introduction of this report. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES Throughout the report we have indicated the conservation status of each species as recorded in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at the time of the evaluation, where available; for more information please visit http://www.iucnredlist.org. Keys to abbreviations: CR: Critically Endangered EN: Endangered VU: Vulnerable NT: Near threatened LC: Least Concern NE: Not Evaluated THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IUCN TECHNICAL EVALUATION REPORT OF WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATIONS MAY 2020 1. INTRODUCTION Education and Communication, Ecosystem Management, and Environmental, Economic
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