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ICOMOS, Ouadi Qadisha Ou Vallée Sainte Et Fo World Heritage 36 COM Patrimoine mondial Distribution limited / limitée Paris, 19 June / 19 juin 2012 Original: français UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'EDUCATION, LA SCIENCE ET LA CULTURE CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE CONVENTION CONCERNANT LA PROTECTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL, CULTUREL ET NATUREL WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE / COMITE DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL Thirty-sixth session / Trente-sixième session Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation / Saint Pétersbourg, Fédération de Russie 24 June – 6 July 2012 / 24 juin – 6 juillet 2012 Item 7 of the Provisional Agenda: State of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List and/or on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Point 7 de l’Ordre du jour provisoire : Etat de conservation de biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial et/ou sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril MISSION REPORT / RAPPORT DE MISSION Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (C 850) (Lebanon) Ouadi Qadisha ou Vallée sainte et forêt des cèdres de Dieu (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (C 850) (Liban) 9-13 April 2012 / 9 -13 avril 2012 This mission report should be read in conjunction with Document: Ce rapport de mission doit être lu conjointement avec le document suivant: WHC-12/36.COM/7B Add. RAPPORT DE LA MISSION CONJOINTE DE SUIVI REACTIF CENTRE DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL - ICOMOS OUADI QADISHA OU VALLEE SAINTE ET FORET DES CEDRES DE DIEU (HORSH ARZ EL-RAB) (LIBAN) (9-13 avril 2012) Table des matières Remerciements ......................................................................................................... 4 Résumé et recommandations .................................................................................. 5 1 Contexte de la mission ........................................................................................ 7 1.1 Historique de l’inscription ............................................................................................7 1.2 Rapports précédents ...................................................................................................9 1.3 Justification de la mission ...........................................................................................9 2 Protection juridique et gestion actuelle du bien ...............................................10 2.1 Cadre juridique.......................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Gestion ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Vallée de la Qadisha .................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Forêt des cèdres de Dieu ............................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Délimitation du bien .................................................................................................. 11 2.3.1 Vallée de la Qadisha (à l’époque de l’inscription) ........................................................................................ 11 2.3.2 Forêt des cèdres de Dieu (à l’époque de l’inscription) ................................................................................. 12 2.3.3 Inventaire rétrospectif des biens du patrimoine mondial .............................................................................. 12 3 État de conservation ...........................................................................................14 3.1 État de conservation du bien, partie Ouadi Qannoubine ........................................... 14 3.1.1 Entretien du paysage : végétation, terrasses… ........................................................................................... 14 3.1.2 Entretien des chemins et des sentiers ......................................................................................................... 15 3.1.3 Décharges sauvages et pollution des cours d’eau ....................................................................................... 15 3.1.4 Gestion des déchets légaux ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.5 Constructions illégales ................................................................................................................................. 16 3.1.6 État du bâti ................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.7 Environnement sonore ................................................................................................................................. 18 3.1.8 Niveau de vie des habitants ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 État de conservation du bien, partie Ouadi Qozhaya ................................................ 19 3.2.1 Entretien du paysage : végétation, terrasses… ........................................................................................... 19 3.2.2 Bâti ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 État de conservation du bien, partie Horsh Arz el-Rab (forêt des cèdres) ................. 21 3.3.1 État de conservation des cèdres .................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.2 Régénération ................................................................................................................................................ 21 3.3.3 Sculpture des arbres morts .......................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.4 Constructions dans le bien et aux abords immédiats ................................................................................... 23 3.3.5 Usages ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 3.4 État de conservation des abords immédiats .............................................................. 24 3.5 Conclusion sur l’état de conservation ........................................................................ 25 4 Identification des projets et de leur avancement .............................................26 4.1 Actions identifiées dans les rapports de l’État partie sur l’état de conservation du bien de juin 2011 et de janvier 2012 ................................... 26 4.1.1 Études diverses ............................................................................................................................................ 26 4.1.2 Projets de restauration ................................................................................................................................. 26 4.1.3 Projets de mise en valeur ............................................................................................................................. 27 4.1.4 Plan directeur de la Qadisha ........................................................................................................................ 27 4.1.5 Actions sur le plan administratif .................................................................................................................... 27 2 Liban. Ouadi Qadisha ou Vallée sainte et forêt des cèdres de Dieu (Horsh Arz el-Rab) 4.2 Plans stratégiques et réglementaires ........................................................................ 28 4.2.1 Projet de développement touristique ............................................................................................................ 28 4.2.2 Schéma d’Aménagement du Territoire du Liban (SDATL) ........................................................................... 29 4.2.3 Plans locaux d’urbanisme : Plan directeur de la Vallée de la Qadisha et de sa région ............................... 30 5 Identification des problèmes ..............................................................................32 5.1 Rapports récents de l’État partie ............................................................................... 32 5.2 Le projet « Planning Wadi Qannoubine » .................................................................. 33 5.2.1 Contexte du projet ........................................................................................................................................ 33 5.2.2 Contenu du projet ......................................................................................................................................... 33 5.2.3 Évaluation ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 6 Conclusion et recommandations .......................................................................36 6.1 Principe de base et conséquences............................................................................ 36 6.1.1 Principe de base ........................................................................................................................................... 36 6.1.2 Ce qui doit être évité ...................................................................................................................................
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