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Reports on the State of Conservation of Properties Contained in This Document World Heritage 36 COM WHC-12/36.COM/7B Paris, 11 May 2012 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-sixth session Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation 24 June – 6 July 2012 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. In certain cases, the World Heritage Committee may wish to decide to discuss in detail the state of conservation reports which are submitted for adoption without discussion. Decision required: The World Heritage Committee may wish to adopt the draft Decision presented at the end of each state of conservation report. The full reports of reactive monitoring missions requested by the World Heritage Committee are available at the following Web address in their original language: http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/36COM/ 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 ..................................................................................... 9 NATURAL PROPERTIES ...................................................................................................... 9 AFRICA .............................................................................................................................. 9 1. Dja Wildlife Reserve (Cameroon) (N 407) ......................................................... 9 2. Taï National Park (Côte d’Ivoire) (N 195)........................................................... 9 3. Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) (N 801bis) .............................................13 4. Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda) (N 684) ......................................13 5. Selous Game Reserve (United Republic of Tanzania) (N 199) .........................17 6. Serengeti National Park (United Republic of Tanzania) (N 156) .......................17 7. Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe) (N 509) .............................21 ASIA-PACIFIC ...................................................................................................................26 8. Great Barrier Reef (Australia) (N 154) ..............................................................26 9. Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area (China) (N 1083 bis) .............26 10. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India) (N 338) .........................................................30 11. Keoladeo National Park (India) (N 340) ............................................................30 12. Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193) ..............................................................................33 13. Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Kiribati) (N 1325) ..........................................37 14. Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal) (N 120) ......................................................40 15. East Rennell (Solomon Island) (N 854) ............................................................43 16. Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) (N 1203) ........................................47 17. Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (Thailand) (N 590).........................47 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ....................................................................................51 18. Pirin National Park (Bulgaria) (N 225) ..............................................................51 19. Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (France) (N 258) .............................................................................................................55 20. Natural System of "Wrangel Island" Reserve (Russian Federation) (N 1023) ...55 21. Volcanoes of Kamchatka (Russian Federation) (N 765bis) ..............................57 22. Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) (N 754) ........................................................58 23. Western Caucasus (Russian Federation) (N 900) ............................................58 24. Virgin Komi Forests (Russian Federation) (N 719) ...........................................62 25. Golden Mountains of Altai (Russian Federation (N 768rev) ..............................62 26. Henderson Island (United Kingdom) (N 487) ....................................................62 27. Yellowstone National Park (United States of America) (N 28) ..........................64 State of State of conservation of World Heritage properties WHC-12/36.COM/7B, p. 1 Inscribed on the World Heritage List LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN .........................................................................70 28. Iguazu National Park (Argentina) (N 303) .........................................................70 29. Iguaçu National Park (Brazil) (N 355) ...............................................................70 30. Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (Brazil) (N 1032) ...............................................................................................70 31. Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Costa Rica / Panama) (N 205bis) ...............................................................................70 32. Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) (N 1bis) ..............................................................70 33. Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (Panama) (N 1138 rev) ..........................................................................................................74 34. Pitons Management Area (Saint Lucia) (N 1161) .............................................75 MIXED PROPERTIES ..........................................................................................................76 AFRICA .............................................................................................................................76 35. Ngorongoro Conservation Area (United Republic of Tanzania) (C/N 39) ..........76 ASIA-PACIFIC ...................................................................................................................77 36. Tasmanian Wilderness (Australia) ....................................................................77 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ....................................................................................78 37. Pyrénées – Mont Perdu (France / Spain) (C/N 773 bis) ....................................78 38. Mount Athos (Greece) (C/N 454) ......................................................................81 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN .........................................................................82 39. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Peru) (C/N 274) ......................................82 CULTURAL PROPERTIES ..................................................................................................83 AFRICA .............................................................................................................................83 40. Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) (C 323 bis) ..................................................83 41. Aksum (Ethiopia) (C 15) ...................................................................................85 42. Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia) (C 18) .............................................89 43. Lamu Old Town (Kenya) (C 1055) ....................................................................91 44. Old Towns of Djenné (Mali) (C 116 rev) ...........................................................96 45. Aapravasi Ghat (Mauritius) (C 1227) ................................................................99 46. Island of Mozambique (Mozambique) ...............................................................99 47. Saloum Delta (Senegal) (C 1359) ....................................................................99 48. Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (South Africa) (C 1099) ............................. 101 49. Stone Town of Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania) (C 173rev) ................ 101 ARAB STATES ................................................................................................................105 50. Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Egypt) (C 87) ..........................................105 51. Historic Cairo (Egypt) (C 89) ..........................................................................105 52. Tyre (Lebanon) (C 299) ..................................................................................105 53. Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Lebanon) (C 850) .......................................................................105 State of State of conservation of World Heritage properties WHC-12/36.COM/7B, p. 2 Inscribed on the World Heritage List 54. Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (C 190) ................... 105 55. Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (C 287) .............. 105 56. Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti,
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