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Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord 1. World Heritage Property Data Comment The role and responsibility as a Property Manager switch 1.1 - Name of World Heritage Property every 2-year between the Nærøyfjord-area and Geirangerfjord-area and back again. When Geirangerfjord is in West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord charge the name of the Property Coordinator is: Geirangerfjorden World Heritage Foundation Katrin Blomvik 1.2 - World Heritage Property Details Managing Director 6216 Geiranger Norway Telephone: +47 70 NorwayEurope and North AmericanaturelMarine & 26 38 10 Fax: +47 70 26 51 22 Email: [email protected] coastal11952005 1.7 - Web Address of the Property (if existing) 1.3 - Geographic Information Table 1. View photos from OUR PLACE the World Heritage Name Coordinates Property Buffer Total Inscription collection (longitude / (ha) zone (ha) year 2. www.norway.org latitude) (ha) 3. www.fjordnorway.com Geirangerfjord Area , 62.117 / 6.95 51802 ? 51802 1995 Boroughs of Norddal 4. Natural site datasheet from WCMC and Stranda , County of Møre & Romsdal , Comment Norway Prefilled address nr 2 and 3 are not web adresses of the Næerøyfjord Area , 60.917 / 7 70910 ? 70910 1995 property and should be replaced with the following: Boroughs of Aurland, www.verdensarv.com www.naroyfjorden.no Vik & Lærdal , County of Sogn & Fjordane, www.verdsarvfjord.no www.nasjonalparkstyre.no/naroyfjorden County of Hordaland , Norway 1.8 - Other designations / Conventions under which the Total (ha) 122712 0 122712 property is protected (if applicable) Comment Typos in the prefilled text: 1. Inscription year is 2005 - not 2. Statement of Outstanding Universal Value 1995. 2. Correct name is: "Geirangerfjord Area, Boroughs of Norddal and Stranda, County of Møre & Romsdal, Norway 3. 2.1 - Statement of Outstanding Universal Value / Correct name is: "Nærøyfjord Area, Boroughs of Aurland, Vik, Statement of Significance Voss and Lærdal. County of Sogn & Fjordane, County of Hordaland, Norway." 4. No buffer zone means 0 (ha) - not ? 5. Comment Coordinates Geirangerfjord Area: 62.00 - 62.17 N and 06.55 - We refer to Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal 07.24 E 6. Coordinates Nærøyfjord Area: 60.45 - 61.09 N and Value, draft dated 02.01.2012. 06.41 - 07.16 E 2.2 - The criteria (2005 revised version) under which the 1.4 - Map(s) property was inscribed Title Date Link to (vii)(viii) source Comment West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and 15/07/2005 Nærøyfjord - inscribed property We refer to Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, draft dated 02.01.2012. Comment Lacking digital and online maps from the property. Correct 2.3 - Attributes expressing the Outstanding Universal date of inscription is 14.07.2005. Value per criterion We refer to Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal 1.5 - Governmental Institution Responsible for the Value, draft dated 02.01.2012. Property Gaute SØNSTEBØ 2.4 - If needed, please provide details of why the Directorate for Nature Management Statement of Outstanding Universal Value should be Senoir Adviser revised Directorate for Management We refer to Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Comment Value, draft dated 02.01.2012. Norwegian Environment Agency Gaute Sønstebø Senior Adviser PO Box 5672 Sluppen N-7485 Trondheim Norway 2.5 - Comments, conclusions and / or recommendations Telephone: +47 988 55 734 Fax: +47 73 58 05 01 Email: related to Statement of Outstanding Universal Value [email protected] We refer to Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, draft dated 02.01.2012. 1.6 - Property Manager / Coordinator, Local Institution / Agency Erling Oppheim Nærøyfjorden World Heritage Park Foundation Managing Director Page 1 Monday, May 19, 2014 (2:52:25 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord 3. Factors Affecting the Property 3.14. Other factor(s) 3.14.1 - Other factor(s) Non Page 2 Monday, May 19, 2014 (2:52:25 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord 3.15. Factors Summary Table 3.15.1 - Factors summary table Name Impact Origin 3.1 Buildings and Development 3.1.3 Industrial areas 3.1.4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3.1.5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3.2 Transportation Infrastructure 3.2.1 Ground transport infrastructure 3.2.2 Air transport infrastructure 3.2.3 Marine transport infrastructure 3.2.4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3.3 Services Infrastructures 3.3.1 Water infrastructure 3.3.2 Renewable energy facilities 3.3.4 Localised utilities 3.3.5 Major linear utilities 3.4 Pollution 3.4.1 Pollution of marine waters 3.4.2 Ground water pollution 3.4.3 Surface water pollution 3.4.4 Air pollution 3.4.5 Solid waste 3.4.6 Input of excess energy 3.5 Biological resource use/modification 3.5.1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3.5.2 Aquaculture 3.5.3 Land conversion 3.5.4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3.5.5 Crop production 3.5.7 Subsistence wild plant collection 3.5.8 Commercial hunting 3.5.9 Subsistence hunting 3.5.10 Forestry /wood production 3.6 Physical resource extraction 3.6.1 Mining 3.6.2 Quarrying 3.6.4 Water (extraction) 3.7 Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3.7.1 Wind 3.7.2 Relative humidity 3.7.3 Temperature 3.7.5 Dust 3.7.6 Water (rain/water table) 3.8 Social/cultural uses of heritage Page 3 Monday, May 19, 2014 (2:52:25 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Name Impact Origin 3.8.1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3.8.2 Society's valuing of heritage 3.8.4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3.8.5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3.8.6 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3.9 Other human activities 3.9.1 Illegal activities 3.9.2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3.9.3 Military training 3.10 Climate change and severe weather events 3.10.1 Storms 3.10.2 Flooding 3.10.5 Changes to oceanic waters 3.10.6 Temperature change 3.11 Sudden ecological or geological events 3.11.2 Earthquake 3.11.3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3.11.4 Avalanche/ landslide 3.11.5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3.11.6 Fire (widlfires) 3.12 Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 3.12.1 Translocated species 3.12.2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3.12.4 Invasive / alien marine species 3.13 Management and institutional factors 3.13.1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3.13.2 High impact research / monitoring activities 3.13.3 Management activities Legend Current Potential Negative Positive Inside Outside 3.16. Assessment of current negative factors 3.16.1 - Assessment of current negative factors Spatial scale Temporal scale Impact Management Trend response 3.2 Transportation Infrastructure 3.2.1 Ground transport infrastructure localised intermittent or sporadic minor medium capacity increasing 3.2.2 Air transport infrastructure restricted one off or rare minor high capacity increasing 3.2.4 Effects arising from use of localised on-going minor medium capacity increasing transportation infrastructure 3.3 Services Infrastructures 3.3.1 Water infrastructure localised one off or rare significant high capacity increasing 3.3.2 Renewable energy facilities restricted one off or rare minor medium capacity static 3.3.4 Localised utilities restricted one off or rare minor medium capacity static 3.3.5 Major linear utilities localised intermittent or sporadic significant medium capacity increasing 3.4 Pollution 3.4.1 Pollution of marine waters restricted one off or rare minor medium capacity static 3.4.4 Air pollution localised frequent significant medium capacity increasing 3.4.5 Solid waste restricted one off or rare significant medium capacity static 3.5 Biological resource use/modification Page 4 Monday, May 19, 2014 (2:52:25 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Spatial scale Temporal scale Impact Management Trend response 3.5.1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources restricted one off or rare minor medium capacity static 3.5.2 Aquaculture localised intermittent or sporadic minor medium capacity increasing 3.5.3 Land conversion extensive on-going minor medium capacity static 3.5.10 Forestry /wood production restricted one off or rare minor medium capacity static 3.6 Physical resource extraction 3.6.1 Mining restricted intermittent or sporadic significant medium capacity increasing 3.8 Social/cultural uses of heritage 3.8.4 Changes in traditional ways of life extensive on-going minor medium capacity increasing and knowledge system 3.8.5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in localised on-going minor medium capacity increasing local population and community 3.8.6 Impacts of tourism / visitor / widespread on-going minor medium capacity increasing recreation 3.9 Other human activities 3.9.1 Illegal activities restricted one off or rare insignificant medium
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