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World Heritage 25 COM Distribution limited WHC-01/CONF.208/12 Rev Helsinki, 10 December 2001 Original : English/French UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Twenty-fifth session Helsinki, Finland 11 - 16 December 2001 Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda: Information on Tentative Lists and Examination of nominations of cultural and natural properties to the List of World Heritage in Danger and the World Heritage List SUMMARY This revised working document consolidates the recommendations made by the twenty-fifth ordinary session of the Bureau (25 -30 June 2001) and those of the twenty-fifth extraordinary session (7-8 December 2001) regarding the nominations of properties for inscription on the World Heritage List and records information submitted by States Parties subsequent to these meetings. Annex I contains a list of all properties on the Tentative Lists of States Parties, submitted in compliance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Operational Guidelines. Decisions required : 1. In accordance with paragraphs 92 and 93 of the Operational Guidelines, the Committee is requested to examine the inscription of properties in, and the deletion of properties from, the List of World Heritage in Danger. 2. In accordance with paragraph 65 of the Operational Guidelines, the Committee also is requested to examine the nominations for inscription on the World Heritage List on the basis of the Bureau's recommendations as well as additional information submitted by States Parties and evaluated by the Advisory Bodies. The Committee takes its decisions in the following three categories: (a) properties which it inscribes on the World Heritage List; (b) properties which it decides not to inscribe on the List; (c) properties whose consideration is deferred. (1) Information on Tentative Lists • Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) * • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras In accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Operational (Philippines) Guidelines, which require that States Parties submit a • Abu Mena (Egypt) tentative list of cultural properties, the Secretariat has • Ksar Aït Ben Haddou (Morocco) * verified that all the nominations submitted for examination in 2001 are listed on the tentative lists of the States * Pending consultation with the State Party concerned. (3) Changes to names of properties inscribed on The tentative lists of all States Parties can be found in the World Heritage List Annex I of this document. At the request of the Republic of Korea, because of the (2) Examination of nominations of cultural and recent changes to the Romanisation system of Korean natural properties to the List of World characters, the Committee is asked to approve changes to Heritage in Danger the names of the following properties included on the World Heritage List: The 25th extraordinary session of the Bureau recommended that the World Heritage Committee inscribe four properties to the List of World Heritage in Danger: Existing Name (English / French) Name change requested (English / French) Sokkuram Grotto and Pulguksa Temple / Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple / Grotte de Sokkuram et temple Pulguksa Grotte de Seokguram et temple Bulguksa Haeinsa Temple Changgyong P'ango, the Depositories for Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks / the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks / Temple d'Haeinsa Changgyong P'ango, les dépôts des Temple d'Haeinsa Janggyeong Panjeon, les dépôts des tablettes du Tripitaka Koreana tablettes du Tripitaka Koreana Chongmyo Shrine / Jongmyo Shrine / Sanctuaire de Chongmyo Sanctuaire de Jongmyo Ch'angdokkung Palace Complex / Changdeokgung Palace Complex / Ensemble du palais de Ch'angdokkung Ensemble du palais de Changdeokgung Hwasong Fortress / Hwaseong Fortress / Forteresse de Hwasong Forteresse de Hwaseong Kyongju Historic Areas / Gyeongju Historic Areas / Zones historiques de Kyongju Zones historiques de Gyeongju Koch'ang, Hwasun, and Kanghwa Dolmen Sites / Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites / Sites de dolmens de Koch'ang, Hwasun et Kanghwa Sites de dolmens de Gochang, Hwasun et Ganghwa (4) Examination of nominations of cultural, natural, and mixed properties to the World Heritage List Concerning natural heritage, via fax of 18 September In addition, the authorities of the Russian Federation 2001, the Vietnamese authorities announced that the requested that the cultural values of one mixed site, the technical arrangements for the IUCN mission to Phong Natural complex "Central Sikhote-Alin" be withdrawn. Nha-Ke Bang National Park could not be completed this Consequently, the site will only be examined for its natural year. Similarly, the authorities of the Russian Federation values. requested that the IUCN mission to the Natural System of "Wrangel Island" Sanctuary be postponed until July / On the recommendation of the Committee's Task Force on August 2002. Consequently, neither nomination will be the Implementation of the Convention, and of the Bureau examined this year. at its twenty-fourth session, a single summary table records the recommendation of the Bureaus for inscription Concerning natural heritage, via letter received 2 (I), referral (R), deferral (D), and rejection (N). If no November 2001, the Guyanese authorities have withdrawn opinion is available due to a delayed mission, or for other the nomination of Kaieteur National Park. reasons, the column is left blank. The last column contains the most recent recommendation of the Advisory Concerning cultural heritage, the Italian authorities, via Body ("AB"). letter received 30 November 2001, have requested that the proposed extension of Crespi d'Adda not be examined by the 25th session of the World Heritage Committee. Examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List WHC-01/CONF.208/12 Rev, p. 1 Summary Table of Recommendations by the 25th Ordinary and 25th Extraordinary Sessions of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, 25 -30 June 2001 and 7-8 December 20011 and Recommendations by the Advisory Body Id No. Proposed World Heritage Property State Party Rec. of Rec. of Bureau AB Cultural Properties 1033 Historic Centre of Vienna Austria I I 1021 Tsodilo Botswana I I 993 Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Brazil I I 1039 Yungang Grottoes China I I 707 Ter Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa [Extension to China OK OK include the Norbulingka area] 351 Bis Painted Churches in the Troodos Region [Extension to Cyprus OK D include the Church of Ayia Sotira, Palaichori] 1052 Tugendhat Villa in Brno Czech I I Republic 873 Rev Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs France I I 975 The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen Germany I I 1042 The Old City of Acre Israel I I 1025 Villa d'Este Italy I I 1055 Lamu Old Town Kenya I I 481 Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Lao People's I I Champasak Cultural Landscape Democratic Republic 1036 Jurmala Wooden Construction (Dzintari District of Summer Latvia N N Cottages) 950 The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Madagascar I I 753 Rev The Medina of Essaouira (Former Mogador) Morocco I I 1054 Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica Poland I I 1046 Alto Douro Wine Region Portugal I I 1031 Historic Centre of Guimarães Portugal I I 981 The Bolgar Historical and Architectural Complex Russian I I Federation 378 Bis Mudejar Architecture of Aragon [Extension of the Mudejar Spain OK OK Architecture of Teruel] 1044 Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Spain I I 1027 The Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun Sweden I I 1022 Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Uganda I I 1030 Derwent Valley Mills United I I Kingdom 1028 Saltaire United I I Kingdom 429rev New Lanark United I I Kingdom 603rev Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures Uzbekistan I I 1 Properties deferred by the Bureau, and hence which will not be examined by the Committee at its twenty-fifth session, are not included in this list. Examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List WHC-01/CONF.208/12 Rev, p. 2 Mixed Properties 772rev Cultural Landscape of Fertö/Neusiedlersee Austria/ I - N I - N Hungary 1040 Masada National Park Israel I - N I - N 766rev Natural complex "Central Sikhote-Alin" Russian W - I/D W - I/D Federation 1059 Karain Caves and Surroundings Turkey D - N D - N Natural Properties 1035 Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros National Brazil I I Park & Emas National Park 1000 Rev Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Brazil I I Rocas Reserves 839 Rev Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Cuba I I 1 Bis Galápagos Islands [Extension to include the Galápagos Ecuador OK OK Marine Reserve] 801 Bis Lake Turkana National Parks [Extension of Sibiloi/Central Kenya OK OK Island National Parks] 765 Bis Volcanoes of Kamchatka [Extension to include Kluchevskoy Russian OK OK Nature Park] Federation 1037 Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn Switzerland I I 1050 Karadag Ukraine N N 1049 Kaniv's Hills (Kanivski Gory) Ukraine N N 1047 Holy Tops (Svyati Gory) Ukraine N N 1048 Polissian Swamps and Slovechno-Ovruch Ridge Ukraine N N 1051 Podillian Ridge Ukraine N N 1029 Dorset and East Devon Coast United I I Kingdom KEY I recommending inscription Rec of AB most recent recommendation by N recommending rejection the Advisory Body R recommending referral I/D The Advisory Body and the D recommending deferral Bureau recommended that only OK recommendation for approval of an part of the site be inscribed and extension the rest deferred W withdrawn I. CULTURAL PROPERTIES