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THE WORLD HERITAGE

number 48 March-April 2005

Several recent events point to the increasing concern on the part of UNESCO and the World Heritage Centre for the conservation of heritage on the African continent. An important African Experts’ Meeting was held in Cape Town in This highly symbolic gesture, born of a com- March to define an African position for the forthcoming 29th session of the mon agreement between Italy and Ethiopia is World Heritage Committee to be held in Durban, South Africa in July. This paper to be welcomed by the entire international will be included in the working reports of the African Cultural Ministers’ meet- community. This is a historic moment. After ing in May, as well as the summit of the African Union set for January 2006. ‘68 years in exile, the Aksum obelisk returns to the heart of ancient Ethiopia, to the Tigrai In parallel to this gathering, a workshop was held to discuss the establishment region. It will once again be erected in the of an African World Heritage Fund. The proposed Fund, recommended by the former kingdom, which the Persian philoso- Africa Periodic Report of 2002, would work towards the mobilization of gov- pher Mani called the ‘world’s third kingdom’ ernments, bi- and multilateral donors, non-governmental organizations and and whose relics were among the first to be the corporate sector to address the challenges faced by African countries in inscribed on the World Heritage List. identifying, protecting and managing World Heritage properties.

Koïchiro Matsuura, The figures speak for themselves. To date, 41 of the 47 sub-Saharan African UNESCO Director-General concerning the return of the countries have signed the World Heritage Convention. Although this repre- Aksum obelisk to Ethiopia. sents 22 percent of the total number of States Parties to the Convention, the contents ’ 63 African sites inscribed on the World Heritage List make up only 8 percent of the List. Added to this, a disproportionate number of African sites (14) are

editorial among the 35 inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Africa’s heritage is disappearing even before it can be inscribed on the World 1 Editorial - Francesco Bandarin Heritage List, and once it is inscribed, it is often vulnerable to recurring natu- Director of the World Heritage Centre ral disaster. The lack of an adequate drainage system in the city of Timbuktu, for example, still remains a cause for concern today, three years after heavy rains and flooding brought serious damage to the World Heritage site.

There is good news as well. After 68 years, the Aksum obelisk is to return to Ethiopia. Ethiopia and Italy agreed the historical funeral stela would return 2 The Tsunami Disaster and World Heritage from Rome to its home in Aksum. UNESCO is to draw up the project for the installation of the obelisk and the enhancement of the archaeological site, Interview with the Ambassadors of the which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. The 1,700-year-old, Russian Federation and Lithuania 160-ton obelisk will be transported in three separate pieces. The Italian government is paying for the transport of the stela to Ethiopia and for the site Revised Operational Guidelines for the assessment study, as well as for the erection of the stela. Implementation of the World Heritage Convention Another interesting development, which augurs well for the African continent was an important international ‘Conference on Biodiversity and Governance’, organized in Paris in January by the French Government and UNESCO. While one of the main objectives of this gathering of scientists and experts from all over the world was to assess current knowledge and define the needs for 3 International Conference on Biodiversity: research and scientific expertise, conservation of African biodiversity was at the Science and Governance heart of the discussion.

In her speech, Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai reminded partici- Historic Court Judgment on World Heritage pants about the links between biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and poverty eradication and the need to empower local communities in International Workshop on World Heritage Africa to better manage their environment. The President of Madagascar, Marc Education Ravalomanana reiterated the commitment of his government to triple the sur- face of protected areas in Madagascar by 2009 and called upon the developed World Heritage in Danger countries to increase their support to African countries in conserving their rich biodiversity and natural heritage.

Africa provides a number of interesting examples of how World Heritage sites can be protected through partnerships, a selection of which will be explored during the ‘Partners Day’ at the 29th session of the Committee, scheduled for 4 For Your Information 16 July. What Are They Doing?

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The Maritime Archaeological The Tsunami Disaster Unit of Galle was washed and World Heritage away with its collections and equipment Several properties inscribed on the World Heritage List experts on site from 2 to 11 March to assess the damage are located in the regions hit by the earthquake and caused by the tsunami disaster and identify urgent the ensuing tsunami on 26 December 2004. UNESCO, restoration needs for the World Heritage property and along with experts from the Word Heritage community other cultural heritage properties. The mission also made and local authorities, is mobilizing all efforts to evalu- recommendations on disaster preparedness measures that The annex ate damage caused to these properties and to identify can be taken specifically for cultural heritage sites. to the old Dutch the necessary actions for the safeguarding, rehabilita- Hospital at tion and protection of the sites. Although no major destruction has been reported to the the Old Town Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in Indonesia, in the of Galle UNESCO is actively participating in the aid to countries Gunung Leuser National Park, one of the three national World Heritage affected by the tsunami, under the coordination of the parks within this World Heritage site, infrastructure site was United Nations. UNESCO and its Intergovernmental was destroyed. Several staff members of the Nature destroyed by Oceanographic Commission (IOC) are also in the process of Conservation Unit have perished. The Nature Conservation the tsunami developing an interim tsunami alert system in the Indian Unit’s office in Banda Aceh has disappeared while the offices Ocean which will cover the region while a longer-term fully- in Tapak Tuan have been damaged. The Ujung Kulon fledged system is put in place. National Park in Indonesia did not sustain much damage as a result of the disaster, although the Park has been tem- The most affected World Heritage site was the Old Town of porarily closed to the public. Galle and its Fortifications in Sri Lanka. While the Galle Fort itself was not seriously damaged, water penetrated inside The Indian sites of Mahabalipuram and the Sun Temple of and superficially damaged some of the temples, churches Konarak, located in the tsunami’s path, did not suffer sub- and other religious buildings. The ramparts facing the east- stantial damage, according to the Indian national authorities. Religious ern and southern side were affected, while the ancient har- monuments bour and underwater heritage also ran into difficulty. UNESCO, ICCROM and ICOMOS developed action recom- along the Artifacts from the Maritime Archaeological Unit were mendations on cultural heritage risk management which coast, washed away. were adopted by the participating Member States during the damaged by the tsunami, World Conference on Disaster Reduction in January in Kobe, are surrounded UNESCO, responding to a request by the Ministry of Cultural Japan. by tents of Affairs and National Heritage of Sri Lanka, sent a team of survivors

Aside from houses, the tsunami also Interview damaged cultural and with the Ambassadors spiritual of the centres Russian Federation Images from Galle, Sri Lanka Curonian © Giovanni Boccardi / UNESCO Spit National and Lithuania Park Information Centre © T.Vives/San Marcos © T.Vives/San

The Curonian Spit will not be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger as a result of an The Revised Operational Guidelines for agreement between the Russian Federation and Lithuania to undertake an environmental assess- the Implementation of the World ment of the impact of oil exploration and production in the Baltic Sea, 22 kilometers from the site. Heritage Convention entered into force The Newsletter spoke to Ambassador Vladimir Kalamanov of the Russian Federation and v . Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte of Lithuania. on 2 February 2005 This new version is the result of a long process of reflec- This decision to work together is being seen as an example of Ambassador Vladimir Kalamanov: Such considerations tion undertaken over the past few years and faithfully transboundary cooperation. Do you consider this to be a success should be applicable not only in the Baltic Sea, but everywhere complies with the decisions of the World Heritage story? in the world, since we all care about sustainable development. Committee. The main change in the new Operational v . Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte: We consider this as an impor- Russia is quite serious about environmental issues. It recently Guidelines is the merging of the cultural and natural cri- tant, but first step towards success. The Russian Federation and joined the Kyoto Protocol. As for Baltic marine environment teria for the assessment of Outstanding Universal Value the Republic of Lithuania have signed a letter with a timeframe protection and the Curonian Spit in particular, the Russian oil for World Heritage sites. The Operational Guidelines out- and a list of concrete measures to be undertaken before the platform, 22 kilometres from this World Heritage site, is being line the precise requirements for both the inscription of 29th session of the World Heritage Committee in South Africa controlled by sophisticated monitoring of production, from properties on the World Heritage List and for the provi- in July. We have to implement the decision of the 28th session space as well. sion of international assistance under the World Heritage of the Committee, so both States will have to work hard to Fund. meet the deadlines and to be efficient. Can you foresee further cooperation on this issue? What next? v . Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte: Both Russian and Lithuanian Ambassador Vladimir Kalamanov: Russia and Lithuania The revised Operational Guidelines give a detailed national parks have worked closely together since the inscription have demonstrated their good will and sincere adherence to description of the role and responsibilities of each of the of the Curonian Spit on the World Heritage List. Now efficient the World Heritage Convention. Since the adoption of the partners (States Parties, General Assembly, Committee, inter-governmental cooperation has to follow this good example. World Heritage Committee decision on the Curonian Spit the WHC, Advisory Bodies). They emphasize the participatory This first step is very promising. Let’s be optimistic realists. We will two countries managed to find a proper way of dealing with role of all stakeholders and in particular communities. only be able to call it a success story when the tasks have been this problem and have indeed succeeded in preparing a joint They also clarify many concepts and definitions such as achieved. We have to remember that the protection of World work plan for project implementation and prevention/mitiga- Global Strategy, thematic studies, comparative analysis, Heritage is an ongoing, never-ending process. tion measures to ensure the conservation of the property. serial and transboundary properties, boundaries and Ambassador Vladimir Kalamanov: The agreement for a buffer zones, referral and deferral; procedures for bound- Are environmental considerations becoming a larger part of post-project environmental assessment, in my opinion, reflects ary extensions and name changes. decisions on oil exploration and production in the Baltic Sea? considerable progress, achieved by both countries in the process v . Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte: The environmental consider- of working out a larger agreement between the government of The new Operational Guidelines better define the ations are of great importance in taking any decision on oil the Russian Federation and the Government of the Lithuanian requirements for a ‘complete’ nomination. Under the exploration and production in the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ratified Republic on ‘Cooperation in the Field to Combat Oil Pollution in new Operational Guidelines, International Assistance has the Helsinki Convention and considers its international obliga- the Baltic and Other Harmful Substances’ and a ‘Joint Russian- also been made simpler with a single application form. tions very seriously. The protection of the Curonian Spit is closely Lithuanian Plan of Emergency Measures in the Event of Baltic Sea The nomination format, outlined in the Operational linked to the protection of the whole Baltic Sea. The Russian Pollution.’ This implies that both sides should be equally respon- Guidelines, will apply to nominations to be examined by Federation and Lithuania still have a long way to go before they sible for the protection of the environment through constructive the Committee as of 2007. can work together in this particular field. Other countries on the collaboration and information exchange by mutual consent. Baltic Sea are also aware of their full responsibility in protecting The Revised Operational Guidelines are the Baltic Sea. The environmental issues of the Baltic Sea are on available at: http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines the Council of Europe’s agenda as well. WH_newsletter_48 8/04/05 16:00 Page 4

International Conference on Biodiversity: Science and Governance

The Conference, organized by the French government under the auspices of UNESCO, was held at UNESCO © Guenay Ulutunçok Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo Headquarters (24-28 January). It was opened by the President of France, Jacques Chirac. Participants included In its final declaration the Conference stated that biodiversity is Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar; Abdullah the natural heritage of and a vital resource for all humankind. Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia; Carlos Gomes It recognized that biodiversity is being destroyed irreversibly by Junior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau; Wangari human activities and that a major effort is needed to discover, Maathai, Nobel peace prize winner and Vice-Minister of understand, conserve and use biodiversity sustainably. the Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya; and Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO. This The Conference urged governments to engage in interdisci- meeting was attended by over 1000 participants repre- © Michel Ravassard / UNESCO plinary research programs and to integrate biodiversity into senting governments, inter-governmental organizations The President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac the criteria of all economic and policy decisions and environ- and non-governmental organizations, as well as acade- mental management. mia and the private sector. sity. At the meeting, the WHC highlighted tangible ways in which the World Heritage Convention can be, and has been A final Conference Statement called on governments to take ne of the main objectives of the Conference was to used to get real conservation results on the ground. all necessary action to reach the goal of reversing the current assess current knowledge and define the needs for rate of biodiversity loss by the year 2010. research and scientific expertise. It was held inde- Marc Patry, Programme Specialist, WHC Natural Heritage pendently of any intergovernmental negotiations, Section, presented the Convention to the meeting. and was part of the ongoing global effort to reverse the current rate of biodiversity loss by ‘We were addressing a largely scientific and policy develop- O2010. It focused on ensuring the long-term conservation and ment audience that wasn’t too familiar with the World sustainable use of biodiversity, as well as the fair and equitable Heritage Convention’, Mr Patry said. ‘For this reason, our sharing of the benefits arising from genetic resources. presentation highlighted the fact that the World Heritage Convention is more than just a listing mechanism to identify

The World Heritage Convention is one of five biodiversity particularly nice places of the world. We gave them several an ancient mosque

conventions, which include the Convention on Biological concrete illustrations of how the Convention has been used to © Véronique Dauge / UNESCO Diversity (CBD), the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the obtain some real and significant biodiversity conservation New construction near Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species results in the field. I think the people attending our presenta-

(CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory tion left with a greater appreciation of what the World of Zabid in the Historic Town Species (CMS). UNESCO thus has an interesting opportunity Heritage Convention could actually do.’ to contribute significantly to in-situ conservation of biodiver- Historic Court Judgment on World Heritage Historic Town of Zabid In January, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Under the command of Pavle Strugar, Yugoslav forces former Yugoslavia sentenced retired General Pavle pounded the historic heart of Dubrovnik, a city known as the Zabid’s domestic and military architecture and its ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, in the December 1991 siege. Strugar was Strugar of the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army to eight years in urban plan make it an outstanding archaeological prison for war crimes against the civilian population and found guilty of failing to take adequate measures to stop and historical site. Besides being the capital of the destruction and willful damage to a number of his- the shelling of the Old Town. The city, largely made up of torical and cultural sites in the Old Town of Dubrovnik, medieval and Renaissance buildings, suffered heavy damage. Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century, the city According to the indictment against Strugar, some 68 percent Croatia, during the 1991 siege of the medieval Croatian played an important role in the Arab and Muslim of the buildings in the Old Town, ringed by almost two kilome- town, a site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979. world for many centuries because of its Islamic ters of medieval walls, were hit by projectiles during the siege.

World Heritage in Danger World university. Damaged by the armed conflict, the Old City of Dubrovnik became the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinat- Today the city is in decline and in a very poor state ed by UNESCO. In 1991 the city was put on the List of World of conservation. It was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. With technical advice and financial assistance from UNESCO, the Croatian government restored the Heritage in Danger in 2000 at the request of the facades of the cloisters and repaired roofs and rebuilt palaces. As Yemeni government to facilitate its preservation. a result the site was removed from this List in 1998. Between 2001 and 2004 the WHC worked in close collaboration with the Yemeni authorities to estab- The World Heritage Centre continues to provide international assistance to the site, most recently by financing two lish a Programme of Emergency Assistance. More meetings of the Consultative Council of Experts for the than US$100,000 was allocated by the World Restoration of Dubrovnik. Heritage Fund. A series of international experts’ meetings was carried out. This Judgment illustrates clearly how destruction of, and damage to, World Heritage sites under the 1972 UNESCO

© Sabine Le Nechet / UNESCO Convention can be sanctioned under international humani- Despite these efforts, the degradation process of View of the Old Town of Dubrovnik in Croatia tarian law. Zabid is continuing. Some 40 percent of the city’s houses have been replaced by concrete buildings, and other houses and the ancient souk are in a dete- International Workshop riorating state. At its 28th session in July 2004, the World Heritage on World Heritage Education Committee retained the property on the List of This workshop, held in the American Philosophical and preservation, hands-on activities from the WHYH World Heritage in Danger and strongly urged the Society’s Benjamin Franklin Hall in Philadelphia, Educational Resource Kit for Teachers, sharing of experi- local authorities to finalize and implement the Urban Pennsylvania, USA (28-30 January), served as a platform ences on the use of the Kit in other countries and planning Conservation Plan, to halt or remove illegal construc- to launch the World Heritage in Young Hands (WHYH) for the future implementation of this project in the US. tions and to strengthen the local unit of the General project within the United States. It was organized by Organization for the Preservation of the Historic Interconnections21 (IC21), a not-for-profit organization As a follow up to this workshop, the WHYH project will be Cities of Yemen (GOPHCY). created to facilitate the involvement of US schools, stu- focusing on providing training to educators from across the dents and educators in UNESCO’s Associated Schools US on the local and global significance of World Heritage and Project Network, ASPnet. the rationale for its inclusion in school curricula. The project In December 2004, a high-level meeting attended will enable teachers to develop and implement strategies by the Yemeni Minister of Culture and Tourism, his first World Heritage Education workshop in the which will encourage students to protect cultural and natural Mr Khaled Abdallah Al-Rweshan and the Director of United States after the country’s re-entry into sites in their communities as well as in the world at large. the World Heritage Centre, Mr Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO highlighted ASPnet/USA’s outreach to was held at the University of Hodeidah, Yemen American schools, teachers and students. Some 60 participants included teachers and students (age 12 (14-16 December, 2004). The meeting recommended to 16) from around the United States, representa- the adoption of the Historic Cities Conservation Law, Ttives from Independence Hall National Historical Park, the US the finalization of the Conservation Plan and imple- National Parks Service, the UN Foundation, the National mentation of its regulations and the completion of Council of Social Studies, international experts on World the draft Urban Development Plan. A list of emer- Heritage Education, as well as UNESCO officials. gency activities has also been drawn up. Participants acknowledged that poverty in the city of Zabid, and Activities included an introduction to the concept of World © Kelly Ramirez/InterConnections 21 Heritage, a visit to Independence Hall World Heritage site, in Yemen in general, needs to be addressed if a sus- in-depth discussions with resource people on topics includ- tainable solution to the degradation of the city is to ing the slave trade, tourism, education, cultural identity, Students participating in the Philadelphia Workshop be found. WH_newsletter_48 8/04/0516:00Page1 THE WORLD HERITAGETHE WORLD for your information between UNESCOandNASA. Cooperation. a seriesofmeetingswiththeJapanBankforInternational session onCulturalHeritageRiskManagement;andhold Cultural HeritageRisk-preparedness; conductathematic participate inanexpertmeetingandpublicforumon Mr Boccardi wasinKobeandTokyo (14-21January)to social development. management ofWorld Heritageproperties, andtoidentifyopportunitiesfortheirsustainableeconomic Netherlands MinistryofEducation,Culture andScience,toreflect on the involvementoflocalcommunitiesin organized inMay2003bytheNetherlandsNationalCommissionforUNESCO,collaborationwith and Assistant Director-General forCulture, MounirBouchenaki,represented theDirector-General atthisceremony. first anniversaryoftheearthquakethatdestroyed muchofthesiteandkilledmore than26,000people.UNESCO and theListofWorld HeritageinDangerwascommemoratedataceremony (26December2004),markingthe and LocalValues: ManagingaSustainableFuture forWorld Heritage’ A two-and-a-halfyear, US$1.9million influence, charismaandcelebritytopromote UNESCO’s message. role inpromoting theWorld HeritageEducationProject. UNESCOArtistsforPeaceare personalitieswhousetheir North AmericaUnit,participated,alongwith the proposed damproject BukBijelaanditspotential and BosniaHerzegovina(16-21January)toevaluate leagues from theVenice Office toSerbiaandMontenegro Ms RösslerwentonmissionwithIUCNexpertsandcol- 2006, ‘TheFuture ofAridLands’,inParis(14-15February). Scientific Conference onDeserts andDesertificationin the Inter-Agency Preparatory MeetingforanInternational Patry renowned painter The Director-General appointed(7January)theHonorarypresident oftheBalthusFoundation,internationally Heritage site.ThemeetingwasopenedbytheDirector-General. curators, restorers, architectural historiansandstructuralengineerswithprofessional knowledgeofthisWorld renowned architects,Headquarters inParis(26January),bringingtogethertwelveinternationally archaeologists, Lazare Eloundou The StateofWorld HeritageintheAsia-PacificRegion2003 United StatesNationalAeronautics andSpaceAdministration(NASA),signeda In March, Koïchiro Matsuura,Director-General ofUNESCO,andFrederick D.Gregory, DeputyAdministratorofthe Djennné. MrBandarinand and on conservationandmanagementofTimbuctu 20 February)fordiscussionswiththeMalianauthorities The firstmeetingofexpertsontheculturalheritage to thebenefitsofNASA’s expertise,remote sensingdataandscienceresearch results. well aseducationandcapacitybuilding.UNESCO’s istoimprove theaccessofMemberStates particularconcern ing ofBiosphere Reserves.ThisexpertisewillalsocontributetoUNESCO’s workrelating tonaturalhazards, as sciences andspacetechnologytostrengthen itsworkintheconservationofWorld Heritagesitesandmonitor- of World Heritagesites.According totheagreement, UNESCOwillbenefitfrom NASA’s expertiseintheEarth Heritage’ Reporting process. No.13oftheWorld HeritagePaperSerieshasalsobeenpublishedon site-specific PeriodicReportsoftheAsia-PacificStatesParties,aswellbackground informationonthePeriodic Reporting fortheAsia-PacificRegionandisalsoavailableonCD-Rom,whichincludesasynthesisofcountry- No.12 oftheWorld HeritagePaperSeries.Itprovides anoverviewoftheresult ofthisfirstcyclePeriodic Along with of World Heritageandotherculturalproperties there. tsunami andelaborateanactionplanfortherehabilitation (1-11 March) toassessthedamage causedbytherecent participated inafact-findingmissiontoSriLanka visited thearchaeological sitesofMaribandBaraqish. ticipated indiscussionsontheconservationofSana’aand rescue oftheHistoricCityZabid.MrBandarinalsopar- participate inameetingandnationalworkshoponthe Arab StatesUnit,were inYemen (12-19December)to The inscriptionof and matchedona1:1basisbytheUNFoundation. 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