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WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B2 IUCN World Heritage Evaluations 2018 IUCN Evaluations of nominations of natural and mixed properties to the World Heritage List IUCN REPORT FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE, 42ND SESSION, MANAMA, BAHRAIN, 24 JUNE-4 JULY 2018 Cover photo: Chiribiquete National Park, ‘The Maloca of the Jaguar’, Colombia © IUCN / Charles Besancon 2017 IUCN Evaluations of Nominations of Natural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List Table of Contents Executive summary table Alphabetical index, IUCN field evaluators, IUCN Red List of threatened species Introduction A. Natural Properties Page n° A1. New Nominations of Natural Properties Africa South Africa – Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains 3 Asia / Pacific China – Fanjingshan 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Arasbaran Protected Area 27 Japan – Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island 37 Europe / North America Russian Federation – Bikin River Valley (extension of Central Sikhote-Alin) 51 A2. Referred Nominations of Natural Properties Europe / North America France – Chaine des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena See document WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B2.ADD A3. Minor Boundary Modifications of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific Republic of Korea – Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes See document WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B2.ADD B. Mixed Properties Page n° B1. New Nominations of Mixed Properties Europe / North America Canada – Pimachiowin Aki 65 Latin America / Caribbean Colombia – Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” 75 B2. Referred Nominations of Mixed Properties Latin America / Caribbean Mexico – Tehuacán-Cuicatalán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica See document WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B2.ADD C. Cultural Properties Page n° C1. New Nominations of Cultural Landscapes Arab States Saudi Arabia – Al-Ahsa Oasis, an evolving Cultural Landscape 89 Europe / North America Canada – Tr’ondëk-Klondike 93 Denmark – Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea 97 Romania – Roșia Montană Mining Landscape 101 DISCLAIMER The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF IUCN EVALUATIONS TO THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE Meets protection and Meets one or more natural criteria Meets conditions of integrity management Name of the requirements State Note property Party (ID number) Criterion (vii) Criterion Criterion (viii) (ix) Criterion (x) Criterion Integrity Boundaries Threats addressed Justification of serial approach Protection status Management / zone Buffer in Protection surrounding arrea Paragraphs of the Operational 78, Guidelines for the 108-118, 77 77 77 77 78, 87-95 99-102 78, 98 137 78, 132.4 103-107 Implementation of the World 132.4, Heritage Convention 135 required mission Further IUCN Recommendation Barberton Makhonjwa South Africa Mountains ̶ yes ̶ ̶ yes yes yes ̶ part part part no R (1575) Fanjingshan China no ̶ no yes yes yes part ̶ yes part yes no R (1559) Arasbaran Protected Iran (Islamic Area no no no no no no no no no N Republic of) ̶ ̶ ̶ (1543) Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Japan the northern part of ̶ ̶ no part no no part yes yes yes no yes D Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (1574) Bikin River Valley Russian (extension of Central Extension ̶ ̶ ̶ yes yes part part yes yes no no no R Federation Sikhote-Alin) (766 Bis) OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE Meets protection and Meets one or more natural criteria Meets conditions of integrity management Name of the requirements State Note property Party (ID number) Criterion (vii) Criterion Criterion (viii) (ix) Criterion (x) Criterion Integrity Boundaries Threats addressed Justification of serial approach Protection status Management / zone Buffer in Protection surrounding arrea Paragraphs of the Operational 78, Guidelines for the 108-118, 77 77 77 77 78, 87-95 99-102 78, 98 137 78, 132.4 103-107 Implementation of the World 132.4, Heritage Convention 135 required mission Further IUCN Recommendation Pimachiowin Aki Canada Mixed site ̶ ̶ yes ̶ yes yes yes ̶ yes yes yes no I (1415 Rev) Chiribiquete National Colombia Park – “The Maloca of Mixed site ̶ no yes yes yes yes yes ̶ yes yes yes no I the Jaguar” (1174) KEYS yes met I inscribe / approve part partially met N non inscribe / approve no not met R refer ̶ not applicable D defer ALPHABETICAL INDEX State Party ID No. Property Page Canada 1415 Rev Pimachiowin Aki 65 China 1559 Fanjingshan 15 Colombia 1174 Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” 75 Iran (Islamic 1543 Arasbaran Protected Area 27 Republic of) Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Japan 1574 37 Island, and Iriomote Island Russian Federation 766 Bis Bikin River Valley (extension of Central Sikhote-Alin) 51 South Africa 1575 Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains 3 IUCN FIELD EVALUATORS Site Name Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Guy Narbonne Fanjingshan Remco van Merm & Cyril Grueter Arasbaran Protected Area Wendy Strahm & Faisal Abu-Izzeddin Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern Bastian Bertzky part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island Bikin River Valley (extension of Central Sikhote-Alin) Tilman Jaeger & Chimed-Ochir Bazarsad Pimachiowin Aki Brent A. Mitchell Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” Charles Besancon It should be noted that the IUCN field evaluators are part of a broader evaluation approach detailed in the introduction of this report. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES Throughout the report we have indicated the conservation status of each species as recorded in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at the time of the evaluation; for more information please visit http://www.iucnredlist.org. Keys to abbreviations: CR: Critically Endangered EN: Endangered VU: Vulnerable NT: Near threatened LC: Least Concern NE: Not Evaluated THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IUCN TECHNICAL EVALUATION REPORT OF WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATIONS APRIL 2018 1. INTRODUCTION other five Commissions (Species Survival, Environmental Law, Education and Communication, This technical evaluation report of natural and mixed Ecosystem Management, and Environmental, properties nominated for inclusion on the World Economic and Social Policy); from international earth Heritage List has been conducted by the World science unions, non-governmental organizations and Heritage Programme of IUCN (International Union for scientific contacts in universities and other Conservation of Nature). The World Heritage international agencies. This highlights the considerable Programme co-ordinates IUCN’s input to the World “added value” from investing in the use of the Heritage Convention in close cooperation with the extensive networks of IUCN and partner institutions. IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme (GPAP) and other units of IUCN both at headquarters and in the These networks allow for the increasing involvement of regions. It also works particularly closely with IUCN’s regional natural heritage experts and broaden the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), the capacity of IUCN with regard to its work under the world’s leading expert network of protected area World Heritage Convention. Reports from field managers and specialists, with the IUCN Species missions and comments from a large number of Survival Commission (SSC) and other IUCN external reviewers are comprehensively examined by Commissions, as well as the many members and the IUCN World Heritage Panel, as key inputs to each partners of IUCN. evaluation. The IUCN World Heritage Programme prepares the final technical evaluation reports which IUCN’s evaluations are conducted according to the are presented in this document and represent the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the corporate position of IUCN on World Heritage World Heritage Convention that the World Heritage evaluations. IUCN has also placed emphasis on Committee has agreed, and which are the essential providing input and support to ICOMOS in relation to framework for the application of the evaluation those cultural landscapes which have important natural process. This framework was updated and revised in values. 2015, and a revised process documented in Annex 6 of the Operational Guidelines, following discussion by IUCN has continued to extend its cooperation with the World Heritage Committee. In carrying out its ICOMOS, including coordination in relation to the function under the World Heritage Convention, IUCN evaluation of mixed sites and cultural landscapes. has been guided by four principles: IUCN and ICOMOS have also enhanced the coordination of their panel processes as requested by (i) ensuring the highest standards of quality control, the World Heritage Committee. This cooperation was institutional memory and consistency in relation to reported at the 40th Session of the World Heritage technical evaluation, monitoring and other Committee, and will be discussed under Item 9B this associated activities; year, where IUCN and ICOMOS exchanged and coordinated their advice to the Committee, as also (ii) increasing the use of specialist networks of IUCN, noted in the relevant specific reports. especially WCPA, but also other relevant IUCN Commissions and specialist partner networks; IUCN has endeavoured wherever possible to work in the
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