WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2 IUCN Evaluations of Nominations of Natural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List th IUCN Report for the World Heritage Committee, 38 Session Doha, Qatar, 15 - 25 June 2014 IUCN Evaluations of Nominations of Natural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List Table of Contents Executive summary table Alphabetical index and IUCN field evaluators Introduction A. Natural Properties Page n° A1. New Nominations of Natural Properties Africa Botswana – Okavango Delta 3 Asia / Pacific China – South China Karst (Phase II) [Extension of the “South China Karst”] 17 Viet Nam – Cat Ba Archipelago 31 Europe / North America Denmark / Germany – Wadden Sea [Extension of the “Wadden Sea” (Germany/Netherlands)] 41 Denmark – Stevns Klint 53 France – Tectono-volcanic Ensemble of the Chaine des Puys and Limagne Fault 65 Poland / Belarus – Bialowieza Forest [Extension and renomination of “Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest”, Belarus/Poland] 75 A2. Referred Nominations of Natural Properties Asia / Pacific India – Great Himalayan National Park See document WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2.Add Philippines – Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary See document WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2.Add A3. Minor Boundary Modifications of Natural Properties Latin America / Caribbean Panama – Darien National Park See document WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2.Add B. Mixed Properties Page n° B1. New Nominations of Mixed Properties Asia / Pacific Viet Nam – Trang An Landscape Complex 87 Europe / North America Portugal – Arrábida 99 Latin America / Caribbean Mexico – Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche [renomination and extension of the “Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche”] 111 B2. Minor Boundary Modifications of Mixed Properties Asia / Pacific Australia – Tasmanian Wilderness See document WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2.Add C. Cultural Properties C1. New nominations of Cultural Landscapes Africa Malawi – Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape 123 Zambia – Barotse Cultural Landscape 127 Europe / North America Spain – Cultural Landscape of Valle Salado de Añana 131 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 requirements Name of the State Note ) / property ) ) ) Party vii viii ix x (ID number) ( ( ( ( ity rotection in in rotection Criterion Criterion Criterion Criterion Criterion Integr Boundaries Threats addressed Justification of approach serial Protection status Management zone Buffer P surrounding arrea Paragraphs of the Operational 78, 108- required ission Guidelines for the 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 m Further IUCN Recommendation Okavango Delta Botswana yes − yes yes yes yes part − yes yes yes no I (1432) South China Karst China (Phase II) Extension yes yes − − yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no I (1248 Bis) Cat Ba Archipelago Viet Nam − − no no no no part − yes no part no N I (1451) Denmark / Wadden Sea Extension − yes yes yes yes yes yes − yes yes − no I Germany (1314 Ter) Stevns Klint Denmark − yes − − yes yes part yes yes yes yes no I (1416) Chaine des Puys and France Limagne Fault no no − − no no no − no part no no N I (1434) OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE Meets protection and Meets one or more natural criteria Meets conditions of integrity management requirements Name of the State Note ) / property ) ) ) Party vii viii ix x (ID number) ( ( ( ( ity rotection in in rotection Criterion Criterion Criterion Criterion Criterion Integr Boundaries Threats addressed Justification of approach serial Protection status Management zone Buffer P surrounding arrea Paragraphs of the Operational 78, 108- required ission Guidelines for the 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 m Further IUCN Recommendation Poland / Bialowieza Forest Extension − − yes yes yes yes part − part part yes no I Belarus (33 Ter) Renomination Trang An Viet Nam Landscape Complex Mixed site part part − − part part part − no part no yes D (1438) Arrábida Portugal Mixed site no no no no no no no − no no no no N I (1454) Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Extension Mexico Forests of Calakmul, Renomination − − part part part no part − part no part yes D Campeche Mixed site (1061 Bis) KEYS yes met I inscribe / approve part partially met N I non inscribe no not met R refer ̶ not applicable D defer ALPHABETICAL INDEX State Party ID No. Property Page Botswana 1432 Okavango Delta 3 China 1248 Bis South China Karst (Phase II) 17 Denmark / Germany 1314 Ter Wadden Sea (extension) 41 Denmark 1416 Stevns Klint 53 France 1434 Tectono-volcanic Ensemble of the Chaine des Puys and Limagne Fault 65 India 1406 Rev Great Himalayan National Park ADD Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Mexico 1061 Bis 111 Campeche (extension and renomination) Philippines 1403 Rev Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary ADD Poland / Belarus 33 Ter Bialowieza Forest (extension and renomination) 75 Portugal 1454 Arrábida 99 Viet Nam 1451 Cat Ba Archipelago 31 Viet Nam 1438 Trang An Landscape Complex 87 IUCN FIELD EVALUATORS Site Name Okavango Delta Peter Howard & Alan Wheeler South China Karst (Phase II) Les Molloy & Kyung Sik Woo Wadden Sea (extension) Wendy Strahm & Oliver Avramoski Stevns Klint Marie-Luise Frey & Andrej Sovinc Tectono-volcanic Ensemble of the Chaine des Puys Josephine Langley & Thomas J. Casadevall and Limagne Fault Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Allen Putney Calakmul, Campeche (extension and renomination) Bialowieza Forest (extension and renomination) Elena Osipova & Pierre Galland Arrábida Tilman Jaeger Cat Ba Archipelago Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley & Peter Hitchcock Trang An Landscape Complex Graeme Worboys It should be noted that the IUCN field evaluators are part of a broader evaluation approach detailed in the introduction of this report. THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IUCN TECHNICAL EVALUATION REPORT OF WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATIONS April 2014 1. INTRODUCTION international earth science unions, nongovernmental organizations and scientific contacts in universities and This technical evaluation report of natural and mixed other international agencies. This highlights the properties nominated for inclusion on the World considerable “added value” from investing in the use of Heritage List has been conducted by the World the extensive networks of IUCN and partner Heritage Programme of IUCN (International Union for institutions. Conservation of Nature). The World Heritage Programme co-ordinates IUCN’s input to the World These networks allow for the increasing involvement of Heritage Convention in close cooperation with the regional natural heritage experts and broaden the IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme (GPAP) and capacity of IUCN with regard to its work under the other units of IUCN both at headquarters and in the World Heritage Convention. Reports from field regions.. It also works closely with IUCN’s World missions and comments from a large number of Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), the world’s external reviewers are comprehensively examined by leading expert network of protected area managers the IUCN World Heritage Panel. The IUCN World and specialists, and other Commissions, members and Heritage Programme then prepares the final technical partners of IUCN. evaluation reports which are presented in this document and represent the corporate position of IUCN’s evaluations are conducted according to the IUCN on World Heritage evaluations. IUCN has also Operational Guidelines that the World Heritage placed emphasis on providing input and support to Committee has agreed, and which are the essential ICOMOS in relation to those cultural landscapes which framework for the application of the evaluation have important natural values. process. In carrying out its function under the World Heritage Convention, IUCN has been guided by four IUCN has extended its cooperation with ICOMOS, principles: including coordination in relation to the evaluation of mixed sites and cultural landscapes. IUCN and (i) ensuring the highest standards of quality ICOMOS have also enhanced the coordination of their control, institutional memory and consistency panel processes as requested by the World Heritage in relation to technical evaluation, monitoring Committee. This cooperation will be reported in Item and other associated activities; 5B and other relevant items of the Committee’s agenda. (ii) increasing the use of specialist networks of IUCN, especially WCPA, but also other In 2013-14 IUCN has continued to work on the relevant IUCN Commissions and specialist Upstream Process, as will be debated in the relevant networks; items on the Committee’s agenda. (iii) working in support of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and States Parties to examine 2. EVALUATION PROCESS how IUCN can creatively and effectively support the World Heritage Convention and In carrying out the technical evaluation of nominations individual properties as “flagships” for IUCN is guided by the Operational Guidelines to the conservation; and World Heritage Convention. The evaluation process is carried out over the period of one year, from the (iv) increasing the level of effective partnership receipt of nominations at IUCN in March and the between IUCN and the World Heritage Centre, submission of the IUCN evaluation report to the World ICOMOS and ICCROM.