Decision 46 COM 8D

Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Documents WHC/24/46.COM/8D and WHC/24/46.COM/8D.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 45 COM 8D adopted at its extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023),
3. Also recalling that out of the 557 World Heritage properties subject to clarification, 36% are still to be submitted by the concerned States Parties;
4. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
5. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
6. Takes note of the clarifications of boundaries and areas provided by States Parties for the following properties, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/24/46.COM/8D and Document WHC/24/46.COM/8D.Add:
   
   

   ARAB STATES

   • Mauritania, Banc d'Arguin National Park
     
     

   EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

   • Austria, Historic Centre of Vienna
   • Austria, Semmering Railway
   • Bulgaria, Boyana Church
   • Bulgaria, Madara Rider
   • Bulgaria, Rila Monastery
   • Bulgaria, Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
   • Bulgaria, Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
   • Czechia, Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
   • Czechia, Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč
   • Germany, Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
   • Germany, Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
   • Germany, Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
   • Germany, Pilgrimage Church of Wies
   • Germany, Wartburg Castle
   • Greece, Archaeological Site of Olympia
   • Greece, Delos
   • Italy, Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
   • Latvia, Historic Centre of Riga
   • Russian Federation, Kizhi Pogost
   • Spain, Doñana National Park
   • Spain, Tower of Hercules
   • Sweden, Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
   • Switzerland, Old City of Berne
   • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, City of Bath
   • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Maritime Greenwich
   • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
   • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tower of London;
7. Requests the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to continue the identification and collection of geographic and cartographic information of World Heritage properties in nominations where the required information is not available or not adequate;
8. Also requests the States Parties which have not yet answered the questions raised in the framework of the Retrospective Inventory, to provide all clarifications and documentation as soon as possible, and by 1 December 2024, for their subsequent examination, if the technical requirements are met, at its 47th session;
9. Noting that the budget allocated to this activity may not be sufficient to cover the costs foreseen for the current biennium, invites States Parties to contribute financially to this end.