WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE TO MEET IN DOHA FROM 15 TO 25 JUNE TO CONSIDER OKAVANGO LISTING The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 10 natural heritage sites, including the Okavango Delta, on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets in Doha (Qatar) from 15 to 25 June under the chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Media wishing to attend the session must register online before 30 May A press conference will be held on 16 June (1 p.m.) with Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thanialongside representatives of UNESCO and the Committee’s advisory bodies (International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN; International Council on Monuments and Sites, ICOMOS). Also online, members of the public will be able to follow the work of the session via daily webcasts (see whc.unesco.org/). The following natural site nominations by States Parties to the World Heritage List are expected be examined during the session (n.b.some countries may withdraw nominations before the meeting) Natural sites: Okavango Delta (Botswana), South China Karst (Phase II) [Extension of the “South China Karst”] (China), Stevns Klint (Denmark), Wadden Sea [Extension of the “Wadden Sea” (Germany/Netherlands)] (Denmark and Germany), Tectono-volcanic Ensemble of the Chaine des Puys and Limagne Fault (France), Great Himalayan National Park (India), Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (Philippines), Bialowieza Forest [extension and renomination of “Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest” (Belarus/Poland), Cat Ba Archipelago (Viet Nam). The meeting will also consider 30 additional nominations for mixed natural and cultural sites.
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