30th Session of UNESCO'S World Heritage Committee: Hampi and Cologne Cathedral removed from red list
The World Heritage Committee already took some decisions at it's 30th Session in Vilnius:
The Cologne Cathedral (Germany), the Djoudj Bird Sanctuary (Senegal), the Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia), and Hampi (India) was removed from the red List of World Heritage in Danger.
The media already reported on this news:
Hampi ruins removed from UN danger list
UNESCO Removes Cologne Cathedral From Endangered List
UNESCO’s WHC Announced Decisions on World Heritage Sites
Another topic was the threat of global warming to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The World Heritage Committee now agreed upon a strategy to react to the climate change.
This strategy received diverse comments throughout the media:
UNESCO Urges Climate Change Protection For Heritage Sites
Environment groups angry at UN inaction on Mt Everest
The Dresden Elbe Valley was inscribed on the red list of World Heritage in Danger:
World Heritage Committee threatens to remove Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) from World Heritage List.
In an earlier article you can read why The Cologne Cathedral was on the red list of World Heritage in Danger.
Ugranarasimha statue at Hampi (India) photo:WIKIPEDIA, GNU
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