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Cultural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - The Causses and the Cévennes (France)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
8B.32
Date
Jun 22, 2009
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972)
Meeting
33e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Documents WHC-09/33.COM/8B and WHC-09/33.COM/INF.8B1.Add,

2. Refers the nomination of The Causses and the Cévennes, France, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:

a) Provide a more detailed inventory of the attributes of the property that relate to agro-pastoralism, in order to:

i) Justify the boundary of the property;

ii) Provide a basis for managing and sustaining the attributes, including processes and practices, that relate to agro-pastoralism;

b) Provide a nomination dossier that reflects the revised focus on agro-pastoralism and its manifestations;