× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Inscription: Skocjan Caves (Yugoslavia) Document type Decision Reference number VIII Date Nov 24, 1986 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Wild species & ecosystems Treaty Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972) Meeting 10e session du Comité Website whc.unesco.org Abstract Skocjan Caves 390 Yugoslavia N(ii)(iii) The Committee noted that the area inscribed on the World Heritage List included the underground chamber of the Hanke Canal extending in the direction of Druskovec. As concerns the integrity of the property, the Committee congratulated the Yugoslav authorities on the recent important measures taken to halt the industrial pollution of the undergroung Reka River and to strengthen protective measures for controlling land use on the land above the caves and particularly the entrance point.