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Mount Athos (Greece)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
15B.37
Date
Jun 28, 2004
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
28e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Notes with concern damages at the property by the devastating fire at the Hilandar Monastery; 2. Expresses its solidarity with the State Party and the orthodox community of the Monastery; 3. Requests the State Party to inform the World Heritage Centre on the current state of conservation of the property and the measures taken to minimise the damage by 1 February 2005, for consideration by the World Heritage Committee at its 29th session in 2005; 4. Urges the State Party to develop an overall management plan for the World Heritage property, which includes the natural values.