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Nominations of Properties to the World Heritage List (Toubkal)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
8B.21
Date
Jul 9, 2006
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
30e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Documents WHC-06/30.COM/8B and WHC-06/30.COM/INF.8B.2,

2. Decides not to inscribe Toubkal, Morocco, on the World Heritage List on the basis of natural criteria;

3. Encourages the State Party to address the range of issues impacting on the integrity of Toubkal National Park, and take the following actions:

a) Provide effective legal protection for Toubkal National Park, and other protected areas in Morocco;

b) Reinforce Toubkal National Park's management capacity both in relation to human and financial resources;

c) Implement suitable measures to bring the use of natural resources in Toubkal National Park and its buffer zone within sustainable limits; and

d) Consider the scope for including Toubkal National Park within the framework of other Biosphere Reserves existing in this region.