× 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. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Philippines) (C 722) Document type Decision Reference number 7B.45 Date Jul 10, 2016 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Wild species & ecosystems Treaty Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972) Meeting 40e session du Comité Website whc.unesco.org Abstract The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B, Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.20, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014), Welcomes the considerable efforts and progress made by the State Party to finalize the Rice Terraces Master Plan 2015-2024, which ensures an overall consistency between the main planning tool and the different provisions that are being adopted through legal processes at the national and provincial levels, such as bills and ordinances; Encourages the State Party to continue implementing the Rice Terraces Master Plan 2015-2024, including not only the tangible conservation of the property, but also the Ifugao practices and intangible cultural heritage associated with it; Requests the State Party to ensure the necessary human and financial resources to support the implementation of the Master Plan of the property through operational arrangements; Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2017, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 42nd session in 2018.