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SOC: Pueblo de Taos (United States of America)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
IX
Date
Dec 12, 1994
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
18e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

Pueblo de Taos (United States of America)

The Committee was informed by the Delegate of the United States on the actions taken by the Taos Pueblo and the US National Park Service to ensure the conservation and the integrity of the site and that an. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be undertaken by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Committee reiterated its concerns about the airport extension plans and invited the authorities of the United States of America to pay particular attention to the World Heritage values and living traditions of Pueblo de Taos when preparing the Environmental Impact statement, and to report on this to the Committee at its nineteenth session.