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Stevns Klint (Denmark)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
8B.10
Date
Jun 15, 2014
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
38e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2,
  2. Inscribes Stevns Klint, Denmark, on the World Heritage List under criterion (viii);
  3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
  4. Recommends the State Party, in managing the property following inscription, to:
    1. establish without delay the revised and specific management system proposed to assume responsibility for the property upon inscription on the World Heritage List,
    2. retain policies to ensure that no mining and/or quarrying activities take place within the property, nor any adjacent extraction activities that could impact the property,
    3. ensure effective implementation of fossil collecting guidelines, including appropriate curation of key specimens,
    4. ensure effective engagement of the private landowners in the protection and management of the property on an ongoing basis,
    5. ensure effective presentation of the property, to provide for a high quality visitor experience, supported by appropriate education and interpretation facilities,
    6. continue strong processes of local community engagement in the property, and the commendable shared management approach with local communities and stakeholders;
  5. Considers that this nomination can be regarded as completing the recognition of the phenomenon of asteroid impact, and its impact on the history of life on Earth, on the World Heritage List.