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Tyre (Lebanon)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
7B.102
Date
Jul 10, 2005
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
29e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.48, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),

2. Having noted the information received by the World Heritage Centre concerning alleged threats to the archaeological remains of Tyre,

3. Requests ICOMOS, in close consultation with the State Party of Lebanon and the World Heritage Centre, to undertake a reactive monitoring mission to the property in order to assess the impact of foreseen or on-going projects, to determine the overall state of conservation of the property and to submit a report for examination by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).

4. Further requests the State Party to provide, by 1 February 2006, a report on the follow-up of the implementation of Decision 28 COM 15B.48, notably regarding the impact of the proposed highway in the vicinity of Tyre, the establishment of the archaeological map and the transformation of the commercial port, for examination by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).