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Azerbaijan hosted the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from June 30 to July 10, 2019, in Baku. Hashtag: #43whc
The event is notable for its adoption of new world heritage sites as well as the potential for delisting sites that are not fulfilling their commitments.
For those keen on Babylon, the Everglades and Stonehenge, there is plenty of news this year.
Key Links
whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/43COM
documents
Everglades, USA
https://twitter.com/fdouvere/status/1146031777691131904
https://www.planeta.com/everglades
Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, USA
https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1147838816734130182
https://twitter.com/alebalsamo70/status/1147838489859428353
https://twitter.com/AndrewSPotts/status/1147862784618717185
https://www.planeta.com/frank-lloyd-wright/
Stonehenge, England
https://twitter.com/A303Stonehenge/status/1146819574333091840
https://twitter.com/SaveStonehenge/status/1146838483413151745
https://www.planeta.com/stonehenge
Jorell Bank, England
https://twitter.com/jodrellbank/status/1147784359421849600
Venice, Italy
https://twitter.com/europanostra/status/1146333751141720066
https://twitter.com/europanostra/status/1146789425583710208
https://www.planeta.com/venice
Lake Ohrid
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1147114052734345221
https://twitter.com/OhridSOS/status/1147035543907262466
https://twitter.com/OhridSOS/status/1146818801125605376
https://twitter.com/OhridSOS/status/1146721305212751872
https://twitter.com/OhridSOS/status/1146693451720855552
https://twitter.com/KGeorgieski/status/1146728394605912065
https://ohridsos.org/portfolio/ohrid-deceit-baku-heritage-committee/
https://www.planeta.com/lake-ohrid
Azerbaijan
https://twitter.com/Anar_Karim/status/1014396319669080064
https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1147800220614451200
https://twitter.com/randomsimonrule/status/1146088231772942336
https://www.planeta.com/azerbaijan
Gulf of California
https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1146341921402605573
Jaipur City, India
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1147415105786863616
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
Alberta’s Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park now a World Heritage Site – CBC
https://twitter.com/R_Boissonnault/status/1147930095773896704
Augsburg, Germany
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1147496832781697025
https://twitter.com/unesco_de/status/1147496632445022214
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1147105172625199104
China
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1147045323983990784
Canada
https://twitter.com/alebalsamo70/status/1147481956021673984
https://twitter.com/AndrewSPotts/status/1147490226069278735
Middle East
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1146369842162876417
https://twitter.com/ARCWH/status/1147901657105227776
https://www.planeta.com/middle-east
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, Australia
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1147391627327148032
https://www.planeta.com/budj-bim
Birds
https://twitter.com/numenini/status/1148566575777308677
Side Events
https://twitter.com/IUCN_PA/status/1146716227466928128
https://www.planeta.com/events
#44WHC
https://en.unesco.org/news/fuzhou-china-host-2020-session-world-heritage-committee
https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/1148524855702241280
Embedded Tweets
https://twitter.com/mechtildrossler/status/1133678136409952257
https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1145664399258148864
https://twitter.com/UNESCO_ch/status/1146785930969255936
https://twitter.com/WH_Watch/status/1136019208410730496
https://twitter.com/ICOMOS/status/1147740279518224386
https://twitter.com/unesco_de/status/1148130507491856386
Local Site
https://43whcbaku2019.az/en
https://twitter.com/Whc43B
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/43whcsocial
Questions for the organizers and participants
- What would locals like visitors to know about Azerbaijan?
- What are the key takeaways from this meeting?
- What is the status of the Marketplace for World Heritage?
- How is 43WHC different from 42WHC?
- What country will host 44WHC?
Technical questions
- Does the public have access to what’s on the screen? Slides, edited word document, announcements?
- Will press conferences be streamed online and if so, will they accept questions from remote participants?
- Do videos have transcripts or captions?
- Can we access or create transcripts?
- Are there shared Google docs?
- Is there a Twitter list of registered participants, sponsors or superfans?
Questions for the participants
- How does this meeting compare to similar events?
- Are you touring or exploring the host country during your visit?
Questions for UNESCO
- What are you envisioning as possible uses for the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike code?
Questions for the IUCN
- Is there overlap in these discussions and travel and tourism in protected areas? Are members of TAPAS contributing to or following the meeting?
Headlines
Babylon designated a World Heritage Site
Concerns Warrangama Dam proposal will impact Blue Mountains World Heritage area – ABC
Reforming UNESCO’s World Heritage – Mats Djurberg and Tora Aasland – @matsdjurberg @tora_aasland
Dams, flight paths? Ask the UN World Heritage committee first – Weekend Australian
Videos
July 10
https://youtu.be/Q3YYKCkgcVI
July 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8B6QNnbJA
July 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzFO1riIjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnvYd2XVDFY
July 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Jo2y2GQDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYJIbqoyz7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAbfa2h5UKo
July 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RWKx7HwyUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEAIyZoGGO4
July 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlPDmQdDIhw
July 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYiFiL6vUW0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7JfF-HnIA
July 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_zT_MoKz4&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0CjHGPcgA
July 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VedmhSRRMz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehUcI0D84c4
July 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyEoJjrk308
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMvSxgeRuPU
June 30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYIUfqBApY4
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Background
During the World Heritage Committee session, the Committee reviews the state of conservation of World Heritage sites, inscribes new sites on the World Heritage List, and attends to other matters involved in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
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