Table of contents

INTRODUCTION 2

A. STATES PARTIES 3

B. STATE OF NOMINATION OF SITES FOR W O R L D HERITAGE LIST 4

1. Brief description of sites 4

2. Sites in the World Heritage in Danger List (Annex I ) 10

3. Sites in the Tentative List (Annex 2) 10

4. Sites under nomination for possible submission

during the year 2003 and 2004 10

C. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SUTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT II

(I) Portfolio of projects to protect the world Heritage sites in Africa II

(ii) Funds in Trust and other arrangements 21

(iii) On-going bilateral projects with catalytic

and financial support under the W H F 24

D. GLOBAL STRATEGY - HERITAGE SITES ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION 26

E. AFRICA PERIODIC REPORT: FOLLOW-UP 26

F. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING 27

G. ANNEXES

2. Sites in the World Heritage in Danger List (Annex I ) 28

3. Sites in the Tentative List (Annex 2) 29

INTRODUCTION

This first issue of the Biennial Progress Report is

devoted to s o m e of the major activities undertak­

en by Africa Unit of the World Heritage Centre, fol­

lowing the request by the Director of the World

Heritage Centre, Mr. Francesco Bandarin for a

briefing on the on-going activities of the Unit in

assisting the States Parties of the Sub-Sahara Africa

in the implementation of the World Heritage

Convention.The briefing session took place on 9th

October 2002 and cover the period from January -

June 2002.

The evolution of the definitions of cultural and nat­

ural heritage criteria for inscribing archaeological

sites, landscapes, historical monuments , landscapes,

protected natural sites and reserves, on the World

Heritage List, has been considerably influenced by a

deeper understanding of what is perceived as "cul­

ture" and "nature". This led to the concept of a

"global study" to constitute a world inventory of all

types of property which could be proposed for

inclusion in the List.The studies led to the recogni­

tion and global understanding that the African cul­

tural heritage was particularly under-represented

on the List in spite of its tremendous archaeologi­

cal, technological, architectural and spiritual wealth,

its way of organizing and using land and space, its

network system for trade and the exchange of

ideas and goods, etc. The noticeable absence of

African cultural heritage for the World Heritage

List is beginning to be addressed through nomina­

tion of sites for the tentative list and for World

Heritage listing. A lot of w o r k needs to be done in

preparing inventories of cultural heritage sites in

the African context in order to protect all the

African sites from deterioration or looting, to allow

their future conservation as sources of history, and

to enable the Convention live up to its goal of pre­

serving "...all living cultures..." This report high­

light s o m e of the actions that are being taken by

the Africa Unit of the World Heritage Centre to

enable the States Parties to the Convention realize

the above goal.

For the purpose of this report, the focus is on: the

state of the ratification of the World Heritage

Convention in Africa; the list of African sites

inscribed in the World Heritage List and their brief

descriptions; the sites currently under nomination

for submission during 2003 and 2004; the sites list­

ed in the Tentative List; the Global Strategy- Unit's

analysis and heritage sites identification; the portfo­

lio of projects to protect the World Heritage sites

in Africa supported under the World Heritage

Fund, donor project interventions in Wor ld

Heritage sites through the Funds-In-Trust agree­

ment with U N E S C O and/or through bilateral

agreements; the Africa periodic report and follow-

up to the report; and.Training and Africa 2009.

W e trust this report provide an opportunity to

share with wider audience on the Unit's views and

concerns about Africa's heritage, progress in its

protection and the future. Secondly, a fairly infor­

mal mechanism of communicating the Centre's

actions and ideas on h o w best to enlarge Africa's

capacity to conserve and protect its cultural and

natural heritage.The report can be used to social­

ize s o m e of the concerns on the management of

Africa's heritage.

It is hoped that the biennial report will be reviewed

and updated every six months in order to facilitate

a continuous and an up-to-date information.

Elizabeth Wangari

Chief, Africa Unit

UNESCO

World Heritage

A. STATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE W O R L D HERITAGE CONVENTION IN AFRICA

As of June 2002, the following 39 African countries

have ratified the World Heritage Convention out of 46

Sub-Saharan African countries that are Members of

U N E S C O . Countries yet to ratify the Convention are

the Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau,

Lesotho, Sao Tome et Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia,

and Swaziland,.

AFRICA STATES PARTIES

TO THE CONVENTION

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo

Cote D'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eritrea

Ethopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar , ' "

Malawi

Mali - " '

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia: -

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

Seychelles

South Africa

Togcr

Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

DATE OF DEPOSIT OF RATIFICATION(R), ACCEPTANCE (AC),

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27/09/00 (R)

10/12/87 (R)

09/01/81 (R)

23/09/74 (R)

24/10/01 (Ac)

06/07/77 (R)

30/12/86 (R)

01/07/87? (R)

04/07/75 (R) 18/03/79 (R)

05/06/91 (Ac)

28/03/02 (Ac)

19/07/83 (R)

05/01/82 (R)

05/0407. (Ac)

19/Ö9/9.5 (R)

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B. STATE OF NOMINATION OF SITES FOR WORLD HERITAGE LIST

/ . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SITES IN AFRICA

INSCRIBED IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LLST

As of June 2002,Africa has 57 sites were inscribed in

the List of World Heritage sites among which 25 are

Cultural, 30 Natural and 2 Mixed sites.The Sites are

located in 22 States Parties.

COTE D'IVOIRE

Tai National Park (N Hi, MI982)

This park is one of the last important remnants of

the primary tropical forest of Wes t Africa. Its rich

natural flora, and threatened m a m m a l species, such

as the pygmy hippopotamus and eleven species of

monkeys, are of great scientific interest.

C O U N T R Y

Name of site: (C-cultural, N-natural or NIC-

mixedlyear of inscription)

BENIN

Royal Palaces ofAbomey (C Hi, ivll98S)

From 1625 to 1900 twelve

kings succeeded one another

at the head of the powerful

Kingdom of Abomey . With

the exception of King Akaba,

w h o used a separate enclo­

sure, they each had their palaces built within the

same cob-wall area, in keeping with previous palaces

as regards the use of space and materials. The royal

palaces of A b o m e y are a unique reminder of this

vanished kingdom.

Comoé National Park (N ii, ivll983)

O n e of the largest protected areas in W e s t Africa,

this park is characterised by very great plant diversi­

ty. D u e to the presence of the C o m o é River, it con­

tains plants which are normally only found much far­

ther south, such as shrub savannahs and patches of

thick rain forest.

COTE DIVOIRE/GUINEA

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

(N ii,ivll98l)

Located between Guinea, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire,

Mount Nimba rises above the surrounding savannah.

Its slopes, covered by dense forest at the foot of grassy

mountain pastures, harbour an especially rich flora and

fauna, with endemic species such as the viviparous

toad and chimpanzees that use stones as tools.

C A M E R O O N

Dja Faunal Reserve (N ii, ivll987)

This is one of the largest and best protected humid

forests in Africa. Almost completely surrounded by

the Dja River, which forms its natural boundary, the

reserve is especially noted for its biodiversity and a

wide variety of primates.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

(Nii.iv I 1988

The importance of this park rests with its wealth of

flora and fauna. Its vast savannahs provide shelter for

a wide variety of species: black rhinoceroses, ele­

phants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, red- fronted

gazelles and buffaloes, while different types of water­

fowl are to be found in the northern flood-plains.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF C O N G O

Virunga National Park (N ii, iii, ivll979)

The park ofVirunga offers within its 790,000 hectares

an incomparable diversity of habitats, from swamps

and steppes to the snow fields of Rwenzori at an alti­

tude of over 5,000 metres, and from the lava plains to

the savannahs on the slopes of volcanoes. S o m e

20,000 hippopotamuses live in its rivers, mountain

gorillas find refuge there and birds from Siberia spend

the winter there.

Garamba National Park (N iii, iv I 1980)

Immense savannahs, grasslands or woodlands, inter­

spersed with gallery forests along the river banks and

the swampy depressions, protect four large mammals:

the elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus and above all the

white rhinoceros. Much larger than the black rhino, it

is harmless, and only some thirty individuals remain.

Kahuzi-Biega National Park (N ¡vi 1980)

A vast area of primary tropical forest dominated by

two spectacular extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega,

the park is populated with a diverse and abundant

fauna. O n e of the last groups of mountain gorillas

(consisting only of about 250 individuals), lives

between 2,100 and 2,400 metres above sea-level.

Salonga National Park (N ii, ¡¡ill984)

The largest tropical rainforest reserve, at the heart

of the central river basin of the Zaire River, Salonga

National Park is very isolated and accessible only by

water. It is the habitat of many endemic endangered

species, such as the dwarf chimpanzee and the Zaire

peacock, the forest elephant and the African slender-

snouted or "false" crocodile.

Okapi Wildlife Reserve (N Ml996)

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth

of the Ituri Forest in the northeast of Zaire. The

Zaire River basin, of which the reserve and forest are

a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in

Africa. The wildlife reserve contains threatened

species of primates and birds and about 5,000 of the

estimated 30,000 okapi surviving in the wild. The

reserve also contains dramatic scenic values includ­

ing waterfalls on the Ituri and Epulu rivers. The

reserve is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy

Mbuti and Efe hunters.

ETHIOPIA

Simen National Park (N Hi, ivll978)

Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian

plateau has created one of the most spectacular land­

scapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep

valleys and sharp precipices as deep as 1,500 metres.

The park is the refuge of extremely rare animals such

as the Gelada baboon, the Simen fox and the Walia

ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.

Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela

(Ci, ¡i, iii I 1978)

In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia, the

eleven medieval monolithic cave churches of this

13th-century " N e w Jerusalem" were carved out of

rock near a traditional village with circular-shaped

dwellings.

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region

(Cii, ¡HI 1979)

Residence of Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his

successors during the 16th and 17th centuries, the

fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi, surrounded by a 900

metre wall, contains palaces, churches, monasteries

and unique public and private buildings marked by

Hindu and Arabic influences, and transformed by the

baroque style brought to Gondar by the Jesuit mis­

sionaries.

Lower Valley of the Awash

(Cii, iii, M1980)

A reference point in the study of the origins of

mankind, the Awash Valley contains one of the most

important groupings of paleontological sites on the

African continent

Tiya (Ci, Ml 980)

O f the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered

so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa,Tiya

is one of the most important. The site contains 36

monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with

symbols, for the most part difficult to decipher, which

are the remains of an ancient Ethiopian culture,

whose age has not yet been precisely determined.

Aksum(Ci,MI980)

The Kingdom of A k s u m held political power at the

heart of ancient Ethiopia until the 13th century.The

massive ruins of the kingdom's capital are dominated

by obelisks and enormous stelae.

Lower Valley of the O m o (C iii, M1980)

A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley

of the O m o is renowned the world over. The dis­

covery of many fossils there, especially H o m o gra­

cilis, has been important in the study of human

evolution.

GHANA Forts and Castles of Ghana (C vil 1979)

These fortified trading posts, founded between 1482

and 1786 along the coast of Ghana between Keta and

Beyin, are the remains of the trading routes estab­

lished by the Portuguese throughout the world during

their era of great maritime exploration.

Ashanti Traditional Buildings (C v I 1980)

To the northeast of Kumasi, these are the last

material remains of the great Ashanti civilization,

which reached its peak in the 18th century. The

dwellings, made of earth, w o o d and straw, are grad­

ually being destroyed by the effects of time and

weather.

KENYA

Mount Kenya National

Park/Natural Forest

(Nii, nil 1997)

Mount Kenya, 5,199 m , is

the second highest peak in

Africa. It is an ancient

extinct volcano, during whose period of activity 3.1 -

2.6 million years ago it is thought to have risen to

6,500 m . There are twelve remnant glaciers on the

mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary

peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial val­

leys. The area inscribed includes the upper slopes of

the mountain, and two salients which make up the

National Park and surrounding Forest Reserve.With

its rugged glacier-clad summits and forested middle

slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most impressive

landscapes in Eastern Africa. The evolution and ecol­

ogy of its afro-alpine flora also provide an outstand­

ing example of ecological processes.

into impressive "tsingy" peaks and a "forest" of

limestone needles, the spectacular canyon of the

Manambolo River, rolling hills and high peaks. The

undisturbed forests, lakes and mangrove swamps

are the habitat for rare and endangered lemurs and

birds.

Royal Hill of Ambohimanga

(Ciii,iv,vil200l)

The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a royal

city and burial site, and an ensemble of sacred

places. It is associated with strong feelings of

national identity, and has maintained its spiritual

and sacred character both in ritual practice and the

popular imagination for the past 500 years. It

remains a place of worship to which pilgrims c o m e

from Madagascar and elsewhere.

MALAWI

Lake Malawi National Park

(N ii,iii,iv I 1984)

Located at the southern end of the immense Lake

Malawi, with its deep and clear waters and back­

ground of mountains, Lake Malawi National Park

protects many hundreds of fish species, nearly all

endemic. Its importance in the study of evolution is

comparable to that of the finches of the Galapagos

Islands.

SibiloilCentral Island National Parks

(Ni, ivl997)

Sibiloi National Park is situated on the east shore of

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Lake Turkana's

ecosystem, with its diverse bird life and desert envi­

ronment, offers an exceptional laboratory for studies

of plant and animal communities. Discoveries of

m a m m a l fossil remains in the site led to the scientif­

ic reconstruction of the paleo-environment of the

entire Turkana Lake basin of the Quaternary period.

The lake is also one of Africa's most important

breeding areas for the Nile crocodile.

MALI

Old Towns of Djenné (C Hi,

Ml 988)

Inhabited since 250 B.C . , Djenné

developed into a market centre

and a link in the trans-Saharan gold

trade. In the 15th and 16th cen­

turies, it became one of the spiri­

tual centres for the dissemination of Islam. Its tradi­

tional houses, of which close to 2000 have survived,

are built on hillocks (toguere) and adapted to the

environment of seasonal floods.

MADAGASCAR

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

(N iii,ivll990)

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is made

Timbuktu (C ii, iv, vll988)

H o m e of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University

and other médersas, Timbuktu was in the 15th and

16th centuries an intellectual and spiritual capital and

up of karstic landscapes and limestone uplands cut a centre for the expansion of Islam throughout

Africa. Its three great mosques, the Djingareyber,

Sankore and Sidi Yahia, speak of Timbuktu's Golden

Age. Although restored in the 16th century, these

monuments are today threatened by the encroach­

ment of sand.

Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (N iiilC

v/1989)

These cliffs protect architectural structures of great

beauty (houses, granaries, altars, sanctuaries and

toguna meeting places), which have been for cen­

turies the soul of traditional, secular Dogon culture.

The Bandiagara plateau is one of the most impressive

geological and landscape features in West Africa.

MOZAMBIQUE

Island of Mozambique (C iv, vil 1991)

The fortified city of Mozambique is located on this

island, which was a former Portuguese trading post

on the route to India. Its astonishing architectural

unity is due to the consistent use, since the 16th cen­

tury, of the same building techniques, the same build­

ing materials (stone or macuti) and decorative prin­

ciples.

NIGER

Air andTénéré Natural Reserves (N ii, iii, ¡v/1991 )

This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering

some 7.7 million hectares. The area considered as a

protected sanctuary is only one- sixth of the total

area. It includes the volcanic rock mass of the Air,

a small Sahelian pocket, isolated as regards its cli­

mate and flora and fauna in the Saharan desert of

Ténéré.The reserve boasts an outstanding variety

of landscapes, plant species and wild animals.

" W " National Park of Niger

(N ii,MI996)

The portion of the " W " National Park in Niger is

in a transition zone between savanna and forest

lands and represents important ecosystem charac­

teristics of the W e s t African Woodlands/Savana

Biogeographical Province. The site reflects the

interaction between natural resources and humans

since Neolithic times and illustrates the evolution

of biodiversity in this zone.

NIGERIA

The Sukur Cultural Landscape (C iii, v, vi/1999)

With the Palace of the Hidi (Chief) on a hill domi­

nating the villages below, its terraced fields and

their sacred symbols, and the extensive remains of

a former flourishing iron industry, is a remarkably

intact physical expression of a society and its spir­

itual and material culture.

SENEGAL

Island ofGorée (C vil 1978)

Off the coast of Senegal, facing Dakar, Gorée was,

from the 15th to the 19th century, the largest slave

trading centre on the African coast. Ruled, in suc­

cession, by Portuguese, Dutch, English and French

powers, its architecture is characterized by the

contrast between the dark slave-quarters and the

elegant houses of the slave traders. Today it con­

tinues to serve as a reminder of human exploita­

tion and as a sanctuary for reconciliation.

Niokolo-Koba National Park

(N MI98I)

Located in a well-watered area, along the banks of

the Gambia River, the gallery forests and savannahs

of Niokolo-Koba National Park protect a very rich

fauna, among them the Derby eland (largest of the

antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards, a large

population of elephants as well as many birds, rep­

tiles and amphibians.

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

(Niii,ivll98l)

In the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a

wetland of 16,000 hectares, comprised of a large lake

surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters,

which form a living but fragile sanctuary for one and

a half million birds, such as the white pelican, the pur­

ple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and

the cormorant.

Island of Saint-Louis. (C ii, iv/2000)

Founded as a French colonial settlement in the 17th

century, the Island of Saint-Louis was urbanized in the

mid-19th century. It was the capital of Senegal from

1872 to 1957 and played an important cultural and

economic role in the whole of W e s t Africa. The loca­

tion of the town on an island at the mouth of the

Senegal River, its regular town plan, the system of

quays, and the characteristic colonial architecture give

Saint-Louis its particular quality and identity.

SEYCHELLES

Aldabra Atoll (N ii, iii, ivll982)

The atoll is comprised of four large coral islands

which enclose a shallow lagoon; the group of islands

is itself surrounded by a coral reef. D u e to difficulties

of access and the atoll's isolation, Aldabra has been

protected from human influence and has as such

become a refuge for s o m e 152,000 giant tortoises,

the world's largest population of this reptile.

Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

(N i, ü, iii, ¡vi 1983)

In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve

shelters the vestiges of a natural palm forest pre­

served in close to its original state. The famous "coco

de mer " (palm tree), once believed to c o m e from a

tree growing in the depths of the sea, bears the largest

seed in the plant kingdom.

SOUTH AFRICA

Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park

(Nii, iii, Ml999)

The ongoing fluvial, marine and Aeolian processes in

the site have produced a variety of landforms includ­

ing coral reefs, long sandy beaches, coastal dunes,

lake systems, s w a m p s , and extensive reed and

papyrus wetlands. The interplay of the park's envi­

ronmental heterogeneity with major floods and

coastal storms and a transitional geographic location

between sub-tropical and tropical Africa has resulted

in exceptional species diversity and on-going specia-

tion.The mosaic of landforms and habitat types cre­

ates superlative scenic vistas. The site contains criti­

cal habitat for a range of species from Africa's

marine, wetland and savannah environments.

Robben Island (C iii, vil 1999)

W a s used at various times between the 17th and the

20th century as a prison, a hospital for socially unac­

ceptable groups, and a military base. Its buildings, and

in particular those of the late 20th century, such as

the m a x i m u m security prison for political prisoners,

bear witness to the triumph of democracy and free­

d o m over oppression and racialism.

The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein,

Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs

(Ciii, vil 1999)

Have produced abundant scientific information on the

evolution of modern m a n over the past 3.5 million

years, on his way of life, and on the animals with which

he lived and on which he fed. The landscape also pre­

serves many features of that of prehistoric m a n .

UkhahlambalDrakensberg Park.

(N iii, iv - C i, iiil2000)

T h e spectacular natural landscape of the

Drakensberg Park contains many caves and rock-

shelters with a wealth of paintings m a d e by the San

people over a period of 4000 years. They depict ani­

mals and human beings, and represent the spiritual

life of this people, w h o n o w no longer live in their

original homeland.

UGANDA

Rwenzori Mountains National Park

(N iii, ivl1994)

Covering nearly 100,000 hectares in western

Uganda, the park comprises the main part of the

Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa's

third highest peak (Mount Margherita at 5,109

metres). The region's glaciers, waterfalls and lakes

make it one of Africa's most beautiful alpine areas.

The park protects many natural habitats, endangered

species and an unusual flora, comprising, a m o n g

other species, the giant heather.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

(N iii, ivl 1994)

Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of

the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers

32,000 ha and is k n o w n for its exceptional biodi­

versity, with m o r e than 160 species of trees and

more than 100 species of ferns. Many types of birds

and butterflies can also be found there, as well as

many endangered species, including the mountain

gorilla.

Tombs of

B u ganda Kings

at Kasubi

(N iii, iv)

The T o m b s of

Buganda Kings at

Kasubi constitute

a site embracing

almost 30 ha of hillside within Kampala district Most

of the site is agricultural, farmed by traditional meth­

ods. At its core on the hilltop is the former palace of

the Kabakas of Buganda, built in 1882 and converted

into the royal burial ground in 1884. Four royal tombs

n o w lie within the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, the main

building, which is circular and surmounted by a d o m e .

II is a major example of an architectural achievement

in organic materials, principally w o o d , thatch, reed,

wattle and daub. The site's main significance lies, h o w ­

ever, in its intangible values of belief, spirituality, conti­

nuity and identity.

of the trade in the Indian Ocean thus passing

through their hands.

Serengeti National Park (N Hi, ivll98l)

In the vast plains of Serengeti, comprising 1.5 million

hectares of savannah, immense herds of herbivores -

wildebeests, gazelles and zebras - followed by their

predators in their annual migration to permanent

water holes, offer a sight from another age, one of the

most impressive in the world.

Selous Game Reserve (N ii, ivll982)

Elephants, black rhinoceroses, cheetahs, giraffes, hip­

popotamuses and crocodiles live in large numbers in

this immense sanctuary - 50,000 square kilometres rel­

atively undisturbed by man . The park has a variety of

vegetation zones from dense thickets to open wooded

grasslands.

Kilimanjaro National Park (N Hill987)

The highest point in Africa, Kilimanjaro is a volcanic

massif 5,963 metres high which stands, isolated,

above the surrounding plains, with its snowy peak

looming over the savannah. T h e mountain is encir­

cled by mountain forest, and numerous m a m m a l s ,

many of which are endangered, live in the park.

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

(N ii,iii,ivll979)

A large permanent concentration of wild animals

can be found in the huge and perfect crater of

Ngorongoro. Nearby, the crater of Empakaai, filled

by a deep lake, and the active volcano of Oldonyo

Lenga can be seen. Excavations carried out in the

Olduvai Gorge, not far from there, have resulted in

the discovery of one of man 's m o r e distant ances­

tors, H o m o habilis.

Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara (C

Ml 1981)

O n two small islands near the coast, the remains of

two great East African ports admired by early

European explorers can be found. From the 13th to

the 16th centuries, the merchants of Kilwa traded

gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian crockery,

Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain, m u c h

Stone Town of Zanzibar.

(C ii, iii, vi/2000)

T h e Stone T o w n of

Zanzibar is a fine example

of the Swahili coastal

trading towns of East

Africa. It retains its urban

fabric and townscape vir­

tually intact and contains

many fine buildings that reflect its particular cul­

ture, which has brought together and homogenized

disparate elements of the cultures of Africa, the

Arab region, India, and Europe over more than a mil­

lennium.

ZAMBIA / ZIMBABWE

Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (N ii, iii / 1989)

These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in

the world. The Zambezi River, more than two kilo­

metres wide at this point, plunges noisily d o w n a

series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist

that can be seen more than 20 kilometres away.

ZIMBABWE

Mana Pools National

Park, Sapi and Chewore

Safari Area (N ii, Hi,

ivll984)

O n the banks of the

Zambezi River, great cliffs

overhang the river and the flood-plains where a

remarkable concentration of wild animals can be

found, including elephants, buffaloes, leopards and

cheetahs. A n important concentration of Nile croc­

odiles can be found in the area.

Great Zimbabwe National Monument

(Ci,iii,vill986)

The ruins of Great Zimbabwe, which, according to

an age-old legend, was the capital of the Queen of

Sheba, are a unique testimony to the Bantu civiliza­

tion of the Shona between the 11 th and 15th cen­

turies. This city, covering an area of nearly 80

hectares, was an important trading centre,

renowned since the Middle Ages.

Khami Ruins National Monument (C iii, iv / 1986)

Khami, developed after the capital of Great

Zimbabwe had been abandoned in the mid-16th

century, is of great archaeological interest. The dis­

covery of objects from Europe and China reveals

that Khami has long been a centre for trade.

2. SITES IN THE WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER

LlST (SEE ANNEX I AT THE END OF THE DOCUMENT)

3. SITES IN THE TENTATIVE LIST

(SEE ANNEX 2 AT THE END OF THE DOCUMENT)

4. SITES UNDER NOMINATION FOR POSSIBLE

SUBMISSION DURING THE YEAR 2003 AND

2004

The proposition for inscription of the following sites

is under preparation under contracts with the

Centre:

4. / Cultural sites:

Tombeau des Askia (Mali), James Island (The

Gambia), Benin Kingdom Earthworks, Ekhor, U d o

Cultural Landscape (Nigeria), Osun Shrine Oshogbo

(Nigeria), Chongoni Rock Art (Malawi), and mega-

lithic sites (Senegal/Gambia).

4.2 Natural sites:

Rift Valley Lakes Reserve (Kenya), Serial nomination

of Ranomafana, Andringitra, Pic d'lvohibe, M a n o m b o ,

Midongy du Sud Kalambatritra (Madagascar), Cape

Floral (South Africa), " W " National Park

(Benin/Niger/Burkina Faso)

4.3 Mixed sites:

Matopo Hills (Zimbabwe), Air etTenere (the site is

already inscribed as a natural site) (Niger), Rift Valley

(Kenya), Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (South

Africa)

C. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE A N D SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(i) PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS TO PROTECT THE

WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN AFRICA SUPPORTED

UNDER THE WORLD HERITAGE FUND

The following table lists projects with primary objec­

tives that were approved either by the World

Heritage Committee and the Bureau of the

Committee and/or the Chairperson of the World

Heritage Committee between June 2001 and June

2002, all of which are under implementation during

2002 by Africa Unit.AII the projects have also received

the support of the relevant Advisory Body, that is

either by I U C N , I C O M O S or both in the case of

mixed sites. Each project listing indicates the financial

contribution under the International Assistance, the

State Party's implementing agency. It is to be noted

that in some the project cost may be higher with addi­

tional financial support by domestic public, bilateral,

and/or N G O sources.

As of June 2002,40 contracts established between the

Centre and the States Parties are under execution by

the Unit, 19 natural for natural sites protection, 20 for

the protection of cultural sites and I for a mixed site.

About ten additional contracts are under preparation

following the approval by the 26 session of the World

Heritage Committee held in June 2002 to be imple­

mented up to June 2003. These projects are also

reflected in the report. The projects amount to a

portfolio of US$686,603 an increase of US$578 from

the year 2001/2002.

BENIN

/ . Preparation of a nomination file for "The

slave route in Benin "(Approved 2001)

• US$18,500

• Implementing Agency: Ministry for Culture

This project is to assist the Government of Benin in

the nomination of the "Benin slave route" mentioned

in the Tentative List of 1997, following the Global

Strategy meetings of 1995 and 1996 (Harare) and

1997 (Dar-es-Salam). The proposed site for nomina­

tion concerns the Centre and the South of the coun­

try including the anchorage points of the itinerary

(areas of slaves capture, gathering and selling points,

spiritual sites, etc.). The whole constitutes an

'exchange route', a particular form of cultural land­

scape, whose importance is exceptional in Africa and

in the world. The site is associated to strong e m o ­

tional and identity values deriving from the historic

and demographic importance of the slave trade phe­

nomenon in this part of Africa. Its components entail

an important popular interest and constitute crucial

elements in the equilibrium of Benin as a Nation.

Beside the spiritual value of this route, the historical

and architectural value of the built 'ensembles' merge

to constitute an element of the heritage and of the

m e m o r y of outstanding universal value.

2. Preparation of a nomination file for "The

Stave Route in Benin"(Approved 2000)

• US$5,000

• Implementing Agency: African Heritage

School(EPA)

The African Heritage School (Ecole du Patrimoine

Africain, EPA) is a university institution with a

regional vocation for training and specialised

research in the preservation and promotion of

immovable and movable objects comprising the cul­

tural heritage. EPA is well-known institution for the

role played in the preservation of World Heritage

sites and promotion of the World Heritage

Convention. EPA is organizing an international con­

ference entiled "Aguda : aspects du patrimoine afro-

brésilien dans le Golfe de Guinée" .This conference,

which will be attended by app. 100 participants

among university researchers and professionals will

focus on the links between Brazil and Africa, stress­

ing the importance of similarities concerning built

heritage. A n exhibition, conceived as pedagogic tool,

will be inaugurated on 28 November in Porto N o v o

and the same exhibition will visit several institutions

in Africa, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

BURKINA FASO

/ . Séminaire de formation et de sensibilisa­

tion de la population locale en vue de l'in­

scription des Ruines de Loropéni sur la

Liste du patrimoine mondial (Approved

2002)

• US$15,000

• Implementing Agency:

L'activité de formation que souhaite organiser l'Etat

partie se déroulera dans la province de Gaoua du Poni

où sont localisées les ruines du Loropéni, ruines rele­

vant de la catégorie architecturale et historique.Vieilles

de deux siècles, leur origine demeure pourtant mys­

térieuse. En pierre et terre cuite, elles s'étendent sur

plusieurs dizaines de k m jusqu'au sud de la Côte

d'Ivoire et du Ghana. Conscients de la valeur his­

torique de ce site, les autorités burkinabés souhaitent

avant d'entreprendre les démarches pour son inscrip­

tion sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial, mener des

actions de sensibilisation et de formation des popula­

tions locales. Actions d'autant plus indispensables

qu'elles permettront, dans le futur, une meilleure

préservation par les populations locales qui ont un

rôle déterminant à jouer.

2. Séminaire de sensibilisation de la popula­

tion locale en vue d'inscrire les gravures

rupestres de Pobé Mengao sur la Liste du

PM (Approved 2002)

• US$6004

• Implementing Agency: l'Université de

Ouagadougou, et Ministre de la Culture

Le séminaire que souhaite organiser le Burkina Faso

a pour principaux objectifs, la formation et la sensi­

bilisation de la population locale en vue de

l'éventuelle inscription des gravures rupestres de

Pobé Mengao sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial. Les

gravures de Pobé Mengao se trouvent au nord du

Burkina Faso, à Djibo, dans la province du Soum. En

raison du climat sahélien de la région, certaines

gravures courent des risques de dégradation et de

destruction si des mesures de conservation et de

protection ne sont pas rapidement adoptées.

3. Séminaire de sensibilisation de la popula­

tion locale en vue d'inscrire les gravures

rupestres de Pobé Mengao sur la Liste du

PM (Approved 2002)

• US$8,996

• Implementing Agency:

Le séminaire que souhaite organiser le Burkina Faso

a pour principaux objectifs, la formation et la sensi­

bilisation de la population locale en vue de

l'éventuelle inscription des gravures rupestres de

Pobé Mengao sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial. Les

gravures de Pobé Mengao se trouvent au nord du

Burkina Faso, à Djibo, dans la province du Soum. En

raison du climat sahélien de la région, certaines

gravures courent des risques de dégradation et de

destruction si des mesures de conservation et de

protection ne sont pas rapidement adoptées.

CAMEROUN

Three fellowships for African specialists in

Protected ArealWildlife Management for

the Academic Year 2001 - 2002 (Approved

2001)

• US$45,000

• Implementing Agency: Garoua College of

Wildlife

The World Heritage Committee, as per Article 23 of

the Convention, has provided support to the training

of specialists in selected regional training centres.

The School for the Training of Wildlife Specialists,

Garoua, Cameroon, has been a recipient of World

heritage Fund financed fellowships and scholarships

from the earliest days of the implementation of the

Convention. Until 1993 fellowships to trainees from

French-speaking African States Parties at the Garoua

School had been contracted directly to the trainees.

Since 1994, the Committee decided to offer a grant

of U S $ 45,000 directly to the school, once in every

two years to finance 3 fellowships for trainees from

African States Parties to the Convention. During

1994-2000, the Garoua School has thus been offered

a sum of U S $ 180,000 for supporting a total of 12

fellowships.This project to provide 3 fellowships for

a period of 2-year academic for 3 African specialists

to study at Garoua College.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

/ . Project for "Long-term Conservation of the

Manovo-Gounda-St. Floris National Park

and other National Park (Phase I):

Assessment of the state of Conservation and

rehabilitation Plan (Approved 2001)

• US$20,000

• /mp/ementing Agency: Earth Conservancy

and the Ministry for Natural Resources

This project is for the organization of an interagency

mission to Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park

inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988 on the

basis of natural heritage criteria ii and iv, in order to

establish the conservation status of the site and to

propose a rehabilitation programme. The importance

of the Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park rests

with its wealth of flora and fauna. Its vast savannas pro­

vide shelter for a wide variety of species: black rhi­

noceroses, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs,

red-fronted gazelles and buffaloes, while different

types of waterfowl are to be found in the northern

flood-plains. The savannas bolder important tropical

forest that constitute the Congo basin, with global

important biodiversity hotspots severely threatened

by human encroachments. Since the inscription of the

site on the World Heritage List the World Heritage

Committee has been seriously concerned that uncon­

trolled poaching by heavily armed groups, from within

and outside the C A R has resulted in security prob­

lems, leading to the deaths of Park staff in early 1997

and illegal harvesting wildlife, and stoppage of the

touristAs a result and following reports of illegal graz­

ing and poaching by heavily armed groups, the World

Heritage Committee at its twenty-first session held in

Naples, Italy in 1997, decided to inscribe the site on

the List of the World Heritage in Danger. Central

African Republic attach particular attention to the

management of the Site particularly to the conser­

vation of its biodiversity and the sustainable develop­

ment of the Parks, natural sites which constitute

major programmes of the National Plan for

Environment and Sustainable Development. The pro­

g r a m m e forms a national reference framework which

define the policy, the orientations, the objectives,

strategies and action programmes concerning the

environment and sustainable rural development

2. Programme d'urgence pour la réhabilitation

du site du patrimoine mondial en périld du

Manovo-Gounda St Floris (Approved 2002)

• U5$I50.000

• Implementing Agency: Ministry of Natural

Resources (with logistical support of Earth

Conservancy)

C e projet permettra au gouvernement une mise en

oeuvre des actions d'urgence pour la réhabilitation du

site du Manovo-Gounda St. Floris pendant une période

de 2 ans. Il s agit d actions à court et moyen termes qui

devraient permettre la conciliation des objectifs de

préservation de la biodiversité d'une part, et du

développement socio-économique durable des popu­

lations, y compris: - Zonage du site; inventaires de la

faune et repérage des différents habitats naturels; con­

servation de la biodiversité et protection des écosys­

tèmes fragiles; définition et structuration d'un parte­

nariat plus efficace entre les différents intervenants

locaux; renforcement des capacités des institutions de

gestion et des communautés locales; Mise en place de

systèmes de surveillance et de lutte anti-braconnage

accompagnés d'un suivi écologique renforcé; et élabo­

ration d'un Programme intégré de conservation

durable de la biodiversité (5 ans).

COTE D'IVOIRE

Financement de l'Atelier National de

Formation "Contribution de la Recherche à

l'Aménagement et à la Gestion Durable du

Parc National de Tai (PNT)" (Approved

2002)

• U S $ 3 0 , 5 / 4

L'objectif de ce projet est de permettre d'organiser un

atelier national de formation qui aura c o m m e objectif

de redéfinir le rôle et le positionnement de la

Recherche Scientifique pour un aménagement et une

conservation durables du Parc National de Tai. Les

principaux objectifs sont: inventorier les indicateurs

écologiques de diversité biologique pour un meilleur

suivi écologique du P N T ; définir et évaluer les actions

prioritaires en vue du positionnement de la recherche

dans la conservation et l'évaluation des ressources

naturelles du P N T ; définir les stratégies d'actions pou­

vant permettre une meilleure implication de la

recherche pour l'aménagement et la gestion durables

des ressources du P N T ; évaluer les stratégies intégrées

de conservation et d'intensification de la participation

des populations et collectivités locales dans la gestion

durable du P N T ; développer de nouvelles approches

de partenariat entre les Chercheurs et les autres

acteurs en vue d'une meilleure conservation du P N T ;

et proposer un nouveau schéma d'aménagement du

PNT.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

Emergency Support for the Salonga

National Park (Approved 2002)

• US$20,000

• Implementing Agency: Congo Institute for

Nature Conservation (ICCN)

This project will contribute towards the national

efforts to initiate s o m e necessary measures to cor­

rect the existing and possible future damage to the

site and include: Effecting special anti-poaching pro­

g r a m m e with the aim of motivating and supporting

the standard of living of the staff; Establishing a sub­

division of the Park into six managements units

(instead of the two currently existing) in order to

reinforce efficiency and surveillance. Organising a

programme for promoting awareness among the

stakeholders and realisation of micro projects in

favour of the local population to establish good

relationships between the Park personnel and the

population; and Purchase of min imum equipment

for necessary surveillance and to strengthen the

capacity for field personnel intervention (e.g. uni­

form, tents and communication equipment etc.).

GABON

Elaboration du dossier de proposition d'inscrip­

tion de la Réserve de faune de Lopé -

OKANDA; des aires protégées des Monts

Minkebe et de ¡'Arboretum de Sibang

(Approve 2002)

• US$20,000

• Implementing Agency:

Le projet permettra l'élaboration d'un document

détaillé de nomination des sites de la zone forestière

tri-nationale que représente la réserve de la faune de

Lopé - Okanda, l'Aire protégée des Monts Minkebe

que constitue le plus grand bloc forestier encore

intacte de l'Afrique centrale, et l'Arboretum de Sibang

situé dans la province dite de "l'Estuaire.

GAMBIA

Preparation of a joint nomination on mega-

Hthic sites in Gambia and Senegal -

(Approved 2001)

• US$9,000

• Implementing Agency: Gambia Museums

and Monuments

This project is for facilitate the Governments of

Senegal and the Gambia to prepare a file for a joint

nomination of megalithic sites. In the Senegambia, a

megalithic zone characterized particularly by vertical

stone circles occupies a place in the middle of Senegal

and The Gambia approximately 350 k m long from

West to East, and 100 k m wide. Four types of m o n u ­

ments have been identified : I. megalithic circles, 2.

Stone circles, 3. Megalithic tumulus, 4. Stone tumulus ;

with the latter two having no megaliths, but only a line

of vertical stones bordering them eastwards. The

Senegalese and the Gambian authorities have facilitat­

ed the selection of the megalithic sites of W A S S U and

K E R B A T C H and SHINE N G A Y E N for a joint applica­

tion for inscription as World Heritage Sites.The finan­

cial support will go towards the compilation of back­

ground documents, maps, photographs and prepara­

tion of a legal protection statutes, historical description

of the site, establishment of site (s) borders, historical

and bibliographical data, as well as finalisation of the

nomination.

GHANA

• Preparatory Assitance Request forTenzuk

Tallensi settlements (Approved 2002)

• US$17,760

• Implementing Agency: Gambia Museums

and Monuments Board

This project is to enable the State Party survey and

demarcate the site to be nominated to the World

Heritage List and to come up with management and

strategic plan in collaboration with the local c o m m u ­

nity. In recent years the site has c o m e under serious

threat from quarrying activities of contractors which

if not controlled could lead to degradation of the set­

ting. It is therefore necessary to protect its integrity

and authenticity for posterity. The project will also

enable to produce detailed base m a p for the site, cre­

ate data base forTenxukTellensi settlements, develop

a management plan for the site, and a completed n o m ­

ination file for the site. In addition the project will pro­

vide a training opportunity for the staff of the Ghana

Museums and Monuments Board thereby enhancing

their technical and managerial skill.

KENYA

/ . Great Rift Valley as a mixed

nomination(Approved 2001)

• US$15,000

• Implementing Agency: The National

Museums of Kenya

This project is to enable the State Party gather and

analyse comprehensive data for the nomination of

the site, identify boundaries of the landscape and

produce cartographic materials. The State Party

has underlined that the Valley is endowed with

both Natural and culturally diverse sites, and is the

focus of the search of early hominoids traces of

their activities and paleo-biodiversity which are a

testimony of a mixed site.The most important cul­

tural landscapes are : Koobi Fora, Olorgresaiillie,

Hyrax Hill, Kariandosi, Lothagham, Kanapoi, Tugen

Hills.

2. Preparation of a nomination dossier for

the Mijikenda Kaya Forests of Kenya

(Approved 2002)

• US$12,870

• Implementing Agency: The National

Museums of Kenya's Coastal Forest

Conservation Unit (CFCU)

This project is to enable the State Party undertake

activities for the preparation of a nomination

dossier for inscription of Mijikenda Kaya Forests of

Kenya in the World Heritage List.The activities will

include consultation with international expert

facilitating visit the proposed area; procurement of

appropriate scale maps and plans of the Kayas and

their surroundings; procurement of archival, pho­

tographic, audio and video material on Kaya, and

Kaya culture and development of new material;

review of literature sources on the Kayas and c o m ­

pilation of detailed bibliography. Archival research

for Kaya related documents and records; exhaus­

tive interviews with Kaya Elders for oral histories

and traditional folklore related to the Kayas;

awareness and consultation meetings among local

communities and other stakeholders in Kaya con­

servation; and preparation and writing of report

under required heading.

MADAGASCAR

• Seminar for awareness raising on World

Heritage Convention for the Indian Ocean

islands (Approved 2001)

• US$5,000

• Implementing Agency: Centre d'Art

d'Archéologie d'Antananarivo

This project is for the organization of a sub-regional

for the Indian Ocean islands aimed as raising aware­

ness on the World Heritage Convention, for the

preparation of the Tentative List and for nomination

of important heritage sites for World Heritage list­

ing.

MALAWI

/ . Capacity Building for Lake Malawi

National Park(Approved 2001)

• US$37094

• Implementing Agency: Malawi National

Parks Department

Activities of the project will concern the strengthen­

ing the capacities of national and local authorities

responsible for the protection and management of

the site through training and and reinforcement of

the programme being run on the lake such as the

research, the management, environmental educa­

tion/extension and the conservation awareness out­

reach programme, communication units, training for

park guides, and the organization of a training work­

shop on "Ecotourism and Administration in

Protected Areas" and well as purchase a boat engine

to enable monitoring of the Lake.

2. Preparation of nomination file for Nkiya

National Park (Approved 2001)

• US$14, 088 (also DB 2002 #7571US$16,000)

• /mp/ementing agency: Malawi National

Parks Department

This project is to facilitate: the collection, analysis of

the information and completion of the nomination

forms; prepare slides and photographs for submis­

sion with the nomination form; zoning the area into

core zone, transitional, and buffer zones; prepare a

site management plan; conduct meetings with all

stakeholders to facilitate the nomination of Nyika

National Park as a World Heritage Site.

3. Preparing Nomination for the Chongoni

Rock Art Area to the World Heritage List

(Approved 2002)

• US$14,083

• Implementing Agency department of

Antiquities, with logistical assistance of

ICCROM

The project will enable the State Party to conduct fur­

ther research for more in-depth description of the

flora and fauna of the forest reserve and its importance

for Malawi and the region; to hold consultations with

the forestry officials to formulate a joint management

scheme for the site; to hold consultation with sur­

rounding communities to solicit ideas on best c o m m u ­

nity participation strategies towards conservation

measures for the site; to prepare a complete nomina­

tion file which will contain a management plan, detailed

plans for some of the strategies, S W O T (Strengths

Weaknesses Opportunities Threats) analysis, authen­

ticity of setting, use/function of the site, and graphical

layout and presentation.

MALI

/ . Préparation d'un dossier d'inscription pour

le Tombeau des ASKIA à Gao (Approved

2001)

• US$30,000

• Implementing Agency: ICCROM and the

Ministry of Culture

Le projet a pour objectif la préparation d'un dossier

d'inscription. Il permettra d'identifier et de mettre en

place les mesures de protection et de préservation

du site, et contribuera au développement du

tourisme culturel et fera mieux connaître l'histoire

des Askia souverains de l'empire Songhoy aux popu­

lations locales .

2. Evaluation of the Cliff of Bandiagara's

Natural Heritage (Approved 2001)

• US$14,740

• Implementing Agency: "Association

française des volontaires du progrès",

Cultural mission of Bandiagara Ministry for

Culture and Tourism, Direction Generale de

la conservation de la nature and Office

malien du tourism et de l'hôtellerie

This project will enable the State Party to highlight

the natural characterises of the site in order to

expand tourism such aspects as the botanical and

ornithological wealth of the site. The project aim to

provide the State Party with reliable parameters to

follow up the evolution of the heritage and to adopt

suitable site management methods as well as pro­

moting the publication of manuals on nature. The

project will also assist define and put in place activi­

ties that will promote community participation in the

preservation of the site.

MOZAMBIQUE

Preparation of a management/conservation

plan for the Island of Mozambique

(Approved 2001)

• US$29,980

• Implementing Agency: Ministry of Culture

This project aims at the preparation of a manage­

ment plan in consultation with all the stakeholders

(Ministry of Culture, Province of Nampula, the City

Council of the Island, Representatives of the local

communities) based on a rehabilitation and a partic­

ipatory approach including a comprehensive social

and economic programme for the Island with view

to promoting a participative management of the

Island and to improving the infrastructure and stim­

ulate the economic base of the Island to combine

conservation and development as well as to deter­

mine specific conservation policies that can be

adopted for the integrated management of the

island.

NAMIBIA

Preparation of a Tentative List for the

Namibian Cultural and Natural

Heritage(Approved 2001)

• US$20,000

• Implementing Agency: Ministry of Higher

Education, Training and Employment

Creation and the National Monuments

Council

This project will enable the preparation of a

Tentative List for the national and cultural sites of

Namibia and enable the preparation of a complete

nomination dossier for the Brandberg Mountain,

mixed site. The project will also enable the prepara­

tion of a national policy according to the Global

I

Strategy established under the Convention and the

Operational Guidelines, finalize and present a

Tentative List for the National Cultural and Natural

Heritage concerning outstanding sites in Namibia to

be nominated for inscription in the World Heritage,

and the dissemination of the important values of the

World Heritage Convention through awareness

campaign, workshops and discussion groups in

Namibia.

NIGER

/ . Préparation d'un dossier d'inscription du

site de l'Air et du Ténéré en tant que site

mixte (déjà classé site naturel) (Approved

2001)

• US$21,400

• Implementing Agency: National

Commission for UNESCO and Ministry of

Culture

Le projet a pour objectif : de réaliser une évaluation

des biens de la réserve et de confirmer leur carac­

tère universel et exceptionnel; d'actualiser les infor­

mations sur les richesses naturelles et culturelles du

site ; et de ficeler le dossier de demande d'inscription

du bien sur la liste du patrimoine mondial.

2. Confection des plaques de commémoration

de 2 sites patrimoine mondial au

Niger(2002)

• US$900

• Implementing Agency: Department of

Wildlife and Fisheries

Bien qu'inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial

depuis plusieurs années déjà, aucun des deux sites

nigériens ne comporte de plaques informant le

publique de leur qualité de site du patrimoine m o n ­

dial. Le projet a pour objectif d'assister les autorités

nigériennes pour l'organisation d'une cérémonie

officielle célébrant la pose des plaques c o m m é -

moratives. Seront présents à cette manifestation,

les autorités nationales compétentes, les popula­

tions locales concernées et les médias locaux et

nationaux. Par l'installation de ces plaques l'Etat

partie vise les objectifs suivants: Informer le public

visitant les sites de leur valeur exceptionnelle uni­

versellement reconnue; et a l'occasion de la céré­

monie, informer le public sur l'existence et les

objectifs de la Convention concernant la protection

du patrimoine mondial culturel et naturel.

SÉNÉGAL

f. Lutte contre (e Salvinia molesta dans le

delta du fleuve du Sénégal (Approved

2001)

• US 130,475

• Implementation Agency: Department of

National Parks

Le projet a pour objectif de Lutter contre le Salvinia

molesta dans le delta du fleuve du Sénégal y compris:

Utilisation de méthode biologique pour lutte contre

salvinia, Nettoyage des grillages de protection, entre­

tien et pose de nouvelles barrières, Surveillance des

grillages, début de la lutte contre le typha, Mise en

place d'une cellule d'intervention et de surveillance

Organisation de deux cours de formation des éco-

gardes et agents des Parcs chargés des opérations de

gestion des milieux avec l'objet de disposer d'un per­

sonnel formé aux opérations classiques de gestion

de milieux et leur fournir une connaissance minimale

du fonctionnement des écosystèmes aquatiques,

dégager les seuils existants dans les canaux et marig­

ots par des moyens manuels et mécaniques période

: dès que le Parc est totalement asséché puis entre­

tien annuel par coupe de la végétation enlèvement

des débris permettre à chacun d'appréhender les

techniques et le maniement des outils.

2. Support to African countries to attend

Regional Workshop on 'Wetlands and

Harmful invasive species in Africa -

Awareness And Information' (Approved

2001)

• US$20,000

• Implementing Agency: Department of

National Parks and Ramsar Bureau

This project which will enable the State Party organ­

ize a regional training workshop in collaboration

with Ramsar Bureau as part of a larger project of

Ramsar, will be targeted to Site managers and the

technicians from those countries along the Senegal

River (Mauritania, Senegal, Mali etc) where Djoudj

World Heritage site is located (see project #1

above). The Site managers will be enabled through

this training workshop to: recognise the c o m m o n

wetland invasive and their major impacts on the

hydrological, ecological, biological and socio-eco­

nomic values of wetlands; access to further informa­

tion and possibilities for prevention and control of

invasions. The Workshop will be organized with the

Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran,

1971) and in cooperation with IUCN. The training

programme will rely on the technical expertise with­

in the project proponents and especially I U C N

(global and regional Wetland Programmes, Species

Survival Commission, Invasive Initiative), the Ramsar

Bureau and the World Heritage Centre for the

development of the awareness and information

sheets - in association with the Commission on

Education and Communication whose experience in

strategy formulation, message development and

presentation will be accessed.

3. Préparation d'une demande conjointe des

Sites Mégalithiques en Gambie et au

Sénégal (Sine Ngayene et Wanar)

(Approved 2001)

• US$15,000

• Implementation Agency: Museums and

Monuments Department

C e projet permettra l'établissement de la demande

d'inscription de site sur la liste du site du patrimoine

mondial, avec texte sur le mégalithisme séné-gambi-

en, historique, descriptif des sites du Sénégal retenus

pour la demande de classement, bibliographique;

établissement des documents technique, Cartes ( à

partir de cartes existantes : localisation des sites et

moyens d'accès); Plans (reprise des plans existants

pour Sine Ngayène et établissement du plan de

Wanar); et Photographies anciennes et récentes.

4. Derby Eland Monitoring Programme

(Approved 2002)

• US$29,296

• Implementing Agency: Department of

National Parks

The objective of this project is to enable the State

Party improve knowledge of Eland Derby's population

in the Niokolo-Koba National Park and to set up a

one-year close survey system of the population of the

Derby Eland with a view to adopt the most suitable in

site conservation measures. Eland Derbys are highly

threatened in these semi-arid lands of West Africa and

the purpose of the project is to assist formulate a bet­

ter follow-up of the existing populations for their pro­

tection and conservation, and to strengthen the capac­

ity of the staff of Niokolo-Koba National Park in the

preservation of the species.

SEYCHELLES

Capacity Building for Aldabra Atoll

(Approved 2002)

• US$44,150

• Implementing Agency: Seychelles Island

Foundation

The objective of this project is to enable the State

Party purchase boat engines, undertake research

and collect data of faunal and floral resources of the

island, draw up of the tortoise population data entry

and analysis package by establishing a comprehen­

sive Tortoise Monitoring Database which will consist

in assembling all available historical tortoise transect

records and transfer them to the main Access data­

base. Aldabra Atoll with its rich biodiversity pose

major conservation difficulties due to its isolation

and reported hostile terrestrial terrain.This project

will contribute towards solving some of the prob­

lems facing the staff w h o have to rely totally for its

daily work on boats whose engine's have been

irreparably damaged by the use of contaminated

fuel, and in bridging the gap in the data collection

concerning the site's tortoise population. This sur­

vey hasn't been done since the inscription of the

Aldabra atoll on the World Heritage List as the staff

lack the necessary equipment to assess and monitor

the site's tortoise population.

TOGO Préparation du dossier d'inscription sur la

liste du patrimoine mondial du site

"L'Habitat Vemaculaire Betammaribe".

(2001)

• US$27,043

• Implementing Agency: Department of

Museums and Monuments, National

Commission for UNESCO with the techni­

cal support of ICCROM

L'objectif de ce projet est d'élaborer le plan de ges­

tion du site HABITAT V E R N A C U L A I R E B E T A M -

MARIBE, former une équipe togolaise en vue de

l'élaboration des plans de gestion des autres sites,

préparer le dossier d'inscription du site.

UGANDA

Emergency Assistance for Rwenzori

Mountains National Park (Approved 2001)

• US$64,500

• Implementing Agency: Uganda Wildlife

Authority

This project is to enable Uganda undertake repairs

to the park infrastructure and put in place other

facilities to enable the resumption of tourism in a

smooth and secure manner as soon as possible.The

Project will facilitate the rangers to conduct constant

and longer patrols all around the park in order to

prevent further damage to the property.This will be

achieved through provision of reliable vehicular

transport, protective wear and field gear to rangers

and other staff. Communities will be shown the

boundary line and educated about the local, national

and universal value of the park. Similarly, programmes

for controlled access to some park resources in des­

ignated areas will be re-activated. Provision of V H F

communication system for internal use will go a long

way in transmitting reports on illegal activities.

Establishment of Ranger C a m p at Nyabitaba (8700ft

a.s.l) to help in monitoring of illegal activities along

the central circuit. Repair of the Kurt Shafer bridge

to ensure quick and safe movement of patrol teams

and tourists.

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

I. Preparation of a nomination to the World

Heritage List for the Kondoa Irangi Rock

Art Paintings

Criteria for the inclusion of cultural prop­

erties in the World Heritage List (Approved

2001)

• US$30,000

• Implementing Agency: Department of

Antiquities (in cooperation with ICCROM)

This project is to enable the State Party of Tanzania

prepare a complete nomination dossier that will lead

to the presentation of the Kondoa Inrangi Rock Art

Paintings sites' nomination. The activities will include

site demarcation, gathering of existing documenta­

tion, and setting up of a stakeholder involvement

process identification and documentation of individ­

ual sites, assessment of state of conservation, exam­

ination of management issues; synthesis of informa­

tion gathered and the development of the manage­

ment plan and final nomination dossier.

2. Three fellowships for African specialists in

Protected ArealWildlife Management for

the Academic Year 2001- 2002 (Approved

for 2001 and 2002)

• US$30,000

• Implementing Agency: African college of

Wildlife Management, Mweka, Tanzania

This project is to support three fellowships for

African specialists in Protected Areas to attend fur­

ther training at the College of African Wildlife

Management in M w e k a Tanzania, as supported by the

World Heritage Committee since 1994.The support

enable reinforce the capacity for the management of

World Heritage sites in Africa.

3. Scientific Study in Ngorongoro crater

(Approved 2001)

• US$10,000

• Implementing Agency: Ngorongoro

Conservation Area Authority

Having about 150 kilometres of roads, the

Ngorongoro Crater is most of the year visited by

more than 50 vehicles at one given time. In 2000, an

estimated average of 129 vehicles at one given time

was recorded for the month of August, which far

exceeds the average of 50 recommended by the

Ngorongoro Conservation Management Plan. The

congregation of vehicles in large numbers around

sighted animals has been observed to have a negative

and restrictive effect on animal behaviour.There is also

evidence that high levels of vehicles congestion put

considerable stress on the ecosystem. In addition to

apprehension on effect of vehicle congestion on the

ecology, there is keen concern about reduced visitor

satisfaction indicated by increasing complaints regard­

ing pollution, environmental degradation, animal encir­

clement and the short distance of vehicles from ani­

mals being viewed. Aware of the importance of taking

rapid remedial action, and of implementing the General

Management Plan, the Ngorongoro Conservation

Authority, involving representatives from the tourism

industry, developed a plan to control vehicle conges­

tion in the Crater. A n impact evaluation of the situation

is nevertheless essential to substantiate the pertinence

and to enhance the plan.

This project is to enable assess the impact of vehicle

pollution and pressure on fauna, flora and pastoral-

ists and the impact on the quality of the visitors'

experience; Improve the implementation of the

Ngorongoro Conservation Area General

Management Plan; Upgrade and validate the Plan to

control vehicle congestion of the Crater.The project

is in turn expected to enhance the reduction of

wildlife harassment and environmental degradation

while ensuring on -road driving and maximum enjoy­

ment of visitors.

4. Preparation of the Management Plan for

the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of

Songo Mnara and and the extension to

Kilwa Masoko (Approved 2002)

• US$24,320

• Implementing Agency: Department of

Antiquities

The World Heritage site of Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani

and Ruins of Songo Mnara was inscribed on the

World Heritage List in 1981 under cultural criteria

(iii).The site has never had a management plan.The

State Party has recently requested that the site be

inscribed in the list of World Heritage in Danger

due to rapid and continued deterioration of the

site and the lack of management plan. The site

recently received support amounting US$150,000

from the French and the Japanese Governments

which will enable the State Party to set up during

the next 4 years a conservation and development

plan whose objectives are to: put in place a m a n ­

agement plan in order to conserve the site; pro­

mote the use of the site for public and tourists'

education and use; review the existing protective

legal regime for the conservation of cultural and

natural Heritage of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo

Mnara; alleviate poverty within the local population

by developing promotional materials which could

be sold; provide necessary facilities and amenities

for both local and visiting population and; prepare

a tourism master plan for Kilwa; promote and

undertake further research on the intangible

aspects of the heritage and prepare a tentative file

for submission to the World Heritage Centre so as

to extend the site to include Kilwa Kivinje. This

project will specifically support the above initia­

tives and specifically in the development of a m a n ­

agement plan.

ZAMBIA

Bi-national Workshop ZambialZimbabwe

for the review of IUCN reports on the

impact of tourist development around

Mosi-oa-Tunya¡Victoria Falls (Approved

2001).

• US$ 15085

• Implementing Agency: Zambia National

Heritage Commission

This project is to enable the organization of a bilat­

eral workshop Zambia/Zimbabwe in order to har­

monize the use and the management of Mosi-oa-

Tunya/Victoria Falls a transborder World Heritage

site, and to enable the stakeholders in

Zambia/Zimbabwe agree on c o m m o n policies to be

discussed by the Joint Permanent Commission

between the two countries, which would ensure the

integrity and long-term survival of the physical, natu­

ral and cultural resources of the Mosi-oa-Tunya

World Heritage site, and the wider area around it,

for the enjoyment and benefit of Zambia and

Zimbabwe, the local urban and rural communities,

the national and international visitors.

ZIMBABWE

/ . Capacity Building for Mosi-oa-

TunyalVictoria Falls and Mana Pools

National Par (Approved 2002)

• US$ 63,708

• Implementing Agency: Zimbabwe

National Parks

The objective of the project is to enable the State

Party reinforce the management of the two World

Heritage sites where lack of adequate equipment

represents a serious handicap in the day-to-day

management especially in: undertaking the daily

patrols; rescue operations of individuals, canoes

and boats stranded in the water; carrying out law

enforcement activities such as reinforcing compli-

anee with navigational rules in the water, licences

and permits checks); carrying out patrols for anti-

poaching activities and deterrence; ensuring the

guards and visitors' safety through the erection of

new fences in replacement of the old ones

severely degraded by the incursion wild animals

(elephants, buffalo, leopards etc.) and by the

inhabitants of Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls and

Mana Pools at the perimeters of the sites allocat­

ed to the visitors. The proposed activity fits into

the dynamic and aims of building the conditions

for a sustainable trans-border collaboration in

the field of World Heritage Conservation and

capacity building, and for sharing and access to

complete database on Sites as well as to find solu­

tions to the ecosystems riparian local communi­

ties with multiple concerns.

(u) FUNDS IN TRUST AND OTHER

ARRANGEMENTS

ITALIAN FUNDS IN TRUST:

/ . Support Capacity Building and

Institutional Development for southern

Africa

• US$141,250

• Implementing Agency: Namibia National

Commission for UNESCO

The objective of this project whose training work­

shop was held from 10-20 September 2001, is to

increase the capacity building at the sub-regional

and national levels, to provide the tools to selected

experts from Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, United

Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the south­

ern Africa countries that have ratified the World

Heritage Convention to better understand the

nature of the 1972 Convention particularly in the

conservation and protection of natural and cultur­

al heritage, and on h o w to implement it effectively

through a national action plan, which includes the

preparation/revision of tentative lists, nominations,

and search for international assistance.The project

is expected to result to a tailor made sub-regional

training course on the conservation process of the

World Heritage Convention; preparation of Manual

to be disseminated in Africa as a case study;

strengthening of network of African experts with

expertise in the modus operandi of the World

Heritage Convention; and National Action plans for

the implementation of the World Heritage

Convention.

2. Support Capacity Building and

Institutional Development for eastern

Africa

• US$141,250

• Implementing Agency: Uganda National

Commission

This project is to support the organization of a

capacity building and institutional development

short course for eastern African countries (Eritrea,

Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and United Republic

of Tanzania) held from I I - 22 February 2002. The

project aim at enhancing the capacities for the

implementing the World Heritage Convention, to

provide the necessary tools to selected experts

from eastern Africa countries to better understand

the conservation process of the 1972 Convention.

The training would enable the States Parties effec­

tively implement the Convention through establish­

ing national action plans, which includes the prepa­

ration and/or revision of tentative lists, site nomi­

nations, and procedures for seeking for interna­

tional assistance.

3. Conservation of three East African

Mountain World Heritage sites: Mounts

Kenya, Kilimanjaro and Rwenzori (2001 -

2002)

• US$30,000

• Implementing Agency: UNESCO World

Heritage Centre in collaboration with

UNESCO Office Nairobi

In the light of the Biodiversity Convention adopted

at the United Nations Conference on Environment

and Development ( U N C E D ) Agenda 21, Chapter

13 on "Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable

Mountain Development", the project objective is

to assist African countries in exploring means to

enhance biodiversity conservation and to promote

sustainable development in three selected World

Heritage sites which have been recognized by

U N E S C O under the Convention for the conserva­

tion and protection of sits of universal value, the

World Heritage Convention.This project serves to

demonstrate new approaches to enhance the

resource base of African towards conserving biolog­

ical diversity considered to be the weakest link in any

global systematic effort at conservation of biodiver­

sity. This is to be accomplished by enhancing he

capacity of targeted African countries to efficiently

manage their protected mountain areas and to cre­

ate an effective framework for meaningful and rapid

scientific inventorying and monitoring of these in site

protected areas for national, regional and global ben­

efits. Particular emphasis will be put on participatory

approaches of local populations living in World

Heritage sites for biodiversity conservation and eco­

logically sound development, as well as enhancing the

capacity of the World Heritage site managers for

effective management of sites. A n on-going pro­

gramme will establish mechanisms and structures for

sustainable conservation. The regional character of

the programme will permit the exchange of informa­

tion relevant to the conservation of biological diver­

sity and economic development and strengthen

¡ntra-African and extra-African cooperation in these

fields. Through twinning with other international

mountain sites, will enhance adoption of relevant

technologies for conservation and information

exchange and economic development and for wise

use of mountains World Heritage sites.

4. Regional Workshop on World Heritage in

Africa and Sustainable Development" a

UNESCOIWHC side event for World

Summit on Sustainable Development

(2002), Johannesburg, South Africa

• US$20,000

• Implementing Agency: South African

Department of Environmental Affairs and

Tourism

The objective of this project is to enable the organ­

ization of a regional workshop on "World Heritage

in Africa and Sustainable Development" at the World

Heritage site of Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein,

Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs, South Africa, as

a contribution to U N E S C O ' s initiative at the World

Summit on Sustainable Development ( W S S D ) . The

workshop will, the workshop will contribute to the

lUCN's World Parks Congress to be held in Durban,

South Africa in 2003, and serve to commemorate

the 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage

Convention and the International Year (2002) of the

Cultural Heritage. The objectives of the Workshop

are to: facilitate direct contact and dialogue between

African policy and decision makers from different

levels, so as to ensure better coordination for the

management of cultural and natural World Heritage

sites; develop a strategy for cooperation in the man­

agement of cultural and natural World Heritage sites

including h o w their sustainable management would

benefit communities living around them; promote

trans-boundary co-operation in managing shared

resources; find ways for increased funding for cultur­

al and natural World Heritage sites in Africa, and

ways to secure greater efficiency in the use of such

funds; and, through the workshop, make recommen­

dations to wider fora, e.g. W S S D , W P C and the

Convention on Biological Diversity on matters

which are beyond the competence of the World

Heritage managers.

5. Finalisation of Cultural sites nominations

for Africa(2002 - 2003)

• US$50,000

• Implementing Agency: World Heritage

Centre-Africa Unit

NETHERLANDS FUNDS INTRUST:

/ . Rapid assessment of Dja biodiversity and

development of a pilot project for Dja

(2001-2002)

• US$60,000

• Implementing Agency: World Heritage

Centre in collaboration with ECOFAC and

UNDP

The long term objective of this project is to develop

a methodology and project management framework

for undertaking Rapid Biodiversity Assessments to

evaluate impacts of potential and ascertained threats

to the biological diversity of World Heritage sites as

a basis for negotiations between Governments of

States Parties and the World Heritage Committee in

evaluating the severity of threats and design and plan

mitigation measures.

From the operational point of view the objectives

are to enable the State Party: Collate and collect all

available information, particularly those pertaining

to distribution and population status of as many of

the faunal and flora species of Dja as possible, and

on ecosystem functions and gene-pool contiguity;

Identify gaps in the information base available and

determine critical supplementary information and

data needs to evaluate the severity of the threat of

biological isolation of Dja as posed by on-going

activities of commercial and sustainable forestry

operations in forests adjacent to Dja; and design a

Rapid Biodiversity Assessment methodology and

critical information and data needs identified; and,

analyse data and information gathered and present

it to all concerned international, national and local

organisations with recommendations for minimis­

ing the threat of biological isolation of Dja.

FRANCE/UNESCO CONVENTION

/ . Projects approved for 200112002

• FF624.000 • Implementing Agency: World Heritage Centre

South Africa

Benin

Côte d'Ivoire

Madagascar

Niger

Sénégal

Sénégal-Gambie

Management of Saint Lucia wethnd National Pari« "30 ÖÖÖ

Preparation of dossier for 'wucnpoon of Porto N o v o ctty 35 000

Réunion d'Abidjan, autsomnePOOl W H C 349 000

Séminaire de sensibilisation à la stratégie globale,WHC 30 €00

Preparation for a management plan for nomination-file

for the town of Agadez <• 50/ 0B9

Inventory and a management plan fot the protection. , * <• Of city of Saint-Louis fQCIODQ

2nd mission for the preparation of inscription

of trans-border megalithic sites c v3íH38<Í

2. Projects approved for Support for

(200212003):

• Euros 75,500

• Implementing Agency: World Heritage

Centre

(i) South Africa: Management of Saint Lucia wetland

Park and Drakenberg National Park

(ii) Benin: Ouidah and Slave Route

Porto Novo cooperation project

(in) Togo: Capacity building in urban heritage

(iv) Cameroon assistance for undertaking invento­

ries of cultural heritage

(v) Ethiopia: Assistance for undertaking inventories

of cultural heritage

(vi) Niger: Agadez: Preparation of a management plan

and the inscription file for the city of Agadez

(vii) Senegal: Cooperation Saint Louis Senegal and the

Urban Community of l'Ile Metropolitan

(viii) Tanzania: Island of Kisiwani

(ix) Mauritius: Sensitisation on Global Strategy

(x) International: "D'Iles enYlang":

RADISSON SAS

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

• US$25,000

Conservation/restoration project for the

Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island

and Robben Island Museum - World

Heritage site

• Implementing Agency. Departments of

Environmental Affairs and Tourism and

Heritage Resources and Environmental

Management

The objective of the project is refurbishment and

organisation of an exhibition room to host a perma­

nent exhibition for the presentation of the history of

Robben Island and the promotion of local handi­

crafts.

(///) ON-GOING BILATERAL PROJECTS WITH

CATALYTIC AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT

UNDER THE WHF

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Community Management of Protected Area

Conservation Project (COMPACT)- Mount

Kilimanjaro -

• (USD 300,000 GEF)

• /mp/ementAgency: Conservation Society of

Tanzania and Tanzania National Parks

The Community Management of Protected Area

Conservation Project ( C O M P A C T ) was established

by the United Nations Programme ( U N D P ) in the

year 2000 under its Global Environment Facility

(GEF) Small Grants Programme. It aims to add

value to existing biodiversity conservation in and

around the 5,895 meter high Kilimanjaro mountain

an World Natural Heritage site.Through communi­

ty-level approaches, the project will demonstrate

how communities can reduce threats to protected

areas in and around Africa's mountain and enhance

community based organisations (CBOs) and N G O s

in the management and conservation of natural

resources.The C O M P A C T project covers four dis­

trict (Moshi Rural, R o m b o , Hai and Monduli) and 26

villages surrounding the mountain. The protected

area around Mt. Kilimanjaro includes 75,353

hectares of the national park, 107,828 ha of forest

reserve with at least 1,800 flowering plant species,

720 species of lower plants and a globally threat­

ened animal called duiker. The Project follows the

national workshop on "Planning for the Long Term

Conservation of the Mount Kilimanjaro

Ecosystem" held at Moshi, Tanzania from 27 - 30th

September 1999 financed under the World

Heritage Fund, and organized by the Tanzania

Commission of Science and Technology, the

National Environment Management Council,

Kilimanjaro Region Administration Team and IUCN.

The proceedings of the workshop were published

in February 2001.

UGANDA

Community-based Commercial Enterprise

Development

UNFIUNFIP No. FAO-INT-00-140; FAO

Project No.: GCP/INT/799/FIP (UNFIUNFI-

PUS$ 260,000; Other Sources of Funds: (I)

Implementing partner/associated agencies (in

kind/cash):US$ 36,000 ; (2) FAO (in tind/cash)

US$ 65,000)

• Implementing Agency: The Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United

Nations (FAO) and UNESCO World

Heritage Centre as the Associated

Implementing Partner.

This project executed in cooperation with the

Mgahinga Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Conservation

Trust (MBIFCT) and the national counterpart

agency, the Uganda Wildlife Authority ( U W A ) , sup­

ports the development of community-based forest

enterprises as a key strategy in promoting sustain­

able natural resource management in World

Heritage Sites.The project has been piloting a series

of community-based forest enterprises around

Bwindi Impenetrable World Heritage Site in

Uganda, where poor resource dependent people

are living around the park boundaries. Tree and for­

est product enterprises, including community-based

tourism, could potentially benefit the local c o m m u ­

nities and provide them incentives for conserving

the park. The project uses an innovative participa­

tory planning process for enterprise development,

based on FAO's Market Analysis and Development

( M A & D ) approach, hitherto successfully applied in

Vietnam and Nepal. The 12 months bridging phase

starting from I September 2002 will support the

establishment of the enterprises that have been

identified during the Initial Project Phase. This will

embrace the participatory development of enter­

prise plans, business development service provision

to the pilot enterprises and monitoring progress of

the enterprises. It is anticipated that important les­

sons learned and best practices generated by the

project will be shared with World Heritage Sites

and protected areas throughout the world.

NIGER

Management of Air et Ténéré

• US$2.0m

• French Funds for Environment (FFEM)

GUINEA

(GUII00IG41 Conservation of biodiversity of

Mount Nimba)

GEF US$3.5m (for 3 - 5 years)

UNDP US$1.5m (for 3 years)

WHF US$30,000 (I year in 2000-

2001) and US$30,000 in 2003

BHPBILLITON SOUTH AFRICA

US$30,000

This project was developed with the support of the

World Heritage Fund. The project endeavour to bal­

ance the environmental and economic considerations

in and around Mount Nimba Massif which poses a for­

midable challenge. However the project take in view

that what were once considered mutually exclusive and

conflicting interests are no longer viewed as such.

Environmental protection is not only an end in itself, it

also provides the foundation for long-term sustainable

development of the local economy. The Nimba Massif

has the potential to become a shining example of sus­

tainable development in action Given a sufficient cohe­

sive approach, supported by appropriate levels of long-

term assistance and political will, the vision will become

reality.

project was started in 1997.The funding is for the

construction of shelters and for undertaking con­

servation programmes for Laribella

2. World Bank Soft Loan project amounting to

US$5m. This project is a new project which will

involve 4 sub projects (tourism, handcrafts, inven­

tory and awareness raising) covering all Ethiopian

cultural sites. The project was approved by the

World Bank about 3 years ago

3. Norweg ian Project: 6 m Birr for Fasil Ghebbi,

Gondar Region

The project was initiated by W H C . Ethiopia has

started receiving funds from Norway to carry out

some activities. Ethiopia hopes to develop a

Centre in this site for Cultural heritage training

for Africa, particularly the Semitic Culture. In addi­

tion to the restoration of the site, the project will

also have a communication and outreach compo­

nents.

4. World Monuments Fund ( W M F ) :

US$70,000 for Mentewab-Qwesqwan Palace in

Ethiopia.

MALI (DJENE)

1. T h e W o r l d M o n u m e n t s Fund: US$40,000 a

contribution made available through Archeology

Department of Rice University in Huston, Texas,

U S A for erosion control and reforestation around

Djene, and for a public awareness programme.

The project was in its third year and had to stop

due to lack of continued funding

2. T h e Netherlands: US$80,000 to finance the

rehabilitation of five old houses of Djene within

the World Heritage site.

3. G o v e r n m e n t of France: FCFA45m for conser­

vation awareness project which started from

1998 - 2000.The project consisted of training the

local population on heritage conservation

through the use of theatre. A video cassette was

prepared and diffused to twenty five villages.

Bicycles were also provided under the project to

enable the mobility of the theatre troupe.

ETHIOPIA S O U T H AFRICA

This country has several on-going projects in World World Bank support for Maloti-Drakensberg

Heritage sites in the country. Transfrontier Conservation and Development

I. European Union: 80m Birr for Laribella. The Programme

MOZAMBIQUE

japan, France and UNDP support for the Island

of Mozambique

D. GLOBAL STRATEGY - HERITAGE SITES

ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION

The evolution of the definitions of cultural and nat­

ural heritage criteria for inscribing archaeological

sites, landscapes, historical monuments , landscapes,

protected natural sites and reserves, on the World

Heritage List, has been considerably influenced by a

deeper understanding of what is perceived as "cul­

ture" and "nature". This led to the concept of a

"global study" to constitute a world inventory of all

types of property which could be proposed for

inclusion in the List.The studies led to the recogni­

tion and global understanding that the African cul­

tural heritage was particularly under-represented

on the List in spite of its tremendous archaeologi­

cal, technological, architectural and spiritual wealth,

its way of organizing and using land and space, its

network system for trade and the exchange of

ideas and goods, etc. The noticeable absence of

African cultural heritage for the World Heritage

List is beginning to be addressed through nomina­

tion of sites for the tentative list and for World

Heritage listing. A lot of work needs to be done in

preparing inventories of cultural heritage sites in

the African context in order to protect all the

African sites from deterioration or looting, to allow

their future conservation as sources of history, and

to enable the Convention live up to its goal of pre­

serving "...all living cultures..."

African Unit has established a strategy for analysis

of Africa sites and monuments inscribed in the

World Heritage List and in the Tentative List. A

database is under preparation that will group the

sites from the prehistoric to the historical period.

£. AFRICA PERIODIC REPORT: FOLLOW-UP

The 29th General Conference of U N E S C O invited

States Parties to the World Heritage Convention to

submit periodic reports, in accordance with Article

29 of the Convention. Following this decision, which

was upheld by the Eleventh General Assembly of

States Parties, the World Heritage Committee at its

twenty-second session (1998) adopted a general

reporting form with submission of periodic reports

every six years in the framework of a region by

region examination of States Parties' reports. The

strategy for periodic reporting from Africa was

adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its

twenty-third session (Marrakech, Morocco, 1999),

according to a two-year programme. The Africa

Periodic Report was adopted by the 26th session of

the World Heritage Committee held in Budapest,

Hungary in June 2002.The following are the activities

that have been undertaken and/or on-going as a fol­

low up to the Africa Report:

a. T w o restitution meetings were organized in

Dakar, Senegal and in South Africa where the

Africa report was presented to the Participants

of the regional workshop "World Heritage in

Africa and Sustainable Development" a parallel

event to the World Summit on Sustainable

Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa

in August 2002;

b. A restitution meeting will be held with the

Permanent Delegations to U N E S C O in late 2002

or early 2003;

c. The Africa Report is under preparation for publi­

cation;

d. Meetings to establish National Strategies for the

implementation of the Convention are under way

in about 10 countries as recommended by the

Report's Action Plan;

e. Several countries have n o w established National

Committees as recommended by the Action Plan;

f. A C D - R O M on the Report and other informa­

tion on Africa has been finalized, this will be dupli­

cated and distributed to countries along with the

final published Report;

g. A pocket - size booklet containing the checklist

of recommendations of the Africa Report and the

Action Plan is under preparation for the ease of

reference by the site managers.

F. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

The Africa report show that a major preoccupation

for States Parties, training is seen as a priority need

for improving knowledge of protection and conserva­

tion techniques. Strengthening training seems to rep­

resent an opportunity which, through a leverage

effect, could offer an integrated approach to heritage

and development. Training in Africa has been con­

ducted in Africa under the Africa 2009 Programme,

through organization of training seminars and work­

shops supported under both the World Heritage

Fund and Funds In Trust agreements between U N E -

S O C O and donor governments.

/ . Africa 2009

The Africa 2009 programme, a partnership of African

cultural heritage organizations, the U N E S C O World

Heritage Centre, I C C R O M , and CRATer re -EAG

reached the end of its pilot phase in December 2001.

The Programme, whose long term objective is to

increase national capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa for

management and conservation of immovable cultural

heritage, has been gradually introducing activities at

the regional and site levels, in full collaboration

between programme staff and African professionals.

Several training sessions are scheduled under the

programme during 2002.

2. Training at the Colleges of Wildlife

Management in Mweka (Tanzania)

and Garoua (Cameroon)

The training assistance provided to M w e k a and

Garoua Colleges of African Wildlife Management

since 1994, for a sum of US$30,000 to support 3 fel­

lowships in each college has not been renewed for

the academic year 2002/2003 in order to enable the

development of a coherent training strategy for natu­

ral heritage. Future training taking into consideration

of recently established and advanced training institu­

tions will be considered while renewing requests for

further assistance. It is clear that with the increased

number of natural sites in Africa, two training institu­

tions are not able to meet the training demands, and

further more that the training needs for effective

management of World Natural Heritage sites should

be paramount in determining the choice of training

institutions and programmes.

Training seminars and workshops will continue being

organized to enhance the capacity of Africa to imple­

ment the Convention and to protect and conserve

the World Heritage sites.

ANNEX I

SITES IN THE W O R L D HERITAGE IN DANGER LIST

BENIN

N a m e of Property: Royal Palaces of Abomey

Date of Inscription: 6/12/1985

Paris, 9th Session of the Committee

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

N a m e of Property: Manovo-Gounda St. Floris

National Park

Date of Inscription: 6/12/1997

Naples, 21 st Session of the Committee

CÔTE D'IVOIRE/GUINEA

N a m e of Property: Mount Nimba Nature Reserve

Date of Inscription: 14/12/1992

Santa Fe, 16th Session of the Committee

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

N a m e of Property:Virunga National Park

Date of Inscription: 17/12/1994

Phuket, 18th Session of the Committee

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

N a m e of Property: Garamba National Park

Date of Inscription: 7/12/1996

Merida, 20th Session of the Committee

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

N a m e of Property: Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Date of Inscription: 6/12/1997

Naples, 21 st Session of the Committee

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

N a m e of Property: Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Date of Inscription: 6/12/1997

Naples, 21 st Session of the Committee

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

N a m e of Property: Salonga National Park

Date of Inscription: 30/1 1/1999

Marrakesh, 23rd Session of the Committee

ETHIOPIA

N a m e of Property: Simien National Park

Date of Inscription: 7/12/1996

Merida, 20th Session of the Committee

MALI

N a m e of Property:Timbuktu

Date of Inscription: 12/12/1990

Banff, 14th Session of the Committee

NIGER

N a m e of Property: Air &Ténéré Natural Reserves

Date of Inscription: 14/12/1992

Santa Fe, 16th Session of the Committee

SENEGAL

N a m e of Property: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

Date of Inscription: 2/12/2000

Cairns, 24th Session of the Committee

UGANDA

N a m e of Property: Rwenzori Mountains National

Park

Date of Inscription: 30/1 1/1999

Marrakesh, 23rd Session of the Committee

ANNEX 2

W O R L D HERITAGE TENTATIVE LISTS, BY COUNTRIES

(Sites accepted as meeting the criteria for Tentative Lists)

ANGOLA

Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceiçào da Muxima

Church of Nossa Senhora da Victoria

Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario

Fortress of K a m b a m b e

Fortress of Massanganu

Fortress of Muxima

Fortress of S.Francisco do Penedo

Fortress of S.Miguel

Fortress of S.Pedro da Barra

Little Fort of Kikombo

Ruin of M'banza Kongo

BENIN

La Reserve W du Niger et l'habitat vernaculaire du

nord Bénin

La ville de Ouidah : quartiers anciens et Route de

I' Esclave

La ville de Porto-Novo : quartiers anciens et Palais

Royal (#)

Site Lacustre de Ganvié

Village souterrain d'Agongointo-Zoungoudo

BOTSWANA

Kaouar Gcwihaba

Makgadikgadi Cultural Landscape (#)

Toutswemogala Hill Iron Age Settlement

Tsodilo Hills (*)

Tswapong Hills (#)

BURKINA FASO

Les gravures rupestres de Pobe-Mengao (#)

Les nécropoles de Bourzanga

Les ruines de Loropeni (#)

Les sites d'extraction de fer de Kindiba (#)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE C O N G O

Dépression de I' U p e m b a

Grottes de Dimba et Ngovo

Grottes de Matupi

ETHIOPIA

Harar Walled Town

Konso-Gardula (paleo-anthropological site)

GAMBIA

Fort Bullen

James Island and Albreda,

Juffure and San Domingo

Prehistoric Stone Circle Sites

G H A N A

Kakum National Park (Assin Attandanso Reserve)

Mole National Park

Navrongo Catholic Cathedral (#)

Nzulezu Stilt Settlement

Tenzug - Tallensi settlements

Trade Pilgrimage Routes of North-Western Ghana

GUINEA

Architecture vernaculaire et paysage culturel

mandingue du Gberedou/Hamana

Paysage culturel des monts Nimba

Route de l'esclave en Afrique segment de Timbo au

Rio Pongo

KENYA

Fort Jesus

Great Rift Valley Ecosystem

Lake Bogoria National

Lake Naivasha

Lake Nakuru National Park

Lamu Old Town (*)

Mombasa Old Town

Sibiloi National Park (*)

The Mijikenda Sacred Kaya

Forests and groves

MADAGASCAR

Antongona Cité royale, bois sacres et

arbres royaux d'Ambohimanga (*)

Falaise et grottes de I' Isandra

Paysage culturel rizicole et hydraulique

de Betafo Site et Rova deTsinjoarivo

Sud-Ouest Malgache, Pays Mahafaly

MALAWI

Mulanje Mountain Biosphere Reserve

Nyika National Park

The Chongoni Rock Art

The Chongoni Rock Art Monument Area

MALI

Es-Souk

Kamablon

La Boucle du Baoulé

Le Tombeau des Askia

MOZAMBIQUE

Manyikeni and Chibuene

Quirimba archipelago and Ibo island

Vumba Rock Paintings

NAMIBIA

Brandberg National Monument Area

Fishriver Canyon

Southern Namib Erg

Twyfelfontein National Monument

Welwitschia Plains

NIGER

Gisement de dinosaures du Niger

(Gadoufawa, In Abaka, etc)

La Route du Sel de l'Air au Kaouar

Mosquée d'Agadez et palais du Sultan

Parc National du W du Niger (*)

Plateau et Fortin du Djado

Réserve du Termit

Réserve naturelle et intégrale de l'Air-Ténéré (*)

NIGERIA

Benin lya / Sungbo' s Eredo

Gashaki-Gumpti National Park

Kwiambana and/or Ningi

Niger Delta Mangroves

Oban Hills / Korup

Old O y o

Osun Shrine

Sukur Cultural Landscape

[a.k.a. Xidi Palace, Sukur] (*)

SENEGAL

Aire mégalithique Sénégambienne

Ile de Saint-Louis (*)

SOUTH AFRICA

Klasies River Main Site (Caves I and 2)

Magical Modderpoort

Natal Drakensberg Park (*)

Pilgrim's Rest Historic Village

Robben Island (*)

Schroda, K 2 , Mapungubwe

Complex

The fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein,

Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs (*)

TOGO

Agglomération Aného-Glidji

Habitat Vernaculai re

Bétammaribé (Tata)

La réserve de faune d'Alédjo

Les Greniers des Grottes de N o k

et de Mamproug

Les palais des gouverneurs

Parc national de Fazao

Mafakassa

Parc national de la Kéran et la réserve

de faune Woold H o m e

UGANDA

Bigo bya Mugyenyi

(Archaeological Earthworks)

Kasubi Tombs (Burial site of four former Kabakas

[kings] of Buganda Kingdom) (*)

Kibiro (Salt producing village)

Ntusi (man-made mounds and Basin)

Nyero Rockpaintings (Ancient

paintings in rockshelters)

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Bagamoyo Stone Town and

Kaole Ruins

G o m b e National Park

Jozani - Chwaka Bay

Conservation Area

Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings

Oldonyo Murwak

The Stone Town of Zanzibar

ZAMBIA

Dag Hammarskjoeld Memorial (Crash site)

Kalambo falls archaeological site (prehistoric settle­

ment)

Mwela and adjacent areas

rock art site (rock paintings)

Note: Asterisk (*) = site has been inscribed on the

World Heritage List; # = Site has alternate names