UNESCO/IUCN mission to evaluate the state of conservation of the Western Caucasus World Heritage site has completed its workIn pursuance of a decision of the XXXI Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee a UNESCO/IUCN expert mission was held in Russia on April 18-25. The mission's task was to evaluate the current state of conservation of the Western Caucasus World Heritage site, its management situation, and those of the development projects in the areas neighbouring the World Heritage site, which are connected to the pre-Olympic building activities in the Krasnodarsky Krai and the construction of a motor road in the territory of the Republic of Adygeya. In the course of the mission UNESCO/IUCN experts visited the Kavkazsky State Reserve and specially protected areas in the Republic of Adygeya composing the Western Caucasus World Heritage site, and also held several meetings in Moscow, Sochi and Maikop. In order to achieve a fair presentation of the current state of affairs the experts met representatives of all the parties concerned, namely: A report will be drawn up based on the materials and information gathered during the mission. This report is to be considered at the XXXII Session of the World Heritage Committee (Quebec, July 2-10, 2008). |