New inclusions in the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage 2018

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In 2018, the new entries listed below in chronological order took place in the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage . In addition to the new entries, changes and deletions are also listed.

Global Geoparks

Coast of the Izu Peninsula

On April 17, 2018, the UNESCO Executive Council named 13 geological sites, which the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council had selected at its second meeting in September 2017, as UNESCO Global Geoparks and thus included them in the Global Geoparks Network .

The following were newly appointed:

World heritage sites

Main mosque of Madīnat az-zahrāʾ

World Heritage List

For the 42nd meeting of the World Heritage Committee from June 24 to July 4, 2018 in Manama , Bahrain , 29 sites were nominated for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage , including 22 cultural sites, five natural sites and three mixed sites. In addition, one site was nominated for significant changes to its boundaries, and another was proposed for removal from the World Heritage List. During the meeting, 19 sites were newly added to the World Heritage List, including thirteen cultural heritage sites (K), three natural heritage sites (N) and three mixed sites (K / N).

The following sites have been added to the World Heritage List:

Contracting State designation Type Ref. Remarks
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China Fanjingshan ( location ) N 1559
DenmarkDenmark Denmark Aasivissuit - Nipisat. Inuit hunting grounds between ice and sea ( location ) K 1557 Cultural landscape of the Paleo Inuit and Inuit cultures in central West Greenland
GermanyGermany Germany Archaeological border complex Haithabu and Danewerk ( location ) K 1553 important settlement of Danish Vikings and ramparts in northern Schleswig-Holstein
Naumburg Cathedral
( location ) 		K 1470 one of the most important cathedral buildings of the High Middle Ages, built between 1213 and around 1250
FranceFrance France Chaîne des Puys - Tectonic Arena of the Limagne Fault ( location ) N 1434
IndiaIndia India Victorian Gothic and Art Deco ensembles in Mumbai ( location ) K 1480 neo-Gothic building ensemble in Victorian style , to the west of it in Art Deco style.
IranIran Iran Archaeological landscape of the Sassanids in the Fars region ( Lage ) K 1568 Remains of fortifications, palaces, rock reliefs and cities from the time of the Sassanid Empire
ItalyItaly Italy Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century ( location ) K 1538
JapanJapan Japan Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region ( location ) K 1495
CanadaCanada Canada Pimachiowin Aki ( location ) K / N 1415
KenyaKenya Kenya Archaeological site Thimlich Ohinga ( location ) K 1450
ColombiaColombia Colombia Chiribiquete National Park - "The home of the jaguar" ( location ) K / N 1174
MexicoMexico Mexico Tehuacán-Cuicatlán-Valley: Original habitat of Central America ( location ) K / N 1534
OmanOman Oman Qalhat Ancient City ( location ) K 1537
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al-Ahsa Oasis ( location ) K 1563
SpainSpain Spain Caliphate city of Madīnat az-zahrāʾ ( location ) K 1560
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains ( location ) N 1575 one of the oldest geological structures on earth with particularly well-preserved traces of meteorite impacts from the time shortly after the end of the so-called Great Bombardment
Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Sansa, traditional Buddhist mountain temple in Korea ( location ) K 1562
TurkeyTurkey Turkey Göbekli Tepe ( location ) K 1572

A significant change in its boundaries has been decided on at the following World Heritage site:

Contracting State designation Type Ref. Remarks
RussiaRussia Russia Bikin River Valley ( location ) K / N 766 The natural heritage site, which was added to the World Heritage List in 2001, was expanded to include areas in the Bikin river valley and renamed, so that its area has almost quadrupled.

The following proposed deletion from the World Heritage List was rejected:

Arasbaran

The following nominations were not included in the World Heritage List:

The following nominations had already been withdrawn before the meeting:

Red List

Three sites were proposed for inclusion in the Red List of World Heritage in Danger, one for deletion. Only one of the proposed sites was then actually put on the red list, the deletion took place as proposed.

Belize Barrier Reef

The following has been deleted from the red list:

The following was added to the red list:

Not included in the red list:

Biosphere reserves

On July 25, 2018, the International Council of the UNESCO Program “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) recognized 24 new biosphere reserves and 2 existing reserves were expanded. 7 UNESCO biosphere reserves have been removed from the global network.

Newly recognized as a biosphere reserve:

Extensions and name changes:

Retired from the global network:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 13 Sites in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America Receive UNESCO Global Geopark Label. In: en.unesco.org. UNESCO, April 17, 2018, accessed April 18, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b World Heritage Committee in Manama (Bahrain) to examine new nominations to the World Heritage List. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, June 14, 2018, accessed June 25, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 42nd meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee 2018. New registrations and extensions. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 3, 2018 .
  4. ↑ The official names are in English and French, the German translation follows the World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 4, 2018 .
  5. ↑ 42nd meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from June 24 to July 4 in Manama, Bahrain. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 3, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger. June 30, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Twenty-four new sites join UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves , UNESCO News, July 26, 2018, accessed July 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ 24 new biosphere reserves worldwide , July 25, 2018, German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Withdrawal of biosphere reserves , UNESCO, accessed July 16, 2019.