PRESENTATION TO ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM ENVIRONMENT POTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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PRESENTATION TO ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM
ENVIRONMENT POTFOLIO COMMITTEE
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THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION

• The Convention concerning the Protection of
  the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Adopted In 1972 by the General Conference of
  UNESCO

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WHAT IS THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION?

• The objective/Central Theme of the Convention
• Membership
• The mission

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Relevance of the Convention to South Africa

• Conservation and protection of cultural and
  Natural Heritage
• Benefits of the Convention
• International Assistance
• Preparatory Assistance
• Emergency Assistance
• Training

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Implementatation of the Convention by South Africa

• Legislative Framework
• The World heritage Act of 1999
• The World Heritage Convention
• Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage
  Committee
• Institutional arrangements
• DEAT
• DFA
• The South African World Heritage Committee
• The Bureau Of the World Heritage Committee
• The World Heritage Committee
• Identification of Potential World Heritage Sites

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EXISTING WORLD HERITAGE SITES

• Robben Island
• The Cradle of Humankind
• The Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park
• Ukhahlmba/Drakensberg Park

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TENTATIVE LIST

• Natural sites
• Alexandria Coastal Dunefields, Eastern Cape
• Tswaing Crater, Gauteng Sudwala Caves, Mpumalanga
  
• Blyde River Canyon Bourkes LucksPotholes,
  Mpumalanga
• Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga and Limpopo
• Cultural Landscapes
• Richtersveld National Park Northern Cape
• West Coast National Park and Associated Cultural
  Landscapes, Western Cape
• Cultural sites
• Klassies River Caves, Eastern Cape
• Mdderpoort Sacred sites, Free State
• Pilgrims Rest, Mpumalanga
• Kimberlys Big Hole

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• Cultural Cites
• Klassies River Caves, Eastern Cape
• Mdderpoort Sacred sites, Free State
• Pilgrims Rest, Mpumalanga
• Kimberlys Big Hole

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SUBMITTED NEW SITES

• Mapungubwe
• Vredefort Dome
• The Cape Floral Region

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WORLD HERITAGE STRUCTURES

• Bureau of the World Heritage Committee
• World Heritage Committee
• World Heritage Centre
• World Heritage Fund

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MANAGEMENT OF SITES CURRENT STATUS

• Drafting of regulations and appointment of
  authorities
• Robben Island
• Ukahlamba /Drakensberg Park
• The Cradle of Humakind
• The Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park
• Proposed process on identification, evaluation,
  listing and monitoring

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Obstacles

• Lack of Adequate capacity
• Limited Financial Resources

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Create a Separate Directorate For the
  Implementation of the Convention and the mandate
  of the World Heritage Act of 1999
• Provide more funding for the implementation of
  the Convention