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Session 42 COM UNESCO Committee of World Heritage in Manama, Bahrain, 2018

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Auditorium in Session 42 How the World Heritage Committee 2018 in Manama, Bahrain.

Auditorium in Session 42 How the World Heritage Committee 2018 in Manama, Bahrain.

Dear Friends of Patrimonio Panamá:

Us accompany Session of the World Heritage Committee 2018!

The World Heritage Committee meets this year in the city of Manama, Bahrain, and Salón 24 de junio al 4 July. Chaired the session 42 COM Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa. The inauguration was attended by the Director General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, and the Director General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone-Ramirez. Its activities, the Committee will consider the State of Conservation (SOC, for its acronym in English) of 157 sites.

The Committee will decide on add or delete sites from the List of World Heritage in Danger (Red list), and decide on the inclusion or rejection of new sites to the prestigious World Heritage List.

NOTE: While the World Heritage Committee requested updated status reports Panama conservation “Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection” and “Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo”, Reports conservation status of these properties are not on the list to be discussed by the plenary, but they would be classified to be approved without debate. This may change during session 42 COM, 2018.

This is the official site of the Session 42 Com World Heritage Committee by the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain: http://42whcbahrain2018.bh, where you can see details of the location of the event and related events, as the Forum of Young Professionals World Heritage, or Managers Forum World Heritage Sites.

We can follow live debates of the annual session of the World Heritage Committee in Manama, Bahrain button link:

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The languages ​​available in simultaneous translation during transmission are English, French, and Arabic. “Floor” It refers to the transmission without translation, where any language will be heard on the speakers are directed to the room.

Time Bahrain: AST (Arabia Standard Time) UTC/GMT +3 hours. Son 8 hours more than when Panama.

Calendar: Click here provisional timetable for (pdf).

Panama in Session 42 COM World Heritage Committee

In Session 42 COM two of the five properties will be addressed Panamanian registered in the World Heritage List: “Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection”; and the “Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo”.

Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection:

It was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in 2005. It is a place of great natural beauty. On the World Heritage List we can read about their outstanding universal value this summary:

“Coiba National Park, located off the southwest coast of Panama, in the Gulf of Chiriqui, protects Coiba Island and other 38 islands and smaller islands, as well as the surrounding marine areas. Protected against cold winds and El Niño, the tropical rainforest of Coiba is a place of formation of new species, as evidenced by the high level of endemism of many of its mammals, birds and plants. Last refuge for several endangered species such as the harpy eagle, This site is an outstanding natural laboratory for scientific research and a key ecological link to the Tropical Eastern Pacific for the transit and survival of pelagic fish and marine mammals.” (Source: UNESCO)

In 2017, the World Heritage Committee through its Decision 41 COM 7B.17 welcomed the progress made by the State party in the removal of wild cattle from Coiba Island and the introduction of amendments to ensure legislation prohibiting continue in force development (Apart from low-impact infrastructure for ecotourism and scientific research). Similarly, the Committee noted that it is expected that the information that measures to operationalize the Fund Coiba be completed by mid 2017 and he urged the Panamanian government to meet this deadline.

In the same decision, the Committee requested the Government of Panama to submit a State of Conservation Report on Coiba submitted to the World Heritage Center until 1 February 2018 to solve and apply the following points:

  • End before 1 February 2018 the development of a Public Use Plan (PUP) for Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection and submit it to the World Heritage Center for review by IUCN, as part of the updated report on the state of conservation of the property; This PUP clearly improve the visitor experience to the island without expanding the space occupied by the existing infrastructure, establish and develop a biosecurity plan.
  • Implement as a matter of priority the implementation of the Committee's requests relating to the management and control of fisheries, to reason he has watched with growing concern the conclusions of the reactive monitoring mission of IUCN 2016, that although the land component of the property appears to be well preserved and gradually decline previously identified threats, managing their marine component continues to face significant challenges, with decreases reported for some key marine values, and with little progress reported.
  • Report on the full implementation of all recommendations of the IUCN mission 2014 and 2016;
  • Review the draft regulations for the Special Zone of Marine Protection (SZMP) to ensure that such activities as industrial fishing is not permitted within the property, and to submit the draft revised rules for SZMP to the World Heritage Center for review by IUCN. This a reason to observe with great concern that the draft in question includes provisions for types of activities that would be incompatible with World Heritage status of the property, particularly the aforementioned industrial fishing;

Without these requests, In the absence of substantial progress in protecting the property of unsustainable fisheries, the World Heritage Committee consider the possible inscription of the property on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Conservation Status (SOC) Coiba and Draft Decision 42 COM 7B.87 can be here. The SOC can be seen together with the Draft Decision on the page 179-182 and Salón PDF Document, here.

In this analysis and Draft Decision 42 COM 7B.87 that follows, fulfilling the required conditions just review verified.

This is neat Draft Decision, and therefore we reproduce here with a translation UNOFFICIAL:

Draft Decision 42 COM 7B.87


The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined WHC / 18 / 42.COM / 7B,
  2. Recalling la Decisión 41 COM 7B.17, adopted at its 41st Session (Cracovia, 2017),
  3. Welcomes the continued progress made by the State party in the removal of wild cattle from Coiba Island, and solicita the State party establish a monitoring program to confirm the successful long-term elimination of wild cattle on the island;
  4. Notes with grave concern the Public Use Plan (PUP) It provides for the expansion of existing infrastructure and the possible negative impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value (VIEW) property have not been adequately taken into account in developing the plan and, Thus, urges the State party to :
    to) PUP suspend implementation until complete and submit an assessment of the possible negative impacts of its provisions on property VUE, based on rigorous scientific data, before 1 December 2019 the World Heritage Center for review by IUCN,
    b) Ensure that they develop a Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for airport infrastructure project, in line with the advice note World Heritage IUCN Environmental Assessments, and filed before 1 December 2019 the World Heritage Center for review by IUCN Center before starting work on the project,
    c) Establish a comprehensive program to monitor the impacts of tourism on the property to inform the development of any future plan and program related to tourism;
  5. Also notes of fisheries regulations revised for the Special Zone of Marine Protection (SZMP) of the property, but also notes with grave concern it is unclear how these regulations would ensure long-term preservation VUE property, and also urges the State party to:
    to) Further review regulations for SZMP in line with previous requests from the Committee to establish unequivocal no take zones and seasonal closures of critical areas, to ensure that they are aligned with existing regulations for Coiba National Park and ensure the preservation of the property VUE,
    b) Ensure the provision of adequate resources for the effective implementation of fishing regulations throughout the property,
    c) Establish a monitoring system to assess progress with the establishment and enforcement of regulations within the marine component of the property, as recommended by reactive monitoring missions 2014 and 2016;
  6. Recuerda the conclusion of the mission 2016 that if the problems relating to fisheries management within the property can not be resolved by the end of 2018 so that the long-term preservation of VUE in marine portion of the property is guaranteed, consideration should be given to the inscription of the property on the List of World Heritage in Danger during 43 Sign in 2019;
  7. also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Center, before 1 February 2019, an update on the state of conservation of the property report and the implementation of the above, for consideration by the World Heritage Committee at its 43rd session 2019, with a view to considering, In the absence of substantial progress in protecting the property of unsustainable fisheries, the possible inscription of the property on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo:

It was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in 1980. It is a bay surrounded by fortifications of the Spanish colonial period, that once they protected the transport across the Isthmus of Panama of great wealth. On the World Heritage List we can read about their outstanding universal value this summary:

“These strong Panamanians are great prototypes of military architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and to provide protection to transatlantic trade. Splendid examples of military architecture of the XVII and XVIII, these forts on the Caribbean coast of Panama were part of the defensive system created by the Crown of Spain to protect transatlantic trade.” (Source: UNESCO)

In 2017, the World Heritage Committee through its Decision 41 COM 7B.17 He retained on the List of World Heritage in Danger to this world heritage site for its fragile condition. The Committee welcomed news of the commitment of the institutions responsible for the conservation and management of the property and its efforts to strengthen cooperation and interagency coordination, and he expressed concern about the lack of regular government funding. He said that this lack of funding jeopardizes the implementation of the Emergency Plan and the planned corrective measures 2016-2019, what, as a consequence, It can seriously affect the outstanding universal value (VIEW) of the property and its attributes that justify its existence, including conditions of authenticity and integrity. Based on the above, the Committee requested the Government of Panama to submit a State of Conservation Report on the fortifications of Portobelo and San Lorenzo to resolve the following points:

  • Continuously ensure the government budget funds necessary for the full implementation of the strategy, the work plan and schedule 2016-2019 in order to achieve the desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR) in the year 2019;
  • Prepare a status report updated Conservation and deliver it to the World Heritage Center, before 1 February 2018, detailing the conditions of Portobelo and San Lorenzo and solcitudes implementation of the World Heritage Committee, for consideration by it at its 42nd session 2018.

Panama through its responsible institution the National Institute of Culture, and the Patronato of Portobelo and San Lorenzo sent the requested report, which it is freely available on the website of UNESCO, here: Report SOC of Panama Fortifications on the Caribbean Coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo (PDF public).

ICOMOS, advisory body to the World Heritage Committee, He analyzed the documents provided by Panama and other sources. Conservation Status (SOC) produced by ICOMOS on the fortifications of Portobelo and San Lorenzo and Draft Decision 42 COM 7A.10 can be here. This SOC can be prepared with the decision of the Committee for discussion on page Draft 29-32 and Salón working paper in English, PDF format, here.

In the working documents 2018 and in the Draft Decision 42 COM 7A.10 prepared for the Committee, It emphasizes the importance of meeting the timetable set for Remedial strengths in Portobelo and San Lorenzo for the period 2016-2019; This pressure is mainly due to physical deterioration of the strengths, and environmental pressures and their environment. ICOMOS recommends as an advisory body to the Committee welcome the opportunity for the National Institute of Culture to receive funds through a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank amounting to 45,000,000.00 USD, While noting that the loan does not cover all activities of Corrective Measures. Also note that the same loan allocates funds to the development of major infrastructure projects and tourism facilities, pressure and stresses that tourism is one of the factors affecting this heritage.

It is precisely because of the situation of fragility and risk of loss of integrity and thereby authenticity of this world heritage has become inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Why ICOMOS analysis indicates that time is running out to meet the timetable of corrective measures (designed to achieve the output of the Danger List or Red List); and although positively ponders the opportunity of funds from the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), also it notes that these do not cover all the requirements of that calendar. En la Draft Decision 42 COM 7A.10 It expressed appreciation for the opportunity to obtain funds from the IDB for “Fortifications on the Caribbean Coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo”, It emphasizes the urgent need to give greater priority to compliance with the corrective actions for infrastructure and tourism facilities, and is retained property on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Again the updated annual report Conservation Status requested in this Decision Draft, it would be delivered to the World Heritage Center until 1 February 2019.

Then, An unofficial translation of the Draft Decision 42 COM 7A.10.

Draft Decision: 42 COM 7A.10

The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined WHC / 18 / 42.COM / 7A,
  2. Recalling la Decisión 41 COM 7A.25, adopted at its 41st Session (Cracovia, 2017),
  3. Lamenta the implementation of the corrective measures has been delayed due to lack of proper allocation of funds, as a result of which the property is at risk of losing important attributes and its outstanding universal value (VIEW);
  4. Welcomes the funding opportunity offered by the Inter-American Development Bank for the conservation and management of cultural heritage which includes a main component for interventions on World Heritage properties;
  5. Notes that the revised schedule proposed by the State party for the implementation of corrective action program confirms the end of June 2019, and urges it to ensure that this program is fully implemented, and that due attention to the definition and protection of buffer zones and preparing a comprehensive management plan lends, which should prioritize conservation programs and a plan for sustainable public use;
  6. Asks the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Center, before 1 February 2019, the management plan finalized for consideration by the advisory bodies and an update on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the previous report, for consideration by the World Heritage Committee at its 43rd session 2019;
  7. Decide Fortifications retain the Caribbean Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Panamá) en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro.

Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama:

Panama's government must provide documentation on the property “Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama” in December 2018 at the headquarters of the World Heritage Center (París, Francia). The information requested by the Committee through its Decision No.41 COM 7B.63, for evaluation by the Advisory Bodies, It consists designs restoration project Hotel Casco Viejo the old Club Union, With studies on vehicular access, waste management and other relevant aspects. The aim is to assess the impacts of the project on the World Heritage with advice from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in Session 43 HOW World Heritage Committee 2019.

NOTE: The “Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama” still under the effects of Decision 37COM 7B.100, reacting to project completion Cinta Costera road infrastructure Phase III, specifically its marine viaduct, surrounding the peninsula of the Old Town of Panama creating a barrier between the Old Town of Panama (Casco Antiguo) and its immediate surroundings. The Decision 37COM 7B.100 indicates that the Cinta Costera Phase III (Maritime Viaduct) “irreversibly modifies the relationship of the historic center with its wider environment”. With that, the site can not access the List of World Heritage in Danger, one of whose registration requirements is that the impact on the universal value of World Heritage is reversible. For this reason, It is an option to modify this World Heritage Site with a change of important limits, whose extension allows re-evaluate the definition on it its outstanding universal value as mitigation of marine viaduct. For this purpose has submitted a new nomination to the World Heritage List 2019 for evaluation in Session 43 COM World Heritage Committee. It will not be discussed in the session that concerns us.

Reserves of the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park:

It was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in 1983 and expanded in 1990. It is a natural heritage shared by two countries: Costa Rica and Panama. On the World Heritage List we can read about their outstanding universal value this summary:

“The geographical location of this unique site in Central America, which retains traces of the glaciations of the Age Cuaternaria- has facilitated contact between the flora and fauna of North America and South America. Most of the surface of this region, inhabited by four different tribes, It is covered by tropical rainforests. Conservation of the site is the subject of close cooperation between Costa Rica and Panama.”

As far as we know, no request for documentation regarding the “Reserves of the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park” for Session 42 COM 2018.

Yes information for analysis requested by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to be delivered to February 1 2018, but it will not be discussed by the Committee. Information, requested by Decision 41 COM 7B.13, It is the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA, for its acronym in English) finished the 2018 and applied to the property with Panama's commitment not to approve any new hydropower project on the environment PILE. SEA results must be submitted to the World Heritage Center in Paris, France for analysis by IUCN, as mentioned, until 1 February 2018.

In 2017 mediante la Decision 41 COM 7B.13, the World Heritage Committee emphasized the following:

  • Commitment Cosa Rica and Panama as States Parties, finalizing the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the entire property 2018, the results should be analyzed by IUCN;
  • State party's commitment Panama not to approve new hydroelectric projects in the vicinity of the property until the SEA is available;
  • Information provided by the State Party of Panama that the contract for the construction of the Changuinola II dam has been canceled and further requests the State Party of Panama to confirm this decision once it officially enters into force after the necessary procedures, and to clarify whether the cancellation of this contract means that plans for the Changuinola II hydroelectric project will be definitely abandoned;
  • Potential inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger: The World Heritage Committee indicated that any development of new hydroelectric projects before completion and proper review of the SEA for the entire property would represent a danger to its Outstanding Universal Value (VIEW) in accordance with paragraph 180 of the Operational Guidelines and lead to their inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger;
  • Request Panama to continue monitoring the activities of dams Chan 75 and Bonyic, whose findings should be considered in the above mentioned SAE and cumulative impact assessment, and establish long-term monitoring program for these two projects to assess the effectiveness of mitigation measures;
  • Request to States Parties of Costa Rica and Panama to submit to the World Heritage Center, before 1 December 2018, an update on the state of conservation of the property report and the implementation of the above, for consideration by the World Heritage Committee at its 43rd session 2019.

Darien National Park:

As far as we know, no request for documentation regarding the “Darien National Park” for Session 42 COM 2018.

Regards,

Katti Osorio, Ph.D.

World Heritage Panamanian / Panamanian World Heritage

World Heritage Panamanian / Panamanian World Heritage

Update: Third Day Session 42 COM (Tuesday 26 June)

As expected, the Draft Decision 42 COM 7A.10 “Fortifications on the Caribbean Coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo” It was approved without discussion by the World Heritage Committee, becoming the Decision 42 COM 7A.10. The full text translated into Spanish unofficially is on this blog, here.
Video Session 42 COM at the time of approval without debate of the draft decisions for the Latin America and Caribbean, down, It is in English. Starts the minute 3:21:14.

Update: Fifth Day Session 42 COM (jueves 28 June)

As expected, the Draft Decision 42 COM 7B.87 “Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection” It was approved without discussion by the World Heritage Committee, becoming the Decision 42 COM 7B.87. The full text translated into Spanish unofficially is on this blog, here.
Video Session 42 COM at the time of approval without debate of the draft decisions for the Latin America and Caribbean, down, It is in English. Starts the minute 5:41:51.

Portobelo and San Lorenzo, Draft Decision 39 COM 7A.46 para el año 2015 (UNOFFICIAL translation)

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Dear Friends of Patrimonio Panamá:

Como mencioné en la entrada “39na Sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial – 2015” de este blog, los documentos de trabajo de la Sesión 39 COM del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial se hallan en línea, y son documentos públicos de libre acceso, gracias a las políticas de UNESCO. Lastimosamente, solo pueden ser consultados en inglés y en francés, así que contribuyo como acostumbro, una traducción NO OFICIAL realizada por mí para ustedes:

Ítem 46 Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E. Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama: Portobelo and San Lorenzo (Taducción NO OFICIAL).

(Dale click aquí para la versión original en inglés, en la página 91 a la 94)

Año de inscripción en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial 1980

Criteria (i)(iv)

Year(s) de inscripción en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro 2012

Amenazas por las cuales la propiedad fue inscrita en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro

  • Estado frágil de la propiedad y degradación acelerada por factores ambientales, falta de mantenimiento y limitada planificación de conservación
  • Erosión
  • Falta de límites establecidos y de zona de amortiguamiento
  • Ausencia de un plan de gestión y conservación
  • Invasiones y presión urbana
  • Presiones del turismo (particularly in Portobelo)
  • Legislación insuficiente para la preservación del patrimonio edificado y de regulaciones que combinen ambos elementos de la propiedad.

Estado deseado de Conservación para la remoción de la propiedad de la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro.

Adoptado, véase http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/4763

Medidas correctivas, identificadas.

Adoptado, véase http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/4763

Marco temporal para la implementación de las medidas correctivas

Adoptado, véase http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/4763

Decisiones previas del Comité, véase página (web) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135/documents

Asistencia internacional

Solicitudes aprobadas: 4 (from 1980 – 1993)

Cantidad total aprobada: USD 76,800

Para detalles, véase página (web) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135/assistance

Fondos extra-presupuestarios UNESCO

N/A

Misiones de monitoreo previas

Noviembre 2001: Misión de Monitoreo Reactivo conjunta Centro del Patrimonio Mundial / ICOMOS; March 2010: Misión de Monitoreo Reactivo conjunta Centro del Patrimonio Mundial / ICOMOS. Febrero 2014: Misión de Asesoría de ICOMOS.

Factores afectando a la propiedad identificados en informes anteriores

  • Estado frágil de la propiedad y degradación acelerada por factores ambientales, falta de mantenimiento y limitada planificación de conservación.
  • Erosión.
  • Falta de límites establecidos y de una zona de amortiguamiento.
  • Ausencia de un plan de gestión y de conservación.
  • Invasiones y presión urbana.
  • Presión del turismo (particularly in Portobelo)
  • Legislación insuficiente para la preservación del patrimonio construido y regulaciones que combinen los dos componentes de la propiedad.

Material ilustrativo: Véase página (web) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135

Problemas actuales de conservación

The 30 th of January, 2015, el Estado Parte presentó un informe de estado de conservación, que está disponible en

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135/documents/

2014 fue un año de elecciones en la República de Panamá y un período de cambio administrativo en la administración pública, incluidos los jefes de las entidades públicas que gestionan el patrimonio histórico. Esto causó una baja tasa de ejecución de obras de conservación en el sitio. El presupuesto anual restante asignado para la ejecución del plan de emergencia se encontró insuficiente. El nuevo director y subdirector de la Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Histórico tuvieron que familiarizarse con el caso, pero llegaron a conclusiones similares a las indicadas en el informe de la Misión de Asesoramiento ICOMOS del mes de febrero de 2014.

En respuesta a los siete puntos del párrafo 5 of Decision 38 COM 7A.20, el Estado Parte informa:

  • La Ley 30 of 18 November 2014 presta apoyo al Patronato de Portobelo y San Lorenzo con fondos del gobierno para el mantenimiento, conservación y restauración de la propiedad.
  • Colaboración está siendo solicitada al Patronato de Panamá Viejo para el asesoramiento sobre los mecanismos de gestión y entrenamiento del personal.
  • La clarificación de los límites de las partes componentes de la propiedad no ha presentado avances significativos en 2014.
  • La preparación del Distrito Plan Territorial del Portobelo se encuentra en su etapa final, desarrollado por el Ministerio de Vivienda. Su finalización está prevista para finales de 2015.
  • Asistencia técnica para la implementación del Plan de Emergencia es proporcionada por la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
  • El nuevo Plan Territorial de Portobelo contempla la ejecución de la planificación de infraestructuras y la mejora ambiental del sitio. Incluye la construcción de nuevas alcantarillas, y un nuevo sistema de recogida de desechos sólidos.
  • La Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio tiene en sus archivos los estudios técnicos llevados a cabo en la propiedad desde la década de 1980. En los últimos años se han realizado estudios de suelo en la zona de las fortificaciones de Santiago, San Fernando, San Gerónimo y el Castillo de San Lorenzo. Un estudio de evaluación de riesgos se desarrolló en 2013, así como un levantamiento fotogramétrico en todos los cañones que se encuentran en la zona de las fortificaciones de la bahía de Portobelo y en el Fuerte Castillo de San Lorenzo. Se espera que en el año 2015, la Dirección Nacional reforzará su colaboración con el Patronato de Portobelo y San Lorenzo de fortalecer las capacidades de gestión en la propiedad.

Análisis y Conclusiones del Centro del Patrimonio Mundial, el ICOMOS y el ICCROM

La adopción del Plan de Gestión del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO (septiembre de 2013) y el Plan de Emergencia (March 2014) fueron pasos cruciales hacia adelante y constituyen marcos adecuados para la acción. La aprobación por parte de la nueva administración de estos planes y las recomendaciones previas, y el compromiso con su aplicación son bienvenidos. However, en general hay retrasos muy graves en la aplicación de las medidas correctivas y el cronograma adoptados por el Comité del Patrimonio Mundial en su 36ª reunión (Saint Petersburg, 2012) y la financiación de la aplicación de estas medidas, como para el Plan de Emergencia y el plan de Gestión, siguen siendo insuficientes.

En cuanto a las respuestas provistas por el Estado Parte a los siete puntos del párrafo 5 of Decision 38 COM 7A.20, se observa que:

  • Mientras que el Instituto Nacional de Cultura (INAC) es responsable del patrimonio cultural nacional (Law 14 of 1982), la gestión del lugar fue confiada al Patronato de Portobelo y San Lorenzo. La Ley 30 (2014) define que un presupuesto anual se asignará al Patronato para su administración, funcionamiento y actividades. La actualización de las medidas legislativas y reglamentarias y la definición de las funciones del Patronato siguen siendo necesarias.
  • De acuerdo con la Misión de Asesoría de ICOMOS 2014, el Patronato cuenta con un arquitecto y cuatro trabajadores, pero no se ha establecido una oficina técnica con capacidades adecuadas, a nivel del sitio. El fortalecimiento de los mecanismos de gestión y la creación de una oficina técnica permanecen pendientes.
  • No se han reportado avances significativos en la definición de los límites.
  • Se espera que el Plan Territorial para Portobelo esté concluido hacia el final del año 2015. Un análisis de este plan debe llevarse a cabo para evaluar si cumple con los requisitos definidos en el estado deseado de la conservación para la remoción de la propiedad de la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro (DSOCR).
  • La cooperación a nivel nacional (Patronato Panama Viejo) e internacional (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares) debe ser bienvenida.
  • Una vez que el Plan Territorial esté finalizado a finales de 2015, un análisis debe llevarse a cabo para evaluar hasta qué punto es capaz de responder a la recomendación relativa a la degradación ambiental y las deficiencias en los servicios de infraestructura que están afectando los recursos patrimoniales culturales y naturales.
  • Debe proveerse aclaración de si los estudios y la documentación disponibles son suficientes en respuesta a la recomendación en cuanto a los estudios sobre los procesos de deterioro.

Mientras que el Estado Parte presenta informes detallados sobre las actividades de conservación y consolidación y para el mantenimiento de áreas verdes emprendida en 2014, no se ha presentado planes de trabajo claramente establecidos y detallados, plazos y presupuestos para la implementación de las medidas correctivas adoptadas por el Comité del Patrimonio Mundial al momento de la inscripción de la propiedad en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro. El progreso en la aplicación de las medidas correctivas previstas para el año 1 (hasta septiembre de 2013), es muy insuficiente y se puede esperar razonablemente que las medidas para el período de dos a tres años (prevista para su celebración por septiembre de 2015) también estarán seriamente retrasadas.

La Misión de Asesoría ICOMOS de febrero 2014 hizo un amplio conjunto de recomendaciones y destacó la rápida tasa de descomposición del tejido histórico que siguió amenazando la integridad y autenticidad de los atributos que expresan el valor universal excepcional (VIEW) y permanece muy grave la preocupación de que en las condiciones actuales el estado de conservación puede deteriorarse aún más.

Se recomienda que el Comité inste al Estado Parte a elaborar una estrategia, planes de trabajo detallados, plazos y presupuestos para la plena aplicación de las medidas correctivas en un plazo de tres años, con la debida consideración del conjunto de recomendaciones de la Misión de Asesoría 2014; y que el Comité retenga al bien en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro.

 

Draft Decision: 39 COM 7A.46

(Dale click aquí para la versión original en inglés, en la página 94)

The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined el Documento WHC-15/39.COM/7A,
  2. Recalling la Decisión 38 COM 7A.20, adoptada en su 38ª Sesión (Doha, 2014),
  3. Aprecia la aprobación por parte de la nueva administración de los enfoques anteriores, y recomendaciones para alcanzar el Estado deseado de conservación para la eliminación de la bien de la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro (DSOCR, for its acronym in English) and recibe con agrado su compromiso con su aplicación;
  4. Recuerda que la aplicación oportuna de las medidas correctivas definidas al momento de inscripción del bien en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro es un requisito esencial para alcanzar el DSOCR;
  5. Lamenta los muy graves retrasos en la aplicación de las recomendaciones expresadas en la Decisión 38 COM 7A.20 y de las medidas correctivas antes mencionadas y expresa su profunda preocupación de que esto puede causar daños irreparables a la propiedad y a los atributos que sustentan el Valor Universal Excepcional (VIEW);
  6. Insta al Estado Parte a elaborar una estrategia, planes de trabajo detallados, plazos y presupuestos para la plena aplicación de las medidas correctivas dentro de un período de tres años, con la debida consideración del conjunto de recomendaciones de la Misión Asesora 2014, y que tome todas las disposiciones legales, administrativas y presupuestarias necesarias para su implementación y le solicita que presente estos documentos hasta el 1 February 2016 para su revisión por el Centro del Patrimonio Mundial y los Órganos Consultivos;
  7. Also requests al Estado Parte a presentar al Centro del Patrimonio Mundial, on the 1 February 2016, un informe actualizado, incluyendo un resumen ejecutivo de 1 page, sobre el estado de la conservación de la propiedad y la puesta en práctica de lo anterior, para su examen por el Comité del Patrimonio Mundial en su 40ª Sesión en 2016;
  8. Decide retener a las Fortificaciones de la costa caribeña de Panamá: Portobelo and San Lorenzo (Panamá) en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro.

Fin de Traducción NO OFICIAL.

Esta Decisión Borrador forma parte de los documentos públicos de trabajo de la Sesión 39 COM World Heritage Committee, 2015. Las Decisiones en su versión final serán publicadas después del cierre de la Sesión 39 COM.

 

Regards,

 

Katti Osorio Ugarte, Ph.D.