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The text related to the cultural heritage 'East Rennell' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
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East RennellUNESCO World Heritage SiteCanoe on Lake Te Nggano, East RennellLocationRennell Island, Solomon IslandsCriteriaNatural: ixReference854Inscription1998 (22nd session)Endangered2013xe2x80x93Area37,000 hectares (91,000 acres)Coordinates11xc2xb041xe2x80xb2S 160xc2xb020xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf11.683xc2xb0S 160.333xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -11.683; 160.333Coordinates: 11xc2xb041xe2x80xb2S 160xc2xb020xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf11.683xc2xb0S 160.333xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -11.683; 160.333Location of East Rennell in Solomon Islands | WIKI |
East Rennell is the southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
In 2013, the World Heritage Committee added East Rennell to the List of World Heritage in Danger because of the threat of logging activities to the site's outstanding universal value. | WIKI |
East Rennell, designated as a World Heritage Site in 1998, is at the southern end of the island; the site includes Lake Tegano, the land surrounding it, and the marine areas stretching for three nautical miles from the island. | WIKI |
The World Heritage property occupies the southern third of the island and includes approximately 37,000ha and a marine area that extends 3km offshore. | UNESCO |
The legislation is focused on biodiversity conservation and explicitly applies to World Heritage properties, but it requires a Provincial Ordinance and local regulations and by-laws to empower the traditional owners and make it fully effective at the local level. | UNESCO |
The recently created Lake Tegano World Heritage Site Association, comprising some 250 community members, has established a representative committee to co-ordinate management activities. | UNESCO |
Heritage management and capacity-building projects, conducted by foreign donor Governments and international NGOxe2x80x99s, have provided beneficial outcomes including: enhanced awareness and understanding of World Heritage obligations on the part of the community, Government officials and other stakeholders; better co-ordination and co-operation in community management activities; improved survey and monitoring of natural resources; a strengthened legal basis for protection and management; and initial arrangements for twinning East Rennell with an Australian property. | UNESCO |
Future priorities for management of the property include: full implementation of legal and planning provisions; community capacity-building and empowerment for managing projects and natural resources; and increased sources of sustainable funding, including income generation, to improve the standard of living of the traditional owners and enhance their ability to protect the property to World Heritage standards. | UNESCO |