Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| North Macedonia's side of Lake Ohrid was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, with the site being extended to also include the cultural and historic area of Ohrid in 1980. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Geography 2 Origin 3 Hydrology 4 Physical and geochemical properties 5 Wetland habitats 6 Fauna 6.1 Birds 7 Socio-economy 8 World Heritage Site 9 Science and research 10 Human influence 11 Declaration on the Protection of the Lake Ohrid Ecosystem 12 Namesakes 13 See also 14 References 15 External links | WIKI |
| World Heritage Site[edit] | WIKI |
| The Macedonian side of Lake Ohrid was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee in 1979[44] and holds that status under Criterion VII as a superlative natural phenomenon related to its refuge function for relict and world-unique freshwater species, and its rich bird life. | WIKI |
| [45] The lake became part of a mixed Natural and Cultural World Heritage Site in 1980 when the city of Ohrid in Macedonia was also designated with UNESCO status for its architectural, artistic and religious values. | WIKI |
| Concern over current and potential deterioration of the World Heritage Site prompted invitation of a joint Reactive Monitoring Mission by the World Heritage Centre, IUCN and ICOMOS in April 2017, which identified a wide range of pressures including from transport infrastructure, traffic, tourism developments, overfishing, sewerage, solid waste disposal, invasive species, both legal and illegal construction, and management of water levels. | WIKI |
| [33] The mission report devised 19 recommendations for Macedonia, which were incorporated under Decision 41 COM 7B.34 of the World Heritage Committee at its 41st Session in Krakow, Poland in 2017. | WIKI |
| In May 2019, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre expanded the World Heritage Site to the Albanian side of the lake. | WIKI |
| [45] In addition, draft Decision 43 COM 7B.36 was released[47] recommending for the Ohrid region, including Lake Ohrid, to be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan. | WIKI |
| The Lake Ohrid region, a mixed World Heritage property covering c. 94,729 ha, was first inscribed for its nature conservation values in 1979 and for its cultural heritage values a year later. | UNESCO |
| To this Management Plan has been added a World Heritage Supplement (2017-2027) that sets out systems to strengthen the management of the extended property and its buffer zone. | UNESCO |