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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Executive Summary
1. Identification of the Property
- Country/State Party
- State, Province, or Region
- Name of property
- Geographical coordinates to the nearest second
- Maps and plans, showing the boundaries of the nominated property and buffer zone
- Area of the nominated property (ha) and proposed buffer zone (ha)
2. Description
- Description of property
- History and development
3. Justification for Inscription
- Criteria under which inscription is proposed
- Proposed statement of outstanding universal value
- Comparative analysis
- Authenticity
4. State of Conservation and Factors Affecting the Property
- Present state of conservation
- Factors affecting the property
- Development pressures
- Environmental pressures
- Natural disasters and risk preparedness
- Visitor/tourism pressures
- Number of inhabitants within the property and the buffer zone
5. Protection and Management of the Property
- Ownership
- Protective designation
- Means of implementing protective measures
- Existing plans related to municipality and region in which the proposed property is located
- Property Management Plan
- Sources and levels of finance
- Sources of expertise and training in conservation and management techniques
- Visitor facilities and statistics
- Policies and programmes related to the presentation and promotion of the property
- Staffing levels
6. Monitoring
- Key indicators for measuring the state of conservation
- Administrative arrangements for monitoring property
- Results of previous reporting exercises
7. Documentation
- Photographs, slides, image inventory and authorization table and other audiovisual materials
- Texts relating to protective designation, copies of property management plans or documented management systems and extracts of other plans relevant to the property
- Form and date of most recent records or inventory of property
- Addresses where inventory, records, and archives are held
- Bibliography
- List of Appended Documents and Information
- Glossary
8. Contact Information of Responsible Authorities
- Preparer
- Official local institution/agency
- Other local institutions
- Official web address
9. Signature on Behalf of the State Party