❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the Ningaloo Coast's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status, covering criteria, process, and responsible parties. The answer provides details on the nomination's compliance with UNESCO guidelines and the roles of state and federal governments.
AnsweredQoN 1443Legislative Council
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With regard to the most welcome nomination of Ningaloo for UNESCO World Heritage status, I ask -
(1) How many of the 10 UNESCO Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, are required to be met for such a nomination to take place?
(2) What were the various criteria that the Ningaloo Reef met to comply with the agreed state and federal nomination?
(3) Who or which State Minister or department made the nomination and how was the nomination decided at a state level?
(4) What was the chronological process of this nomination?
(5) How many of the 10 Operational Guidelines
were met for this nomination?
(6) Will the Minister table the nomination application?
(1) How many of the 10 UNESCO Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, are required to be met for such a nomination to take place?
(2) What were the various criteria that the Ningaloo Reef met to comply with the agreed state and federal nomination?
(3) Who or which State Minister or department made the nomination and how was the nomination decided at a state level?
(4) What was the chronological process of this nomination?
(5) How many of the 10 Operational Guidelines
were met for this nomination?
(6) Will the Minister table the nomination application?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
49 days
(1) The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention contain ten criteria for the inclusion of sites on the World Heritage List. A property only needs to meet one of those criteria to be included on the World Heritage List.
(2) The NingalooCoasthas been nominated under three of the criteria for natural areas for containing:
· superlative natural phenomena and areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance (criterion viii);
· outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features (criterion ix); and
· the most important and significant natural habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation (criterion x).
(3) The NingalooCoast World Heritage nomination was submitted by the Commonwealth Government. The nomination was prepared by the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts with input from the State Government, facilitated by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
The State Government's support for the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage nomination was determined by all Ministers. Final agreement on the nomination boundary was given by the Premier.
(4) The World Heritage nomination was prepared over several years involving consultation with stakeholders, expert advice, field studies, literature reviews and negotiation between the State and Commonwealth Governments.
On 1 July 2008 the Commonwealth Government submitted the NingalooCoastto the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for inclusion on the World Heritage Tentative List.
The State Government announced its support for World Heritage nomination of the NingalooCoaston 5 January 2009. Further negotiation on the boundary was undertaken during 2009, which culminated in agreement on the final nomination boundary and a joint announcement that the Ningaloo Coast would be nominated to the World Heritage List occurred on 6 January 2010.
(5) See the answer to (2).
(6) The NingalooCoast World Heritage nomination has been submitted to UNESCO by the Commonwealth Government, which has advised that the nomination will be printed and made publicly available, as well as made available online, and that this is expected to occur by mid-2010.
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(2) The NingalooCoasthas been nominated under three of the criteria for natural areas for containing:
· superlative natural phenomena and areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance (criterion viii);
· outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features (criterion ix); and
· the most important and significant natural habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation (criterion x).
(3) The NingalooCoast World Heritage nomination was submitted by the Commonwealth Government. The nomination was prepared by the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts with input from the State Government, facilitated by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
The State Government's support for the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage nomination was determined by all Ministers. Final agreement on the nomination boundary was given by the Premier.
(4) The World Heritage nomination was prepared over several years involving consultation with stakeholders, expert advice, field studies, literature reviews and negotiation between the State and Commonwealth Governments.
On 1 July 2008 the Commonwealth Government submitted the NingalooCoastto the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for inclusion on the World Heritage Tentative List.
The State Government announced its support for World Heritage nomination of the NingalooCoaston 5 January 2009. Further negotiation on the boundary was undertaken during 2009, which culminated in agreement on the final nomination boundary and a joint announcement that the Ningaloo Coast would be nominated to the World Heritage List occurred on 6 January 2010.
(5) See the answer to (2).
(6) The NingalooCoast World Heritage nomination has been submitted to UNESCO by the Commonwealth Government, which has advised that the nomination will be printed and made publicly available, as well as made available online, and that this is expected to occur by mid-2010.
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