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Learning from World Heritage
Implementation of the WorldHeritage Convention in
ArgentinaNatchitoches, Louisiana, March
2004
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Argentina and the WHC
Two Periods marked by a long interval
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Basic Information on the
country
Official name: Republica ArgentinaLimits (north) Paraguay and
Bolivia);(east)Atlantic Ocean, Uruguay and Brazil; (west)Chile;
(south) Chile and the Atlantic OceanExtension: 22to 55lat.(=from
Nova
Scotia to the South of Mexico)More than 3 million km2 and 36
millioninhabitants
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First Period
Adhesion 19781978-1985 member of the World HeritageCommittee1983
hosted the World HeritageCommittee
1981-1984 Three sites: los Glaciares,Iguazu National Park, The
Jesuit Missionsof the Guaranis
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The second active period
1994 :amendment of the NationalConstitutionPeriod of
transformation andmodernizationExpansion of WHC in Latin
America1992: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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Actions undertakenInstitutional framework for the implementation
ofthe 1972 ConventionInclusion of 5 new sites: Cueva de las
Manos,Peninsula Valdes, Ischigualasto-Talampaya,Jesuit Block and
Estancias ofCordoba,Quebrada de Humahuaca.
Updating of the National Tentative ListParticipation in
statutory organsInternational Assistance
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Where lies the problem, then?Dramatic social and economic
situationEnd of peso/dollar parity. Argentina one of thecheapest
countries for tourism.
Argentine WHC:how can we work together?Outdated
legislationPeriodic ReportQuebrada de Humahuaca and Qhapaq
Nan:twomajor challenges for Argentina and the Region.
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Learning from World Heritage in
Argentina
Reinforcement of the inter-institutionalapproachLegislation
updatedStrong political willAwareness within the Argentine
societyResearch and capacity-training in culturallandscapes
management
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Learning from World HeritageStrengthening the role played by
NGOsIncreased sensitivity among internationalfinancial institutions
about the relationship
conservation / developmentUNESCO Operation Guidelines
shouldcontemplate specific problems of managementReinforcement of
UNESCO s World HeritageFund by donor countries
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A last word
All methods and means to enhance theprotection of our heritage
should beundertaken within the spirit of thisvisionary instrument
that is the WorldHeritage Convention.
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Thank you Gracias .
Maria Susana Pataro
