Story of Pakistan's Mansehra Rock Edicts

The site is threatened by dam construction.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/02/national/japanese-pakistani-archaeologist s-strive-save-heritage-threatened-dam-militants/#.Vl-yR2bovt8

Preparation of Russian Bashkir Ural

The authority will built a replica as they claimed that "The creation of the copy is one of the conditions to include it in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites," Ildus Yakhin said. "The UNESCO says that people will be unable to enter the real cave, so to let visitors have a deep look into the history we need to make a copy."

http://tass.ru/en/society/841071

Pakistan seeks to add 8 new Tentative Nominations

Central Karakoram National Park
Juniper Forest in Ziarat
Deosai National Park
Karez System
Ancient City of Bhambhore in Sindh
Hingol National Park
Kallar Kahar's Salt Range
Nagar Parkar in Sindh

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/pakistan-proposes-eight-new-sites- for-world-heritage-list-115120600304_1.html

Morocco's next nomination - Casablanca

http://fr.starafrica.com/musique/casablanca-bientot-inscrite-au-patrimoine-mondial-de -lunesco.html

Update on Spanish's Ribeira Sacra

After 20 years in tentative list! finally an update news.

http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/lemos/2016/02/13/estudio-avala-propuesta-patrimo nio-humanidad-validez/0003_201602M13C3992.htm

According to Japanese media, Russia finally pick 6 sites to nominate as WHS.

1. Mamayev Kurgan Memorial complex "To the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad"
2. Great Pskov
3. Rostov Kremlin
4. The ensemble of former city building of Sviyazhsk
5. The Valamo archipelago
6. Testament of Kenozero Lake

http://jp.rbth.com/arts/2016/03/04/573059

Indonesia's Kota Lama Semarang

Target to be listed in 2020

http://travel.detik.com/read/2016/03/13/111700/3163511/1382/kota-lama-semarang-ditarg etkan-jadi-warisan-unesco-tahun-2020

Liberia Tentative List (is progressing)

4 Candidates
- Mount Nimba
- Kpatawee Waterfall
- Lake Piso
- Providence Island

http://en.starafrica.com/news/liberia-launches-world-heritage-workshop.html

Rock Art in the Lautém District seems to be the first aspirant of Timor-Leste.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1000

Assif
Hooray! More Rock art!
Examples of vernacular architecture could have been more interesting (maybe) - I guess that may still be upcoming

Scrovegni Chapel UPDATE!

The Chapel is competing with the Treviso Hill vineyards to be a regional representative. The report also give insight information of local politician lobbying.

http://mattinopadova.gelocal.it/padova/cronaca/2016/03/26/news/sito-dell-unesco-giott o-sfida-le-terre-del-prosecco-1.13196240

Fairly certain additions very soon.
- Mount Nimba
- Providence Island

http://www.frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php/news/348-two-liberian-sites-to-form-pa rt-of-unesco-world-heritage

The most common months for updating Tentative Lists are January and April. In 2015, we had about 50 new nominations added in January and about 30 in April. For 2016 there have only been 10 new tentative nominations by 8 different State Parties so far. Seemingly, we can expect several new nominations (or even updated/new tentative lists) by months end. The US and Australia have planned updates later this year.

Planned Updates
US Tentative List (Fall 2016)
Australia Tentative List (December 2016)

Calendar Year 4/16/2015 - 4/15/2016
- 17 nominations in 1 year!
- 12 state parties

Moisés Ville (29/06/2015) Argentina
Großglockner High Alpine Road / Großglockner Hochalpenstraße (12/01/2016) Austria
The Inagua National Park (11/09/2015) Bahamas
Historic Lighthouses of The Bahamas (09/11/2015) Bahamas
Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases (03/09/2015) Egypt
Wassu Stone Circles Quarry Site (29/04/2015) Gambia
Historic Georgetown (29/04/2015) Gambia
Padova Urbs Picta. Giotto, the Scrovegni Chapel and the 14th century painting cycles (22/01/2016) Italy
La Haute Ville d'Antananarivo (02/02/2016) Madagascar
Sacred Mountains of Mongolia (23/11/2015) Mongolia
Koloniën van Weldadigheid (Colonies of Benevolence) (01/12/2015) Netherlands
"Krzemionki", prehistoric flint mines (12/01/2016) Poland
Classical Karst (in Slovene language: Klasicni kras) (25/11/2015) Slovenia
The Walk of Peace from the Alps to the Adriatic – Heritage of the First World War (29/01/2016) Slovenia
Monastery of Santa María de La Rábida and the Columbus Memorial Places in Huelva (29/01/2016) Spain
Risco Caido and the sacred mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape (29/01/2016) Spain
Turó de la Seu Vella de Lleida (29/01/2016) Spain

Since following world heritage news this is by far the least amount of nominations in a single year, perhaps the least in decades? Between April 16th, 2014 - April 15th, 2016 there were 130 new nominations! WHC Bonn 2015