Project Milestone- The Albanian National Council of Restoration approves the boundaries of the potential World Heritage property
The
National Council of Restoration under the Albanian Ministry of Culture through
a decision on 25 May 2016 approved the proposal for delineation of the boundary
of the potential extension of the transboundary World Heritage property and its
buffer zone, in the framework of the project "Towards strengthened
governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the
Lake Ohrid region." The National Council of Restoration decided to:
Approve the proposal of the boundary of the potential transboundary World
Heritage property in the framework of the Lake Ohrid project, based on the
results of the joint field mission: ICOMOS, IUCN, ICM, NAPA, RAPA, Municipality
of Pogradec and Institute of Archaeology; Approve the option of the boundary
that includes: the waterline of the Lake Ohrid, cultural features of the
landscape of the Lin Peninsula and Lin Village, areas critical to the scenic
integrity of the Lake Ohrid (Drilon, coastal landscapes to the North of Lin),
pile dwelling areas. This is a great news for the work to be done in
preparation of a potential nomination file to extend the World Heritage
property "Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region" to the
Albanian side.