WCC 2016 Res 017 - Activity Report

-Participation of the Mexican Government to the 43th UNESCO-World Heritage Committee Meeting (Baku, Azerbaijan, 30 June–10 July, 2019) (For details, see the meeting report below)
Recalling decision 42 COM 7B.86, adopted at its 42nd session (Manama, 2018), taking note that i) despite the significant efforts, illegal fishing of totoaba has continued and even escalated in the Upper Gulf of California resulting in a threat of imminent extinction of the vaquita population; ii) the study requested by the CITES Standing Committee on the current status of totoaba and vaquita, and on the illegal trade and markets, has not been undertaken yet; and taking into account the recommendations of the Comité Internacional para la Recuperación de la Vaquita (CIRVA), the WHC adopted the new decision 43 COM 7B.26 in which decides to inscribe the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Mexico) on the List of World Heritage in Danger and request the State Party to develop, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and IUCN, a set of corrective measures, a timeframe for their implementation and a proposal for the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR), for examination by the Committee at its 44th session in 2020.