Kenya

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (7)

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Sites on the Tentative List (17)

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• Mombasa Old Town (1997)
• Lake Nakuru National Park (1999)
• Lake Naivasha (1999)
• Lake Bogoria National Reserve (1999)
• The Historic Town of Gedi (2010)
• The Mfangano-Rusinga Island Complex (2010)
• The African Great Rift Valley - The Marakwet Escarpment Furrow Irrigation System (2010)
• The African Great Rift Valley - Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site (2010)
• Aberdare Mountains (2010)
• The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests (Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve) (2010)

Activities (4)

• Rapid Response Facility (RRF)
• Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
• Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa
• Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in East Africa 2011-2012

News (20)

• Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases funds to fight flames in Mount Kenya National Park 22-Mar-2019
• UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park 05-Mar-2019
• Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger 28-Jun-2018
• Around 100 youth from across Kenya participated in the First UNESCO National Youth Workshop on Culture and Heritage in Kenya 10-Apr-2018
• UNESCO and IUCN welcome new no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil 12-Nov-2015

Events (4)

• First steps towards a management plan for Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art 14-Mar-2011-23-Mar-2011
• Capacity-building Workshop for Youth Leaders in South Africa 21-May-2007-25-May-2007
• Expert Meeting - The World heritage Convention and Cultural Landscapes in Africa 09-Mar-1999-12-Mar-1999
• Expert Meeting on African Cultural Landscapes, Tiwi, Kenya, March 9-14, 1999 09-Mar-1999-14-Mar-1999