EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.3.1
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
VIII. Mechanisms of the trilateral cooperation
(Ukraine-Slovakia-Germany) to
implement the Management System
The principal mechanism of the cooperation between Ukraine, the Slovak Republic and
Germany in the management of the proposed trilateral serial nomination will consist of the
Action Plan and other working activities of the Joint Management Committee, including regular
meetings and consultations, permanent E-mail contact among the JMC members, participation
of the JMC members in the cross-border cooperation for socio-economic development
‘Carpathian Euroregion’, scientific cooperation, development and maintenance of the serial
property, web page with database covering the property, annual plans and reports; joint
working groups, development of special joint action plans, preparation of joint projects and
programs, renewing of management plan. If a need arises, the JMC can, according to its
statutes (under preparation, see Annex 2, nomination dossier No 1133, bring outstanding issues
to the attention of the Minister of Environmental Protection of Ukraine, the Minister of
Environment of the Slovak Republic and the four relevant German state (Länder) ministers of
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hesse, Thuringia and Brandenburg and the German Federal
Minister for the Environment.
During the nomination process several trilateral meetings have taken place. Representatives
of the competent authorities at national respectively at federal and at level as well as administrations
of component parts have jointly prepared and agreed upon the extension nomination.
Political and scientific focal points were appointed. Since 2007 intensive cooperation
has been taken place . This well approved system will remain.
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