The Malpelo Flora and Fauna Sanctuary forms part of the critical marine biological corridor with the Galapagos, Cocos and Coiba Islands Wolrd Heritage sites.

　　Its extensive marine area of 857,150 hectares is the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and considered of huge value to maintain and replenish the number of threatened and endangered marine species.

　　The coastline of Finland‘s Kvarken Archipelago was recognized by the WHC for its global value in demonstrating the Earth‘s geological processes.

　　It is an extension of the High Coast of Sweden World Heritage site because of the uplift of the earth‘s crust following the retreat of the last ice age glaciers in this area some 10,000 years ago.

　　Furthermore, the WHC decided not to put the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia, on the List of World Heritage in Danger despite escalating threats to the site.

　　The number of the List of World Nature Heritage in Danger was reduced from 15 to 13 following the removal of the Tunisia‘s Ichkeul National Park and the Senegal‘s Djoudj Bird Sanctuary from the list.

　　But the WHC said it will consider to put the site into the danger list in 2007 if no progress has been made.

　　The July 8-16 session of the WHC has been examining 37 new sites from 30 states bidding to be included into the World Heritage List.

　　The ruins of the Shang Dynasty capital in Anyang city of Henan province is under discussion for inclusion into the cultural heritage list.

　　(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2006)