The reason for this new topic is to discuss tentative lists that can be expected or are currently in development. There has been considerable discussion on "missing countries" or even extremely outdated tentative lists. The "New Tentative Lists" topic is primarily used to post new additions to tentative lists. The countries listed here are "active", and can be reasonably expected to make additions or updates to their respective tentative list in 2014 or 2015. Brazil, Chile, DPRK, Namibia, Venezuela, and Vietnam are pure conjecture at this point.

Australia (19 WHS) *IN DEVELOPMENT
- Exhausted tentative list (2 total), expected update soon

Brazil (19 WHS)
- All but one tentative nomination (15 total) is pre-1998

Chile (5 WHS)
- All but two tentative nominations (18 total) are pre-1998

China (45 WHS) *NEAR COMPLETION
- Major update to tentative list (48 total) in 2013, but expected "clean-up" to continue

Democratic Republic of Korea (2 WHS)
- All tentative nominations (5 total) are pre-2000

Germany (38 WHS) *IN DEVELOPMENT
- Current tentative list (10 total) dates from 1999, additional nominations have been included

India (30 WHS) *IN DEVELOPMENT
- Indications are that a revision of the current tentative list (33 total) is progressing

Namibia (2 WHS)
- All tentative nominations (3 total) are pre-2002

Republic of Korea (10 WHS) *NEAR COMPLETION
- New tentative list (18 total) has progressed from 2010 - 2014, final additions expected soon

Venezuela (3 WHS)
- Only three tentative nominations, all pre-2003

Vietnam (7 WHS)
- Following two failed nominations, and two being evaluated in 2014, Vietnam's tentative list (7 total) is largely exhausted

India has already selected 57 sites for tentative list.Many of the dossiers are also completed.
However as India wants to send all of them at once, so it is going to take little time.

However it may be delayed as elections are going to happen now.

Australia (10)
*Sites that are seeking a place on Australia's NEW tentative list

- Barossa Valley & Mclaren Vale
- Burrup Peninsula Rock Art
- Cape York
- Garawarra State Conservation Area
- Heathcote National Park
- Lake Condah Cultural Landscape
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- Royal National Park
- Tarkine Wilderness
- West MacDonnels Ranges

Germany (27)
*Sites that are seeking a place on Germany's NEW tentative list

- Alb Cave Art
- Alpine Landscape (Bavaria)
- Altes Land Water Management
- Augsburg Water Management
- Bendorf Industrial Architecture
- Bergdorf Observatory
- Darmstadt - Mathildenhoehe Jugendstil Art Colony
- Doberan Cathedral
- Dresden-Hellerau (early 20th century suburban architecture)
- Goerlitz Jugendstil
- Halberstadt Catherdral
- Karl-Marx-Allee (Communist architecture) and Hansaviertel (post-war architecture)
- Leipzig City of Music
- Ludwig the 3rd's Castles
- Nuremberg Trials Room
- Rundling Cultural Landscape
- Schwerin Castle
- Tuebingen University - Marburg University (serial)
- Wiesbaden Spa - Baden Spa (part of transnational)
Jewish Heritage
- Jewish Cemetery (Hamburg)
- Weissensee Jewish Cemetery
- Schum Jewish Cities
- Jewish Erfurt
Extensions
- Branitz Park (extension to Bad Muskau)
- Bernau modernist architecture (extension Bauhaus)
- Romanesque cathedrals of Worms and Mainz (extension to Speyer)
- Ruhr industrial monuments (extension Zollverein-Essen)

Republic of Korea (12)
*Sites that are seeking a place on Korea's tentative list

- Sacred Manisan Mountain - Chamseongdan Altar
- Neolithic Sites of Korea: Amsa-dong and Osan-ri
- Yeongsan River Basin - Ancient Ruins of Naju
- Byeokgolje Reservoir of Gimje
- Jirisan National Park
- Doldam of Jeju Island
- Historical sites of Baekje Kingdom (Seoul)
- Jeong-dong: Old Legation Quarter (Seoul)
- Deoksugung Palace (Seoul)
- Dongmyo Shrine (Seoul)
- Yongsan-gu Garrison District (Seoul)
- Seodaemun Prison (Seoul)

April 15 2012 - April 15 2014
(170) Tentative Nominations

Using this data as an imperfect, but potentially useful measure of future sites to be brought before the WHC. Indeed, several of these state parties recent tentative list additions will be up for evaluation in 2015 or 2016.

Examination of International Assistance requests URL

Establishment (Or Update) of a Tentative List for:
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea (1st TL)
- Republic of Djibouti (1st TL)
- El Salvador
- Ecuador
- Mongolia
- Cabo Verde
- Pakistan

We have several countries that may have their first tentative list, or first update in the near future with UNESCO assistance. Great to see El Salvador potentially updating their tentative list from 1992!

Several nominations are also benefiting from UNESCO assistance in their dossier preparation

- Cultural and Industrial Landscape of Fray Bentos (Uruguay) 2015
- Parc National de la Pendjari (Benin) 2016
- Sambor Prei Kuk Group (Cambodia) 2016
- Sites of ancient metallurgy for iron reduction in the boose and bwi spaces (Burkina Faso)
- Sultanats Historiques des Comores (Comoros)
- The Ruins of Es-Souk (Mali)
- Greniers des Grottes de Nok et Mamproug (Togo)
- Medieval earthen walled city of Lo Manthang (Nepal)
- Yapease Quarry Sites (Palau)
- The Underwater City of Port Royal (Jamaica)
- Grenadines Island Group (Granada)
- Zakouma National Park (Chad)

Previous (recent) UNESCO Assistance

- Thimlich Ohinga Cultural Landscape (Kenya) 2015
- Sanganeb Atoll and Dongonab Bay (Sudan) 2015
- Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region (Albania)
- Zoma de l'Isandra (Madagascar)

Shortlisted Candidates

Brunei
- Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park
- Brunei River (Kampong Ayer)

http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2014/03/16/brunei-takes-care-nominating-world-heri tage-sites

Malaysia
- Royal Belum State Park URL
- DaMal URL

Concerning Belum (2014): "The department would officially submit an application to Unesco at the end of the year or early next year, for Royal Belum to be included in the tentative list."

Concerning DaMal (2012): "The finalized and complete Nomination Dossier will be submitted to Department of National Heritage by 15 Dec 2012, to include DaMaI in Tentative List of Malaysia. Tentative List is an inventory of sites that Malaysia plans to nominate as WHS in next 5 to 10 years

Seemingly a more extensive update is in the works following the recent addition of Taman Negara National Park.

The following T-sites have recently received French assistance:

Mbe (Rep. Congo) http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/794/
Ehotile (Cote d'Ivoire) http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/737/
Aka (CAR) http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/736/
Southern Oases (Morocco) http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/773/

The following states received Japanese assistance in building up their first T-list:

Sao Tome and Prinicpe
http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1098/

Cook Islands
http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/995/

Niue
http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1001/

Update On Cambodia

This year Sambor Prei Kuk and Banteay Chhmar Temple will be Cambodia next nominations.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/temple-may-be-heritage-site

http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=49989

Well it is good news they are still progressing with these. I imagine the time frame may slip a little, but I am glad it is still going ahead. A lot of work was being done by the World Monuments Fund at them and they really are worthy sites.

More potential Australia candidate nominations.

http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/state-push-for-goldfields-to-be-added-to-world-heritag e-list-20140903-10bys4.html

Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape

Philippine UNESCO World Heritage tentative list change
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/167641/bohol-samar-churches-removed-from-unesco-world-h eritage-nomination
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2381414370784/davor-eyes-mandaya-tribal-dwelling- as-unesco-heritage-site

To be removed:
(Cultural sites)
Loboc church, Baclayon church, Guiuan church (under Jesuit Churches and/or Baroque churches extension)
Maranao settlement of Tugaya (to be considered for intangible cultural heritage)
Batanes Cultural Landscape
(Natural sites)
Taal Volcano Protected Landscape
Panglao Island
Mount Apo Natural Park

To be added:
Mount Matalingahan (natural site)
Mount Kitanglad (natural site)
Mount Mayon and Cagsawa Ruins (mixed site)
Batanes Protected Landscapes and Seascapes (to focus on natural heritage values)
Mandaya settlement (cultural site)