The World Heritage Council

 

Representatives in the World Heritage Council 2024:

Member Terese Jemtegård Moen Mayor Fjord municipality

Member Kjell Bøe Bjørgum Mayor Aurland municipality

Member Roy Egil Stadheim Mayor Vik municipality

Member Audun Mo Mayor Lærdal municipality

Member Einar Arve Nordang Mayor Stranda municipality

Member Benedicte Kragh Deputy Mayor Voss herad

Member Anders Riise County Mayor Møre and Romsdal County Municipality

Member Jon Askeland County mayor Vestland county municipality

Member Frank Madsøy The State Administrator in Møre and Romsdal

Member Kjell Kvingedal The State Administrator in Vestland

The West Norwegian fjord landscape was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on 14 July 2005 and as part of the further follow-up of the assigned status, the World Heritage Council for the West Norwegian Fjord Landscape was established on 31 January 2006.

The World Heritage Council's main task is to contribute to a development in the area that is in line with the intention for world heritage. The council shall promote and ensure cooperation and coordination between the regional world heritage foundations and contribute to the necessary exchange of information between local, regional and national actors in the two sub-areas.

The council aims to be an important arena for discussion, advice and clarification in matters that may have an effect on the follow-up of the world heritage status awarded to the Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord areas jointly. These guidelines were first established on 31 January 2006; no last revised and determined by the World Heritage Council on 27 March 2014.

 

Guidelines - The World Heritage Council for the West Norwegian Fjord Landscape

Purpose: - to aim for good cooperation on a follow-up of the world heritage status that is in line with the intention of the world heritage convention, the guidelines for the world heritage convention and the management plan for the world heritage area.

 

Composition: Members:

- mayor in Stranda municipality

- mayor of Fjord municipality

- mayor in Aurland municipality    

- mayor in Lærdal municipality

- mayor in Vik municipality

- mayor of Voss Herad

- county mayor in Møre and Romsdal county municipality

- The county governor in Møre and Romsdal                            

- county mayor in Vestland county municipality                                              

- The county governor in Vestland                                                          

 

Observers: 

  • A repr. for SNO Geiranger

  • A repr. for SNO Aurland

  • A representative from the Norwegian Environment Agency

  • A repr. from the National Antiquary (RA)

  • Conservation area manager Nærøyfjorden

  • Geirangerfjorden is managed by the conservation area

  • Chairman Geirangerfjorden Verdsarv

  • Chairman Nærøyfjorden World Heritage Park

  • A representative from the Ministry of the Environment (participated as needed)

  • Norwegian Maritime Directorate

 

Secretariat

Permanent sub-task for World Heritage Area Coordinator. Each member can, if desired/necessary, bring their own assistant.               

The observers have the right to meet and speak - but not the right to vote. 

Contact information for the leadership of the World Heritage Council for the West Norwegian Fjord Landscape:

Manager: Kjell Bøe Bjørgum

E-mail: kjell.boe.bjorgum@aurland.kommune.no

Telephone: 481 93 628

Deputy owner: Eva Hove

E-mail: einar.arve.nordang@stranda.kommune.no

Telephone: 464 11 001

See also Guidelines for the work of the World Heritage Council (2014). 

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