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Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1998)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Aksum (1998)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1998)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Damascus (1998)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (1998)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Sigiriya (1998)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1998)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Angkor (1998)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Urgent problems of conservation
Danger List:  Yes
Anjar (1998)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Military training
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (1998)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (1998)
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Storms Water (rain/water table) Wind
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1998)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Baalbek (1998)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Bahla Fort (1998)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
Baroque Churches of the Philippines (1998)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
Białowieża Forest (1998)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Burgos Cathedral (1998)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration works
Butrint (1998)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
Danger List:  Yes
Byblos (1998)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (1998)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Mining Oil and gas
Canaima National Park (1998)
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1998)
States Parties: France
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores (1998)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (1998)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragility of the abdobe structures
Danger List:  Yes
Chavin (Archaeological Site) (1998)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Other Threats: Deterioration of the site
Chitwan National Park (1998)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground water pollution Solid waste
Other Threats: Increase in the natural rate of mortality of the rhinoceros
City of Cuzco (1998)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
City of Quito (1998)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Earthquake Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Volcanic eruption
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (1998)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Other Threats: Need to improve the conservation of both natural and cultural heritage
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1998)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Colonial City of Santo Domingo (1998)
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Storms
Other Threats: Collapse of buildings due to lack of maintenance
Complex of Hué Monuments (1998)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
Dja Faunal Reserve (1998)
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities
Doñana National Park (1998)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining Surface water pollution
Durmitor National Park (1998)
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Earthen containment structures
Everglades National Park (1998)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (1998)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
Galápagos Islands (1998)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Garamba National Park (1998)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
Great Barrier Reef (1998)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.,WHC.99/CONF.208/INF.5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (1998)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
Heard and McDonald Islands (1998)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1998)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Cairo (1998)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (1998)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Historic Centre of Bukhara (1998)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities
Historic Centre of Florence (1998)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Major linear utilities
Historic Centre of Lima (1998)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to improve the environment of the convent; Notorious state of degradation; Fire
Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar (1998)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Historic Centre of Puebla (1998)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox (1998)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Other Threats: Fire in the centre of Mompox in 1998
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (1998)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Zabid (1998)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management activities Relative humidity Solid waste
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1998)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Cybernetic fountain; Panaromic lifts to serve the inscribed part from other quarters of the town
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Huascarán National Park (1998)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Mining
Ichkeul National Park (1998)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Air pollution Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Subsistence hunting Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Excessive salinity of the water
Danger List:  Yes
Iguaçu National Park (1998)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Water infrastructure
Island of Gorée (1998)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Solid waste
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings
Island of Mozambique (1998)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms
Other Threats: Precarious state of conservation of the stone
Itchan Kala (1998)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (1998)
States Parties: El Salvador
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Storms
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (1998)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community War
Danger List:  Yes
Kakadu National Park (1998)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.202/INF.3,WHC-98/CONF.202/INF.3 Rev,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
Kathmandu Valley (1998)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.202/INF.6,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration/consolidation works
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (1998)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Lake Baikal (1998)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Legal framework Surface water pollution
Los Katíos National Park (1998)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1998)
States Parties: India
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion
Other Threats: Destruction of Park infrastructures
Danger List:  Yes
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (1998)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Maya Site of Copan (1998)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
Other Threats: Attention to be paid to the conservation of stone and stuccos
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1998)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Deterioration of the stones
Morne Trois Pitons National Park (1998)
States Parties: Dominica
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (1998)
States Parties: Zambia Zimbabwe
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Mount Huangshan (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Pine-wilt disease infesting the legendary Huangshan pines
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1998)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Mount Taishan (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Air pollution Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Many buildings in a bad state of conservation
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1998)
States Parties: India
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conflicts between the management and local people
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1998)
States Parties: Albania North Macedonia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Economic and demographic developments
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (1998)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Berne (1998)
States Parties: Switzerland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Other Threats: Fire in January 1997
Old City of Dubrovnik (1998)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Sana'a (1998)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
Old Towns of Djenné (1998)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Old Walled City of Shibam (1998)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1998)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.202/INF.7,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Petra (1998)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Plitvice Lakes National Park (1998)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (1998)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
Quseir Amra (1998)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Rapa Nui National Park (1998)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Marine transport infrastructure
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (1998)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Storms Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Rock Carvings in Tanum (1998)
States Parties: Sweden
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1998)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1998)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Housing
Royal Palaces of Abomey (1998)
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Sacred City of Anuradhapura (1998)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Sagarmatha National Park (1998)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Growing energy demands of the tourist industry
Sangay National Park (1998)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Shark Bay, Western Australia (1998)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining Oil and gas
Simien National Park (1998)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion
Other Threats: Loss of biodiversity
Danger List:  Yes
Site of Palmyra (1998)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Temperature Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
Škocjan Caves (1998)
States Parties: Slovenia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Srebarna Nature Reserve (1998)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Loss of biodiversity
Danger List:  Yes
St Kilda (1998)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Oil and gas
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (1998)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Sun Temple, Konârak (1998)
States Parties: India
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Storms
Other Threats: Gradual deterioration and the structural instability
Tasmanian Wilderness (1998)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure
Tchogha Zanbil (1998)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: absence of a viable method for sustainable conservation of the mud-brick structures; structural problems
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (1998)
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Management systems/ management plan
Tikal National Park (1998)
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Storms
Tongariro National Park (1998)
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
Town of Luang Prabang (1998)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Tyre (1998)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Vilnius Historic Centre (1998)
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Virgin Komi Forests (1998)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining
Virunga National Park (1998)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Volcanoes of Kamchatka (1998)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining
Wet Tropics of Queensland (1998)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (1998)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (1998)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1998)
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
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Albania Australia Belarus Benin Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia France Germany Ghana Guatemala Guinea Honduras India Iran (Islamic Republic of) Italy Jordan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lithuania Mali Mexico Montenegro Mozambique Nepal New Zealand Niger North Macedonia Oman Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Russian Federation Senegal Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 67 Housing 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 18 Management activities 17 Illegal activities 15 Mining 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Storms 10 Legal framework 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Financial resources 8 Solid waste 7 Land conversion 7 Water infrastructure 6 Surface water pollution 6 Forestry /wood production 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Relative humidity 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Commercial development 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Oil and gas 4 Civil unrest 4 Human resources 4 Major linear utilities 3 Air pollution 3 Flooding 3 Localised utilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Wind 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 War 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Volcanic eruption 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Industrial areas 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 1 Temperature 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Earthquake 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Governance 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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