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State of Conservation

37
Reports
37
Properties concerned
20
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2016close
Date end:2016close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Other Threats: Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities.
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Mining
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Commercial development Governance High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Serbia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsatisfactory state of conservation and maintenance of the property
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
States Parties: Albania North Macedonia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to improve the monitoring system by specifying which organization is responsible for monitoring each indicator and include seismic monitoring
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Other Threats: Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan

* : 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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