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Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2009)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2007)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Abu Mena (2009)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2008)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2007)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2006)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Lack of consolidation and engineering measures
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2005)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Lack of consolidation and engineering measures
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2004)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2003)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Abu Mena (2001)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Land conversion Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Risk of collapse
Abu Mena (1992)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Acropolis, Athens (2004)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities
Acropolis, Athens (2003)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Acropolis, Athens (2002)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Housing
Acropolis, Athens (2001)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Housing
Agra Fort (2007)
States Parties: India
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Agra Fort (2005)
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank
Agra Fort (2004)
States Parties: India
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Worrying state of conservation of Agra Fort
Agra Fort (2003)
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Agra Fort (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.207/2,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Air pollution
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2009)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2008)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2007)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2006)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2005)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2004)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2003)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2002)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2001)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2000)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1999)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.12,WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
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
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1997)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Illegal activities
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1996)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1995)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1994)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6
Threats*: Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1993)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: War
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1992)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5,WHC-92/CONF.002/7 Rev
Threats*: War
Ajanta Caves (2002)
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Fragile mural paintings
Ajanta Caves (2001)
States Parties: India
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Fragile mural paintings
Ajanta Caves (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity
Aksum (2008)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
Aksum (2006)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
Aksum (2005)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
Aksum (1998)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Aksum (1996)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Aldabra Atoll (1986)
States Parties: Seychelles
Year: 1986
Document Source: CC-86/CONF.001/11,CC-86/CONF.003/INF.4
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2009)
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2008)
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2007)
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1999)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: State of dilapidation of the Puerta Elvira area
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
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1997)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Amiens Cathedral (2000)
States Parties: France
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Housing
Amphitheatre of El Jem (1992)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Commercial development Housing
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2009)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Society's valuing of heritage
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2007)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2006)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2003)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2002)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2001)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (2004)
States Parties: China
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (2003)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
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 Bosra (1997)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities
Ancient City of Damascus (2009)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor state of conservation
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal New Zealand Niger North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1207 Housing 539 Illegal activities 474 Ground transport infrastructure 374 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 351 Management activities 249 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 239 Financial resources 239 Legal framework 207 Land conversion 205 Mining 187 Human resources 177 Water (rain/water table) 145 Water infrastructure 144 Civil unrest 135 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 131 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 126 Deliberate destruction of heritage 110 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 104 Surface water pollution 82 Interpretative and visitation facilities 80 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 79 Commercial development 78 Solid waste 77 Forestry /wood production 74 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 66 War 66 Storms 65 Oil and gas 64 Crop production 61 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 61 Earthquake 58 Relative humidity 55 Major linear utilities 54 Marine transport infrastructure 51 Flooding 46 Air pollution 40 Water (extraction) 36 Fire (widlfires) 36 Governance 32 Localised utilities 31 Invasive / alien freshwater species 29 Wind 27 Input of excess energy 25 Subsistence hunting 23 Industrial areas 22 Air transport infrastructure 22 Avalanche/ landslide 22 Society's valuing of heritage 21 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Renewable energy facilities 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Commercial hunting 16 Quarrying 16 Underground transport infrastructure 15 Ground water pollution 14 Temperature 14 Micro-organisms 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Pollution of marine waters 9 Desertification 9 Temperature change 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Drought 7 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 6 Terrorism 4 Translocated species 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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