State of conservation of World Heritage properties

WHC/18/42.COM/7

This document presents a global and analytical overview of Item 7 on the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties.

The document is composed of four parts: a statistical summary (Introduction), a section on statutory matters related to Reactive Monitoring (Part I), a focus on emergency situations resulting from conflicts (Part II) and a synthesis of other conservation issues which might have strategic or policy implications (Part III).

The Committee may wish to discuss and take a decision on Item 7 as a whole, as required.