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State of Conservation

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Henderson Island (2002)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (2002)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Discolouring of the limestone cliffs
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (2001)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Discolouring of the limestone cliffs
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1992)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1991)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1990)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2023)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2021)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2018)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2017)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Land Reclamation project
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2015)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2015
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Land Reclamation project
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2013)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Land Reclamation project
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2012)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2011)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2010)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2009)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areaslack of impact studies before large-scale developments are implemented
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2008)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2007)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2006)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2005)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 660 Housing 406 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 236 Ground transport infrastructure 212 Legal framework 173 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 116 Management activities 115 Illegal activities 109 Mining 99 Surface water pollution 98 Water infrastructure 95 Oil and gas 67 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 66 Forestry /wood production 53 Major linear utilities 52 Financial resources 46 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Renewable energy facilities 43 Commercial development 42 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Storms 41 Land conversion 36 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Water (rain/water table) 34 Solid waste 32 Water (extraction) 32 Earthquake 28 Governance 28 Human resources 26 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Localised utilities 21 Quarrying 21 Crop production 20 Relative humidity 20 Civil unrest 20 Fire (widlfires) 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Air pollution 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Pollution of marine waters 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Industrial areas 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 Micro-organisms 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 War 9 Commercial hunting 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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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