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State of Conservation

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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2003close
Date end:2003close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
Meidan Emam, Esfahan (2003)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2003)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for consolidation and restoration of the monument
Danger List:  Yes
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (2003)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (2003)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (2003)
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property
Sagarmatha National Park (2003)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Growing energy demands of the tourist industry
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (2003)
States Parties: Republic of Korea
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” (2003)
States Parties: Turkmenistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (2003)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities
Taj Mahal (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)
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (2003)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities
Town of Luang Prabang (2003)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong;
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (2003)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2003)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities
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Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet Nam
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 26 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Ground transport infrastructure 9 Commercial development 8 Housing 8 Illegal activities 8 Management activities 8 Financial resources 7 Human resources 7 Water (rain/water table) 6 Legal framework 5 Major linear utilities 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Land conversion 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Civil unrest 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Mining 2 Relative humidity 2 Industrial areas 1 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Air pollution 1 Surface water pollution 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Flooding 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Earthquake 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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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