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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1992close
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Wind
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
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: Egypt
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Adverse effects of bird and bat droppings across the property
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
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Management systems/ management plan 1757 Housing 1123 Management activities 524 Legal framework 408 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 399 Ground transport infrastructure 385 Deliberate destruction of heritage 245 Human resources 239 Illegal activities 236 Water (rain/water table) 226 Land conversion 221 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 209 Financial resources 204 Interpretative and visitation facilities 194 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 168 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 163 Commercial development 157 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 156 War 143 Solid waste 131 Flooding 101 Marine transport infrastructure 98 Earthquake 93 Governance 92 Civil unrest 81 Underground transport infrastructure 76 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 71 Relative humidity 67 Water infrastructure 62 Storms 56 High impact research / monitoring activities 55 Mining 52 Society's valuing of heritage 51 Surface water pollution 50 Wind 49 Air transport infrastructure 43 Localised utilities 33 Quarrying 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 32 Industrial areas 30 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Major linear utilities 29 Crop production 27 Other climate change impacts 27 Air pollution 25 Desertification 21 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Micro-organisms 12 Temperature 12 Fire (widlfires) 11 Ground water pollution 10 Avalanche/ landslide 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Military training 4 Terrorism 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Radiation/light 2 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Hyper-abundant 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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