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State of Conservation

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Curonian Spit (2008)
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Solid waste Surface water pollution
Dresden Elbe Valley (2008)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2008)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2008)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water
Gelati Monastery (2008)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Group of Monuments at Hampi (2008)
States Parties: India
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Heart of Neolithic Orkney (2008)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Renewable energy facilities
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 Cairo (2008)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2008)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town
Historic Centre of Macao (2008)
States Parties: China
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (2008)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Prague (2008)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Riga (2008)
States Parties: Latvia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Housing Legal framework
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (2008)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Sighişoara (2008)
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of monuments in general and the fortifications in particular
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2008)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Historic Centre of Vienna (2008)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (2008)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (2008)
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
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Afghanistan Algeria Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Chile China Colombia Czechia Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Mali Malta Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russian Federation Senegal Serbia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 67 Housing 50 Management activities 18 Ground transport infrastructure 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Legal framework 12 Illegal activities 8 Solid waste 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Financial resources 7 Commercial development 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 6 Human resources 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Flooding 5 Land conversion 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Civil unrest 3 Earthquake 3 Governance 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Relative humidity 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Mining 1 Oil and gas 1 Micro-organisms 1 Wind 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 War 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial 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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