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Properties concerned
82
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2003close
Date end:2003close
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
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)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Urgent problems of conservation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework
States Parties: Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Fragility of the abdobe structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Other Threats: Deterioration of the site
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major linear utilities
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Wind
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Drought Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Severe famine facing Bandiagara and massive selling of cultural objects
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Several elements of the World Heritage site in a serious condition; Fire
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Oil and gas
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
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)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Weakening of the foundations by the vegetation
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Flooding Marine transport infrastructure Surface water pollution
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Civil unrest Governance Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of a unique and severely degraded cultural landscape
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Fire in December 2002
States Parties: Latvia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extensive cracks and leaning walls
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Flooding
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Solid waste
Other Threats: Lack of conservation measures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Air pollution Erosion and siltation/ deposition Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Excessive salinity of the water
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
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
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Quarrying
States Parties: Paraguay
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Industrial areas Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Argentina Brazil
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Industrial areas Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: El Salvador
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7C
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration/consolidation works
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the structures
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: Site in a state of quasi-total abandon and greatly degraded
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Continuing decline of the Baikal Seal population
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Slovakia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Quarrying
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extremely harsh natural environment; Improve the drainage for the Temple
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Other Threats: partial covering of the Oued Boukhrareb
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
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
States Parties: France
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 97 Housing 37 Illegal activities 31 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 29 Human resources 26 Financial resources 24 Ground transport infrastructure 23 Legal framework 21 Land conversion 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Management activities 17 Commercial development 14 Water (rain/water table) 11 Civil unrest 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Mining 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Major linear utilities 6 Water infrastructure 6 Forestry /wood production 6 Surface water pollution 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Oil and gas 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Industrial areas 4 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Commercial hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Flooding 3 Storms 3 Earthquake 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Governance 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Air pollution 2 Solid waste 2 Quarrying 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 War 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Localised utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Crop production 1 Water (extraction) 1 Wind 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Desertification 1 Drought 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Volcanic eruption 1 Invasive / alien marine 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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