State of Conservation (SOC)

• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2008)
  Chile
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Wind, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: a) Extremely fragile nature of the buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight constructionb) Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years c) Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings, such as the Leaching house, are liable to structural collapse if no support is givend) Very little conservation work carried out
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add
  

• Ichkeul National Park (2008)
  Tunisia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Water infrastructure, Water, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Iguaçu National Park (2008)
  Brazil
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Water infrastructure, Ground transport infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Iguazu National Park (2008)
  Argentina
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Water infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Island of Mozambique (2008)
  Mozambique
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Solid waste, Management systems/ management plan,
  Other Threats: a) Delay in implementing rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortressb) Buildings threatened with collapse
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Island of Saint-Louis (2008)
  Senegal
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Water, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) (2008)
  Italy
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Marine transport infrastructure, Quarrying, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2008)
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Land conversion, Mining, Illegal activities, War, Civil unrest,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
  

• Kathmandu Valley  (2008)
  Nepal
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kaziranga National Park (2008)
  India
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Illegal activities, Financial resources, Human resources,
  Other Threats: Insufficient infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Keoladeo National Park (2008)
  India
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Water infrastructure, Water, Invasive/alien terrestrial species, Invasive / alien freshwater species, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (2008)
  Ukraine
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kizhi Pogost (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan,
  Other Threats: Structural integrity of the Church of the Transfiguration
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Deliberate destruction of heritage,
  Other Threats: Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Lake Baikal (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Major linear utilities, Surface water pollution, Land conversion, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Lamu Old Town (2008)
  Kenya
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Solid waste, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
  Other Threats: Fire
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2008)
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Commercial development, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Lorentz National Park (2008)
  Indonesia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Mining, Civil unrest, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Los Katíos National Park (2008)
  Colombia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Illegal activities, Civil unrest, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2008)
  Nepal
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple (constructed in 2002) on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity.
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

* : 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.