State of Conservation (SOC)

• Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2009)
  Oman
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Abu Mena (2009)
  Egypt
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
  

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2009)
  Niger
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Poverty
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
  

• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2009)
  Cuba
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Mining
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2009)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Society's valuing of heritage
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
  

• Ancient City of Damascus (2009)
  Syrian Arab Republic
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Poor state of conservation
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2009)
  Egypt
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
  

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2009)
  Libya
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
  Other Threats: Inadequate on-site security and control systems
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
  

• Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (2009)
  Panama
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threatens the Outstanding universal value of the property
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
  

• Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2009)
  Belarus
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management activities
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2009)
  Iraq
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
  

• Auschwitz Birkenau
  German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2009)
  Poland
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities.
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2009)
  Georgia
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Bahla Fort (2009)
  Oman
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2009)
  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
  

• Banc d'Arguin National Park (2009)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (2009)
  Belize
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Forestry /wood production Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
  

• Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (2009)
  Poland
  Belarus
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
  

• Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (2009)
  France
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
  

• Borobudur Temple Compounds (2009)
  Indonesia
  Year: 2009
  Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-09/33.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.