State of Conservation (SOC)

• Abu Mena (2005)
  Egypt
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Lack of consolidation and engineering measures
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
  

• Agra Fort
  Taj Mahal
  Fatehpur Sikri (2005)
  India
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2005)
  Niger
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
  

• Aksum (2005)
  Ethiopia
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (2005)
  Oman
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Archaeological Site of Volubilis (2005)
  Morocco
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
  Other Threats: Need to preserve the landscape
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2005)
  Iraq
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
  

• Auschwitz Birkenau
  German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2005)
  Poland
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2005)
  Georgia
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work of the monuments
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Bahla Fort (2005)
  Oman
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structure of the Fort
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2005)
  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Earthquake
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
  

• Banc d'Arguin National Park (2005)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
  Other Threats: a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (2005)
  Poland
  Belarus
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: a) Effect on forest biomes through drainage of agricultural land on the Belarus side and a reservoir on the Polish side; b) Presence of an artificial fence along the international boundary impeding large mammal movement.
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Borobudur Temple Compounds (2005)
  Indonesia
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
  Other Threats: Uncontrolled vendors within and around the property
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Butrint (2005)
  Albania
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: a) Lack of adequate protection and conservation of the site; b) Poor state of conservation of the property ; c) Insufficient implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
  

• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (2005)
  Canada
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species Mining
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2005)
  India
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2005)
  Peru
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Legal framework Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Risk of desintegration and destruction of structures, surfaces and decorative art
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
  

• Chavin (Archaeological Site) (2005)
  Peru
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

• City of Cuzco (2005)
  Peru
  Year: 2005
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: a) Lack of maintenance of historic buildings; b) Use of reinforced concrete in the centre of town
  Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
  

* : 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.