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Abu Mena (2013)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Agra Fort (2013)
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2013)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
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 activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Aksum (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Alto Douro Wine Region (2013)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2013)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2013)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Localised utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (2013)
States Parties: China
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities
Ancient City of Aleppo (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Ancient City of Bosra (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Ancient City of Damascus (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Ancient City of Nessebar (2013)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2013)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2013)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2013)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (2013)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework
Other Threats: Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2013)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2013)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing
Danger List:  Yes
Banc d'Arguin National Park (2013)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (2013)
States Parties: Belize
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas
Danger List:  Yes
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2013)
States Parties: State of Palestine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Urgent and necessary consolidation works required (roofing, ...)
Danger List:  Yes
Brasilia (2013)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (2013)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (2013)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (2013)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2013)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2013)
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Danger List:  Yes
Chavin (Archaeological Site) (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Other Threats: Deterioration of the site
Churches of Chiloé (2013)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development
Churches of Moldavia (2013)
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
City of Cuzco (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
City of Potosí (2013)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial heritage
City of Quito (2013)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2013)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan War
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (2013)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Colonial City of Santo Domingo (2013)
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms
Comoé National Park (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (2013)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Mining
Coro and its Port (2013)
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: a) Serious deterioration of materials and structure; b) Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property; c) Absence of detailed and technical information on the state of conservation of the property since 2007;
Danger List:  Yes
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2013)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
Danger List:  Yes
Dja Faunal Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Doñana National Park (2013)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Major linear utilities Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (2013)
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors
East Rennell (2013)
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda (2013)
States Parties: Gabon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Everglades National Park (2013)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2013
Document Source: Summary of the implementation of the corrective measures, prepared by the Secretariat / Résumé de la mise en oeuvre des mesures correctives, préparé par le Secrétariat (en anglais),WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
Fatehpur Sikri (2013)
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2013)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors and the lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Garamba National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (2013)
States Parties: Sudan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind
Gelati Monastery (2013)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (2013)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Golden Mountains of Altai (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Great Barrier Reef (2013)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change
Gros Morne National Park (2013)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Oil and gas
Group of Monuments at Hampi (2013)
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (2013)
States Parties: France
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (2013)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2013)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Land Reclamation project
Historic Cairo (2013)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic Centre of Bukhara (2013)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (2013)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Historic Centre of Lima (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Macao (2013)
States Parties: China
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (2013)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2013)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Historic Centre of Vienna (2013)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (2013)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (2013)
States Parties: China
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2013)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Flooding Governance Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Storms Water (rain/water table)
Historic Town of Zabid (2013)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (2013)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2013)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Localised utilities Management activities
Danger List:  Yes
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2013)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Wind
Other Threats: a) Extremely fragile nature of the industrial 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 construction; b) 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 given; d) Very little conservation work carried out
Danger List:  Yes
Island of Gorée (2013)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources
Island of Saint-Louis (2013)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
Kasbah of Algiers (2013)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Kathmandu Valley (2013)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
Kizhi Pogost (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (2013)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (2013)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Lake Baikal (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water (extraction)
Lake Malawi National Park (2013)
States Parties: Malawi
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Lake Turkana National Parks (2013)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add.Corr
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Lamu Old Town (2013)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Solid waste
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa (2013)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2013)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Lorentz National Park (2013)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan Mining
Los Katíos National Park (2013)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Lower Valley of the Omo (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion
Macquarie Island (2013)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2013)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Mining
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan (2013)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2013)
States Parties: Kazakhstan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Construction of a new mosque
Maya Site of Copan (2013)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure High impact research / monitoring activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of construction materials due to natural decay phenomena
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (2013)
States Parties: Serbia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsatisfactory state of conservation and maintenance of the property
Danger List:  Yes
Meidan Emam, Esfahan (2013)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Underground transport infrastructure
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca (2013)
States Parties: Malaysia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2013)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
Monte San Giorgio (2013)
States Parties: Switzerland Italy
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (2013)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion
Other Threats: Community-wildlife conflit
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers (2013)
States Parties: Haiti
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük (2013)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
Niokolo-Koba National Park (2013)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2013)
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Governance High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Sana'a (2013)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management activities
Other Threats: Functional decay of the residential neighborhoods
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (2013)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Old Town of Lijiang (2013)
States Parties: China
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Old Towns of Djenné (2013)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste War
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (2013)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (2013)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Petra (2013)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Pirin National Park (2013)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Pitons Management Area (2013)
States Parties: Saint Lucia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (2013)
States Parties: France
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (2013)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Flooding
Prambanan Temple Compounds (2013)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (2013)
States Parties: France
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Micro-organisms
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (2013)
States Parties: Bahrain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (2013)
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (2013)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources
Royal Palaces of Abomey (2013)
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire; Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (2013)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Governance Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Danger List:  Yes
Salonga National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2013)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conservation of urban fabric
Samarra Archaeological City (2013)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
San Agustín Archaeological Park (2013)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Sangha Trinational (2013)
States Parties: Central African Republic Congo Cameroon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Selous Game Reserve (2013)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Reduction of elephant population
Simien National Park (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Other Threats: Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species
Danger List:  Yes
Site of Palmyra (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
Socotra Archipelago (2013)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Taj Mahal (2013)
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (2013)
States Parties: Costa Rica Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Water infrastructure
Taxila (2013)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying
Other Threats: Lack of vegetation control
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2013)
States Parties: China
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Signage; Apparent decline in wildlife populations
Timbuktu (2013)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Tipasa (2013)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Marine transport infrastructure
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2013)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (2013)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Tomb of Askia (2013)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (2013)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management activities
Danger List:  Yes
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2013)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Tyre (2013)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Insufficient maintenance
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2013)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unstable structures and lack of security
Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2013)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities
Vilnius Historic Centre (2013)
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Virgin Komi Forests (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
Virunga National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Volcanoes of Kamchatka (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Vredefort Dome (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Western Caucasus (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Works of Antoni Gaudí (2013)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia France Gabon Georgia Germany Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Mauritania Mexico Nepal Niger North Macedonia Pakistan Panama Peru Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 106 Housing 54 Illegal activities 37 Ground transport infrastructure 26 Legal framework 24 Land conversion 23 Management activities 23 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 22 Mining 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 War 15 Water infrastructure 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Civil unrest 13 Human resources 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Water (rain/water table) 11 Oil and gas 10 Financial resources 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Surface water pollution 7 Governance 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Solid waste 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Flooding 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 Commercial development 5 Storms 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Localised utilities 4 Major linear utilities 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Industrial areas 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Commercial hunting 2 Crop production 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (extraction) 2 Wind 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Earthquake 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Quarrying 1 Micro-organisms 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Desertification 1 Drought 1 Temperature change 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Translocated 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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