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State of Conservation

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Date Start: 2003close
Date end:2003close
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (2003)
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (2003)
States Parties: Republic of Korea
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” (2003)
States Parties: Turkmenistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (2003)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Risks of collapse
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (2003)
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
Taj Mahal (2003)
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)
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (2003)
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
Timbuktu (2003)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: Lack of capacities in conservation techniques
Danger List:  Yes
Tipasa (2003)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges
Danger List:  Yes
Tower of London (2003)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Town of Luang Prabang (2003)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong;
Tyre (2003)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Important conservation problems ; Need to give more importance to the wealth of the archaeological heritage and of the natural coastal landscape
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2003)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2003)
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7D
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Housing
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Benin Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ireland Japan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Madagascar Mali Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Nepal Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Senegal Slovakia South Africa Spain Türkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 62 Housing 34 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 20 Management activities 17 Human resources 15 Legal framework 14 Commercial development 13 Financial resources 11 Ground transport infrastructure 10 Water (rain/water table) 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Illegal activities 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Land conversion 6 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Industrial areas 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Relative humidity 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Flooding 3 Storms 3 Earthquake 3 Governance 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Water infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Civil unrest 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Surface water pollution 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Oil and gas 1 Quarrying 1 Wind 1 Desertification 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial 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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