State of Conservation (SOC)

• Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2007)
  Oman
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Abu Mena (2007)
  Egypt
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Agra Fort
  Taj Mahal
  Fatehpur Sikri (2007)
  India
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2007)
  Niger
  Year: 2007
  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-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2007)
  Cuba
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Mining
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2007)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Ancient City of Damascus (2007)
  Syrian Arab Republic
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Poor state of conservation
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2007)
  Egypt
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2
  

• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (2007)
  Oman
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (2007)
  Pakistan
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Deterioration of structure
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2007)
  Libya
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Crop production Housing Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Archaeological Site of Volubilis (2007)
  Morocco
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2007)
  Iraq
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Auschwitz Birkenau
  German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2007)
  Poland
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Consultation with local communities
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2007)
  Georgia
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Bahla Fort (2007)
  Oman
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2007)
  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Banc d'Arguin National Park (2007)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2007
  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-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Belfries of Belgium and France (2007)
  France
  Belgium
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (2007)
  Poland
  Belarus
  Year: 2007
  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-07/31.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.