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90
Properties concerned
57
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2002close
Date end:2002close
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Fragile mural paintings
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Urgent problems of conservation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Hungary Slovakia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragility of the abdobe structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Other Threats: Deterioration of the site
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Wind
States Parties: Luxembourg
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Housing
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Oil and gas
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Mining Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (extraction)
Other Threats: Decline of the Iberian lynx and Imperial eagle populations
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Fragile mural paintings
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Commercial development Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Air pollution
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Malaysia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of inclusion of indigenous peoples and their claims in the decision to extend the Park
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Discolouring of the limestone cliffs
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev
Other Threats: Fire in 2001
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.11
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Flooding
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.10
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Solid waste
Other Threats: Lack of conservation measures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Housing Management activities
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Air pollution Erosion and siltation/ deposition Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Excessive salinity of the water
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Quarrying
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Elephant-human conflicts
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: This site has progressively become degraded
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Continuing decline of the Baikal Seal population
States Parties: Slovakia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Quarrying
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extremely harsh natural environment; Improve the drainage for the Temple
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Industrial areas
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: China
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Uncontrolled forest land excisions, in the Mount Hombe and Ragat blocks
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Other Threats: Presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Earthquake
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Other Threats: Decline of the fauna populations
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/INF.9
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Threats to wildlife migration and populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Financial resources Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Loss of biodiversity
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Risks of collapse
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Housing Land conversion
Other Threats: Gradual deterioration and the structural instability
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: human-tiger conflicts
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Subsistence hunting
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
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;
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Important conservation problems
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Volcanic eruption
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
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Management systems/ management plan 54 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 20 Illegal activities 19 Housing 17 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Management activities 13 Mining 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Financial resources 10 Land conversion 9 Human resources 6 Legal framework 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 Commercial development 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 Water infrastructure 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Oil and gas 4 Water (rain/water table) 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Civil unrest 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Industrial areas 2 Air pollution 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Quarrying 2 Water (extraction) 2 Relative humidity 2 War 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Solid waste 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Wind 1 Desertification 1 Flooding 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Storms 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Earthquake 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 Governance 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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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