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State of Conservation

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271
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97
States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Costa Rica Panama
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/15
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Costa Rica Panama
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1987
Document Source: SC-87/CONF.005/INF.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1984
Document Source: SC/84/CONF.004/7,SC/84/CONF.004/9
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1983
Document Source: SC/83/CONF.009/INF.5
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying
Other Threats: Lack of vegetation control
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: absence of a viable method for sustainable conservation of the mud-brick structures; structural problems
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Management activities Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: absence of a viable method for sustainable conservation of the mud-brick structures; structural problems
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3
Threats*: Major linear utilities Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Major linear utilities Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/5
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
States Parties: China
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Other Threats: Partial collapse of some platforms
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.4,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/2,CC-90/CONF.004/3 Add.
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Other Threats: No specific threat identified
States Parties: Holy See
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.003/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Financial resources
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.004/10,SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/8,SC-88/CONF.007/5
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1984
Document Source: SC/84/CONF.004/4
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual deterioration
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.1
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Problems with landowners resident in the site and aboriginal concerns
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4 Add.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Threats*: Localised utilities
Other Threats: 50% of the bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1985
Document Source: SC-85/CONF.008/9
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/10
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/13
Other Threats: Fire
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Management systems/ management plan 297 Illegal activities 121 Ground transport infrastructure 103 Housing 101 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 82 Management activities 77 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 70 Financial resources 65 Legal framework 64 Water infrastructure 57 Water (rain/water table) 55 Mining 53 Land conversion 51 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 32 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 32 Surface water pollution 31 Human resources 31 Storms 29 Relative humidity 28 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Civil unrest 27 Forestry /wood production 24 Solid waste 23 Air pollution 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 War 20 Localised utilities 19 Commercial development 17 Crop production 16 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 16 Oil and gas 16 Earthquake 16 Water (extraction) 15 Deliberate destruction of heritage 15 Flooding 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Major linear utilities 10 Wind 10 Industrial areas 8 Input of excess energy 8 Subsistence hunting 7 Temperature 7 Avalanche/ landslide 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Governance 6 Micro-organisms 5 Invasive / alien marine species 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 4 Desertification 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Quarrying 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Pests 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Volcanic eruption 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Ground water pollution 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 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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