State of Conservation (SOC)

• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2008)
  Chile
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan Wind
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: a) Extremely fragile nature of the 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 constructionb) 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 givend) Very little conservation work carried out
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add
  

• Ichkeul National Park (2008)
  Tunisia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Iguaçu National Park (2008)
  Brazil
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Iguazu National Park (2008)
  Argentina
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Financial resources Housing Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Island of Mozambique (2008)
  Mozambique
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
  Other Threats: a) Delay in implementing rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortressb) Buildings threatened with collapse
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Island of Saint-Louis (2008)
  Senegal
  Year: 2008
  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
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) (2008)
  Italy
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Quarrying
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2008)
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
  

• Kathmandu Valley  (2008)
  Nepal
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kaziranga National Park (2008)
  India
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities
  Other Threats: Insufficient infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Keoladeo National Park (2008)
  India
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (2008)
  Ukraine
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kizhi Pogost (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Structural integrity of the Church of the Transfiguration
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
  Other Threats: Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Lake Baikal (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Land conversion Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Lamu Old Town (2008)
  Kenya
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
  Other Threats: Fire
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2008)
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Commercial development Housing Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Lorentz National Park (2008)
  Indonesia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Management systems/ management plan Mining
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Los Katíos National Park (2008)
  Colombia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2008)
  Nepal
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple (constructed in 2002) on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity.
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.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.