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State of Conservation

1598
Reports
393
Properties concerned
117
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2005close
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: Mauritania
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
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Management systems/ management plan 824 Illegal activities 320 Housing 304 Ground transport infrastructure 269 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 234 Management activities 175 Financial resources 173 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 172 Legal framework 150 Land conversion 135 Mining 132 Human resources 114 Water (rain/water table) 109 Water infrastructure 100 Civil unrest 85 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 78 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 71 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 66 Surface water pollution 63 Deliberate destruction of heritage 60 Commercial development 58 Storms 58 Interpretative and visitation facilities 53 Forestry /wood production 53 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 50 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 49 Solid waste 48 Oil and gas 46 Relative humidity 45 War 42 Major linear utilities 40 Earthquake 40 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 37 Marine transport infrastructure 35 Air pollution 33 Crop production 33 Localised utilities 27 Water (extraction) 27 Flooding 26 Fire (widlfires) 25 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Industrial areas 18 Input of excess energy 18 Subsistence hunting 18 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Invasive / alien freshwater species 18 Wind 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Governance 15 Air transport infrastructure 13 Quarrying 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 13 Commercial hunting 11 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Temperature 9 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Ground water pollution 7 Micro-organisms 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 7 Desertification 7 Pollution of marine waters 6 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Temperature change 3 Pests 2 Drought 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 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.