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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2013close
Date end:2013close
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: a) Serious deterioration of materials and structure; b) Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property; c) Absence of detailed and technical information on the state of conservation of the property since 2007;
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Major linear utilities Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Gabon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2013
Document Source: Summary of the implementation of the corrective measures, prepared by the Secretariat / Résumé de la mise en oeuvre des mesures correctives, préparé par le Secrétariat (en anglais),WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors and the lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Sudan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities Oil and gas Water infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change
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Management systems/ management plan 106 Housing 54 Illegal activities 37 Ground transport infrastructure 26 Legal framework 24 Land conversion 23 Management activities 23 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 22 Mining 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 War 15 Water infrastructure 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Civil unrest 13 Human resources 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Water (rain/water table) 11 Oil and gas 10 Financial resources 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Surface water pollution 7 Governance 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Solid waste 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Flooding 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 Commercial development 5 Storms 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Localised utilities 4 Major linear utilities 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Industrial areas 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Commercial hunting 2 Crop production 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (extraction) 2 Wind 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Earthquake 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Quarrying 1 Micro-organisms 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Desertification 1 Drought 1 Temperature change 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Translocated species 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.