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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Benin
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious degradation of nearly 2/3 of the mud-brick constructions
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious degradation of nearly 2/3 of the mud-brick constructions
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Storms
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of conservation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1985
Document Source: SC-85/CONF.008/9
Threats*: Storms
States Parties: Norway
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Risk of uncontrolled property development
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Collapsing monumentsNo participation of community
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Collapsing monumentsb) No participation of communit
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: - Collapsing monuments- No participation of communit
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Collapsing monuments due to lack of maintenance
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General poor state of conservation
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring system
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Absence of photographic information and lack of action taken with regard to the “fragmentary terracotta plaques in the custodian’s house”
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property
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: Bangladesh
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Human resources Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 1007 Housing 410 Illegal activities 395 Ground transport infrastructure 318 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 300 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 209 Financial resources 206 Management activities 204 Legal framework 179 Land conversion 166 Mining 158 Human resources 147 Water (rain/water table) 128 Water infrastructure 122 Civil unrest 110 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 99 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 96 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 79 Deliberate destruction of heritage 78 Surface water pollution 72 Commercial development 67 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 66 Interpretative and visitation facilities 65 Solid waste 65 Forestry /wood production 63 Storms 61 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 57 Crop production 54 War 54 Oil and gas 52 Relative humidity 50 Earthquake 49 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 49 Major linear utilities 47 Marine transport infrastructure 38 Air pollution 37 Flooding 37 Water (extraction) 31 Fire (widlfires) 31 Localised utilities 29 Invasive / alien freshwater species 24 Wind 23 Input of excess energy 21 Subsistence hunting 21 Governance 21 Industrial areas 20 Avalanche/ landslide 20 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Air transport infrastructure 17 Renewable energy facilities 17 Society's valuing of heritage 17 Quarrying 15 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 14 Commercial hunting 13 Temperature 12 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Ground water pollution 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Pollution of marine waters 9 Desertification 9 Micro-organisms 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Drought 6 Temperature change 5 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Pests 2 Military training 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Translocated species 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.