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State of Conservation

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Lake Baikal (2003)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Continuing decline of the Baikal Seal population
Lamu Old Town (2003)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments (2003)
States Parties: Slovakia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Quarrying
Lorentz National Park (2003)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2003)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extremely harsh natural environment; Improve the drainage for the Temple
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2003)
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (2003)
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2003)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
Maya Site of Copan (2003)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Medina of Fez (2003)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Other Threats: partial covering of the Oued Boukhrareb
Meidan Emam, Esfahan (2003)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (2003)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2003)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for consolidation and restoration of the monument
Danger List:  Yes
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (2003)
States Parties: France
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (2003)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (2003)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Uncontrolled forest land excisions, in the Mount Hombe and Ragat blocks
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (2003)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
Nahanni National Park (2003)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (2003)
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to take appropriate measures for the effective protection of the cultural landscape
Danger List:  Yes
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (2003)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ireland Italy Japan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Madagascar Mali Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Nepal Niger Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Senegal Slovakia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 97 Housing 37 Illegal activities 31 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 29 Human resources 26 Financial resources 24 Ground transport infrastructure 23 Legal framework 21 Land conversion 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Management activities 17 Commercial development 14 Water (rain/water table) 11 Civil unrest 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Mining 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Major linear utilities 6 Water infrastructure 6 Forestry /wood production 6 Surface water pollution 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Oil and gas 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Industrial areas 4 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Commercial hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Flooding 3 Storms 3 Earthquake 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Governance 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Air pollution 2 Solid waste 2 Quarrying 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 War 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Localised utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Crop production 1 Water (extraction) 1 Wind 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Desertification 1 Drought 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Volcanic eruption 1 Invasive / alien marine 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.