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128
Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1998close
Date end:1998close
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Air pollution Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Many buildings in a bad state of conservation
States Parties: India
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conflicts between the management and local people
States Parties: Albania North Macedonia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Economic and demographic developments
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Switzerland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Other Threats: Fire in January 1997
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.202/INF.7,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Chile
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Storms Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Sweden
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
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Management systems/ management plan 67 Housing 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 18 Management activities 17 Illegal activities 15 Mining 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Storms 10 Legal framework 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Financial resources 8 Solid waste 7 Land conversion 7 Water infrastructure 6 Surface water pollution 6 Forestry /wood production 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Relative humidity 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Commercial development 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Oil and gas 4 Civil unrest 4 Human resources 4 Major linear utilities 3 Air pollution 3 Flooding 3 Localised utilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Wind 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 War 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Volcanic eruption 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Industrial areas 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 1 Temperature 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Earthquake 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Governance 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.