State of Conservation (SOC)

• Heart of Neolithic Orkney (2008)
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Renewable energy facilities,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Henderson Island (2008)
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Areas of Istanbul (2008)
  Turkey
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
  

• Historic Cairo (2008)
  Egypt
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Water, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Management systems/ management plan,
  Other Threats: a) Dilapidated infrastructure b) Neglect and lack of maintenance
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2008)
  Estonia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
  Other Threats: Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre of Macao (2008)
  China
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (2008)
  Mexico
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre of Prague (2008)
  Czech Republic
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Historic Centre of Riga (2008)
  Latvia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Legal framework,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
  

• Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre of Sighişoara (2008)
  Romania
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
  Other Threats: Deterioration of monuments in general and the fortifications in particular
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2008)
  Austria
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Centre of Vienna (2008)
  Austria
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (2008)
  Japan
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (2008)
  Uruguay
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Marine transport infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
  

• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (2008)
  Peru
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Avalanche/ landslide, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

• Historic Town of Zabid (2008)
  Yemen
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Land conversion, Illegal activities, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management activities,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: a) Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souk are in an alarming deterioration state)d) Lack of conservation measures and supportive developments.
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
  

• Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2008)
  Peru
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Flooding, Earthquake, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Material decay and abandonment of buildings
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
  

• Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (2008)
  Russian Federation
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Housing, Commercial development,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
  

• Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2008)
  Georgia
  Year: 2008
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
  

* : 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.