State of Conservation (SOC)

Results

132 SOC reports
138 Property(ies)
77 States Parties
Date Start: 2005
Date end: 2005

By Year
Properties by Region
Properties by Category
  • Abu Mena (2005)
    Egypt
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Lack of consolidation and engineering measures
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Agra Fort
    Taj Mahal
    Fatehpur Sikri (2005)

    India
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2005)
    Niger
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Illegal activities, Civil unrest, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Aksum (2005)
    Ethiopia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (2005)
    Oman
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Oil and gas, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Archaeological Site of Volubilis (2005)
    Morocco
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation,
    Other Threats: Need to preserve the landscape
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2005)
    Iraq
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Auschwitz Birkenau
    German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2005)

    Poland
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2005)
    Georgia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
    Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work of the monuments
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Bahla Fort (2005)
    Oman
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Commercial development, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
    Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structure of the Fort
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2005)
    Iran (Islamic Republic of)
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Earthquake,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Banc d'Arguin National Park (2005)
    Mauritania
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Oil and gas, Management systems/ management plan, Human resources,
    Other Threats: a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (2005)
    Poland
    Belarus
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Forestry /wood production, Illegal activities, Invasive/alien terrestrial species, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: a) Effect on forest biomes through drainage of agricultural land on the Belarus side and a reservoir on the Polish side; b) Presence of an artificial fence along the international boundary impeding large mammal movement.
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Borobudur Temple Compounds (2005)
    Indonesia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities, Solid waste, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Uncontrolled vendors within and around the property
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Butrint (2005)
    Albania
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: a) Lack of adequate protection and conservation of the site; b) Poor state of conservation of the property ; c) Insufficient implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (2005)
    Canada
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Mining, Invasive/alien terrestrial species,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2005)
    India
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2005)
    Peru
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Relative humidity, Water, Legal framework,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Risk of desintegration and destruction of structures, surfaces and decorative art
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Chavin (Archaeological Site) (2005)
    Peru
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • City of Cuzco (2005)
    Peru
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: a) Lack of maintenance of historic buildings; b) Use of reinforced concrete in the centre of town
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (2005)
    Austria
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (2005)
    Italy
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Classical Weimar (2005)
    Germany
    Year: 2005
    Threats*:
    Other Threats: Fire
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Cologne Cathedral (2005)
    Germany
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Colonial City of Santo Domingo (2005)
    Dominican Republic
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management activities,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Comoé National Park (2005)
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Crop production, Subsistence hunting, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, War, Civil unrest,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: diminishing protection
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Complex of Hué Monuments (2005)
    Viet Nam
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Coro and its Port (2005)
    Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: a) Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property; b) Lack of adequate conservation mechanisms.
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2005)
    Afghanistan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: a) Consolidation of the cliffs and nichesb) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring systemc) Demining
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Cultural Landscape of Sintra (2005)
    Portugal
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Temperature change, Fire, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Curonian Spit (2005)
    Lithuania
    Russian Federation
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Pollution of marine waters, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Danube Delta (2005)
    Romania
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Surface water pollution,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Dja Faunal Reserve (2005)
    Cameroon
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Mining, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (2005)
    Senegal
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Invasive / alien freshwater species,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Doñana National Park (2005)
    Spain
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Pollution of marine waters, Crop production, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Durmitor National Park (2005)
    Montenegro
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Forestry /wood production, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • East Rennell (2005)
    Solomon Islands
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Disappointment, confusion, suspicion, division and anger within the community
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (2005)
    Italy
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Everglades National Park (2005)
    United States of America
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Water infrastructure, Ground water pollution, Surface water pollution,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2005)
    Pakistan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: a) Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; b) Lack of monitoring system
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2005)
    Panama
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric by environmental factors
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Galápagos Islands (2005)
    Ecuador
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Illegal activities, Legal framework, Management activities,
    Other Threats: Implementation of quarantine measures
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add,WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (2005)
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Group of Monuments at Hampi (2005)
    India
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Commercial development, Ground transport infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: rural poverty
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Henderson Island (2005)
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Areas of Istanbul (2005)
    Turkey
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Cairo (2005)
    Egypt
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Water, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Management systems/ management plan, Human resources, Management activities,
    Other Threats: a) Dilapidated infrastructure, b) Neglect and lack of maintenance
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (2005)
    Czech Republic
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add

  • Historic Centre of Riga (2005)
    Latvia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Legal framework,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2005)
    Uzbekistan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Earthquake, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Centre of Sighişoara (2005)
    Romania
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
    Other Threats: Deterioration of the monuments in general and the fortification in particular
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2005)
    Austria
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic District of Old Québec (2005)
    Canada
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Marine transport infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (2005)
    China
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management activities,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add

  • Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (2005)
    Uruguay
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (2005)
    Peru
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Avalanche/ landslide, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historic Town of Zabid (2005)
    Yemen
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Deterioration of the traditional urban fabric
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2005)
    Peru
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage, Flooding, Earthquake,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2005)
    Georgia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Ichkeul National Park (2005)
    Tunisia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Iguaçu National Park (2005)
    Brazil
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Ground transport infrastructure, Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Commercial hunting, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (2005)
    China
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Island of Gorée (2005)
    Senegal
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: a) Threatened state of the buildings; b) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Island of Saint-Louis (2005)
    Senegal
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water, Flooding, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Buildings threatened with collapse
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Kakadu National Park (2005)
    Australia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground water pollution, Mining, Invasive/alien terrestrial species,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Kasbah of Algiers (2005)
    Algeria
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Land conversion, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: a) Lack of maintenance of housing; b) Collapse of houses (three dead and others injured in May 2002)
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Kathmandu Valley  (2005)
    Nepal
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Keoladeo National Park (2005)
    India
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Water, Drought,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Kizhi Pogost (2005)
    Russian Federation
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management activities,
    Other Threats: a) Structural integrity and stability of the Church of the Transfiguration; b) Deformation of wooden structures.
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (2005)
    Morocco
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Near total abandonment of the site
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (2005)
    Ukraine
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Solid waste, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Lake Baikal (2005)
    Russian Federation
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Major linear utilities, Surface water pollution, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Forestry /wood production,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Lamu Old Town (2005)
    Kenya
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Solid waste, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Other Threats: a) Fire; b) Lack of law enforcement
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana (2005)
    Peru
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Crop production, Mining, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Lorentz National Park (2005)
    Indonesia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Mining, Civil unrest, Governance, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2005)
    Nepal
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
    Other Threats: Impact of new structure of the Maya Devi Temple in the core area
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (2005)
    Andorra
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2005)
    India
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (2005)
    India
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Illegal activities, Civil unrest, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Destruction to park infrastructure
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2005)
    Central African Republic
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Mining, Illegal activities, Civil unrest,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Matobo Hills (2005)
    Zimbabwe
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Maya Site of Copan (2005)
    Honduras
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Air transport infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (2005)
    Morocco
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Commercial development, Solid waste,
    Other Threats: a) Progressive deterioration of the built framework; b) Absence of a rehabilitation policy for the Mellah Quarter; c) Continuous collapse of the buildings and advanced deterioration of the maritime part of the fortified wall of the Medina
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Megalithic Temples of Malta (2005)
    Malta
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Solid waste, Illegal activities, Deliberate destruction of heritage,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Meidan Emam, Esfahan (2005)
    Iran (Islamic Republic of)
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Commercial development,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (2005)
    Egypt
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Miguasha National Park (2005)
    Canada
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Localised utilities, Oil and gas,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2005)
    Afghanistan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Civil unrest, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Leaning of the Minaret
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Mount Athos (2005)
    Greece
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Fire
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (2005)
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Guinea
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Crop production, Mining, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (2005)
    Montenegro
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure, Earthquake, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area (2005)
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Invasive/alien terrestrial species,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2005)
    Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Governance, Management systems/ management plan, High impact research/monitoring activities,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: a) Natural risk factors; b) Conservation of archaeological heritage; c) Deterioration of monuments; d) Alteration of the built fabric.
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A.Add

  • Old City of Salamanca (2005)
    Spain
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (2005)
    Spain
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (2005)
    Sri Lanka
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Tsunami/tidal wave, Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Lack of maintenance of historic buildings and lack of control on building activities within the World Heritage historic centre
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Old Towns of Djenné (2005)
    Mali
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Solid waste, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community,
    Other Threats: Dilapidation of dwellings
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (2005)
    Austria
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2005)
    Viet Nam
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Pirin National Park (2005)
    Bulgaria
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (2005)
    Mexico
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Commercial development, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Purnululu National Park (2005)
    Australia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Mining, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (2005)
    Spain
    France
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (2005)
    Philippines
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Society's valuing of heritage, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (2005)
    Honduras
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Crop production, Forestry /wood production, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan, Human resources,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Robben Island (2005)
    South Africa
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Other Threats: a) Difficulties with operational aspects of maintenance and conservation implementation ; b) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritage; c) Lack of integration of natural values in management of site
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (2005)
    Italy
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities, Ground transport infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Route of Santiago de Compostela (2005)
    Spain
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Royal Palaces of Abomey (2005)
    Benin
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Serious degradation of nearly 2/3 of the mud-brick constructions
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (2005)
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: - Collapsing monuments- No participation of communit
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (2005)
    Bangladesh
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Other Threats: Lack of monitoring system
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park (2005)
    Uganda
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Financial resources, Human resources,
    Other Threats: a) Anti-personnel mines infestation in the park; b) Degradation of lands around the park
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2005)
    Uzbekistan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Deliberate destruction of heritage, High impact research/monitoring activities, Management activities,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Sangay National Park (2005)
    Ecuador
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Land conversion, Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Illegal activities,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Simien National Park (2005)
    Ethiopia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Land conversion, Crop production, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: Declining populations of Walia ibex and Simien FoxSoil deterioration.
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Škocjan Caves (2005)
    Slovenia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Renewable energy facilities,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” (2005)
    Turkmenistan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (2005)
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2005)
    China
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Timbuktu (2005)
    Mali
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Solid waste, Flooding, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: No protective measures for the buffer zone of the property
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Tipasa (2005)
    Algeria
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Major linear utilities, Solid waste, Wind, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
    Danger List: Yes
    Other Threats: vegetation with roots seriously affecting archaeological remains
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Tower of London (2005)
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Town of Luang Prabang (2005)
    Lao People's Democratic Republic
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Ground transport infrastructure, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2005)
    Indonesia
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Land conversion, Crop production, Mining, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Tsunami/tidal wave,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (2005)
    Philippines
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2005)
    Jordan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
    Other Threats: Lack of security due to open trenches and unstable structures
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Vilnius Historic Centre (2005)
    Lithuania
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Management activities,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Virunga National Park
    Garamba National Park
    Kahuzi-Biega National Park
    Salonga National Park
    Okapi Wildlife Reserve (2005)

    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Land conversion, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, War, Civil unrest,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Volcanoes of Kamchatka (2005)
    Russian Federation
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Renewable energy facilities, Major linear utilities, Mining, Illegal activities, Fire, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • W National Park of Niger (2005)
    Niger
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Water infrastructure, Mining, Management systems/ management plan,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

  • Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2005)
    Azerbaijan
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Housing, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
    Danger List: Yes
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A

  • Yellowstone National Park (2005)
    United States of America
    Year: 2005
    Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Air pollution, Input of excess energy, Mining, Invasive / alien freshwater species,
    Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev



* : 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.