State of Conservation (SOC)

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2013)
  Niger
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Forestry /wood production, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Civil unrest, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
  

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2013)
  Iraq
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Water infrastructure, Flooding, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2013)
  Georgia
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Management activities,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2013)
  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Housing,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2013)
  Palestine
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Water, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Urgent and necessary consolidation works required (roofing, ...)
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2013)
  Peru
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Water, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Comoé National Park (2013)
  Côte d'Ivoire
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Land conversion, Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Illegal activities, Civil unrest, Fire, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
  

• Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2013)
  Afghanistan
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure, Illegal activities, Civil unrest,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Everglades National Park (2013)
  United States of America
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Housing, Water infrastructure, Ground water pollution, Surface water pollution, Storms, Invasive / alien freshwater species,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A,
  

• Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2013)
  Panama
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Housing, Land conversion, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors and the lack of maintenance
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Garamba National Park (2013)
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Illegal activities, War, Civil unrest, Human resources, Management activities,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Historic Town of Zabid (2013)
  Yemen
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Housing, Land conversion, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Historic Town of Zabid (2013)
  Yemen
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Housing, Land conversion, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2013)
  Georgia
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Localised utilities, Land conversion, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Management activities,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2013)
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Land conversion, Mining, Illegal activities, War, Civil unrest,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Lake Turkana National Parks (2013)
  Kenya
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Water infrastructure, Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Oil and gas, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add.Corr
  

• Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2013)
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Housing, Commercial development, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Los Katíos National Park (2013)
  Colombia
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Major linear utilities, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Civil unrest, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2013)
  Central African Republic
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Mining, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Civil unrest,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

• Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (2013)
  Serbia
  Year: 2013
  Threats*: Civil unrest, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Unsatisfactory state of conservation and maintenance of the property
  Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
  

* : 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.