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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2011)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Storms
Other Threats: a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2010)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of a maintenance programme, as well as polluted water
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2009)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (2023)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (2021)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (2019)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2023)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2019)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2017)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage; Climate change and severe weather events
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2015)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape (2017)
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2019)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2016)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Galápagos Islands (2023)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Galápagos Islands (2021)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Galápagos Islands (2018)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Galápagos Islands (2016)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Galápagos Islands (2014)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1557 Housing 803 Illegal activities 568 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 454 Ground transport infrastructure 429 Legal framework 366 Land conversion 362 Management activities 346 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 281 Mining 281 Human resources 233 Financial resources 225 Water infrastructure 222 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 209 War 197 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 195 Civil unrest 188 Deliberate destruction of heritage 162 Governance 162 Interpretative and visitation facilities 144 Water (rain/water table) 136 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 124 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 118 Oil and gas 115 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 113 Marine transport infrastructure 103 Surface water pollution 98 Commercial development 94 Solid waste 92 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 76 Flooding 75 Forestry /wood production 74 Major linear utilities 65 Underground transport infrastructure 64 Fire (widlfires) 64 Other climate change impacts 62 Storms 55 Crop production 54 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 54 Renewable energy facilities 50 Earthquake 50 Water (extraction) 47 Society's valuing of heritage 44 Commercial hunting 42 Air transport infrastructure 41 High impact research / monitoring activities 38 Invasive / alien freshwater species 36 Industrial areas 31 Air pollution 31 Non-renewable energy facilities 30 Quarrying 28 Localised utilities 27 Ground water pollution 27 Wind 27 Drought 26 Relative humidity 23 Changes to oceanic waters 23 Subsistence hunting 21 Invasive / alien marine species 20 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 18 Input of excess energy 14 Translocated species 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 13 Desertification 13 Temperature change 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Avalanche/ landslide 12 Micro-organisms 6 Military training 6 Hyper-abundant species 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Temperature 2 Terrorism 2 Volcanic eruption 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.