State of Conservation (SOC)

• Abu Mena (2004)
  Egypt
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
  

• Acropolis, Athens (2004)
  Greece
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Agra Fort
  Taj Mahal
  Fatehpur Sikri (2004)
  India
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
  Other Threats: Worrying state of conservation of Agra Fort
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2004)
  Niger
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
  

• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (2004)
  China
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Angkor (2004)
  Cambodia
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
  

• Antigua Guatemala (2004)
  Guatemala
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Commercial development Housing Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (2004)
  Oman
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (2004)
  Ireland
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2004)
  Libya
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources High impact research/monitoring activities Housing Human resources Illegal activities Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Micro-organisms Relative humidity Temperature Water (rain/water table)
  Other Threats: Uncontrolled growth of plants and trees
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2004)
  Iraq
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Lack of maintenance
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
  

• Auschwitz Birkenau
  German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2004)
  Poland
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2004)
  Georgia
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: High impact research/monitoring activities Management activities Water (rain/water table) Wind
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Bahla Fort (2004)
  Oman
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Commercial development Human resources Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
  

• Banc d'Arguin National Park (2004)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (2004)
  Poland
  Belarus
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Air pollution Forestry /wood production Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Management systems/ management plan Temperature change Water (rain/water table)
  Other Threats: Fencing along the international border
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Borobudur Temple Compounds (2004)
  Indonesia
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Commercial development Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Brasilia (2004)
  Brazil
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
  

• Butrint (2004)
  Albania
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: a) Lack of adequate protection and conservation of the site; b) Serious deterioration of materials resulting in an important loss of cultural significance
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
  

• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2004)
  Peru
  Year: 2004
  Threats*: Crop production Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Increase in salt contamination of the mud-brick
  Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.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.