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State of Conservation

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Reports
159
Properties concerned
87
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2004close
Date end:2004close
States Parties: Spain France
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Crop production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of infrastructure and services for small producers and potential tourism initiatives hinder sustainable economic development and are underlying causes for poverty, leading to over-exploitation of natural resources
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: a) Natural values and cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities; b) Fire
States Parties: Norway
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious degradation of nearly 2/3 of the mud-brick constructions
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Collapsing monuments due to lack of maintenance
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Absence of photographic information and lack of action taken with regard to the “fragmentary terracotta plaques in the custodian’s house”
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Serious security issues (landmines); b) Fires
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decreasing population of Walia Ibex and Simien Fox
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Slovenia
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring system
States Parties: Turkmenistan
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 100 Housing 47 Illegal activities 44 Ground transport infrastructure 32 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 29 Financial resources 26 Legal framework 26 Human resources 21 Water (rain/water table) 17 Civil unrest 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Management activities 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Commercial development 11 Land conversion 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 10 Mining 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Solid waste 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Water infrastructure 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Major linear utilities 6 War 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Input of excess energy 5 Oil and gas 5 Surface water pollution 4 Relative humidity 4 Earthquake 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Avalanche/ landslide 3 Governance 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Air pollution 2 Ground water pollution 2 Commercial hunting 2 Crop production 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Water (extraction) 2 Micro-organisms 2 Wind 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Flooding 2 Storms 2 Temperature change 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Localised utilities 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Quarrying 1 Temperature 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.