State of Conservation (SOC)

• Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2007)
  Oman
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Abu Mena (2007)
  Egypt
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Water, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Agra Fort
  Taj Mahal
  Fatehpur Sikri (2007)
  India
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2007)
  Niger
  Year: 2007
  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,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Poverty
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2007)
  Cuba
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Mining,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2007)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Desertification, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Ancient City of Damascus (2007)
  Syrian Arab Republic
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Poor state of conservation
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2007)
  Egypt
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing, Land conversion, Crop production, Water, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Deliberate destruction of heritage, Flooding, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2
  

• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (2007)
  Oman
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals, Oil and gas, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (2007)
  Pakistan
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Deterioration of structure
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2007)
  Libya
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Solid waste, Land conversion, Crop production, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Archaeological Site of Volubilis (2007)
  Morocco
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Management systems/ management plan,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2007)
  Iraq
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Water infrastructure, Flooding, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Auschwitz Birkenau
  German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2007)
  Poland
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan,
  Other Threats: Consultation with local communities
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (2007)
  Georgia
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
  

• Bahla Fort (2007)
  Oman
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing, Commercial development, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan, Management activities,
  Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2007)
  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Housing, Management systems/ management plan,
  Danger List: Yes
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
  

• Banc d'Arguin National Park (2007)
  Mauritania
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Oil and gas, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan, Financial resources, Human resources,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Belfries of Belgium and France (2007)
  France
  Belgium
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Commercial development, Ground transport infrastructure,
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

• Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (2007)
  Poland
  Belarus
  Year: 2007
  Threats*: Forestry /wood production, Illegal activities, Invasive/alien terrestrial species, Management systems/ management plan,
  Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regimeb) Border fence impeding mammal movements
  Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
  

* : 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.