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State of Conservation

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158
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Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (2008)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Tsunami/tidal wave
Old Town of Lijiang (2008)
States Parties: China
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Old Towns of Djenné (2008)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (2008)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (2008)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (2008)
States Parties: Turkmenistan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities
Pitons Management Area (2008)
States Parties: Saint Lucia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (2008)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of conservation of the Church of Santo Domingo
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (2008)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (2008)
States Parties: France
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Micro-organisms
Purnululu National Park (2008)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Mining
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (2008)
States Parties: Spain France
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Red Fort Complex (2008)
States Parties: India
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (2008)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Danger List:  Yes
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2008)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Mining
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (2008)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Housing Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (2008)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches
Royal Palaces of Abomey (2008)
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework
Other Threats: Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components;
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (2008)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Danger List:  Yes
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (2008)
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Salonga National Park (2008)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting War
Danger List:  Yes
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2008)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities
Samarra Archaeological City (2008)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: War
Danger List:  Yes
Sangay National Park (2008)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Sangiran Early Man Site (2008)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Sceilg Mhichíl (2008)
States Parties: Ireland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Selous Game Reserve (2008)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Shiretoko (2008)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B,WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Simien National Park (2008)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Other Threats: Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species
Danger List:  Yes
Stone Town of Zanzibar (2008)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Environmental pressures
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (2008)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (2008)
States Parties: Costa Rica Panama
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Water infrastructure
Tasmanian Wilderness (2008)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure
The Sundarbans (2008)
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Storms
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2008)
States Parties: China
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Timbuktu (2008)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Flooding Housing Management activities Solid waste
Tipasa (2008)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: poor conservation conditions for the archaeological remains
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2008)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (2008)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Non-renewable energy facilities
Tower of London (2008)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2008)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2008)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion
Tyre (2008)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Insufficient maintenance
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2008)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unstable structures and lack of security
Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2008)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Input of excess energy
Vilnius Historic Centre (2008)
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Management systems/ management plan
Virunga National Park (2008)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals War
Danger List:  Yes
Volcanoes of Kamchatka (2008)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
Vredefort Dome (2008)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2008)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2008)
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Western Caucasus (2008)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
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Afghanistan Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Greece Guinea Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 96 Housing 58 Illegal activities 35 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 Management activities 20 Land conversion 17 Financial resources 17 Legal framework 15 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Mining 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Civil unrest 13 Water infrastructure 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 Human resources 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Water (rain/water table) 8 Solid waste 7 Surface water pollution 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Commercial development 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Oil and gas 6 War 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Flooding 5 Governance 5 Earthquake 4 Major linear utilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Crop production 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Air pollution 2 Ground water pollution 2 Water (extraction) 2 Relative humidity 2 Storms 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Quarrying 1 Micro-organisms 1 Wind 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Drought 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Translocated species 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.


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