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Themes3.2 - Monitoring close3.2.3 - Reactive Monitoringclose3.2.5 - Deletion of a World Heritage property from the Listclose3.5.7 - Local conditions affecting the fabric close
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3 - Policies Regarding CONSERVATION of World Heritage Properties
3.2 - Monitoring
Decision of the World Heritage Committee 43 COM 7.1
14. "[The World Heritage Committee] Recognizes that the selection of the state of conservation reports to be discussed by the Committee during its sessions should be based on clear and objective criteria, including the level of threat to the property, rather than being based on representativity."
Theme: 3.2.3 - Reactive Monitoring
Decision: 43 COM 7.1
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3 - Policies Regarding CONSERVATION of World Heritage Properties
3.5 - Factors affecting properties
Case Law
Synthesis based on relevant Committee decisions

The World Heritage Committee requests States Parties to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the conditions as well as an analysis of ways to address the underlying causes of local conditions affecting the fabric, and to elaborate a comprehensive strategy to address the impacts, including priority emergency measures, mitigation measures and an intervention programme (based on Case law on decisions on the State of Conservation).
Theme: 3.5.7 - Local conditions affecting the fabric
See for examples Decisions:  36 COM 7A.34 37 COM 7A.23 37 COM 7B.74 38 COM 7A.1 40 COM 7A.14 40 COM 7A.9 41 COM 7A.32 41 COM 7A.27
Threats:  Dust Micro-organisms Pests Radiation/light Relative humidity Temperature Water (rain/water table) Wind
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