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Nigeria, Urban development close to the property Road construction around the property Pollution of the Osun River Bush fires within the property Adverse impact of the commercialisation of the annual festival Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers and the lack of a tourism management plan Road through ...

Lao People's Democratic Republic, New infrastructure construction including new proposed road Lack of coordinated management mechanism Parking lot and visitor centre Lack of sufficient professional staff ,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 24 January 2014 which notes progress on the following: Route 14A: The road network plan has been reviewed and ...

United Republic of Tanzania,Shortcomings in the management,Support for equipment provided by the World Heritage Fund has arrived and put to immediate use. IUCN has also secured funds and is working with the Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to do a land use evaluation and policy study of the area. IUCN has also helped arrange a tech­nical ...

Colombia, Conflicts between armed groups Decentralization process of the management of the property ,Previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee – page 96 of Annex IV. Twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau – Chapter IV. 29   New information: IUCN notes that the Ministry of the Environment is in the process of preparing a Management Plan for the ...

Brazil, Administration of the falls (Argentina); Sound pollution (helicopters);  Illegal reopening of the Colon road ,On 16 July 2000, a Brazilian pipeline importing oil from Colombia burst spilling four million litres (1.06 million gallons) of crude oil into the Barigüí River, a tributary of the Iguacú River, causing Brazil’s biggest oil spill in 25 years.  The leak ...

Côte d'Ivoire, Severe impact caused by heavy wildlife poaching and organized hunting, Human encroachment particularly by local agricultural communities, Influx of refugees from the neighbouring countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia ,WHC: At its twenty-sixth session (Budapest, 2002), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party: "to provide a detailed report of ...

United States of America, Agricultural, industrial and urban developments altering the natural systems; Pollution of the water (nutrients and mercury); Hurricane in August 1992 ,The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1993 due to an increasing number of threats since the date of its inscription on the List in 1979. The Government is ...

Costa Rica,Panama,a) Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor); b) Encroachment (settlements, cattle ranching).,The World Heritage Centre received the report from the State Party of Costa Rica on 27 February 2009. The State Party ...

Pakistan,Urban pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human and financial resources; Transfer of custody.,The amount of US$ 50,000, approved by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee in June 2004 as Emergency Assistance for the property, was decentralized to ...

Ethiopia,Lack of conservation and Management Plans;uncontrolled constructions;lack of documentation and equipment;lack of interpretation and presentation;lack of the demarcation of the site.,At the invitation of the Ethiopian authorities through letters dated 15 February and 3 March 2005, and by the Italian authorities through a letter dated 5 April 2005 and by a ...

Uganda,Depletion of the population of mountain gorillas,Previous deliberations: Twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau –Chapter IV. 41   New information: At its twenty-third session, the Bureau recommended that the State Party submit to the Centre, before 15 September 1999, a report on measures taken to enhance security conditions in this site and to ensure the ...

Philippines,a) Excess exploitation of marine resources; b) Illegal and destructive fishing.,The State of Conservation report submitted by the State Party (23 March 2006) provides a detailed account of the progress made by the Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board (TPAMB) since the last report in 2004. In respond to problems associated to illegal fishing in the property ...

Ethiopia,Agricultural Pressure; Logging; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination,At the time of the preparation of the document, the State Party had not submitted the report requested by the Committee ...

Indonesia, Earthquake (issue resolved) Volcanic eruption (issue resolved) ,In response to the decisions made by the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM 7B.69) the State Party provided a report outlining the implementation of the action plans and recovery efforts following the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010. In the framework of the Safeguarding of ...

Viet Nam, Rapid economic development, particularly in the tourism, transportation - including marine transport - sectors Donor co-ordination Monitoring and setting environmental standards befitting an internationally significant marine protected area ,As requested by the twenty-fourth extraordinary session of the Bureau in November 2000, the Ha Long Bay Management ...

Ethiopia, Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species; Increasing human populations and livestock numbers in the park; Agricultural encroachment; Road construction. ,On 13 February 2014, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/9/documents/.  A number of ...

Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Tunnel construction project Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project) ,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Technical ...

Central African Republic, Insecurity, poaching, transhumance, mining, illegal fishing ,Although an invitation was received from the State Party in March 2004 to carry out a monitoring mission to the property, as requested by the Committee at its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the prevailing security situation prevented the mission from taking place. No further information ...

Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,The State Party provided its report on 10 May 2008, thus limiting the ability to consider information presented therein. The State Party provided a copy of a newly completed Soufrière Region Integrated Development Plan (the plan) in March 2008. The plan includes a detailed analysis of the ...

Saudi Arabia, Detailed Conservation Strategy not finalized High rate of decay of the historic houses Housing Management systems/ management plan: Management system not in place Need for a risk management and prevention plan Projects and development work with the potential to impact the authenticity of the property ,On 16 November 2022, the State Party submitted a report on ...