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16372.
The Archaeological Site of Priene is located within the borders of the modern Village Güllübahçe, 15 kilometers southwest of the town of Söke in the province of Aydın, in southwestern Turkey. It is about 500 m north of the Menderes (Maeander) River, 15 km inland from the Aegean Sea and on the south slopes of Mycale (Mount Samsun).  According to Pausanias (7,2,10), Priene ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8612163 Date 02/2018
16373.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone, b) Lack of effective management mechanisms, c) Boundary issues, d) Illegal logging. ,On 31 January 2012, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a response to Decision 35 COM 7B.21, adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35thsession. From ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8612163 Date 05/2012
16374.
Belgium,Potential impacts of new construction projects,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission took place from 23 to 25 March 2010 in response to the Committee request made during its 33rd session. On 19 April 2010 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property inscribed on the World Heritage List containing ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8612163 Date 06/2010
16375.
Cambodia,,At its 32nd session in 2008 (Quebec, Canada), the Committee inscribed the “Temple of Preah Vihear” on the World Heritage List under criterion (i) (Decision 32 COM 8B.102). The inscribed property has a muchreduced perimeter with respect to that proposed in the original nomination, which had been examined by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8612163 Date 05/2009
16376.
South Africa,a) Visitor pressure; b) Lack of comprehensive Conservation Management Plan; c) Lack of specific annual plans of operation; d) Lack of human resources; e) Difficulties with operational aspects of maintenance and conservation implementation including lack of preventive maintenance funding and programming; f) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8612163 Date 07/2006
16377.
Georgia,a) General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments; b) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities; c) Lack of co-ordinated management system; d) Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral. ,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 31 January 2011. This report ...
State of Conservation Score 0.86079407 Date 05/2011
16378.
Historical background of temples in Bangladesh Temples are not only monuments or monumental remains in the context of the history of society, cultures, religions and regions in Bangladesh (and in South Asia). Brahmanical (or Hindu), Buddhist, Jain, and various other religious traditions have manifested their heterogeneity and ritualistic performances through temples for ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8594637 Date 05/2023
16379.
It is among the most important traditional villages in Al-Baha region, and it was built on a mountain top featuring a unique urban heritage organization and environmental configuration and its picturesque view towards the surrounding farms that includes 312 houses, and one mosque. The houses were built from polished stones, with multiple floors from two to four floors that ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8377402 Date 08/2015
16380.
Mexico, Illegal activities - Illegal logging Land conversion - Agricultural encroachment Forest fires (issue resolved) Decline in the overwintering population of Monarch butterflies in the property  Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (tourism pressures associated with growth in visitor numbers and heavy concentration in specific areas) Major visitor accommodation ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8377402 Date 05/2019
16381.
Mexico,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (tourism activities, off-road vehicles as well as potential problems derived from tourism-related water consumption) Invasive/alien terrestrial species Ground transport infrastructure (proposed roads) Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8377402 Date 06/2021
16382.
Fort Shirley is part of the Cabrits National Park in the north of Dominica and can be considered Dominica’s most important historic site and was the scene of the famous revolt of the 8th West India Regiment in 1802 when African slave soldiers took over the garrison for three days in protest over conditions there and the fear of being sent to work in the canefields. Their ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2015
16383.
Rock art, whether painted or engraved, serves as windows into the past, offering us insights into the lives of people who lived within specific landscapes. Research over many decades has taught us that these paintings and engravings were not simply for decorative purposes. Rather, these images were representations of spiritually important experiences (Lewis-Williams 1981; ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8290038 Date 01/2024
16384.
Jebel Al Dair National park is located at Er Rahad Locality in the South Eastern corner of Northern Kordofan State. It covers a total area of 615.460 km², falls within the northern limits of the dry savannah woodland – grassland. Its annual rainfall ranges between 250 mm and 600 mm starting at late May with a peak in August and diminishes towards the end of October. Jebel ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8290038 Date 02/2021
16385.
Rock art, whether painted or engraved, serves as windows into the past, offering us insights into the lives of people who lived within specific landscapes. Research over many decades has taught us that these paintings and engravings were not simply for decorative purposes. Rather, these images were representations of spiritually important experiences (Lewis-Williams 1981; ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8290038 Date 01/2024
16386.
Rock art, whether painted or engraved, serves as windows into the past, offering us insights into the lives of people who lived within specific landscapes. Research over many decades has taught us that these paintings and engravings were not simply for decorative purposes. Rather, these images were representations of spiritually important experiences (Lewis-Williams 1981; ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8290038 Date 02/2024
16387.
Kenya,,The World Heritage Centre and IUCN received information about a number of issues related to the management and the state of conservation of the property, namely uncontrolled and unregulated new buildings on the shores of Lake Elementaita, concerns of the involvement of the Endorois people in the nomination of the Lake Bogoria component and the development of ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2014
16388.
Zimbabwe, Poaching (issue resolved) Oil exploration programme (issue resolved) Mining project Tourism development ,On 6 February 2014, the State Party of Zimbabwe submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at the following web address:  https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/302/documents. The report provides information on progress ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 04/2014
16389.
Austria, Urban development pressure, high-rise projects Hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen Train station project outside the buffer zone Integrated approach towards management ,On 10 February 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/784/documents and addresses the recommendations of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2015
16390.
Russian Federation, Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov (constructed) Ongoing and accelerated urban development pressures ,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a boundary clarification, as well as a detailed state of conservation report that addresses the progress made with the implementation of the previous Committee’s decisions. An executive ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2015
16391.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the property that could have an adverse impact on the setting, related vistas and integrity of the property Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible impacts of development projects, as well as lack of an approved management plan Need for protection of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2015
16392.
China,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property: Need to revise the system of buffer zones and to consider the definition of priority visibility corridors in order to protect them from the potential impact of new constructions Finalize the creation of the Monitoring and Archive Centre and improve the historical and archaeological knowledge of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2016
16393.
Croatia, Armed conflict (issue resolved) Earthquake in September 1995 (issue resolved) Need to extend the buffer zone Large project in the vicinity of the property Cruise ship tourism Planned sport and recreation centre with golf course and tourist settlement ,In November 2015, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission to the property was undertaken and provided a ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2016
16394.
Iraq, Lack of survey, documentation and mapping of surviving surface buried archaeological remains of all types Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized Location and/or architectural design of the Kurdistan National Museum not appropriate  Existing legal framework needs to be improved Insufficient involvement of former inhabitants and of Erbil’s civil society in ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 05/2018
16395.
State of Palestine,,ON 23 March 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1565/documents/ and reports the following: The State Party underlines that it has endeavoured to address Decision 41 COM 8B.1, despite challenging circumstances; A proposed Desired state of ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 06/2018
16396.
China, Management systems/management plan (property-wide management plan not yet finalized, actions to manage tourism, water quality, agricultural and urban development impacts not implemented) Governance (Integrated governance arrangements not implemented) ,On 29 November 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, including an ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 06/2019
16397.
China, Management activities (Project to raise up the Yuzhen Palace at the property) Management systems / Management Plan (Requirement for a living heritage management approach) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Tourism development has begun to reach a critical mass) Others (Lack of clarity regarding components and buffer zone of the property) ,On 14 January 2020, ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 06/2021
16398.
Saudi Arabia,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: necessity to set up a monitoring system projects related to tourism activities and infrastructure at Najd Khayrān necessity to set up a conservation programme restoration of the above-ground walling for the wells and water channels at Ḥimā need to advance archaeological research in the buffer ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 07/2023
16399.
Romania, Mining activities Lack of planning controls / lack of management plan ,On 15 March 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1552/documents/. The report outlines the progress made in addressing previous Committee decisions and the implementation of the corrective measures necessary to ...
State of Conservation Score 0.8290038 Date 06/2024
16400.
Coordinates: 1. Seruwila - N8 22 14 E81 19 12 2. Trincomalee - N8 35 32 E81 11 47 I. Koddiyar bay - N8 29 59 E81 14 51 II. Koneshwaram - N8 34 56 E81 14 43 III. Kompanachchi - N8 10 E81 13 3. Somawathie - N8 7 39 E81 11 49 4. Polonnaruwa Ι. Dalada Maligawa - N7 56 52 E81 00 04 ΙΙ. Dimbulagala - N7 52 2 E81 07 02 ΙΙΙ. Pulligoda - 5. Mahiyangana ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8189485 Date 04/2010
16401.
S. No. Names of the component parts: State, Province or Region: Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates: 1. Kochrab Ashram Kochrab, Gujarat 23° 1' 19.15'' N, 72° 34' 10.16'' E 2. Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad, Gujarat 23° 3' 38.45'' N, 72° 34' 51.41'' E 3. Sevagram Ashram Wardha, Maharashtra 20° 44' 43.15'' N, 78° ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.80910707 Date 04/2014
16402.
It is well known that Astronomy in Egypt started a long time ago, and Egypt is considered as one of the oldest countries whose people studied astronomy. The Egyptian monuments at Nabta Playa (Neolithic, which antedates Stonehenge by a millennium), the Pyramids at Giza (4th Dynasty), Abu Simbel Temple (21st Dynasty) and the zodiac at the Temple of Denderah (Ptolemaic), all ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.80421376 Date 03/2010
16403.
Ballıca Cave Nature Park is located in the Pazar District borders 23 km southwest of Tokat City Center. The Park is on Akdağ. Akdağ is a mountain in the city of Tokat at the Central Black Sea Region with an elevation of 1916 meters. Its main rock is comprised mostly of Paleozoic rocks. Akdağ located in the northern section of the Alpine fold system was widely etched during ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.80421376 Date 12/2019
16404.
Site # 1: Yelleg, Halal, and Maghara Mountains The mountains of Yelleg (1087 m), Halal (892 m), and Maghara (750 m), are isolated highlands of the Tih (= Wildrness) Desert of North Sinaï. These mountains, besides being rather rich in plant dibversity, include many interesting elements not known from the Egyptian mainland, or even in other regions of Sinaï. The only ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.8029766 Date 12/2003
16405.
In 1987, four major glass sponge reefs were discovered by the Geological Survey of Canada. These Hexactinellid (glass) sponge reefs are located between Haida Gwaii and the mainland of British Columbia in the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. There are four distinct sponge reefs comprising this serial site: the Northern Reef, two Central Reefs, and the Southern Reef. ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7946029 Date 04/2018
16406.
Tiwai Island      7⁰ 32’N 11⁰ 21’WGola South        7⁰ 22’N 11⁰ 12’WGola Central      7⁰ 39’N 10⁰ 52’W Gola North        7⁰ 48’N 10⁰ 40’W The Gola-Tiwai forests contain two significant protected areas set in a matrix of traditional agricultural practices and cultural landscapes. The two protected areas are The Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) and Tiwai Island Wildlife ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7946029 Date 01/2022
16407.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Urban development projects: a) Lack of overall management of new developments; b) Lack of analysis and description of the townscape characteristics relevant to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and important views related to the property and its buffer zone; c) Lack of clearly established maximum heights ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 06/2012
16408.
Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City; b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities; c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 06/2010
16409.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone; b) High-rise development c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed zone and buffer zone;,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee regretted that the State Party did not provide a detailed state of conservation report, and that the maps submitted by the State ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 05/2009
16410.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,At its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the World Heritage Committee recommended the State Party to avoid any construction in the immediate vicinity of the property that could harm the setting and integrity of the property and requested a report for examination at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004). This request was repeated at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 05/2007
16411.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability Poaching by the army and armed groups Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries Impact of villages located within the property ,On 15 February 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report of the property, available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 05/2018
16412.
Austria, Housing: High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna (proposed Vienna Ice-Skating Club – Intercontinental Hotel – Vienna Konzerthaus project) Proposed new developments, including the Wien Museum and the Winterthur Building Legal framework: Lack of effectiveness of the overall governance of the property Legal framework: Lack of appropriateness of planning ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 07/2023
16413.
Indonesia, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems / management plan Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Fire (wildfires) (issue resolved) Illegal activities (Deer poaching; coral blasting; illegal dynamite and cyanide fishing) (issues resolved) ,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7946029 Date 08/2023
16414.
Colombia, Armed conflict and security concerns (issue resolved) Illegal activities, including extraction of timber and wildlife Overfishing in the lowland freshwater systems Threats from major infrastructure projects and major linear utilities (electric transmission corridor, ports) Management systems/ management plan (Lack of control of management agency) ,On 30 November ...
State of Conservation Score 0.77518535 Date 05/2019
16415.
No. Name of Property State, Province or Region Area (ha.) Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point 1. Ruins of Ancient Vaishali Bihar Vaishali 2.77 (Vaishali) 7.30 (Kolhua) 25 59 N 85 6 E 2. Remains of Vikramshila Ancient University Bihar Bhagalpur 42.35 25 19 N 87 17 E 3. Buddhist remains of ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7732127 Date 01/2010
16416.
Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos and lack of enforcement; b) Poor governance; c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures; d) Illegal fishing; e) Instability of Park Director’s position; f) High immigration rate; g) Unsustainable tourism development; h) Educational reform not implemented.,The principal threat to this property’s ...
State of Conservation Score 0.77237916 Date 05/2009
16417.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Presence of armed groups, lack of security and political instability rendering a large part of the property inaccessible to the guards Attribution of mining permits inside the property (issue resolved) Poaching by armed military groups Bush meat hunting Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.77201605 Date 06/2021
16418.
The Baha’i House of Worship in New Delhi is the Mother Temple of Baha’i faith in the Indian subcontinent. It is an edifice eminently and elegantly distinctive in its design, and uniquely inspirational in its purpose: to represent the Oneness of God, the Oneness of all Religions, and the Oneness of Mankind, the guiding tenets of Baha’i faith. Expressionist ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7671013 Date 04/2014
16419.
Vespasianus Titus Tunnel built during the Roman period is located within the boundaries of the Ancient City of Seleuceia Pieria (Figure1). The antique city Seleuceia Pieria is situated near the actual village Cevlik, 35 km to the southwest of Antakya (the historical city Antioch on the Orontes), at the foot of Nur mountains in eastern Mediterranean coast in Turkey. ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7671013 Date 04/2014
16420.
Malaysia,Approvals for inappropriate buildings in and around the property. ,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 21 January 2011, which responded to the requests made by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009). Conservation management plan and Special Area plans The Committee had requested Special Area plans for the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2011
16421.
Nepal, Collapse of the roof of the Patan Temple (issue resolved) Landslide Need to revise the implementation of the Action Plan Need for restoration/consolidation works Encroachment Rebuilding Traffic pressures  ,Previous deliberations: World Heritage Committee, sixteenth session - Chapter VIII.9 World Heritage Committee, seventeenth session - Chapter X.8 World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 10/1999
16422.
Austria, High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna  High-rise construction project of Vienna Main Train Station  Effectiveness of the overall governance of the property Appropriateness of planning controls in the ‘High-Rise Concept 2014’ and the ‘Glacis Master Plan’ ,On 31 March 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 06/2016
16423.
Russian Federation, Impacts of a road project across the property Gas pipeline construction plans ,On 29 January 2016, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/768/documents, which reports on the following matters: Reference is made to the possible construction of a ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2016
16424.
Austria, Water infrastructure (hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen) (issue resolved) Ground transport infrastructure (train station project outside the buffer zone) (issue resolved) Housing (urban development pressure, high-rise projects) Management systems/ management plan (integrated approach towards management; apparent lack of legislative and planning ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2017
16425.
Germany, Noise pollution and traffic increase Potential impacts of the Rhine crossing project Lack of a Master Plan for the sustainable development of the property  Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Renewable energy ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2017
16426.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Resumption of mining activities Inappropriate development (particularly a new supermarket built at Hayle Harbour) Potential impact of new development projects Improvements to the planning tools and approval processes not yet completed and implemented ,On 29 January 2016, the State Party provided information to the World ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2017
16427.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the property that could have an adverse impact on the setting, related vistas and integrity of the property Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible impacts of development projects, as well as lack of an approved management plan Need for protection of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 06/2017
16428.
Mozambique, Management Plan not yet finalized Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings Threats to authenticity through inappropriate repairs Lack of development control Lack of adequate sewage and water systems Lack of adequate financial and human resources ,On 8 December 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2018
16429.
Austria, Water infrastructure (hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen) (issue resolved) Ground transport infrastructure (train station project outside the buffer zone) (issue resolved) Housing (urban development pressure, high-rise projects) Management systems/ management plan (integrated approach towards management; apparent lack of legislative and planning ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 05/2019
16430.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Interpretative and visitation facilities (Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the property that could have an adverse impact on the setting, related vistas and integrity of the property) Buildings and Development (Continuous development pressure for high-rise buildings that pose changes to skyline and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 06/2019
16431.
Morocco, Society’s valuing of heritage: Partial abandonment of the property Erosion and siltation/deposition: Gully erosion leading to rock falls Deliberate destruction of heritage: Increased offences in old Ksar and degradation (issue resolved) Governance: Delays in the establishment of a technical and administrative structure responsible for the property (issue ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 06/2021
16432.
Russian Federation, Structural integrity issues at the Church of the Transfiguration Lack of an integrated management plan addressing the overall management of the World Heritage property Tourism development pressures including development of infrastructures  Interpretative and visitation facilities Housing Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 06/2021
16433.
Libya, Illegal Activities Desertification Flooding (issue resolved) Conflict situation Deterioration of the stone masonry Sand covering certain areas of the property Graffiti and fires Discharge of domestic wastewater at the west of the property (issue resolved) ,On 3 February 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, the executive summary of which is ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 07/2023
16434.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Management System/Management Plan (Lack of conservation and/or management plans) Management activities (Inappropriate restoration works) Housing (Urban encroachment) Quarrying (Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties) Since 2011: Armed conflict (destruction and damage due to the armed ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7671013 Date 06/2024
16435.
Senegal,a) Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife; b) Illegal logging; c) Livestock grazing; d) Road construction; e) Potential dam construction; f) Potential mining activities. ,Niokolo Koba National Park was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2007, following a dramatic decline of wildlife populations, severe management problems and the potential ...
State of Conservation Score 0.74532723 Date 05/2009
16436.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Proposed cattle driving route; b) Poaching; c) Insufficient funding; d) Mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining; e) Tourism management and development; f) Potential and proposed dam development. ,On 17 February 2009, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides some ...
State of Conservation Score 0.74532723 Date 05/2009
16437.
Tigray is home to 121 rock-hewn churches, believed to represent the single largest group of rock-hewn architecture in the world. Eighty of these churches, dating from the 5th to 14th centuries AD, as well as a small number of masonry-and-timber built churches, which include some of the oldest timber structures surviving worldwide (6th – 10th centuries AD), are located in ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.73755455 Date 02/2018
16438.
United States of America,a) Mining; b) Wildlife management: bison and cut-throat trout; c) Invasive alien species; d) Water quality; e) Road construction; f) Snow mobile noise and impact on air quality; g) High visitor use. ,On 17 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which provides information on progress ...
State of Conservation Score 0.73755455 Date 05/2012
16439.
Czechia,a) Development of high rise constructions on the Pankrác plain; b) Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management and conservation measures for the property.,On 8 January 2010 a report on the state of conservation of the Historic Centre of Prague was submitted by the State Party as well as two letters on high-rise developments and the restoration of ...
State of Conservation Score 0.73755455 Date 06/2010
16440.
Georgia,a) General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments; b) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities; c) Lack of co-ordinated management system; d) Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral. ,The Committee during its 33rd session reiterated its request to the State Party to ...
State of Conservation Score 0.73755455 Date 06/2010
16441.
The 4730 km2 Etosha Pan is a huge, pristine oval-shaped salt pan situated in northern Namibia. It is the central feature of Namibia’s Etosha National Park. It is the terminal playa of the Cuvelai drainage system in the lowest part of the Ovambo Basin at an elevation between 1,071 to 1,086 m above sea level. Smaller pans such as the connecting Fisher’s Pan in the east and ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.72132325 Date 03/2016
16442.
Spain, Toxic pollution after mining accident in 1998; Agriculture impacts; Potential threats from accidental oil spills; Potential impacts from infrastructural projects; Water issues and water quality; State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project ,On 28 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available online at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.72132325 Date 04/2014
16443.
Egypt, Rise of the water table Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc.) Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
State of Conservation Score 0.72132325 Date 05/2016
16444.
Brazil, Water infrastructure (construction of a hydropower dam) Ground transport infrastructure (draft law and pressure to re-open an illegal road) Illegal logging and hunting (issue resolved) Governance (lack of transboundary cooperation, uncoordinated development) Lack of sustainable financing (issue resolved) Management systems (issues associated with public use and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.72132325 Date 05/2016
16445.
Boubyan Island is comprised of pristine marine and terrestrial ecosystems and habitats of international and regional importance. It is the largest island in Kuwait with an area of 863 square kilometers, and is the second largest island in the Arabian Gulf. Boubyan is located in the most north-western point of the Gulf and includes the Mubarak Al-Khabeer Marine Reserve ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2017
16446.
Gdynia is a port city located on the Baltic Sea, with its Modernist Centre which is a uniform urban complex developed as a result of a unique and dynamic process of city construction. The area covers ca. 88 ha and encompasses several hundred buildings and building complexes. Modernist Centre of Gdynia was built as the core of the newly designed city. It followed the ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.7138009 Date 09/2019
16447.
Russian Federation,a) Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov b) Ongoing and accelerated urban development pressures ,At its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), the World Heritage Committee expressed its utmost concern regarding the lack of response to previous requests made by the Committee at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2011
16448.
Zimbabwe, Poaching (issue resolved) Oil exploration programme (issue resolved) ,The World Heritage Centre and IUCN received reports of mining threats and threats from Hotel Development to the Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas World Heritage property before and following the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (Sevilla, 2009) and have ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2010
16449.
State of Palestine, Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity Development pressure Tourism pressure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) ,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Advisory mission visited the property in September 2016 (mission report ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2017
16450.
Kenya, Management systems/ management and conservation plan Clarification of boundaries and buffer zone Pressure from urban development Marine transport infrastructure Air transport infrastructure Encroachment of the archaeological sites Housing/ Deterioration of dwellings Solid waste ,On 27 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report along with ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2017
16451.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability Poaching by the army and armed groups Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries Impact of villages located within the property Threat of oil exploitation ,On 15 March 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2019
16452.
Uganda, Destruction by fire of the Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga  Ground transport infrastructure: Proposed widening of the Masiro Road Management systems/management plan: lack of a Master Plan and a complete Management Plan with detailed disaster risk management plan and a tourism management plan Management activities: Management structure ,On 30 January 2019, the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2019
16453.
Italy, A series of structural collapses at the property (issue resolved) Inadequate restoration and maintenance; lack of skills (issue resolved) Building projects in the vicinity of the property Management system Inadequate funding Ineffective drainage systems Visitor pressure ,On 30 November 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, which is ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2019
16454.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Need for information on the management (issue resolved)  Site Museum project (issue resolved) Risks of collapse of Silbury Hill (issue resolved)  Lack of visitor management (issue resolved)  Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project Infrastructure development pressure  Proposals for sections of dual carriageway and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 05/2019
16455.
India, Management Systems/Management Plan (Lack of an adapted management plan; Lack of a heritage conservation unit; Absence of a Buffer Zone) ,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission visited Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) and the Kalka Shimla Railway in December 2019. The mission report is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2021
16456.
Botswana, Transboundary management of water resources Lack of wildlife monitoring programme Animal sanitation and diseases Mining exploration licenses overlapping with the buffer zone Management and governance Engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples Alien invasive species ,On 23 March 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2021
16457.
Italy, A series of structural collapses at the property (issue resolved) Inadequate restoration and maintenance; lack of skills (issue resolved) Building projects in the vicinity of the property (possible impact of the project of visitor centre at Torre Annunziata and storage facility project in Pompei) Management system Inadequate funding Ineffective drainage ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2021
16458.
Lebanon, Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved) Construction of a tourist complex (land fill of the bay) (issue resolved) Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved) Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved) Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved) Road construction project (issue resolved) Need for ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 07/2023
16459.
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Commercial development (issue resolved) Underground transportation infrastructure Housing Urban sewerage and water infrastructure Disaster Risk Management (anti-earthquake structural consolidation) ,On 1 December 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 07/2023
16460.
Lebanon,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: Local conditions affecting physical fabric (state of critical conservation conditions and need for emergency stabilisation measures) Management and institutional factors (lack of management structure, lack of defined buffer zone, lack of financial resources) Buildings and Development (Vulnerability to ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2024
16461.
Hungary, Large scale reconstruction Building heights and regulations Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’ Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 06/2024
16462.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 0.7138009 Date 07/2024
16463.
World Heritage forests: Carbon sinks under pressure, a report by UNESCO, World Resources Institute (WRI) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released today, provides the first global scientific assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration by forests in UNESCO World Heritage sites. It reveals that despite substantial carbon stored and ...
News Score 0.69983816 Date 10/2021
16464.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability; b) Poaching by military and armed groups; c) Encroachment; d) Illegal mining and deforestation.,On 30 January 2006, an updated report on the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party, including information on the Kahuzi-Biega National Park. ...
State of Conservation Score 0.69983816 Date 05/2006
16465.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict and political instability Poaching by nationals and trans-border armed groups Inappropriate management capabilities to address the poaching crisis (resolved) ,On 26 March 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, and additional information on 12 March 2021, all available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.69983816 Date 06/2021
16466.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Intensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants Mining activities inside the property Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 crossing the property, ...
State of Conservation Score 0.69983816 Date 06/2021
16467.
Spain, Oil and gas (Potential impacts from infrastructural projects in the vicinity of the property, including gas storage) Mining (Proposed re-opening of Aznalcóllar mine upstream of the property) Water infrastructure (Proposed upgrading of a dam upstream of the property) Water (extraction) (Unsustainable use of water with impacts on the Doñana aquifer) Water ...
State of Conservation Score 0.69983816 Date 08/2023
16468.
Kirkuk Citadel is located in the center of the city of Kirkuk, and considered one of the oldest parts of the urban city. Some historians believe that Gutians were the ones who built the Citadel, based on an old cuneiform tablet, and it can be said that this high settlement, now called Kirkuk Citadel, was famous since the middle of the second millennium BC as “Citadel of ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.66742635 Date 06/2021
16469.
This site has been designated as a Wetlands of International Importance (known also as Ramsar site) under the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance. This place is globally important due to the transition between the Chaco, Pantanal, Amazonas and Atlantic Forest (BAAPA) ecosystems. It is also an Important Bird Area (IBA), due to 22 migratory bird species (most ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.66742635 Date 01/2018
16470.
Panama,a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of a maintenance programme, polluted water; b) Erosion; c) Absence of management policies included in Management Plans; d) Uncontrolled urban development; e) Tourism pressures (in particular at Portobelo); f) Torrential rains.,The State Party submitted a state of ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 05/2012
16471.
Viet Nam,a) Development of the road infrastructure and modern constructions in and around the Citadel; b) Urban infrastructure of Hué and its surroundings. ,By Decision 33 COM 7B.85, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to ensure that the management plan is integrated in the larger regulatory ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 05/2011
16472.
Lithuania,Russian Federation, Potential pollution from the oil exploitation of the D-6 oil field in the Baltic Sea by the Russian Federation; Lack of bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the Russian Federation including joint assessment of environmental impact of the D-6 project. ,As requested by Decision 30 COM 7B.87, a report was submitted by the Lithuanian ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 05/2007
16473.
Chile, Management systems/management plan Wind Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property Corrosion of metal ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 05/2019
16474.
Egypt, Natural decay and structural problems Rising underground water level Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens) Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan Absence of strategy to manage and control tourism sustainably Lack of a Conservation Plan for the property Limited available technical and human resources Major infrastructure and development projects taking ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 05/2019
16475.
Austria, Water infrastructure (hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen) (issue resolved) Ground transport infrastructure (train station project outside the buffer zone) (issue resolved) Housing (urban development pressure, high-rise projects) Management systems/ management plan (integrated approach towards management; apparent lack of legislative and planning ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 06/2021
16476.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Interpretative and visitation facilities (Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the property that could have an adverse impact on the setting, related vistas and integrity of the property) Buildings and Development (Continuous development pressure for high-rise buildings that pose changes to skyline and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 06/2021
16477.
Egypt, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage (Demolitions in the villages of Gourna on the West Bank of the Nile and transfer of the population) Flooding: Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens) Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank of the Nile Human resources: Limited available technical and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 07/2023
16478.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the),Factors identified at the time of significant boundary modification: upcoming projects, including the final option for the A8-A9 junction and the project of the housing development near Woudrichem protection of the landscape dimension to be strengthened ,On 29 November 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available ...
State of Conservation Score 0.66742635 Date 08/2023
16479.
China,,From 12 to 17 April, an IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the Committee at its 30th session at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List. The mission was able to hold discussions with various stakeholders, including representatives of the Sichuan Government, the A’ba Tibetan/ Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6449468 Date 06/2010
16480.
Spain,Construction of a high-speed train tunnel ,The high-speed train line (AVE) project, Madrid-Saragossa-Barcelona-French border, resulted in the choice of planning the construction of a tunnel under the town of Barcelona. The train tunnel project goes in front of the Sagrada Familia, under the Mallorca street and in the very close vicinity of the foundations of the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6449468 Date 06/2010
16481.
India,Tourism Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques;Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of institution coordination; Fire. Additional Details: Development pressures include religious activities within and around the World Heritage property. Bodh Gaya experiences extreme climatic conditions (very dry and hot weather), complicating the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6449468 Date 06/2004
16482.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability (issue resolved) Poaching by the army and armed groups (issue resolved) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries Impact of villages located within the property Threat of oil exploitation Poaching ,A joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN Reactive Monitoring Mission ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6400027 Date 06/2021
16483.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability Attribution of a petroleum exploration permit inside the property Poaching by the army (issue resolved) and armed groups Encroachment Extension of illegal fishing areas Deforestation, charcoal production and cattle grazing ,On 26 March 2020, the State Party submitted a report on ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6400027 Date 06/2021
16484.
Location and landscape The property is located in the prominent Buddhist religious centre of Lalmai-Mainamati representing twin villages on a hill range. The low and lenticular shaped hill range has a maximum height of 45 metres, is 17 kilometres long (from north to south) and at its widest part is 4.5 kilometres wide (from east to west). It rises within a vast floodplain ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.6377864 Date 05/2023
16485.
Mexico, Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (tourism activities, off-road vehicles as well as potential problems derived from tourism-related water consumption) Invasive/alien terrestrial species Ground transport infrastructure (proposed roads) Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction Environmental concerns in security efforts along the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6333146 Date 08/2023
16486.
Senegal, Invasive species; Integrated water management system not operational and lack of hydrological monitoring; Soils salinity; Cattle grazing; Poaching and illegal fishing; Lack of management plan and sustained funding (issue resolved); Poor management capacity and constant changes in staff; Poor visitor management. ,A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6333146 Date 07/2023
16487.
Belgium, Management systems / management plan Buildings and development (interpretative and visitation facilities) ,Since the end of 2019, the World Heritage Centre received information from third parties and been notified by the State Party of three projects that have a significant impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property: The first project was the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6333146 Date 06/2024
16488.
Located on the island of Lesvos (North Aegean Region), one of the most important natural heritage monuments in the world, the Petrified Forest of Lesvos, is a unique testament to the ecosystem that once existed in the Aegean region during the Miocene Epoch. The forest consists of hundreds of fossilized trunks, standing or downed, coniferous or fruit-bearing, which are ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.6267102 Date 01/2014
16489.
Russian Federation,a) Impacts of a road project across the property; b) Gas pipeline construction plans,The State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property on 15 February 2008, which reported on progress in responding to the recommendations of the 2007 joint reactive monitoring mission. From 3 to 8 September 2007 a joint World Heritage Centre ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 05/2008
16490.
Kenya,Lack of Management plan; lack of risk preparedness, especially in the case of fire; sewerage situation; lack of resources.,Following the joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the property in March 2004 the State Party was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) (Decision 28 COM 15A.39) to implement the recommendations of the mission and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 06/2005
16491.
United Republic of Tanzania, Development pressures; Environmental pressures in relation with the Malindi Port project; Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness; Visitors/ tourist pressures; Lack of resources; Lack of legal framework. ,On 31 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. An executive summary of this report is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 05/2014
16492.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 06/2017
16493.
Nepal, Air pollution Illegal activities (Poaching) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Rapid increase and commercialization of mountaineering tourism, including resort and trail development); Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (noise pollution and visual impacts from helicopter use) Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 06/2021
16494.
Georgia, General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments Construction of the visitor centre outside the Gelati Monastery Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral (completed) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved) Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 08/2023
16495.
Egypt, Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project and the Pyramids Security Project) Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure: Infrastructure and tourism developments Management ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 07/2023
16496.
Pakistan, Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste Flooding Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin II tomb ,On 22 January 2024, the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 0.6267102 Date 06/2024
16497.
Malaysia,,The property of Melaka and George Town: Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 32nd session in July 2008 (Quebec City, Canada). At the time of inscription, the World Heritage Committee asked the State Party to: submit a comprehensive conservation plan dealing with all the buildings ...
State of Conservation Score 0.60684896 Date 05/2009
16498.
Senegal, Invasive species; Integrated water management system not operational, water pollution and lack of hydrological monitoring; Soils salinity; Cattle grazing; Poaching and illegal fishing; Lack of management plan and sustained funding (issue resolved); Poor management capacity and constant changes in staff; Poor visitor management. ,On 15 February 2024, the State ...
State of Conservation Score 0.5969007 Date 06/2024
16499.
Lalish Temple located in Sheikhan district in Nineveh Governorate, about (60) km northwest of Nineveh, and about (40 km) from Dohuk Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located in a mountain strait surrounded by mountains on its three sides and the road leading to it is a winding road in mountain valley. Lalish Temple considered the main temple of the Ayzidi religion, which ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.59067583 Date 04/2020
16500.
Orvieto rises on a natural tableland at the summit of a 150-metre-high tufa cliff emerging, much like an island, from the surrounding plains. The city's distinctive feature comes from the particular relationship between this sheer cliff and the fabric of the city dominated by its imposing cathedral.Oriveto is of Etruscan origin with the more ancient traces dating back ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.59067583 Date 01/2006
16501.
The Sungai Buloh Leprosarium, officially known as the National Leprosy Control Centre (NLCC), is located at the valley of Bukit Lagong in the state of Selangor, 25km from the capital city of Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur. It was completed in 1930. The Sungai Buloh Leprosarium has been known as one of the exceptional models in the liberation of leprosy institutions in the 20th ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.59067583 Date 12/2019
16502.
Khor Dubai (Dubai Creek in English) is a natural seawater inlet of the Arabian Gulf located in the heart of Dubai with 14 kilometres length and between 100-500 meters width that runs South-East and ends at Ras Al-Khor wildlife Sanctuary. The creek divides the city into two parts: Bur Dubai and Deira, and has played a major role in the economic development of the region ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.59067583 Date 01/2012
16503.
Solomon Islands, Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources) Forestry/wood production, Logging Invasive/alien terrestrial species Storms Mining Management systems/management plans (Management planning and administration of the property) Legal framework ...
State of Conservation Score 0.59067583 Date 06/2019
16504.
Nepal, Earthquake (Severe earthquake of 25 April 2015) Housing (Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses) Management systems/management plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism) Ground transport infrastructure (Construction of a forest road) Underground transport infrastructure (Project ...
State of Conservation Score 0.59067583 Date 06/2024
16505.
Nepal, Management Systems/Management Plan Management activities Legal framework Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Commercial Development (Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple constructed in 2002 on the archaeological remains and the main sight lines of the property) Interpretative and visitation facilities Air pollution Housing Industrial ...
State of Conservation Score 0.59067583 Date 06/2024
16506.
Site # 1: Kharga Oasis Kharga Oasis occupies a depression in the southern part of the Western Desert of Egypt, extending for some 180 x 15-30 km in a north-south direction, at about 200 km west of the Nile. The lowest point in the Oasis is more or less at sea level, while the highest is at 400 masl. The natural vegetation, as well as the naturalized species and the ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.57300043 Date 12/2003
16507.
Yemen, Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state) Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up Lack of conservation measures and ...
State of Conservation Score 0.55856013 Date 05/2011
16508.
Libya, Conflict situation prevailing in the country   Torrential rains Fires ,On 6 February 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, an updated version of which was submitted on 31 January 2021. Executive summaries of both reports are available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/362/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by ...
State of Conservation Score 0.55856013 Date 06/2021
16509.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
State of Conservation Score 0.5559521 Date 05/2005
16510.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
State of Conservation Score 0.5559521 Date 05/2005
16511.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
State of Conservation Score 0.5559521 Date 05/2005
16512.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
State of Conservation Score 0.5559521 Date 05/2005
16513.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
State of Conservation Score 0.5559521 Date 05/2005
16514.
Cheimarros Tower, Naxos: Region of South Aegean, Regional Unit of Naxos 25.519974E, 36.995901N Tower of Agios Petros, Andros: Region of South Aegean, Regional Unit of Andros 24.759528E, 37.894729N Tower of Agia Triada, Arkesini, Amorgos: Region of South Aegean, Regional Unit of Naxos 25.801391E ,36.792445N White Tower, Siphnos: Region of South Aegean, Regional Unit of ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.54272866 Date 01/2014
16515.
Ecuador,a) Delay in the full implementation of the Special Law and lack of enforcement; b) Inadequate quarantine measures; c) Illegal fishing; d) Instability of Park Director’s Position.,The State Party of Ecuador has submitted a report on 15 February 2006, noting progress achieved in the conservation and management of the islands. Key highlights are: a) The Minister ...
State of Conservation Score 0.54272866 Date 06/2006
16516.
The Großglockner High Alpine Road is a mountain pass road and, together with the Schloss Schönbrunn, one of the most important touristic landmarks in Austria. The impressive setting of this alpine scenic route combines the art of mountain road construction with a singular nature and landscape experience, running through the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park, protected ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.52975655 Date 12/2016
16517.
Ancient Ariyakara Viharaya in the Rajagala Archaeological Reserve is situated in the Ampara district of Eastern Sri Lanka. It is located in a mountain identified as Rajagala which could be approached through Ampara Mahaoya highway near the Rajagala Tenna village. The first identified name of Rajagala is the “Girikumhiilla” depicting the name of Crocodile Mountain as the ...
Tentative Lists Score 0.52975655 Date 02/2020
16518.
Pakistan, Housing; Land conversion (Encroachments and urban pressure) Management systems/management plan (Inadequate management mechanisms; lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens) Legal framework (Incomplete legislation) Financial resources (Lack of sufficient financial resources to implement management mechanisms) Underground transport ...
State of Conservation Score 0.52975655 Date 06/2018
16519.
Indonesia, Management systems/management plan Ground transport infrastructure (Road construction) Land conversion (Agricultural encroachment) Illegal activities (Illegal logging; Poaching) Governance (Institutional and governance weaknesses) Renewable energy facilities (Geothermal development license adjacent to the property) ,On 7 February 2018, the State Party submitted ...
State of Conservation Score 0.52975655 Date 06/2018
16520.
United Republic of Tanzania, Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching Insufficient funding and management Modification of legal protective status to permit mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining inside the property Excision of land from the property to accommodate a uranium mine Operationalizing the uranium mining project Inadequate tourism ...
State of Conservation Score 0.52975655 Date 06/2019
16521.
Hungary, Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’ Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic volume) ,On 27th February 2019, the State Party submitted a ...
State of Conservation Score 0.52975655 Date 06/2019
16522.
Viet Nam, Ground transport infrastructure (Negative impacts of a road construction project in the World Heritage site) (issue resolved) Illegal activities (Illegal logging and forest crimes (poaching)) Management systems/management plan (Lack of a visitor Management Plan, Inadequate Sustainable Tourism Development Plan) Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (Cable car ...
State of Conservation Score 0.52975655 Date 07/2023
16523.
Sweden, Proposed Kallak mining development in the vicinity of the property Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/management plan ,On 30 January 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/774/documents/, and reports the ...
State of Conservation Score 0.52975655 Date 07/2024
16524.
Web Style Guide The World Heritage Centre Website mainly use YAML css Framework. The website strucutre is based on a flexible and responsive grid. It support old Internet Explorer versions, and it is tested with IE7 and Higher. Table of content Typography Headings Paragraphs Messages Blockquotes Inline Text Unordered List Ordered List Definition ...
Pages Score 0.4908638 Date 08/2021
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