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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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/ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...