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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...