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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...