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4151.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes
Lack of human and financial resources
Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property
Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan
Since March 2011:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Damage of ...
4152.
China,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,
Management systems/management plan (Need to implement the timetables for developing detailed management plans; Need for strategies for conservation of component sites; Need for visitor management strategies, including interpretation)
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Urban development (Comparative fragility of many sites)
Ground transport ...
4153.
Russian Federation,
Management systems/ management plan (Lack of Management Plan)
Legal framework (Weakening of conservation controls and laws)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development)
Ground transport infrastructure (Road construction)
Illegal activities (Deforestation)
,On 14 January 2022, the State Party ...
4154.
Haiti,
Management systems/ management plan (lack of conservation, management and risk preparedness plans)
Water damage (issue resolved)
Vandalism (issue resolved)
Earthquake (vulnerability)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Ground transport infrastructure
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure
Major visitor accommodation and associated ...
4155.
Under the Karst caves of Vidova gora on the southern shores of the island of Brač a number of hermitic monasteries were founded in the Renaissance period but in continuity with earlier traditions: the convent Stipančić (1416), hermitage Silvio (Dubravčić 1497) and below them, only little closer to the sea - Dračeva luka that was inhabited in 1512 by priests from Poljica, ...
4156.
The site called "Arco del Tiempo del Río La Venta" (Arch of Time of La Venta River), is located on an area of geological formations over 87 thousand years old, with predominant karst landforms, because of limestone dissolution. Part of La Venta River is skirted by high cliffs, forming a canyon with limestone walls that reach heights over 500 meters. This canyon has ...
4157.
This site includes mountain terrain of the Cantabrian range characterised by the co-existence of outstanding ecological values along with a unique ethnographic legacy bearing witness to man's ancestral method of exploiting resources which has been conserved and is in the process of being recovered thanks to the impetus of local development and sustainable tourism. This ...
4158.
The Historic Malabadi Bridge is located on the Batman Creek which disembogues to Dicle (Tigris) River at site of Çatakköprü within the district of Silvan on the border between the provinces of Diyarbakır and Batman. It is constructed at the narrowest section of the riverbed. The bridge is located approximately 104 km away from the modern city center of Diyarbakır, on the ...
4159.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone;
b) High-rise development ;
c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed property and its buffer zones.,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010).
a) Boundary issues
By a letter of ...
4160.
Dominican Republic,a) Undefined and unregulated buffer zone leading to urban development pressure and inadequate control of land use;
b) Pressures derived from tourism;
c) Inadequate and inefficient management and conservation arrangements (including legislation, regulatory measures, technical capacity for conservation and service infrastructure);
d) Lack interpretation ...
4161.
Pakistan,a) Demolition of two of the tanks and partial demolition of a third tank of the hydraulic works of the Shalamar Gardens;
b) Encorachments and urban pressure;
c) Insufficient management mechanisms (including incomplete legislation, lack of financial resources);
d) Lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens;
e) Problems relating to the ...
4162.
India,Lack of management mechanism (including legislation), Lack of institution co-ordination.
Additional Details:
Rural development pressure ,According to the Progress Report submitted to the Secretariat by the State Party on 8 April 2004, the Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority Act (2002) was adopted by the State Legislature of the Karnataka Government, ...
4163.
Georgia,Management; Conservation.,At the request of the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee, a joint UNESCO-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission was undertaken from 8 to 16 November 2003. Despite the political situation in Georgia at that time, which made it difficult to organise meetings with the relevant authorities, the mission evaluated the state of conservation ...
4164.
Afghanistan,
Political instability
Inclination of the Minaret
Lack of management plan;
Illicit excavations and looting
,On 3 April 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/211/documents. Apart from the repair work of the gabion and the mission undertaken to the property in October 2014, the submitted ...
4165.
Mali,
Occupation of the property by armed groups
Lack of management structure at the site
Armed conflict
,On 25 January 2017, in response to Decision 40 COM 7A.6, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/documents/, and supplemented by a more detailed evaluation report submitted on 3 ...
4166.
Yemen,
Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Damage to historic buildings
Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances
Armed conflict situation since 2015
Threats from rain and floods
,On 20 March 2017, the State Party submitted a state of ...
4167.
Mali,
Insufficient site management means
Illicit trafficking of cultural property
Instable security situation
,On 29 November 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516/documents/, providing the following information:
In some villages, the Cultural Mission of Bandiagara has ...
4168.
Türkiye,Threats identified at the time of inscription in 2016:
Inadequate Strategic Conservation Master Plan
Inappropriate use of pasture areas and of the rock-cut caves in Bostanlar Creek and Arpaçay Creek within the 1st Degree Archaeological Conservation site
Lack of a monitoring plan for the seismic activity of the micro-zone of the property
Need to integrate a ...
4169.
Yemen,
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration)
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
Reduction in support and resources ...
4170.
Afghanistan,
Civil unrest (Political instability)
River erosion (Inclination of the Minaret)
Management systems/ management plan (Lack of management plan)
Illegal activities (Illicit excavations and looting)
Erosion and siltation/deposition
,On 9 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
4171.
Belize,
Housing and major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development) (issue resolved)
Integrated management
Invasive / alien marine species (Introduced species)
Land conversion (Sale and lease of public lands within the property)
Oil and gas (Oil concessions within the marine area)
,On 27 ...
4172.
India,
Lack of an operational site management plan (issue resolved)
Remains of a collapsed bridge (issue resolved)
Effects arising from the use of transportation infrastructure (Lack of traffic regulations limiting heavy duty vehicular traffic)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction project for two cable-suspended bridges in the property; Construction project for ...
4173.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Lack of approved boundaries for the property and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection
Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Sea wave erosion
Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material
Lack of functioning local consultative committee
Lack of implementation of the conservation and ...
4174.
Poland,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Management Systems/Management Plans (specify how land development plans will ensure buffer zones work effectively; Need to finalize the creation of the cultural park; Necessity to consider of Heritage Impact Assessment methodology in the management system)
Quarrying (negative impact of the working ...
4175.
Mali,a) Inappropriate design and scale of new Ahmed Baba Cultural Centre in the buffer zone of the Sankore Mosque;
b) Approaches to the restoration of the Djingareyber Mosque;
c) Urban development pressure;
d) Flooding and rubbish disposal. ,The State Party submitted its report on 7th February 2008. A joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS Mission visited Timbuktu ...