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South Africa,The following threats were identified at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List: a) Theft and vandalism; b) Pollution of the Vaal River; c) Lack of tourism management, particularly access. ,At the time of its inscription in 2005, the World Heritage Committee noted that the nominated property requires special management and ...

United States of America,a) Quantity and quality of water entering the property; b) Urban encroachment; c) Agricultural fertiliser pollution; d) Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife; e) Lowered water levels due to flood control measures; f) Damage from hurricanes. ,The State Party submitted a report on 30 January 2008, describing progress in implementing the ...

Pakistan,Urban pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human and financial resources; Transfer of custody.,The amount of US$ 50,000, approved by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee in June 2004 as Emergency Assistance for the property, was decentralized to ...

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 31 January 2020, the State Party ...

Iraq, Legal Framework Need to conduct further studies regarding minimum water flows, to confirm the biodiversity within the property and its surrounding landscapes Incomplete designation of all the components of the property as legally protected areas Need to regulate oil and gas concessions, and other potentially impacting activities in the buffer zones of the ...

Sweden,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property : necessity to continue the work with local Saami people extend the inventories on species consolidate the management plan ,On 5 November 2020, the State Party submitted information on the proposed Kallak (Gállok) mine project in the vicinity of the property, including a document titled Kallak and the ...

China,Uncontrolled urban development and expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property ; Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre. ,Following Decision 28 COM 15B.55 of the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and at the invitation of the ...

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Pobiti Kamani ("upright stones" - fossil forest) are calcareous columns formed by natural forces. They exist at an astonishing scale. The Monument is comprised of smaller and bigger stone groups distributed in 8 km long belt with South - North direction in the region of Varna, along the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The stone columns vary in size - up to 10 m height ...

Persepolis is one of the three properties included in the World Heritage List in 1979, belonging to the Achaemanid dynasty and is the most complete architectural form and city planning of this period. This property had been not only a political center but also a religious one. Moreover, the existence of the sacred mount of Mehr (Rahmat) in the neighborhood of Persepolis ...

Serpent Mound, in Adams County, is the largest documented surviving example of a prehistoric effigy mound in the world.   It is a sinuous earthen embankment 411 meters long, including an oval embankment at one end, which has been interpreted variously as the serpent's eye, part of its head, or a secondary object, such as an egg, grasped in the serpent's open jaws.  ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo,Poaching; Management issues,The joint project to rehabilitate this Park run by the Frankfurt Zoological Society/WWF/World Heritage Fund with IUCN cooperation has met with considerable success since no more rhinoceros have been poached in the last five years, the rhinoceros population has increased by 50% and a better management regime has ...

Senegal,Road project; Poaching; Management issues,IUCN reported to the Thirteenth Session of the Bureau a proposal of the Government of Senegal to construct a new road to connect two villages on either side of the park using a route which would bisect the park. IUCN had conducted an environmental impact study of the proposal for the EEC and suggested an alternative route ...

Ecuador,Proposed reduction of the boundaries; Colonization pressure,In August 1991, IUCN informed the Secretariat of a proposal for a road construction project in this site and requested the Secretariat to obtain information on the proposal from the Ecuadorean authorities. The Secretariat transmitted the information provided by IUCN to the Ecuadorean authorities by letter ...

Niger, Armed conflict Poaching ,The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 as it was affected by civil disturbances. The Committee at its nineteenth session recalled that a peace agreement was signed on 9 October 1994 and that it had encouraged the authorities to implement it and to undertake all efforts to safeguard the site. In 1995 a dialogue ...

Central African Republic, Heavy poaching; Lack of management plan; Possible transfer of the management of the site to a private foundation ,The Committee, at its last session (Naples, 1997), was seriously concerned about the uncontrolled poaching by armed groups which had led to the death of four members of the Park staff, decimated more than 80% of the Park's wildlife ...

Khan Palace: N44 34 55 E33 52 55 Chufut-Kale: N44 44 27 E33 55 55 The Bakhchysarai valley has been inhabited by different nationalities and tribes since the ancient times. The oldest cave sites of the Mousterian epoch (50-40 thousand years ago) were located in the territory of Staroselye-Salachik. There are several monuments of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in the ...

Uganda,a) Mining activities inside the property; b) Staffing and budgetary deficiencies; c) Degradation of buffer zone; d) Impact of tourism and climbing expeditions; e) Climate Change.,Rwenzori Mountains National Park was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1999, following the suspension of conservation activities and projects as a result of serious ...