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Russian Federation,Pollution; Excess timber harvesting; Gas and oil pipeline; Excess fishing.,Following the decisions of the Committee and as a follow-up to the recommendations of the 2001 UNESCO/IUCN mission and the high-level mission to Moscow (November 2003), the State Party provided a report dated 27 January 2005.  The report outlines key actions implemented on ...

Uzbekistan, Management systems/management plan (Lack of a comprehensive conservation and management plan) Management activities Housing; Commercial development (Major interventions carried out, including demolition and re-building activities) Legal framework (Need to reinforce the national legal framework) Human resources (inadequate) Financial resources (inadequate) ,On 1 ...

Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese ...

United Republic of Tanzania, Geothermal energy development project (issue resolved) Buildings and Development (potential impact of lodge development project on the crater rim, proposed museum building at Laetoli) Transportation infrastructure (impact of project for upgrading Lodoare Gate to Golini Main Road, construction of the southern bypass road and access road to ...

Mexico,a) Urban development pressures in areas surrounding the property; b) Lack of management plan.,The joint UNESCO/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission in 28 November 2004 assessed the impact of the building of a supermarket in the vicinity of the property. The mission highlighted the need for a management plan. The property was examined during the 32nd session of the ...

Nepal,Urban Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of institution coordination; Earthquake. Additional Details: Loss of authenticity and integrity; Lack of enforcement of protective regulations; Rapid growth of population,The World Heritage Committee inscribed this property on the List of World Heritage in Danger at its 27th Session in 2003. ...

Viet Nam,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration; Illegal fishing; Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution co-ordination.,As requested by the 27th session of the Committee, the State Party submitted, in a letter dated 1 March 2004, a report addressing the main issues identified by the Committee (27 COM ...

Côte d'Ivoire,Decision 36 COM 8B.17 had identified the following points and asked the State Party to:  Clarify the property’s limits for the land parts following the cadastral boundaries Enlarge the property’s unified buffer zone to the Petit Paris neighbourhood and the lighthouse; Clarify the land ownership situation (N’zima village, land lots with ...

Peru, Possible Bill in Congress to reduce the level of legal protection (issue resolved)  Inappropriate tourism development proposals (issue resolved) Over­grazing by domestic sheep (issue resolved) Excessive burning (issue resolved) Poaching by the military (issue resolved) Low financial resources (issue resolved) Cultural resources inventory of the site needed (issue ...

Spain,Toxic flow from a mine holding pool,Previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee – Chapter VII.25; Twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau – Chapter IV.39.   New information: IUCN notes that at its last session, the World Heritage Bureau: (i)      expressed serious concerns regarding the possible reopening of the Aznalcollar mine, and encouraged ...

Lebanon, Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved) Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved) Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved) Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved) Uncontrolled construction  (issue resolved) Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved) Road construction ...

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Serious deterioration of materials and structures Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property Lack of adequate management, planning and conservation mechanisms Absence of detailed and technical information on the state of conservation of the property since 2007 Flooding and water damage ,On 10 ...

Côte d'Ivoire, Conflict and political instability Lack of management control and of the accesses to the property Poaching Encroachment: human occupation and agricultural pressure Bush fires ,On 9 February 2016 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available on line at: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/227/documents/. The progress ...

Australia, Commercial logging in areas adjacent to the property Plans to permit commercial logging in the property (issue resolved) Potential construction of a dam (issue resolved) Biosecurity Impacts of tourism / visitation / recreation Management systems / management plan Mineral exploration and extraction ,A joint IUCN/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission visited the ...

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 ...

Costa Rica,Panama, Construction of hydroelectric dams near the property in Panama and associated effects (greater human presence near the property, interruption of aquatic species migratory corridor) Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program to implement mitigation measures that minimize the negative impacts on the property caused by hydroelectric projects Approval ...

China, Partial collapse of some platforms (issue resolved) Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities ,On 19 May 2015, the World Heritage Centre requested comments from the State Party after receiving third-party information indicating that the construction of a high-speed railway between Beijing and ...

Malawi, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution   Oil and gas exploration/exploitation ,On 2 March 2017, the State Party submitted a progress report and on 3 April 2018 an updated report on the ...

Poland, Lack of Management Plan Slow process of consultation with local communities Ground transport infrastructure ,On 24 November 2017, the State Party submitted a report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/31/documents concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee at its 40th session, as follows: Following receipt of the ICOMOS ...

Senegal, Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife Drying up of ponds and invasive species Illegal logging Livestock grazing Road construction project Potential dam construction Potential mining exploration and exploitation Loss of chimpanzee habitat ,On 31 January 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the property, available at ...