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Mali,a) No management and conservation plan; b) Pressure from urban development; c) Deterioration of dwellings; d) Waste disposal problems; e) Encroachment of the archaeological sites.,In response to Decision 32 COM 7B.50, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, on 22 March 2010. This report provides information of progress achieved in the fields of ...

Russian Federation,,In recent years, the World Heritage Centre has been informed about issues relating to modifications in the management system and use of some World Heritage properties in the Russian Federation, and about the intention of the Russian authorities to transfer the management of some of those properties to the religious community. On 18 January 2010, the ...

Bangladesh, Governments of Bangladesh and India were encouraged to co-operate with interested parties and consider initiating actions that could eventually lead to the joint inscription of The Sundarbans World Heritage site of Bangladesh and the Sundarbans National Park World Heritage site of India as a single entry on the World Heritage List  High level of ...

France,Spain,a) Impacts of the Gavarnie Festival (France) and request for its permanent transfer; b) Insufficient transboundary cooperation on pastoral activities,As requested by the World Heritage Committee (Decision 31 COM 7B.44), the State Party invited a joint UNESCO/IUCN/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission in July 2007 to witness the Gavarnie Festival and discuss ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the Committee noted with great concern that proposed new developments around the Tower of London and Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church World Heritage properties appeared not to respect their significance, settings, and related vistas. The London Plan ...

Morocco,a) Near total abandonment of the property; b) Gully erosion; c) Rock falls due to erosion; d) Increased offences in the old ksar and its degradation; e) Delays in the establishment of a technical and administrative structure responsible for the site; f) Lack of a Conservation management plan for the property; g) Uncontrolled tourism and visitor pressure.,As ...

Cambodia, Inadequate protective legislation; Inadequately staffed national protection agency; No permanent boundaries established and defined buffer zones; Need for monitoring and coordination of the international conservation effort ,International Assistance : Preparatory assistance : 1992 US$ 15,000 : Preparation of the Tentative List and nomination file for Angkor. ...

Morocco, Abandonment of the site and progressive deterioration Lack of management plan Legal protection of the site  Infrastructure and Tourism Development projects ,WHC: Following the request expressed by the Committee during its 26thsession, the State Party submitted, in March 2003, a new report on the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations ...

Georgia, Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved) Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved) Privatisation of surrounding land Natural erosion of stone Loss of authenticity during previous works carried out by the ...

Peru, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities (illegal occupation of the property) Management systems/ management plan Water (rising water table levels, rain/water table) Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices Unregulated farming ...

Belarus,Poland, Forestry/wood production (logging in the partially protected zones and removal of deadwood) Alterations of the hydrological regime Border fence impeding mammal movements Ambiguity regarding the boundaries of the property (issue resolved) Management systems/management plan (Need for a new Management Plan for Białowieża National Park (Poland) (issue ...

Germany, Lack of a Master Plan for the sustainable development of the property (issue resolved) Potential impacts of the Rhine crossing project Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (traffic increase) Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation Input of excess energy (noise pollution) Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Renewable energy ...

The Peruvian Central Railway is an extraordinary railway construction that started in the second half of the 19th century (1869-1893) and concluded in the first decade of the 20th century. It was destined to connect the port of Callao and Lima, the capital of Peru, with towns, cities and mining centers located in the Central Mountain Range of the Andes, at altitudes higher ...

Belgium,Potential impacts of new construction projects,A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission took place from 23 to 25 March 2010 in response to the Committee request made during its 33rd session. On 19 April 2010 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property inscribed on the World Heritage List containing ...

Lao People's Democratic Republic, Inappropriate conservation methods New constructions Need for a Safeguarding and Development Plan of the town Urgent need for the enactment of a Cultural Properties Protection Law  ,Following the request of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, an urgent UNESCO WHC-ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission was undertaken to Luang Prabang ...

Belize, Sale and lease of public lands within the property Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development Oil concessions within the marine area Introduced species ,On 8 April 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents. The State Party reports on the progress ...

Solomon Islands, Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources) Forestry/wood production, Logging Invasive/alien terrestrial species Storms Mining Commercial fishing (issue resolved) Management systems/management plans (Management planning and administration of the ...

Iraq, Interpretation facilities for visitors (issue resolved) Management system / management plan (issue resolved) Lack of survey, documentation and mapping of surviving surface buried archaeological remains of all types (issue resolved) Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized Location and/or architectural design of the Kurdistan National Museum not ...

The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia, from Fremantle in Western Australia to Kingston and Arthur's Vale on Norfolk Island in the east; and from areas around Sydney in New South Wales in the north, to sites ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants; b) Mining activities inside the property; c) Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property; d) Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future; e) Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 ...