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Nepal,a) Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses; b) Lack of co-ordinated management mechanism,On 1 February 2007, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre as requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006). An ICOMOS/World Heritage ...

Jordan,As identified at the time of inscription of the property on the World Heritage List: Lack of a database on cultural heritage Lack of proper conservation and maintenance of the archaeological sites Lack of traffic and visitor management plans Potential encroachment from development in the village of Rum Lack of trained staff and financial resources for 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. ,On 31 January 2020, the State Party submitted a ...

Albania, Ground transport infrastructure (planned by-pass road project and conversion of the bazaar into a pedestrian area in Gjirokastra) Housing Illegal activities (illegal construction dating from the late 1990s and later on) High impact research/monitoring activities (lack of specific monitoring indicators) Governance (lack of detailed tourism development plan and lack ...

Chad,Factors identified at the time of inscription in 2016: Need to strengthen the legal protection status of the property and to extend the property to include all attributes of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) Inadequate management plan and lack of management authority Need for a zonation which allows full protection of the key areas for biodiversity Need to ...

India,a) Poaching of rhinos; b) Development of a railway adjacent to the property; c) Proposed upgrading of National Highway 37 adjacent to the property; d) Insufficient infrastructure, budget and staffing.,The State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) ...

Uzbekistan,a) Lack of a proper conservation and management plan; b) Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property; c) Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system; d) Use of new building material and methods.,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report as requested by the World Heritage Committee ...

Afghanistan,a) Risk of imminent collapse of the Buddha niches; b) Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; c) Looting, illicit traffic and illegal excavations of cultural heritage assets; d) Continued use of certain heritage areas for military posts; e) Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions).,The State Party submitted a report to the ...

Brazil,a) Proposed development of hydropower dams; b) Pressure to re-open illegal road; c) Illegal logging and hunting; d) Uncoordinated developments; e) Lack of transboundary cooperation; f) Lack of sustainable financing.,As requested in decision 30 COM 7B.31, the State Party of Brazil provided on 1 December 2006 an official report on the proposed hydroelectric dam ...

Egypt, Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved); Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved); Rise of the underground water level; Dilapidated infrastructure, neglect and lack of maintenance; Overcrowded areas and buildings; Uncontrolled development; Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan; Absence of an ...

Cameroon, Lack of entire approval and implementation of management plan; Agricultural and forest encroachment; Mining exploitation project close to the property; Industrial agriculture in the buffer zone; Threats exerted by commercial hunting and deforestation around the Park; Mekin hydroelectric dam. ,On 27 February 2014 the State Party submitted a report on the state of ...

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 5 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents  and reports on the following ...

Cameroon,Central African Republic,Congo, Civil unrest Poaching Mining ,On 29 January 2015, the three States Parties submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1380/documents/. The report contains the following information: Although existing financial resources are still available to the property, ...

India, Forced evacuation of Park staff Poaching and logging Illegal cultivation Slow release of funds Invasive species Uncontrolled infrastructure development by local tourism groups Attempts by paramilitary group to set up base camps in the property ,On 28 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...

Peru, Deliberate demolition of historic buildings Ground transport infrastructure Planned and ongoing development projects Management systems (lack of a Risk Preparedness Plan) Lack of management plan (issue resolved) Uncontrolled urban development ,On 13 February 2015 and 27 January 2016, the State Party submitted annual reports on its actions in 2014 and 2015 ...

Mali, No management and conservation plan Pressure from urban development Deterioration of dwellings Waste disposal problems Encroachment of the archaeological sites Instable security situation ,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report, which was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015). Notwithstanding, a joint ...

Saint Lucia, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Renewable energy facilities (geothermal energy exploration) Absence of strict development control process (issue resolved) Invasive/alien terrestrial species ,On 21 December 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...

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 ...

Costa Rica, Las Pailas I and II geothermal projects adjacent to the property Longstanding subsistence and commercial use of land and resources, prior to inscription on the World Heritage List, with impacts stemming from farming, ranching, logging, pesticide use, introduction of exotic species, sulphur mining, amongst others Weak control over commercial and artisanal ...

Austria, Water infrastructure (hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen) (issue resolved) Ground transport infrastructure (train station project outside the buffer zone) (issue resolved) Housing (urban development pressure, high-rise projects) Management systems/ management plan (integrated approach towards management; apparent lack of legislative and planning ...