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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Resumption of mining activities Inappropriate development (particularly a new supermarket built at Hayle Harbour) Potential impact of new development projects Improvements to the planning tools and approval processes not yet completed and implemented ,On 29 January 2016, the State Party provided information to the World ...

Ukraine, Lack of legal framework and planning mechanisms Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality Lack of management activities Urban development pressure High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape (built) ,On 31 January 2017, the State ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Need for information on the management (issue resolved)  Site Museum project (issue resolved) Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project Risks of collapse of  Silbury Hill (issue resolved)  Infrastructure development pressure  Lack of visitor management (issue resolved)  ,On 30 March 2017, the State Party submitted a ...

Canada, Oil and gas (petroleum exploration in the vicinity of the World Heritage property) Management systems/ management plan (no buffer zone around the property) ,On 1 December 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/419/documents/, and reports the following: The “pause” on onshore and ...

Brazil, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Water infrastructure (construction of a hydropower dam) Ground transport infrastructure (draft law and pressure to re-open an illegal road) Illegal logging and hunting (issue resolved) Governance (lack of transboundary cooperation, uncoordinated development) Lack of sustainable financing (issue resolved) Management systems/ ...

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 ...

China, Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution Site to be overrun with tourist facilities (issue resolved) Several parts of the site severely impacted by floods in 1998 (issue resolved) Plan for rehabilitation of damaged areas required (issue resolved) ,On 29 November 2018, the State Party submitted a ...

Indonesia, Mining Human resources (Security limitations) Ground transport infrastructure (Development threats) Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Exploitation of marine resources) Management systems/management plans (Absence of a co-ordinating agency, Absence of a finalized strategic management plan, Park boundaries not physically demarcated) Financial resources ...

Côte d'Ivoire, Conflict and political instability (issue resolved) Lack of management control and of the accesses to the property Poaching Encroachment: human occupation and agricultural pressure Bush fires Illegal gold panning ,On 26 November 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, available at ...

Sudan, Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods Urban encroachment Absence of a management plan with government commitment Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems / management plan Wind and Desertification ,On 25 January ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Resumption of mining activities Inappropriate developments (particularly a new supermarket built at Hayle Harbour) Potential impact of new development projects Management and institutional factors / Improvements to the planning tools and approval processes not yet completed and implemented  Social/cultural uses of ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Interpretative and visitation facilities (Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the property that could have an adverse impact on the setting, related vistas and integrity of the property) Buildings and Development (Continuous development pressure for high-rise buildings that pose changes to skyline and ...

Chile, Emergency situation due to the massive fire of April 2014 (issue resolved) Interventions planned at the port, such as the Barón Port and the Prat Dock, as well as for touristic facilities and real estate projects Fragmentation of competencies and mandates by sectors and by different levels of government, as well as by the different types of specific protection and ...

Saint Lucia, Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Renewable energy facilities (geothermal energy exploration) Absence of strict development control process (issue resolved) Invasive/alien terrestrial species (issue resolved) ,On 21 January 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of ...

Australia, Ground transport infrastructure (proposed cableway) (issue resolved) ,Following significant bushfires that affected the property, the World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the State Party on 23 November 2019, requesting information on this matter. The State Party responded on 6 December 2019, noting that bushfires were still burning in several components of the ...

India, Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting (Collection of medicinal plants) Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Water infrastructure (hydroelectric development downstream of the property) Management systems/ management plan (need to consolidate management of the Parwati Valley within the national park) Human resources (inadequate levels of ...

Morocco, Housing Major urban projects for the city and for the Bouregreg Valley and the lack of impact assessments in order to guarantee the visual integrity of the property and its surrounding areas ,On 2 June 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report and other documents in response to the Committee Decision adopted at its 43rd session (Baku, 2019). ...

Russian Federation, Structural integrity issues at the Church of the Transfiguration Lack of an integrated management plan addressing the overall management of the World Heritage property Tourism development pressures including development of infrastructures  Interpretative and visitation facilities Housing Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ ...

Cambodia, Uncontrolled urban expansion; Lack of an appropriate management system; Lack of clarity regarding property rights, ownership and building codes; Poor law enforcement; Lack of capacity of management agency. ,Since November 2020, the World Heritage Centre received communications through media and civil society groups concerning the proposed construction of a ...

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Project to erect a series of power transmission lines Conflicts between the Pemons communities and the National Guard  Need to finalize the boundaries of the area ,On 6 March 2023, the State Party sent a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/701/documents/ and reports ...