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1783.
Brazil, Legal framework (Insufficient legal framework and protection in place) Management systems/ management plan (Lack of submission of a significant boundary modification to reflect the new boundaries of the property) Fire (wildfires) ,On 30 November 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5277224 Date 05/2019
1784.
Türkiye, Insufficient legislative protection of the buffer zone Incomplete Management Plan Need to assess the management planning proposals, including visitor management, infrastructure, landscaping, and transport/coach park ,On 4 December 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1018/documents/ and ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5277224 Date 05/2019
1785.
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Management activities (Need to collect data related to each qanat and make it accessible to members of the local communities; Lack of permanent marking of the boundaries of property components and buffer zones on the ground) Management systems / Management Plans (Need to extend the management strategy and plans to include a risk preparedness ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5277224 Date 06/2021
1786.
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Commercial development (issue resolved) Underground transportation infrastructure Housing Urban sewerage and water infrastructure Disaster Risk Management (anti-earthquake structural consolidation) ,On 1 December 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/115/documents. ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5277224 Date 06/2021
1787.
Germany,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property: proposed visitor centre impact of vehicular traffic on sightlines ,On 26 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1614/documents/. The report shows some progress towards implementing the recommendations made by the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5277224 Date 07/2023
1788.
Japan, Fire ,At the request of the Committee, a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission visited the property on 13-14 June 2023, and the mission report is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972/documents/. Subsequently, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 31 January 2024, available at the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5277224 Date 06/2024
1789.
United Republic of Tanzania, Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching Insufficient funding and interruption of the retention scheme Management challenges of trophy hunting Changes in legislation in 2009 permitting hydrocarbon and uranium prospecting and extraction inside game reserves Excision of land from the property to accommodate a uranium ...
State of Conservation Score 6.52345 Date 06/2021
1790.
Costa Rica, Governance Interpretative and visitation facilities (provide visitor interpretation and future accessibility to components not yet open to the public) Human resources (guardians and managers) Housing (future urban development) Water infrastructure (discussion on the construction of a hydropower dam) Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Management ...
State of Conservation Score 6.522727 Date 06/2021
1791.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the Tower of London that could harm the setting, related vistas and integrity of the World Heritage property; b) Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible impacts of development projects, as well as the lack of an approved management plan; c) Lack of ...
State of Conservation Score 6.508503 Date 06/2012
1792.
Montenegro,a) Earthquake damage b) Lack of management planning/system c) Inadequate legal system d) Accelerated urban development and urban pressure e) Proposed major bridge at Verige f) Lack of buffer zone –requested since 2003,The main reason for the 2008 joint World Heritage Centre /ICOMOS mission was to consider the impact of the proposed Verige bridge across the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.508503 Date 05/2009
1793.
Türkiye, Concern about the situation in Diyarbakır as reported since 40th session (2016) (problem solved) Rehabilitation and reconstruction works and development, urban design and landscape projects Ground transport infrastructure Water infrastructure Impacts of tourism/visitors/recreation Management system/Management and Conservation Plan modified Land Conversion ,On ...
State of Conservation Score 6.508503 Date 07/2024
1794.
Turin School of Development,Turin, Italy,The call for applications for the new edition of the Masters in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development", offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin, (University of Barcelona for the Spanish edition)  and the International Training Centre of the ILO, in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage ...
Events Score 6.507353 Date 05/2016
1795.
Iraq, Management activities Managements systems/management plan Water infrastructure (dam building project) Partial flooding and seepage Fragile mud brick structures Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict ,On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.5061464 Date 06/2021
1796.
Spain, Oil and gas (Potential impacts from infrastructural projects in the vicinity of the property, including gas storage) Mining (Proposed re-opening of Aznalcóllar mine upstream of the property) Water infrastructure (Proposed upgrading of a dam upstream of the property) Water (extraction) (Unsustainable use of water with impacts on the Doñana aquifer) Water ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4974403 Date 06/2021
1797.
Biodiversity and sustainable development are inextricably linked. Biodiversity, at the level of ecosystems, species and genes, forms the foundation of the Earth’s life support systems and provides the services that underpin human lives and prosperity. Our social and economic well-being depends on biodiversity, as does our future. World leaders are now gathered at United ...
News Score 6.496861 Date 09/2015
1798.
Oman,a) Poaching  b) Gas and oil exploration  c) Overgrazing by domestic stock  d) Boundary marking, management planning and management regime,As requested by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN monitoring mission visited the property from 21 to 25 January 2007, including a 2 day field visit. The full mission ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4859285 Date 05/2007
1799.
Panama, Severe deterioration of historic buildings Conflicting interests of different stakeholders with regard to the use, management and conservation of the historic centre Limited capacity for the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures Deficiencies in the implementation of the legislative framework for protection Lack of implementation of clear ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4757586 Date 07/2023
1800.
China, Apparent decline in wildlife populations Dams and related infrastructure Lack of clarity of property boundaries Mining Inadequate management planning, including tourism planning ,On 26 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1083/documents. The State Party highlights the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.468289 Date 05/2015
1801.
Kazakhstan, Management System/Management Plan (Newly developed Master Plan; Conservation and Management Plan) Buildings and Development (Urban high rise/changes to skyline; Construction of a new mosque) Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Housing ,On 31 January 2020, the State Party submitted a state of ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4651346 Date 06/2021
1802.
Serbia,a) Lack of legal status of the property; b) Lack of legislative protection of buffer zones; c) Lack of implementation of the management plan and of active management; d) Difficulties to monitor the property due to political instability, post-conflict situation (visits under the Kosovo Stabilisation Force / United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4526386 Date 05/2009
1803.
,Wednesday 14 September 2022 Online 14:00-16:30 Beijing time (UTC + 8) From 11 June to 16 November 2022, WHITRAP Shanghai will organize a series of 6 monthly online World Heritage Dialogues including a WHITRAP Herit-AP Chat, in July, hosted by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) Tongji University (Shanghai, China) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ...
Events Score 6.4521985 Date 09/2022
1804.
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. ,On 5 March 2010 a report was submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4493985 Date 06/2010
1805.
After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, Jaeger-LeCoultre's second online auction on March 18, 2010 will benefit the preservation work of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This year, the Manufacture is offering an iconic and unique timepiece: one of two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometers tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his ...
News Score 6.4461336 Date 03/2010
1806.
Overall, the fossiliferous deposits of the Alpone valley constitute a natural site of universal importance. The serial site “Eocene Marine Biodiversity of the Alpone valley” consists of 39 fossil deposits located in the province of Verona, in north-east Italy. The Alpone valley, named after the watercourse descending it, covers an area of about 16,700 hectares with ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.4376316 Date 05/2021
1807.
Denisova Cave is the oldest inhabited cave in Siberia, and it is one of the most informative sites for the study of an ancient human culture and the surrounding natural environment, not only of North and Central Asia, but the entire Eurasian continent. The earliest archaeological materials obtained during the study of cave deposits are more than 300,000 years old. Denisova ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.4326744 Date 10/2022
1808.
The World Heritage Listed Ningaloo Coast generates more than 1000 jobs for its local community and contributes over AU$100 million to the economy of Western Australia. The economic valuation is the first major milestone toward the design of a climate change adaptation strategy at World Heritage-Listed coral reefs as part of the global Resilient Reefs Initiative. Ningaloo ...
News Score 6.432519 Date 01/2021
1809.
Ancient Ariyakara Viharaya in the Rajagala Archaeological Reserve is situated in the Ampara district of Eastern Sri Lanka. It is located in a mountain identified as Rajagala which could be approached through Ampara Mahaoya highway near the Rajagala Tenna village. The first identified name of Rajagala is the “Girikumhiilla” depicting the name of Crocodile Mountain as the ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.4182453 Date 02/2020
1810.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,The first two properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, City of Quito and Galápagos Islands, both in Ecuador, will be celebrated on 3 December 2018 at the UNESCO Headquarters, marking the 40th anniversary of their inscription on the World Heritage List in 1978. The commemorative event, consisting of a conference and photographic ...
Events Score 6.410142 Date 12/2018
1811.
Divnogorye is a unique cultural landscape, which results from the continuous interaction of man and nature from the Late Paleolithic to the present day, located in Voronezh Oblast in the center of the European part of Russia. Its natural and cultural features have shaped the distinctive and special appearance of Divnogorye with chalk cliffs and divas, traces of ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.3996077 Date 07/2020
1812.
Madagascar,a) Encroachment; b) Fire; c) Hunting and poaching; d) Artisanal mining; e) Illegal logging. ,A World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property from 23 to 31 May 2011. The results were presented orally at the 35th session by the World Heritage Centre but not included in the previous state of conservation report. The mission report is ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3996077 Date 05/2012
1813.
The call for applications for the new edition of the Masters in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development", offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin, (University of Barcelona for the Spanish edition)  and the International Training Centre of ILO, in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICCROM, is now open. The programme is ...
News Score 6.394499 Date 07/2015
1814.
Durban (South Africa), The World Heritage Committee chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed seven natural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Committee also made decisions concerning two natural sites already on the List. The one is extended in size while the inscription of the other under ...
News Score 6.381383 Date 07/2005
1815.
Mali, Insufficient site management means Illicit trafficking of cultural property Instable security situation Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani ,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516/, providing the following information: Intra- and ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3762426 Date 08/2023
1816.
Japan, Impact of river constructions including check dams and erosion control dams on salmon migration for spawning Other factors indicated in the 2008 Reactive Monitoring mission ,On 21 January 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1193/documents.  The report provides the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3727884 Date 05/2015
1817.
China, Management activities (Project to raise up the Yuzhen Palace at the property) Management systems / Management Plan (Requirement for a living heritage management approach) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Tourism development has begun to reach a critical mass) Others (Lack of clarity regarding components and buffer zone of the property) ,On 7 March 2023, ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3727884 Date 08/2023
1818.
Benin,a) Lack of a national legislative mechanism regulating the protection of cultural heritage; b) Absence of measures to define and protect the buffer zone of the property; c) Update of the management plan still outstanding; d) Major deterioration of nearly two-thirds of the earthen brick structures. ,During its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the Committee requested the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.37018 Date 05/2007
1819.
It is proposed that the extension to the Fraser Island World Heritage Area will include the Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park, the Breaksea Spit to the north of Fraser Island, Platypus Bay, the Great Sandy Strait/Tin Can Bay Ramsar Area and the Wide Bay Military Reserve. The nominated area falls between latitudes 24º33'S and 26º 39'S, and ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.366648 Date 04/2010
1820.
Created in 2003 within the framework of the Global Strategy for the balanced, representative and credible World Heritage List, as a pilot activity for the identification of the sites connected with astronomy, the Thematic Initiative on Astronomy and World Heritage, aims to establish a link between Science and Culture towards recognition of the monuments and sites connected ...
Activities Score 6.366131 Date 06/2022
1821.
Azerbaijan, Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City; Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities; Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3498516 Date 05/2014
1822.
Egypt, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage (Demolitions in the villages of Gourna on the West Bank of the Nile and transfer of the population) Flooding: Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens) Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank of the Nile Human resources: Limited available technical and ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3440614 Date 07/2023
1823.
Yemen, Threats arising from the armed conflict in Yemen Deliberate destruction of heritage Land conversion Financial resources Human resources Management system / management plan Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration) Housing (Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3440614 Date 06/2024
1824.
Al- ḥarrah, or basalt desert, stretches from southern Syria across north-eastern Jordan into northern Saudi Arabia. Much of this area consists of broken-up lava flows which cover the desert floor with millions of basalt stones and boulders. As a result of the chemicals in the basalt interacting with those in the atmosphere the exposed parts of these rocks are covered with ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.3371015 Date 08/2019
1825.
Libya, Need to complete the Management Plan in order to co-ordinate actions in the short- and medium-term; Need to provide a detailed map at the appropriate scale showing the boundaries of the property and buffer zone; Threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs as a result of inadequate protection, leading to vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3340282 Date 05/2013
1826.
Algeria, Natural degradation caused by littoral erosion, marine salt and vegetation covering part of the inscribed sectors Deterioration of the remains due to vandalism, theft and uncontrolled visitation causing accumulation of rubbish Urbanisation on the outskirts of the property where, in the absence of a defined buffer zone, illegal construction provokes land ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3340282 Date 06/2017
1827.
Iraq, Lack of survey, documentation and mapping of surviving surface buried archaeological remains of all types Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized Location and/or architectural design of the Kurdistan National Museum not appropriate  Existing legal framework needs to be improved Insufficient involvement of former inhabitants and of Erbil’s civil society in ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3340282 Date 05/2018
1828.
Lebanon, Port expansion project (issue resolved) Need for a Management Plan and a Master Plan (issue resolved) Plans for an extension of the jetty (issue resolved) Tourism infrastructure: “Diplomatic Club” project with above ground structures of reinforced concrete built at the south of the property on potentially archaeologically sensitive grounds Management systems/ ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3340282 Date 06/2021
1829.
Cambodia, Management systems/ management plan (Need to clarify the attributes of the Outstanding Universal Value with regard to the boundaries of the temples zone and the buffer zone; Need to augment the Conservation Plan, to refine the Management Plan and to complement the monitoring program) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Need to address a number of ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3340282 Date 07/2023
1830.
Nigeria,,The World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report to address recent reports on: Development close to the property Road construction around the property Pollution of the Osun River Bush fires within the property Adverse impact of the commericalisation of the annual festival The State Party submitted ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3325553 Date 05/2014
1831.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3325553 Date 05/2017
1832.
Germany,,In a letter provided during the 30th session of the Committee (Vilnius, 2006), the Mayor of Regensburg declared that the city will continue to do everything to support the conservation of the property and will refrain from any activities that would not be in accordance with the World Heritage status. A significant number of letters have been received by the World ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3323197 Date 05/2007
1833.
The old city of Beijing was first built in the Yuan Dynasty (mid-13th Century, formerly known as "Dadu"), and further developed and perfected in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (early 14th Century to early 20th Century). With eight hundred years’ history of urban development, it is now the largest imperial capital city still existing in China and a classic model of ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.3291917 Date 01/2013
1834.
Peru,a) Delays in reviewing the master plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support for effective implementation; b) No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides; c) Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3279963 Date 06/2008
1835.
Subiaco Benedectine Complex:   S. Benedetto Monastery 41°55'00.7"N 13°07'05.4"E S. Scolastica Monastery 41°55'06.4"N 13°06'39.6"E Montecassino Complex 41°29'27.9"N 13°48'50.6"E San Vincenzo al Volturno Abbey:   San Vincenzo Abbey 41°38'60.0"N 14°05'16.3"E Archaeological area of Volturno 41°38'55.3"N 14°04'58.8"E  San Pietro al ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.3222747 Date 03/2016
1836.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Absence of a management plan; b) Invasive Species,At its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party provide a detailed report on the state of conservation of the property, including on the status of all objectives of the management plan together with information on the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3200207 Date 05/2008
1837.
Russian Federation, Ilegal salmon fishing; Gold mining; Gas pipeline; Development of a geothermal power station; Forest fires; Boundary changes; Construction of the Esso-Palana road; Need for the development of a comprehensive national legal framework for the protection and management of natural properties; Lack of management structure and coordination system. ,On 1 ...
State of Conservation Score 6.319455 Date 05/2013
1838.
Türkiye, Commercial development Ground/underground transport infrastructure Low impact research/monitoring activities Management systems/management plan Loss of integrity and authenticity: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture ,On 31 January 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 6.319455 Date 05/2018
1839.
China, Water infrastructure (major hydropower development on all main rivers and related infrastructure) Mining (within and near the property) Management systems/management plan (absence of overall serial property-wide management system and plan including tourism planning; unclear property boundaries and absence of demarcation) Major visitor accommodation and associate ...
State of Conservation Score 6.319455 Date 07/2023
1840.
United Republic of Tanzania, Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching Insufficient funding and interruption of the retention scheme Management challenges of trophy hunting Changes in legislation in 2009 permitting hydrocarbon and uranium prospecting and extraction inside game reserves Excision of land from the property to accommodate a uranium ...
State of Conservation Score 6.319455 Date 07/2024
1841.
Mali, Lack of site management Armed conflict ,On 28 January 2020, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/documents/, providing the following information in response to Committee Decision 43 COM 7A.55: The International Assistance granted in 2018 has enabled the execution of restoration ...
State of Conservation Score 6.315605 Date 06/2021
1842.
Indonesia, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems / management plan Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Fire (wildfires) (issue resolved) Illegal activities (Deer poaching; coral blasting; illegal dynamite and cyanide fishing) (issues resolved) ,On 9 March 2020, the World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the State ...
State of Conservation Score 6.315605 Date 06/2021
1843.
Sri Lanka, Newly (in 1999) constructed temple, alien to the World Heritage complex  (issue resolved) Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitors / recreation Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Local conditions affecting physical fabric (Impact of water ingress and other natural forces) Management systems / ...
State of Conservation Score 6.315605 Date 07/2023
1844.
Senegal,a) Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife; b) Drying up of ponds, and invasive species; c) Illegal logging; d) Livestock grazing; e) Road construction project; f) Potential dam construction; g) Potential mining exploration and exploitation. ,On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property, which ...
State of Conservation Score 6.310539 Date 05/2012
1845.
On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, six years after the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution 15GA/7 (in October 2005) that called for the elaboration of a new international standard-setting instrument that would be based on the recognition and guidance ...
News Score 6.3070545 Date 08/2013
1846.
UNWTO is the specialized agency of the United Nations in charge of promoting a responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. A new memorandum of Understanding was signed by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai, in the margins of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination in New York. The Agreement provides ...
News Score 6.3070545 Date 11/2013
1847.
On 12 and 13 March, four checkpoints in the central sector of the Virunga National Park World Heritage site located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC), were attacked by rebel groups during a series of violent clashes. The RDC Armed Forces came to the rescue of the guards of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) to restore security to the area. ...
News Score 6.3070545 Date 03/2016
1848.
Røros, Norway,This course on Linking Nature and Culture in World Heritage Site Management, to be held at Røros, is the first major activity of the World Heritage Leadership Programme, and the start of a process to set a new standard to link nature and culture practice in World Heritage Sites. The course curriculum has been developed through a series of activities. Among ...
Events Score 6.3070545 Date 02/2017
1849.
,This year marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the World Heritage Convention by UNESCO’s General Conference on 16 November 1972. With near universal ratification by 194 States Parties, the World Heritage Convention is now one of the most ratified international conventions in history. The 1,154 cultural and natural World Heritage properties located in 167 ...
Events Score 6.3070545 Date 09/2022
1850.
Under the motto “Protection, Prosperity and Conservation”, the Wadden Sea World Heritage and the UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme will be represented at the ITB Berlin, the world´s largest tourism fair, from 9 to 13 March 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The World Heritage Wadden Sea can be found in Hall 4.1, booth 227 and offers a varied and interesting ...
News Score 6.304433 Date 03/2016
1851.
World Olive Tree Day was proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019 and takes place on 26 November every year. The olive tree, specifically the olive branch, holds an important place in the minds of men and women. Since ancient times, it has symbolized peace, wisdom and harmony and as such is important not just to the countries where these ...
News Score 6.304433 Date 11/2020
1852.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,On 24 January 2011 reports were submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 05/2011
1853.
Georgia,Lack of a management mechanism; insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities; need to re-define core and buffer zones.,Following the decision by the Committee, the State Party requested on 17 March 2005 to change the name of the property to the "Historical Monuments of Mtskheta".  The State Party submitted a detailed state ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 06/2005
1854.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 10/2000
1855.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,On 24 January 2011 reports were submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 05/2011
1856.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,On 24 January 2011 reports were submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort World Heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 05/2011
1857.
Oman, Use of inappropriate conservation techniques Urban pressure Lack of a management plan and appropriate legislation Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort ,On 31 December 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 05/2018
1858.
Indonesia, Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge systems (Vulnerability of the Subak system) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community (Lack of support for traditional farming systems and of benefits that would allow farmers to stay on the land) Land Conversion (Protection of the setting of the landscape to protect the water source ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 06/2021
1859.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Lack of a management plan (issue resolved) Governance Lack of coordinated conservation policies and interventions between the national government and local stakeholders Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Urban high rise/ urban sprawl Lack of conservation policy ,On 1 February 2023, ...
State of Conservation Score 6.304433 Date 07/2023
1860.
Spain, Toxic pollution after mining accident in 1998; Agriculture impacts; Potential threats from accidental oil spills; Potential impacts from infrastructural projects; Water issues and water quality; State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project ,On 8 February 2013, a detailed report on the state of conservation of Doñana National Park was submitted by the ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3024826 Date 05/2013
1861.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants Mining activities inside the property Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 crossing the property, ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3024826 Date 05/2015
1862.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability Poaching by the army and armed groups Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries Impact of villages located within the property ,On 3 March 2015, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3024826 Date 05/2015
1863.
Viet Nam, Population growth; Increased tourism pressure and development; Urban and industrial development; Lack of financial and technical resources; Absence of an integrated planning approach. ,On 28 March 2013 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, providing an overview of progress made in addressing a number of ongoing projects ...
State of Conservation Score 6.295192 Date 05/2013
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