State of Conservation
94
Reports
94
Properties concerned
63
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2003close
Date end:2003close
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Greece |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Cambodia |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Guatemala |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Poland |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Indonesia |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Brazil |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework |
States Parties: | Ireland |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Albania |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Financial resources Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need for monitoring of the situation at the site |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Fragility of the abdobe structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the site |
States Parties: | Chile |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Wind |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Germany |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Dominican Republic |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Several elements of the World Heritage site in a serious condition; Fire |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Oil and gas |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Panama |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Avalanche/ landslide Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
Other Threats: | Weakening of the foundations by the vegetation |
States Parties: | Germany |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Flooding Marine transport infrastructure Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Germany |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mexico |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Governance Housing Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of a unique and severely degraded cultural landscape |
States Parties: | Mexico |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Underground transport infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Fire in December 2002 |
States Parties: | Latvia |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Uzbekistan |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Earthquake Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Extensive cracks and leaning walls |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities |
States Parties: | Austria |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Brazil |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Flooding |
States Parties: | Austria |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Canada |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Japan |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Uruguay |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Brazil |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Yemen |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Lack of conservation measures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing |
States Parties: | Georgia |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Paraguay |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Industrial areas Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Argentina Brazil |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Industrial areas Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | El Salvador |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Algeria |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Nepal |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7C |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need for restoration/consolidation works |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the structures |
States Parties: | Morocco |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
Other Threats: | Site in a state of quasi-total abandon and greatly degraded |
States Parties: | Ukraine |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Slovakia |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Quarrying |
States Parties: | Nepal |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Extremely harsh natural environment; Improve the drainage for the Temple |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
States Parties: | Honduras |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties: | Morocco |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | partial covering of the Oued Boukhrareb |
States Parties: | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need for consolidation and restoration of the monument |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | France |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Montenegro |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need to take appropriate measures for the effective protection of the cultural landscape |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Germany |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Colombia |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Philippines |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Avalanche/ landslide Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Natural values and cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Madagascar |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Storms |
States Parties: | Benin |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Bangladesh |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property |
States Parties: | Republic of Korea |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Turkmenistan |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Risks of collapse |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities |
States Parties: | Mali |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
Other Threats: | Lack of capacities in conservation techniques |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Algeria |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities |
Other Threats: | Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong; |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Important conservation problems ; Need to give more importance to the wealth of the archaeological heritage and of the natural coastal landscape |
States Parties: | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities |
States Parties: | Azerbaijan |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7D |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Housing |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Benin Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ireland Japan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Madagascar Mali Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Nepal Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Senegal Slovakia South Africa Spain Türkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 62 Housing 34 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 20 Management activities 17 Human resources 15 Legal framework 14 Commercial development 13 Financial resources 11 Ground transport infrastructure 10 Water (rain/water table) 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Illegal activities 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Land conversion 6 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Industrial areas 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Relative humidity 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Flooding 3 Storms 3 Earthquake 3 Governance 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Water infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Civil unrest 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Surface water pollution 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Oil and gas 1 Quarrying 1 Wind 1 Desertification 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1
* :
The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.