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State of Conservation

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Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2008)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow consultation process with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2007)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Consultation with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2006)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2005)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2004)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2003)
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
Belfries of Belgium and France (2008)
States Parties: Belgium France
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure
Belfries of Belgium and France (2007)
States Parties: Belgium France
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure
Białowieża Forest (2023)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2021)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2019)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2017)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2016)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (2009)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2008)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2007)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2006)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movement
Białowieża Forest (2005)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Effect on forest biomes through drainage of agricultural land on the Belarus side and a reservoir on the Polish side; b) Presence of an artificial fence along the international boundary impeding large mammal movement.
Białowieża Forest (2004)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Air pollution Forestry /wood production Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Temperature change Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Fencing along the international border
Białowieża Forest (2003)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 530 Housing 342 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 187 Ground transport infrastructure 174 Legal framework 137 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 109 Management activities 100 Illegal activities 94 Mining 70 Water infrastructure 61 Interpretative and visitation facilities 54 Surface water pollution 54 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 53 Oil and gas 48 Major linear utilities 43 Marine transport infrastructure 38 Land conversion 36 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Commercial development 35 Renewable energy facilities 33 Forestry /wood production 29 Solid waste 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Financial resources 25 Underground transport infrastructure 23 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 22 Governance 22 Civil unrest 20 Storms 20 Fire (widlfires) 19 Water (extraction) 18 Water (rain/water table) 18 Earthquake 18 Human resources 18 Input of excess energy 17 Invasive / alien freshwater species 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Ground water pollution 15 Quarrying 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Pollution of marine waters 12 Localised utilities 11 Air pollution 11 Other climate change impacts 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Crop production 8 Commercial hunting 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Industrial areas 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.


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