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State of Conservation

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Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1997)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Localised utilities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1996)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Localised utilities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1993)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Commercial development
Other Threats: Threat to the integrity of the property (not specified - supermarket project?)
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
Białowieża Forest (2001)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (2000)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.203/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (1999)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/5
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (1998)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (1997)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Boyana Church (1994)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management activities
Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (2004)
States Parties: Ireland
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (2003)
States Parties: Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
Bryggen (1994)
States Parties: Norway
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Risk of uncontrolled property development
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (1992)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing
Burgos Cathedral (1998)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration works
Burgos Cathedral (1994)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.2,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration works
Burgos Cathedral (1993)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration works
Butrint (2005)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Lack of adequate protection and conservation of the site; b) Poor state of conservation of the property ; c) Insufficient implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions
Danger List:  Yes
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Albania Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czechia Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 201 Housing 118 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 74 Ground transport infrastructure 58 Surface water pollution 53 Legal framework 45 Water infrastructure 43 Mining 37 Forestry /wood production 30 Financial resources 29 Management activities 28 Illegal activities 27 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Oil and gas 23 Storms 22 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Water (rain/water table) 18 Major linear utilities 17 Relative humidity 17 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 16 Water (extraction) 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Industrial areas 14 Crop production 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Earthquake 14 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Localised utilities 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 11 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Human resources 11 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 10 Commercial development 9 Air pollution 9 Solid waste 9 Quarrying 9 War 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Pollution of marine waters 6 Governance 6 Micro-organisms 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Temperature 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Ground water pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Radiation/light 3 Wind 3 Terrorism 3 Flooding 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Temperature change 2 Commercial hunting 1 Land conversion 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 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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