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State of Conservation

409
Reports
105
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2006close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
States Parties: China
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Other Threats: earthen architecture conservation problems
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Leaning of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for consolidation and restoration of the monument
Danger List:  Yes
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: China
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Other Threats: Deterioration of the mural paintings in the caves due to salt migration; Some built features have nothing to do with the site and should be destroyed (concrete tower, modern blockhouse, ...)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: China
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: China
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Pine-wilt disease infesting the legendary Huangshan pines
States Parties: China
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Solid waste
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Air pollution Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Many buildings in a bad state of conservation
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Management systems/ management plan 240 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 86 Housing 76 Management activities 76 Ground transport infrastructure 73 Illegal activities 72 Legal framework 51 Financial resources 39 Land conversion 36 Mining 34 Human resources 32 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 29 Civil unrest 28 Water (rain/water table) 27 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 Commercial development 20 Deliberate destruction of heritage 20 Interpretative and visitation facilities 19 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 19 Water infrastructure 18 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Relative humidity 15 Major linear utilities 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 12 Forestry /wood production 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Water (extraction) 11 Fire (widlfires) 10 Flooding 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Air pollution 7 Storms 7 Earthquake 7 Crop production 5 Oil and gas 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Localised utilities 4 Ground water pollution 4 Solid waste 4 Surface water pollution 4 Quarrying 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Governance 3 Industrial areas 2 Drought 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Wind 1 Terrorism 1 Temperature change 1 High 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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