State of Conservation
236
Reports
181
Properties concerned
85
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2023close
| States Parties: |
 Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Governance Housing Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Argentina Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru
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| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Argentina
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| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Crop production Flooding Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Morocco
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing |
| Other Threats: | Major urban projects |
| States Parties: |
 Lebanon
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | - state of critical conservation conditions and need for emergency stabilisation measures - vulnerability to potential inappropriate developments |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Sri Lanka
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| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pests Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Continued deterioration of the paintings; General deterioration of the Golden Temple |
| States Parties: |
 Libya
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Libya
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ethiopia
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Earthquake Land conversion Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings |
| States Parties: |
 Romania
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Romania
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Portugal
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Benin
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Governance Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Fire at the site |
| States Parties: |
 Republic of Korea
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Republic of Korea
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 United Republic of Tanzania
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Uzbekistan
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Conservation of urban fabric |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures Encroachment, urban sprawl and bulldozing activities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Ghana Haiti Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Mali Malta Mauritius Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Nigeria Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Togo Tunisia Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 181 Housing 120 Legal framework 48 Ground transport infrastructure 45 Management activities 44 War 41 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 39 Illegal activities 32 Land conversion 30 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 29 Deliberate destruction of heritage 26 Commercial development 24 Human resources 24 Water (rain/water table) 23 Financial resources 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Governance 18 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Flooding 15 Civil unrest 14 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 12 Water infrastructure 11 Solid waste 11 Earthquake 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Mining 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Desertification 8 Quarrying 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Surface water pollution 6 Relative humidity 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Industrial areas 5 Wind 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Localised utilities 3 Major linear utilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Crop production 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Air pollution 2 Military training 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Input of excess energy 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Storms 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.
