State of Conservation
| States Parties: |
 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Mining Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation; Environmental impacts on the hydraulic complex |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Senegal
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
 Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Mexico
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
 Chad
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 United States of America
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Austria Hungary
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Other climate change impacts Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Panama
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of established boundaries and buffer zones |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ghana
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
Austria Germany Slovakia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Flooding Governance Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Sudan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| States Parties: |
 Australia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
| Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
| States Parties: |
 India
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Japan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Other Threats: | Fire |
| States Parties: |
 Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Australia Austria Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Burkina Faso Cambodia Central African Republic Chad Chile Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt France Gabon Germany Ghana Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Italy Japan Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Madagascar Mali Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Nepal Niger Pakistan Panama Peru Poland Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Senegal Serbia Slovakia Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 63 Housing 37 Illegal activities 26 War 24 Legal framework 20 Ground transport infrastructure 19 Management activities 15 Land conversion 14 Financial resources 13 Human resources 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Civil unrest 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Mining 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Flooding 8 Commercial development 7 Water infrastructure 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Governance 7 Surface water pollution 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Earthquake 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 Solid waste 5 Desertification 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Storms 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Industrial areas 2 Air transport infrastructure 2 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Crop production 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Oil and gas 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Major linear utilities 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Temperature change 1 Invasive / alien marine species 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.
