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State of Conservation

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Date Start: 1999close
Agra Fort (2003)
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Ajanta Caves (2002)
States Parties: India
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Fragile mural paintings
Ajanta Caves (2001)
States Parties: India
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Fragile mural paintings
Aksum (2024)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3 and Mausoleum Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments
Aksum (2023)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3 Impact of the recent conflict on cultural heritage in the Tigray region
Aksum (2021)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2018)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2016)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2015)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2012)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2010)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Aksum (2008)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
Aksum (2006)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
Aksum (2005)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1999)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: State of dilapidation of the Puerta Elvira area
Alto Douro Wine Region (2013)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Alto Douro Wine Region (2012)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Amiens Cathedral (2000)
States Parties: France
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Housing
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2013)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay 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 Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1659 Housing 1093 Management activities 468 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 378 Legal framework 377 Ground transport infrastructure 367 Deliberate destruction of heritage 243 Illegal activities 237 Human resources 218 Land conversion 215 Water (rain/water table) 203 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 201 Interpretative and visitation facilities 191 Financial resources 185 War 163 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 160 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 153 Commercial development 149 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 139 Solid waste 118 Flooding 102 Marine transport infrastructure 96 Governance 91 Earthquake 90 Civil unrest 88 Underground transport infrastructure 79 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 66 High impact research / monitoring activities 55 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Mining 51 Surface water pollution 50 Relative humidity 50 Wind 43 Air transport infrastructure 40 Storms 40 Quarrying 32 Industrial areas 31 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 31 Localised utilities 29 Crop production 28 Other climate change impacts 28 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 27 Major linear utilities 26 Desertification 23 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Air pollution 13 Ground water pollution 11 Micro-organisms 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Temperature 7 Avalanche/ landslide 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Pests 4 Military training 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Terrorism 1 Hyper-abundant species 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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