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State of Conservation

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Reports
393
Properties concerned
117
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2005close
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Risks linked to addressing environmental impacts of individual projects to the neglect of monitoring cumulative impacts of the overall development of Ha Long City and other areas surrounding the World Heritage area
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.2
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage
Other Threats: Discovery of mural paintings - need for restoration
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: particularly worrying state of conservation
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Illegal activities
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 824 Illegal activities 320 Housing 304 Ground transport infrastructure 269 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 234 Management activities 175 Financial resources 173 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 172 Legal framework 150 Land conversion 135 Mining 132 Human resources 114 Water (rain/water table) 109 Water infrastructure 100 Civil unrest 85 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 78 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 71 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 66 Surface water pollution 63 Deliberate destruction of heritage 60 Commercial development 58 Storms 58 Interpretative and visitation facilities 53 Forestry /wood production 53 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 50 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 49 Solid waste 48 Oil and gas 46 Relative humidity 45 War 42 Major linear utilities 40 Earthquake 40 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 37 Marine transport infrastructure 35 Air pollution 33 Crop production 33 Localised utilities 27 Water (extraction) 27 Flooding 26 Fire (widlfires) 25 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Industrial areas 18 Input of excess energy 18 Subsistence hunting 18 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Invasive / alien freshwater species 18 Wind 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Governance 15 Air transport infrastructure 13 Quarrying 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 13 Commercial hunting 11 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Temperature 9 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Ground water pollution 7 Micro-organisms 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 7 Desertification 7 Pollution of marine waters 6 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Temperature change 3 Pests 2 Drought 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 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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