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State of Conservation

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Group of Monuments at Hampi (2011)
States Parties: India
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (2011)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2011)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
Historic Cairo (2011)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
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
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2011)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: e) Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town;
Historic Centre of Bukhara (2011)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Earthquake Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Localised utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (2011)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Underground transport infrastructure
Historic Centre of Lima (2011)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Macao (2011)
States Parties: China
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (2011)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Historic Centre of Naples (2011)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Prague (2011)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (2011)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2011)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Water infrastructure
Historic Centre of Vienna (2011)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (2011)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
Historic City of Meknes (2011)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (2011)
States Parties: China
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (2011)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (2011)
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (2011)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Flooding Governance Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Zabid (2011)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state)
Danger List:  Yes
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2011)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (2011)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (2011)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: b) Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb;
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2011)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2011)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan Wind
Other Threats: Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction ; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years ; Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings such as the Leaching House are liable to structural collapse if no support is given ; Very little conservation work carried out
Danger List:  Yes
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (2011)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Island of Gorée (2011)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: risk of collapse of historic building
Island of Saint-Louis (2011)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2011)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
Kasbah of Algiers (2011)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Kathmandu Valley (2011)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Kaziranga National Park (2011)
States Parties: India
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities
Keoladeo National Park (2011)
States Parties: India
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (2011)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (2011)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Partial abandonment of the property
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (2011)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (2011)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (2011)
States Parties: France
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts
Lake Baikal (2011)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Lake Turkana National Parks (2011)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Lamu Old Town (2011)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Solid waste
Other Threats: Fire
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa (2011)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Lack of systematic monitoring of the site
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2011)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Management systems/ management plan
Lorentz National Park (2011)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Management systems/ management plan Mining
Los Katíos National Park (2011)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2011)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple (constructed in 2002) on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity.
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas (2011)
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (2011)
States Parties: India
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Crop production Financial resources Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2011)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining
Danger List:  Yes
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malaysia Mali Mauritius Mexico Morocco Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Türkiye 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 108 Housing 64 Illegal activities 42 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Management activities 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 23 Land conversion 23 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Legal framework 19 Financial resources 18 Mining 17 Human resources 16 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 14 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Civil unrest 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 13 Water infrastructure 11 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Oil and gas 8 Surface water pollution 7 Crop production 6 Storms 6 Governance 6 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Solid waste 5 War 5 Earthquake 5 Flooding 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Commercial development 3 Industrial areas 3 Major linear utilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Water (extraction) 2 Wind 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Drought 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Translocated species 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Quarrying 1 Micro-organisms 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Volcanic eruption 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien marine 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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