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State of Conservation

966
Reports
157
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1992close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Leaning of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for consolidation and restoration of the monument
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for consolidation and restoration of the monument
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: China
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Other Threats: Deterioration of the mural paintings in the caves due to salt migration; Some built features have nothing to do with the site and should be destroyed (concrete tower, modern blockhouse, ...)
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: China
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: China
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Pine-wilt disease infesting the legendary Huangshan pines
States Parties: China
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Solid waste
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Air pollution Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Many buildings in a bad state of conservation
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 628 Housing 270 Ground transport infrastructure 218 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 209 Illegal activities 201 Management activities 149 Legal framework 113 Financial resources 110 Human resources 99 Land conversion 95 Mining 89 Water infrastructure 78 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 69 Civil unrest 68 Commercial development 60 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 56 Interpretative and visitation facilities 55 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 48 Deliberate destruction of heritage 45 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 43 Forestry /wood production 40 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 38 Other climate change impacts 38 Water (rain/water table) 36 Marine transport infrastructure 35 Storms 35 Governance 33 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 30 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 25 Air pollution 24 Society's valuing of heritage 23 Air transport infrastructure 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Water (extraction) 21 Surface water pollution 20 Relative humidity 20 Industrial areas 19 Solid waste 19 Crop production 18 Flooding 17 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Ground water pollution 13 Commercial hunting 13 Temperature change 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Major linear utilities 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Localised utilities 9 Quarrying 8 Renewable energy facilities 7 Oil and gas 7 Pollution of marine waters 5 Military training 5 Volcanic eruption 5 Input of excess energy 4 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Drought 3 Avalanche/ landslide 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Wind 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Temperature 1 Terrorism 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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