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State of Conservation

2507
Reports
402
Properties concerned
121
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1995close
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Human resources Land conversion Pests Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures;
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
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Management systems/ management plan 1758 Housing 1136 Management activities 518 Legal framework 403 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 391 Ground transport infrastructure 386 Deliberate destruction of heritage 253 Illegal activities 249 Human resources 233 Land conversion 226 Water (rain/water table) 225 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 211 Financial resources 199 Interpretative and visitation facilities 194 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 166 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 166 War 163 Commercial development 159 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 149 Solid waste 133 Flooding 107 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Earthquake 94 Governance 91 Civil unrest 87 Underground transport infrastructure 78 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 73 Relative humidity 66 Water infrastructure 65 High impact research / monitoring activities 56 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Mining 53 Storms 52 Surface water pollution 51 Wind 48 Air transport infrastructure 42 Quarrying 34 Localised utilities 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 32 Industrial areas 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Major linear utilities 29 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Desertification 25 Air pollution 20 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 13 Ground water pollution 11 Micro-organisms 11 Temperature 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Avalanche/ landslide 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pests 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Volcanic eruption 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Radiation/light 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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