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Reports
138
Properties concerned
77
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2005close
Date end:2005close
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Lack of consolidation and engineering measures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
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
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
Other Threats: Need to preserve the landscape
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: Poland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structure of the Fort
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Earthquake
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Effect on forest biomes through drainage of agricultural land on the Belarus side and a reservoir on the Polish side; b) Presence of an artificial fence along the international boundary impeding large mammal movement.
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Uncontrolled vendors within and around the property
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Lack of adequate protection and conservation of the site; b) Poor state of conservation of the property ; c) Insufficient implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species Mining
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Legal framework Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Risk of desintegration and destruction of structures, surfaces and decorative art
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Lack of maintenance of historic buildings; b) Use of reinforced concrete in the centre of town
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Crop production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Subsistence hunting War
Other Threats: diminishing protection
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property; b) Lack of adequate conservation mechanisms.
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Consolidation of the cliffs and nichesb) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring systemc) Demining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Temperature change
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Surface water pollution
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Invasive / alien freshwater species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Crop production Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Disappointment, confusion, suspicion, division and anger within the community
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; b) Lack of monitoring system
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric by environmental factors
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add,WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management activities
Other Threats: Implementation of quarantine measures
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work of the monuments
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: rural poverty
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Latvia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Legal framework
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Earthquake Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the monuments in general and the fortification in particular
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the traditional urban fabric
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Flooding
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Commercial hunting Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Threatened state of the buildings; b) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Buildings threatened with collapse
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Ground water pollution Invasive/alien terrestrial species Mining
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Lack of maintenance of housing; b) Collapse of houses (three dead and others injured in May 2002)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Drought Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: a) Structural integrity and stability of the Church of the Transfiguration; b) Deformation of wooden structures.
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Near total abandonment of the site
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Major linear utilities Surface water pollution
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: a) Fire; b) Lack of law enforcement
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Crop production Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Housing Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Impact of new structure of the Maya Devi Temple in the core area
States Parties: Andorra
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities
Other Threats: Destruction to park infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Commercial development Solid waste
Other Threats: a) Progressive deterioration of the built framework; b) Absence of a rehabilitation policy for the Mellah Quarter; c) Continuous collapse of the buildings and advanced deterioration of the maritime part of the fortified wall of the Medina
States Parties: Malta
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Solid waste
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Commercial development
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 84 Housing 37 Illegal activities 30 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Ground transport infrastructure 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Legal framework 15 Mining 12 Civil unrest 11 Financial resources 11 Human resources 11 Management activities 11 Water infrastructure 10 Land conversion 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Solid waste 8 Crop production 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 War 6 Commercial development 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Forestry /wood production 4 Earthquake 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Oil and gas 3 Flooding 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Governance 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 1 Relative humidity 1 Wind 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Drought 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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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