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State of Conservation

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Reports
436
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
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: Portugal
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Management activities Micro-organisms Relative humidity Storms Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Poor quality of the stone and weaknesses in the resistance; Cracks; Consolidation work is not undertaken
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Management activities Micro-organisms Relative humidity Storms Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Poor quality of the stone and weaknesses in the resistance; Cracks; Consolidation work is not undertaken
States Parties: France
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Storms
States Parties: France
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Earthquake Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Renewable energy facilities Storms
States Parties: France
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Renewable energy facilities Storms
States Parties: France
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: France
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: France
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: France
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: France
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: France
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: France
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/4
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
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
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Management systems/ management plan 1816 Housing 1167 Management activities 542 Legal framework 424 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 414 Ground transport infrastructure 398 Deliberate destruction of heritage 258 Illegal activities 251 Human resources 246 Water (rain/water table) 243 Land conversion 231 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 217 Financial resources 212 Interpretative and visitation facilities 197 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 174 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 174 War 167 Commercial development 164 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 164 Solid waste 137 Flooding 113 Earthquake 106 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Governance 96 Civil unrest 87 Underground transport infrastructure 78 Relative humidity 78 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 67 Storms 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 56 Mining 55 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Wind 53 Surface water pollution 52 Air transport infrastructure 45 Localised utilities 35 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 35 Quarrying 35 Industrial areas 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 31 Major linear utilities 30 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Air pollution 27 Desertification 27 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 19 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Micro-organisms 15 Input of excess energy 14 Temperature 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Ground water pollution 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Terrorism 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Radiation/light 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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