State of Conservation
2686
Reports
437
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Mining |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Mining |
| States Parties: |
 Bulgaria
|
| Year: | 1994 |
| Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.001/3B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Bulgaria
|
| Year: | 1992 |
| Document Source: | WHC-92/CONF.002/5 |
| Threats*: | Earthquake |
| Other Threats: | Structural issues, cracks |
| States Parties: |
 Brazil
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | d) Difficulties with operational aspects of maintenance and conservation implementation including lack of preventive maintenance funding and programminge) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritageb) Lack of integration of natural values in management of site |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritageb) Lack of integration of natural values in management of sit |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Difficulties with operational aspects of maintenance and conservation implementation ; b) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritage; c) Lack of integration of natural values in management of site |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | a) Natural values and cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities; b) Fire |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Natural values and cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities |
| States Parties: |
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Visual impact of a rain water diversionary dam and of a water tower |
| States Parties: |
Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Visual impact of a rain water diversionary dam and of a water tower |
| States Parties: |
 Norway
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage |
| States Parties: |
 Sweden
|
| Year: | 1999 |
| Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/5 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Sweden
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Italy
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Italy
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Italy
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan 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 ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 1825 Housing 1175 Management activities 542 Legal framework 427 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 418 Ground transport infrastructure 402 Deliberate destruction of heritage 258 Illegal activities 251 Human resources 248 Water (rain/water table) 244 Land conversion 232 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 220 Financial resources 213 Interpretative and visitation facilities 199 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 174 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 174 War 167 Commercial development 166 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 164 Solid waste 137 Flooding 114 Earthquake 106 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Governance 96 Civil unrest 88 Underground transport infrastructure 79 Relative humidity 78 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 69 Storms 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 56 Mining 55 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Surface water pollution 53 Wind 53 Air transport infrastructure 45 Localised utilities 36 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 Fire (widlfires) 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Ground water pollution 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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 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.
