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Acropolis, Athens (2004)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities
Acropolis, Athens (2003)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Acropolis, Athens (2002)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Housing
Acropolis, Athens (2001)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Housing
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1999)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: State of dilapidation of the Puerta Elvira area
Alto Douro Wine Region (2013)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Alto Douro Wine Region (2012)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Amiens Cathedral (2000)
States Parties: France
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Housing
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2023)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2021)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2019)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2018)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2017)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2015)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2014)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2013)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Localised utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting
Ancient City of Nessebar (2023)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2021)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2019)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2017)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2013)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Nessebar (2011)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Nessebar (2010)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Wind
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora (2016)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Other Threats: Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse
Aphrodisias (2023)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Aphrodisias (2021)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2024)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2021)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: New buffer zone necessary
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2019)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2017)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2015)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2013)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2012)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7C
Threats*: Storms
Other Threats: collapse of walls
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2011)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Hyper-abundant species Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: collapse of a wall
Archaeological Site of Ani (2018)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inappropriate use of pasture areas and of the rock-cut caves in Bostanlar Creek and Arpaçay Creek within the 1st Degree Archaeological Conservation area
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2011)
States Parties: Belarus
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2010)
States Parties: Belarus
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management activities
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2009)
States Parties: Belarus
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management activities
Arslantepe Mound (2023)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Design of the proposed new roof shelter
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2023)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2021)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2018)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2016)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities.
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2009)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities.
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2008)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow consultation process with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2007)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Consultation with local communities
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2006)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2005)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2004)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2003)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2002)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2001)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.207/INF.6,WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2000)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1999)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Issue of the transfer of seven original paintings from the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum to Mrs. Dina Babbitt, author of the paintings in 1944.
Belfries of Belgium and France (2008)
States Parties: Belgium France
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure
Belfries of Belgium and France (2007)
States Parties: Belgium France
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure
Białowieża Forest (2023)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2021)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2019)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2017)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2016)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (2009)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2008)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2007)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Białowieża Forest (2006)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movement
Białowieża Forest (2005)
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.
Białowieża Forest (2004)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Air pollution Forestry /wood production Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Temperature change Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Fencing along the international border
Białowieża Forest (2003)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
Białowieża Forest (2001)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 586 Housing 372 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 209 Ground transport infrastructure 194 Legal framework 143 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 110 Management activities 105 Illegal activities 103 Mining 84 Water infrastructure 70 Surface water pollution 70 Interpretative and visitation facilities 63 Oil and gas 58 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 56 Major linear utilities 51 Marine transport infrastructure 44 Forestry /wood production 41 Commercial development 39 Renewable energy facilities 39 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Land conversion 36 Financial resources 36 Storms 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 Solid waste 27 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Water (extraction) 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Governance 22 Earthquake 21 Invasive / alien freshwater species 21 Civil unrest 20 Quarrying 19 Water (rain/water table) 19 Fire (widlfires) 19 Human resources 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 Society's valuing of heritage 15 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Air pollution 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Crop production 12 Localised utilities 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Air transport infrastructure 7 Commercial hunting 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Industrial areas 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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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