State of Conservation
284
Reports
96
Properties concerned
35
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2016close
Region:
Europe and North Americaclose
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| States Parties: |
 Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Italy
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Design of the proposed new roof shelter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| States Parties: |
 Belarus Poland
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| States Parties: |
 Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| States Parties: |
 Hungary
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage; Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities |
| States Parties: |
Hungary
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage |
| States Parties: |
Hungary
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage |
| States Parties: |
Hungary
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage |
| States Parties: |
Hungary
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage |
| States Parties: |
Albania
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Germany
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
| States Parties: |
Germany
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | High impact research / monitoring activities Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Poland
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities |
| Other Threats: | Lack of overall development plan for the property and its buffer zone |
| States Parties: |
Poland
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Management activities |
| Other Threats: | impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property of the rebuilt Pavilion |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: |
|
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
France
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Other Threats: | Lack of measures to protect or to restore the biodiversity of the landscape |
| States Parties: |
 Malta
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Management systems/ management plan Mining Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Management systems/ management plan Mining Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Management systems/ management plan Mining Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring; Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring |
| States Parties: |
 Lithuania Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
Lithuania Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Housing Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the large Belper Mills complex |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Rehabilitation and reconstruction works and development, urban design and landscape projects |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Guadalquivir River dredging project |
| States Parties: |
 Montenegro
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Montenegro
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Montenegro
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 United States of America
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 207 Housing 96 Legal framework 83 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 82 Ground transport infrastructure 73 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 52 Water infrastructure 36 Illegal activities 36 Mining 34 Management activities 28 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Governance 23 Marine transport infrastructure 22 Oil and gas 20 Land conversion 19 Commercial development 18 Surface water pollution 17 Major linear utilities 16 Renewable energy facilities 16 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Civil unrest 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Forestry /wood production 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Financial resources 11 Human resources 11 Other climate change impacts 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Water (extraction) 8 Solid waste 7 Storms 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Quarrying 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Commercial hunting 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Air pollution 4 Input of excess energy 4 Localised utilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 Crop production 1 Flooding 1 Earthquake 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.
