State of Conservation
150
Reports
74
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2021close
Region:
Asia and the Pacificclose
| States Parties: |
 Sri Lanka
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| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
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| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Kiribati
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources |
| Other Threats: | Degradation of seamounts |
| States Parties: |
Kiribati
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources |
| States Parties: |
 Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Sri Lanka
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pests Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Continued deterioration of the paintings; General deterioration of the Golden Temple |
| States Parties: |
Sri Lanka
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pests Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Continued deterioration of the paintings; General deterioration of the Golden Temple |
| States Parties: |
 Philippines
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| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
 Republic of Korea
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Republic of Korea
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Nepal
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining Other climate change impacts Quarrying Solid waste Subsistence wild plant collection |
| Other Threats: | Human-wildlife conflict |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining Other climate change impacts Quarrying Solid waste Subsistence wild plant collection |
| Other Threats: | Human-wildlife conflict |
| States Parties: |
 Uzbekistan
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Conservation of urban fabric |
| States Parties: |
Uzbekistan
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| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Conservation of urban fabric |
| States Parties: |
 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Several serial components at risk of collapse or in a condition of serious deterioration |
| States Parties: |
 Japan
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Aquaculture Hyper-abundant species Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Japan
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Aquaculture Hyper-abundant species Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 China Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Comparative fragility of many sites |
| States Parties: |
China Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan
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| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Comparative fragility of many sites |
| States Parties: |
Japan
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
| Other Threats: |
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States Parties
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 115 Housing 52 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 43 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Illegal activities 33 Management activities 25 Water infrastructure 23 Human resources 23 Legal framework 19 Commercial development 18 Land conversion 18 Financial resources 18 Mining 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Governance 10 Forestry /wood production 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Industrial areas 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Underground transport infrastructure 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Changes to oceanic waters 8 Storms 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Solid waste 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Air pollution 6 Surface water pollution 6 Earthquake 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Crop production 3 Water (extraction) 3 Water (rain/water table) 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Civil unrest 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Input of excess energy 2 Aquaculture 2 Commercial hunting 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Quarrying 2 Pests 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Military training 2 Hyper-abundant species 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2
* :
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.
