State of Conservation
978
Reports
156
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
1987close
Region:
Asia and the Pacificclose
| States Parties: |
 Afghanistan
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2014 |
| Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2012 |
| Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | b) Inclination of the Minaret; |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2011 |
| Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2010 |
| Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| 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: |
China
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China Democratic People's Republic of Korea Fiji India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 628 Housing 269 Ground transport infrastructure 216 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 209 Illegal activities 203 Management activities 150 Legal framework 113 Financial resources 111 Human resources 98 Land conversion 97 Mining 90 Water infrastructure 79 Civil unrest 71 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 69 Commercial development 60 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 56 Interpretative and visitation facilities 54 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 51 Deliberate destruction of heritage 45 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 43 Forestry /wood production 41 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 38 Other climate change impacts 38 Water (rain/water table) 37 Marine transport infrastructure 35 Storms 35 Governance 32 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 30 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 25 Air pollution 24 Water (extraction) 24 Society's valuing of heritage 23 Air transport infrastructure 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Surface water pollution 20 Relative humidity 20 Industrial areas 19 Solid waste 19 Crop production 18 Flooding 17 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Ground water pollution 13 Commercial hunting 13 Temperature change 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Major linear utilities 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Localised utilities 9 Quarrying 8 Oil and gas 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Military training 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Volcanic eruption 5 Input of excess energy 4 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Drought 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Wind 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Temperature 1 Terrorism 1 Invasive / alien marine 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.
