State of Conservation
220
Reports
82
Properties concerned
26
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2018close
Region:
Asia and the Pacificclose
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of clarity regarding components and buffer zone of the property |
States Parties: | China |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Cambodia |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Cambodia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Cambodia |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | • Uncontrolled urban expansion; • Lack of clarity regarding property rights and building codes; • Poor law enforcement; |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | deterioration of structures |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | deterioration of structures |
States Parties: | India |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of appropriate documentation to establish the authenticity of the property |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of appropriate documentation to establish the authenticity of the property |
States Parties: | Myanmar |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3 |
Threats*: | Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
Other Threats: |
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States Parties: | Philippines |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Philippines |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Philippines |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
States Parties: | Indonesia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties: | Indonesia |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
States Parties: | Viet Nam |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
States Parties: | Nepal |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Nepal |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Nepal |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3 |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Indonesia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
States Parties: | Indonesia |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
States Parties: | Indonesia |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
States Parties: | Thailand |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
States Parties: | Thailand |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
States Parties: | Solomon Islands |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Solomon Islands |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Solomon Islands |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Solomon Islands |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Solomon Islands |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add2 |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2 |
Threats*: | Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Japan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
States Parties: | Mongolia |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mongolia |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Rights issues with respect to local communities and indigenous peoples in the Tirthan and Sainj Wildlife Sanctuaries (issue resolved) |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Governance Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Rights issues with respect to local communities and indigenous peoples in the Tirthan and Sainj Wildlife Sanctuaries |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Fire (widlfires) Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Water (extraction) |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Water (extraction) |
States Parties: | Japan |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Japan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Japan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Other Threats: | Fire |
States Parties: | Viet Nam |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Viet Nam |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Viet Nam |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management activities Management systems/ management plan Mining |
Other Threats: | Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring short-term conservation actions |
States Parties: | India |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management activities Management systems/ management plan Mining |
Other Threats: | Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring short-term conservation actions |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Mining |
Other Threats: | Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring short-term conservation actions |
States Parties: | Uzbekistan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | degradation of traditional houses |
States Parties: | Uzbekistan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | degradation of traditional houses |
States Parties: | Uzbekistan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | degradation of traditional houses |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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 170 Housing 78 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 65 Ground transport infrastructure 59 Illegal activities 47 Management activities 37 Human resources 32 Water infrastructure 31 Legal framework 31 Land conversion 27 Mining 26 Commercial development 25 Financial resources 25 Other climate change impacts 21 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Interpretative and visitation facilities 16 Governance 15 Underground transport infrastructure 14 Forestry /wood production 14 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 14 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 11 Changes to oceanic waters 11 Storms 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 10 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Industrial areas 9 Solid waste 9 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9 Earthquake 9 Surface water pollution 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Civil unrest 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Renewable energy facilities 5 Commercial hunting 5 Water (extraction) 5 Water (rain/water table) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Crop production 4 Pests 4 Flooding 4 Ground water pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Military training 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Localised utilities 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.