State of Conservation
450
Reports
108
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2007close
Region:
Asia and the Pacificclose
| States Parties: |
 India
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Worrying state of conservation of Agra Fort |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.207/2,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B |
| Threats*: | Air pollution |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2002 |
| Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2 |
| Threats*: | Management activities |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mural paintings |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
| Threats*: | Management activities |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mural paintings |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity |
| States Parties: |
 China
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Fire |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Sri Lanka
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Sri Lanka
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5 |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Sri Lanka
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Cambodia
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 2002 |
| Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/18 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 2000 |
| Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1999 |
| Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A |
| Threats*: | Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1996 |
| Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B |
| Threats*: | Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1995 |
| Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1994 |
| Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.003/6 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Cambodia
|
| Year: | 1993 |
| Document Source: | WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5 |
| Threats*: | Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Urgent problems of conservation |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Pakistan
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of structure |
| States Parties: |
Pakistan
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of structures |
| States Parties: |
Pakistan
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B |
| Threats*: | Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of the bricks due to salt crystallization and hydration |
| States Parties: |
Pakistan
|
| Year: | 1995 |
| Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.201/4 |
| Threats*: | Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of the bricks due to salt crystallization and hydration |
| States Parties: |
Pakistan
|
| Year: | 1991 |
| Document Source: | SC-91/CONF.002/3 |
| Threats*: | Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of the bricks due to salt crystallization and hydration |
| States Parties: |
 Australia
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Earthquake |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Philippines
|
| Year: | 2000 |
| Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
| Threats*: | Housing Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
| States Parties: |
Philippines
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Housing Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
| States Parties: |
Philippines
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.208/4B |
| Other Threats: | Need to raise public awareness and to ensure proper conservation measures |
| States Parties: |
 Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Uncontrolled vendors around the property; b) Poor state of the stone bas-reliefs |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Uncontrolled vendors around the property |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Uncontrolled vendors within and around the property |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 1995 |
| Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1 |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Nepal
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 2002 |
| Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Increase in the natural rate of mortality of the rhinoceros |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 1993 |
| Document Source: | WHC-93/CONF.002/14 |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 1991 |
| Document Source: | SC-91/CONF.002/15 |
| Threats*: | Water (extraction) |
| States Parties: |
Nepal
|
| Year: | 1990 |
| Document Source: | CC-90/CONF.004/4 |
| Threats*: | Water (extraction) |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 1999 |
| Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Need for restoration and enhancement of the monumental architecture of Hué |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 2000 |
| Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
| Threats*: | Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 1999 |
| Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.209/14 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Storms |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 1996 |
| Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 1995 |
| Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Viet Nam
|
| Year: | 1994 |
| Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.003/6 |
| Threats*: | Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | Fire |
| States Parties: |
 Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| Other Threats: | Fragile state of the cliffs and niche; Presence of anti-personnel mines in the area. |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| Other Threats: | a) Fragile state of the cliffs and nichesb) Presence of anti-personnel mines in the are |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Consolidation of the cliffs and nichesb) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring systemc) Demining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Consolidation of the cliffs and niches; b) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring system |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Thailand
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentationNeed for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
 Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Disappointment, confusion, suspicion, division and anger within the community |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2002 |
| Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2 |
| Threats*: | Management activities |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mural paintings |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
| Threats*: | Management activities |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mural paintings |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.207/2,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B |
| Threats*: | Air pollution |
| States Parties: |
Pakistan
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 264 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 94 Housing 89 Ground transport infrastructure 80 Management activities 80 Illegal activities 77 Legal framework 54 Financial resources 45 Land conversion 38 Mining 36 Human resources 36 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 34 Civil unrest 32 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 30 Water (rain/water table) 29 Commercial development 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Deliberate destruction of heritage 21 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 21 Water infrastructure 20 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Relative humidity 17 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 14 Forestry /wood production 13 Major linear utilities 12 Water (extraction) 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Flooding 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Earthquake 8 Air pollution 7 Crop production 7 Storms 7 Air transport infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Oil and gas 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Ground water pollution 4 Solid waste 4 Surface water pollution 4 Quarrying 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Governance 4 Industrial areas 3 Drought 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Wind 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Temperature 1 Terrorism 1 High 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.
