State of Conservation
585
Reports
69
Properties concerned
16
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
1998close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort; |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structure of the Fort |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
Threats*: | Commercial development Human resources Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/18 |
Threats*: | Commercial development Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4 |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9 |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13 |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7 |
Threats*: | Management activities |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
Other Threats: | a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/17 |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Urgent and necessary consolidation works required (roofing, ...) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Urgent and necessary consolidation works required (roofing, ...) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2 |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-2001/CONF.205/5 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.209/14 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | War |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Legal framework |
Other Threats: | Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Flooding Housing Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Sudan |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Flooding Housing Management systems/ management plan Wind |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 441 Housing 291 Management activities 168 War 134 Illegal activities 109 Deliberate destruction of heritage 104 Land conversion 98 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 89 Human resources 88 Ground transport infrastructure 86 Water (rain/water table) 85 Legal framework 81 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 80 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 62 Financial resources 58 Flooding 56 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 52 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 52 Governance 48 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 41 Interpretative and visitation facilities 40 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 40 Water infrastructure 37 Solid waste 36 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 23 Commercial development 22 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Relative humidity 22 Localised utilities 21 Oil and gas 21 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Major linear utilities 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Air pollution 9 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Subsistence hunting 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Temperature 3 Military training 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.