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State of Conservation

21
Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property: Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzoclose
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of established boundaries and buffer zones
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of established boundaries and buffer zones
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors and the lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors and the lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors and the lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of a maintenance programme, polluted water;
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Storms
Other Threats: a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of a maintenance programme, as well as polluted water
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters
Other Threats: a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the sites by environmental factorsb) Lack of maintenance
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric by environmental factors
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Partial loss of the original fabric
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Weakening of the foundations by the vegetation
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Other Threats: More attention to be paid to stone conservation

* : 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.


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