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Reports
623
Properties concerned
146
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1987close
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/5
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Other Threats: No threat to the property
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: India
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing
States Parties: India
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
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: Italy
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7C
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Austria Hungary
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Other climate change impacts Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Austria Hungary
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Austria Hungary
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Austria Hungary
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Austria Hungary
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
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: Pakistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
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: Pakistan
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; b) Lack of monitoring system
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Need for consolidation and conservation measures of the hydraulic work
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.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: 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
States Parties: Panama
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Other Threats: More attention to be paid to stone conservation
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 2711 Housing 1305 Illegal activities 1013 Ground transport infrastructure 790 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 788 Management activities 585 Legal framework 579 Land conversion 557 Financial resources 457 Mining 456 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 438 Human resources 404 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 395 Water infrastructure 349 Civil unrest 319 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 313 War 281 Water (rain/water table) 271 Deliberate destruction of heritage 265 Interpretative and visitation facilities 218 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 206 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 202 Governance 195 Surface water pollution 182 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 180 Oil and gas 175 Commercial development 174 Solid waste 169 Marine transport infrastructure 150 Forestry /wood production 145 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 144 Flooding 125 Storms 121 Major linear utilities 116 Crop production 110 Earthquake 108 Fire (widlfires) 100 Water (extraction) 80 Underground transport infrastructure 78 Relative humidity 77 Other climate change impacts 75 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Renewable energy facilities 71 Air pollution 69 Society's valuing of heritage 66 Invasive / alien freshwater species 64 Air transport infrastructure 60 Localised utilities 59 High impact research / monitoring activities 57 Commercial hunting 55 Industrial areas 53 Wind 53 Quarrying 46 Subsistence hunting 42 Ground water pollution 41 Input of excess energy 38 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 33 Drought 33 Avalanche/ landslide 33 Non-renewable energy facilities 32 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Desertification 27 Changes to oceanic waters 26 Pollution of marine waters 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Temperature change 19 Translocated species 17 Micro-organisms 15 Temperature 14 Military training 9 Volcanic eruption 9 Terrorism 7 Pests 6 Subsistence wild plant collection 5 Hyper-abundant species 5 Aquaculture 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3

* : 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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