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State of Conservation

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Reports
379
Properties concerned
115
States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Benin
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Storms
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of conservation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1985
Document Source: SC-85/CONF.008/9
Threats*: Storms
States Parties: Norway
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Risk of uncontrolled property development
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Collapsing monuments due to lack of maintenance
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General poor state of conservation
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Absence of photographic information and lack of action taken with regard to the “fragmentary terracotta plaques in the custodian’s house”
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the authentic characteristics of the property
States Parties: Bangladesh
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Serious security issues (landmines); b) Fires
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsustainable resource use practices
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsustainable resource use practices
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsustainable resource use practices
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources 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: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Terrorism
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 740 Illegal activities 290 Housing 267 Ground transport infrastructure 253 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 213 Management activities 164 Financial resources 162 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 157 Legal framework 135 Land conversion 126 Mining 120 Human resources 103 Water (rain/water table) 102 Water infrastructure 90 Civil unrest 74 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 72 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 68 Surface water pollution 60 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 58 Storms 58 Commercial development 53 Deliberate destruction of heritage 51 Forestry /wood production 49 Interpretative and visitation facilities 45 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 45 Relative humidity 44 Oil and gas 43 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 43 Solid waste 40 Major linear utilities 37 War 36 Earthquake 36 Marine transport infrastructure 34 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 33 Air pollution 32 Localised utilities 26 Crop production 26 Water (extraction) 26 Flooding 23 Fire (widlfires) 23 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Industrial areas 18 Input of excess energy 17 Subsistence hunting 17 Avalanche/ landslide 17 Invasive / alien freshwater species 16 Wind 15 Society's valuing of heritage 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Quarrying 13 Governance 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Commercial hunting 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Temperature 9 Underground transport infrastructure 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Micro-organisms 7 Desertification 7 Ground water pollution 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Pests 2 Temperature change 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Drought 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.


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