State of Conservation
| States Parties: |
 Solomon Islands
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Mexico
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
Mexico
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
Mexico
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
 Chad
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| 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: |
 United States of America
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| 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: |
 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: |
 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: |
 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 |
| States Parties: |
Ghana
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.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: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
Austria Germany Slovakia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Flooding Governance Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Japan
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Ecuador
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Ecuador
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| 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: |
 Georgia
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments |
| States Parties: |
Georgia
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan Quarrying |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan Quarrying |
| States Parties: |
 Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh 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 Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Pakistan Panama 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 Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 601 Housing 298 Illegal activities 201 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 196 Ground transport infrastructure 176 Legal framework 163 Land conversion 133 Management activities 115 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 106 Mining 104 Human resources 101 Financial resources 96 Water infrastructure 95 War 92 Governance 81 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 77 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 66 Interpretative and visitation facilities 65 Civil unrest 61 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 60 Water (rain/water table) 59 Commercial development 55 Deliberate destruction of heritage 53 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 46 Surface water pollution 39 Other climate change impacts 39 Solid waste 37 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 36 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 36 Marine transport infrastructure 35 Forestry /wood production 35 Oil and gas 35 Flooding 33 Fire (widlfires) 30 Major linear utilities 28 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 28 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Society's valuing of heritage 24 Renewable energy facilities 22 Air transport infrastructure 20 Storms 20 Crop production 19 Earthquake 19 Commercial hunting 17 Water (extraction) 17 Non-renewable energy facilities 16 Air pollution 15 Quarrying 15 Desertification 14 Changes to oceanic waters 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 13 Ground water pollution 12 Relative humidity 12 Industrial areas 11 Localised utilities 10 Subsistence hunting 10 Wind 10 Drought 10 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 8 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 6 Invasive / alien marine species 6 Input of excess energy 5 Pollution of marine waters 5 Military training 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Translocated species 4 Aquaculture 3 Pests 3 Terrorism 3 Temperature change 3 Avalanche/ landslide 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 2
* :
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.
