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State of Conservation

1159
Reports
293
Properties concerned
99
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date end:2008close
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: State of dilapidation of the Puerta Elvira area
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: France
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Commercial development Housing
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities
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Management systems/ management plan 688 Housing 402 Management activities 211 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 178 Legal framework 150 Ground transport infrastructure 145 Water (rain/water table) 110 Human resources 100 Financial resources 93 Deliberate destruction of heritage 90 Illegal activities 84 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 79 Commercial development 69 Solid waste 67 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 63 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 63 Interpretative and visitation facilities 60 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 58 Land conversion 57 Relative humidity 52 Earthquake 52 Storms 45 Flooding 38 Wind 24 Marine transport infrastructure 23 Major linear utilities 18 Governance 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 18 Water infrastructure 17 Air pollution 17 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 17 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 17 Localised utilities 15 Civil unrest 14 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Temperature 12 Avalanche/ landslide 11 Mining 10 Crop production 9 Quarrying 9 Micro-organisms 9 Desertification 9 Surface water pollution 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Other climate change impacts 6 Input of excess energy 5 Oil and gas 5 War 5 Industrial areas 4 Terrorism 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 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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