State of Conservation
80
Reports
80
Properties concerned
48
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2024close
| States Parties: |
 Chile
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Insufficient delimitation of boundaries |
| States Parties: |
 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Mining Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation; Environmental impacts on the hydraulic complex |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Afghanistan
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Housing Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the large Belper Mills complex |
| States Parties: |
 Türkiye
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Rehabilitation and reconstruction works and development, urban design and landscape projects |
| States Parties: |
 Austria Hungary
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| 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: |
 Panama
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| 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: |
 Ghana
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| 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: |
Austria Germany Slovakia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Flooding Governance Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Sudan
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| 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: |
 Japan
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Other Threats: | Fire |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Low impact research / monitoring activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture; Impact of change of status of the Hagia Sophia and the Chora Museum |
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
| States Parties: |
 Uzbekistan
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Demolition and re-building of traditional housing areas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Austria
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Desirability of conservation of historic roof constructions within the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Albania
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Illegal activities Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of adequate fire fighting arrangements in the historic urban zone |
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Land conversion Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Austria Belgium Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Cambodia Chile Egypt Ethiopia France Germany Ghana Hungary India Iraq Italy Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Mali Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Panama Peru Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Serbia Slovakia Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 59 Housing 43 War 23 Legal framework 17 Ground transport infrastructure 15 Illegal activities 15 Management activities 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Land conversion 11 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 11 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 10 Commercial development 9 Flooding 9 Human resources 9 Water (rain/water table) 8 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Financial resources 8 Civil unrest 7 Water infrastructure 6 Earthquake 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Desertification 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Solid waste 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Governance 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Localised utilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Mining 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Industrial areas 1 Major linear utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Ground water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.
