State of Conservation
| States Parties: |
 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| 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: |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.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: |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| 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: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring; Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
| States Parties: |
 Afghanistan
|
| 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: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3 |
| 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: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| 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: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| 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: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest 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: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Military training |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
 Lithuania Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| 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: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| States Parties: |
 Türkiye
|
| 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: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Türkiye
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| States Parties: |
 Cameroon
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Senegal
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
Senegal
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
Senegal
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
 Spain
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Guadalquivir River dredging project |
| States Parties: |
 Thailand
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
Thailand
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
Thailand
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
 Montenegro
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Montenegro
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Montenegro
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.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: |
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
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 Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania 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 Oman 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 Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 826 Housing 406 Illegal activities 283 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 266 Ground transport infrastructure 243 Legal framework 224 Land conversion 192 Management activities 169 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 148 Mining 145 Human resources 139 War 137 Water infrastructure 129 Financial resources 128 Governance 110 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 107 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 94 Interpretative and visitation facilities 92 Civil unrest 92 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 81 Water (rain/water table) 78 Deliberate destruction of heritage 75 Commercial development 72 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 66 Surface water pollution 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 52 Oil and gas 52 Marine transport infrastructure 50 Solid waste 49 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 49 Forestry /wood production 49 Other climate change impacts 47 Flooding 44 Underground transport infrastructure 40 Fire (widlfires) 40 Major linear utilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 36 Society's valuing of heritage 33 Renewable energy facilities 31 Crop production 29 Air transport infrastructure 28 Storms 27 Commercial hunting 26 Water (extraction) 25 Earthquake 25 Quarrying 21 Non-renewable energy facilities 19 Air pollution 19 Invasive / alien freshwater species 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 18 Localised utilities 17 Changes to oceanic waters 16 Industrial areas 15 Desertification 15 Ground water pollution 14 Relative humidity 14 Drought 14 Subsistence hunting 13 Wind 13 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 8 Input of excess energy 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Military training 7 Translocated species 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Aquaculture 4 Pests 4 Temperature change 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 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.
