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State of Conservation

317
Reports
270
Properties concerned
118
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2023close
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Major urban projects
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: - state of critical conservation conditions and need for emergency stabilisation measures - vulnerability to potential inappropriate developments
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pests Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Continued deterioration of the paintings; General deterioration of the Golden Temple
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Overlap with important archaeological sites implying a need to harmonize management of cultural and natural heritage
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Overlap with important archaeological sites implying a need to harmonize management of cultural and natural heritage
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Earthquake Land conversion Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire at the site
States Parties: Republic of Korea
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Republic of Korea
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining Other climate change impacts Quarrying Solid waste Subsistence wild plant collection
Other Threats: Human-wildlife conflict
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas War
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conservation of urban fabric
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 238 Housing 121 Illegal activities 76 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 71 Ground transport infrastructure 65 Legal framework 61 Land conversion 47 Management activities 45 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 44 War 38 Mining 37 Financial resources 37 Human resources 37 Water infrastructure 33 Governance 31 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 28 Commercial development 24 Deliberate destruction of heritage 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Water (rain/water table) 23 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 22 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 21 Civil unrest 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Solid waste 17 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 17 Flooding 16 Other climate change impacts 16 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 15 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Surface water pollution 12 Oil and gas 12 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 12 Forestry /wood production 11 Earthquake 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Major linear utilities 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Renewable energy facilities 9 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Storms 9 Crop production 8 Quarrying 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Desertification 7 Industrial areas 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Water (extraction) 6 Relative humidity 6 Changes to oceanic waters 6 Invasive / alien freshwater species 6 Air pollution 5 Ground water pollution 5 Commercial hunting 5 Localised utilities 4 Wind 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Military training 3 Drought 3 Input of excess energy 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Terrorism 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Translocated species 1 Low 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.


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