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State of Conservation

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Reports
350
Properties concerned
128
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2015close
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: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.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: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.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: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
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: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
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: Afghanistan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Danger List:  Yes
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1034 Housing 504 Illegal activities 364 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 324 Ground transport infrastructure 304 Legal framework 273 Land conversion 248 Management activities 219 Mining 187 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 185 War 168 Human resources 167 Water infrastructure 161 Financial resources 152 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 135 Governance 131 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 124 Civil unrest 124 Interpretative and visitation facilities 110 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 97 Deliberate destruction of heritage 95 Water (rain/water table) 92 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 84 Commercial development 81 Surface water pollution 70 Oil and gas 70 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 66 Marine transport infrastructure 63 Solid waste 62 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 59 Forestry /wood production 59 Flooding 55 Other climate change impacts 52 Underground transport infrastructure 48 Major linear utilities 48 Fire (widlfires) 48 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 43 Renewable energy facilities 42 Society's valuing of heritage 37 Crop production 35 Storms 34 Air transport infrastructure 33 Commercial hunting 30 Water (extraction) 30 Earthquake 29 Quarrying 25 Invasive / alien freshwater species 23 High impact research / monitoring activities 23 Non-renewable energy facilities 22 Air pollution 22 Localised utilities 21 Industrial areas 20 Changes to oceanic waters 19 Ground water pollution 18 Drought 17 Subsistence hunting 16 Relative humidity 16 Wind 16 Desertification 16 Invasive / alien marine species 14 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 11 Input of excess energy 8 Pollution of marine waters 8 Translocated species 8 Military training 7 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Temperature change 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Terrorism 3 Micro-organisms 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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