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4420
Reports
626
Properties concerned
147
States Parties with SOC reports
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction)
Other Threats: Fires (intentional and accidental)
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction)
Other Threats: fire
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction)
Other Threats: fire
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: France
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/10
Threats*: Air pollution
States Parties: France
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/12
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Design of the proposed new roof shelter
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Design of the proposed new roof shelter
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Human resources Land conversion Pests Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures;
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities.
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow process of consultation with local communities.
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow consultation process with local communities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Consultation with local communities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.207/INF.6,WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Issue of the transfer of seven original paintings from the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum to Mrs. Dina Babbitt, author of the paintings in 1944.
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Localised utilities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Localised utilities
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Commercial development
Other Threats: Threat to the integrity of the property (not specified - supermarket project?)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Myanmar
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Other Threats:
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort;
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structure of the Fort
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Commercial development Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Commercial development Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Deterioration of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/8,SC-88/CONF.007/5
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados 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 Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan 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 Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 2739 Housing 1316 Illegal activities 1034 Ground transport infrastructure 801 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 797 Management activities 585 Legal framework 584 Land conversion 566 Mining 465 Financial resources 464 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 441 Human resources 407 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 402 Water infrastructure 371 Civil unrest 324 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 316 War 283 Water (rain/water table) 280 Deliberate destruction of heritage 266 Interpretative and visitation facilities 220 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 206 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 202 Governance 197 Surface water pollution 187 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 184 Oil and gas 177 Commercial development 174 Solid waste 170 Marine transport infrastructure 151 Forestry /wood production 147 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 145 Flooding 126 Storms 122 Major linear utilities 119 Crop production 113 Earthquake 109 Fire (widlfires) 103 Water (extraction) 81 Underground transport infrastructure 78 Relative humidity 78 Other climate change impacts 76 Renewable energy facilities 74 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Air pollution 72 Society's valuing of heritage 66 Invasive / alien freshwater species 64 Air transport infrastructure 62 Localised utilities 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 57 Commercial hunting 56 Industrial areas 53 Wind 53 Quarrying 46 Subsistence hunting 44 Ground water pollution 41 Input of excess energy 38 Drought 34 Non-renewable energy facilities 33 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 33 Avalanche/ landslide 33 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Desertification 27 Changes to oceanic waters 26 Pollution of marine waters 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Temperature change 19 Translocated species 17 Micro-organisms 15 Temperature 14 Military training 9 Volcanic eruption 9 Terrorism 7 Pests 6 Subsistence wild plant collection 5 Hyper-abundant species 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Aquaculture 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 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.


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