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State of Conservation

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Reports
416
Properties concerned
122
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2007close
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Consolidation of the cliffs and niches; b) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring system
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of conservation of parks and palaces
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of overall conservation of the site, its parks and palaces
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Temperature change
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deteriorating state of conservation
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Several elements of the World Heritage site in a serious condition; Fire
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for a restoration programme
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Oil and gas Storms
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Oil and gas
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Oil and gas
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Oil and gas
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Deepwater navigation waterway through the Bystre mouth of the Danube River
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Surface water pollution
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining
States Parties: Romania
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Legal framework
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Management systems/ management plan 1007 Housing 410 Illegal activities 395 Ground transport infrastructure 318 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 300 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 209 Financial resources 206 Management activities 204 Legal framework 179 Land conversion 166 Mining 158 Human resources 147 Water (rain/water table) 128 Water infrastructure 122 Civil unrest 110 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 99 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 96 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 79 Deliberate destruction of heritage 78 Surface water pollution 72 Commercial development 67 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 66 Interpretative and visitation facilities 65 Solid waste 65 Forestry /wood production 63 Storms 61 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 57 Crop production 54 War 54 Oil and gas 52 Relative humidity 50 Earthquake 49 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 49 Major linear utilities 47 Marine transport infrastructure 38 Air pollution 37 Flooding 37 Water (extraction) 31 Fire (widlfires) 31 Localised utilities 29 Invasive / alien freshwater species 24 Wind 23 Input of excess energy 21 Subsistence hunting 21 Governance 21 Industrial areas 20 Avalanche/ landslide 20 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Air transport infrastructure 17 Renewable energy facilities 17 Society's valuing of heritage 17 Quarrying 15 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 14 Commercial hunting 13 Temperature 12 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Ground water pollution 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Pollution of marine waters 9 Desertification 9 Micro-organisms 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Drought 6 Temperature change 5 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Pests 2 Military training 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Translocated species 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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