State of Conservation
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities |
Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest |
Other Threats: | Fragile state of the cliffs and niche; Presence of anti-personnel mines in the area. |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest |
Other Threats: | a) Fragile state of the cliffs and nichesb) Presence of anti-personnel mines in the are |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Afghanistan |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | a) Consolidation of the cliffs and nichesb) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring systemc) Demining |
Danger List: | Yes |
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: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | b) Lack of conservation of parks and palaces; |
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: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Solid waste Surface water pollution |
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
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal New Zealand Niger North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand 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 ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 1207 Housing 539 Illegal activities 474 Ground transport infrastructure 374 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 351 Management activities 249 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 239 Financial resources 239 Legal framework 207 Land conversion 205 Mining 187 Human resources 177 Water (rain/water table) 145 Water infrastructure 144 Civil unrest 135 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 131 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 126 Deliberate destruction of heritage 110 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 104 Surface water pollution 82 Interpretative and visitation facilities 80 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 79 Commercial development 78 Solid waste 77 Forestry /wood production 74 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 66 War 66 Storms 65 Oil and gas 64 Crop production 61 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 61 Earthquake 58 Relative humidity 55 Major linear utilities 54 Marine transport infrastructure 51 Flooding 46 Air pollution 40 Water (extraction) 36 Fire (widlfires) 36 Governance 32 Localised utilities 31 Invasive / alien freshwater species 29 Wind 27 Input of excess energy 25 Subsistence hunting 23 Industrial areas 22 Air transport infrastructure 22 Avalanche/ landslide 22 Society's valuing of heritage 21 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Renewable energy facilities 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Commercial hunting 16 Quarrying 16 Underground transport infrastructure 15 Ground water pollution 14 Temperature 14 Micro-organisms 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Pollution of marine waters 9 Desertification 9 Temperature change 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Drought 7 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 6 Terrorism 4 Translocated species 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Pests 2 Military training 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.