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State of Conservation

380
Reports
274
Properties concerned
119
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2023close
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: Indonesia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3
Threats*: Housing Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor state of conservation of the large Belper Mills complex
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Rehabilitation and reconstruction works and development, urban design and landscape projects
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Risk of loss of ecological connectivity
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Soils salinity
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting
Other Threats: Soils salinity
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Other Threats: • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Other Threats: • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border
States Parties: Chad
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Chad
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 282 Housing 141 Illegal activities 96 Ground transport infrastructure 84 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 84 Legal framework 75 Land conversion 59 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 53 Management activities 50 Mining 48 War 48 Financial resources 47 Human resources 47 Water infrastructure 44 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 38 Governance 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 30 Civil unrest 30 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 30 Commercial development 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 26 Deliberate destruction of heritage 26 Water (rain/water table) 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Surface water pollution 20 Solid waste 19 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 Other climate change impacts 18 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Flooding 17 Oil and gas 16 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Forestry /wood production 15 Fire (widlfires) 15 Major linear utilities 13 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 13 Renewable energy facilities 12 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Earthquake 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Storms 10 Air transport infrastructure 9 Crop production 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Quarrying 8 Desertification 8 Industrial areas 7 Ground water pollution 7 Water (extraction) 7 Changes to oceanic waters 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Air pollution 6 Commercial hunting 6 Relative humidity 6 Localised utilities 5 Subsistence hunting 5 Drought 5 High impact research / monitoring activities 5 Wind 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Military training 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Input of excess energy 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Terrorism 2 Temperature change 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Translocated species 2 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Hyper-abundant species 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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