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State of Conservation

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Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2009)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Abu Mena (2009)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2009)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2009)
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2009)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Society's valuing of heritage
Ancient City of Damascus (2009)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor state of conservation
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2009)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2009)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Inadequate on-site security and control systems
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (2009)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threatens the Outstanding universal value of the property
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2009)
States Parties: Belarus
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management activities
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2009)
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
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2009)
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.
Bahla Fort (2009)
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
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2009)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Banc d'Arguin National Park (2009)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (2009)
States Parties: Belize
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Białowieża Forest (2009)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (2009)
States Parties: France
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure
Borobudur Temple Compounds (2009)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Brasilia (2009)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (2009)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing
Other Threats: Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Butrint (2009)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slow progress on the implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2009)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (2009)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2009)
States Parties: India
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2009)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Crop production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Danger List:  Yes
Chavin (Archaeological Site) (2009)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan Micro-organisms Relative humidity Temperature Wind
City of Bath (2009)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (2009)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
City of Quito (2009)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management activities
City of Valletta (2009)
States Parties: Malta
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (2009)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (2009)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure
Colonial City of Santo Domingo (2009)
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Earthquake Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage Storms
Comoé National Park (2009)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Crop production Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Complex of Hué Monuments (2009)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Coro and its Port (2009)
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious deterioration of materials and structures; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
Danger List:  Yes
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2009)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities
Other Threats: a) Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha nichesb) Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintingse) Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
Danger List:  Yes
Cultural Landscape of Sintra (2009)
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;
Danube Delta (2009)
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Localised utilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: b) Deepwater navigation waterway through the Bystroe mouth of the Danube River;
Dja Faunal Reserve (2009)
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (2009)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Salinisation of soils
Dresden Elbe Valley (2009)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
East Rennell (2009)
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Mining
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Guinea Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic 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
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 104 Housing 71 Illegal activities 44 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 27 Management activities 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 Land conversion 22 Human resources 19 Deliberate destruction of heritage 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Mining 16 Financial resources 16 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Legal framework 13 Civil unrest 12 Water infrastructure 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Water (rain/water table) 9 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Forestry /wood production 6 Oil and gas 6 War 6 Governance 6 Commercial development 5 Solid waste 5 Earthquake 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Major linear utilities 4 Crop production 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Flooding 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Surface water pollution 3 Commercial hunting 3 Water (extraction) 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Industrial areas 2 Ground water pollution 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Micro-organisms 2 Temperature 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Storms 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Localised utilities 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Translocated 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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