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State of Conservation

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Abu Mena (2016)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2016)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
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 activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Aksum (2016)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (2016)
States Parties: China
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Aleppo (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora (2016)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Other Threats: Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2016)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Archaeological Site of Carthage (2016)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2016)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Governance Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2016)
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
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (2016)
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.
Bahla Fort (2016)
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
Banc d'Arguin National Park (2016)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (2016)
States Parties: Belize
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas
Danger List:  Yes
Białowieża Forest (2016)
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2016)
States Parties: State of Palestine
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity
Danger List:  Yes
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex (2016)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (2016)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: High impact research / monitoring activities Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2016)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2016)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal 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
City of Potosí (2016)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial heritage
Danger List:  Yes
City of Quito (2016)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2016)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (2016)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Colonial City of Santo Domingo (2016)
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage Storms Underground transport infrastructure
Comoé National Park (2016)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Coro and its Port (2016)
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
Danger List:  Yes
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (2016)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2016)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Danger List:  Yes
Curonian Spit (2016)
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape (2016)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest
Dja Faunal Reserve (2016)
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.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
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (2016)
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors
East Rennell (2016)
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms
Danger List:  Yes
Erbil Citadel (2016)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized
Everglades National Park (2016)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2016)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2016)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2016)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Galápagos Islands (2016)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Garamba National Park (2016)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (2016)
States Parties: Sudan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind
Gelati Monastery (2016)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (2016)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas
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Afghanistan Albania Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia Georgia Germany Guinea Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Montenegro Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Russian Federation Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 113 Housing 48 Illegal activities 43 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 33 Ground transport infrastructure 31 Legal framework 28 Land conversion 27 Management activities 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 23 Mining 22 Water infrastructure 17 Civil unrest 16 War 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Financial resources 15 Human resources 15 Governance 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Oil and gas 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Surface water pollution 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Solid waste 6 Water (rain/water table) 6 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Renewable energy facilities 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Industrial areas 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Flooding 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Commercial development 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Localised utilities 3 Major linear utilities 3 Water (extraction) 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Storms 3 Earthquake 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Air pollution 2 Commercial hunting 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Drought 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Ground water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Relative humidity 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Desertification 1 Translocated species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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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