State of Conservation
2007
Reports
340
Properties concerned
116
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2004close
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Encroachments within the property and inappropriate recent constructions; Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Encroachments within the property and inappropriate recent constructions; Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
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 |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (extraction) |
Danger List: | Yes |
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 |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Lack of consolidation and engineering measures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Lack of consolidation and engineering measures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Greece |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Worrying state of conservation of Agra Fort |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 and Mausoleum Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 Impact of the recent conflict on cultural heritage in the Tigray region |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
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 |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of documentation and equipment |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Desertification Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
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 |
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 |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of clarity regarding components and buffer zone of the property |
States Parties: | China |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management activities |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Earthquake Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
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 |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | War |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | War |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Other Threats: | fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo 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 ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 1463 Housing 989 Management activities 397 Legal framework 347 Ground transport infrastructure 324 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 322 Deliberate destruction of heritage 220 Illegal activities 220 Land conversion 196 Human resources 185 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 178 Water (rain/water table) 178 Interpretative and visitation facilities 171 War 163 Financial resources 157 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 144 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 127 Commercial development 125 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 123 Solid waste 109 Flooding 97 Marine transport infrastructure 89 Civil unrest 86 Governance 86 Earthquake 74 Underground transport infrastructure 73 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 72 Water infrastructure 60 Mining 49 High impact research / monitoring activities 49 Society's valuing of heritage 48 Surface water pollution 47 Wind 40 Air transport infrastructure 38 Relative humidity 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 31 Crop production 28 Industrial areas 27 Quarrying 26 Localised utilities 24 Other climate change impacts 23 Desertification 20 Major linear utilities 19 Storms 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Oil and gas 12 Air pollution 11 Ground water pollution 11 Micro-organisms 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Temperature 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Pests 4 Military training 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Volcanic eruption 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.