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State of Conservation

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Reports
18
Properties concerned
14
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2017close
Date end:2017close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Military training
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.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: Pakistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: India
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Water (extraction)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: degradation of traditional houses
States Parties: China
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Demolition and re-building of traditional housing areas
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration due to time
States Parties: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste
Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Earthquake Ground transport infrastructure Housing Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Micronesia (Federated States of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: China Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Comparative fragility of many sites
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: China
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan

* : 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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