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State of Conservation

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Reports
90
Properties concerned
59
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2014close
Date end:2014close
States Parties: Mauritius
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
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: China
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
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: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
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 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*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.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
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
States Parties: State of Palestine
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Urgent and necessary consolidation works required (roofing, ...)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.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
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
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
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Mining
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: a) Serious deterioration of materials and structure; b) Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
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 Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
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
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
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 and the lack of maintenance
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Sudan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Barbados
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to describe in a unified and practical form the indicators for monitoring the property and the results of their application
States Parties: Belgium
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Gradual erosion of the attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value and consequently threaten the integrity of the property with regards to its overall coherence and originality.
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to initiate a process for the recovery of the urban and social fabric of the property
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: China
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Suriname
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to implement urgent measurements in Inner City to address decay and erosion of the attributes of the property.
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Wind
Other Threats: a) Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; b) Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years; c) Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings such as the Leaching House are liable to structural collapse if no support is given; d) Very little conservation work carried out
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Solid waste
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Housing Industrial areas Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Kazakhstan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Construction of a new mosque
States Parties: Serbia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsatisfactory state of conservation and maintenance of the property
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding High impact research / monitoring activities Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: France
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Storms
States Parties: Haiti
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Quarrying
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Governance High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management activities
Other Threats: Functional decay of the residential neighborhoods
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste War
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
States Parties: Nigeria
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add.Corr
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Other Threats: Continued deterioration of the paintings; New Buddha statue introduced at the entrance to the property
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2014
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Environmental pressures in relation with the Malindi port project; Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness
States Parties: China
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
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* : 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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