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State of Conservation

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Date end:2007close
Gelati Monastery (2007)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Golden Mountains of Altai (2007)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities
Group of Monuments at Hampi (2007)
States Parties: India
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (2007)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Henderson Island (2007)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2007)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
Historic Cairo (2007)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2007)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (2007)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (2007)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Solid waste
Other Threats: Water and environmental pollution
Historic Centre of Prague (2007)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Historic Centre of Riga (2007)
States Parties: Latvia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (2007)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2007)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Sighişoara (2007)
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General deterioration of the monuments, and especially the fortifications
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2007)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (2007)
States Parties: China
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (2007)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (2007)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Zabid (2007)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion
Other Threats: Serious deterioration of the city’s heritage
Danger List:  Yes
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2007)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Flooding Management activities
Other Threats: Material decay and abandonment of buildings
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (2007)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Relative humidity Temperature Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Significant decay of the property caused by the local climatic conditions
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2007)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Loss of authenticity in recent works carried out by the Church
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2007)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind
Other Threats: Extremely fragile nature of the buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, and stucco and lightweight construction that functioned with regular maintenance; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years ; Metal cladding corroded and some of the structural elements dismantled. A few buildings, such as the Leaching house, are liable to structural collapse if no support is given ; Very little conservation work carried ou
Danger List:  Yes
Ichkeul National Park (2007)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
Iguaçu National Park (2007)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Iguazu National Park (2007)
States Parties: Argentina
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Ilulissat Icefjord (2007)
States Parties: Denmark
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Subsistence hunting
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (2007)
States Parties: China
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Island of Gorée (2007)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: a) Risk of collapse of historic buildingsb) Construction of the replica of the Gorée Memorial
Island of Mozambique (2007)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Buildings threatened with collapse
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) (2007)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Quarrying
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2007)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
Kasbah of Algiers (2007)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor upkeep of the dwelling places
Kathmandu Valley (2007)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Keoladeo National Park (2007)
States Parties: India
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Drought Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
Kizhi Pogost (2007)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Structural integrity of the Church of the Transfiguration
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (2007)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
Other Threats: Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (2007)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Near total abandonment of the property
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (2007)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Lake Baikal (2007)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Lamu Old Town (2007)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Fire
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa (2007)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Illegal activities Mining
Other Threats: Lack of systematic monitoring of the site
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2007)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Lorentz National Park (2007)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
Macquarie Island (2007)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2007)
States Parties: India
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (2007)
States Parties: India
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Crop production Illegal activities
Other Threats: Forced evacuation of Park staff; and Destruction of Park infrastructur
Danger List:  Yes
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2007)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
Manú National Park (2007)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Oil and gas
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon 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 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 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 Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 99 Housing 60 Illegal activities 41 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 36 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 21 Financial resources 18 Human resources 18 Land conversion 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 16 Management activities 16 Water infrastructure 13 Civil unrest 13 Mining 12 Legal framework 12 Crop production 11 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Solid waste 10 Water (rain/water table) 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 War 7 Flooding 5 Earthquake 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Commercial development 4 Major linear utilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Forestry /wood production 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Oil and gas 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Governance 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (extraction) 2 Temperature 2 Drought 2 Industrial areas 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Quarrying 1 Micro-organisms 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Desertification 1 Storms 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Translocated species 1 High 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.