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Reports
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Properties concerned
98
States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: State of dilapidation of the Puerta Elvira area
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: France
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Commercial development Housing
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: Mauritania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Desertification Governance Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Management activities
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management activities
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 549 Housing 300 Management activities 178 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 146 Legal framework 128 Ground transport infrastructure 115 Water (rain/water table) 95 Human resources 84 Financial resources 79 Deliberate destruction of heritage 67 Illegal activities 65 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 62 Commercial development 59 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 53 Solid waste 51 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 49 Interpretative and visitation facilities 48 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 48 Relative humidity 47 Land conversion 45 Storms 44 Earthquake 44 Flooding 28 Wind 20 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Major linear utilities 17 Air pollution 17 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 17 Localised utilities 14 Water infrastructure 14 Governance 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Society's valuing of heritage 11 Avalanche/ landslide 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Temperature 10 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Quarrying 9 Mining 8 Civil unrest 8 Desertification 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Micro-organisms 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Surface water pollution 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Industrial areas 4 Input of excess energy 4 Crop production 4 Oil and gas 4 Terrorism 4 War 4 Radiation/light 3 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground water pollution 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 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.