State of Conservation
1215
Reports
237
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
1987close
Region:
Europe and North Americaclose
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Mining |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Mining Solid waste |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2 |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring; Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring |
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: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of monitoring |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | b) Lack of conservation of parks and palaces |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | b) Lack of conservation of parks and palaces; |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of parks and palaces |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of overall conservation of the site, its parks and palaces |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Temperature change |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deteriorating state of conservation |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Several elements of the World Heritage site in a serious condition; Fire |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/17 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Portugal |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need for a restoration programme |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
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: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Solid waste Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Solid waste Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Solid waste Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Solid waste Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Oil and gas Storms |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17 |
Threats*: | Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Lithuania Russian Federation |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
Threats*: | Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Localised utilities Surface water pollution |
Other Threats: | b) Deepwater navigation waterway through the Bystroe mouth of the Danube River; |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Localised utilities Surface water pollution |
Other Threats: | Deepwater navigation waterway through the Bystre mouth of the Danube River |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Surface water pollution |
Other Threats: | Deepwater navigation waterway through the Bystre mouth of the Danube River |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 1993 |
Document Source: | WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5 |
Threats*: | Legal framework |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 1992 |
Document Source: | WHC-92/CONF.002/12 |
Threats*: | Legal framework |
States Parties: | Greece |
Year: | 1994 |
Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.001/10 |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Relative humidity Wind |
States Parties: | Greece |
Year: | 1992 |
Document Source: | CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5 |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources |
Other Threats: | Adverse meteorological conditions |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
States Parties: | Canada |
Year: | 1992 |
Document Source: | CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/5 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Canada |
Year: | 1991 |
Document Source: | SC-91/CONF.002/4 Add. |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Civil unrest |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Guadalquivir River dredging project |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2015 |
Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Crop production Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Crop production Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Crop production Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17 |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Mining Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (extraction) |
Other Threats: | Decline of the Iberian lynx and Imperial eagle populations |
States Parties: | Spain |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5 |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Mining Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (extraction) |
Other Threats: | Decline of the Iberian lynx and Imperial eagle populations |
States Parties
Albania Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 667 Housing 408 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 235 Ground transport infrastructure 214 Legal framework 177 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 115 Management activities 115 Illegal activities 110 Mining 100 Surface water pollution 97 Water infrastructure 92 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 67 Oil and gas 67 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Forestry /wood production 53 Major linear utilities 52 Financial resources 46 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Renewable energy facilities 43 Commercial development 42 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Storms 41 Land conversion 36 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Solid waste 33 Water (rain/water table) 33 Water (extraction) 32 Governance 28 Earthquake 27 Human resources 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Localised utilities 21 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 21 Crop production 20 Fire (widlfires) 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Relative humidity 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Air pollution 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Pollution of marine waters 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Industrial areas 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 War 12 Micro-organisms 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Commercial hunting 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low 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.