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State of Conservation

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Reports
83
Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2003close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions).
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities
Other Threats: a) Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha nichesb) Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintingse) Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of imminent collapse of the Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest
Other Threats: Fragile state of the cliffs and niche; Presence of anti-personnel mines in the area.
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest
Other Threats: a) Fragile state of the cliffs and nichesb) Presence of anti-personnel mines in the are
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Consolidation of the cliffs and nichesb) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring systemc) Demining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Consolidation of the cliffs and niches; b) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring system
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.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: Indonesia
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.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: Indonesia
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.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: 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: Indonesia
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
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: 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: China
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: India
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing
States Parties: India
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: India
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Threats to monuments’ foundations due to geological instability of riverbank
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 354 Housing 212 Ground transport infrastructure 110 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 93 Management activities 92 Legal framework 76 Illegal activities 72 Commercial development 56 Human resources 50 Financial resources 49 Interpretative and visitation facilities 43 Civil unrest 34 Deliberate destruction of heritage 34 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 29 Land conversion 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Water (rain/water table) 25 Earthquake 22 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Society's valuing of heritage 17 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Air transport infrastructure 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Industrial areas 11 Solid waste 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Water infrastructure 10 Flooding 10 Governance 10 Air pollution 9 Relative humidity 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Mining 6 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 4 Pests 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Quarrying 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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.