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Reports
362
Properties concerned
114
States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Storms
States Parties: Guatemala
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: Lack of capacities in conservation techniques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.4,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/2,CC-90/CONF.004/3 Add.
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the archaeological vestiges
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management activities Society's valuing of heritage Volcanic eruption
States Parties: New Zealand
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong;
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Management activities
Other Threats: Concrete reinforcement of the Nam Khan river bank ; Construction of walls along the riverbank of the Mekong;
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major linear utilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major linear utilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Important conservation problems ; Need to give more importance to the wealth of the archaeological heritage and of the natural coastal landscape
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Important conservation problems
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Other Threats: No specific threat identified
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities
States Parties: Holy See
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.003/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Financial resources
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Volcanic eruption
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Volcanic eruption
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-01/CONF.208/INF.4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC.01/CONF.208/INF.4
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining
Danger List:  Yes
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Management systems/ management plan 640 Illegal activities 246 Ground transport infrastructure 221 Housing 220 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 184 Management activities 151 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 144 Financial resources 136 Land conversion 115 Mining 111 Legal framework 109 Water (rain/water table) 85 Water infrastructure 83 Human resources 82 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 62 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 61 Civil unrest 59 Surface water pollution 56 Storms 56 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 48 Forestry /wood production 47 Commercial development 42 Relative humidity 40 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Oil and gas 38 Interpretative and visitation facilities 37 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 37 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 36 Solid waste 32 Earthquake 32 Major linear utilities 31 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 31 Air pollution 30 War 30 Marine transport infrastructure 29 Localised utilities 25 Crop production 24 Water (extraction) 24 Flooding 21 Fire (widlfires) 21 Industrial areas 18 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 17 Subsistence hunting 16 Avalanche/ landslide 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 14 Wind 13 Input of excess energy 12 Quarrying 12 Renewable energy facilities 11 Society's valuing of heritage 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Governance 10 Commercial hunting 8 Temperature 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Desertification 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Micro-organisms 5 Terrorism 4 Ground water pollution 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Pests 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Drought 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.