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State of Conservation

4373
Reports
624
Properties concerned
147
States Parties with SOC reports
States Parties: Andorra
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
States Parties: India
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Other Threats: Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value
States Parties: India
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: b) Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value;
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
States Parties: India
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of detailed property documentation
States Parties: India
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
States Parties: India
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: Buffer zones not yet formalized
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: Buffer zones not yet formalized
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for further research and documentation to establish an inventory of rock art in Sehlabathebe National Park; Need for study of the potential cultural contribution of other landscape elements to the cultural values of Sehlabathebe National Park
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Industrial areas
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 2708 Housing 1302 Illegal activities 1016 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 787 Ground transport infrastructure 786 Management activities 582 Legal framework 576 Land conversion 555 Mining 457 Financial resources 455 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 435 Human resources 398 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 397 Water infrastructure 361 Civil unrest 315 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 310 Water (rain/water table) 278 War 276 Deliberate destruction of heritage 264 Interpretative and visitation facilities 218 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 205 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 200 Governance 192 Surface water pollution 180 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 178 Oil and gas 173 Commercial development 172 Solid waste 169 Marine transport infrastructure 149 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 143 Forestry /wood production 143 Flooding 125 Storms 121 Major linear utilities 116 Crop production 113 Earthquake 109 Fire (widlfires) 99 Water (extraction) 80 Relative humidity 78 Underground transport infrastructure 77 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Other climate change impacts 74 Renewable energy facilities 71 Air pollution 71 Society's valuing of heritage 65 Invasive / alien freshwater species 63 Air transport infrastructure 60 Localised utilities 59 High impact research / monitoring activities 57 Commercial hunting 55 Wind 53 Industrial areas 52 Quarrying 46 Subsistence hunting 42 Ground water pollution 40 Input of excess energy 38 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 33 Drought 33 Avalanche/ landslide 33 Non-renewable energy facilities 31 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Desertification 26 Changes to oceanic waters 25 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Pollution of marine waters 22 Temperature change 18 Translocated species 17 Micro-organisms 15 Temperature 14 Military training 9 Volcanic eruption 9 Pests 6 Terrorism 6 Subsistence wild plant collection 5 Hyper-abundant species 5 Aquaculture 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3

* : 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.