State of Conservation
158
Reports
158
Properties concerned
87
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2008close
Date end:2008close
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | poverty |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment |
States Parties: | Cuba |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Mining |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Poor state of conservation |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2 |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Cambodia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Panama |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threatens the outstanding universal value of the property |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures; |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Poland |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Slow consultation process with local communities |
States Parties: | Oman |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort; |
States Parties: | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Mauritania |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Belgium France |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Belize |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Forestry /wood production Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
States Parties: | Belarus Poland |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | a) Alterations of the hydrological regime; b) Border fence impeding mammal movements |
States Parties: | France |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Hungary |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Crop production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices; |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Ecuador |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Germany |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Fire (widlfires) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structures; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property |
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: | 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: | 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: | Thailand |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Forest fragmentationNeed for ecological corridors. |
States Parties: | Germany |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Montenegro |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | United States of America |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground water pollution Housing Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
States Parties: | Pakistan |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Panama |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water |
States Parties: | Ecuador |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Educational reform not implemented. |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Georgia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities Oil and gas |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Renewable energy facilities |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Türkiye |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2 |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
States Parties: | Estonia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town |
States Parties: | China |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Mexico |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Czechia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Latvia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2 |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Romania |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of monuments in general and the fortifications in particular |
States Parties: | Austria |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
States Parties: | Austria |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
States Parties: | Japan |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties: | Uruguay |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2 |
Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Peru |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Avalanche/ landslide Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Yemen |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Land conversion Management activities |
Other Threats: | Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souk are in an alarming deterioration state) ; Lack of conservation measures and supportive developments. |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Afghanistan Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Greece Guinea Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Serbia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 96 Housing 58 Illegal activities 35 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 Management activities 20 Land conversion 17 Financial resources 17 Legal framework 15 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Mining 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Civil unrest 13 Water infrastructure 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 Human resources 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Water (rain/water table) 8 Solid waste 7 Surface water pollution 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Commercial development 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Oil and gas 6 War 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Flooding 5 Governance 5 Earthquake 4 Major linear utilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Crop production 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Air pollution 2 Ground water pollution 2 Water (extraction) 2 Relative humidity 2 Storms 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Quarrying 1 Micro-organisms 1 Wind 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Drought 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Translocated species 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.