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State of Conservation

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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property: Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelagoclose
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Surface water pollution
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Risks linked to addressing environmental impacts of individual projects to the neglect of monitoring cumulative impacts of the overall development of Ha Long City and other areas surrounding the World Heritage area
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure

* : 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.