State of Conservation
30
Reports
8
Properties
1
States Parties
States Parties: |
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Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC.98/CONF.203/08Rev |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC.01/CONF.205/05,WHC.01/CONF.208/10 |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC.98/CONF.203/08Rev |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pests Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Continued deterioration of the paintings |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
Other Threats: | Continued deterioration of the paintings |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add.Corr |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
Other Threats: | Continued deterioration of the paintings; New Buddha statue introduced at the entrance to the property |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC.99/CONF.204/05 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
Other Threats: | General deterioration of the Golden Temple |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 1997 |
Document Source: | WHC.97/CONF.208/08B |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2014 |
Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2013 |
Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2012 |
Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2011 |
Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Tsunami/tidal wave |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Tsunami/tidal wave |
Other Threats: | Lack of maintenance of historic buildings and lack of control on building activities within the World Heritage historic centre |
Properties
Categories
Regions
States Parties
Sri LankaThreats
Management systems/ management plan (29) Marine transport infrastructure (9) Illegal activities (9) Legal framework (7) Management activities (6) Housing (5) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (4) Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses (4) Land conversion (3) Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system (3) Crop production (2) Tsunami/tidal wave (2) Commercial development (1) Air transport infrastructure (1) Pests (1) Water (rain/water table) (1) Terrorism (1) Invasive/alien terrestrial 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.