'Threatened' by Roads

Connected Sites: 7

Definition
WHS where there are/have been plans to build a Road regarded by UNESCO/IUCN/ICOMOS as potentially damaging to the OUV of the site (irrespective of whether the site of the road is inside the Inscribed/Buffer zones or not).

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Connected Sites

  • Serengeti
    Serengeti
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.41
    122
    5
    Arusha- Musoma Highway
    See www.ens-newswire.com
  • Berat and Gjirokastra
    Berat and Gjirokastra
    Albania
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.54
    186
    7
    There are plans for a bypass road in the city of Gjirokastra, despite a call from Unesco during its 44th session in July 2021 for its urgent suspension to assess the risk to the renowned "stone city".
    See balkaninsight.com
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Pyramids (Memphis)
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.51
    315
    12
    Cairo Ring Road
    See www.independent.co.uk
  • Los Katios National Park
    Los Katios National Park
    Colombia
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.21
    4
    2
    Pan American Highway
  • Lorentz National Park
    Lorentz National Park
    Indonesia
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.34
    4
    1
    Habema-Kenyam road
    See news.mongabay.com
  • Iguacu
    Iguacu
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 1986
    4.27
    202
    10
    A bill introduced in Brazil's Congress calls for reopening a closed road that cuts through Iguaçu National Park. The proposal poses a serious threat to jaguars, whose numbers have been growing steadily there. Reopening the road, closed since 2001, will not only increase the animals' risk of being hit by vehicles but also make it easier for poachers to hunt them.
    See news.mongabay.com
  • Moenjodaro
    Moenjodaro
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.51
    26
    3
    Larkana- Moenjodaro Airport Expressway
    See www.dawn.com