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State of Conservation

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Reports
138
Properties concerned
77
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2005close
Date end:2005close
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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 84 Housing 37 Illegal activities 30 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Ground transport infrastructure 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Legal framework 15 Mining 12 Civil unrest 11 Financial resources 11 Human resources 11 Management activities 11 Water infrastructure 10 Land conversion 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Solid waste 8 Crop production 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 War 6 Commercial development 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Forestry /wood production 4 Earthquake 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Oil and gas 3 Flooding 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Governance 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 1 Relative humidity 1 Wind 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Drought 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.


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