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State of Conservation

1069
Reports
327
Properties concerned
104
States Parties with SOC reports
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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 489 Illegal activities 196 Ground transport infrastructure 181 Housing 166 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 135 Management activities 121 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 117 Financial resources 102 Mining 91 Land conversion 88 Legal framework 82 Water infrastructure 73 Water (rain/water table) 70 Storms 52 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 50 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 50 Human resources 50 Surface water pollution 48 Civil unrest 45 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 44 Forestry /wood production 40 Relative humidity 35 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 31 Solid waste 29 Oil and gas 29 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 28 Earthquake 28 Deliberate destruction of heritage 27 Air pollution 26 War 26 Commercial development 24 Localised utilities 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Marine transport infrastructure 23 Major linear utilities 22 Crop production 22 Water (extraction) 21 Flooding 17 Fire (widlfires) 16 Industrial areas 12 Input of excess energy 11 Wind 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 11 Subsistence hunting 10 Renewable energy facilities 9 Avalanche/ landslide 9 Invasive / alien freshwater species 9 Quarrying 8 Temperature 8 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Governance 6 High impact research / monitoring activities 6 Micro-organisms 5 Desertification 5 Volcanic eruption 5 Commercial hunting 4 Terrorism 4 Ground water pollution 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Pests 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Military training 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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