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State of Conservation

2383
Reports
457
Properties concerned
125
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 1302 Housing 594 Illegal activities 508 Ground transport infrastructure 397 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 370 Management activities 269 Financial resources 254 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 253 Land conversion 225 Legal framework 225 Mining 205 Human resources 186 Water infrastructure 158 Water (rain/water table) 152 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 149 Civil unrest 148 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 137 Deliberate destruction of heritage 124 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 112 Surface water pollution 88 Solid waste 85 Interpretative and visitation facilities 84 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 84 Commercial development 79 Forestry /wood production 78 War 71 Oil and gas 70 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 69 Storms 67 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 67 Crop production 64 Earthquake 62 Marine transport infrastructure 58 Relative humidity 57 Major linear utilities 55 Flooding 50 Air pollution 44 Water (extraction) 40 Fire (widlfires) 40 Governance 39 Localised utilities 31 Wind 30 Invasive / alien freshwater species 30 Input of excess energy 27 Industrial areas 23 Subsistence hunting 23 Society's valuing of heritage 23 Avalanche/ landslide 23 High impact research / monitoring activities 23 Air transport infrastructure 22 Renewable energy facilities 22 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 22 Commercial hunting 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Underground transport infrastructure 18 Quarrying 17 Ground water pollution 15 Temperature 14 Micro-organisms 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Invasive / alien marine species 12 Pollution of marine waters 10 Temperature change 10 Desertification 9 Drought 9 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Translocated species 5 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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