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State of Conservation

595
Reports
241
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:1997close
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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 230 Illegal activities 106 Ground transport infrastructure 83 Housing 80 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 64 Management activities 60 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 59 Financial resources 57 Legal framework 54 Water infrastructure 51 Water (rain/water table) 46 Land conversion 44 Mining 42 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 28 Human resources 27 Surface water pollution 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 Relative humidity 23 Civil unrest 23 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 22 Storms 19 Air pollution 18 Forestry /wood production 18 War 18 Localised utilities 17 Solid waste 16 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Crop production 15 Earthquake 15 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 14 Water (extraction) 14 Commercial development 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Oil and gas 12 Flooding 11 Wind 8 Industrial areas 7 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Major linear utilities 7 Input of excess energy 7 Avalanche/ landslide 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Subsistence hunting 6 Temperature 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Micro-organisms 5 Governance 5 Desertification 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Invasive / alien marine species 4 Renewable energy facilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Quarrying 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Pests 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Society's valuing of heritage 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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