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State of Conservation

1733
Reports
401
Properties concerned
119
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 908 Illegal activities 354 Housing 350 Ground transport infrastructure 290 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 264 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 188 Financial resources 188 Management activities 188 Legal framework 167 Land conversion 149 Mining 146 Human resources 129 Water (rain/water table) 118 Water infrastructure 109 Civil unrest 97 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 88 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 80 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 72 Surface water pollution 68 Deliberate destruction of heritage 68 Commercial development 63 Storms 60 Forestry /wood production 59 Interpretative and visitation facilities 58 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 57 Solid waste 55 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 53 Oil and gas 49 Relative humidity 47 War 47 Earthquake 44 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 44 Major linear utilities 43 Crop production 43 Marine transport infrastructure 36 Air pollution 36 Flooding 32 Water (extraction) 29 Localised utilities 28 Fire (widlfires) 28 Invasive / alien freshwater species 21 Input of excess energy 20 Wind 20 Industrial areas 19 Subsistence hunting 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Avalanche/ landslide 19 Governance 18 Renewable energy facilities 16 Society's valuing of heritage 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Quarrying 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Commercial hunting 12 Temperature 10 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Ground water pollution 9 Desertification 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Pollution of marine waters 7 Micro-organisms 7 Terrorism 4 Drought 4 Temperature change 4 Radiation/light 3 Pests 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Military training 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Translocated species 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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