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State of Conservation

590
Reports
116
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2011close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
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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 338 Housing 139 Ground transport infrastructure 112 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 106 Illegal activities 105 Management activities 93 Financial resources 68 Legal framework 63 Human resources 51 Land conversion 49 Civil unrest 47 Mining 46 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 44 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 39 Water infrastructure 32 Water (rain/water table) 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 31 Interpretative and visitation facilities 28 Commercial development 27 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 26 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 21 Relative humidity 20 Forestry /wood production 17 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Water (extraction) 15 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Major linear utilities 12 Earthquake 12 Storms 11 Crop production 10 Flooding 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9 Air pollution 8 Governance 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Oil and gas 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Localised utilities 6 Solid waste 6 Invasive / alien freshwater species 6 Industrial areas 5 Ground water pollution 5 Surface water pollution 5 Temperature change 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Volcanic eruption 5 Quarrying 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Drought 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Commercial hunting 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Wind 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Temperature 1 Terrorism 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Invasive / alien marine 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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