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State of Conservation

1697
Reports
335
Properties concerned
110
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
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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 1061 Housing 671 Management activities 319 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 235 Legal framework 223 Ground transport infrastructure 215 Deliberate destruction of heritage 154 Water (rain/water table) 151 Human resources 145 Illegal activities 137 Financial resources 129 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 109 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 106 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 103 Solid waste 97 Land conversion 94 Interpretative and visitation facilities 93 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 93 Commercial development 86 Earthquake 74 Relative humidity 61 Flooding 60 Storms 54 Marine transport infrastructure 50 Governance 36 Wind 35 High impact research / monitoring activities 32 Civil unrest 30 Underground transport infrastructure 29 Water infrastructure 29 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 29 Mining 23 Society's valuing of heritage 23 War 22 Air transport infrastructure 20 Air pollution 20 Localised utilities 19 Major linear utilities 19 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Surface water pollution 18 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 18 Crop production 14 Micro-organisms 14 Temperature 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Industrial areas 12 Oil and gas 12 Quarrying 11 Desertification 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Input of excess energy 9 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Renewable energy facilities 6 Pollution of marine waters 4 Terrorism 4 Ground water pollution 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Radiation/light 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Water (extraction) 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Hyper-abundant 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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