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State of Conservation

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Reports
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Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1993close
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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 1750 Housing 1116 Management activities 521 Legal framework 406 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 396 Ground transport infrastructure 385 Deliberate destruction of heritage 245 Illegal activities 236 Human resources 236 Water (rain/water table) 226 Land conversion 221 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 209 Financial resources 202 Interpretative and visitation facilities 194 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 168 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 162 Commercial development 156 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 155 War 142 Solid waste 131 Flooding 101 Marine transport infrastructure 98 Earthquake 91 Governance 91 Civil unrest 81 Underground transport infrastructure 76 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 71 Relative humidity 67 Water infrastructure 62 Storms 56 High impact research / monitoring activities 55 Mining 51 Society's valuing of heritage 51 Surface water pollution 50 Wind 49 Air transport infrastructure 43 Localised utilities 33 Quarrying 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 32 Industrial areas 30 Major linear utilities 29 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 29 Crop production 27 Other climate change impacts 27 Air pollution 24 Desertification 21 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Micro-organisms 12 Temperature 12 Fire (widlfires) 11 Ground water pollution 10 Avalanche/ landslide 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Military training 4 Terrorism 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Radiation/light 2 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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