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State of Conservation

2129
Reports
347
Properties concerned
120
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2001close
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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 1525 Housing 1012 Management activities 424 Legal framework 352 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 350 Ground transport infrastructure 335 Deliberate destruction of heritage 224 Illegal activities 217 Human resources 204 Land conversion 197 Water (rain/water table) 188 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 184 Interpretative and visitation facilities 182 Financial resources 168 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 143 War 140 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 140 Commercial development 137 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 125 Solid waste 110 Marine transport infrastructure 92 Flooding 92 Governance 86 Civil unrest 81 Earthquake 77 Underground transport infrastructure 75 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 70 Water infrastructure 58 High impact research / monitoring activities 51 Society's valuing of heritage 50 Mining 47 Surface water pollution 46 Relative humidity 42 Wind 40 Air transport infrastructure 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 30 Industrial areas 29 Quarrying 28 Crop production 27 Other climate change impacts 24 Storms 23 Localised utilities 22 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 22 Major linear utilities 21 Desertification 18 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Air pollution 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Ground water pollution 10 Micro-organisms 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Temperature 6 Avalanche/ landslide 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Military training 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Volcanic eruption 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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