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State of Conservation

1829
Reports
319
Properties concerned
111
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2005close
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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 1339 Housing 907 Management activities 371 Legal framework 312 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 294 Ground transport infrastructure 291 Deliberate destruction of heritage 196 Illegal activities 186 Land conversion 181 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 168 Human resources 168 Interpretative and visitation facilities 158 Water (rain/water table) 156 War 140 Financial resources 138 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 131 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 120 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 113 Commercial development 108 Solid waste 97 Flooding 86 Marine transport infrastructure 83 Governance 80 Civil unrest 76 Underground transport infrastructure 68 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 66 Earthquake 64 Water infrastructure 52 Mining 46 Surface water pollution 45 High impact research / monitoring activities 44 Society's valuing of heritage 42 Wind 36 Air transport infrastructure 35 Relative humidity 31 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 29 Industrial areas 26 Crop production 26 Quarrying 24 Other climate change impacts 21 Localised utilities 20 Storms 17 Desertification 15 Major linear utilities 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 13 Oil and gas 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Ground water pollution 10 Input of excess energy 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Air pollution 9 Micro-organisms 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Temperature 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Military training 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Temperature change 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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