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State of Conservation

1655
Reports
312
Properties concerned
109
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2007close
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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 1217 Housing 832 Management activities 350 Legal framework 282 Ground transport infrastructure 272 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 261 Deliberate destruction of heritage 179 Land conversion 176 Illegal activities 171 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 161 Human resources 155 Interpretative and visitation facilities 146 Water (rain/water table) 141 War 140 Financial resources 126 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 118 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 108 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 107 Commercial development 98 Solid waste 82 Marine transport infrastructure 81 Governance 78 Flooding 77 Civil unrest 73 Underground transport infrastructure 67 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 61 Earthquake 56 Water infrastructure 49 Surface water pollution 44 Mining 44 High impact research / monitoring activities 41 Society's valuing of heritage 40 Air transport infrastructure 33 Wind 31 Relative humidity 28 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 27 Industrial areas 26 Quarrying 24 Crop production 23 Other climate change impacts 21 Localised utilities 19 Storms 16 Desertification 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 13 Major linear utilities 12 Oil and gas 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Input of excess energy 10 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Fire (widlfires) 9 Micro-organisms 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pests 4 Temperature 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Military training 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 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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