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State of Conservation

1233
Reports
283
Properties concerned
105
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2011close
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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 930 Housing 617 Management activities 275 Legal framework 234 Ground transport infrastructure 211 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 207 Land conversion 152 War 137 Illegal activities 131 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 128 Deliberate destruction of heritage 125 Human resources 122 Interpretative and visitation facilities 121 Water (rain/water table) 112 Financial resources 98 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 96 Commercial development 82 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 80 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 78 Governance 67 Marine transport infrastructure 65 Civil unrest 61 Flooding 59 Underground transport infrastructure 58 Solid waste 53 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 49 Water infrastructure 42 Surface water pollution 41 Earthquake 40 Mining 39 Society's valuing of heritage 33 High impact research / monitoring activities 33 Air transport infrastructure 29 Industrial areas 24 Quarrying 24 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 22 Wind 21 Other climate change impacts 19 Localised utilities 18 Relative humidity 18 Crop production 16 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 13 Desertification 13 Storms 13 Major linear utilities 10 Renewable energy facilities 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Fire (widlfires) 9 Ground water pollution 8 Input of excess energy 7 Oil and gas 7 Air pollution 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Water (extraction) 3 Micro-organisms 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Military training 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 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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