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State of Conservation

1304
Reports
150
Properties concerned
89
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1997close
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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 700 Illegal activities 658 Mining 356 Ground transport infrastructure 299 Land conversion 286 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 286 Water infrastructure 246 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 243 Civil unrest 208 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 203 Financial resources 199 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 152 Oil and gas 142 Human resources 142 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 134 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 123 Legal framework 121 Housing 114 Surface water pollution 108 Forestry /wood production 106 War 96 Major linear utilities 79 Fire (widlfires) 76 Governance 76 Water (extraction) 61 Crop production 57 Invasive / alien freshwater species 57 Commercial hunting 55 Renewable energy facilities 53 Storms 51 Other climate change impacts 43 Marine transport infrastructure 42 Air pollution 39 Subsistence hunting 36 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 27 Management activities 27 Ground water pollution 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Solid waste 25 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Water (rain/water table) 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 22 Changes to oceanic waters 20 Input of excess energy 18 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Industrial areas 15 Air transport infrastructure 15 Localised utilities 14 Pollution of marine waters 14 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Terrorism 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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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