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State of Conservation

623
Reports
109
Properties concerned
80
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
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 365 Illegal activities 343 Mining 202 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 164 Land conversion 159 Water infrastructure 156 Ground transport infrastructure 151 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 142 Civil unrest 100 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 96 Oil and gas 94 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 89 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 87 Financial resources 85 Legal framework 81 Human resources 73 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 67 Governance 64 Forestry /wood production 52 Housing 50 Surface water pollution 48 Major linear utilities 47 Fire (widlfires) 47 War 44 Other climate change impacts 39 Storms 38 Water (extraction) 37 Renewable energy facilities 36 Commercial hunting 36 Invasive / alien freshwater species 31 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Drought 24 Marine transport infrastructure 23 Crop production 23 Solid waste 21 Air pollution 20 Changes to oceanic waters 20 Subsistence hunting 18 Invasive / alien marine species 18 Ground water pollution 16 Management activities 16 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 14 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 13 Translocated species 12 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Pollution of marine waters 10 Air transport infrastructure 8 Localised utilities 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Temperature change 8 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Commercial development 4 Industrial areas 4 Input of excess energy 4 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Terrorism 2

* : 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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