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State of Conservation

342
Reports
98
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2004close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
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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 198 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 71 Management activities 69 Illegal activities 63 Ground transport infrastructure 62 Housing 58 Legal framework 36 Land conversion 34 Financial resources 29 Mining 28 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 27 Human resources 25 Water (rain/water table) 23 Civil unrest 21 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Interpretative and visitation facilities 17 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Deliberate destruction of heritage 17 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Commercial development 16 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Relative humidity 15 Water infrastructure 14 Major linear utilities 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Forestry /wood production 11 Fire (widlfires) 10 Water (extraction) 9 Flooding 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Air pollution 7 Storms 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Oil and gas 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Localised utilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 Quarrying 4 Earthquake 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 3 Solid waste 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Crop production 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Industrial areas 1 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Terrorism 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Governance 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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