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State of Conservation

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Reports
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Properties concerned
94
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2017close
Date end:2017close
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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 108 Housing 58 Illegal activities 43 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Land conversion 34 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 Legal framework 30 Management activities 30 War 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Mining 20 Human resources 20 Water infrastructure 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Civil unrest 17 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Financial resources 15 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Water (rain/water table) 12 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Governance 11 Commercial development 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Surface water pollution 8 Forestry /wood production 8 Underground transport infrastructure 7 Crop production 7 Oil and gas 7 Flooding 7 Major linear utilities 6 Solid waste 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Commercial hunting 5 Water (extraction) 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Storms 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Localised utilities 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Ground water pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Quarrying 2 Military training 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Drought 2 Earthquake 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Industrial areas 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Aquaculture 1 Relative humidity 1 Wind 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Translocated 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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