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State of Conservation

521
Reports
114
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2009close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
Legend

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 301 Housing 119 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 103 Ground transport infrastructure 96 Illegal activities 92 Management activities 87 Legal framework 58 Financial resources 55 Human resources 44 Land conversion 43 Mining 40 Civil unrest 39 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 37 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 36 Water (rain/water table) 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 26 Commercial development 25 Water infrastructure 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 20 Relative humidity 19 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 17 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Forestry /wood production 15 Water (extraction) 14 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Major linear utilities 12 Society's valuing of heritage 11 Flooding 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Crop production 9 Storms 9 Earthquake 9 Air transport infrastructure 7 Air pollution 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 7 Oil and gas 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Governance 6 Localised utilities 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 Industrial areas 4 Ground water pollution 4 Solid waste 4 Surface water pollution 4 Quarrying 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Drought 3 Temperature change 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Wind 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Commercial hunting 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Temperature 1 Terrorism 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.