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State of Conservation

1455
Reports
157
Properties concerned
89
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1990close
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 754 Illegal activities 713 Mining 374 Ground transport infrastructure 332 Land conversion 306 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 302 Water infrastructure 271 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 257 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 237 Civil unrest 225 Financial resources 220 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 155 Oil and gas 149 Human resources 142 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 139 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 134 Legal framework 128 Surface water pollution 124 Housing 122 Forestry /wood production 113 War 108 Major linear utilities 82 Fire (widlfires) 77 Governance 76 Water (extraction) 74 Crop production 63 Invasive / alien freshwater species 59 Storms 56 Renewable energy facilities 55 Commercial hunting 55 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Other climate change impacts 43 Air pollution 40 Subsistence hunting 37 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 30 Management activities 27 Ground water pollution 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Solid waste 25 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Water (rain/water table) 24 Localised utilities 23 Input of excess energy 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 22 Industrial areas 20 Changes to oceanic waters 20 Pollution of marine waters 17 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 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.