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State of Conservation

302
Reports
45
Properties concerned
19
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:2021close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Japan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Properties
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 153 Illegal activities 110 Ground transport infrastructure 70 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 67 Mining 60 Water infrastructure 59 Land conversion 53 Financial resources 48 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 40 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 37 Civil unrest 37 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 33 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 32 Human resources 28 Storms 23 Governance 21 Water (extraction) 20 Other climate change impacts 20 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Forestry /wood production 18 Housing 17 Changes to oceanic waters 17 Crop production 16 Legal framework 13 Non-renewable energy facilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Commercial hunting 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 Temperature change 11 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Fire (widlfires) 10 Air pollution 8 Ground water pollution 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Oil and gas 7 Industrial areas 6 Major linear utilities 6 Renewable energy facilities 5 Solid waste 5 Flooding 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Military training 3 Drought 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Input of excess energy 2 Quarrying 2 Commercial development 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Earthquake 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Management 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.


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