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State of Conservation

580
Reports
100
Properties concerned
26
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1996close
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 425 Housing 245 Management activities 138 Ground transport infrastructure 127 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 116 Legal framework 95 Illegal activities 83 Commercial development 57 Human resources 57 Financial resources 53 Interpretative and visitation facilities 48 Deliberate destruction of heritage 44 Land conversion 36 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Water (rain/water table) 34 Civil unrest 34 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 24 Relative humidity 20 Society's valuing of heritage 18 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Air transport infrastructure 14 Air pollution 14 Water infrastructure 13 Flooding 12 Industrial areas 11 Solid waste 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Governance 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Mining 7 Storms 7 Major linear utilities 6 Quarrying 4 Pests 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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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