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State of Conservation

2045
Reports
420
Properties concerned
133
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2011close
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 1443 Housing 725 Illegal activities 528 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 430 Ground transport infrastructure 408 Legal framework 362 Land conversion 342 Management activities 317 Mining 262 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 257 Human resources 222 Water infrastructure 214 War 212 Financial resources 211 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 190 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 181 Civil unrest 176 Governance 159 Deliberate destruction of heritage 142 Interpretative and visitation facilities 137 Water (rain/water table) 128 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 119 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 118 Oil and gas 107 Surface water pollution 100 Commercial development 97 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 94 Marine transport infrastructure 93 Solid waste 85 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 76 Flooding 76 Forestry /wood production 69 Major linear utilities 64 Other climate change impacts 64 Fire (widlfires) 63 Underground transport infrastructure 61 Storms 55 Renewable energy facilities 52 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 52 Crop production 50 Earthquake 47 Society's valuing of heritage 43 Water (extraction) 41 Air transport infrastructure 40 Commercial hunting 37 Invasive / alien freshwater species 34 High impact research / monitoring activities 34 Non-renewable energy facilities 31 Industrial areas 30 Localised utilities 29 Quarrying 29 Air pollution 28 Ground water pollution 27 Changes to oceanic waters 26 Drought 26 Wind 23 Subsistence hunting 21 Relative humidity 21 Invasive / alien marine species 19 Desertification 18 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 15 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Pollution of marine waters 13 Translocated species 13 Input of excess energy 11 Avalanche/ landslide 10 Temperature change 9 Military training 7 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Hyper-abundant species 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Micro-organisms 3 Terrorism 3 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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